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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices and rates for various methods, including daily editions and by mail for different durations. It also states Associated Press rights, letters to the editor length, and advertising charges with deadlines for submission and composition, noting removal notices must be filed by 5 PM the previous evening.
The Veterans of the G A R and their auxiliary members enjoy a festive reunion in this city with hearty entertainment and honors. Meetings run smoothly while social tributes and ceremonies reflect widespread enthusiasm for their long service and ongoing camaraderie.
The account describes a pleasant sequence of events including a colors display by organization ladies at Pruntytown West Virginia State Reform School, then a motor trip to Philippi to visit the battlefield near Broaddus College, followed by a social camp fire. It also discusses the legislature’s key proposal to reissue the personal property classification amendment, its public understanding, and the need for a broad education campaign to inform voters about its effects and operations.
The editorial defends open discussion of public questions including prohibition, arguing that newspapers must reflect diverse views and publish reader opinions. It recalls the long struggle over temperance, urges readers to write in, and notes Persian women adopting Western hats after dark as a cultural aside.
The veteran actor John Drew deteriorated overnight at the bodncildna sanitarium in Sin Feandkoo. Doctors reported today that his condition caused concern and remains unstable.
New York pilots outline a Bellanca monoplane Columbia to support Europe routes. Chamberlin notes a vastly advanced machine and discusses emergency floating landing plages as optional. He emphasizes ongoing efficiency gains and higher payloads, citing a 1,860 pound plane carrying nearly 3,600 pounds.
Dublin correspondent of the British Press Association notes extensive women’s voting in the Irish Free State elections and says the government is expected to retain its majority in the Dail.
Bonita Witt reports on Charles A. Lindbergh, famed aviator, and how his mother in Detroit contemplates the lavish offers he has received after his New York to Paris nonstop flight. The piece outlines his early career, backers in St Louis, and his decisive solo crossing, with family faith in his remaining dedicated to aviation rather than Vaudeville or film.
By R L Tallman Belington West Virginia a son leaves for volunteers in blue and is mourned two years later his family prays and remembers at the grave yearly Each line recalls the mother father sister brother and parson offering comfort at the bier as the boy rests in his grave decorated each year since his death in 1927
Lindbergh will fly to Washington arriving Saturday morning after a flight from Le Bourget Field to Paris. The Navy will drop a message package from a Los Angeles aircraft as the Memphis follows the route, with tensions around schedules and guard.
Ambiguous text references a centennial event in Chicago and a committal sentence about inviting three who hate. Mentions kings and a phrase about age forty suggesting limited time to attend. No clear names, dates, or organizations observable.
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