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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
2
Classified rental items list multiple addresses with rooms for rent. 111 W Pirth street and 237 Maple avenue advertise furnished four room flats with private bath and entrance. 509 West Main offers two light housekeeping rooms with furnace heat. Contact numbers 331-211 and 232-21.
A fragment from Marshall county and Jkersburg reports strong winds on ice reducing visibility and halting trains as Chesapeake and Ohio officials say schedules were kept. The piece discusses a fatal accident involving Miss Todd and an actress found dead in a garage, with autopsy by F Wagner and City Chemist Ray Pinkert confirming carbon monoxide poisoning as a contributing factor.
Public notice to all creditors of Anna A Breedlove deceased in Taylor County West Virginia. Creditors must file claims by January 3 1936 at the M and M Bank Building Grafton to avoid loss of claim. Court ordered accounting and inventory to be presented January 3 1936 at Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank Building Grafton.
A long, scattered list of radio programs and performers across stations NBC CBS WGN WLW KDKA WJZ WLS WAVE WCPO and more. Entries include singers sopranos choirs dance bands orchestras and sketches with times from 5:30 P M to 12:15 A M and notes on who hosts or performs. Names include Mildred Lee Clara Lu Em Buddy and Ginger Irene Wicker Lanny Ross Lily Pons and many others.
Pursuant to a Taylor County Circuit Court decree of September 23 1935 in Charles A Carr versus Maria Carr and others the special commissioner will offer for sale on January 10 1936 at 2 PM at the courthouse front door two Grafton lots. One on West Main opposite the post office Lot 28 Fetterm an Plat and the other Lot 8 Kunst Plat. Proceeds to partition among heirs of Anthony Carr deceased. At least one third cash with balance on one year credit secured by note. Bond filed. Clerk Frank M Hollis Jr. Deputy Nellie Tucker. Dec 19 26 Jan 2
Two leading American women composers Dana Suesse and Mabel Wayne headline the musical numbers adding spice to Sweet Surrender at the Opera House Friday and Saturday. Suesse, hailed as the taps of Tin Pan Alley and likened to a female Gershwin, is a virtuoso pianist with popular tunes like You Ought To Be In Pictures and a string of recent hits. Wayne, renowned in pop music circles, complements Suesse in the show with songs including the title Sweet Surrender and Take This Ring.
A formal notice stating the signer will not be responsible for debts contracted by anyone other than themselves. The statement asserts sole liability and disclaims obligation for obligations created by others. The language emphasizes individual financial responsibility and limits the signer’s exposure to third party debts.
Classified Sentinel notices show 2¢ per word for first insertion and 1¢ per word for each additional insertion. Two insertions must be consecutive and in regular style. Minimum charge 45 cents. Each initial and each figure counts as a word. Ads must stay within proper classifications and errors reported immediately.
Jean Miller provides a volatile tale linking killer Knight to a deputy sheriff slaying near Seattle on the night of November 13. Walsh died from wounds, Mrs Benevue was wounded, Knight fled after a blast of gunfire, and Miller says Knight warned of exposure if she talked.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Musser suffered serious injuries when their vehicle collided with a second car driven by an unidentified man during a heavy snow storm in Philippi. Police and emergency responders attended the scene, and the condition of the Musser couple was not immediately released.
Mrs. Alice Stewart of Kingwood died after a few days of complications. Funeral services were held at her residence this afternoon. A native of Newbury she was twice married to John Wesley Shahan and Charles I. Stewart. She leaves two children, Mrs. James E. Tur.
Gordon Proudfoot aged 67, a native of Grafton, died in Franklin Pennsylvania on December 24. He was in the oil business for many years. Survived by widow, a son Frank and daughter Edith of Franklin, with brothers Dr M H Proudfoot and E J Proudfoot of Rowlesburg and a sister Mrs Minnie Brannon of Albuquerque New Mexico. Relatives have been advised.
Mount Hope reports a train automobile collision in Charleston on Christmas morning killed 7 year old Margaret Jones of Bowemont and injured two others. Carbon monoxide fumes proved fatal to 47 year old Jesse B. Tetrick.
Five people were overcome by James Howard Starks in Enterprise Harrison county where Starks, 35, died of shotgun wounds at Four Pole Creek as state police arrested his 22-year-old brother Donald Barboursville detachment. Carbon monoxide from a defective kitchen burner sickened five at Norman A Elmslie Fairmont Bethlehem Mines plants. Four McComas residents en route to Bluefield were treated for carbon monoxide exposure. The group included Mr and Mrs H M Patrick and their two daughters. Sweeping from the northwest.
Five passengers escaped serious injury when their air mobile skidded on icy road conditions and plunged over an embayment. Authorities reported no fatalities and launched a preliminary investigation at the scene in Quinmont West Virginia.
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