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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1930
Page
4
The Grafton Daily Sentinel lists publication details, rates, and office contacts for classified ads and notices. It outlines subscription prices, advertising rates, word charges, and deadlines, noting deadlines by 9 00 am and 6 00 pm for notices and compositions.
A historical column laments profiteering during food shortages and praises restraint. It reflects on Hoover era concerns, urges fair dealing, and contrasts Tilden’s sportsmanship with critics as fans demand civility and respect for athletes amid defeat.
A fragmented sports column mocks crowd behavior at a tournament match. Tilden quits under fire as fans boo and sport writers debate conduct. The piece contrasts English cricket civility with American crowd menace and calls out hostile cheers toward players.
George W. White of Marietta won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Ohio's primary. He will face Myers Cooper in the general election.
Primaries in Alabama Arkansas Nebraska Ohio and Oklahoma produced no landslides or revolts. The piece argues that these results show no popular uprising against the Hoover administration or the GOP, noting Nebraska’s repeated pattern and the lack of decisive anti administration momentum.
The piece notes lower public interest in the R-100 trans Atlantic voyage compared with Graf Zeppelin but views it as hopeful, showing aviation advancing toward routine intercontinental transport akin to steamship travel. It argues air journeys will become a standard method of crossing oceans in the near future.
A compilation of 1920s New York graft cases details Tammany Hall’s appointment sales and payoffs, underscoring calls to purge the organization. Reports note past charges of up to 18 200 000 for judicial and police promotions and urge citizens to demand clean governance. Local items cover Morgantown Lewisburg Charleston Logan and San Antonio incidents, including arrests, suspicions, and public service concerns.
Clarksburg former Governor Howard M Gore forecasts full representation at Governor Conleys drought conference after talks with invited leaders. Morgantown Dr W W Stone Stroth and George C Phillips of Morgantown face grand jury action on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Morgantown committee for Connellsville By-Product Coal Co wires James A Paisley of Cleveland, company president.
Ed Schneider continued his bid to beat the eastward record of 28 hours 18 minutes flying from Albuquerque to Los Angeles. He refueled at Holbrook Arizona and battled fog near Ontario before a Long Beach landing. After misidentifying Los Angeles Municipal Airport he confirmed the correct site and greeted 50 spectators at the field.
Washington dispatch notes drought could end up easing the Farm Board program by reducing surplus stocks and affecting acreage. Board members warn the drought is an unwelcome catalyst, potentially trimming corn yields and beef herds, while boosting wheat feeding, prices, and World market balance.
The Billy Sunday Club of Fairmont will present a Sunday evening program at the Prontytown Methodist Episcopal Church on August 31 featuring a special speaker and musical numbers. Rev W R Moyer, pastor of the M E Circuit, said he would attend Simpson Church on August 24 for the 11 am service and the Pleasant Creek charge that night, and many from the Gratton circuit and beyond are expected to attend the Prontytown appearance two weeks later.
The Ange lus Temple board of directors adopted a resolution calling for prayers for their leader’s recovery, noting physicians are greatly concerned for her condition. Information about Mrs. McPtterson’s care remained scarce as temple attaches and associates withheld details.
A mob in Edgecombe County, North Carolina lynched a Black man after he waived examination and faced trial for alleged crime. Sheriff W E Barden located the body after the mob dispersed. no suspects were identified. It was the first lynching in the state since 1921. The article also notes Mrs McPherson's grave illness and family notices at Angelus Temple.
A trustee sale lists Home Furniture Company's items with a sale, including a "Xitechen Cabinet" previously $52.50 now offered at $22.50, highlighting a discounted price and sale context.
The City of Grafton in Taylor County West Virginia approved tax levy estimates for current municipal purposes and bond debt. It lists receipts including balance in city treasury delinquent lands and water rents and outlines proposed levies to cover operating costs and bond interest sinking fund totaling about 10.1 million dollars statewide with specific levy rates to fund electric lights sewers water works hospital and filtration plant improvements.
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