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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
5
W L Long local railway express agent reports over a million holiday address labels prepared for early shipment. He emphasizes legible addressing to avoid delays, warns against state abbreviations causing misrouting, and notes traffic remains near average for the season.
Radio listings by time and station show orchestras ensembles talk shows and dances. Programs include WEAF WJZ WBAL WOR KDKA WGY WBZ WLW WTAM WCX and more with hours from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM and snippets of artist names titles and segments across New York Baltimore Chicago Pittsburgh Schenectady Cleveland Detroit Atlanta and Louisville.
A doctored prescription relabeled as Thoxine offers near instant throat relief without harsh taste. The drug is marketed as safe for the whole family with a 15 minute money back guarantee, sold by all druggists in 34c 60c and 1.00 sizes.
Manager Bord appeals to Grafton residents to gather all old toys now to decorate them before the busy Christmas rush. He asks parents to cooperate with The Paint Store in collecting used toys for repainting and adding to existing contributions.
A collage of brief items from across cities including Booneville Arkansas New York and Philadelphia. It covers a tongue twisting stunt on a frosted rail a man appealing overdue alimony a dramatized life of Jeanne Engels a Rockefeller Foundation health talk in Trenton a Leviathan ocean call rate change a Philadelphia counterfeit arrest and a plaque marking the phonautograph’s 50th anniversary.
A powerful bomb exploded Thursday in Chicago injuring 20 people, with one seriously hurt. Firemen estimate damage up to $50,000. Frank Marsello, 11, son of Tony Marsello who ran a barbershop in the building, was severely injured by falling plaster and flying glass as the blast struck the shop.
Canton authorities disclosed an alleged plot by Chang Fak-Wei commander of the Ironsides to stir disorder in the city. Rebels and Kwangsu insurgents were nabbed nearby and confessed plans to incite an insurrection and riot in Canton.
Glenford The Paint Store manager says many second hand toys have been refinished and sent to the Salvation Army Home to await Christmas Santa Claus. Mothers and fathers in the community have donated toys and many children will have a joyful Yuletide season when they receive them.
Mexico's two leading presidential candidates, Pascual Ortiz Rubio and Jose Vasconcelos, were on American soil this week. Rubio traveled by special car toward Hot Springs Arkansas while Vasconcelos passed through El Paso en route to unspecified destinations, with news of his plans kept private.
Fox presents Conquistador at Strand Sunday night through Monday and Tuesday. Stars Baxter and Antonio Moreno headline a romance infused western adventure, with Manuelita aiding the plot as Carlotta draws rival cousins into jealousy and a fatal confrontation.
A speaker denounces the poll outrage and vows armed forces retaliation to avenge fellow supporters. The remarks signal heightened tension around election actions and potential clashes amid political division.
The discussion outlines a tax cut proposal impacting households under $10,000 and those over $100,000. Under the plan, the total reduction would drop from $45,000,000 to $20,000,000 for the lower class, a 52 percent cut, while the top tier faces only a 1 percent reduction.
Cayes officials reported the action saved the city from looting and Maintaining Order. Port Au Prince and Cape Haitian remained quiet with US Marines patrolling the streets to maintain order. Martial law after the Port au Prince customs house riot has not extended beyond the two cities.
Washington December 7 The Rev Frederick Wyatt Sohn S J has been named director of Georgetown University Seismological Observatory succeeding the late Rev Francis A Tondorf who held the post for more than a quarter century after dying recently.
Miss Marion Lowe of Washing ton street visits Mr and Mrs Joseph P Kane in Cumberland Md Dr Alden Beagle a prominent dentist leaves for Fairmont for a dental meeting Mrs L R Lowe returns home after visiting friends at Clarington Ohio Miss Vearl Felton of Webster confined with chronic rheumatism remains unimproved
Whipped southward from the Canadian plains a zero wave hit the northwest and forecasts called for snow and colder weather across the middle west. Fort Smith marked the coldest at 42 below, Manitoba registered 26 below, and Devil's Lake North Dakota dipped to two below zero.
The body of Mrs. Joseph Ford was found in their Chicago apartment by her husband Charles Ford, head of a shirt manufacturing company. The room showed evidence of a struggle and possible foul play as investigators began examining the scene.
Charleston delegations from Hancock to Wood petition road officials for fixing state route No. 2. Moorefield reports the body of John Ketterm an, 34, shot in the head found near his home. Burlington notes a seven month old son of Mrs. Lowman Baker smothered in a blanket. Martinsburg reports the death of Edward Levi Williams, 42, in a sanitarium at Oteen, N C. Clarksburg circuit court dates a petition by G L Cabot Inc seeking oil and gas assessment cuts in Harrison county. Boston Public Library floors wear down exposing brass inlays after millions tread.
At the tenth annual Motion Picture Theatre Owners America convention in Memphis, Sidney R. Kent reported that revision of 3800 contracts cut over 1.3 million dollars in film rentals for small independent exhibitors nationwide. Kent and Will H. Mays urged cooperation, applauding producers for easing strains and stressing modern, comfortable theaters as essential for survival.
A fragmented text describes a woman found on a bed with her throat apparently slashed by a butcher knife, indicating a violent fatal stabbing incident.
Secretary Wilbur proposed to the war department that active steps be taken for an army expedition to rescue Lieutenant Ben Heils on and his mechanic Earl Borland, missing in northern Alaska or along the Siberian coast. Two passenger liners, the Creole and Transylvania, collided in fog bound harbor off Battery Park in New York.
Officials announced a fare reduction of about 25 percent on the Transcontinental air rail route effective December 15. The cut applies to lines both east and west of Kansas City, lowering travel costs for travelers on the nationwide route.
LaCrosse Wisconsin December 7. Mayor John E Langdon announces a ban on playing checkers in public places to curb gambling devices. He says other games were shut down first to prevent pool rooms from moving to checkers.
In New York on December 7 two men carried sixty four persons from a burning six story tenement. Flames swept stairways as residents fled. Four rescuers including a woman and two boys were slightly injured.
Police in Washington investigated a suspicious vehicle in an alley and found six stolen machines. All license tags were falsified. Records show the items were stolen within the last two months.
Three former state officials indicted by the grand jury in Jackson. Two were arranged in court as authorities pursue alleged irregularities. The Dec 7 AP report notes ongoing proceedings and charges, with names and agencies not fully disclosed in the fragment.
Prohibition Commissioner Doran disclosed that 200,832,051 proof gallons were produced in the fiscal year ending last June 30, up 31,61 over the prior 12 months. A prize collection of fort and Confederate money is in Emory University’s museum in Atlanta, sourced from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
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