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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
3
R A Walsh presents The Oath a powerful drama with Miriam Cooper in a leading role The plot centers on a sworn secret marriage and a father's murder The husband endures death threat and restraint to honor a vow while the wife desires the truth
Cochran and other officers arrested and brought back from Marietta. Oneida Smith aged 17 implicated in jail escape, had swum Worthington Creek, sawed bars, and remained at large. Attendees urged to attend Jolliftes Annual Harvest Sale on Aug 10. Napoleon died of cancer on St. Helena.
Taylor County reassessment shows a total real estate increase of 1,981,611 this year, with farm land and Maryland Coal Company assets driving the gain. Valuation rose from 21,921,600 in 1920 to 22,018,211 this year, amid road work and district variations across the county.
Mrs. C. M. Leith hosts visitors from Romney and Greensboro Virginia and Fort Smith Arkansas. Guests include Mrs. Hattie J. Pennington and nephew Seywn Lichty, and Mrs. Harry Guseman on Washington Street. Others travel from Pittsburgh Cleveland Wheeling and Cumberland to visit relatives or attend to business in the city.
Roy Hauser, local garage man and Oakland dealer, received two shipments this week for orders placed in recent days. The arrivals include the new sport models from the Oakland Manufacturing Co that have grown popular nationwide. The notice notes shipments came Tuesday and today with plans to deliver to buyers.
A large audience attended the annual Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting at First Baptist Church on Main Street. Officers elected for the year include Mrs C M Leith president, Alberta Henry secretary, S D Wright treasurer, and J W Thayer financial secretary. The group aims to expand its educational program on narcotics harms. Also noted are a Poe family reunion at Hostsapillar Grove on Haymond Road, a St Pauls Epworth League outing with a canary bird trade tale, and several social gatherings including a Queen City dance, a Hamilton wedding party, and a 27th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs D E Krepps. An article from New Castle, Pa., reports the wedding of Alice Marie Cole to John Zadok Street with detailed ceremony notes.
George E. Roberts argues that the phrase better feeling in business signals real readjustments toward balance, not mere patience. He notes unequal values across goods, wage and farm conditions, and rising unemployment as production slows. He urges careful pace in readjustment, links wage policy to living costs, and warns against price cuts that bypass fair wages.
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