This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1927
Page
5
Weather disrupts plans as Edward F. Schlee and William S. Brock delay their bid to set a world endurance flight record in Daytona Beach. Forecasters warn of cloudy skies and unfavorable winds, stalling the key attempt and delaying the historic crossing.
The article explains rapid expansion of automatic printers for Associated Press news, linking major cities via trunk circuits and Morse wires. It notes deployment in Arizona to Wisconsin and announces West Virginia service for The Sentinel starting next Monday, with maintenance by C and P Telephone Company staff.
Staff writer J F McKenna profiles Ruth Hanna McCormick campaigning for Illinois congressional at large. He notes her political lineage from Mark Hanna and Medill McCormick, her early coal field survey, and her belief that politics is a profession. She supports farm relief and strict prohibition, aiming to start reforms now.
In a House session Representative Tilson claimed Lindbergh arrived in Mexico City and the House then voted to instruct Speaker Longworth to wire premature congratulations to the aviator. The report reflects a burst of political reaction to a false report about the famed flyer.
Gland grafting in Algeria yields sheep gaining about 22 pounds and producing 1.5 extra pounds of wool. Trials at Tadmit South Algeria were reviewed by an international commission of experts from Britain Argentina Spain Italy and Czecho-Slovakia. They estimated 100 grafted rams could yearly birth 5 000 super-sheep delivering 34 tons of flesh and 5 500 pounds of wool more than ordinary sheep. The commission favored the idea of wide adoption and suggested the strain be named Voronoff sheep after the renowned grafting scientist.
George Sisler, famed first baseman of the St. Louis Browns, was traded to a Washington team, announced by Browns president Phil Ball. Reported price around 25000 dollars. A’s and White Sox also bid as major league meetings concluded.
The Senate foreign relations committee voted to bypass Senator Reed's call for a broad inquiry into charges that Mexico funded US senators. The special committee will begin hearings tomorrow, with officials from Hearst papers and Arturo M. Elias, Mexican consul general in New York, invited to testify.
Washington notes that over 2,000 scientists will gather in Nashville Tennessee for the 84th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science from December 26 to 31. A. A. Noyes leads as new president. Di Easton of the California Institute is highlighted for science reform. L. H. Hailey of Ithaca N.Y. will read the principal lecture. about 80 related societies join the event. Quiet enforcement of Prohibition is reported in Washington with speculation about its impact on supporters.
Fairmont reports athletic director Jen nings Randolph of Davis Hikins College announced arrangements for a Centre College basketball game in Hiking on January 17. It will mark Centre College’s first West Virginia appearance with a five. Negotiations for a Carnegie Tech versus D,E game on January sixth on the Biking floor were nearing completion.
A woman admits attending a party at Miss Hayes’s apartment where a quarrel occurred. she denies striking Hayes. Hayes, a noted horse show figure and famed race wagerer, drew public attention in 1924 after a $50,000 breach of promise settlement with John L. Bushnell, former First National Bank president. Congress is in session again, with hudorists’ days near.
Mrs. James Doran, 45, of Jefferson County West Virginia, was instantly killed near Bunker Hill yesterday when the car she rode in with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Bowers, overturned after a wheel broke. The daughter was unhurt as they were returning from a shopping trip to Winchester Virginia. The report also includes a brief comic exchange about a policeman requesting a signature.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.