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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
8
In Washington on July 12 the Chinese minister and secretary to Stimson sought custody of Kao wife of the Chinese consul at San Francisco. The request was made to authorities for review.
Warrants issued for Susie Ying Kao Ying Kao and Suen Foon after customs seized 3 300 five tael tins of opium valued at 1 000 000 in baggage from China. Kao former vice consul and her husband. Foon chancellor of the Chinese consulate. Bail set at 310 000 each. Authorities say Kao claims dupe scheme while documents hint at planned payoff of 23 000.
The remains of Ada Ayer, sister of Mrs. W. H. Wittman, died suddenly in Miami and arrived in Grafton. Funeral service will be held at the Wittman home in Blueville at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. A. M. Barlow officiating. Interment follows at Bluemont cemetery. Survivors include her daughter Mrs. Willard Cottingham of Minneapolis and several brothers and sisters.
New York reports say the Associated Press city editor tasks a reporter with a rapid coast to coast journey. Bill travels from New York to Los Angeles on the inaugural Trans Atlantic Air Transport, then returns in four days and a half covering 5704 miles with 3822 by air and 1882 by rail. Regular assignment proves unusually swift for press travel.
A reporter joins two plane loads of air rail passengers on the TAT inaugural journey from New York, via Columbus and Waynoka to Clovis, to Los Angeles in 48 hours. A ground loop near Clovis causes a wing tip injury but no panic ensues as substitutes keep the schedule. The return trip also proceeds smoothly with passengers writing in diaries despite winds.
Captain Bill Luckett, 74, longtime Potomac river pilot and civilian pilot of the Mayflower yacht, died. He began as William Edward Luckett and served over 50 years guiding presidents, dignitaries, and guests, never losing a life in his career.
For sale or lease notice for a West Side fruit store. Application through the store or Liberty Shoe Shop at 104 6. Local buyers may inquire for terms and location details.
Fred Harrison, 60, district attorney of the second Alaska division, was believed to be near death after a stroke. He arrived in Juneau in 1898 and had not left the territory except once since. The item notes valuable paintings and real estate holdings tied to the Standard Oil Company subsidiaries but focuses on Harrison’s critical condition and recent resignation after his paralysis.
Pittsburgh July 12 inventory filed in the office of the register of wills shows the late Mrs Mary Copley Thaw, noted philanthropist and mother of Harry K Thaw, left personal property valued at 3 122 772 18. The record reflects the substantial estate and its distribution.
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