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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1931

Page

7

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Western senators eyed as Pinchot odds rise

Overnight AP dispatch notes Western senators weighing sentiment on Governor Pinchot as a Republican challenger to Hoover. The roundup also cites Ossining NY police killer Crowley found with a homemade knife, Hays railing at business stagnation, and other world and national items.

Associated Press Washington Pinchot Hoover

Contract Awarded For Steel Barges

The Island Creek Coal company of Huntington West Virginia has awarded a contract to the McClintic Marshall corporation s Riter Conley works for 10 steel barges to be used in the coal towing trade out of the Kanawha river About 1300 tons of steel plates and shapes will be used.

Pittsburgh Island Creek Coal Company Huntington W. Va McClintic-Marshall Corporation Riter-Conley Works Kanawha River

Identify Body Found in Ohio River Identified

A body recovered from the Ohio river in Parkersburg West Virginia was identified as Osias Myers age 61 missing from his home since April 9. The finding was reported Sunday and identification occurred yesterday.

Parkersburg W. Va Ohio River Osias Myers

Notable Deaths Reported Across Cities

New York mourns Walter Jones, national commander of the Spanish American War Veterans in 1915 and 1916. Orlando salutes writer Katherine Holland Brown, winner of the 1927 John Day prize. Baltimore reveals Dr. Carroll Gideon Bull, 47, immunology professor at Johns Hopkins. Duluth notes William L. Carss, 66, former Farmer Labor congressman from Minnesota’s eighth district.

New York Walter Jones Orlando, Fla Katheriye Holland Brown Baltimore Carroll Gideon Bull Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene Duluth William L. Carss Farmer Labor Minnesota

Dr Ralcy Bell Victim of Own Burglar Trap

Doylestown Pa June 2 The death of Dr Raley Husted Bell an alienist naturalist and author was under investigation He was found at Sycamore Lodge his summer home with a gunshot wound from a shotgun wired to a closet floor The coroner ruled accidental data and said there were no indications of foul play Bell born February 5 1869 in New York City was a bachelor The trap building history included barbed wire to deter vandals and concealed guns around his grounds Local authorities and Star reporters pursued details of the case.

Doylestown Raley Husted Bell Sycamore Lodge Bell Ollie Major John J. Sweeny Coronr Star Dr. Bell New York City

Educators to Meet in Charleston for State Board Session

Charleston W V June 2 A state board of education meeting will be held in Charleston on June 15 16 and 17 to outline work of the eleven state educational institutions Board secretary R Moore Dodrill said all school presidents have been invited to attend the sessions.

Charleston W. Va State Board of Education R. Moore Dodrill

Titles of Nobility Abolished In Spain

Madrid reports the provisional government has abolished noble titles as Spain enters a new liberal democracy. The cabinet order treats aristocrats like common citizens, allowing private use of titles but requiring signatures on legal documents. About 2,600 nobles affected.

Madrid Spain

Bullet wound fatal in Charleston gas theft incident

Frank Hoover aged 18 of South Charleston died in a Charleston hospital from gunshot wounds suffered Sunday night. J P Kidwell of South Charleston was held for grand jury action after telling officers that Hoover shot at him during an attempted gasoline theft from his automobile, two companions accompanying Hoover.

Charleston W. Va Frank Hoover South Charleston J. P. Kidwell Hoover

Four Killed When Train Is Derailed in Calcutta

Four persons were killed when the Rangoon Manda lay wall train derailed and overturned near Calcutta. Radicals were believed responsible, with explosives reportedly used on a bridge pier and rails.

Calcutta India

World's First Parachute-Free Around-the-World Flight Plan

Wiley Post, 32, Oklahoma born pilot, teams with Harold Gatty, 28. aiming to circle the globe in under 19 days without parachutes to save weight. They met on the Pacific coast after Gatty helped teach navigation. Post quit barnstorming, logged 91 parachute jumps in early days, now pursuing a record flight.

Oscar Lewing Associated Press New York Wiley Post Harold Gatty Globe Texas Australia Post Gatty Pacific Oast Pacific Lockhead Pacific Ocean Harold Bromley Bromley Australian Naval Academy Omm. van Horn Weems Annapolis Japan America Oklahoma Gatty and

Car Crash Claims One Life In Weirton Area

In Weirton on June 1 a car crash on the Lincoln Highway left Peter Collman 28 of East Liverpool Ohio dead and Mrs Dorothy Bolt 28 of East Liverpool fatally injured. Roy Connors the driver and two others were injured slightly as the automobile rolled more than 75 feet and the vehicle was demolished.

Weirton Peter Collman East Liverpool Dorothy Bolt Lincoln Highway Roy Connors

Cyntex Test Promises Quick Relief for Urinary Ailments

An ad claims Cyntex Test cures bladder irritation and backache with fast action, circulating through the system in 15 minutes. It promises improved sleep and energy, urging readers not to give up and to buy Cyntex at 600 atfton Drug & Chemical Co.

Afton Drug & Chemical Oo

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