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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1929
Page
8
Sudden disappearance of Frank Reed, an employee at a nearby prison, was reported as sheriff deputies intensified a search. Reed had been serving six months on a non support charge and was allowed daily compensation during confinement. authorities note he had been at large since yesterday afternoon as the search continued.
The note states he left about noon yesterday to visit his wife and family and did not return.
New York July 10 The United States Steel Corporation reports a decline in unfilled tonnage for June, totaling 4 256 910 tons down from 4 304 167 tons at end of May and following 4 427 763 in April and 3 637 009 in June 1928.
Charles Thomas colored, whose car wrecked near Rosemont Sunday morning held thirty one gallons of liquor, was sentenced to three months on the county roads and a 231.60 fine after arraignment before Magistrate A R Weston in Flemington. He briefly disappeared after an ambulance took him to Clarksburg, then was found visiting kin as officers pursued. A prior report noted he waived preliminary hearing and would face Prohibition Commissioner G H Gordon. The passage also notes a Collier's magazine blurb about a rookie with specialized hitting bats unnamed here.
White Sulphur Springs W Va July 10 The score of 76 by H N Smith Wheeling led the morning round in the West Virginia amateur golf tournament. Frizzell Payne and others won matches in multiple flights with several defaults and close finishes amid late start delays in the event.
Croydon England July 10 Captain Charles Kingsford Smith completes a flight from Sydney to England arriving here from Rome. A national open check showed most professionals wearing spiked shoes rather than rubber soles.
Captain Albin Ahrenberg and Lieutenant Axel Floden with mechanic Robert Ljunglund left Reykjavik for Greenland continuing a delayed flight from Sweden toward the United States. The leg to Ivigtut covers about 800 miles with an estimated 10 hours of flight.
Washington July 10. An analysis notes new aircraft carriers built under the spartech program by students navigates current naval aims. The idea is to use smaller vessels to support air operations, believing this approach could yield economical gains and expanded maritime capabilities.
Representative from Idaho, a Republican, noted that future naval planning envisions five smaller carriers to succeed the Lexington and Saratoga. The proposed ships would displace about 13,900 tons, far less than the 33,000 tons of the older carriers, with capacity for 70 planes in regular service and 35 in reserve versus 90 and 45 for the Lexington and Saratoga.
The Kuomintang of America executive committee urged that Mrs Ying Kao be tried under Chinese law for involvement in a large opium shipment. They voted to seek her return to China for trial and appealed to Chinese minister OC C Wu in Washington. Ying Kao reportedly ended his consular role on advice of friends.
At Amsterdam on July 10 the International Chamber of Commerce heard that China's economic reconstruction and possible further loans were the main topic of the third day. Thomas W. Lamont led the American delegation and thanked 15 Chinese delegates for traveling to participate and share insights on current conditions in China.
Governor Cooper issued a requisition for the return to Iron ton of seven persons in Huntington, West Virginia, wanted in Lawrence County on charges of obtaining $150 worth of real estate from I. N. Crabtree by false pretenses. Named are Amanda J. Tomlinson, Iona Averett Shinkle, G. Averett Shinkle, Paul Reeves, and others.
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