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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1929

Page

6

Realty transfers surge in Taylor county weekly record

The Taylor county clerk reports numerous estate transfers for the past week. Properties include Woodsdale Cemetery Association, First National Bank in trust, Star Addition burial plots, Hepzibah Baptist church tracts, and multiple lots in Beaumont and Latrobe areas, with several rights of way agreements involving Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co.

Taylor County Clerk’s Office Woodsdale First National Bank Inlentore of Trust Properties Innes Mary F. Fips Baker eFtterman John J. Kirby Nola Jane Weetchoe Ling Star- Addition Knottsville M.aings Baik Fett m James Riley Atwell Stark Hepzibah Boottivs Creek Henry Crouse Homer Daugherty Berkley Creek Court House Herbert M. Wolfe Evan A. Giles Beaumont Excelsior Mantel Company Daniel L. LaRue Latrobe Street Propertiea East Gratton Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company Bank of Morgantown Monongahela C. C. Demoss Monon Grafton D. W. Lawson Philippi Pike Queen Grafton-Philippi James Yaste Elizabeth Yaste Grafton-Philippi Pike

Ford's Plans Opposed To Move Historic Court House

Henry Ford faced opposition over plans to relocate the old Postville courthouse, once used by Abraham Lincoln, to Dearborn Michigan. Ford spokesman W J Cameron said the building would be moved and oriented to resemble its Lincoln era setting. Logan County Judge Lawrence B Stringer thanked Ford for preservation but warned removal would leave an empty shell in its current environment.

Lincoln Henry Ford Postville Abraham Lincoln Dearborn Mich Lawrence B. Stringer Logan County W. J. Cameron Detroit Ford

Aviators Adopt Women's Hair Nets For Comfort

St Paul aviators embraced hair nets for practicality. Thorwald Chil Johnson, pilot for Canadian-American Airplanes, Inc., explained nets keep hair out of eyes and improve comfort and economy on flights.

St. Paul Thorwald Chil Johnson Airplanes, Inc

Labor Day Outing Inspires Fall Dress and Hat Trend

A cheerful note invites shoppers to embrace a new dress and fall hat for Labor Day outings. The friendly message suggests updating wardrobe pieces to enjoy the holiday in style.

Funeral for Mrs Ward set Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Catharine W. Ward 49, who died after a six month tuberculosis illness, will be held Saturday at 2 PM from Bartlett Funeral Home. The Rev. Ark of Flemington will officiate, with burial in Bluemont cemetery. She leaves five children across several towns.

Catherine W. Ward Celia ‘Tracy West Main Street Bartlett Funeral Home Ark Flemington Bluemont Ward Isaac Sarah Turner Wilmouth John T. Hoskinson Grafton Ed Keane Canada Dan Purkey Herbert Reed Parkersburg James Hoskinson Hines John Hoskinson Charlie Dulin Clark Ward

Funeral for Mrs. Reba Smith Held at Cecil

Funeral services for Mrs. Reba Smith 24 wife of Ed Smith who died in Detroit Michigan August 27 from heart trouble were held this afternoon at 2 at her mother Mrs Ella Mail at Cecil. The Rev Fred B De Cost officiated. Interment followed in the Cecil cemetery family plot.

Reba Smith Ed Smith Detroit Mich Ella Mail Cecil Fred. B. de Cost Cecil Cemetery

Doctor Frank Ende Missing in Chicago Mystery

Chicago aug 30 missing doctor Frank M Ende 39 a New York surgeon and second in charge of the city hospital vanished after arriving august 19 for an american medical convention. he checked in at a loop hotel talked with a friend then said he would go to his room to take headache medicine and has not slept there or left his baggage since.

Chicago Dr. Ende

Guns Bark in Chicago Again

Tony Domingo vowed to avenge his wife’s dynamite death. A gunman killed him in a cafe. Ralph Bartall, a dinner companion, escaped. Neighbors note prior quarrels between the Domingos after two Domingo brothers died in a mash vat accident on their Michigan farm.

Chicago Tony Domingo Tony Tank Michigan Ralph Bartall Domingo Domingos di Maria

Will and crew hover near endurance record at Sky Harbor

The aviators Russell Mossman and B. Steele continued their 161 hour flight at Sky Harbor as they chase the 421 hour refueling endurance record on the "St. Louis Robin" and the "Chicago, We Will" motor runs smoothly with ground crew reporting no fatigue.

Will St. Louis Sky Harbor Russell Mossman B. Steele Chicago

Lindy Poses for Photographers at Air Races

Lindbergh charmed a crowd of newspaper photographers at the national air races. He quipped he would pose if he could, then, after the photographers scrambled to get shots, the flyer agreed and posed amid the bustling field scene.

Gliarles A. Lindbergh Lindbergh

Boy and His Gang Break Up Robbery in Evanston

A 12 year old boy and a group of youths intervened during a grocery hold up yesterday in Evanston. They pursued the robber after he fled with $140, knocking the money from his hands and forcing him into a waiting car. The boy later returned without revealing his identity, and the group obtained the license number of the getaway vehicle.

Evanston

Eckener Leaves Washington for Lakehurst Flight

Graf Zeppelin skipper Dr. Hugo Eckener departs Washington after meeting President Hoover and thanking U S officials. He chooses a quiet hotel room in Lakehurst before returning to New York by train. Also, Sir George Hubert Wilkins and Susanne Bennett wed in Cleveland officiated by Justice Myron J. Penty.

Washington Hugo Eckener Lakehurst Eckener New York O. C. Keip Dr. Eckener Wer Endy America Navy Zeppelin N. J President Hoover Cleveland Sir Geo. Hubert Wilkins Susanne Bennett Australis Justice of the Peace Myron J. Penty

Man Forces Entrance to Buckingham Palace Grounds

Special police from Scotland Yard investigated a man who forced entry to the Buckingham Palace grounds in London. The intruder refused to name himself or explain his motive. Police scaled the locked walls, injuring his hands on a picket fence, and pursued the suspect as he attempted to hide in the wall shadows. No members of the royal family were at the palace.

London Scotland Yard Buckingham Palace Et Ganda Ore

Treasury reports drive against rum running cuts Detroit border imports

Washington reports customs figures show a campaign against Canadian liquor smuggling near Detroit reduced June and July imports from Canada to 171,719 cases, down from 439,101, with May and July exports also sharply lower. Strong enforcement began in May after an April launch, cutting border exports from last year by more than half.

Washington Treasury Canada Detroit Customs Bureau Destroit United Sties

Start of search for fugitive in Tulsa gunfight

Tulsa Aug 30 A search was started today for a companion of Dick Gregg who fled after a pistol fight that left Tulsa County officers Ross Darrow and A L Bowline dead. The pursuit includes the Sands Springs highway incident where the officers stopped Gregg before he shot Bowline while he jumped onto a running board. Gregg was wanted in three Oklahoma bank robberies.

Tulsa Okla Dick Gregg Oklahoma Tulsa County Sands Springs Here Ross Darrow A. L. Bowline Gregg Bowline

Chicago Endurance Craft Remains Up

Chicago August 30 endurance event reports suggest the endurance craft remains prominent in local sports coverage.

Chicago

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