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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1929

Page

7

Lassen Peak Shows Signs of Possible Dormant Eruption

Lassen Peak in California is observed to be swelling with tilt and ongoing earthquakes, suggesting increasing internal pressure. Government volcanologist ROH Finch notes the activity is not yet a forecast but confirms Lassen remains an active volcano. Steam vents and past eruptions from 1914 1915 are recalled as context.

Ineral Calif Lassen United States Geneal Survey Faclares Roh. Finch Geological Survey Mitch Lassen Peak Finch

Fragmentary political note on presidential stance and opposition

The fragment hints at a split among supporters and critics over the president's definite positions on certain topics, notably dry laws, sparking ongoing controversy about policy clarity and party reactions.

Crats Tuich Tooger

Radio Program Schedule December 4 and 8 Eastern Time

Radio listings for WEAF and WABC show a December schedule with programs from 6:00 PM to after 9:00 PM including Black and Gold Room Orchestra, Golden Gems, Erno Rapes Concert Orchestra, Jack Bakens and Parker Tenor, Old Counselor Quartet, Floyd Gibbons, Organ Recital, Dance Hour, Guy Lombardo Orchestra, The Knights, Grand Opera Concert, and assorted music and talk segments.

WEAF New York Black and Gold Room Highlanders Aitton J. Cross Golden Gems Voral Erno’ Rapes Jack Bakens Jack Parker Olve Palmer Floyd Gibbons WABC Guy Lombardo Orch the Knights

Prohibition official suspended amid liquor control shake-up

John J. Quinn deputy prohibition administrator at Baltimore is suspended pending a hearing on charges as part of a broader effort to curb liquor flow into Washington. The fragment also lists a dense station schedule across several radio networks with various orchestras shows and program notes.

Associated Prep Washington John J. Quinn Prohibition Baltimore

Radio Schedule Fragments Across Stations

A jumble of listed time blocks and shows from stations WEAF WJZ WSM WHAS and others. Entries mention orchestras dance hours news features and midnight dance programming across cities including Detroit Atlanta Nashville and Tula with various durations and performers.

Overnight News Digest Highlights Political Tensions

AP dispatch notes Washington state astonished by a Russian memorandum and a US note deemed not friendly. In Cheyenne Patrick J Sullivan becomes Republican committeeman successor to late Senator Warren. In Washington the Senate rejects delaying Vare case until election committee reports. In Chicago Florence Smock and Harold Deatline named health champions. in Washington Republicans praise Hoover, Democrats criticize vagueness.

Cheyenne Wyo Patrick J. Sullivan Warren Washington — Senate Election Committee Chicago Florence Smock Florida Harold Deatline Indiana United States Norriy William Ware Pennsylvania Senate Reed Elections Committee Vare William B. Wilson Shortridge

Government Expenditure Continuations Across Cities 1931

The president's request for 30 500 000 in 1931 lists continued funding for many federal facilities. Included are allocations for Baltimore marine hospital and post offices, court houses, and other government offices in cities such as Clarksburg Morgantown Parkersburg Uniontown Waynesburg and additional locations in Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Baltimore Marine Hospital Court House Clarksburg W. Va Cumberland Morgantown Parkersburg Uniontown Waynesburg

Widen Area Continues Across Lake Erie Lights On

The report notes the widening area near Ward Lake Erie with lights turned on as part of ongoing expansion. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh is referenced in the continuation, indicating a notable figure connected to the statement.

Ward Lake Erie Charles A. Lindbergh

Former office boy writes opera denies jazz role den s first

Mary Garden calls the jazz opera Camille a grand work by Hamilton Forrest a former Chicago office boy at 27 who wrote a modern first jazz opera based on a French woman's life in Chicago. It will premiere in January at the Civic Opera House with Garden as lead. The piece features song dialog without arias and a rhythm driven by jazz with banjo and saxophone.

Chicago Hamilton Forrest Mary Garden Civic Opera House Camille Forreat Vedra Samuel Insull Forrest Miss Garden Paris Jim London Arthur Bourner Chicaog Civic Opera Company

Lindbergh associate aids search and Soviet notes collide

An associate offered to aid the Nelson search from Ambassdor Morrow’s home in Englewood New Jersey. He had flown mail with Lindbergh in St Louis and told Lindbergh’s friends that efforts to find Nelson were ongoing. A separate Soviet memo rejects protector duties for any state and notes Paris pact limits.

Nelson Dwight W. Morrow Englewood N. J Smith Lindbergh St. Louis Smithy Cleveland Moscow Mukden Nikolsk- Yashiitsky

Mutinies Tap Nationalist Troops Near Nanking

Two divisions of Nationalist troops mutinied at Pukow and disarmed loyal units, looted shops and rolling stock, then moved northward en route. No response yet from the Nationalist government.

Peiping Nanking Kanehow Shanghai Pukow

Hoover Says Tax Reduction Moves Ahead in Congress

Washington reports show Hoover’s tax cut plan advancing through the House Ways and Means Committee with Mills of the Treasury detailing proposed reductions and preparation to vote under unanimous consent. Senators debate seating for Vare and Wilson while budget figures for 1931 spark interest among lawmakers over appropriations and prohibition-related measures.

House Washington Ils- Tuptes Senate Congress Senate Elections Committee Ways and Means Hawley Ogden Mills The Treasury Hoover

More Than 500 Continued From Page ue

A fragment from a community page lists names including Barber Deale Heck Grace, Daisy Dotson Anna nd ols, with Miss Matthews as drill committee chair. The yose drill is organized by Rowe Ba Circle No 1 members.

Barber Deale Heck Grace den Daisy Dotson Annanolds Maloney Jr Robert Miller Lewis Haymond Miss. Matthews Rowe Ba

Ship Rescue Efforts Near Gardner Island Amid Reef Peril

Reports from the Trongate describe the Norwich City’s crew aboard the steamer Lincoln struggling near Gardner Island amid enormous breakers. Twenty men from the Norwich City were stranded on the reefed island, with water and food in demand as attempts to reach safety were hampered by the sea and reef.

Lincoln Jieworth Norwich City Norwich Grty Jsland Rehéua Noxwich Gardner Island Phoenix

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