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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1927
Page
4
Public notice fragment references editor letters and classified ad rates. It notes AP rights, word limits for letters, and deadlines for ads by 9 00 a m with extra charges after 9 00 a m. Mentions removal notices due by 6 00 p m.
The Exponent reprints the New York Sun Christmas editorial Is There a Santa Claus from 1897. It answers Virginia O'Hanlon with Yes, Santa Claus exists, equating belief in him with love and generosity and noting the importance of childlike faith and imagination in a world that often seems harsh. The piece accompanies local notices and broader context about community charity and labor unrest.
The New York Sun essay from September 21 1897 argues Santa Claus endures beyond disbelief. It asserts unseen wonders, faith, and imagination as real forces, declaring Santa’s continued joy for childhood and the enduring magic Virginias Exponent notes.
New York Supreme Court Justice Crain says Reverend John Roach Straton was sensitive not sensible to a letter from atheists. The judge believes Straton should have discarded atheistic literature and a sex magazine alleged to be mailed by Charles Smith, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, and yesterday dismissed a criminal charge against Smith.
A fragmentary Iowa Senator Daniel Steck faces and Brookhart spar over a social gaffe as Capitol Hill tensions rise. Senators Smoot and King temper personal animosity while Congress stalls on discipline and courtesy. The piece notes high stakes for presidential prospects and outsiders rushing to break in, amid an atmosphere of quarrel and rule bending before adjournment.
Clarence H Ash of Clinton Louisiana told police his daughter Alice Lee aged 15 disappeared and he believed she was kidnapped. A search began for two itinerant stove repairers seen at his home recently.
Huntington December 20 Governor Gore denied reports he announced to party leaders in Washington he would seek the United States Senate seat. In a telephone conversation from the capital he told the Huntington Advertiser his trip to Washington was a business mission and not for political discussion.
An eight hour blaze confined to the upper portion of a large Min ter McNerar owned Logan apartment block. Adjoining properties were saved. The four floors and attic sustained fire damage, destroying Christmas presents furniture and heirlooms for about 30 families. The building is owned by a Pittsburgh investment corporation.
A bright comet, Schkelship's, may appear as bright as Halley with a six times moon diameter tail. It will be visible tonight low in the southwestern sky and move to the northwest by Christmas night between Vega and enss, offering a better view. Some speculate radio interference the past week is linked to the wanderer.
The Exchange Telegraph Company reports an unidentified steamer hit rocks near Old Head of Kinsale Ireland last night. Cries from the crew were heard and some were seen in the rigging as rockets lit the scene. The vessel, believed to be a collier, vanished quickly and all aboard may be lost. Wreckage later drifted ashore as furious weather hindered life-saving efforts.
A special senate committee investigating charges of a four US senators tied to a Mexican fund of 1,215,000 dollars resumed its meeting at the capitol. Det. 30 reported the session was suddenly called to bear further on the matter.
A witness identified as Robert H. Murray, long time Mexico City newspaperman, was expected to clarify documents printed in Hearst newspapers that purport to show the Mexican fund had been created.
Commissioner's notice in Taylor County West Virginia directs an accounting in the Mouser estate. It seeks details on real estate, heirs at law, debts owed by and to the estate, tax issues, and mutual or other accounts. The commissioner will report January 5 1928 at 10 a.m. at Taylor County Bank Building Grafton.
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