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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1928
Page
4
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A long article surveys bitter border clashes between Bolivia and Paraguay with likely war ahead, notes Bolivia’s motive for access to sea and Chaco, then shifts to census divorce and marriage rates, King George's health, Wright brothers anniversary, and recent safe-cracking crimes. It links social trends to global events and praises Wright.
Have you forgotten the line of cards from Wabrokei and se aTeet from assortments. Beautiful cards and prices lower than elsewhere. Special sale of Christmas cards for Mother Sister Brother. Engraved cards with your name and delivery in a week.
The Shepherdstown Register argues against heavy licensing in West Virginia as it hampers young physicians and deters lawyers from locating in small towns. The piece notes communities lack doctors and babies now require a licensed nurse for admission, reflecting broad regulatory resistance.
A brief note urges shoppers to balance expenses with the exact amount due, aiming to ease financial worry. Tomorrow suggests upcoming timing or deadline for payment or shopping activity.
A witness argued against a proposed bill that would authorize consolidations mergers and cooperative marketing and would establish a bituminous coal commission. The speaker warned that excessive competition strangling measures harm ordinary people and that legal arguments opposing the bill were being prepared for submission.
Washington December 17 Louis Wiley business manager of the New York Times said after visiting President Coolidge he was told the president would not consider future activities until after March 4. Wiley quoted Coolidge as saying it is his duty in office to disassociate from reconsiderations and that the election result was accepted without bitterness or rancor by the American people.
Hearings on the bill to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in bituminous coal were adjourned today by the Senate Interstate Commerce Commission until after the Christmas recess. Chairman Watson announced the adjournment following a statement from John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers that miners had virtually completed their case in support of the bill.
Chicago December 17 Virgil A Schoenberg chief engineer WCPL owned by the Chicago Federation of Labor announced the station has succeeded in televising motion pictures The movies broadcast were not black and white silhouettes but the same cellulose yardage used in movie shows More than 100000 has been spent in experimental work and Schoenberg now uses his own money to carry on and perfect his experiment.
Charleston reports 1,291 influenza cases in West Virginia with Nicholas County leading counties at 800 official cases. Summers 25 Kanawha 244 and Fayette 107 follow as other county tallies. Officials note actual totals may be higher as some centers were too busy to file reports.
In Cleveland a four story glass globe filled with compressed oxygen houses patients at the Cunningham sanitarium. The device delivers constant oxygen under pressure with sleeping quarters, recreation rooms, and dining spaces. Dr. J Cunningham and financier H H Timkin back the project. The therapy aims to speed recovery by combining oxygen with a cheerful convalescence environment. The program includes treatment for diabetes and asthma along with other conditions.
Five men held up the Sturgis National Bank in Sturgis Michigan today and escaped with about $75,000 in cash and securities. Four or five customers were forced to the floor while Walter Relek a clerk, was struck when he could not open a drawer with $1,000 in gold. He was not seriously hurt.
Houston, Texas, December 17. John Francis, a Mexican man on a hospital table after throat injuries, shouted he would return to confront his assailant. Thirty minutes later he was found bleeding and unattended in a house with A. Seangent, another Mexican stabbed through the heart with an ice pick. Both men were hospitalized in serious condition.
In Mich and De, a double funeral for child victims of a tent-house fire was interrupted as their mother died in hospital. The dead are Max, 14 months, and Laura Belle, two and a half, wife of a farm hand Mrs Thomas Martin. Martin was burned but expected to recover. A triple funeral will be held Tuesday.
Washington December 17 The senate foreign relations committee under Chairman Borah resumes sessions to consider the Kellogg pact to renounce war as a national policy aim while vote on the treaty is again deferred. Advocates press for prompt action as President Coolidge weighs naval cruiser construction and senators weigh reservations. Petitions for ratification pour in from church leaders and citizens groups amid White House briefing.
Elizabeth PN Richty, sole heir of S. Ny. Gurley, is believed to inherit an estate estimated at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars. Gurley died last week leaving a strong box key mystery unresolved as banks in North and South Carolina hold funds awaiting the finder.
New York, Dec. 17 By Grover A. Whalen, New York's official greeter of celebrities, accepted the post of police commissioner to succeed Joseph A. Warren, who resigned amid criticism over his handling of the Arnold Rotstein killing. Warren's resignation becomes effective December 31 or sooner, and Whalen will be sworn in tomorrow after Wanamaker approval was withheld.
Investigation into the killings of farmer Mayor J Charles Hundley and his wife Luelle centers on a tiled backyard well at Victor Hundley s home. Authorities dragged the well with grappling hooks to locate the missing automatic pistol, while a blue serge coat with blood and a blood-stained khaki shirt found in Victor s home are sent for analysis.
A 45 foot motor dory carrying alcohol and rye whiskey was seized by customs officers a mile off Rose Bank, Staten Island. The vessel held 200 drums of St Pierre stamped alcohol valued at about $150,000 and some rye whiskey, found by the police launch Patrol.
In Little Rock Arkansas on December 17 a gun battle left three policemen and a spectator dead after an unidentified man named Arnott Devoe held up a confectionery. He was captured after being shot and likely fatally wounded. Tear gas was used to dislodge him after he held police off for over an hour. Police officials including James A. Pitcock, C M Martin, and W P Davenport were wounded lightly alongside a bystander, James Puryar, who narrowly survived due to a suspender button stopping a bullet.
Baltimore youths Marie Stolba 16 and Thelma Vinck 15 were reportedly struck and killed by an automobile near Curtis and a neighborhood store. The driver fled the scene and did not report the accident. They were last seen leaving home to go to a store.
Stanton Mich Dee 17 Jimmie Deacons 15 confessed slayer of Miss Flossie Carter Sheridan school teacher pleaded guilty arraignment on homicide charge. Court deferred sentence indefinitely and ordered testimony to determine if the charge is first or second degree homicide. Sanity commission had found the boy sane. If first degree, life sentence mandatory.
Brief item notes a promotional phrase for an Orthophonic Victrola offered by Haymonds with a direct call to action. The fragment suggests a sales pitch focused on a music player and a memorable slogan. No clear dates or additional names appear in the readable text.
In Sistersville West Virginia a boat overturned in Middle Island Creek during a swollen crossing. A 7 year old girl Ortha Wells disappeared beneath the water while her mother Mrs George Wells and three other children were saved along with a man named Paden and a small boy who swam to shore. The body of Ortha Wells was not recovered by nightfall.
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad testifies before the Senate Labor Committee in Washington on December 17. He credits employment stabilization to reduced labor turnover from 25 to 10 percent since 1923 and cites winter rail laying as a cause, urging thorough recognition of the employment problem. Jackson of Union Pacific also speaks on moving non revenue freight only when business is light.
Stockholders meeting of the First National Bank of Grafton West Virginia will be held at the banking house in Grafton on Tuesday January 8 1928 between 1:30 and 2:30 pm for election of a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and for any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
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