Grafton Sentinel devotes editorial to mail rack damage and air exploits
The Grafton Sentinel discusses corrections about damage to a Blueville mail rack, noting a local motorist caused the harm rather than youths. It praises high school trainees for offering repairs and calls for more racks. It then covers aviation news including crashes in a women pilots derby and the Spokane God’s five day, 7800 mile night flight ending at home base under sponsorship.
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Blue‘ville
Blueville
Thee High School
Ridenour
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Arizona
Spokane
Washington
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Chicago
New York
Montana
National Aeronautics Organization
Sun God
Riches for All and Dangerous Dreams in Air Age Tales
A column discusses early air travel feats, noting mid air fuel handoffs to extend range and a Pacific to New York nonstop flight. It examines the heroic spark of aviation alongside the tragic Lisbon Lisbon aviators, questions wealth through equity trusts, and highlights Muskegon child health progress while detailing John J. Raskob’s grand investment plan for the poor.
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Pacific Coast
New York
Muskegon
Mich
Miskegon
John J.raskob
New Six Room Modern Home and Bargain Real Estate
Real estate note invites buyers for winter prep with several rental and sale opportunities. Highlights include a blueville area six room modern home with cement tile bath, oak finish, full basement and hot air heat. Other listings show six to seven room houses with monthly rentals and owner terms. Call for prices and terms and visit the office to secure keys.
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Blueville
West Main Street
W. Boyd Street
Muskegon Women Club Save Infant Lives in Free Clinics
In Muskegon, a civic group of women formed free baby clinics to cut infant mortality. Starting 1918 with $800 raised through fundraisers, clinics taught hygiene, nutrition, and sanitation while doctors handled sick babies. By 1928 the rate fell to 59.2 deaths per 1000, far below national average, inspiring other cities to follow. Senator Fletcher proposes a congressional credit survey.
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Red Cross
City Health Department
Muskegon
Vacation Camp For Older Adults In West Virginia
Jackson Mills West Virginia August 21 the state farm camp will be a vacation camp for older people of the state next week director W H Kendrick announced. The camp will be followed by state university football training per
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Jackson Mills
W. Va
State Farm
W. H. Kendrick
State University
Republican party to launch spring campaign at once
The campaign plans are credited by many as inspiring the arrangement. The new permanent headquarters will be established early next month at the meeting of the Republican National Committee to select a successor to Dr. Hubert Work who resigned as chairman last February.
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Republican National Committee
Hubert Work
Tp_ia
Republican “High Command
W V clerk heads to Fairmont convention
R J Falland Ohio county clerk and vice president of the West Virginia County Clerks Association travels from Wheeling to Fairmont for a two day convention. Midland Stores at Glenville reports a $500 robbery last night as robbers escaped in trucks and the safe was untouched. Mrs Verna Bucklew Moore visits from Newburg Route 2. Mr and Mrs Jesse Rothschild and two daughters Josephine and Selma of Richmond return home after a brief visit with Mrs and Mrs S J Friedman of Maplemeene
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Wheeling
W. Va
R. J. Falland
Ohio
West Virginia County Clerks Association
Fairmont
Midland
Glenville
Verna Bucklew Moore
Newburg
Jesse Rothéchild
Josephine
Selma
Richmond
Mra
J. Friedman
Maple Meen Ee
Phillips Held To Grand Jury In Delinquency Case
William Phillips, 21, arraigned before Magistrate John L. Wittman for contributing to the delinquency of a child Dora Knight, 12, of Gratton. He was released on $3000 bond to await grand jury action in October. Prosecutor James C. Holt said sufficient evidence supported a conviction. the girl said Phillips, an uncle by marriage, assaulted her the night of August 8 near McConkey church after stopping the car at White Day Creek, Marion county.
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William Phillips
John L. Witteman
Dora Knight
Gratton
W. P. Samples
Wittman
Phillips
White Day Creek
Marion
McConkey Church
White Day Week
James C. Holt
Notice to Lienholders in McPherson Case Proceeding
The circuit court in Taylor County issues a lien claim call to all lienholders against L. M. McPherson. Claims must be filed for adjudication at the Grafton office by September 4, 1929. Attorneys Eb Wyckoff and E. Musgrove sign the notice dated August 7, 1929.
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L. M. McPherson
Circuit Court
Taylor County
Loar
Grafton
M. Musgrove
Wyckoff
Attys
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