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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1929
Page
8
The St. Louis Municipal Opera Association reported that only four of its twelve sponsored productions earned a profit this year, reflecting tighter budgets and higher costs across performances.
The Sentinel urges readers to join the Gift Club by entering themselves or nominating friends. Management aims for a fair, entertaining, and clean project with subscriptions from Daily and Weekly Sentinel readers. Receipts, member notifications, and broad local cooperation are emphasized.
Readers are urged to join or renew Gift Club memberships with The Daily and Weekly Sentinel. The Club emphasizes strict rules, equal treatment, and clear counts for the campaign, inviting nonmembers to send in entries and current members to start their efforts immediately.
Notice states the Piggly Wiggly Store will be closed all day Wednesday January 1 1920 for invoicing A E Shanabarger Mercury Ordinary hairs mention gas composition with about 21 percent oxygen 78 percent nitrogen and trace argon neon helium carbon dioxide and other gases
Washington plans to maintain American courts in China for U S citizens despite pressure from the Nationalist government. The policy upholds extraterritorial rights. abolition will begin only when Chinese law advances to modern standards, with stringent measures to sustain the courts in the interim.
Four people Mr and Mrs Z L Dean Mr and Mrs Harley Sawyer escaped death when the Dean car skidded near the Gene Ford residence Prunty town Pike at about 2 o'clock this morning Mrs Dean suffered a deep laceration near her left eye and was treated by a local physician three others had only minor injuries while the party was transported to their homes later updates said Mrs Dean had nearly recovered by afternoon
Chief Homer Selvey 2nd Patrol man Clarence B. Eilman were ill at their homes Friday and Saturday. While off duty Patrolmen Wallace Henderson and Earl C. DeMoss served in their places during the day and also served regularly at night.
New Castle Pennsylvania December 20 police traced the bandits who killed Corporal Paul of the state highway patrol and Private Ernest Moore to a car that sped into Ohio after the shooting near Hear Friday An automobile believed stolen by the bandits was traced to within 20 miles of Akron Ohio by police.
In Columbus Kansas on December 29 two groups of Kansas officers clashed by mistake while raiding a coal mine still five miles north of town. Constable John Crawford was shot in the right lung, and Deputy Sheriff Ora Folk was wounded in the arm and scalp. The other raiding party included a Federal prohibition agent and two deputies. they did not capture the still operators.
In Liverpool on December 30 two American sailors on the oil tanker Royal Arrow clashed aboard the ship. George R. McLaughlin, the steward, faced police court for stabbing Joseph Coyne the first assistant engineer. Coyne suffered a two hour operation after the injury and the ship sent wireless messages for police and a city ambulance. McLaughlin was remanded for trial and seeks aid from the American consul.
Four city staff workers including "Old Faithful" A Harden were confined at home today with illness. John Knotts James Reed and Clarence Rowland also appeared on the sick list per Commissioner D C Hinkle report.
John and Tom Tierney visited a Flemington Pentecostal church and allegedly induced a fifteen year old girl into their automobile. They were arrested in Salem West Virginia on feroneous assault charges. A companion driver remains at large. Preliminary hearing set before Magistrate W R Weston. bond not yet fixed.
Shooting event scheduled for New Year’s Day starting at 9 a.m. at L. E. Weaver’s 212 miles from Blueville along Wickwire road. Featuring shotgun and rifle targets, with shells furnished. Turkeys and chickens available. Blacked out details show A. K. Pitzer listed.
Cooperating with the federal council of Methodist and Episcopal churches local pastors met to outline Pentecost plans. The Grafton program begins January 13 with a week of evening services led by Dr W M Shultz Morgan town district. In Fairmont services run the same week under Dr R B Garnall with all member churches participating.
Harry T. McCauley, an employee of the Maryland Coal Company at Wendel, mashed a finger and broke bones Saturday noon while on duty at the coal tipple. Dr. E R Bucklew treated the injury the same day with the aid of an x ray machine.
Pittsburgh December 30 The Post Gazette reports financial circles expect sixty five million dollars to be involved if United States Steel buys the Pittsburgh Coal Company reserve coal land. The deal would retire twenty five million dollars of preferred stock and pay off a twenty million dollar bond issue. Steel engineers have surveyed Pittsburgh Coal Company properties in Monongahela and Youghiogheny valleys with price agreement the only remaining issue.
City Clerk John Newcombe urged water users in Newcombe to settle overdue rents as delinquent accounts threaten service. The notice cites unusually slow payments and warns that action will begin promptly to recover long unpaid balances.
A brief notice warns that accounts in arrears may lead to water service cutoffs. The message cites ongoing collection efforts and cites the date by which payment must be made to avoid disconnection.
A local company report shows total loads via the Parkersburg to Graf last week reached 9903 with 7292 ties moved. Coke loads were 68 cars while 3897 coal cars were shifted from Northern West Virginia fields through Grafton. Total eastbound loads from Parkersburg were 1069.
Senator Heflin of Alabama urged a Senate investigation into fascist activities nationwide arguing that the announced dissolution of the fascist league of America was likely deceptive propaganda. The report also notes a claim that John Fitch, not Robert Fulton, built the first steamboat.
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