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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1930
Page
4
This fragment outlines Associated Press copyright terms and the newspaper’s advertising rates and deadlines. It mentions republication rights, letters to the editor, and rate details for first insertions and late-day composition. It also notes deadlines for removal notices and submission times for same-day ads.
The article argues that vision is essential for individuals and firms, especially in planning and action. It stresses that advertising sustains patronage, with firms that keep their name before the public and offer fair prices thriving, while complacent firms fail. It urges continual advertising even after establishment to prove ongoing excellence and attract customers.
The letter argues state ownership of water power sites to lower costs and attract industries, supports tax reforms, and criticizes sales taxes. It notes a veteran public accountant’s career, and a local column discusses oiling dirt roads, county road needs, and Judge J Oscar Jaco’s candidacy in Grafton.
Lincoln Nebraska July 28 For the first time farmers can obtain money on grain without moving it from bins under a new state law allowing farm storage certificates issued by state supervisors to be held as collateral by federal farm loan banks The law enables immediate credit and permits storing wheat in state supervised elevators with the same terms The 1929 winter wheat harvest in Nebraska is a record 65 675 000 bushels up 12 011 000 from the previous year The gain is tied to preventing market gluts and aiding farmers with a bumper crop through the farm board program
In a Des Moines letter, Jacob G. Matlick recalls the Fraternity of Co B First Minnesota and the Grafton Guards from 1861. He notes the aged loneliness of meeting only his own memories at times and asks living comrades to write. He signs from Des Moines Iowa, inviting contact.
The article discusses a proposed system of courts of commons with jurisdiction in justice courts and other authorities. Judges would sit at courthouses but could hold sessions in any county, with potential multiple judges in populous counties and a senior judge to assign dockets, aiming to improve court efficiency.
A poem by W. W. McDANIEL attacks President Hoover over drought blame and crop failures. It shifts from criticizing the weather bureau to urging better rainfall, then comments on voters and accountability. The piece ends with musings on justice and a note about sound films of Vienna opera performances.
A coast-to-coast CBS network will carry the Risko Schaaf heavyweight bout from Philadelphia at $30. Ted Husing and Paul Douglas will provide play by play and details of the 10 round scheduled scrap between the two aspiring heavyweights.
A series of political announcements from Taylor County candidates seeks Republican nominations for Superintendent of Schools County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace plus House of Delegates bids. The text notes August 5th to 6th, 1930 primaries and appeals for votes and support. It ends with a fact about two Fiji island towns connected by a 54 mile telephone cable.
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