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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
5
Cunningham cites a redesigned structure to trim salaries by over 18 000 annually and to curb duplication. He criticizes division engineers for autonomy and inconsistent maintenance methods while urging a unified four‑department setup under the commission to streamline purchases, budgeting, and administration.
The proposal assigns division headquarters to Charleston Parkersburg and Elkins with a division engineer controlling construction and maintenance under a chief engineer. The blue network lists multiple east west routes including Midland Trail Huntington to White Sulphur Springs Northwestern Turnpike Parkersburg to Gore and a corridor from Huntington through West Hamlin Danville Racine Beckley Hinton Pickaway to the Seneca Trail. North south routes include the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway from Mount Morris to Bluefield and Seneca Trail from Maryland to Virginia via Elkins Marlinton Lewisburg and connections to Route No. 2 and other links through Chester Logan Calico Williamson Welch and Bluefield.
Frank Haddix, sought for over a year by Harrison County authorities, was arrested Saturday by Troopers Wooddell and Debendorfer and returned to Clarksburg Sunday to face breaking and entering charges. A Danish invention allows dried milk to be rolled into paperlike sheets that remain shelf stable for years.
A five foot wall of water from a cloudburst overturned a car on Pineoak Creek southwest of Moselle Missouri, drowning Marie Beckman 28 and four children ages 16 months to seven. Husband William Beckman survived after seeking help. Desoto lightning killed another man, with houses unroofed and basements flooded. Separate Tekamah Nebraska cloudburst washed out railroad tracks killing brakeman Carl Henkle and injuring engineer Frank Kent.
Williamson West Virginia July 16 C A Stump commonwealth attorney of Pike county Kentucky ordered release of two men held in connection with a triple slaying at Mel Veigh Kentucky Saturday night Stump releasing Jimmy Topekal whose home the slayings occurred and Butler Casey brother of one of the slain men said neither participated In the shootings Dominick Galante 45 Stump charged fired at the intruder Charles Casey was fatally wounded but returned the fire Stump said and killed Galante and Veo Depolis 40 Marion Farmer of Zion Illinois was denied her school diploma because she bobbed her hair on the eve of her graduation the rules of the Zion community forbid bobbed hair
London police and Royal Mail officials investigated a spate of mail thefts aboard the White Star liner Laurentie arriving from Montreal. About 80 pieces of Montreal air mail vanished from a sealed bag after docking in London, echoing last year’s Leviathan case. Three crew members were arrested in connection with the thefts.
The Public Service Commission extended the hearing on B and O Railroad's request to discontinue passenger trains between Berkeley Springs and Hancock in Morgan County until September 10. The continuance was granted on the applicant's motion.
In North Platte Nebraska a tense standoff emerged as reports spread of several Black residents returning after a mob drove them out last Saturday. Governor Weaver considered sending national guard to restore order while officials pledged protection for all and police prepared for possible violence.
New Orleans July 15 Experimental street cars ran through city streets for the first time since riots ten days earlier. Public Service sought to break a strike by motormen and conductors. Cars operated by non union crews and guarded by U S deputy marshals drew no disorder as protests continued. Not a single passenger boarded initially while talks persisted for a compromise on union recognition and a working contract.
Milwaukee July 15 two men were killed and several others seriously injured in two Wisconsin wrecks. A Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific equipment train derailed near Tomah crushing two trainmen. A Chicago and North Western passenger train crashed through a wooden trestle near Princeton and fell into a creek.
A string of tremors near Wellington, Church, and Khorasan caused daytime shocks with minimal damage. Disturbances extended to Mesched Kuchan and Bender Abi, while heavy rains triggered floods across Eastern Galicia inundating many villages with no reported fatalities.
Montgomery July 15. A large Montgomery mercantile building and a neighboring store collapsed trapping many. Fire police and medical units rushed to the scene with ambulances from Leak Undertaking Company. Injured were removed and a crowd was kept back while investigators planned a search. The cause was not yet determined though a new door renovation was suspected.
Hamburg ship Europa, damaged by March fire, narrowly escapes a second disaster during its launching. A sudden explosion at the rear of the dry dock caused damage confined to the dock. Cause of the explosion is unknown as the giant liner proceeds to Bremenhaven for its maiden voyage.
Word from Bucharest on July 15 says Queen Marie and Crown Prince Carol met over the weekend. Princess Helen, who accompanied the queen, did not meet her former husband.
Pittsburgh markets report steady hog bids at 12.65 to 12.75 for 150 to 220 pound hogs with heavier hogs around 12.25 to 12.60 and lighter weights near 12.50. Steers and yearlings 12.50, fat cows 8.00 to 11.00, vealers top at 17.00. calves weak with 1400 head and lambs 13.50, ewes 6.00 to 7.00, lambs 9.00 to 12.00 markets mixed with sparse lots and variable demand.
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