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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1929
Page
4
A fragment from a 19th century column discusses Argentina’s summer dress, palm beach suits, and the climate. It contrasts tropical clothing with woolen winter wear and notes equal honesty levels between men and women based on parole data. It explores gender differences in behavior without asserting overall moral superiority.
Grace Abbott, head of the Children's Bureau, reports the U S infant mortality rate for Test year 05 reached a record low. She cautions that no state yet matches New Zealand's lower rate, urging continued national efforts to reduce infant deaths.
Abbott notes a drop in mortality linked to public health gains and prenatal care while urging support for general practitioners. The Family Doctor column cites a eastern medical college raising 2 million to fund general practice training, rural outreach, and ongoing medical education to preserve the country physician tradition.
Judge Burril, captain of the Huntington unit, offered guardsmen due to influenza in many police, but Mayor Taylor said militia use is limited to martial law needs and noted no formal request had been made through regular channels to enforce the milk ordinance.
At Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles on January 2 Miss Bobby Trout an 18 year old aviatrix performs a dramatic endurance stunt. The scene shows a plane speed and a winch lift with a wind driven propeller as fuel is pumped from a container into the tank then the container drops by parachute.
Los Angeles and San Diego observers track the army tri motor Fokker Question Mark refueling over Del Mar and Metropolis airport as it aims to extend world endurance beyond 60 hours. The crew conducts night refueling while awaiting engines to fail.
The Weouke family and others along the Dog Town Bosemont highway show dire poverty as an unemployed father deserted his eleven children, one ill with influenza, another held by the mother. A Pennsylvania reunion rumor sparks relief calls. officials urge immediate aid from the city.
The pact gains support from Senator Moses while Senate leaders press for an early vote using closure if needed. Norris leads opposition to the cruiser construction plan and efforts loom to modify the naval bill to five or ten ships. President Coolidge seeks removal of a disputed clause.
A bill to extend vessel construction within three years draws opposition from critics. Chairman Hale will oppose removing the time clause, signaling continued debate over the law’s timeline and funding.
An unclear clipping references Compton III in a milling discussion about electors and a contingency involving Washington. The fragment notes a messenger and a proposed plan deemed not conforming to law, with Gere stating funds or grants were available.
State brief items report arrests in Wheeling for theft of eggs hams and bacon, a bank cashier resignation in Charleston, a blacksmith badly burned at a furnace in Moundsville, a highway robbery convict captured in Huntington, Gov Gore hosting New Year reception for state workers, and the death of Amanda Painter in Fairmont.
President Coolidge and his official party traveled by special train from Brunswick Georgia after a six day yacht cruise to Sapelo Island where he hunted pheasants quail and wild turkey. Colonel Latrobe aided in a doe kill while Mrs Coolidge observed her birthday with plans for no observance before Washington.
A public official identified as Gen. Jada Obama, the state chief, died when his vehicle overturned on a highway near Oxia today. The sarong he wore at the time contributed to the crash.
Sixteen persons were injured in a bus wreck near El Reno Oklahoma on January 3. Five people were seriously hurt when a stage line bus collided with a concrete bridge while en route from Oklahoma City to El Reno. The crash disrupted travel and rescue crews attended the scene.
A homesteader faces jail for the killing of a member of the Canadian Mounted Police after R. H. Nicholson was fatally wounded while trying to disarm William Eppinger during a raid on a farm near Winnipe g. The trooper and a local constable were assisting during the search for a liquor still on Monday.
Stockholm reports two workmen killed and several injured after a half ton dynamite explosion destroys the Grangos factory. The blast occurred soon after dawn and state authorities began inquiries into the accident.
Richwood January 2 Geo Williams 35 Tioga miner died in a hospital yesterday from injuries after being caught under a state fall in a Beaver Creek Coal Company mine He was a World War veteran.
Pittsburgh markets show mixed gains and steady to higher prices across commodities. Apples and potatoes move with large car lots and regional quality, while livestock trends reflect active hog demand and firmer calves and sheep, with cattle prices uneven but some top values noted.
Werner Glaser, 27, captain of the high school football team in Stanton Nebraska, shot himself in the basement after his father scolded him for returning late from a New Year’s Eve celebration and died later.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States urges Congress to pass a bill for a national census of distribution as part of the 1930 decennial census. President William Butterworth says the census would aid every branch of industry and commerce as the Senate weighs the measure already approved by the House.
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