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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
12
A dense classifieds and publication policy notice outlines AP rights to republish dispatches. It details ad submission rules, word limits, and rates for early and same-day insertions. It also notes deadlines for classified ads and additional charges for late composition and removal notices.
A fragment from a historical newspaper discusses a Bible thought on Sabbath rest, then details Captain Turner’s New York arrival with three passengers after a 19 hour 50 minute daylight transcontinental flight. The piece notes aviation advances, Shakespearean education ideals, and reflections from a teachers institute on education's purpose and teachers' attendance attitudes.
The piece criticizes a teachers institute aligning with the WCTU's methods and propaganda on alcohol education. It argues for teaching established physiology without WCTU framing and warns the state paid lecturer narrows the program to WCTU lines and political ideas.
Several listings highlight six room modern homes in Blueville and Rector Addition. Walnut Street in West Grafton offers six rooms, cellar, and yard for 3500 or 25 monthly rent. Additional homes on 15 Luther Street and West Main Street include five to six rooms with baths and varying prices and terms.
Citizens protest state schools teaching political and religious views. They condemn WCTU backed instruction as propaganda and demand immunity from party or denominational teaching by teachers or texts. The statement denounces compulsory education as a vehicle for specific agendas and calls for oath fidelity to constitutional duties.
A rural storefront crime depicts a bandit shooting a man who has just bought candy. The piece argues modern life devalues individuals, blaming not only war but a broader cultural shift where machinery and industry outrank human life, shrinking personal significance year by year. The essay condemns police shootings at the suspect stage and notes fatal industrial and energy costs.
A Clarksburg Exponent column argues that rising murder rates mirror a nationwide erosion of human life value due to modern haste and materialism. The piece asserts a new attitude is needed to remedy the trend.
An editorial from Fairmont argues for stronger water protection as pollution from tanneries mills and city sewers threatens fish and drinking water. It urges enforcement, tougher waste treatment, and notes public opinion supports restoration of fish and wildlife despite industrial resistance.
Weston West Virginia August 23 G F Queen 60 veteran teacher and Indian history instructor for the extension department of the state university suffered a hourous injury to his index finger while instructing boys in a carpenter shop at Jackson's Mill First aid was given by the class and he was taken to Weston General Hospital where doctors removed the finger Queen is widely known in scholastic circles across the state for teaching and lecturing
The New York American quotes Mrs. Tex Rickard widow of the famed fight promoter. She says she is almost penniless despite her husband reputedly being worth about $1,000,000 when he died.
A police officer was shot to death and another wounded during a patrol near a downtown Montgomery boat area, in what authorities call a maniac attack. Separately, the Warshawsky and Co. auto supply store front was bombed in Chicago, injuring watchman Theo jore Fisher by flying glass.
A vintage weight loss ad promises rapid fat reduction and renewed vigor through a morning dose of Kruschen Salts. It claims purging toxins improves digestion, liver and kidney function, and brings clear skin and bright eyes. The 1932/38 note mentions Soviet oil output forecasts alongside the ad.
City of Grafton council meets in August 1929 to estimate current year tax levy. It lists estimated receipts including delinquent lands, licenses, fines, water and hospital costs, and total disbursements. A sinking fund plan for bond issues totals 20035.00 with a 21 cent levy per 100 dollars. property values and official certifying details follow.
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