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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1929
Page
2
A dense listing of hourly radio programs across WEAF WABC WJZ and other stations. Includes Concert Orchestras Dance Hours News and various entertainment segments with frequent time stamps and station identifiers.
Open seasons for game in West Virginia are listed with dates for elk, deer, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, skunk, opossum, muskrat, beaver and other species. Includes bag limits such as six gray fox or black squirrels per day and forty per season, and notes on counties with exceptions and leap year February 29.
Papers on liquid cooled engines for aircraft will be read by Geise and G. W. Frank of the army's aeronautical laboratory at Wrightfield. Juan de la Cierva, Spanish inventor of the autogiro, will attend and discuss his invention. Technical talks will cover airplane design and light alloys, with Edward P. Warner to discuss speed and weight in air transportation.
A clumsy garbled excerpt describes a young woman in a beige satin blouse and matching frock. It references a decorative beige ensemble, satin blouse details, and bead accents. The text hints at coordinated accessories and a refined look from a film scene.
Thomas Elwood Hathaway 21 of Grafton died at home on Rosa Street after a year with tuberculosis. A Grafton High School graduate, he worked in Ohio recently and belonged to the Christian church. Survived by parents Wilbur and his wife and two brothers Theodore and Dorsey. Funeral Sunday at First Christian Church with Rev. C. J. Howearth. interment Woodsdale Park Cemetery.
State Troopers and Sheriff closed in on alleged blockaders at dawn seizing 60 gallons of mash. Kennedy and Collins were arrested after a chase, jailed in Kingwood, bonds set at 2000 dollars each. Businessmen and locals observed as, amid tension, affidavits and safety concerns surfaced. a fatal shooting nearby tied to chain-gang pasts. Machinery shipments to Fairmont were diverted from Holloway to expand Baltimore and Ohio railroad yards.
Businessmen visiting the environs of Grafton enjoyed an outdoor outing at Camp Y-Rator. They observed daily lessons and a four day camp schedule focused on outdoor beauty and life skills while guests joined the Welcome Song. Dinner followed with Mrs. Arnold assisting and remarks by Ward H. Holt, W. L. Reddick, M. Morgan, O. Jay Fleming, and Jed W. Robinson.
Officers tracked a traveling band of Gypsies who encamped on Robinson school properties in Knottsville. Sheriff Mays and Deputy Travis found the camp welcoming but warned them to move on, noting numerous fakes and chatter around Taylor county corn.
Inspector Wayne investigates Pell's death amid a web of alibis at Brimpton and Newplace Abbey. Professor Laxton, Seabroke, and Marling provide conflicting accounts as Wayne probes the keyhole scene, questioning whether Pell’s death was murder through a hidden line of sight or a ghostly misfire. The case shifts to Scotland Yard as clues fade and the shooter remains unseen.
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