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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1930
Page
4
The notice outlines letters to the editor rules with word limits and anonymy policy. It lists rates for first insertion and subsequent charges per word and per inch for composition after 9 am. It also sets deadlines for removal notices by 6 pm the evening before publication.
Report from Parkersburg on the railroad roundhouse project. Builders drive piles with a steam driven hammer, set a new outside bulwark, and realign the West up river branch. Crews shift rails, splices, ballast, and a large steel girder bridge as a cross over is prepared. Authorities relocate signal systems and pedestals for improved operations.
The article notes a new enforcement head sworn in on its base and a large water pipe replacement across a bridge. Workers rerouted ten to twelve inch cast iron line to a new section with no major traffic disruption. Observers visit a West Side kindergarten run by Misses Bowers, praising the play activities. Henry A. Canfield is added as a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools, detailing his long teaching and business background in Gratton and surrounding counties.
The candidate, associated with the M. E. Church, has held clerical and office roles in city life and business, offering broad experience. He pledges careful attention to school finances, quality instruction, and efficient use of taxpayers money to ensure value in public schools.
City Magistrate George E B Ewald and five others were indicted in New York for using the mails to defraud in the sale of Cotter Butte mines stock in Butte Montana. They pleaded not guilty and were admitted to bail. Chief Justice Corrigan said Ewald would not act in his judicial capacity until federal court matters clear. He will keep drawing a $12,000 yearly salary.
Mt. Holly New Jersey July 8 Walter J Brown 31 of Rancocas bled to death after scratching his leg and severing an artery with his fingernail before medical aid arrived. Physicians reported he apparently scratched toe severely and opened the artery.
A wireless message from Captain Stuparich of the liner Saturnia reports that the glider Claiborne Foster stayed aloft for eight hours yesterday, regarded as the longest ocean flight ever made with a towed glider.
Morgantown West Virginia July 3 A grocery store and a gas station near here were destroyed by fire after they were robbed today Police believe the robbers started the blaze accidentally The loss was estimated at 4000 dollars C A Friend was the owner Genoa Nevada's oldest settlement had a 1930 population of 216
Sir Thomas Lipton plans Shamrock V voyage across the Atlantic with 22 crew and no wireless, aided by the Erin tender, as he mounts a fifth bid for the America’s Cup. The yacht will arrive in New York for the trophy race after a Azores refuel, outfitted with yawl rig for ocean travel and Bermuda rig for racing. Lipton, eight decades old, has invested millions and recalls his Glasgow beginnings while Ned Heard directs sailing.
The narrator describes a Florida weekend trip with Dr. Holt and Miss Ruth Cole, writing a Times magazine piece about Edison, touring the campus Walk of Fame, facing rain and rough roads, and spending the night in Ocala before continuing toward Tallahassee as the return journey begins.
The Ladies Aid of Second Baptist Church will stage a program on Friday night July 11 with assistance from Clarksburg. The event is described as of unusual interest among the colored community and promises an entertaining evening. Political advertising along Georgia highways is prohibited by law.
The engagement of Lady Katharine Hamilton, a lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty, to Lieut. Reavisid Seymour, equerry to the King, was recently announced.
Undersigned seek GOP nomination for Taylor County Superintendent of Schools and request voters support at the August 5 1930 primary. Walter A Wood of Grafton R F D No 2 William Grimes and Henry A Canfield urge Republican votes and influence for their respective school posts in Taylor County.
A collection of 1930 party primary announcements for multiple offices including House of Delegates, County Commissioner, member of the county court, and Justice of the Peace. Names include Eugene Somerville, C. Fred Kelley, U. S. Morrow, Jos. G. Bolinee, D. W. Fortney. Dates note primary on August 5th or std 1930 with locations Flemington and Grafton district.
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