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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1930
Page
3
An advertising copy extols Kayser's Sansheen hosiery, emphasizing a unique twist for enhanced dullness, clarity, and wear. The text claims Sansheen delivers stronger, longer lasting sheer appearance compared to ordinary hosiery.
James Reddick suffered a serious ankle injury during a Wolfe Summit ball game this weekend. He twisted his ankle sliding into second base, breaking bones. Graftan lost 22 to 31 after holding a ten run lead in the first of the ninth.
Two young women Martha Poling and Allee Waterson from Parsons and Hendricks disappeared last Wednesday after traveling with two men to Rowlesburg Elkins and Belington. They rode trains and cars before ending in Grafton where they were detained by Patrolman De Moss on relatives’ complaints and turned over to state police and a Parsons relative.
An old advertisement promotes Tanlac promising to calm nerves, ease sleeplessness, and increase vitality. It urges taking a tablespoon before each meal and at bedtime for two weeks, claiming relief or money back. It markets a “hired, strained” feeling as the issue it solves.
Jacob Lewis longtime Evansville farmer died at his nephew Albert Hebb s Evansville home at 5 o clock Monday. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal Church at 2 o'clock with burial in Evansville cemetery. He was 74, a son of Jacob and Betsy Lewis Turner, and had suffered dropsy for three years. Surviving are a brother James M. Lewis of Valley Falls. The body, via Bartlett Punerl Co, will be moved from the funeral home to the nephew s home this evening for viewing before the service.
Three West Grafton youths accused of persecuting and annoying a fellow boy faced Mayor King. The mayor questioned if they had corn fields or gardens to tend and urged them to channel energy into work, warning he would tolerate no petty disturbances from loafing youths. He implied further charges against other youngsters in another part of the city.
In a morning session a civil case in circuit court saw plaintiff W. IL. Goodwin v George W. Spring tried and settled with the plaintiffs awarded a judgment of 176.12 dollars.
The major cases William Arehart versus Industrial Acceptance Corporation and Dewey L. Kelley versus The Taylor County Court were continued because plaintiff counsel Attorney W. P. Samples failed to appear in both suits. Judge Kittle adjourned court at noon until Tuesday morning.
Morgantown June 2 The Board of Governors of West Virginia University announced Colonel James E Jones of Switchback McDowell County offered ten research scholarships for the graduate school to be developed under Dr John Roscoe Turner Each 1200 yearly scholarship requires nomination by the graduate council recommended by the president and elected by the board The Theodore Smith Memorial Fund begun with 2000 from Colonel Jones came from a policy received after Theodore Smith a Switchback native drowned and Jones funded Smith’s college expenses Also the American Nature Association created a 500 graduate scholarship at the university.
Senate debate sets stage for Smoot Hawley tariff bill vote as sponsors and opponents claim enough support. Conference report sections face votes, one on flexible clauses and one on rate schedules, with discussion tied to potential veto override of a Spanish war pensions measure.
A senate house conference clash over emergency tariff changes stalls as Barkley cites nontext language in the agreement. Vice-President Curtis sustains the point of order, with conference returning to redraft. The conferees then adopt a provision aligned with current law allowing presidential action on commission recommendations. Democratic Independent Republican leaders oppose the revised conference agreement.
Fairmont June 2 The bodies of two air pilots killed in a smash at Fairmont were shipped to their homes from the Jones morgue. Lieut. Loren H. Scott was buried in Marietta Ohio where his wife and two children already waited. Everett Arnholtz, a passenger, was sent to Coshocton Ohio for burial. Coroners from Monongalia and Marion counties ruled no inquest necessary as deaths were due to accidents.
The Grafton area hosted a long list of visitors and locals from Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Baltimore, and Columbus for Memorial Day activities. Notables included C. Jay Fleming of Huntington at Marshall College events, along with many residents visiting relatives and attending church and Legion parades across towns like Grafton and Weston.
Mrs Mille Myers of Philippis was guest of Mrs W B Stuck and family on Washington street. Mr and Mrs Harvey Ridgers and Donald Wilhelm of near Rowlenbure were Sunday visitors in the city.
Sentinel presses speed up to sixty words a minute boosting national and state AP news. Nine hours of continuous printing with 60 words per minute. To prevent radio interference, AT&T will install equipment to confine noise to the printers.
Imperial Ice Cream Co announces improvements at the Parkersburg local branch. Advertising from the hand office in Parkersburg has been active with Imperial signboards along the countryside. A new light delivery truck has been added to the existing facilities. Production manager B F Eighinger inspected the plant yesterday and found it in good condition with expected better business as warmer weather arrives.
Charleston West Virginia June 2 A writ of error was granted today by Judge Homer B Woods of the state supreme court to the plaintiff in a Roane county action brought by W T Rawleigh company against J S McMillan and others The case had been dismissed by the Roane county circuit court Industrial School boys at Printytown were entertained yesterday afternoon by a concert presented by the citizens of Hundred West Virginia The Hundred town band accompanied by the band
A damaged OCR menu item describes a lemon cream cake recipe and related dessert preparations. It lists ingredients for lemon cream and meringue layers, dough components, and serving notes, mentioning egg yolks, lemon extract, sugar, water, butter, and cream of tartar. The text combines dessert instructions with a full cake assembly process and serving guidance.
Mrs Louie Koontz of Maryland died last night at a Mound hospital after suffering a paralytic stroke. Funeral arrangements are being made in Moundaville with several relatives named for the service on Tuesday.
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