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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1930
Page
4
Gratton West Virginia postoffice outlines subscription prices including two months by carrier at $.75 for daily and one year by mail. Single copies, six months by mail, and other rates are listed. Associated Press rights noted, letters up to 500 words welcomed, earliest insertion by 9:00 a.m. with extra charges after.
The Huntington Morgan town Post commends the persistent drive to locate a new hospital in the state, arguing 50 to 75 miles distance now matters less to travelers. It notes Huntington's cooperative spirit and emphasizes that other cities should emulate its determination and civic teamwork to spur growth.
A reflective piece discusses prosperity and contentment, contrasting simple domestic life with luxury. It notes Calvin Coolidge’s stance on jobs and luxury, praises modest homes, and cites public figures like Irving Berlin and Eva La Galilienne while humorously critiquing Haywood Broun’s short radio speeches and the political appetite for concise messaging.
The article notes Heywood Broun's bid for Congress on the Socialist ticket from a Manhattan district, suggesting voters may overlook a parlor socialist in a city where literary figures in politics draw mixed reactions. It contrasts Broun with Woodrow Wilson as a serious political student and observer of nations.
A Chicago judge denounces technicalities as barriers to justice and vows to jail hoodlums despite possible reversal by higher courts. He argues judges must take responsibility and enforce the spirit of the law, not merely its letter, to restore public confidence.
Announcement at Washington placed the new veterans hospital near Huntington stirring public rejoicing there while other towns voiced disappointment and charged political manipulation. Critics say Huntington is distant from the state center has low altitude and offers fewer benefits than competing communities seeking the hospital and its annual support.
An expert from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture says the damage from the Japanese beetle is greatly exaggerated. The pest first appeared in New Jersey where quarantine rules cost millions and hinder nurseries and glasshouses. Regulations remain hard to revise due to producers fears, though the expert believes the insect's impact is overstated.
Reports from Washington indicate the State Department doubts an American firm can build the Lake Tana project in Abyssinia without slave labor. The manifesto notes Abyssinia’s ancient slavery and Ras Tafari’s 1924 League of Nations testimony, suggesting foreign capital may be welcomed despite calls for abolition.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Carolyn Jackson Harper left Parkersburg high school 1000 in her will. She also left funds for police families killed in the line of duty, the Washington Humane Society, the Southern Relief Home and a Presbyterian church on New York Avenue.
Three youths aged 16 20 and 19 waived preliminary exam and were bound over to the grand jury for the murder of 21 year old R Miller Wilkison during a failed robbery at a fashionable engagement party. Assistant Prosecutor Li Aj Lieghley said indictments for first degree murder were expected and death by electric chair would be sought for each.
The Malla Khel section of the Orakzais and Chamkannis, long among the border tribes noted for belligerence, today handed over hostages to authorities near Peshawar in a move signaling renewed cooperation amid regional unrest.
Twenty leading chiefs held as hostages while northern districts remain quiet. Afghans defeated near DomeI Sunday pursued by a royal Lashkar from their own tribe as the frontier unrest persists.
Twin States Natural Gas announces purchase of 11 properties in West Virginia and Kentucky. John Baston of Williamson is renominated for six years as president of the West Virginia Federation of Labor, facing J R Digg and William Rogers. Delegates prepare annual meetings of the Junior Order United American Mechanics and the Daughters of America. Huntington City Council denies Gulf Refining permit for a bulk gasoline plant in War Wood Morgantown suits for $15,000.
Mrs Belle Bowning, 65, files damages claim against Morgantown Motor Co claiming permanent injury from an accident. Clarksburg Lawrence B Case, 22, and Elizabeth Cain, 68, married here today.
Joseph Rosier president of Fairmont State Normal School urged a state indirect tax to fund education at a High School Teachers Institute in Charleston. He cited changing economic conditions and argued state should bear elementary education costs, noting statements by state superintendent William C. Cook. Other speakers included R Emerson Langfit and Dr Walter Barnes.
Baton Rouge August 27 quiet returned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary after a riot by more than 25 convicts who refused to work on a rice farm and barricaded a temporary cellhouse. Curtis Blackwell, 19, a Black inmate, was killed by guard John Stovall during the incident as guards breached the cellhouse. The coroner reported the fatal wound and Captain Peeue rejected food quality rumors, blaming the rebels’ laziness to work.
C D Talbott notes a monthly practice since spring opening for domestic use. A State Chemist report from Mathias Office in Charleston analyzes Berkeley Run Springs water labeled Health Water and finds 14 percent bacteria in 24 hours, well below the 100 percent permissible level, deeming the water absolutely safe for domestic use.
London August 27 Justice Humphreys appointed a receiver and manager for the business of Lamport and Holt, shipowners and part of the Royal Mail Group of steamship companies, to oversee operations.
Lester Bolyard died Tuesday night at his home near Fellowsville following complications. Survived by his wife, one son, and two brothers. Funeral services set for Thursday at 10:20 from Nazareth church with relatives C T Bolyard and Alva Bolyard listed among mourners.
Berlin reports a snag in the anti noise crusade as the German carpet beating tradition in courtyards on Fridays and Saturdays from 8 to 2 p.m. remains uninterrupted until 5 p.m. Police noted issues adapting to the custom while enforcing quieter periods.
Notice lists Hazel A Tonguet and Edward Tonguet in a chancery case. Commissioner J Guy Allender schedules Sept 9 1930 at 10 a.m. in Grafton to execute decree and require papers. Also advertises creditors’ claim filing for John S Kennedy estate by Oct 2 1930 and a 1940 chancery proceeding regarding estate administration and accounting.
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