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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
7
Richard Maslock reports on Aug events as Graf Zeppelin lands at Lakehurst. Reporters hike through a 2,500 acre naval site to reach the arriving passengers ferried by bus. A lone inside courier relays sighting news while the crowd broadcasts from the hangar. Passengers describe the journey as good.
A shipboard report describes a canary cargo with few deaths despite mal de mer rumors. Two factions claimed casualty figures. a post voyage check confirmed the smaller loss count as two birds from the 600, while other notes highlighted general comfort and sights like whales and warm days.
Kansas City reports engine No 4113 of the St. Louis San Francisco railroad arrived after traveling 5144 miles from Birmingham without its fire drawn. The locomotive has pulled freight between Kansas City and Birmingham for 20 days and the test continues, beating the prior 2500 mile record.
Stanford University enforces a campus dress code, requiring shirts on campus per Controller Roth. Some male students protest with references to “storkingless co-eds” as part of a local debate over campus rules.
Readable fragment notes geese perched on backs during flight and prepared to take off after crossing the Cabot Strait. The brief hints at migratory behavior without full context or confirmation of species.
West Virginia coal operator Edward O'Toole's views on the English coal crisis reach the Prince of Wales via Major K C Appleyard and the Ley Ley Bridley Iron Company. O'Toole argues that long prospering English mines neglected future needs, causing per man output to lag despite century‑old dividends.
A historical letter excerpt discusses new improved mining and preparation methods boosting output per worker in the United States while noting British engineering challenges due to depths and market access. It quotes O'Toole on British conservatism and cites a note from St James’s Palace thanking Appleyard for sending Colonel O'Toole’s letter on the coal industry.
Anita Stewart and Betty Blythe star as Beatrice and Elizabeth in the film version of The Tempting of Tavernake based on E. Phillips Oppenheim. Scott Pembroke directs the drama with Creighton Hale as Tavernake. The plot follows two sisters, a missing husband, love triangles, and peril as Tavernake untangles a web of deceit in a London and European setting.
In Minneapolis Minnesota on August 9 Charles J. Chenu of Sacramento California was elected president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the annual gathering last night.
A special list from secretary Joe Van Zandt details teachers for Newburg and nearby schools opening September 9. Names include Strader Phares as principal, plus assignments across Newburg High and Graded School, Independence and numerous rural campuses with principals, grades, and subject heads.
As of now the ongoing dispute among actors union officials and film producers continues to simmer. The conflict centers on equity's stance and the alleged involvement of certain individuals in recent violence linked to the tensions.
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