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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
7
Congress fixed final adjournment time while probing campaign finance and primary expenditure limits. Senate and House debated enforcement and forms of inquiry as investigations continued into political spending and potential corruption amid a busy wind down of the session.
Mrs. Wright, 85, of Bear Mountain died after an argument with her caretaker Mrs. Decker, who is jailed on murder charges. Coroner’s jury found Mrs. Decker responsible for the death, saying a poker inflicted the fatal injuries. The case sparked possible additional arrests as investigators probe related details.
Saturday the Grafton Rotary Club elected Duct Engle as president at its regular meeting last night. W. Rinse served as president prior. Eleven members and three visitors attended including T. Wili from Narksburg, Piles McChing, Charl eton, and Mr. Martin.
A brief from Plot ya reports Bernardo Duggan, an AT Aine sportsman, resumed travel to Buenos Aires after weather forced a halt at Mara' ba yesterday. He and a companion left Mara' ba for Bonta Onidade and Chaves, continuing the voyage toward the Argentine capital.
Mr K Ry Waters Mr F BR Watt Mrs the Weston Miss Grace Whitescarver Mr Guy F Wiles Honorary Member of Wheeling Mrs Bruce Wilshide Mrs Jack Wilson Mrs Herbert Wolfe.
The groom, son of Mr and Mrs F M Glenn, is a West Virginia University graduate now connected with the Studebaker agency. The couple plan a western tour from Grafton and will reside at 22 West Washington Street after their return, as friends extend felicitations.
Daily Sentinel notes a strong public push to fund the Thornton Independence road project. W A Beavers and Harry Murray rapidly gathered 57 signatures from local property owners to secure bank funds, with work slated to begin the week of July 19th. Volunteers and residents vow to assist, securing waivers of damage claims and arranging materials for drainage and grading.
A memorial poem remembers Glenn W. Rogers who left this life in 1923. The verse frames death as a transition rather than an end, urging loved ones to picture him gently away and still present in memory. It speaks of beloved wife and baby, and the solace found in enduring affection.
A report claims Madalynne Obencham once sought exile on a Pacific island to stay away from trouble. She and Arthur Burch were previously tried here for the slaying of J Belton Kennedy. James Conley of Tainelle West Virginia will spend the weekend with family on Washington Street.
Lotis Knotts 24 of Newburg died last night at Grafton City Hospital at 11:25 from diabetes after a short illness. The body was taken to Bartlett funeral parlors on Walnut Street and prepared for burial. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock in Newburg. He was the son of Dr Knotts of Newburg and had worked for Heart Mountain Company two weeks before his death. Survived by his father and four sisters and three brothers residing in Newburg Rowlesburg and nearby towns.
Berlin dispatch reports American couple Mr and Mrs John Dawson died when a Paris to Prague airliner crashed near Rossaupt during a special flight. Mrs Dawson, daughter of B A Tussell, and a Chicago Lake Forest resident, was en route to Prague to visit cousin John C. Crane, secretary to President Masaryk. The couple had been honeymooning.
A local campaign to raise money and rally merchants for setting up American Plag slots and street decorations is advancing fast. About 1600 is needed to install the slots and buy fixtures, with 255 pledged and part paid. Benefactors listed include Lee Fennett & Son, Anvil Shoe Co, West Virginia Gai Co, and many others.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple businesses includingerty Cafe White Rose grocery Arafton Hardware Co Mrs Plor ence Poe Renobue The Dollar Store Coffman Fisher Co Gaines Racket Store S J Walters Tygarts Valley Traction Co W R Lear Sons G L Jolliffe J 3 Prory Co Frantz Burka nion Drug Co forming a disconnected street commerce roster without clear context or event.
HL Kk Cather of San Antonio a former Grafton resident, arrived from Morgantown to visit his brother and attend the centennial in Philadelphia. He will return to Texas briefly before heading home, and plans to call on older residents he knew here.
Residents and visitors populate Knottsville and nearby towns. Names include Jord lenteene Carter Thomas Current Wilson Rogers Boston Miller Yates Buzzard Watt Powell Shaw Moran Moran and others as they travel, recover, or plan visits to Elkins Clarksburg Belicia and Grafton Park.
A July 11 protest in Paris by French war veterans targets the Washington debt agreement. Delegates asked Premier Briand to consider the potential impact on France American relations and franc stabilization negotiations. The National Union of Combatants urges a large turnout near the U.S. embassy.
Flora Behlmer, recently confined to home after injuries from a Gratton to Clarksburg train wreck, is said to be very weak at her Indiana Thorntey residence. Accompanied by her brother, she traveled yesterday and was informed by telegram that she remained in serious condition.
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