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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
7
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The weekly AP column notes Polish pilot Ludwik Idzikowski and navigator Casimir Kubala were killed after a forced landing in the Azores during a Paris to New York flight, while Dieudonne Coste and American crews completed or attempted trans Atlantic legs. It also covers Manchuria tensions with Russia, Dawes and Mac Donald disarmament talks, and a British Labour victory in Commons.
Associated Press notes Mrs Agnes Moulton O Neill second wife of Eugene O Neill secured a Reno divorce from the playwright who is presently in Europe. The case highlights ongoing marital actions involving notable literary figures amid wartime travel.
AP brief notes weather lore on St Swithin's day contrasted with bureau data, plus society ping pong interest at Newport verandas and Chautauqua birthday addresses by Ford Firestone Ochs, Edison kin, and Miller founders. Psichos sells Manhattan brick building for 650000 after 36 years selling fruit, and Reno marriage lead exceeds divorces with 2,977 marriages recorded in commerce data.
The report notes 2,108 divorces in Wa shoe county last year tied to California and New York marriage restrictions. Odd items include fishermen Renous, Marron, and Sneopon cited with parrot related disruption, while a police roof call results from a bird’s cries as it chases pets. Chicago utilities study finds small towns boosting worker output faster than larger areas.
In a hearing Mouser claimed Meholle owed $50 while Mouser had already paid $35. Meholle allegedly robbed Mouser of a watch and about $100 on another occasion. A private detective investigated and Sheriff W. J. Mays made an arrest shortly after the warrant issued.
The piece profiles Gabriele D Annunzio’s son, Ugo, who arrived in America in 1918 to secure aviation contracts, later guiding his career as an American business executive. Born in Rome 42 years ago, he shifted from aviation design to leading Isotta Fraschini and the American Aeronautical Sales Corporation with two Manhattan offices and a Long Island factory.
An American citizen for five years, D Annunzio and Enea Bossi plan to produce over 30 amphibian planes monthly at a Port Washington facility. D Annunzio splits time between Milan and the United States, keeps flying to retain his license, and supports a family of political and artistic figures. Broadway trends shift toward polo shirts without coats as a new fashion note.
Wellsburg reports 41 year old miner Wellsburg John Petoski fatally stabbed after an argument. a Black man is held on killing charges. Wheeling notes 16 year old Ruby Woods wounded by a bullet in the shoulder, considered possible self harm. Charleston records 60 year old Mia G T Warner dies from auto crash injuries. Spencer lists 40 year old Henry Minns banker and contractor dead. Lewisburg records 7 year old Clayton Knapp killed by auto at home in Crawley. Mr and Mrs Walter B Lutt of Bridgeport are spending time in Grafton.
George A Mantony, once reported for harassing neighbors around Barrett street and Knottsville road, was captured by State Trooper H K Debendur and jailed in Taylor county to await county health officers examination. Sheriff W J Mays located him after a brother in Indiana alerted authorities. Neighbors described irregular behavior during visits. Inquiries traced Mantony’s movements as state officers were alerted yesterday morning. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs R L Newton and Miss Ruby Warner at Irvin Findley’s home in Webster.
The Chicago Tribune plane, piloted by Robert Gast and Parker D. Cramer with aviation editor Robert Wood aboard, left Chicago in July to test a Berlin route. Swedish airmen Altenberg and two companions attempted two test flights at Ivigtut Greenland on July 15 but both lacked a successful takeoff due to leaking pontoons.
Moscow July 15. The note warns China to accept Soviet demands for settlement of the Chinese Eastern Railway crisis within three days or face an ultimatum delivered to the Chinese charge d affaires. The language remains firm, despite polite phrasing, and implies the USSR will use other means to defend its rights if ignored.
An official Lisbon report states Major Idzikowski was buried with honors at 8 p m yesterday in Graciowa cemetery on Graciosa island. The burial followed earlier reports of his severe burns and unclear fate after a crash near the Azores while aiding Polish air crew efforts.
Reports describe a Polish crew crash with a buried body and a badly injured survivor. Separate Paris scene shows Captain Coste failing a trans Atlantic attempt, citing extreme weather and fuel consumption after 28 hours aloft with 1,086 gallons used and 365 gallons remaining.
A. Heltz of Clarksburg West Virginia seeks help locating her son Wagner Helie a 21 year old Carnegie student. He was last seen on July 25 leaving clothing in the Tech dorms. He was about five feet eight inches tall and weighed 140 pounds wearing a Saint High School ring and a belt with Notre Dame buckle.
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