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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1929
Page
6
Fifty well presented autos will be offered tomorrow with prices advertised for immediate sale. Sales event emphasizes select styling and ready for delivery, with potential bargain pricing for early buyers at participating lots.
The Graf Zeppelin crew and 60 aboard prepare for an historic voyage testing speed and endurance. The long roster includes 20 passengers and 40 officers. A single mascot bird sparks amusement while Miss Kaneko Kitamura challenges her chance to sail, leading to the Japanese passenger being dropped from the lineup.
In Gladesville a 45 year old merchant W A Greathouse shot himself in his store behind a four door late Monday as state troopers and a minister tried to intervene. The shot ended his life. an inquest was ordered. He had reportedly become temporarily insane. His body was taken to Sinclair's funeral home in Newburg. He was a member of the Gladesville Baptist Church.
An advertisement touts Zex the Pops and Magnesia Compound as a remedy for nervous indigestion sleep problems and stomach distress. It claims quick relief and stomach cleansing with a 60 cent price at drug stores.
The obituary notes Garnett Greathouse of Gladesville and Confluence, Pa, who died after no prior family disturbances. Survived by mother and father Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Greathouse, wife, a daughter, two sisters Emma McDaniel and Ada Liston, and a brother Roy Greathouse. Funeral today from Gladesville Baptist Church at two with Rev. Craft officiating. burial in family cemetery.
Funeral services for Thomas M. Kinney aged 61 will be held Friday morning at Howesville Catholic Church. He died Monday evening at his Tunnelton home after two years of heart trouble and arterial disease. A telegraph operator by trade, Kinney was born and raised in Grafton and long resided in Tunnelton. He is survived by his wife formerly Miss Anna Lynch of Howes.
Ville resident John Kenney died leaving three sons and three daughters all grown. He is survived by brother Timothy Kenney and sister Misa Mary Kenney of Grafton. Two more sisters, Sister Miriam and Sister Madeline, of St. Joseph's Convent Wheeling, W Va. He was son of the late John Kenney, pioneer Gratton resident, and many friends here mourn his loss.
Villa Georgia Aug 14. Solicitor General R S Foy orders exhumation of a grave bearing Harry Loving’s headstone to link three men indicted for murder to an insurance murder plot. The victim, Loving of Huntington West Virginia, died after efforts to collect a $90000 life policy. Brothers James and Aubry Hoover are charged with slaying him.
County Clerk Frank Bennett and state tax department officials have been ordered by Tax Commissioner T. C. Townsend to assess penalties on late license tax payments. The directive cites lack of authority for delays or exemptions.
In a letter the commissioner states the longstanding practice of remitting penalties is at an end. The remark signals a shift in enforcement as penalties will no longer be routinely waived.
Reports from Pacific Northwest and western Canada describe feverish efforts as manpower and equipment are mustered to battle widespread forest fires. Firefighters face exhaustion with crews reinforced in some areas. A second death in a week was reported yesterday.
Lauderdale Florida August 14 A hangar at the U S Coast Guard base is set as the execution chamber for James Horace Alderman the rumrancer slayer of two coast guardsmen in 1927 A scaffold will be erected in the seaplane hangar and non official witnesses will be barred. The gallows lie inside the sheet iron hangar cut off from observation on all sides.
District Attorney Fitts said William Jobelman, publicity agent for Alexander Pantages, disappeared on the eve of the theatre magnate’s preliminary hearing on charges of attacking Eunice Pringle, 17, a dancer. Jobelman was expected to be a star witness in today’s proceeding.
Washington August 14 The senate finance committee Republicans completing their revision for the sun dries schedule and the house rates on hides leather and shoes plan to back the house action. They favor a 10 percent duty on imported hides and 20 percent on shoes while adjusting the free list after obtaining producers views.
Witness Mason describes a crowded backroom at Crow's Nest where Lambert was assaulted after attempting to grab a banjo. Spaniards Lorenzo and Muniz allegedly used a blackjack and knives. Lambert was left injured and driven to Grafton City Hospital. Women present recount the clash as police and prosecutors pursue the case.
Gladys Hill, matron at the Central Hotel, recalls Lambert stopping by on Latrobe Street Monday evening between eight and eight thirty, with another man in a car. He asked for a date and a companion for a dance at Corry's roadhouse, then left toward Hart Produce Company without incident. A fuller check of the incident is planned as the investigation proceeds.
Warsaw August 14 Eight persons died and several were injured in a collision of two freight trains at Lodz attributed to a defective switch. One train carried a detachment of troops and five of the dead were soldiers.
Miss Montell Mansfield and Gail Hamilton both of New York died in what the coroner called a double death by own action at Springtop Farm in Poughkeepsie Aug 14. Mansfield was found by guests on a bed after hearing a shot while returning to summon a doctor. Hamilton was found dead nearby.
Randolph county senator and former Elkins Inter-Mountain publisher Herman G Johnson was appointed secretary of the state board of control. The appointment takes effect September 1. Johnson, active in lumber and real estate since selling his paper in 1924, previously served on the house of delegates clerk staff last session.
Lord Howard of Effingham aged 23 admitted fighting in a police court dispute outside a London night club. He described knocking down several men after a woman seized him as he tried to leave the door.
Two robbers held up A H Mc Lean a federal reserve guard and Frank Wiemer a bank collector in San Antonio Aug 14 escaping in an automobile with 7400 dollars. Mc Lean fired two shots at the car but none hit.
Officers Holt Carl Mason accompanies the party to the preliminary investigation. Muniz and Lorenzo are held on felonious assault warrants. Lambert's condition remains grave. Sheriff Grimm and Prosecuting Attorney Morris closed the Crow's Nest after reports of frequent clashes. Mason filed an affidavit stating Lambert was drinking before the brawl and he heard a message about his friend falling from a window.
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