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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1929
Page
7
In a tense scene, the narrator confronts MacNair about Torridity from 20 years past, suspecting Dillon and Ogden in a deadly game. A distraught Mrs Lundy reveals her link to Joe Lundy, a resort owner, and hints at a buried town tainted by evil and a fatal mine shutdown.
The Good Luck Sewing Club met at the home of Mrs Edward Burke with sewing and social chat followed by refreshments. A party at Mrs Walter Barker's home honored her daughters Helen and Mary Barker with games and music and refreshments. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Roy Herring in Masontown died shortly after birth. A free health clinic led by Dr L H Lewis will be held Monday June 3 at 3:00 pm in the high school, with future clinics on June 10 and 17 offering free diphtheria typhoid and smallpox inoculations for children under six examined last day of each clinic. Various local residents were noted visiting, working, or staying with relatives. several names and ties to nearby towns appear in attendance and travel notes.
In a tense moment a woman calls out Alex Peterson repeatedly in a chaotic scene. A bystander mishears Peterson as a shooter, prompting alarm and a scramble to clarify who is present. The exchange hints at a broader incident continuing tomorrow.
Charles Frazier visiting son W. A. Frazier in New Castle Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs B F Harter and family motored to Morgantown. Misses Helen and Mary Barker left Wednesday to spend the summer with grandparents at Orleans Crossroads near Cumberland Maryland.
The commencement program will honor For mer Governor Gore Governor Conley and Robert M Hutchins with Doctor of Laws degrees. Judge E G Smith will present them to President John Roscoe Turner who will award the degrees. The broadcast comes from Morgantown and Fairmont stations with a 6000 seat Field House open to public attendance.
A New York anecdote describes a man anxious about a summer in France and a passport photo while friends depart for Europe. It also surveys advertising endorsements, social connections, and the role of promoters in publicity events and fashion shows, noting costs tied to guest lists, beverages, and models.
Debutantes and charitable sums headline a global snapshot: Tirana suitor King Zogue seeks an American heiress after ending a seven year alliance. Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor greet media as the happiest couple. Mexico eyes oil near the National Cathedral amid mythic Aztec wells. Katolik Polski faces libel suit over spy tale. Fosdick laments church hoppers. Local road projects and bridge bids detailed for multiple counties, with a call for bids on numerous construction and drainage works across West Virginia counties.
Charleston June 3 The State Road Commission called for bids on July 2 for 78 miles of paving and construction of five bridges plus other projects. Earlier in the week bids were sought on 125 miles of paving and ten bridges to be opened June 25. Major July 2 items include 19 miles of Henlawson Harts Road in Logan and Lincoln counties and 10.4 miles of Piedmont Keyser New Creek roads in Mineral County. Also to complete State Route No 17 from Henderson to a point on State Route No 60.
The report cites Craig recounting a threat to return to his home for five children. He says an officer quoted him as shy and described a knife drawn during a confrontation. The woman allegedly grabbed him by the throat and struck him, forcing him from the house after a prior injury from a pipe blow at a construction job.
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