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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1929
Page
2
A Thanksgiving scene unfolds in a family living room where the father questions his son Max about a past lie. Max recalls being pressured by his father using evidence and feeling older under the glare of accusation, confessing to a long held memory of the incident. The exchange underscores parental persistence in uncovering truth from children.
An advertisement touts Thoxine as a famed doctor's prescription offering rapid internal relief from coughs. It claims the remedy soothes irritation from the first swallow, has no harmful drugs, tastes pleasant, and targets the internal cause better than syrups. It promises a money back guarantee and lists 35c 60c and 91.00 bottle prices.
A heated exit marks Max's six year flare of anger as he rounds on truth at any price. The piece warns against pressuring accused individuals and urges absolute proof before labeling a child guilty.
Moundsville Owen Cox 24 Parkersburg charged with felonious assault on road camp guard held for grand jury action. Welch Ojaf Walters 24 Twin Branch killed brother Walter Walters injured when auto goes down embankment. Williamson Mrs James Hall 22 near Matewan died of injuries from auto accident yesterday in which William Hall 28 was killed. Parkersburg Ten foot dirt wall in excavation caves killing O A Lynch South Parkersburg.
Captain Archibald L. Parsons of the United States navy was nominated by President Hoover to head the bureau of the navy yards and docks with the rank of rear admiral He succeeds Rear Admiral L E Gregory and the nomination was announced in Washington on December 17.
Los Angeles activity has process servers hunting George M. Sunday, with warrants already held by police in Los Angeles and Oakland. His wife Harriett M. Sunday has filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court, naming Mrs. Mauryne La Salle as corespondent. Sunday is the eldest son of Rev. William A. Sunday, the evangelist.
In Grafton the Madrigal Club stages a concert at the new high school with Mise Dilgard, Profes orking, and Professor Marville performing. Memorial Day features Congressman Neely at the National Cemetery. Taylor county drafts board tasks 21 to 31 year olds to register on June 5. Various obituaries, local deaths, circus parade, and high school graduation details follow.
A request notes interest in a published History of Grafton West Virginia in book form. The inquiry states no obligation and seeks purchase or pricing information.
A whimsical tale follows John Peggy and the Little Black Clock as they time jump to a skyward journey above tall buildings. They explore a fairyland of air transit where traffic hums and horns signal passing, including a wind whistle horn on the plane. Tomorrow, The Midnight Flyer.
Four men face trial for the torture murder of Franklin as nine jurors are seated. The fifth defendant, Alex Fulks, stands in a separate indictment. A state witness identifies a suspect as a son separated from his wife and possibly hiding under a changed name while an escaped mental hospital inmate is discussed. Chicago sleuths probe criminal haunts as Burke and Winkler are pursued. Maintenance costs for highways are cited at about two million dollars annually.
Police, lining up Moran gangsters, uncovered that two men were on the payroll of Scarface Al Capone, rival to Bugs Moran. The Herald and Examiner reported the development as investigators place blame and raise the stakes with rewards totaling $100,000 for Burke’s capture.
Mexican officials announced continued warrants charging complicity in the 1922 deaths of two Mexican officers on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. They warned Do you Calles would be arrested if he entered Laredo, claiming diplomatic immunity certifies his status. Calles returned from a European health trip.
Nationalists said to have committed suicide but the report was unverified and uncredited. Collapse of insurgents north of Hankow under General Tang Yun-Shen was expected in Nationalist quarters as a result of government victories.
After the Japanese delegation arrived in Washington the American government finalized its London delegation list. Sixty seven men and women will represent the United States with sections including delegations advisers naval technical staff secretaries assistant secretaries stenographers file clerks code clerks and navy stenographic personnel.
The page recounts a Portland bank holdup on April 3, 1925. Bandits escaped with about $4,000 after wounding the cashier Fred J. Kingman. A customer identified Burke from a photograph as one of the bandits. Burke was brought from Detroit with Cameron and Camp connected to the case.
Nye argues Grundy served as money collector and contributor in the 1926 Pennsylvania primary when Governor Fisher, who appointed him, was nominated, possibly disqualifying Grundy. The Wyoming law allows governor fills during sessions only. Sullivan’s appointment occurred during a recess and congress was in session, raising questions about legality.
Senator Heflin and Senator Heflin of Alabama testified at a senate agriculture subcommittee hearing on speculative activities in the New York Chicago and New Orleans cotton exchanges. They charged that a large speculative force in New York aimed to trigger a panic during the Hoover administration and said federal reserve banking prevented a successful panic.
San Pedro California December 17 Captain W A Ross and the crew of the President Park will have no Christmas this year as the round the world liner reg ages the 180th meridian in mid Pacific. On December 24 the ship will cross the date line and on December 26 reach no Christmas.
Chicago paper reports Abe Goldman and Milton Held, both long time gamblers, gave 30 000 dollars to a ransom scheme. Goldman says he was out of town while the Herald and Examiner claims he was kidnapped Friday night and released after a 20 000 dollar payment. Held allegedly paid 10 000 dollars for his release after a Thursday kidnapping.
The Pasadena Rose Bowl is sold out for the New Year Day football classic between the University of Southern California and the University of Pittsburgh. The 70 000 seat venue will generate about $300 000, with most tickets at five dollars and a few at six dollars and others at three dollars.
Florencio Reyes, former stamp clerk in the bureau of posts, convicted of embezzling 212,349 pesos worth of stamps. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined the embezzled amount, about $106,000.
Mia Dean of Morgantown testifies that Konjola relieved years of misery from indigestion and liver troubles. She reports initial failure with other medicines, dramatic early relief after one bottle, and full recovery of appetite and energy after four weeks. Konjola is marketed by Grafton Drug and Chemical Company and other outlets.
Los Angeles announces the engagement of Helene Costello daughter of Maurice Costello and sister of Mrs. John Barrymore to actor Lowell Sherman. They plan to marry next March and spend a honeymoon abroad. Costello formerly wed to John Y. Regan. Sherman previously married to Patrine Garon.
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