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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1928
Page
5
A brisk holiday note highlights seasonal bargains and fresh gifts aimed at shoppers eager to wrap up their winter shopping. Merchants trumpet quick setups, doorstep delivery, and sparkling discounts to match the season’s rush.
Pittsburgh reports a bustling market with hogs in strong demand and varied weights. Cattle run slow with steers weak but heavy classes steady, calves and bulls showing steadier pricing. Sheep mostly steady to strong, lambs high, produce lines show apples and potatoes near steady with mixed regional varieties. Training nursing vacancies noted at Davis Memorial Hospital and Mine Green Mountains program.
The American Merchant Marine Library Association uses novel methods to distribute libraries to ships, life saving stations, and lighthouses. Mary Channing Yister leads Philadelphia’s AMMLA efforts while Mrs. Henry Howard coordinates nationwide, funding and expanding a world war era public library of the high seas.
Rebels opposing King Amanullah’s reforms clash in Kabul causing widespread anxiety. Reports say Amanullah and Queen Souriya sought refuge in a fort as fighting rages, with disturbances spreading from frontier areas to the capital. An ad for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is included among the news.
Souriya debates ending pur dah as a symbol of women’s seclusion. No exchange of letters with Kabul or India in the past month, though telegraph lines remain functional and pass messages.
Charles Town school for girls shut down today as a precaution against influenza ahead of Christmas break. No cases reported. A death, Lynn Grant haty, a prominent Democrat in Jefferson county, attributed to influenza. Officials said no epidemic is evident in eastern West Virginia.
New York December 17 22 Mr Marlyse Haye a French war nurse was sentenced today from five to ten years in Auburn prison for the murder of her lover Andrew De Vola in her home here a year ago. A jury found her guilty of first degree manslaughter.
President of Uruguay greets Herbert Hoover as crowds cheer his arrival from Buenos Aires. A small protest with "Viva Sandino" echoes, while Hoover plans talks with South American leaders and to visit Rio de Janeiro before returning home aboard the Utah.
Partial mobilization in Paraguay targets ages 18 to 20 as clashes with Bolivia and dissension near the Chaco escalate. Reports say Bolivians seized several forts, Paraguayans retook three, with casualties on both sides and an un exploded Bolivian air strike over Bahia Negra.
The Olivians were repulsed by a squadron led by Lieut Castagnino and Forts Valois Rivarola and General Genes were reoccupied. Citizens flooded the capital with patriotic parades and banners praising President Guevarri while women wore red white and blue gowns. Cadets and volunteers surged to join the mobilization order and political parties organized caravans urging service to the government.
Washington notes a possible state of war between Bolivia and Paraguay as border clashes escalate. Bolivia denies mobilization while Paraguay says it has mobilized defenses. Briand warns peace risks and calls for restraint. Pope Pius and King Alfonso offer mediation. Ivory measures include Paraguay decree mobilizing ages 15 to 29 and troops near the frontier amid reports of a Paraguayan garrison capture.
The article details a refueling method for the endurance airship the Question Mark. Major Spatz will operate from a platform in the entrance compartment to receive a hose from a supply plane and direct fuel into the ship at up to 75 gallons per minute, planning 300 gallons per refueling period.
The article notes the King had a 24 hour period without a sedative marking a turn for the better. A Vatican statement after the conclave reported Pope Pius X told cardinals the latest reports show improvement and expressed hope for a full recovery aided by prayers worldwide.
The Defender and lifting hooks will be tested in Long Island Sound with dives from the crippled submarine S-4, followed by experiments off Key West next month. Hooks on both sides of the submersible would allow lifting from its outer shell, avoiding tunnelings as pontoons drain. The 8-4 accident delayed the lift while crew perished in the torpedo room.
Navy yard at Portsmouth refitted lifting hooks with 80 to 100 ton capacity and added a 260 ton theoretical lift. New devices include a separate action compartment, individual breathing apparatus, a sea escape lock, a diving bell, and hatches to the surface, at a cost of about $200,000.
At a Saturday banquet in the Broaddus dining hall Merle Newlon was elected captain of the 1929 Broaddus football squad. Newlon has played tackle for three seasons and led the line alongside the retiring Captain Hunter Hardman. Twenty two players earned football letters including G Graham W Woodford D Beaty G Williams M Newton I Stewart and others. Several seniors including Hardman Grasham Stewart Corder and Dougherty will graduate, leaving spots for Hartman to fill in 1929. Alumni and guests attended, with toastmaster Hick Roberty and Forest Clark present, and a dress gift given by Jennings Randolph athletic director of Davis Elkind College.
Glenville residents repelled a timber rat invasion led by Mayor Robert L. McGee over the weekend. Citizens armed with clubs and stones moved the rodents to the Little Kanawha river banks, where hundreds were killed. Health authorities report the town is virtually cleared of the rats.
Charleston December 17 G Conley governor elect operates at his home here today from influenza contracted at Wheeling last week. He remains under care but is improving with rest and fluids.
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