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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
12
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The article chronicles Elkins residents pushing a publicly owned electric power plant with their city water works for street lighting and homes. A bond issue won initial support but state officials rejected it over call and refunding debt defects, sparking a second election plan after legal appeals. The piece also quotes a Charleston West Virginia ministerial association critique of anti liquor tactics and a broader attack on Christian teachings by the Anti-Saloon League.
A fragment from Ex ma Magazine presents the last article of title about a Catholic group known as four good Catholic friends. The piece notes the magazine’s attractive printing and national scope.
The Charleston Gazette notes growing use of the term wet press by dry leaders to describe media reporting on religious figures and Wall Street activities. It cites New York papers like the Times and World, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh outlets, and mass circulation chains opposing prohibition.
The south press largely stays neutral on prohibition except for Raleigh News and Observer and Chattanooga News which are firmly dry. The Springfield Massachusetts Republican and the Kansas City Star are also dry. The wet press includes most other dailies, while the city press cites four distant dailies, the Board clip sheet, and temperance boards.
In a continuance from the page, a special venire of 300 men is discussed as the existing panel of 200 reports yesterday. The state law limits summons until the current panel is drawn, while complex figures slow progress. Stimson explains the backlog, noting many potential jurors may defuse the case and that the fatal shooting of Gastonia's chief could extend hours.
An unnamed speaker surprised attendees at a feature titled Power Inquiry at Sites April. Leister Couzens offered the event months after the committee began studying conditions in the radio industry and other modes of communication.
A partial OCR fragment notes an incident involving a driver and a concrete mixer parked nearby. Hospital attendants in Davis today verified details of the event.
Secretary Cotton and officials face heavy workload as port operations near a critical decision. They confer daily, laboring overtime to finalize plans amid mounting pressure and ongoing negotiations.
The Prussian mint will strike commemorative medals for Graf Zeppelin’s round the world flight in bronze silver and gold, priced from three to one hundred marks. Obverse features Count Zeppelin inventor Dr Hugo Eckener navigator Ludwig Duert chief constructor, while the reverse shows a globe with the Graf Zeppelin in flight.
Assistant Secretary Lowman said the refusal of New York City Police Commissioner Whalen to cooperate with the prohibition bureau leaves sneak inns and roadhouses under state jurisdiction. He argued the federal bureau has no authority to compel district officers to act, but warned failure to enforce duties could trigger actions under the law.
A historical note documents a Union church built in 1786 near the western Alleghenies, featuring a rear M. E. Church structure as a regional landmark from colonial era settlement.
The navy dirigible Los Angeles lifts from Cleveland on its return flight to Lakehurst. It has been an attraction at the national air races here since yesterday, drawing spectators to the event and highlighting early air show excitement.
Wichita admits Arlington Davis as a senate page announced by Senator Henry J. Allen. Davis is a distant relative of President Hoover and a third cousin to Clark Hoover of Amporia, Kansas.
Washington reports United States leads in mail carried and miles flown in civil air transportation though Germany tops in total civil air lines in operation and aircraft flights. Germany carries 115000 passengers. France 47689. Canada 49718. U.S. 49718. Germany’s freight totals 2,282,000 pounds. France 2,755,000. Canada 2,404,682. United States 1,847,826.
Cairo dispatch describes a massacre in Hebron where a mob of natives stormed Jewish homes, fatally injuring many including 15 American students. Travelers arriving from Palestine relay horrifying scenes of destruction and severe harm to residents amid the violence.
London reports English society shows keen interest in Valerie French voyage, granddaughter of the late Field Marshal Haig, amid rumors she may wed Henry Bradley Martin in Denver. The visit's details remain cloaked in mystery as dispatches from the United States stir speculation about a possible marriage in a hospital. STARTS GOOD WILL FLIGHT Mexico City, Aug. 29, (22)- Pablo Sidar begins a flight from Valbuena air field.
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