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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel lists Howard H. Holt as publisher with business manager and notes the business office and editorial rooms at 102 Latrobe Street in Grafton West Virginia. Telephone service is Bell 185.
A petition with more than a quarter million Ohioans asks the Secretary of State in Columbus to place a fall vote on a state constitutional amendment allowing the manufacture and sale of beverages containing 2.75 percent alcohol. Proponents argue a concurrent power allows states to define intoxicating liquor, potentially creating many differing standards nationwide and risking conflict with federal law.
Arthur Griffith founder of Sinn Fein and first president of the Irish Free State died of influenza on Saturday. A journalist for two decades, he helped revive Irish literature and nationalist sentiment while favoring peaceable methods when possible. His role in Sinn Fein shifted after Easter 1916 toward armed action with Collins and others.
Bryan Mason and Guy Ludwick travel Tuesday to Tygarts Junction for work with Pennsylvania Drilling. Camden Swisher visits Grafton on Tuesday. Norma Ludwick leaves Tuesday for Belington relatives. M. T. Mason and daughter Thelma visit Grafton Thursday. Prudence Ludwick returns from Elkins after week with relatives. Scott Ludwick and J Ransom Johnson visit Grafton Friday on business. Ed Hardin of Grafton visits C. D. Morgan Friday evening. S A Bainbridge, George Dadisman, Camden Swisher and Russell Ludwick attend to business in Grafton Saturday. Virginia Bainbridge, Thelma and Stephen Mason and Scott Ludwick attend Poe reunion Saturday. A B Gall visits Gratton Saturday. Mrs Joe Honyak and Margaret Tater shop in Gratton Saturday. Mrs W W McDaniel attends Poe reunion Saturday. J B Blaney and daughter visit Bainbridge home Sunday. Stephen Mason and Scott Ludwick visit Bridgeport and Clarksburg Sunday. Mrs Walker Moose spends Sunday with Luther Shreyor family.
West Virginia mines are returning to normal production as railroads limit shipments. The WV Coal Association reports 899 mines loading coal, a weekly gain of 195,610 tons over the prior week, with 45 reopenings. Rail service remains far from normal, but miners push operations to match car supply. Total weekly output still trails the prestrike peak from July.
Jesse Merphy alias Frank Smith, jailed 12 to 15 years for bank messenger shooting and robbery, was released on a pardon to go to Boston for a murder case. Detected by Boston detectives outside Eastern Penitentiary as he left for Massachusetts. First such pardon for a lesser crime to pursue a murder charge. Additional text references visitors in Weston and Mountain Top, with names of local residents.
The ledger lists payments and receipts from the Flemington and Knottsville District Road Funds, including balances, taxes, and various disbursements. It names numerous individuals and businesses connected to the county accounts and notes total orders for Knottsville District $4,812.69 and district funds disbursements, with attestation by county officials I. Montgom, J. M. Ross, Frank Bennett.
Edward H Sincell prominent Oakland lawyer banker and citizen died at his home in Oakland Md after a long illness Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon in Oakland He survived by his wife son Charles Milton Sincell five brothers and two sisters The Cumberland Times reprints a full obituary with biographical details including birth in Frederic Sept 22 1862 education St Johns College Annapolis Maryland bar 1884 and service as court auditor and state survey representative
Baltimore and Ohio president Daniel Willard says the railroad will take back striking shopmen to cooperate with President Harding’s request, with seniority rights settled by the labor board. He notes coal crops and improving conditions justify rehiring while ensuring new workers remain in place as needed.
Mr and Mrs C D Morgan and family spent Sunday afternoon at Meadland as the guest of George Hardin.
Mrs J E Wilburn testified in Charles Town that her son John Wilburn was home the day deputy Logan County Sheriff Gore was killed at Blair Mountain and did not leave until evening. She said he returned next morning and made breakfast, while sister Stella claimed he stayed home the day of the shooting and that Jack Brinkman entered with a bloody sweater.
Maj David A Reed Republican nominee for the United States senate probably will be sworn as successor to the late Senator William E Crow in Washington tomorrow. Word from Wyoming says Reed has been vacationing there and would reach the capital by Tuesday.
A committee from the American Bar Association urged banning manufacture and sale of pistols and ammunition with exceptions for government use. They cite that over 90 percent of murders involve pistols and call for reform of parole, trial delays, and stricter laws to curb crime and improve justice nationwide. They also recommend a federal criminal statistics bureau and heightened immigration controls.
William T. Eskey aged 48, engineer formerly of South Grafton now Parkersburg, was killed when a westbound freight on the Baltimore and Ohio derailed after striking an open switch ten miles east of Parkersburg. Three trainmen were slightly injured. Initial reports of boys opening the switch circulated but were disputed.
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