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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
3
Don Garber local reporter and Opal Fitzwater wed in a large parade through Parsons on June 8. Over 300 people joined the serenade, riding in a survey wagon, wheelbarrow and carriages. photos were taken at the courthouse square and drug store before the couple returned home.
Columbus June 9 Two more Ohio coal mines resumed work after a riotous demonstration by strikers. At Harriet mine Guernsey County deputies and guards dispersed a crowd. two women, Ida Stevens and Mary Sabo, were arrested for inciting to riot. Thirty-two pickets detained as lines reformed.
An old advertisement touts MELLO-GLO powder for a youthful complexion. It claims hides tiny lines and pores, reduces shine, spreads smoothly and lasts longer, and suits every complexion. Grafton Drugs and Chemical Co. promotes the product.
Mr and Mrs Henry Harter of this city motor to Pittsburgh Sunday joining Harter Schraeder of Chicago who is ill Mrs Schraeder will stay weeks with brother in Graf ton and sister in Morgantown Ms John Keefe visits Martinsburg for a week or two Pink Knotts confined to his room with a carbuncle at brain base many friends hope for recovery Mrs Emma Dei visiting in Duquesne Pa with sister Laura Reed Mr and Mrs Walter Howard Imperial spent weekend with A L Blue Mrs James Poe and daughter Dane White Day visit Blueville Mr and Mrs John L Howard Imperial visit Miss Hattie Blue and Abe Blue Miss Janie Cline Morgantown WV summer with mother Lula Cline George W Poster Clarington WV visiting brother Arthur and Miss Margaret Foster in the city
Coral Parrish Montgomery reports the Pruntytown Woman's Christian Temperance Union held a two session institute at the Methodist Protestant Church on June 5. Leaders presented talks on Why When Where Hold Institutes, scientific temperance, budgeting, and youth training. Sixty four attended the afternoon, one hundred fifty enrolled overall. playlets and demonstrations followed with delegates from Washington DC noted.
Mrs Gene W Ford of Prunty town pike left at noon for Parkersburg to attend the Democratic State Executive Committee meeting called by Chairman Ed Minniston at the Chancellor Hotel at 1 30 p m Friday. She was re elected to the state committee from the 11th Senatorial District after a strong campaign, marking her third consecutive term for Taylor county. She will be accompanied by her son Layne H Ford.
The report notes uncertainty about the need for another transfusion and mentions Ed Ford returning from Parkersburg on May 29, staying over 31 days, then leaving for a Baltimore institution. The fragment emphasizes ongoing medical decisions and transfers between facilities.
Street car on Maple avenue developed trouble early yesterday morning and failed to run on schedule until late afternoon due to wiring issues after a car body was moved to a different set of trucks. The Beaverville Fetterman car aided by connecting with an up river line, then West side service remained uncertain until about 3 pm. The regular Maple avenue body was in bad shape and swapped with a substitute, wiring differed on the replacement. Traffic over both lines returned to normal this morning.
Local listings show 106 AE Old Potatoes offered at 20 cents per peck with an 800 bushel quantity available. Prices and stock indicate a bulk agricultural sale notice in the market column.
Iain Handley, a veteran railroader, pressures the chief to hand over his granddaughter Carolyn. An officer refuses and the pair walk down the stairway toward Main Street with the child's mother, Mrs. Carl Nestor, reportedly nearby.
A 55 foot finback whale weighing 68 tons will be shown in a specially built railroad car on Beech Street sidetrack June 15 and 16. Preserved in a glass case, the whale reportedly battled by San Clemente Island crews, its internal bomb wound proving fatal after a ferocious struggle. Barnet, an old sailor, will entertain spectators with tales of earlier whaling days.
A custody fight over Jackie Handley pits Mrs. Nestor against Mr. Handley and family. Police intervened as relatives pulled the child between them, with Chief Henderson restraining a railroader. Mrs. Nestor now has custody and the case may go before Judge Warren B. Kittle.
Latrobe Pennsylvania June 9 three women died and three others were gravely hurt in a head on crash near the hill airport. Rose Miller 35 and Dorothy Miller 20 both of Manto died at the scene and another unidentified woman was found dead in the wreckage. Injured are Theodore Zigvenfuse Latrobe Robert Freeman Greensburg and Margaret Hurd Kingston. The crash occurred at the intersection of the old Lincoln Highway and the Latrobe Pleasant Valley road.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a shuttle or return trip plan involving ton, Flemington, Webster and a contingent to stay over in Washington. Mentions truck position and a returning journey. Further readable details are limited in this excerpt.
Los Angeles in June reports a dramatic note found on Mrs. Michels dining room table. The note from nine-year-old Henry Jr. claims plans to conquer the world, signaling a bold shift from pen to pistol as he reportedly uses an automobile and two revolvers. Authorities were alerted after the message appeared, and neighbors recall the child’s famous parent from Abie's Irish Rose author.
The text lists menu items for a Devi Luncheon including bug and salmon salad with butter sour cream cookies and iced tea, followed by dinner of baked halibut escalloped potatoes cucumber salad sherbet sponge cake and coffee. It provides a recipe for egg and salmon salad serving six and a sour cream cookie dough with fat sugar and flavorings, plus a sherbet making method with orange juice pineapple and sugar requiring several chilling cycles.
William H. Donner of Villandya, a retired Pittsburgh steel maker, was elected president of the International Cancer Research Foundation, a Pennsylvania corporation, as the organization launches a $2,000,000 drive to battle cancer after the deaths of two beloved sons.
A relief depot crowd of about ten men gathers seeking food and work. They express willingness to take county jobs under a new plan offering four weeks for 4000 dollars total, with municipal or county truck patch labor unpaid except for a weekly pro rata share.
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