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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1927
Page
2
A humorous aphorism contrasts sacred and profane love noting that sacred love prompts a cry of Ouch when squeezed too hard while profane love remains silent about pressure. The line uses playful irony to distinguish reverent affection from earthly desire.
Local notices and society items detail Coffman Fisher Co specials for the week beginning June 13, with numerous shoppers and visitors noted in Grafton and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Clyd Bennett, Mrs John Pison, Walter Rogers, Earl Pitzer, Miss Ruth Turner, and others visiting, shopping, or staying with friends.
Mrs Mildred Bartlett travels to Fairmont for her cousin Lucille Bartlett's wedding. Locals attend the Washington Lindbergh reception, with Lt Charles A Lindbergh lauded as a national hero. A variety of Grafton residents join crowds at the ceremony and parade, then return to Morgantown and Grattan for continued celebrations.
A proposed 5 million dollar bond issue to rebuild the capitol prompted rapid legislative action. Senator C B Highland authored the amendment, with strong party division as a 30 year bond plan would allow principal and interest to be funded from state revenues without an explicit levy. The resolution moved to the finance committee for immediate action.
George M will debut on radio tonight with a crowning tune. he plans to profit and has given away orchestrations. The piece features Lindy motifs and a return trip from Germany is cited in government computations. Steuben Society members urge school committees to act on restoring pre-war German in public schools.
Mexico City reports President Calles ordered closure of gambling houses across the country, with emphasis on border towns Juarez and Tia Juana. London notes Uncle Sam often outsmarts John Bull, but a British colonel argues against a US friendship resolution. Tokyo headline touts Miss Fumitoi Terao as the fastest girl in the world, urging boys to see her.
New York June 11 The Nungesser Coli airplane search expedition financed by Daniel Guggenheim and others reports by telegram today that using elimination it had definitively established the missing French airmen had not come down on the islands in Placentia Bay on the southwestern shore of Newfoundland.
A Detroit born pilot from a public service family flies solo across the Atlantic in The Spirit of St Louis, covering over 2600 miles to Paris in 33 hours 30 minutes. His rise from army aviation to U S Mail Service mirrors American innovation and resolve famed in this nation’s history.
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