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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
8
Morgantown veteran James L. C. Haymond honored Memorial Day with Grand Army posts and Morgantown residents. He laid flowers at National cemetery graves and listened to an address by John W. Hamilton marking over 60 years since Civil War ceremonies.
dhxirgh reports on June 2 that P T, district president of the Mine Workers, filed a civil suit through his attorney against an unnamed opponent alleging employment or labor disputes. The action seeks redress in a matter affecting union operations and member interests.
Ernest Bailey of Matoaka, valedictorian in Concord College's graduating class, won a $500 American Chemical Society prize for the best essay on chemistry. The essay titled The Relation of Chemistry to the Environment of Life earned Bailey the award, to be presented at the college commencement, announced Dr. George Diehl.
A morning scene in a recreational room shows a beggar with the gift of gab asking for money for coffee and cakes. Patrons refuse funds, while a Main street merchant denounces loafers as nuisances and a menace to property and people. He notes able bodied individuals canvassing for funds and clothing, urging restraint and lawfulness.
Observers say working people should not fund the laziness of others as citizens urge the city police to curb a nuisance. A conference opens June 20 with details to be kept secret. Admiral Jones and Gibson head to Geneva after a New York departure. A temporary injunction blocks enforcement of a non advertising clause amid a war veterans backed amendment to the cigarette law.
Portuguese aviator Major Sarmento Beires who began the return flight to Portugal was forced to land at Itheos 150 miles from his destination as darkness fell. He planned to resume from Itheos toward Port Natal with a circuit that would pass Bahle, Port Natal, Brazil, West Indies, Havana, New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago, Boston, Newfoundland and the Azores.
Martins Ferry Ohio June 2 Special Officer George Helt on duty at the water works pumping station shot Frank Johnson sixty New Martinsville West Virginia after Johnson fled a rod wire from the plant Johnson died shortly after midnight from a back wound Coroner J W Neal exonerated Helt police allege Johnson was an ex convict and involved in other robberies in town
Washington June 1 approval was given by President Coolidge to the detailed plan worked out by the American delegation to the forthcoming Geneva naval arms limitation conference. Hugh Gibson ambassador to Belgium who will head the delegation laid the program before Coolidge at a lengthy conference which included Secretaries Kel
Topeka Kansas June 2 A new law lifting twenty year ban on cigarette sales in Kansas the last state to attempt to restrict tobacco sales faced opposition from newspapers as the measure drew criticism and debate over public health and commerce.
Weirton West Virginia June 2 officers led by Chief H L Brooks raided a hilltop site two miles east of the city uncovering what was described as the most complete counterfeiting outfit in the Ohio Valley. The operation included casts and molds for ten and twenty dollar gold pieces and several complete coins of perfect weight and color but forged from a worthless composition.
Francia Grierson, reputed author, died Tuesday at his piano in Los Angeles and, amid reported poverty, funeral arrangements were completed. The California case drew aid to support the writer as his final rites were organized today.
Waldemar Tanner, longtime assistant to the coal commission and secretary for 41 years, died after suffering a stroke. He had served as a key adviser on freight rates affecting eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania. A scholar of art and philosophy, he was praised for his broad university ties and US and European influence. He recently received a watch from King of England and a valuation of his impact on the coal industry.
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