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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1929

Page

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Public Debt Reduced as Stultz Crash Shocks Nation

Roosevelt Field Mineola news reports pilot Wilmer Stultz and two companions killed when their plane dived after stunting over Mineola. The tragedy occurred near the Roosevelt Field station as laborers watched, with other casualties noted in the crash aftermath. In a separate note, a wedding in Chicago led to food poisoning among guests, traced to cake frosting with possible lead traces.

Mv Field Elmer Barry Maxwell Balfour Stultz Roosevelt Field Naar Uns Chicago Louis Assaro Edith Comrata Joe Sarno

Lowman resignation rumor explained by Treasury

Washington July 1 explanation for reports that Assistant Secretary Lowman of the Treasury in charge of Prohibition enforcement was asked to resign. Treasury says a reporter misread a form and jumped to conclusions. Mellon Mills assert Lowman is a satisfactory official in office.

Washington Lowman Treasury Department Hoover Agenrca Mellon Mills White House Th United Press West Jon Topeor Bell Expedition Correree Stuité Mineola Mis Wits John Hay Whitney Stultz Otien Whitney

Gypsy nomads disrupt county post offices in July siege

Grafton reports gypsy horde menaced local postal services from July 1 to two weeks later causing money order and registry windows to close. Sheriff W J Mays aided in arrests as nomads moved through parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio with travel on July 4 1829. Authorities planned to deposit mail at pantries and stations to speed dispatch amid the disturbance.

United States Post Grafton Mitablig Star Pennsylvania Ohio Taylor W. J. Mays West, Virginia Harrivoh County

U. S. Toreador Saves Fight After Bull Fight Injury

Sydney Franklin, a Brooklyn bullfighter, was injured by a bull in Spain but returned to finish the fight. He donned bandages, insisted on completing the job, and dispatched the animal despite the peril.

Bevilley Spal Sporting Spain Sydney Franklin Brooklyn Franklin Erean Maulel Grena

Choppy winds plague fuel rush in endurance bid

Cleveland pilots Roy Mitchell and Byron Newcomb pressed a third day in their attempt to break the endurance record, refueling challenges and hazardous weather wearing them down. Fog grounded ships and a missing fuel bag added to the stress as the pair sought to complete their 18 hour plus challenge.

Cleveland Roy Mitchell Byron K. ‘Newcomb Gay Ehdurate Abbipte Byron ‘Newcomb Roy L. Mitchell WM Dirknese

Capital Mendicants Aided by New Fund

A new fiscal year brings a $30,000 appropriation to the federal board of vocational education to rehabilitate disabled individuals in the capital who are incapacitated for labor due to loss of sight, limbs, or other causes. Washington reports the first effort aims to restore the disabled to self support.

Washington Board of Vocational Education Rae Wor High Rma Lee July A. i

King Acclaimed as MEComing Parade Grips London

King greeted at Buckingham Palace amid vast crowds during a jubilant display. A royal motor parade moved from Windsor Castle toward Kensington Garden as children scatter roses, and the open carriage procession drew cheers from spectators.

Don Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle Jo Mary Kensington Garden Con Uckingham Palace Sean Estates

Agriculture Department to Broadcast Farm Hour Network

The Agriculture Department approved a distribution order to broadcast a midprogram network of broadcasting stations starting July 8.7 The program named National Farm and Home Hour will air daily from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EST. The secretary will inaugurate the new setup with an address.

Washington Atc Broadcasting Company

Incomplete text notes Hi nal conversion site

Fragmentary OCR shows fragmented names and dates about a baseball site conversion in Detroit with mentions of 1930 and a professional baseball reference. The readable elements are too garbled to determine a coherent event, participants, or location with clarity.

Washington Detroit

Gratton Cleaning and Pressing Company Advertisement

Gratton Cleaning and Pressing Company offers professional cleaning and pressing services. Contact Robinson, proprietor, at phone 872 for pickup, drop-off, and garment care. Local service with attention to quality and turnaround.

Gratton Cleaning & Pressing Company Robinson

Powerful German cruisers threaten disarmament effort

By Kirke Simpson, Algoeland Press Feature Writer, Washington. A headline seeking to explain how German naval craft defy treaty limits. The piece notes German ingenuity in building hybrid fighting ships that may evade classification and threaten disarmament aims. The text emphasizes the international uproar over further reductions and the restrictive treaty context.

Kirke Simpson Algoeland Press Washingtom

Wabash Plans to Control Railroads Face Opposition

Washington today heard Wabash representatives seek Interstate Commerce Commission approval to acquire control by lease or stock in the Lehigh Valley Wheel ing and Lake Erie lines and five others plus minority interests in several railroads. The plan aims to create a direct eastern trunk route from the Atlantic seaboard to the Midwest, reducing transfers and improving passenger service, with the Wabash asserting public benefit from such consolidation.

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Trial Of Woods Case Will Bare Real Facts

Detroit reports the Woods case, known as the Who case, to be retraced in circuit court as Grace M Y Wood faces assault with intent to kill her husband Ralph A Wood. Co defendant Wil Thompson and Taylor Pierce may testify if charged with plotting to kill for a $50,000 life insurance. principal witness Cell W Holt to recount alleged plot and earlier charges in a story rooted in Wood real estate activity and a police probe begun after Holt supplied information.

Detroit Wood Holt Bortspeidne Thompson Pierce Continuediron

Labor Controls New Parliament in Britain

London July 1 The new British parliament with a labor majority will open at noon tomorrow with the speech from the throne the longest in history and the first framed by a labor government. King George I will miss the ceremony due to ill health with the speech read by Lord Chancellor Lord Sankey. The address will signal the government’s aims, including disarmament and a move toward an international arbitration court as part of a broader peace program.

London George I Loonda Ramsay MacDonald House of Lords John Sankey Istitute Leamie" Beay Permanent Court of Internatonal Astieo Ratifica

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