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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
8
The project rushed to finish a handsome Main Street block faces delays as merchandise has sat ready for weeks. Finishing work and fixture installation are incomplete due to late material deliveries. Occupancy before January 1 seems unlikely, with three days allotted to stock and setup before an announced opening date.
A rumor of a J C Penney store opening before Christmas was dispelled today after district managers inspected the site and observed progress on finishing touches. The store’s opening had been anticipated amid steadily advancing preparations in the local retail district.
The City of Grafton signed filtration bonds worth 140 900 with the State Sinking Fund Commission in Charleston. City Treasurer Gi Thomas Vance, after out of state bids, aims to fund the filtration plant and reservoir with proceeds to be handled by the commission and state treasury. Work is expected to start around April 1, 1928, with bids to follow.
Representative Carl G. Bachmann of West Virginia’s First District is assigned to Immigration and Naturalization Civil Service. The listing notes him on the committees handling immigration, naturalization and civil service matters.
Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh received an invitation to visit Mexico as a guest of the republic. Earlier talks with Col Charles A Lindbergh occurred by telephone from Mexico City, with Ambassador Morrow extending the invitation on behalf of President Caltes.
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