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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
13
Washington Aug 22 The name of Francis Key Scott is found on a window pane at the Woodley mansion recently purchased by Secretary Stimson for his Washington home. Woodley, built by Philip Barton Key, has housed several presidents and notable figures.
Real Incentive representatives in congress note another reason for aiming for the senate. The house air system circulates about 72 cubic feet per minute per member, while the senate system uses 60,000 cubic feet total. With 96 senators and 495 representatives, each member enjoys roughly 600 cubic feet in the Senate versus 470 in the House. The galleries hold about the same, about 900 visitors, so the House must ventilate around 1,500 people, while the Senate’s load stays under 1,000. The House has long benefited from air systems, and the Senate expects a vast improvement in ventilation when it reconvenes.
Governor Conley announced that Sanitary Engineer K Hern don will promptly continue investigation into a suspected fish kill caused by poisonous chemical releases in the Cheat River region. Citizens from Grafton Fairmont Clarksburg and surrounding areas submitted affidavits and petitions urging a thorough data check and a square deal. Wagesan Tucker County report questioned by locals who protest the initial findings and push for more data before concluding the matter.
The Ninety gang case unfolds with arrests of Naiolo Formosa Sacco and DeNazro after a dynamite extortion plot at Trapano store. A man named Hoffman reports two strangers beating him and finds Chapman dead in a lightwell as police secure the scene. Fingerprints on the windowsill confirm Chapman's identity and ties to the unfolding crime.
Robert Chapman 28, son of a Liedmont attorney, died after plunging from the sixth floor window in a friend’s apartment. He may have jumped or fallen. Chapman’s face showed bruising as authorities investigated the circumstances amid late August Washington news.
Albert H. Grimm, 53, former cdg operator, died at his Trap Springs home about 5:00 AM after a year of cancer of the stomach. He leaves a widow Mrs. Rosie Grimm and several children, plus a list of relatives. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2:30 PM from the Grimm home with Rev. C. C. Anvil officiating. Interment will follow in Smith Cemetery, Pruntytown.
The Board of Trade discusses locating a milk processing plant with Diamond Ice Cream Co and Imperial Ice Cream Co plans. It also backs local contractor bidding for road grading on the Gratton Morgantown project, urging state official visits to finalize surveys and route extensions.
Local residents press for an immediate Morgantown road survey and external work this fall. They argue the county’s 80-20 funds should not cover the two miles north of town, and that the commission’s 20 percent share should fund that section, freeing the full amount for the Morgantown to Grafton pike improvement.
In Kansas City twenty three naval officers and nineteen enlisted men who stayed overnight departed today with fifteen pursuit planes and two amphibians bound for St. Louis as the next leg of their flight toward the Cleveland air race.
The American cruiser Raleigh arrived at Cherbourg to convey the body of Vice Admiral Albert Parker Niblack, former commander in chief of American naval forces in European waters and former president of the International Hydrographic Bureau in Monaco. The body will be embarked with admiral honors.
Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain is expected to arrive in the United States for a visit with President Hoover between October 1 and 10. He will travel with his daughter Isabel and a personal staff. Sir Esme Howard has invited him to a British cabasel.
West Frankfort Illinois August 22 two men Karl Kreiger and Albert McDonald were shot to death by Police Chief Leroy Sisk after a traffic stop to search for liquor. Sisk and Patrolman George Nipper fired, two shots hit the lead men instantly. Sisk held on technical arrest and jailed in Benton. Kreiger and McDonald were bootleggers with police records. a price list for whiskey and beer was found. McDonald's wife, separated, had died by her own hand in Gary Indiana days earlier.
Reverends A M Barlow Fr H Hughes HB Workman and Rev Yoke of Webster with families left early for an all day outing on the Cheat river. The day will be spent in the open and they will return late this evening.
Jessie Mae Addison of Savannah Georgia is selected as principal pendant to the queen at the annual Baby Carnival in Wildwood, August. The announcement notes the event as a highlight of the seaside festival with local spectators and participating groups planning for the pageant.
Rotary members with Salvation Army board directors will dine with Grafton area youngsters at Camp Rate this evening before returning to Grafton. Several Salvation Army children are spending two weeks at the camp as part of the program.
White Sulphur Springs August 22 J L Bumgardner of Beckley WV was chosen president of the Virginias senior golf association formed here Col William S Battle Jr of Roanoke VA was elected vice president of the Norfolk and Western pi and J Marshall Hawkins Huntington WV was named vice president representing Virginia within the group
Sistersville August 22 1924 William Metzger 24 a Bri Tech School graduate of FP Ti has been named coach of Jetics in the Sistersville School Metzger is a four rem main.
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