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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1927
Page
4
Feature discussion on Christmas spirit and social concerns, with reflections on the Los Eleos kidnaping murder case. Editorial laments brutal crime by a young man, analyzes possible insanity, and traces family history and moral implications in a disrupted home.
A collection of local news snippets recounts crimes and calamities. It cites a violent family battle where Sam Crewes was killed and Walter Crewes was wounded, with testimony from Tessie Crewes and claims of double head shots. Also noted is Adolph Klaussmann's suicide after a drunken outburst and a drowning bet at Mine 93 where Pete Selvia vanished in the Monongahela River.
In Fairmont Mrs Dave Burr Alberts was shot three times and her husband Ralph Alberts was jailed for the double shooting that also wounded Tom Bell at the Manhattan Restaurant. Mrs Alberts remains gravely ill while Bell’s injuries are serious but not life threatening. In Beckley Walter Crewes, 24, is held on a grand jury charge for fatally shooting his father during an all night drinking party. The incidents follow a Christmas Eve confrontation and a related New York coal industry note involving Zehnder, a 71 year old Pennsylvania iron miner.
The Hearst agent disputes a Lance Lane authored document alleging a $10,000 payoff for details of Ambassador Sheffield and Secretary Kelje. Avila claimed Lane’s role, while McLaughlin calls it Avila’s home brew. A copy from Mexico City is sought. Avila remains elusive.
Centerville Iowa December 27 authorities searched Southern Towa and Northern Missouri counties for Pauline Thompson 20 a school teacher believed abducted yesterday from the King school house halfway between Unionville Missouri and Cincinnati Iowa Joy Reynolds 22 who visited the school before Thompson vanished is also being sought Reynolds reportedly repulsed his advances Pupils said Thompson stepped outside without coat or hat authorities pursue armed suspect theory
The trial of Harry Hill, 22, opened in circuit court for the slaying of his mother Elizabeth Hill. The state seeks the electric chair. defense moves to dismiss indictments. Hill allegedly shot her and buried the body in a Streator basement after conflicts over checks against her account and her disapproval of a local relationship. The will left Hill the $90,000 estate at age 24. His father Dr H Cyril, a Streator ophthalmologist, supports him.
Chicago report on artist Robert Montaigne St Hubert planning fresco murals for Passavant Memorial Hospital rooms. He says bright landscapes and color boost recovery, noting his Rheims hospital work and wartime medical care influence. A single unrelated line about alimony and wives is omitted as nonessential.
A chancery case in Taylor County West Virginia directs Commissioner Albert Gunn to compile a detailed report on the late George M Mouser estate. The order requires listing heirs at law, debts between parties, and all mutual accounts, with a January 5 1928 hearing at 10 am in the Taylor County Bank Building Grafton.
Washington December 27 Police investigated three 16 year old youths for abducting 12 year old Elmer Nash from a store route binding his wrists with a necktie and ropes forcing him to wait on his captors for five hours in a field before leaving him on his doorstep in a cold frightened state he suffered exposure but was unharmed aside from fear. The youths allegedly held him captive while his companion escaped and his parents began a search when they found him bound on the doorstep. Elmer Reese and his son Ernest Reese of Washington are visiting relatives in Grafton Norris Greitaner of Clarksburg was in Grafton on Christmas day with Mrs May Thayer and family on Maple avenue.
Classified notices list for sale and rent items including an eight room modern house on Wilford Street with terms at First National Bank Building, a six room apartment with modern conveniences, an attractive Thayer Street cottage, lost keys on Washington St John or Matin Streets, and miscellaneous notices about fiduciary accounts, stockholder meeting, and timber land sales.
An endurance flight planned by Bert Acosta and Emile Burgin at Roosevelt Field New York was postponed to tomorrow because Acosta was reported sick with an illness. The fragment notes a lighthearted aside about playing golf versus bridge.
A sensational headline notes a man accused of bigamy. The article fragment hints at a companionate marriage angle, suggesting multiple spouses and a legal case surrounding marital status.
Pittsburgh markets report cattle hogs and calves with mixed gains and demand noted for Dec 27. Hogs up 16 to 20 cents per 100 pounds, cattle trading higher toward 25 cents, fat cows and bulls steady to strong, vealers 14.50 to 16.50. Produce section shows apples, cabbage, onions and potatoes with steady to firm prices and regional variations.
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