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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
4
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A 1929 proposal seeks fair legislative representation based on changing population figures. Logan county, with about fifty thousand residents, argues for more than one House member due to rapid growth from the Logan coal field. The piece blends civic note with advertising for a local drugstore.
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A discussion argues against immediate state legislative reapportionment, noting the 1930 national census will provide accurate figures. It suggests delaying until after the census, as the next legislature would meet in 1931, with reapportionment more effective post census. A Baltimore conference among regional delegates and business representatives seeks faster action on Western Maryland’s Northwestern Pike improvements.
The Baltimore meeting discussed resolving interstate road duties for the Northwestern Pike through Maryland, including sharing bridge costs over the Potomac and possible route changes to reduce span. If Maryland completes its section next year, a hard surfaced link from the Ohio River to the national capital could be ready before 1929. The Lake cargo coal trade meanwhile set record tonnage, signaling a shifting balance between Northern and Southern mines and a strained but improving market outlook.
A Cincinnati judge parolees a 20 year old youth who with a university companion confessed to robbing a Cincinnati home. The article questions trust in youths from good families while urging return home and reform. It contrasts with forest and Christmas tree debates and attitudes toward juvenile crime.
The piece notes public concern over cutting young fir trees for Christmas and counters it with authority from Charles Lathrop Pack. It highlights engineers and scientists from 20 nations meeting in Pittsburgh to discuss conservation methods that could sustain coal supplies for a millennium rather than a few centuries, framing long term resource security as the true thrill in conservation.
Los Angeles faces a major scandal as longtime District Attorney Asa Keyes, stepping down after 25 years in office, stands accused in a bribery plot linked to the Julian trial and other alleged payoffs. Co-defendants include Jacob Terman, the Rosenbergs, Charles Siemer, Ben and Dave Getroff, and A. T. Lasker, with separate actions tied to embezzlement and corruption charges.
The article extols coal as the world’s top resource, noting bituminous coal’s value for fuel and industry. It envisions vast future gains from industrial chemistry and engineering, claiming coal yields beyond gold and that Americans hold half the earth’s known stove resources.
The House census committee meets to consider reapportionment while the House naval affairs committee weighs marine personnel and naval oil reserve bills. The veterans committee holds a special meeting as appropriations panels across war agriculture state justice commerce and labor groups convene.
Announcement of the engagement of Princess Ma ala Louise D Orleans to Walter F. Ingsland Jr. of New York. The Duke and Duchess of Vendome, her parents, are cousins of King George and visit England annually, stirring social circles in London.
Twelve institutions were admitted to membership in the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States at the general assembly in Fort Worth Texas. Dr H Y Benedict president of the University of Texas welcomed attendees and Prof W R Smithey of the University of Virginia spoke for the association. New members include Murray State Teachers College Murray Kentucky East Kentucky State Teachers College Richmond Kentucky and Bethel Woman's College Hopkinsville Kentucky.
The veteran journalist and statesman Georges Clemenceau, now well past eighty, speaks with a New York correspondent about retirement, politics, travel, and life. He jokes about a new derby, a fine umbrella left by Colonel Ouse, and plans for a winter outing to Paris Follies and a talking film. He rejects politics as a drain on sleep and happiness, praises life as it ages, and says he may marry and travel the world if fate allows.
Detroit police were notified that Benjamin Jacob a Detroit bottle dealer kidnapped November 27 by three men returned home last night. Samuel Jacob broker said his brother left the city after his return and would be away several days. The Jacob family denied any ransom was paid for his release.
New York authorities traced liquor aboard the French liner Ile De France after an earlier search found 708 bottles. Overnight they extended the search with undercover workers and recovered about 1 000 more bottles. Canvas bags near a porthole yielded Champagne brandy and liqueur.
Pittsburgh Markets reports hogs at auction with 3000 head steady to weak demand and slow cattle sales. Potatoes trade around 68 cents per cwt with No 1 Michigan Rural a dollar fifty to a dollar sixty five, Whites from New York and Pennsylvania 1.80 to 1.75, Maine Green Mountains 1.75 to 2.00.
New York announces the election of Dr. James Harvey Robinson, former Columbia University history professor, as president of the American Historical Association for 1929.
London reports Lady Northesk recently divorced in Scotland and now set to marry. The announcement notes the divorce and forthcoming wedding plans involving the prominent British titleholder and her former husband.
Two sheriff sale notices from Taylor County WV list a property levy for nonpayment of taxes 1927 against Pruntytown Telephone Company including about sixty five miles of wire with poles and brackets and a second sale under a deed of trust for Lawson Starcher and Hefner at the front door of the Taylor County court house in Grafton with parcels on West Main Street. Terms require one third cash one third in one year and balance in two years with notes and title retained. Sale dates December 15 1928 and December 28 1928 both at 2 p.m. ObieG Hechmer sheriff.
The Biological Survey and Bureau of Plant Industry of the U S Department of Agriculture report using insect eating birds to control pests in orchards. Researchers study breeding to maintain birds on farms, noting nature’s method remains effective alongside new machinery.
Today in Congress the Senate resumes debate on the Boulder Canyon bill as House committees address agriculture and an outlined program for the session. The notes reflect ongoing legislative activity with focus on energy and land use policy.
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