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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
3
Sophie Tucker revealed in Chicago that she had married for the third time on December 14 in Newport Kentucky. She described a cosmetic procedure to slim her face and said her new husband is a New York dress merchant unnamed in Chicago. Tucker, born 1884, has a son Bert 22 who is also in show business.
The Three-Three club held a Christmas party at Miss Murray’s Walnut Street home with a salad course and prizes for members including Miss Virginia Halien and Miss Janie Cline among others. Next meeting will be at Miss Janie Cline’s Main Street home after an announced date. Wach Party and Watch Party details describe New Year’s Eve gatherings with prizes and social games at multiple homes on Lincoln Street Main Street and Fast Main Street. A P T A meeting for the First Ward school was postponed due to influenza. Young Herman Bartlett, age five, entertained in Clarksburg vaudeville with Jack Ulmer before returning home. A dinner honoring John Lavelle Coniff at the Marshuff residence included Mrs. Dorothy White and Miss Kathrine White among guests.
Downtown hotels report mixed results as a new revenue division plan benefits larger firms while smaller subscribers see reduced shares. About 6,000 booths displayed “out of order” signs last night, indicating widespread service interruptions and potential impact on operations.
A plea by counsel for a commission to determine the defendants sanity will be heard tomorrow. The hearing was granted by the trial judge at the last minute.
New York dispatch notes Parker Oiler, agent general for reparations, arriving on the Berengaria for an annual holiday visit smiling. He dismisses German criticism of his report on reparation payments as based on a hasty incomplete reading. He says a German text is not yet available and comments that German press reactions would differ if it were.
A compact newspaper item noting a local drugstore ad offers 20 percent off and cash payments to customers. The message markets savings at The Court Pharmacy located west of the courthouse, inviting shoppers to compare prices.
Mrs. Sara Flanagan returns to Grafton after holidays in Washington DC and Newark Ohio. Mr and Mrs Joseph Gamejagger visit relatives in Knotts avenue returning from Charles Wolfe in Moatsville. Eva Demoss home after holidays with Inez Rebrook and Lillian Demoss in Clarksburg. Charles Boyd and Bruce Knight visit Pruntytown Pike, with daughter Maude Smallwood to Virginia for visit. Agnes Gocke recovered from influenza and back at work. Mrs W J Madden leaves for Wheeling to visit friends. Philip Campbell and Ed Willey return to work after influenza. George S Smith, R H Linn, Alfred H Nestor called at county seat. Mrs Pred V Kunst confined with influenza at home. William Mitchell ill with influenza since December 27 now able to be out and favored State Policemen J W Waddell and H K Debendarter in Clarkshire on business.
Hollywood Jan 3 Lina Hasquette film actress will marry Paverell Marley a cinematographer at Beverly Hills next Monday announced today Miss Bag ouette widow of late Sam Warner film executive Collyer to be bridesmaid The past is all right to think about occasionally but the present is the best time to live.
A promotional notice touts Dave's Mentha-Pepsin as a cure for chronic indigestion, gas, and stomach distress. It claims it builds a stronger stomach, enables eating freely, and is widely sold with a money back guarantee by Red Cross Pharmacy and local druggists.
Chicago January 3 Public telephones disappear from hotels and business houses as contract disputes erupt between owners and Illinois Bell. Old 30 year agreements guaranteed four calls daily with shared overage fees. New contracts remove the guarantee and allocate 77 percent to the company and 24 percent to the subscriber, angering hotel and drugstore owners who say it amounts to a heavy loss.
Randolph Hearst, longtime temperance advocate, announced a $25,000 prize for the best plan to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. He later sent a telegram to Fell Durant acknowledging Durant’s call for public discussion and stating that prohibition may not be the intelligent or practical path. Hearst, a 40 year crusader against alcohol, argues criminal issues under the dry laws require a better approach.
Investigators say three or four suspects may be arrested within a day or two over the December 23 fire that destroyed the Calhoun home near sbincely Ma. The blaze killed Mr and Mrs Calhoun and six children. six others were injured. Evidence suggests gasoline was poured and ignited. Probe expected to finish tonight.
League efforts to develop humanitarian protection for illegitimate children face U S input noting fifty two U S state codes differ widely on illegitimacy and paternity. Most derive from English common law with two exceptions based on French Napoleon code. A coordinated international data effort may lead to a conference on protective measures.
Lt Governor Paul N. Cyr accuses Governor Long of a double cross by refusing commutation in the LeBouel-Dreher case, calling the planned execution judicial murder. He contrasts it with the Harris pardon, noting Harris acted violently, was found guilty, and sentenced to hang. Long defends his oath and duties while critics argue leniency was warranted.
Romney W Va Jan 3 George Fitzwater a Hardy county farmer indicted in the killing of Charles Summons will be tried here January 7. A venue change moved the case from Hardy to Hampshire County after a local outbreak of quarrels among children near Fitzwater’s home.
New York Jan 3 Former Congressman William C Adamson of Georgia sponsor of the railroad act named for him was reported very low from pneumonia at Presbyterian Hospital today Judge Adamson aged nearly 75 entered the hospital in weakened condition last week.
New York January 8 The four year scientific polar expedition around the North Pole is envisioned by Captain R A Bartlett who just returned from eleven months in the Arctic aboard the Morrissey. He proposes a saucer shaped ship to drift with Arctic ice carrying a full laboratory and airplanes for reconnoitering with a projected cost of 320000 dollars.
An action in assumpsit against Levi S and Edna Porter was filed in circuit court yesterday by attorney Ole E. Wycklof for the Southern Discount Co. Summonses are returnable at January rules. No details of the suit were learned from the brief papers filed.
The district court heard arguments over a proposed branch line with 2,250,000 tons of coal moved annually by the railroad. James Damron for the federal government and N. Pyle of Chesapeake and Ohio testified on legality and technical aspects while the Interstate Commerce Commission and Illinois Commerce Commission participated. A new gate style for railroad crossings was proposed to be trimmed with pear.
Early reports show over one million flu cases in the United States with readers urged to seek relief from coughs using Bron Emulsion as directed by a Red Cross charity. The note promotes a home remedy approach and warns against certain ingredients while claiming quick relief for simple coughs.
Congress debate continues on farm legislation with the House and Senate divided over whether the bill should be considered anew or held until the Hoover administration begins. Senator McNary of Oregon pushes a revised relief measure backed by Secretary Jardine, linking cooperative farm agencies with an equalization fee removal.
Lieutenant Benjamin Mendez, American-trained chief pilot of the Colombian air service, failed to reach Gogote on a 4600 mile flight from Mitchel Field. After a takeoff from Girardot, the plane crashed into a tree due to suspected fuel problems, ending the attempt 75 miles from the goal. Mendez was uninjured and later departed for Bogota aboard an army plane.
The committee on arbitration treaties of the Pan American conference approved a draft multilateral treaty and a protocol of progressive arbitration allowing American republics to expand pacific dispute settlement. The action was considered equivalent to approval by the committee.
The committeewide conference debated the treaty focusing on style and phrasing. Arbitration protocol, though progressive, remained largely uncontested, with domestic jurisdiction and third party controversies exempted from arbitration. Numerous dealers signaled intentions to table individual reservations at signing.
The famous venue on Broadway New York ends its career after more than zero years. The building will be demolished to make way for a skyscraper. The closing marks a silent end to a celebrated stage era as stars bow out.
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