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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1930
Page
8
Sand Bick sale advertises 300 bushels of various kinds priced 00 and 1.25 per bushel with pickup one fourth mile off Wendel. buyers urged to bring containers. Wyckoff listed as contact.
Ten year old Edmund Jacobs had a major operation at City Hospital today. Junior Gordon was discharged yesterday. Miss Ruth Morgan of Prunty town was discharged today after recovery from a major operation. Mrs Rosie Dove Reed of Arden, who recently underwent an operation, died yesterday at 5 30 p m from complications.
Mrs. Alexander George provides home made confections and packing tips for Christmas gifts. Recipes include Penocha Peanut Brittle Candied Fruit Pest Chocolate Nut Roll and White Part with step by step instructions. Emphasis on airtight boxes waxed paper and careful handling for long or short distances.
Women within the Twentieth Century Club civic department gathered at the Salvation Army home on East Main to sew and repair outerwear for poor residents of Grafton. Led by Mrs. W A Beavers, they contribute ten dollars monthly to charity and collect coats meat clothing and toys from town and outlying areas for Christmas aid while Captain Arnold distributes supplies.
Conferees plan a compromise to govern operation of Mosers Shoals power plant after another day of negotiation between senate and house. Chairman McNary said the committee promise would outline government operation of the plant as part of drought relief funding.
Coroner Humberd noted the attack on Miss Colter and reported fingerprints. Sheriff Harve England was informed by students that Colter stayed after dismissal to read exam papers, leaving her alone in the building.
A farmer living beside the school reported seeing a stranger loitering on the grounds and later witnessed Mrs Colter enter the building. Several men described as floaters were arrested for investigation, but England stated none of the arrestees was connected to the slaying.
Senators Vanderberg and Walsh appear in a split vote on delaying action. Vanderberg says he voted to save the World Court from a needless black eye and to avoid forcing an extra session by blocking emergency relief and renewal applications. Chairman Borah notes a 19 to 9 tally amid the debate on postponement.
A sister’s charge fell apart after the girl refused to testify. The imprisoned girl attempted suicide via poison in Clarksburg, but the attempt was thwarted.
The three act comedy Blundering Billy staged by West Main Street Epworth League under M. Virginia Robinson drew a capacity crowd at the First Ward school auditorium. The cast delivered well and the production may be repeated during or after the holidays by popular request. Special entertainment numbers accompanied the show.
An OCR fragment notes a visit involving Einsteinon to the U S 8, preceding a play opening featuring Davis Evans, Tom Bartlett, Earnest Hart, and Miss Vandergrift. The text is fragmentary with unclear roles and dates.
Harry Combs of Westernport Maryland pleaded guilty in Squire John Wittman's court to carrying a concealed loaded pistol. He received six months in jail and a $50 fine with costs. The weapon was found during a search after Officer Harl Demoss detained him on Main Street while he offered a drink to a colored man. Mayor Charles O King holds the liquor count in abeyance. Japanese exports to France for the first half of 1930 rose from 143.799 million to 150.5 million francs.
A fragmented line claims twenty Louisiana colleges direct instruction to 16,000 resident students amid references to a Canadian railroad and 1929 Netherlands rubber output. The text notes the sound of the letter K in Norwegian and mentions North America’s telephone count, weaving disparate topics into a single clipped item.
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