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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1929
Page
2
Radio schedules list programs in EST across WEAF WJZ WOR and others with orchestras, scores, and concerts. The notice to lienholders in Taylor County instructs claims against L M McPherson’s real estate be presented for adjudication at the Grafton W V Loar Building.
J H Glenn of Thornton testifies on four trips to Cheat River near Dawson's Camp and Irving's Mill that countless fish lay dead along the stream and bank. He suspects dynamite or acid pollution. He recalls red finn suckers and swelled bass among the carcasses.
Seattle August 14 The 78th international convention of the disciples of Christ, after a week of discussions on varied activities and religious life, prepared to adjourn. Dr F W Burnham of Indianapolis, longtime president of the United Missionary Society, was defeated for re election by his pastor Dr W A Shullenberger.
Seven officers of the general staff were killed and another seriously injured when a new bombing plane fell 900 feet today at Tachikawa airfields near Tokyo. The dead include Major General James Aburo chief of operations staff General Fujioka and Major Abe. Another aircraft carrying General Suzuki and other high officers remained in combat.
Ford dealer B B Bryant describes Ford Motor Company's policy of ongoing service after sale. He cites Henry Ford and the Model A launch, noting the company’s system of controlled service to meet all Ford car needs economically. The aim is to inform owners they are entitled to continued, improved service.
Ford service men use specialized tools designed to keep Model A cars properly serviced without awkward positions. Tools cover almost every standard operation and are taught in Ford service schools for uniform results. The equipment aims to make greasing adjustments and other servicing steps safer and more efficient. Ford Dealer B. B. Bryant notes the importance of dependable service.
William Hart, a state bank examiner, was knocked unconscious with a pistol butt during a Tuesday robbery of the American National Bank in Redfield. Four robbers stole $15,000. no customers were present. Hart entered during the robbery and was not seriously injured. The robbers fled in an automobile.
Chicago August 14 indictments returned by a grand jury accuse J B Greenfeld of failing to deliver Standard Oil shares to customers in Michigan Indiana and Illinois who paid about 750000 Bond set at 3000 on each indictment Judge John J Sullivan presiding Chicago court actions proceed against alleged trust fund misappropriation in multiple states.
Havana reports the Cuban army air corps will send two of its top pilots to the International Aerial Exposition in Kansas City opening September 21. The invitation to participate was recently received by the government.
Philadelphia August 14 The United States circuit court of appeals upheld Judge Wiliany Thompson of the federal district court ruling in Pittsburgh that the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan cannot enjoin Rev John F Strayer and four associates from using the Klan name or interfering with Klan affairs The court also denied an injunction to bar the Klan from Pennsylvania and to appoint a receiver over its properties The Klan sought damages for funds allegedly collected after members were dismissed and claimed riots and violence The ruling held the plaintiff must come to equity with clean hands and would be denied relief if facts alleged were true
Ray McKinley age 11, a mountain boy and son of a celebrated mountain man, drops by President Hoover's Blue Ridge camp unannounced. He chats about possums and weather, praises his father as a smart man despite illiteracy, and recalls Governor Smith with humor. The encounter includes Colonel Lindbergh among the onlookers.
Scotland Yard investigates a death in Mayfair as police search for two suspects. The victim, Philip Bison, 27, an American teacher, was found beaten and battered yesterday in his fashionable Mayfair apartment. Authorities issued a call for information and released possible suspect details.
In Blackwater the acrid feud surrounding Roger Pell deepens as antiquarian Laxton probes an archeological dig while Grenofen, Veronica Seabroke, Royle, Somerfield and Fotherbury confront Pell's possible danger. The British Museum letter misleads, and Sir Laxton’s visit promises reveal amid romance and peril.
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