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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1930
Page
3
The Gratton Sentinel society page reports Baltimore and Ohio picnic attendees and local social events. Church choirs meet for practice ahead of unity service led by Rev. Leland J. Powell. Ladies Aid and Woodmen Circle gatherings named, plus a birthday party for Miss Camella Goff with guests and refreshments.
Miss Raymond, elderly resident of south London, was cheered by a kindly gesture from the Prince of Wales after an accident at a hotel near the Eng Australia match. The prince sent a statuette of himself in hunting dress with a note of regret for the broken vase. In other news, Colonel Stanley W. Ford of Columbus, Ga, is recommended to be brigadier general and American military attache in Paris, replacing Brig. Gen. W. W. Harts who retires August 31. The Harts has served with the coronation mission for Abyssinia.
Wichita Aug. 21 The City of Wichita embarked on a second try to set a new endurance flight record. Pilot Charles Lander and R. C. Rudd led the effort in a plane after an earlier attempt ended when a faulty fuel pump forced a descent after less than 12 hours aloft.
Secretary Hurley recommends Col Ford for promotion in the Army. Announcement notes approval from military officials and outlines implications for future duties and command responsibilities. The report cites Washington sources and ties to ongoing personnel changes in the defense department.
The Spanish cabinet marks a resignation as minister Arguelles steps away from his post. The move follows official duties with Associated Press on record and shifts in the government lineup.
In Bessemer City North Carolina three men suspected by strikers were captured and roughly treated. The group included Albert Herder organizer for the National Textile Workers Union W G Binkley a Communist candidate for congress and Walter Wilson ACLU representative.
Mrs Wilfong, formerly with Peerless Beauty Parlor of Fairmont, leads a new beauty program at the Hotel Grafton Room 58 starting Thursday August 14. The ad offers permanent waving for 86.50 plus Keen waves and Supreme Waves, plus marcelling finger-waving shampooing and hair dyeing, with appointment phone 540.
Misses Sarah and Mary Hill of Parkersburg and Miss Virginia Southworth of Lafayette street host guests at the Southworth home. Mr. and Mrs. John Battle of Irwin Pa visit daughter Mary F Battle and brother T J McAvoy, planning a trip to Omaha. Virginia Courtney returns from a two week vacation. H T Courtney and Virginia spend a day in Philip pi on business. Mr. and Mrs. D P Ralph of Washington stay with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chadduck at Grafton Park. Mrs. Grace Kerr Neal Kerr and Nathaniel Ackerly of Northport New York stop en route to Akron. L C Dotson of Clarksburg visits yesterday. Hazel Robinson leaves for Baltimore for vacation. Isa Taylor of Clarksburg is in the city. Henry Martin of Birmingham returns after visiting Byron Dilworth's family. Martin is treasurer of Republic Steel offices in Birmingham.
The West Virginia Horticulture Society hosted its inaugural field day at the new university experiment station in Kearneysville near Martinsburg with about 150 attendees. Participants included President John R. Turner and family, F. A. Motz on apple export outlook, J. R. Magness, and F. B. Staebner.
A Battle Creek physician warns constipation causes much misery and promotes natural movement by Rexall Orderlie. The ad touts water drawn from the sun to lubricate the colon, urges chewing the night dose, and promises a bright next day. Available at Rexall Drug Store Grafton Drug and Chemical Co.
Youngstown August testimony focuses on Cyrus Eaton opposing the merger of Youngstown Sheet and Tube with Bethlehem Steel. He lists holdings in Sheet and Tube and related firms totaling 1250000 shares, with family and associates owning portions. A separate note covers Interstate Commerce Commission recommendation for large rate cuts on clay moving to pottery centers in Ohio and nearby states. The West Virginia case sees the state supreme court deny an appeal in Frances H. Watson alimony dispute, maintaining $250 monthly or final decree.
Tourists flocked to Grafton yesterday filling tourist homes and filling streets with visitors from neighboring states and cities. A garage meeting among travelers discussed drought impacts and regional conditions while today remains lively though not as crowded. Local officials see Grafton becoming a true gateway to the mountains as it grows outside Winchester and Routley with more private home accommodations.
A preserved October 2, 1853 issue of Cooper’s Clarksburg Register, four pages, was donated to the Sentinel by J W Ott. The volume, once owned by the late Emil Neffen, recalls Piedmont’s 19th century commerce with Neffen’s general store and Boerner and Nefflen advertising new goods opposite Benj Rust’s tavern on Pike Street.
A long list of goods is advertised including provisions dry goods hardware groceries liquors wines and more. The notice highlights sugar from eight cents, New Orleans and other coffee and tea, molasses crackers candy citrus fruits cheese herring German Dutch products and a complete assortment of wines and liquors. It also advertises tools hardware and cutlery.
Peggy De Mille twenty is engaged to Bert Need P. Fidenin, both in the film industry with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Daughter of William C. De Mille, the director, the engagement is approved by her parents. She is active on stage in New York with the Theatre Guild and plans to wed after Christmas.
New York August 21 reports gains in exchange activity with total balances rising to 871 million. The Federal Farm Board loaned 1.9016 million to Michigan operatives amid broader financial moves.
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