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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
2
A fragmented tale recalls a baby girl’s birthday rose bush planted near a garden. The Little Black Clock narrates its blooms growing stronger each year, with each birthday bringing more roses for the girl. The piece also notes Louisiana produced 199,609 short tons of sugar cane in 1929 as a bumper crop.
A tri motor Colonial Air Transport plane crashed into the water off Boston municipal airport on a New York run. One passenger was perhaps fatally injured while 11 others had minor injuries. cause cited as right engine failure. Coast guard and private boats aided 12 passengers and two pilots. Passenger Ford recalled being 60 to 100 feet up when the motor failed and the right wing dipped before the crash. he credited pilot Owen O Connor with handling the emergency.
AP listing of evening programs across WEAF WABO and WZ stations in New York with 6:15 7:00 8:00 blocks. Featured acts include Bourdon Concert Orchestra Eskimos Dance Orchestra Vincent Lopez Dance Orchestra and Amos n Andy plus Story Hour and Midnight Melodies.
A fragmented broadcast listing shows WBAL WIZ and other stations airing opera beauty songs, military tunes, and sports features including Uncle Don and Mac & Al. The piece shifts to political debate with Cox criticizing the administration and Janet Shouse calling for Democratic victory.
A Parkersburg reader reports rapid improvement after using ORANGE BRAND TONIC and NUGGETS claiming renewed energy appetite and stamina. He says he feels reborn, can work all day, and would recommend the products to others in a rundown condition. The ad notes sale by local druggists and includes a political digression about the 18th amendment and candidacy remarks.
Dies suddenly chapter continues from page one. She left several brothers and sisters living locally. An active member of the White Mountain Rebekah lodge in Newburg and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Funeral arrangements were not complete at noon today. A. C. Sinclair, Newburg undertaker, has charge of the body.
The article notes continued British action in the frontier province centered on Peshawar. It says the frontier tribesmen were believed sufficient for an advance and expresses apprehension of serious fighting. Raiders had withdrawn from the town’s immediate vicinity.
At the 148th Oaks renewal in Epsom Downs England Rose of England owned by Lord Glenelg won the classic Oaks Stakes by three lengths over Wedding Favor. Micmac finished third as Rose of England carried seven to one odds to victory. The Oaks is contested by three year old fillies with a 2000 pound purse.
A coroner's inquest followed a plea in the investigation of a tragedy seven miles north of town. Henry Clouse 46 and Marjorie Clemons 18 were found shot to death beneath a blanket on an abandoned farm. Clouse's car, used in their escape, was located nearby with a burned wheel. Police say jealous hopes and a disordered mind drove the two to the fatal act.
Memorial services are scheduled for Sunday June 8 at Bluemont cemetery with a public invitation. Knights of Pythias members will gather at Castle Hall at 1 pm to proceed to the cemetery in a group. Albert J Kerns of Fairfield will deliver the address, Hyle Sandsbury’s Friendship Band will provide music, and other local figures will offer musical selections.
Public notices in Taylor county West Virginia list claims against the estate of the late James G. Brown and actions by Home Building and Loan Association of Grafton to appoint a new trustee for the Burs estate. Also included are multiple trustee sales in Grafton for real property in the 1928 1929 deeds, with details of the properties, parties, dates, and sale times, plus an executor's sale of household goods from thewill of Helen J. Roach.
Senate slush details focus on Ruth Hanna McCormick and her $253,000 personal expenditure in the April senatorial primary. The committee notes her accounting covers only a small portion of total campaign costs, with Nye remarking no expenditures appear for Cook County Chicago.
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