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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1927

Page

2

Marriage of Widow Mouvet Put Off Six Months

New York telegram reports Mrs Eleanor Mouvet widow of Maurice Mouvet and her dancing partner Charles Sabin will delay their marriage license. The Mouvet family insurance requested a six month postponement and Sabin's parents supported the delay. The ceremony was planned for today at the Little Church Around the Corner.

Eleanor Ambrosiaurice Mouvet Ma.-’ee Charles Sabin Mouvet Sabin

Hillsberry is Sentenced for Christmas Shopper Fraud

Guy Hillsberry of Rosemont and Grafton received ten days in jail from Police Judge H. M. Ross in Clarksburg after a hearing on purchasing many items without paying. He claimed to be an agent for another man named Davison in local business circles. Merchants faced repeated nuisance as he shopped every street, buying varied goods with no money.

Guy Hillsberry Rosemont Grafton H. M. Ross Clarksburg Hillsberry Ross Davison Davisson Hilsberry

Jewish Leader Passes Away at Paterson N J

Nathan Barnett 89 philanthropist and former mayor of Paterson N J died at his home. He emerged from repeated business failures to influence his community and was the only Jew with a monument erected in his memory while living.

Paterson N. J Nathan Barnett Patterson Toda

Church to Continue Prayer Book Battle

Pittsburgh December 23 Approximately 1 500 000 was distributed by Orphans Court from the estate of David L Gillespie to Presbyterian church groups including the general assembly National missions foreign missions Christian Education and ministerial relief. Bequests to Pittsburgh institutions ranged from 2500 to 100 000.

Pittsburgh Presbyterian Church Orphans Court David Lt. Gillespie General Assembly Board of National Missions Board of Foreign Missions Board | of Christian Education Board | of Ministerial Relief

Charters for two million dollar WV corporations issued

Charters granted by the secretary of state authorize Dinsmoor and Company of St Marys to engage in oil and gas and the Collieries Company of Charleston to run coal and by products with listed WV incorporators.

Charleston the Collieries Company M. A. McParland Jam Paul Riley Zack Sutton Bessie B. Hoover R.”A. Herland Prenter W. Va

Day Officers Taking Tests in Civil Service

Washington report states 75 percent of prohibition administrators have qualified for enforcement posts under the civil service test plan. The Civil Service Commission began Brat certification of eligibles for the treasury in the first district of New England. Further certifications will follow as tests are completed, with a nationwide rollout by end of January. Oral tests and character investigations for lower administrative posts and 2,000 enforcement agents are in progress and will be published as soon as possible.

Washington Civil Service Commission Treasury New England Posible

Open Letter To Supt McAndrew From Board Attorney

Chicago December 24 Unable to cross examine William McAndrew suspended superintendent of schools, due to his refusal to attend trial before the school board. Attorney Frank S. Righeimer published an open letter asking eight questions. The letter probes silence on un American histories and whether teachers would defend McAndrew. It questions if the principals clubs committee found his testing methods obsolete as testimony centers on un American histories.

Chicago William McAndrew Frank S. Righeimer McAndrew Principals Clubs

Tiny Motor Weighs Tenth of An Ounce

Meseritz Germany Hugo Klose, a watchmaker, claims to have built the world's smallest electrometer. The device is about two thirds the size of a pen, under two tenths of an inch in height and width, and weighs just over one tenth of an ounce. It comprises 62 parts and is powered by a small motion mechanism.

Meseritz Germany Hugo Klose

Maker of tiny motor hopes to build more at speed

A inventor named Klose discusses developing a miniature electric motor and the challenges faced such as overheating. He claims to have created a working unit and envisions producing duplicates quickly, noting the tradeoffs between effort and output while guarding safety during fabrication.

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