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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
2
A reflection on preventing childhood injuries by teaching safe handling of knives, matches, and flames. Parents should keep dangerous items out of sight and guide toddlers in safe ways to explore. Emphasizes gradual self protection and parental approval in risky situations.
Gatty Sellers gives fine organ recital at First Baptist Church on Thursday March 16 to enthusiastic audience. Tygart Valley Glass Company shipped 84 cars in month ending March 165. Candidates for sheriff of Taylor County: Walter Powell Byron S. Dilworth Okey A. Hefner. Abraham Bolinger Civil War veteran dies at 73. C G Kendall lectures on Armageddon and World War at Brinkman Opera House March 19. John Gales dies at 77, former B and O official and church sexton. Local Masons form Scottish Rite Club. Lincoln Lodge No 94 Knights of Pythias organized. Lincoln Lodge officers named. B&O orders larger locomotives.
The long list of 1900s era events includes engine arrivals for the Cumberland division on March 25, a terminal move to Grafton, families relocating from Parkersburg, and notable local figures like Judge John Homer Holt and Charles W. Monroe. Civic campaigns, a police mayoral stunt pouring liquor, a science lecture on Armageddon, and a plant sale to Wheeling capitalists with Thomas Carr as president are reported. Memorial services for Knights of Pythias, deaths of Nathan H. Jones and Ex-Mayor George F. Greene, and upcoming Wild West show appearances complete this panorama. The Kansas board of health reports widespread child defects among five to 14 year olds.
A Little Black Clock leads Peggy and John aboard a waiting plane to view a unique airborne parade. Planes halt mid air as a band plays from above, a drum major performs on wings, and huge lighter than air craft feature elephants peering from windows. Tomorrow promises elephants in water.
Miss Jessie Cole spent Thanksgiving with Miss Millie Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wonycott and son of Philippi visited Mrs. Wonycott's sister Mrs. Hallie Murphy on Thanksgiving Day. Arthur Robinson and A. L. Wonycott were business callers in Pruntytown Thursday. Willie Bartlett Ray Wongcott and Lawrence Probst called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Probst of Brydon Sunday.
Miss Katherine Marks and Mr and Mrs Everett Wolfe visited at the home of Mr and Mrs E E Cole on Sunday. Dorsey Cole and Miss Gladys Taylor were also present. Mrs Dorsey Kearns and Mrs Earle Neale were seen shopping in town Saturday afternoon.
Washington December 4 The estimated appropriations for the fiscal year 1932 for the forest service show a three million dollar increase. The notice outlines funding boosts across multiple forestry programs and agencies, reflecting expanded federal support for conservation, reforestation, and wildfire control measures. Officials emphasize the large earmark aims to modernize administration and accelerate forest management nationwide.
Protective toxin antitoxin treatments will be administered to Taylor County schoolchildren to prevent diphtheria. Grafton doctors and city nurse will conduct three Saturday sessions at West Side school from 9 to 12 starting November 30 with no intake after that date. Written parental requests required.
The 1931 budget totals 19,759,230, up from 16,469,780 in 1930. Most of the rise funds expanded work in forest service, salaries, and expenses for personnel, range investigations, economic surveys, and forest management.
Grafton post office issues first holiday warning urging residents to shop and mail early. With Christmas on a Wednesday, malls and mail volumes surge about 2000 percent during the season, so gifts greetings and letters should be mailed at least four weeks or ten days in advance to ensure delivery. Postmaster A Leuthardt and staff appeal for public cooperation.
President Hoover asked Congress for money to advance the full 16 cruiser program authorized before his term, a precautionary move pending the London naval conference agreement. Without congressional action, an allied cap on cruisers could require all vessels underway by June 30, 1981, influencing total naval expenditures for the year.
Funeral services for George Weaver 66 who died at his residence near Newburg Monday from pernicious anemia will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from the residence Reverend Dobson of the Newhire M B H church will officiate Burial will be in the K of P cemetery Weaver born January 24 1863 in Evansville was married to Elizabeth Currant July 29 1884 He was a farmer and member of the Newburg Methodist church He resided at his late home 17 years Surviving are his widow and children Mrs Gacie Shafferman Newburg Mrs Mildred Fronnhart Baltimore Mrs Carrie Hanaway Fairmont Taessie Weaver Rachel and Clyde Weaver Moundeville Also three brothers John Floyd and Charles and two sisters Mrs Mary Newcomb and Mrs Rose Horehier Newburg
A damaged OCR fragment notes fuel weighing over 6000 tons burned on the Aqui tania during a voyage across the Atlantic. The text is incomplete but indicates a large fuel loss aboard the vessel with no clear dates or precise location given.
Adolphus Travis and children express gratitude to friends and relatives for sympathy during illness. They thank Rev Dodson for visits, Royal Neighbors, the 9543 and mends for flowers and rides, and Haymond and Bhieville choirs for their splendor. God bless you all.
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