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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1930
Page
6
School authorities inspect multiple city buildings for a new gym facility with Hazel Atlas gym first to be evaluated. Bleacher seating and removable winter seats are discussed, with floor height lowered to suit basketball. Insurance and property concerns influence decisions as other empty buildings are reviewed.
Hollywood slows for Christmas with December 26 a total cessation of movie production. Stars host open houses at homes across the area, including Lupe Valez Marion Davies Colleen Moore Hebe Daniels Ben Lyon and the Beerys. Families and friends gather for parties while others head to resorts for snow sports.
Knute Rockne and Sons appoint a three member committee to probe County Prosecutor L P Hager over the release of Deputy Amos Sullivan from a Kentucky jail amid local authority tensions. Charleston council and city solicitor join a fire test in southern West Virginia gas tale while an appeal to the Supreme Court contesting United Fuel Gas rates proceeds. Coroner’s case charges for death of Billy Cook at Pineville involve La Sisk and a constable. officials in Alpoca announce leasing of a mine. West Virginia University welcomes new football coach Greasy Neale who resigns as manager of a local baseball league club. Trial in James Dann case continues with mistreatment allegations against suspended New Martinsville Chief John Arnett. Weirton highway project bids opened. petty theft convictions include Jack Gilchrist and Cochran Lyle.
New Cumberland Thomas Pappas, 23, Pittsburgh, granted new trial on charge he aided in a $5,000 holdup of Weirton Diggs and Candy Company, freed on $5,000 bond. New Martinsville police chief John Arnett suspended for misconduct in office, defeated in Democratic renomination. J. A. Zimmerman nominated. Wheeling Abby D Ratcliffe probate filing discloses $75,000 estate and 60 beneficiaries including West Virginia Wesleyan College Moody Bible Institute and State Home For Aged Women.
City bowling team defeated the Baltimore and Ohio clerks by 24 pins, total scores City 1657 and B & C Clerks 1422. D Poling led three frames with 464, R Reger top railroader at 412, with others close behind as they prepare for upcoming home games.
Puzzle lists across clues like Familline nme for a physician four letters and Bergers name for a victim on an even day. It includes misprinted words and scattered entries across several lines, with a final line promising the solution of yesterday's puzzle. It reads like a puzzle page with corrupted entries and an allusion to breakfast and a weathered Namelike solution.
Ft Wayne manager Clarence L Atler stated the team has no plan to quit the American league as long as it exists. Amid Cleveland's recent exit the inquiry about a league break up was raised. In New York William Woodward's Gallant Fox operation leads earnings this season with $350,870 in winnings and $808,275 attributed to Fox. Chicago Loyola opens its season after a 36 game win streak in 1928-30, facing Arkansas.
West Virginia briefs note the State Budget Commission tentatively passing recommendations for penitentiary improvements with upkeep partly from general revenues. A Parkersburg orphanage case reports a child found dead and a purse with 1160 dollars recovered by attendants. In Point Pleasant Dr H A Barbee reports ten cases of smallpox at Clifton confined to two families. Logan County Bar Association.
Appeal asks residents to donate one dollar monthly to feed hungry children and needy adults in Grafton until spring. Send coupons via Charles Steele at the first National Bank or Captain W. H. Arnold Salvation Army East Main Street. About $26 feeds one child all winter.
The Union National Bank of Fairmont closed its doors today due to inability to liquidate assets quickly enough to meet withdrawal demands.
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