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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1929
Page
6
Kate Legett of Dorsey Street suffered double arm fractures when a wicker chair broke as she leaned to balance a weight. She fell from a yard edge, with both arms mangled in an impact described by relatives and an X ray by Dr. F. B. Arth. The injury halted her activities this afternoon.
Adults gathered as the Circus Fans Association of America held its fourth annual convention last night. Attendees from across the country joined the event and celebrated fittingly as the circus theme united fans and members.
Test pilot Aldo Waterman at Metropolitan Airport flew a commercial plane to an estimated 20,000 feet yesterday in an attempt to break the American altitude record. The U S Army officer captain Hart Harris holds the American mark of 16,732 feet set at Dayton Ohio. The world record stands at 25,941 feet.
Regena Schinziger, a German, prepared a sealed barograph for transfer to Washington. The device will be calibrated by the government bureau of standards to determine the exact height Waterman reached.
The week brought cool nights with record low Saturday and Sunday mornings. Drought conditions emerged as rains were scarce in many areas. Wheat cutting progressed in central counties under favorable conditions while threshing continued in western and eastern counties. Corn grew well but slowed by cool dry weather. Potatoes favored by conditions, crop quality excellent. Oats ready to cut in central counties. Crab week favorable. Pastures declined due to limited rainfall.
Announcement says Katherine Tingley named Gottfried de Purucker as successor to head the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society. Born 1874 in Suffern New York, he long resided at Point Lima Theosophical Homestead in San Diego. Society members worldwide expected to accept the choice.
Corporal J. W. Wooddell announced his move to the Kingwood detachment to continue policing duties. Private H. K. Debendarfer will replace Wooddell, with an assistant to be named. Both officers have aided in many cases against alleged criminals and earned respect for courteous service.
Shanghai reports show communist demonstrations and disorders beginning with a mass meeting before the deserted Soviet consulate in the international settlement. Police dispersed the crowd as pamphlets circulate claiming plans for large demonstrations on August 1 the Bolshevist anniversary in Russia.
The report notes statements that attempts would be made to paralyse public utilities by strikes and similar methods, signaling planned disruptive action by unspecified groups. The language underscores the potential scope of protest tactics and the authorities’ concern over public disruption.
A request was received today for a certified copy of the petition filed by William Lavarre in his $2,500,000 suit against International Paper Company and Power Company, and related parties, before the Federal Trade Commission. C E Hinnant, Richland County court clerk, reported the filing.
Paris reports Eugene O Neill newly wed to Carlotta Monterey will reside at Chateau De Plessis near Saint Antoine Du Rocher. They lease 600 acres and plan a pool roof garden and gymnasium as part of the arrangement. Countess De Bonville reluctantly agrees to a long term lease and modern improvements.
Sheriff W J Mays arrested Earl Smith and C H Holden of Clarksburg after a late night incident at Valley Inn Roadhouse on the Clarkburg highway. They pled guilty before Magistrate John L Wittman, admitting intoxication and breaking a window screen. Each was fined 41.60 and jailed in Taylor County.
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on the Virginian Railway’s Kanawha River bridge project in Deep Well VA ended with R S Marshall vice president of Chesapeake Ohio Railway testifying that the bridge would not improve service. He noted the present methods provide adequate transport without the new structure.
Nanking China July 27 1937 Foreign Minister T Wang of the Nationalist government said Britain had made a very significant move by abolition of its extraterritoriality privileges in China.
Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze in the basement of E. L. Clark's Plumbing Shop yesterday. Hemp stock overheated and threatened to spread, but Grafton's fire teams answered promptly to keep damage minimal. Meanwhile Ohio Coal Association cites July 27 report of coal production at peak since the April 1927 strike, with eastern Ohio producing about 60 percent of prior union-era highs.
In Tulsa on July 27 bondsman W J Young Stribling a Georgia boxer posted 250 bond after a reported yesterday incident over Tulsa. No charge appeared in municipal court docket and the case was returned without explanation leaving authorities puzzled.
The Greenbrier club in White Sulphur Springs will host the 1930 West Virginia open and closed championships for both golf and tennis. State associations elected leaders, fixed tennis dates in June and July, with golf dates pending. Finals in men’s championship and other events were completed today.
A centenarian named Yorst Bevs om New Roe marked his 100th year with speeches and handshakes at a celebration in July. He received a telegram of congratulations from Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, moved to tears by the message after enduring the crowd and fried chicken.
Rosario reports a policeman died in the first clash between police and dock workers who had helped spark a general port strike yesterday morning. The confrontation occurred last night in the port area as authorities and workers clashed over demands and safety.
East End Nine from Blueville meets the Grafton Giants and Fairmont giants in a Sunday 3 PM clash at Brownlow Park. The event, billed the hottest of the season, features a prepared East End squad under captaincy and a probable batting lineup with Wolfer Stolzenfels Clingan McFadden Ankrom Stevens Drennan Gardner Behan Golinger Edwards. Giants lineup includes Dabney McDonald Moorehead Johnson Howell Clowers Ellington Hammond Boston Louisville.
An educational program of songs and stories from the Negro race will be added to the Warren M. E Church morning service at 10 45 with Pastor T P Thomas announcing. S T Finley Jr manager known as King of Negro Spirituals will lead the program from Batesville Ark. The pastor urges white and colored attendance to boost county interest while he also preaches the regular Sunday services.
Mrs. Delley Thompson of Washington, Pa., defeated Miss Josephine Dunham of Washington, D.C., 6 0 6 1 to capture the West Virginia women’s tennis singles championship at White Sulphur Springs.
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