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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1929
Page
7
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Columnist Richard Massock recalls Arthur Krows remarks on slang for cinema as chinema and notes rumors of Flo Ziegfeld staging a screen follies. Dorothy Dalton, once a vamp star, is linked to Arthur Hammerstein, Winthrop Ames, and George White in a possible plan to produce their own talkies with Mina Dalton as a potential on screen participant.
The report discusses shifting plans around Hammerstein and Ziegfeld Show Girl, noting Ames’ measured stance and Hull-like courtesy moves. It cites a $10,000 Broadway ticket price from a coupon printer authority and recalls Winthrop Ames’s close theater engagement, contrasting with Coolidge’s revived vigor through fishing.
New York July 23 report says playwright Eugene O Neill wed actress Carlot Monterey in Paris yesterday. They honeymoon in the Tyrol while O Neill recovers from illness. Mrs Agnes Boulton O Neill obtained a Reno divorce July 2. Monterey was formerly married to Ralph Barton.
Elizabeth City July 23 editor of the Elizabeth City Independent, UP W C Saunders, is praised for wearing pajamas on the street. He was arrested before Mayor Jerome B Flora who ruled there is no law against such street wear. The mayor proclaimed citizens may dress as they please as long as there is no indecent exposure. He even said he would wear pajamas for street wear himself.
Russia and China pledge to honor Kellogg pact. US figures Captain Howard and Private Moody killed in Nicaragua crash. Two others dead in Hollywood crash while attempting landing. Martha Jane cruiser yacht leaves New Orleans. Lafollette seeks Hoover’s view on tariff bill. Ying Kao and Sun Foon to face $1M opium seizure charges in SF. Farm Board pushes cooperative marketing unification. Former Crown Prince Wilhelm travels to Doorn. Ileana begins motor trip to Sigmaringen. Nairobi envoy wounded following anti vaccination belief.
A 15-year-old girl, Stella Stepin, is reported missing after being pursued by a radio message. She is five feet tall and last seen wearing unspecified clothing. The piece notes her return home and laments about the radio following her.
Washington reports a grand ceremony as the Kellogg Briand pact becomes operative for 49 nations. President Hoover will read the proclamation at the White House on July 24 witnessed by ambassadors and ministers. Frank B Kellogg and Aristide Briand helped craft the historic Paris agreement expanding to all nations. The pact rests on good faith and moral force, with multiple arbitration and conciliation treaties in place to deter war.
Lieutenant Clarence M. Knight United States Marine Corps passenger in a plane that crashed near Ocotal Nicaragua yesterday died of injuries during the night. Two other marines Captain E D Howard and Private Robert K Moody were killed. The aircraft fell into the Coco river. Knight's home was Chambersburg Pennsylvania.
Charleston July 23 Mrs. America Grant Baldwin 96 cousin of the late President Ulysses S Grant died at her St Albans home. She served as postmistress there for 38 years in a position given by her cousin. Baldwin was Roswell Grants’s daughter, linking to President Grant’s family.
Wheeling resident Wheeling-Louis Koehler files a $25 000 suit against Wheeling Public Service Co over an auto streetcar crash. Jackson's Mills clerics convene for the third annual state ministers conference. Bridgeport delegates arrive for West Virginia Young People's conference.
A scared yet determined youth wandered 500 miles seeking home, found violently ill near a fence, and was rushed to Grafton hospital by his father. Investigators traced him after concerns linked him to minor train riding charges, but he denied any major crimes and insisted he wanted to return home. The case ends with the lad leaving the limelight as he recovers under medical watch.
Toledo officials announce the Toledo museum of art and University of Michigan expedition will resume digging September 1, directed by Leroy Waterman. Three civilizations lie beneath current levels, including Seleukia artifacts atop Opis ruins and Akshak relics from ancient Babylon.
Dayton July 28 photographers Iain A W Stevens and John Carlisle left for Wyoming Montana and Oregon in a propeller plane to shoot distant mountain peaks. The mission aims to set records by photographing peaks from miles away hoping to surpass the 175 mile mark set in 1924 by Army Air Corps ace A M McCready who photographed peaks from a similar distance.
Statewide welfare effort advances under the State Board of Children's Guardians with Putnam and Boone counties organized under new law. Clay county to follow as the program expands. Lists of eligible persons being prepared in Idleton Jefferson Morgan ley Hardy Grant and Ml counties. Boards to file reports and aid county and municipal authorities in handling dependency and related conditions.
Detroit reports the largest liquor seizure on the river as customs patrols intercept 12 boats loaded with 500 to 800 cases of whiskey. Five men in charge were arrested while others fled into the water and escaped. The flotilla was spotted near the southern shore after slipping from the harbor. In Paris, Premier Poincaré faces a health update as doctors consider resuming parliamentary duties.
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