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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1927

Page

7

The Romantic Age at Opera House Tonight

The Columbia production The Romantic Age plays at the Opera House tonight a tale of a vivacious flapper and her bachelor love. A younger brother’s arrival tests the couple as old loyalties clash and a dramatic misunderstanding unravels. En Rrene O’Brien and Alberta Vaughn headline with strong supporting turns.

Columbia Opera House Flapper Gvardian Jax Enrene O'Brien Alberta Vaughn Stanley ‘Taylor Bert Woodruff Bate Robert Flori

Miner Dies In Mine Slide At Washington Irvings Coal

W Va brief reports Allen Birty Shreves a 6 1 track foreman killed when slate fell in a crosscut at Washington Irvings Coal Company in Past Clarksburg. Stone crushed him as he filled a car bunker lamp at 8 am. C. W. Shields nearby helped, over a score of men moved the rock. Also U S district court awarded 5000 to Jessie C. Martin of Arideeport against Equitable Life Assurance Society for a double indemnity claim related to a 1901 Bridgeport shooting. Bart Brannon acquitted.

Clarksburg Washington Irvings Coal Company Allen Birty Shreves Hugh Stone Leroy C. Goff C. W. Shields Elking Jessie C. Martin Arideeport United States District Court Martin Equitable Life Assurance Society Bridgeport Bart Brannon

Ohio State Alumni Association meets in Sahela Valley

Overnight News By The Associated Press reports a first meeting of the Ohio State Alumni Association in Sahela Valley, noting no special Ohio State Day observed amid broad discussions on national policy, farm relief, and congressional plans.

Sahela Valley Ohio State Alumni Association Ohio State Associated Press Washington Latin America White House Goolidge World Europe Coolidge Congress el Universal Grafico Mexico City Mexican League For Defense of the Revolution Enemies of Resolution Morrow Calles Experimental Co-Operative Agricultural Land Bank Stalin

Illness hits 200 after church supper in Punxsutawney

Two hundred persons who attended a chicken supper at the First Baptist Church in Punxsutawny Pennsylvania fell ill with ptomaine poisoning. Doctors said most would recover, with a dozen or more seriously affected.

Punxsutawny First Baptist Church

Haller Beverage Co Advertises Cascade Ginger Ale Case Sale

An advertisement from the Haller Beverage Co promotes Cascade Pale Dry Ginger Ale. It urges comparison with prior purchases and offers home delivery of a case. The shown address is N29D36.

Cascade The Haller Beverage Co

Ford Showroom Draws 1247 Viewers For New Models

The Ford showroom attracted 1,247 visitors as B B Bryant reports unprecedented interest in the new Ford models even without a car on display. Local orders reach 27, with coupe and Tudor sedan favored, and a display in Clarksburg planned next week. Radio development in Denmark and Norway remains steady despite atmospheric interference.

B. B. Bryant Ford Products Ford Coleal Bryant Henry Ford Clarksburg Wigard Coolidge Grafton

Annual billiard meet delivers hard matches and close finish

In the Recreation billiard tourney last night Chet Blue edged Reg Newweome by 11 points. Dell Motter dominated Sapp in a 100 point duel, while Beavers and Jrep await to face front runners in the upcoming tri finals. The field narrows to three remaining second round matches as next week promises more brilliant games and a strong chance for the overall winner.

Chet Blue Reg” Newweome Blue Dell Motter Sapp Motter Dil Reavers Joe Jaco Harold “Kiddo” Moore Clyde Shaw Dempsey Ken Haught Chet Bine

Track Foreman Granted Pension by B. & C. R.

A pension has been granted B. W. Cornwell, track foreman for the Maintenance of Way, department of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Morongah division, resident of Clarks bars. Pension effective November 16 after nearly 20 years of consecutive service. Aged past 65, well known in railroad circles on the division.

B. W. Cornwell Baltimore and Ohio Trailroad Company Morongah Clarks Bars

Weather Outlook for Week Starts December 6

Weather forecast notes a period of rain or snow across the North and Middle Atlantic states at week start and again after midweek. Temperatures are moderate early and late, turning colder around midweek across the region. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expected similar cool-to-cold trend with light precipitation likely.

North Middle Atlantic Ohio Valley Tennessee

Local Weather Brief Hints At Rain Across Miami Valley

A fragmented weather note indicates a period of rain or drizzle through the week in Dayton and the Miami Valley. Forecast mentions moderate rain expected most days with uncertain timing and a potential shift in regional conditions. The garbled text references a period of unsettled weather and a challenge to name a state entity tied to a home project after months in Africa.

Dayton Miami Valley Frederick

Murder charge shocks Virginia clubman at Hermitage

In Richmond Virginia authorities charge John Wesley Faison 31 a clubman and former Hermitage Country club secretary and manager with the murder of Elsie Holt Snipes 28 a divorced music teacher. Snipes died from a bullet wound in her apartment, with Faison jailed and a special grand jury convened. Neighbors and police note inconsistencies in his account including claims of self inflicted signals and no powder residue, while the motive and precise sequence remain under investigation. Snipes leaves two children and Faison is a husband and father of five.

Trecisive Central Focas Schmond Virginia Richmond John’ Wesley “Faison Hermitage Elsie Holt Snipes Faison Mrs. Snipes T. A. Snipes North Carolina

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