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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1929

Page

2

Knottsville District Education Levy Totals and Rates

The Knottsville District Board of Education announces levy proposals: Elementary Fund rate 0.40 and 23.63 cents. High School Fund levy 14 cents. New Building and Improvement Fund 16 cents. Totals show receipts and disbursements including 1929 balances, delinquent taxes, and real estate valuations totaling 2,170,808.00 for real estate, 382,560.00 for personal property, and 929,823.00 for public utility, with certified totals and dates.

West Virginia Taylor Knottaville Towit Board of Education of Knottsville P. A. Baroug Bald Board of Education W. A. Woodyard B. J. Glov Board of Education Elas Cathera

Thunderstorms Shape a Boy’s Dreams and Lessons

A mother and son watch a fierce storm as a boy imagines giants and lightning. The narrative notes the storm’s power and beauty, shaping Allen’s joy and strength. It argues parental attitude toward danger teaches children either fear or reverence, urging effort to foster love of nature’s power.

Allen

Radio Program Schedules in Eastern Standard Time

Radio listings show programs across multiple stations in New York Newark Cincinnati Detroit Atlanta Nashville and Pittsburgh with time slots from 6:00 PM to after midnight featuring orchestras concert hours light opera and news scores and varied entertainment. includes station call letters and kilocycles, with repeated formats and cross-listed programs on WEAF WJZ WABC W WOR WSB WSB and others.

State Briefs from Weston and Nearby Areas

Weston six volunteer firemen injured when a truck overturns. New Martinsville sheriff reports two prisoners escaped after arriving with three women from Portsmouth. Charlestown advocates win 20000 dollar municipal bond issue by seven to one in special election. Charleston supreme court grants writ of error to J W Blair Jr in bank case. Marmet poll officials fail to report halting special election. Cabin Creek voters approve 550000 road bond issue. Charleston Garfield Maynard named deputy prohibition commissioner.

New Martinsville L. B. Snyder Portsmouth Charlies Town Charleston State Supreme Court J. W. Blair, Jr

Depositors Return Money to Bank After Run

Bay Ridge Savings Bank in Brooklyn saw a bank run yesterday sparked by rumors but today most depositors returned. About 184 old depositors brought back roughly 39,000 of the nearly 2,000,000 withdrawn yesterday, with only 20 withdrawals today.

New York Bay Ridge Savings Bank of Brooklyn

Senate Finance Committee Rejects Sugar Duty Increase

Washington August 16 Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee disapproved the proposed higher sugar duty in the House bill. The panel did not fix a new rate but planned to decide by day’s end. Only a single vote occurred on adopting the House rate, and it was not made public.

Washington Senate Finance Committee

Zex Promotes Quick Relief From Stomach Wind

An advertisement touts Zex, a pepsinated magnesia compound, claiming it dispels wind or gas by neutralizing excess stomach acids. It flushes the bowels and leaves the stomach sweet and clean, priced at 60 cents at all drag stores.

Death Treasure and the Digging at Blackwater Abbey

In a suspenseful episode, Pell and companions pursue Roman antiquities at Blackwater while Veronica Seabroke and others circle a mystery. Fotherbury leads a tense meeting as Professor Laxton vanishes, Pell's guilt and plotting loom, Marling displays quiet menace, and a chilling confrontation erupts in the abbey library amid Glazed windows and shadowed rooms.

Pel Senecio Seok Veronica Beabroke Eresantaptok Lazton Newplace Pell Blackwater Laxton Greno- You Marling Hostil Somerfield Roy Seabroke Maring Peltha Profesor Laxton Professor Laxton Grenofen

Chicago Plane Fails Second Time To Break Record

Chicago August 16 The airplane Chicago We Will twice tried to surpass the 17 and a half day record of the St Louis Robin and failed again landing at the municipal airport after four 28 minutes in the air following a first attempt of three hours 35 minutes. Russell Mossman C Bart and Wilson Herren, crew, announced another attempt would be made today.

Chicago St. Louis Municipal Airport Russell Mossman C. Bart Wilson Herren Plang

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