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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1930
Page
1
John and Kenneth Hunter concluded a sky high run off with a record endurance flight. They landed at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago at 5 21 30 last night after 23 days aloft. The trip began in July and reached a dramatic close on the Fourth of July.
A fragmented AP record lists aircraft and pilots including City of Chicago and St Louis Robin Curtiss Wright Whirlwind and monoplane entries. It notes start and finish times and fuel totals in gallons, with refueling contacts and pilots such as John and Kenneth Hunter Dale Jackson and Forest O Brien. The document preserves flight data from 1930s events.
A clogged filter cut oil flow and seared the motor on the endurance ship. A forced landing at the airport left a historic 420:21:30 record 133 hours 20 minutes behind. Holiday crowds jammed the airport in shock as the ship faltered under sudden descent and two brothers Alpert and Walter Hunter, natives of Sparta, ml, were cited as pilots. The page continues on Page Eight.
West Virginia reports a holiday toll of three dead and eleven injured from Independence Day incidents. Not counted are two men killed and six injured at a Winfield dynamite blast and a head on crash near Sistersville killing Mrs. Margaret D. Martin and her daughter-in-law Mrs. May Martin while seven others were injured.
Police and workmen scoured the ruins of Hock sons and Parsons chemical works for more bodies after an explosion that killed 11. Over 20 injured remained hospitalized, with many homes uninhabitable and the blast felt ten miles away leaving more than 500 homeless.
Cornwall Ontario July 5 Two Montreal youths in a 16 foot light canoe drifted into the Longue Sault rapid on the St Lawrence river and were carried through alive. Experienced boatmen doubted it could be done as five foot waves and rocks battered the craft. Jack Walker and Will Savage surfaced exhausted but safe after the perilous ride.
Grafton Rotary Club met at Hotel Grafton for year end business and elections. G. T. Bartlett installed as president, with Fred Watkins passing the gavel. Watkins reviewed the year and noted efforts toward broader community service and youth programs, including Boy Scouts and Salvation Army camps. Membership stood at 51 after four left and five joined.
One of the quietest Fourth of July days in years with no notable automobile accidents. Crowds visited Oakland Md for homecoming and Grafton Park for dancing and swimming. Others attended a double bill at the baseball grounds and many headed to remote areas to enjoy the day. Continued on page five.
The sermon will be preached by the Rev. F. J. Tuf Vander of the Presbyterian Church.
Balloons carrying entrants in the National Elimination Balloon Race drifted northward from Houston after a July 4 launch. Fifteen hydrogen filled bags were airborne with seven entrants still unaccounted for, headed toward Arkansas as winds push toward Little Rock. One entrant, S A U Rasmussen of General Electric, sighted in difficulties near takeoff.
Washington foes of the London naval treaty prepare a primary push in a special session with President Hoover guiding the Senate. Leaders include Johnson and Moses, while Swanson bets on a delayed vote to stall until fall. Quorum hurdles loom as debate may span ten days or more before a roll call.
Grafton was well represented on the Buckhannon River yesterday for the Fourth with many anglers along the banks. Catches were good though some stories of luck ran hot, as townsfolk like Mr and Mrs George Jones and others joined the scene and shared tales of the day.
Emelle Alabama reports a violent riot ending in gunfire, lynching, and a burned negro dwelling. Six killed include two white men and two named individuals, amid a quarrel over an automobile battery sale. The clash escalated with two more negroes returning to attack. Police attribute the spark to the Boyd family dispute.
Circuit Clerk Frank Hollis Jr announces the election office will stay open this evening to accommodate late filings for the August 5 primary. By 2 30 p m, candidates including William A Collins Republican refiling for the Grafton Independent district board of education and James V Sandy Democrat seeking Court House district education seat had added their names, with E Kinter noted among entrants.
J Monroe Boyer editor and publisher of the Republican daily newspaper says he does not know what will be done at the new plant at Latrobe street and McGraw alley as the Grafton Evening News appears suspended for an indefinite period after a suspension of the Grafton Evening Press one week ago.
The body of Dr Robert Petty Gratton dentist who died in Guy Hospital Friday afternoon was taken to his old home in Mason City West Virginia this morning on train No 3 Funeral will be held in Old Town Baptist Church Sunday with burial in Old Town cemetery. Dr Petty had suffered months from stomach and kidney troubles and a collapse a week ago led to his death He practiced dentistry in Gr ton Parkerburg Charleston Elkins and in Florida before moving to Gr ton He was born December 21 1873 in Mason county to William F and Sarah Van Sickler Petty His widow is Mrs Etta A Petty Continued on page four
In St Thomas Ontario on July 5 three men drowned attempting to navigate Lake Erie in a frail skiff. Fishermen hauling nets brought the bodies to the surface. the victims were Stanley A. Winters, 30, a Cleveland salesman. Ray Carroll, 30, a Detroit salesman. and Oscar Layne, 21, of Fairview.
At Sunday evening's Salvation Army meeting in the local citadel a class of new members will take the pledge to the American and Salvation Army flags. The group includes a 20 year old high school student described as a splendid young man and a B and M employee. The corps expects ahead with drive plans for next week and funds planned for July 4.
San Francisco July 5 The last efforts to end a 13 year sentence for the preparedness day bombings are described as Mooney and Billings vow to continue their fight. The supreme court yesterday presented Governor Young with an adverse recommendation on Billings pardon application, stating he had a fair trial. Ten were killed and 49 injured in the bombings for which they were sentenced.
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