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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1929
Page
6
Local authorities report Sam Toylick, deemed insane, remains in custody in Taylor County Jail after a failed train ride inquiry. Health officials plan another examination as they seek a translator, while police pursue a lead on his former employer and possible Russian origins. Fifty words.
A physician cited signs of insanity but attributed the assessment to a mis understanding of English by the patient. The examiner noted the language barrier made completion of the examination difficult.
In an unannounced action, federal prohibition authorities led by S. M. Gurley conducted a raid in a northern section of Arkansas. The objective was to disrupt illicit liquor distribution as part of the ongoing wartime crackdown on bootlegging amid prohibition.
Wrecking crews lifted the Pullman car The Cape Porpoise from the bed of Sand Creek after it plunged there Thursday. Stratton Col. reported traffic crew has resumed operations today.
Samuel Levi Hotsinpiller a fifty five year old farmer died of pneumonia at his brother John Hotsinpiller’s Newburg home. A lifelong resident and active Sand Ridge farmer he belonged to the Newburg M E church. Survivors include sister Mrs Rachael Robinson Heldsville and brothers John and William Irondale. Funeral at Newbury M E church Sunday afternoon conducted by Reverends Canfield and Suite with interment in Evansville cemetery.
Mrs Anna M Windle Lake aged seventy five died Friday at her Webster home after long illness including cancer and heart disease. She lived sixty seven years in Taylor county and leaves a sister Mrs Mary Fleming Weston a brother John J Windle Fairmont and several step children including Mier V Lake Bridgeport Fred W J and Thomas Lake Jade M Lake and Rebecca Lake of Webster. O Jay Fleming vice president and cashier First National Bank spoke of her recent visit before illness. She came from Philadelphia at age eight and was a lifetime Baptist.
Miss Lucille Stumpf of Evansville won Indiana’s school typewriting championship and will compete in Toronto next September. She typed 66 words a minute for 15 minutes without error. The obituary mentions Grafton Seigle Fleming and Mrs Scotta Johnson with funeral details at Simpson Baptist Church in Simpson. The Snook case notes insanity plea speculation, with three court alienists expected to report sanity.
Three persons were reported burned to death when an airplane crashed south of Toledo near Perrysburg today. Authorities reported the fatalities as the aircraft fell in a rural area, with investigators beginning work at the scene.
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