Grafton Sentinel notes publishing details and policies
Grafton West Virginia weekly edition announces staff and office at 103 Latrobe Street. It cites Associated Press use rights and reserves republication rights. The notice mentions editor guidance, word limit for letters, advertising rates, and second class mail entry at Grafton Post Office.
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Grafton
West Virginia
Grafton Sentinel
Edward H. Hola
Latrobe Street
Associated Press
Associated Preag
Antares
W. Va
Postefice
Women pilots derby dangers and a coast to coast flight
The article surveys the perilous Los Angeles to Cleveland cross country women pilots derby, noting crashes and a fatality on day two while praising the Spokane Sun God nonstop 7800 mile flight. It also highlights Muskegon infant health progress driven by civic women groups and ongoing aviation exploits.
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Tokyo
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Newburg Board Sets Levy and Bids for Coal
Newburg, Aug 21 Special meeting of the board of education presided by Dr F D Fortney set a levy of 1.34 to meet school term needs. district valuation down 108792 since 1928. Bids opened for coal. Edward Horchler won contract for Newburg grade and high schools plus Independence Erwin Engleside Harmony Hierra Austen Bairds Creek Lakeview Chestnut Ridge Gladesville. Scotch Hill Sand Ridge and Canaan bids to be rechecked due to overlapping pupils. Rebekah Lodge packed a box for Odd Fellows Home at Elkins and hosted a quilting party. Camping party of young ladies at Fortney Mill Dam Victoria. Good Luck Sewing Club hosted by Mrs Charles Geldbaugh with many attendees. Personal notes include Louise Lang visiting aunt, Harveys visiting McDowell County, Rex Lanham on business, Geldbaughs visiting relatives, Lois Smith guest of Mildred Adams, Dewey Wolfe visiting Buckhannon, Genevieve Wolfe in Kentucky, Chidesters visiting Detroit, and James Renshaw returning from Toledo.
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Newburg
Board of Education
F. D. Fortney
Edward Horchler
Newburg High School
Independence
Erwin
Engleside
Harmony
Hierra
Austen
Bairdscreek
Lakeview
Chestnut Ridge
Gladesville
Scotch Hill
Sand Ridge
Canaan
Louise Lang
EB. F. Nutter
Rowlesburg
Harvey Bailey
Mildred
McDowell County
Rex Lanham
Grafton
John Geldbaugh
Pittsburgh
Dewey Wolfe
Buckhannon
Ben
Tom Wolfe
Genevieve Wolfe
Kentucky
Mia
C. EB. Chidester
James
Howard and
Emerii Chidester
Detroit
Edith Burke
Rosemary Cockrell
Vern Wolfe
Moundaville
James Renshaw
jMre
John Robertson
Toledo
Lonto
Mina Margaret Paugh
Gratton
Mildred Lawrence
J Edward Thomas
Emmet Demons
Thornton
L.A. Sharps
West Virginia's Education Plan for Literacy and School Consolidation
General continuation outlines efficient supervision and teacher growth through inservice programs, planning, and standardized school practices. It advocates consolidating small schools into regional centers, unifying educational efforts across the state, standardizing facilities, building libraries, and expanding reading circles to reach one million books by year end. It highlights literacy campaigns led by Mia Stewart to eradicate illiteracy via night classes.
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Scch
State Educational Association
West Virginia
Taylor County
I T
Phil Conley
West Virgin
Lia Review
Grafton
L. T. Tustin
Mia
Cora Wilson Stewart
National Crusade On Literacy
Moonlight Schools
Kentucky
Heether
Manchurian frontier war rumors rise as mobilization grows
Dispatches from Dairen and Shanghai report both China and the Soviet Union quietly preparing for war along the Manchurian frontier. The Soviet military administration is organizing its Far East forces and mobilization is said to be complete, with limited developments noted in the past two days.
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Dairen
Liaotung Peninsula
Shanghai
Tachung News Agency
Today
Harbin
Manchurian
China
Russia
Flight menaces and fate of Swiss aviators in Atlantic attempt
Reports recount the baffling disappearance of Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luescher after entering the Azores on the Young Switzerland bound for New York from Lisbon. Weather, fog, and vast seas hinder rescue, with ships and Roosevelt Field watchers awaiting any word as meteorologists assess risky conditions for the fledgling pilots.
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New York
Oscar Kaesar
Kurt Luescher
Lisbon
Switzerland
Terceira Island
Azores
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Juncal
Portugal
Werra
Praia Victoria
Terceira
Cape Race
Halifax
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Bremen
Baron von Huenefeld
James Pitzmaurice
Herman Koehl
James H. Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
Luescher
Swiss Aviators Flight Tragedy After Westward Attempt
Two months after a perilous start, Nungestor and Coli pursued a westward crossing. Princess Lowenstein-Werthheim, Captain Leste Hamilton, and Frederick F. Minchin departed Upavon England aiming for Ottawa Ontario on a nonstop flight. The plane is believed to have gone down midair near the journey's end.
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jSe
Nungestor
Coli
Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim
Leste Hamilton
Frederick F. Minchin
Upavon
England
Ottawa
Republican high command plans early HQ for spring campaign
Campaign plans, credited with inspiring the arrangement, envision a new permanent headquarters to be established early next month at the Republican National Committee meeting. The committee will choose a successor to Dr. Hubert Work, who resigned as chairman last February, with a belief that the party campaign should begin immediately for next spring primaries.
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Republican National Committee
Hubert Work
Republican “High Command
Republicans Aim to Complete Bill Revision by September 4
Continuing coverage from page one, in wholesale quantities in principal domestic markets. Chairman Smoot said committee Republicans hoped to conclude their revision of the entire bill today, but indications were the agreement not to take it up in the Senate until September 4 would be adhered to so all senators might study the measure.
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John J. Raskob
Fairmont Times
Smoot
Senate
French fliers plan Pacific flight with pontoons at Kasumigama
Coste equips his plane at Kasumigama airfield to carry pontoons for a Pacific crossing to the American coast. He aims to depart by 5 a.m. Sunday, sleep eight hours, then travel to the Hawaiian Islands, reaching Honolulu by 9 a.m. Tuesday. A single jump to San Francisco or Los Angeles is planned, hoping to beat Graf Zeppelin to Lakehurst. Graf Zeppelin is due in California Sunday and will need three days to refuel and inspect engines.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Coste
le Bourget
Old Orchard
Hugo Eckener
Paris
Kasumigamra
Pacific
Japan
Walian Islands
Honolulu
Lakehurst
California
Graf Zeppelin Plans Return Flight To Seattle
PREPARE GRAF continues from page one detailing a northern great circle route to Seattle via the Aleutians and down the American coast to southern California. Japanese weather surveys report no disturbances as Eckener’s crew enjoy Tokyo hospitality, while refueling poses challenges with a new fuel mix to sustain four engines for about 120 hours. The Japanese government contracts Graf to carry mail to the United States and Friedrichshafen.
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Seattle
Aleutian Islands
California
Western Pacific
Meteorological Service
Dr. Eckener
Kasumigaura
Eckener
Germany
United States
Friedrichshafen
Boats Race Report From Vidalia Regatta
The Vivian G. boat, commanded by S. J. Gianetloni Jr. and B. E. Spencer of Baton Rouge, arrived in Vidalia six hours late after running at reduced speed due to motor and steering problems. The Baby Lee, crewed by Charles Schockmiller and Arthur Sauerberg of St. Louis, competes in the same event.
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S. J. Gianetloni, Jr
B. E. Spencer
Baton Rouge
Vidalia
Baby Lee
Charles Schockmiller
Arthur Sauerberg
St. Louis
Spokane Plane Sets Sights On Coast Or Cleveland Flight
A Spokane plane with a 300 horsepower Wright engine reported the motor “working like a top” as officials from the National Air Derby Association discussed continuing the flight toward the coast or toward the air derby in Cleveland. The executive committee weighed options on the proceeding route.
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Mittee
National Air Derby Associaton, Motor Works Fine Doth
Cleveland
Executive Committee
W H Fawcett to be buried at Bluemont
W H Fawcett 74 of Flats died 2 am Tuesday at County Hospital Morgantown. Funeral from Morgantown home at 130 pm Thursday, burial at Bluemont Cemetery. Former Grafton resident, merchant, owned large general store, grocery and meat business in Morgantown. Survived by daughters Mrs Jesse Shaw Panama and Mrs Grace Robinson Sutton West Virginia, son H Dorsey Fawcett Grafton, and daughter in Chicago Mrs Jerome Walls. Funeral services for W H Fawcett planned.
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Morgantown
Hla Tmoon
Grafton
Jesse Shaw
Panama
Grace Robinson
Sutton
W. ‘Va
H. Dorsey Fawcett
Jerome Walls
Chicago
W. H
State camp for older residents opens in Jackson Mills
W. H. Kendrick, director, announced that the state farm camp at Jackson Mills, W V, will be a vacation camp for older people next week. The program will be followed by the state university football training period.
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Jackson Mills
W. Va
State Farm
W. H. Kendrick
State University
Grand Jury Hearing for William Phillips in Child Delinquency Case
William Phillips, 21, arraigned before Magistrate John J. Wittman on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a 12 year old girl from Grafton. Bond set at 3000 for grand jury appearance in October. The alleged assault occurred near McConkey church after a ride from White Day Creek Marion County. Prosecutor James C. Holt represents the state.
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William Phillips
John J. Wittman
Dora Knight
Grafton
W. P. Samples
Wittman
Phillips
White Day Creek
Marion County
McConkey Church
James C. Holt
Fliers Charge in Cross Country Race Controversy
At San Bernardino airport on Sunday night Dr. L W Ayres, chair of the San Bernardino race committee, dismissed tampering claims and blamed poor preparation for the cross country race. Leaders shifted in the large plane division as Mrs Louise McPherridge Thaden moved up to lead late in yesterday's lap while Mrs Phoebe Omile held the top spot in the small plane class.
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L. W. Ayres
San Bernardino
Ayers
Louise “McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh
Florence Lowe Barnes
San Marino
Cal
Phoebe Omile
Memphis
Ernest Price Dies in Baltimore Prominent Lumber Broker
The Baltimore Sun reports the death of Ernest E. Price at his home 1206 North Avenue Baltimore on Monday August 19. He leaves widow Marie Sherman Price. Price was a longtime lumber broker active in the upper Monongahela valley and later Baltimore. He helped organize Co C of West Virginia National Guards and served as its first captain. He built the Walnut and Beech streets residence, later sold to Dr. A. Warder, and held Masonic lodge membership.
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Baltimore Sun
Ernest EB. . Prices
Price
North Avenue
Baltimore
Buriat
Marie
Sherman) Price
Mr. Price
Monongahela Valley
BD. Price & Bro
Price & Heald
Co. C
Charley Brinkman
Ety
Grace Buxton
Henry
G. Dayla
Gol
Tom Dayla
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