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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1930
Page
4
Classified notice details from the Grafton Daily Sentinel explain ad pricing at 12 cents per word for first insertion and 1 cent per word for subsequent insertions. Additional composition charges of 5 cents per inch apply after 9 00 a m. Removal notices require by 6 00 p m the evening prior.
A long column reflects on holiday death tolls and safer times, noting around two hundred holiday-related deaths nationwide with auto accidents forming the bulk. It critiques reform movements led by Norris and Borah, recalls Kin Hubbard and Abe Martin’s passing, and notes Ontario Liberal abandonment of prohibition as Canada shifts to government liquor control.
Leslie A Allen discusses Marjorie Crawford and William Wellman engagement in Los Angeles while arguing Canada and the United States mismanage liquor policy. He criticizes West Virginia license laws, suggests limited licenses for trucks, and notes a potato acreage rise from 57 000 in 1929 to 68 000 in 1930.
In Flemington West Virginia on December 26 1930 a reader argues for limited motor vehicle licenses. A contractor may need vehicles for weeks or months and a farmer may require a truck during spring marketing and fall hauling. The letter contends the total days of operation should determine license duration.
West Virginia briefs report the state road commission granting wider buses to Charleston cap horse lines and others from 90 to 96 inches. The Beechley prosecutor sues ex sheriff Kidd and bonding firm for alleged shortfalls totaling 59 180. In Hardy county Harry Aliff 23 dies from a gunshot while William Foster 68 jailed after a shooting affray. William Faust 80 longtime Pittsburgh Water Dept employee dies of heart disease.
Daniel B Hall, 68 War Eagle, faces formal murder charges in the slaying of his estranged wife. Jury selection and a second trial for Ray Hall Henry on a count of slaying Garlan Bayless, three, begins as the first jurors cannot reach a verdict. Wheeling quarantine widened after state lab confirms a rabid dog that bit four children Sunday.
A nor easter hit the eastern seaboard with snow and icy rain. General precipitation stretched from New England to Dixie, reaching inland to Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Many areas saw a second day of drizzle, then a brisk snow storm. Northern and central New Jersey and southern New York reported widespread snow, while Maryland saw rain and snow easing drought conditions in streams and reservoirs. Temperatures remained moderate.
Gwen Lee, a clothing model from Omaha, moved to Hollywood with family after a director noticed her blue eyes. With an introductory letter and confidence she landed a first tiny role in 1925, gradually obtaining more substantial parts as she grew taller than five feet seven inches and maintained a blond look.
The article notes several campaign contributions including Bascom Slemp of Big Stone Gap Va giving 4000 dollars, J Matt Chilton of Louisville Ky sending 6500 dollars, D W Cork contributing 2000 dollars, and mentions manager John M Wolverton's campaign in the Third West Virginia district with 2000 dollars. Other contributors are identified as Republican National Committeemen in various states.
Sharon, Pa. December 27 Allan Clark 28 manager of the Sharon Finance Company jailed after pleading guilty to embezzling 7900 of the firm s funds His bond set at 5000 Clark allegedly used fictitious names to place loans and diverted payments from additional funds the thefts uncovered when he became ill and payments ceased
Nutt challenged Senator Nye and the Republican National Committee over a fund described as a slush fund. He cited a $50,000 to $82,000 account at Commercial National Bank, with $32,000 detailed as disbursements. Checks were drawn by RHC Lucas with Wood and party leaders guiding districts.
New York December 27 Mary McCormic Chicago opera star evaded questions about her reported engagement to Prince Serge Mdvani recently divorced husband of Pola Negri as she sailed for Europe today on the Olympic. She joked I have to go into a huddle and pretended to be a football player then shifted to other topics.
London reports rioting in the Thardawaddy area of Burma has claimed several lives over the past days. American Baptist mission stations are listed in the region with workers at Tharawaddy City Thonze Henzada and Pegu. The note mentions the world missionary atlas and local mission activity amid unrest. Milenarie of the time society and other missions are active nearby. Stearns County Minnesota produced nearly 15 million pounds of butter in 193?
Nell O Day a 19 year old Texas girl traveled from Hollywood to New York where she gained fame as a dancer and singer. The diminutive blond performer was tossed through the air by six young men in a vaudeville act and later joined film work in King of Jazz and Evie and Dandy.
Legal notice from The Tygart Valley Glass Co warning the public against trespassing on all property in Grafton. Offenders face legal action under applicable law.
The stockholders of the First National Bank of Grafton West Virginia will meet at the banking house in Grafton on January 13, 1931, between 1:30 and 2:40 p.m. to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and conduct any other business. D JAY PLEMING cashier.
Merle Watkins trustee will sell at public auction a one half undivided interest in a 77.77 acre Knottsville district farm in Taylor County West Virginia with a large dwelling and outbuildings. Sale at front courthouse door January 10 1931 at 5 PM. Terms: one third or more cash with notes and deferred payments up to one year with interest.
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