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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1929
Page
4
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A religious reflection opens with John 15:26 27 and a prayer for the Holy Spirit. The report covers Clemens forgery trials in Charleston with hung juries and possible third trial. It then surveys Haiti marines in suppressing revolts, criticizes intervention but notes justification. China’s revolts and Chiang Kai shek’s fate are discussed. A British captain combats pirates in Chinese waters. Ohio valley road advocates press state for immediate completion of highway 2 urging action and political accountability.
The team discusses assigning portions of tasks to specific workers to balance workload. Clear roles are defined and timelines set to ensure efficient use of personnel and equipment across the project.
In Red House Putnam County a night auto crash claimed Okey Shamblin of Plymouth and indirectly caused three more deaths. Bristol men Charles W. Cash and James Bondurant drowned in fog after their car left the Bluefield Bristol road. G W Shinault of Bluefield was killed crossing a train. In Moundsville J W Sivert, a 60 year old merchant, repelled two armed robbers by swinging a broom and foiling a holdup.
New York bid details four and one half percent interest on 480000 and four percent on 420000 plus 1092 premium. Fire damages the cutting roof of the building occupied by A Mamaux and Son Company tent makers in Pittsburgh. About a score of guests from two nearby rooming houses fled into the street, many in night attire.
Dwight W. Morrow arrived in New York from Mexico City and refused to discuss his possible appointment to the U S Senate to replace Senator Edge or any talks with Mexico’s former and current presidents. He departed for Englewood New Jersey after making no statements.
The second annual convention of the West Virginia Road Builders' Association opened in Charleston with W. T. Coleman Roane county road engineer and president presiding. Mayor W. W. Wertz welcomed delegates as Co. D. Morgan Charleston insurer warned that road construction costs have risen about 50 percent in recent years.
Owen D. Young chairman of RCA urged the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to unify American radio and cable systems to meet competition from abroad. The proposal aims to strengthen national communications against foreign rivals and ensure coordinated development across media platforms.
A national miners union walkout in Illinois coal pits began with a partial strike. Of 176 mines surveyed, only one, affecting resident Joseph D. Zook, reported stoppage, according to the Illinois Coal Operators’ Labor Association.
Elizabeth Ormond Wrenn Dupont of Washington DC was granted a divorce from Samuel Halleck Dupont in Reno Nevada. The former couple, linked to the Dupont fortune, were finalized in a formal court proceeding on December 9.
In Cleveland on December 9 delegates of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union adopted a resolution urging President Hoover to inaugurate a five day work week in government departments. They argued the action would set a pattern for industry and lead to broader labor reform.
Dense fog lingering over Bluefield West Virginia leads to multiple fatalities as a Weather Bureau report documents deteriorating visibility and dangerous road conditions in the district.
Governor Conley sold 900000 dollars of West Virginia road bonds today to Itls and Company in Cleveland and L F Rotherld and Company, marking a government financing move for road development.
Owners report captain and entire crew safe aboard the steamship Manchester Regiment after Volumina was abandoned at sea in a storm. In St. Louis, racketeering and commercial swindling costs are estimated between 25,000 and 35,000 dollars daily by the Better Business Bureau.
In Vatican City a semi official communique quotes Pope Pius saying Protestantism is growing exhausted and sterile, inspiring nostalgia for Catholicism as the pope approves the beatification of 136 English martyrs during a ceremony.
Washington December 9 President Hoover transmitted to Congress a supplemental estimate of 910642 dollars for the legislative establishment for the fiscal year 1930 to cover extra costs arising from the special session.
Norma Shearer, star of talking pictures, reportedly favors yeast sandwiches daily at the studio and on location. Fellow MGM players Sitney Franklin Basil Rathbone George Barraud Herbert Dunston Hedda Hopper Cyril Chadwich George K Arthur Moon Carroll also joined the habit. The commissary has boosted yeast orders as Vitamin B and the Sunshine Vitamin D rich yeast is touted for health and skin clarity under studio lights.
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