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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1930
Page
5
Fire laddies in Grafton will repaint Main street at night using paint buckets and brushes. Work will span several nights until traffic is nearly at a standstill and chief Greewald will supervise the effort.
Two children Sarah Marie and Jackie Mason living on Boyd street, aged twelve and four, were struck by an eastbound car after stepping from behind two cars on Main Street near the post office. Sarah Marie suffered minor cuts, the girl’s milk bottle broke, and the boy sustained lip and arm injuries. Frank M. Cole of Bridgeport stopped at the scene and helped remove the children. Dr. F.B. Bucklew examined them.
Washington dispatch notes a modest rise in income taxes and other internal revenue receipts. Officials report early figures for August indicating stronger collection performance, with potential implications for federal revenue projections and policy considerations.
Minnie Kennedy, mother of evangelist Aimee Sample McPherson, claims her broken nose came from an attack by Aimee. Aimee McPherson denies the accusation and presents her own account of the incident.
Archduke Albrecht of Hungary plans to renounce all Habsburg titles and emigrate to Brazil. He has acquired 150000 acres in the South American country for settlement with about 400 of his nationals and reportedly intends to marry Mrs. Tréne Lelbach, recently divorced. The move surprises Archduchess Isabella, his mother, who long sought to place him on the Hungarian throne.
General John J. Pershing arrived in New York aboard the Lie De Franca today after four months in France where he chaired the battle monuments committee and continued his work on commemorations.
Four to five ocean steamers carry liquor in Canadian waters of Lake Erie awaiting chances to offload to boats that land cargo on New York Pennsylvania or Ohio shores. Coast Guard commander asks Washington to dispatch airplanes to spot rum runners. Election of a new commander in chief to succeed Edwin J. Bosler is a leading topic at Worcester convention.
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