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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1929
Page
2
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WEAF WJZ WOR WBAL KDKA WOY WOX WTAM and others detailing show names hosts orchestras and times including hours from WEAF and WJZ concerts and musical features with multiple stations presenting a busy broadcast slate in Western Standard Time.
Fragmentary listings show time blocks and station calls with dance orchestras and program notes. Mentions WHAS WSM Nashville and WJZ WEAF with musical scores and musical movies, plus tenor and orchestra dance segments across multiple stations.
Newburg notes a parade of visitors from Pittsburgh to visit the Stuck and Lange households, with Elmer R. Rush and family from Winchester stopping by. Miss Anne Matlick and Miss Mary Sue Watts visit at Arthur Matlick’s home, and Miss Mabel Lawrence stays with Hazel Boyles in Thornton. A daughter, Genevieve Kathryn Barker, born July 20 to Roscoe and Eva Barker, joins the community. mother and child doing well.
In O'Brien's Bridge the Shannon power project is inaugurated with President Cosgrave pressing a start button. Across the country notes touch on science and economics from New Jersey chestnut fossil dating to ancient eras to church fees and a historic Atlantic iceberg collision report from Washington.
An advert promotes a product named Zex the Pepsinated Magnesia Compound as a cure for bad breath. It claims to cleanse bowels and sweeten stomachs after meals or before breakfast. Price 600 at all drug stores. 114-31 Ady.
Washington reports optimism over Sino Soviet tensions with the Kellogg Briand pact cited as a restraint. Officials note border incidents remained non-violent and Manchurian activity limited to precautionary troop movements. Chinese minister Wu clarifies the Eastern Railway stance as a defense measure, not seizure. Ronald G Coconar dies at Cleveland clinic disaster toll rises to 124 after gas from burnt X ray film caused fatal complications.
Charleston West Virginia July 23 The Public Service Commission denied the Baltimore and Ohio railroad authority to discontinue the agency station at Enterprise Harbors. The decision halts plans to close the station and preserves the current Baltimore and Ohio service presence in Enterprise.
London July 23 An American believed to be John D Rockefeller Jr purchased Houdons 1785 bust of George Washington for 250000 dollars. It is expected the bust will be shown at an American museum. Nairobi Kenya Colony Africa July 23 Charles Albrecht US consul removed to hospital July 16 with gastric hemorrhage in very weak condition not expected to survive.
The North German Lloyd liner Bremen rests at a Brooklyn pier after a four day and 17 hour maiden voyage from Cherbourg, beating the Mauretania by 8 hours. Passes to tour the ship sold out as 25,000 for tomorrow and 17,000 for Thursday, with sails set for Friday return.
Heidelberg reports that Chancellor Hermann Mueller, head of the German cabinet, is improving after an emergency gall bladder operation. Doctors warn complications may arise and the final outcome cannot be certain for about nine days.
The document notes government dispatches by fast boats or couriers aiming to reach Washington before the treaty takes effect upon Japan's ratification and the White House proclamation ceremony tomorrow in the East Room. References a land sale involving I. M. Greathouse via Carl Bailey and wife with specifics on tract boundaries, sale terms, cash costs, and deferred payments secured by notes to the State of West Virginia, with title retained by the state and payment in full.
109-6 for sale or trade six room house with pantry bath breakfast room on three fourth acre ground on a hard surface road one mile from Grafton contact phone 687 106-17 Rn.
Two national networks NBC and CBS will broadcast the Kellogg peace pact promulgation from Washington tomorrow afternoon. The event includes a speech by President Hoover and is expected to last a little over an hour starting at 1 o’clock EST. Coast to coast networks will carry the ceremony.
Soviet consuls at Tientsin and Peiping were forced to cancel their departures for Moscow. The foreign affairs commissioner refused visas, reportedly on orders from Nanking, over the claim that war had not been declared.
Several fiduciary accounts appear for final settlement before the commissioner of accounts. R H Curry administrator of Tabitha A Curry deceased. Anna Scouise administratrix of Lawrence Scollise. Samuel C Greaser executor of Francis B Greaser. John F Shaver administrator for Joshua Nixon deceased. Notice dated July 22 1929. Also notice to lienholders regarding Dennis Fleming Omah Fleming and Edward G Fleming requiring claims before July 30 1929 in the Lear building Grafton West Virginia.
The Taylor County school land commissioner will sell at public auction on July 31, 1929 at 1 PM the Booths Creek area land near Elizabeth Patton and Israel Patton parcels. The tract covers 414 acres with described calls from a 1927 Taylor County Circuit Court decree and Morton Rogers deed references. Terms require sufficient cash at sale.
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