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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
2
A dense transcription lists radio stations and daily program lineups from WEAF WABO WDKA WIZ WBAL WJZ WLW WTAM WSB WHAS WSM and more. It records showtimes including operas concerts orchestras dance programs travelogues sports scores and variety hours with multiple stations sharing similar lineups across districts.
Overnight wireless dispatches report major aviation incidents from Horta Graciosa to Ottawa and London. Highlights include Major Ludwik Idgikowski killed in a Graciosa Island crash with Major Casimir Kubala injured, Captain Dieudonne Coste forced to land after high winds, and an Antin Bowler attempt abandoned at sea. Additional items note Pope Pius IX reception, a Soviet China ultimatum, rifled Montreal air mail, and various fatal crashes in Birmingham and Erwin.
A column discusses the moment when a child grows apart as adolescence transforms the parent child bond. It contrasts primitive rites with modern life and urges graciously stepping back to keep lasting fellowship. A separate note mentions a new electrical safety razor with parallel shear plates vibrating 120 times a second.
In Washington the Federal Farm Board convened amid a sharp wheat marketing crisis. President Hoover outlines goals and the board begins collective discussion while Baltimore session limits his participation. The board, authorized to use 50 million dollars for low interest advances and 150 million for immediate use plus 1.5 million for admin costs, plans advisory councils and cooperative stabilization actions across major commodities.
Herman Norris and three other prisoners escaped from Taylor county jail on May 10 using cunning to procure keys and stage a walk-out. He was apprehended Friday by Belfountain authorities and returned to face a rape charge. Norris, known as the Thornton Terror, had terrorized the Thornton area for days before capture. Police in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania searched for the fugitives as Norris was tracked to relatives in Ohio.
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged creating a non partisan tariff commission to act as Congress’s agent and set rates. It would resemble the Interstate Commerce Commission, with decisions reviewable by Congress. The House tariff bill would let the commission consider competition rather than production costs and keep presidential authority to adjust duties up to 50 percent.
Columbus July 15 The chaplain T O Reedeft departs Ohio state penitentiary after 16 years comforting condemned inmates. Despite a farewell petition from 2000 convicts and tearful appeals, he leaves as 160 men were executed during his chaplaincy. A 16 year old Atlanta girl is noted driving a truck and leading a moving gang.
The article reviews when corporations may justify permanent funded debt and explains mechanisms like sinking funds and serial maturities. It cites mining lumber real estate and municipal bonds, noting safeguards against excessive permanent debt and urging readers to understand debt provisions.
Sheriff Frank Tyree of Cabell County presided as Parkersburg hosted the annual West Virginia Sheriffs Association meeting. About two dozen counties were represented with discussions slated on parole systems as the main business focus.
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