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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1929
Page
7
In a tense poker match, Dad faces Lundy, MacCoy, and Richey as stakes rise and the door fills with watchers. Chips fly, hands blur, and a near unbeatable full house hangs in the balance while Lundy’s glare signals a deeper, unspoken bond. Continued tomorrow.
Washington June 11 President Hoover laid the cornerstone of the new department of commerce building saying the occasion marked the arm's emergence into full maturity. He cited cooperation over compulsion to aid progress for commerce and industry and recalled George Washington's cornerstone trowel.
A county clerk report reveals June 1928 business licenses issued across Taylor County. Eating houses and restaurants 19 soft drink establishments 79 drug stores 8 bowling alleys and pool rooms 6 money broker 1 theatres 2 tobacco and cigarette permits 88 and slot machines 10. Receipt of new license books was acknowledged and officials predict totals may exceed prior records.
Puzzle shows a corrupted list of across clues with scattered words like Witkea Yale Mottled appearances in mahogany and a string of numbers and garbled phrases. The readable bits hint at a cryptic style or crossword fill likely from a historical newspaper page.
The General Gas & Electric Corp plans a new 25 million dollar convertible preferred issue. Moto-Meter Gauge & Equipment, post merger with Safe-T-State, directs three factories in Lacrosse Wisconsin Toledo Ohio and Long Island City New York with foreign plants in Toronto and Germany. Island Creek Coal reports May production of 552 867 tons vs April 452 881 and May 1928 458 358. Sears Roebuck Co plans stores in Warren Ohio and New Castle Pennsylvania and to enlarge Youngstown Ohio store. May sales of Schulte United 5 cent to 1 stores reach 1 290 620, up 21 percent from April. Schulte runs 34 stores in US and Canada.
The state health department granted licenses to 296 midwives for one year, down from 521 in 1927. Most applicants were rural, and officials cite better roads, more physician- employed families, and broader health education as factors in declining midwife numbers.
The local registrar reports births must be recorded and midwives Dora B. Dodl of 223 Thayer Street Grafton and Julia A. Mayle of Route 6 Grafton are the only legally qualified practitioners in the county this year.
By Richard Maslock New York June 11 The golden west drew tal ker talent in a wave of press agent stories but Coney Island now resembles Broadway yet the carnival landscape remains unchanged ferris wheels roller coasters sideshows and hot dogs continue to define the scene.
A shuffled excerpt describes a family feeling relieved once they know Uncle Adam and his bride are in a safer placement. The narrator notes how an unexpected plane could appear suddenly, underscoring a tense atmosphere and unsure expectations.
The piece notes many actors find sparse work along the windy boardwalk with ragged voices and barker roles while Dr. Marlin A. Downey stationed incubators at Atlantic City and Coney Island since 1898. It mentions fluctuating pay, winter slowdowns, summer income, and the lure of Broadway. Automats and self portraits at the fairground attractions draw crowds as the season peaks.
The piece portrays George Bleasdale as sexton and stage manager in The Miracle presenting incubator babies. An 81 year old doorman and Dan Mullins, both Shakespearean veterans, guide a mostly young female audience through glass cabinets showing six newborns in oxygen and artificial heat.
The page fragment lists F Roy Yoke and events at a lodge gathering. It references the Floral Liberty Bell, an address by F Roy Yoke, the American Flag, a bugle corps, a rendition of America, an Oath of Allegiance, a retreat, lowering the colors, closing rituals by lodge officers, and a Benediction by Rev Av Tl rector of St Matthew Episcopal Church.
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