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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1930
Page
2
A radio program listing details hourly lines from WEAF WABO WBAL WOR WJZ and other stations across the Northeast and Midwest. Notable entries include Uncle Abe and David Trio orchestras and a non-stop flight attempt by British pilot Captain Barhard to London from Tangiers Africa.
A cryptic note describes a remedy that supposedly treats headache or neuralgia in minutes, checks a cold the first day, and malaria in three days, with uncertain credibility and no verifiable sources.
Louisv ille resident Geo George L Porter 54 years old reports relief from chronic indigestion and rheumatism after using Konjola for two weeks. He says he spent years and a thousand dollars seeking a cure and praises the product available at Grafton Drug & Chemical Company and other local druggists.
Ex-Senator Da Elkins telegraphs the American Legion and West Virginia citizens urging protest of the government World War veterans hospital site at Huntington. He faults Senator Hatfield for choosing a location far from the state, lamenting it as out of West Virginia.
Discussion on government aid for aviation notes bids by United Navigation and six pioneer lines. Brown urges support for established, proven carriers rather than speculative rivals. Air mail costs rise from six to eight and a half million, risking postal deficit. and a trustee sale ad and stray notices follow.
Des Moines Iowa August 26 Alexander Legge chairman of the federal farm board said farmers across the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys may see farm incomes in 1930 equal to or better than 1929. He noted drought damage is limited to areas around Roxie Mountain Missouri Kentucky Virginia and some southern states while Iowa Nebraska northern Kansas the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Ohio and Oklahoma should fare well.
Detroit police weigh a theory that the drowning of Francis Whalen, an electrical contractor, is linked to the July 23 killing of political radio commentator Gerald E Buckley. Whalen was thrown from a car into the Detroit River near Ecorse after leaving the La Salle Hotel, home to WMBC where Buckley spoke and was shot in the lobby.
Moseby to hur l one game and Hennesy to pitch the other for the Cumberland club as Connie Mack notes a historic Grafton ball game. Morning start around 10 and afternoon about 2 20 on the Athletic Field with lineups to be announced Wednesday featuring top local material and strong Cumberland pride.
Emergency water orders issued at Monongah division headquarters amid drought. Water drawn along routes has dried up. only emergency supplies remain. Extra tanks loaded on trains and engineers cautioned on water use.
Testimony in Harrisburg reveals a birth certificate for a girl named Oscar Rothwell changed to Leora at the request of Charles J. Mills, Elmira attorney for two men. Emlyn Jones of the vital statistics bureau noted changes are allowed for first names when requested, while the defense notes a certified copy was produced but without proof of alterations. A talkie theater has been installed at A W Peterson’s home in St Louis.
In Youngstown on August 26 a cross examination in the Common Pleas Court probed how appraisals influenced the Republic Steel consolidation and Eaton interests. Newton D. Baker questioned motives behind Bain’s opposition to the Sheet and Tube Bethlehem merger while Eaton testified about a Chicago engineer’s appraisal of a related Interstate Central Alley deal. The witness described the Republic consolidation arising from 1929 discussions rather than a preplanned strategy, noting his own prior intent to merge but ignorance of exact shapes.
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