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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1930
Page
2
A family outing near Beaver Meadow features a two horse carriage with three seats and a front driver. The Little Black Clock remarks on delaying to view woods a creek and elm trees as they travel the neighborhood, admiring farm turkeys and the scenery while hoping to return before dark.
Miss Greenville darts from New Orleans at 9 03 A M heading up the Mississippi toward St Louis in a bid to break the 87 hour 31 minute water travel record set in 1929 by Dr Louis Leroy of Memphis Tennessee The speed boat aims to beat the official time across the river route.
Paris plans the first commercialization of the German reparations debt during the week with the nine interested nations backing a $300,000,000 loan. About $98,250,000 of the loan will be floated in the United States.
Mrs. Mary Scott of Portsmouth Ohio extols ORANGE BRAND TONIC for chronic stomach trouble improving appetite strength and sleep after three bottles and Nugget supplements. The text lists bitters components Nux Vomica Gentian Colombo and Golden Seal with iron and promotes the product as a proven healer. Sold by Grafton Drug & Chemical Co and other drug stores.
In Eastern Standard Time schedules run daily with programs from 6:00 P.M. onward. Featured items include orchestra sets, news in Washington, The Players, East of Cairo, Shilkret Concert Orchestra, Old Counselor, Olive Palmer, Topnatchers, Mystery House and two dance orchestras. Also listed are Crockett Mountaineers Ray's Orchestra Evangeline Adams Col Powell and Manhattan Meods.
Three new entries join a growing collection at Lear's jewelry store art show. Mrs Frank Sterling displays three paintings including a stormy sea and sunset, drawing crowds and praise. Howard H Holt contributes oils, highlighting a rose from 1900 and a trio of horse head studies.
A writer explores a new publisher’s ability to create art with a silk panel in a modernist motif. Rex Nuzum Miss Lina Brinkman George Blaney add works to their collections while Ralph Kunst plans another painting to be shown soon.
The third quarterly conference of the Methodist Protestant church of Grafton was held last night. Board members elected Cody Grow as official delegate to the West Virginia conference of M. P. churches in Morgantown next autumn. Other routine official business was transacted.
State Representative Guy D. Haymond and Dr. and Mrs. F. Sud Darh attended funeral services in Glenville on Monday for Robert F. Kidd former state senator and dean of the West Virginia Legislature. Robert H. Kidd is a nephew of the late senator.
John K. Burdett, son of A. W. Burdett, was admitted to the Taylor County Bar Association yesterday. A West Virginia University graduate, class of this year, he returns home to practice law and will partner with his cousin J Sidey Burdett after the admission motion by the latter.
Copestone Chapter No 12 Royal Arch Masons will hold a special convocation in Masonic temple tonight to confer degrees on a class of candidates. The work will be in charge of Most Excellent High Priest Leslie J Loar. Refreshments during a social session to follow the ritualistic ceremony are planned.
Fairmont WV June 11 Dean C D Lambert West Virginia Wesleyan College historian will be main speaker at unveiling of a monument to Captain James Booth revolutionary war soldier Sunday afternoon at Cleat L Shayer farm on Booths Creek The monument is erected by Major William Haymond chapter DAR Thomas W Fleming will represent Marion County and histories of A G Martin city and May represent the formation of Sons of the Revolution
J. Percy Love, formerly of Grattan and Chicago, now with Weal & Alfred architects and engineers, visits his sister Miss Lila Love. He directs bank construction work in western and central cities as engineer and expects to stay several more days.
The University of Pittsburgh today graduates a class of 1100 students. Dr. Gordon Jennings Laing, dean of the graduate school at the University of Chicago, was the principal speaker. A new cafe in Berlin provided a room for quiet study and student meetings.
Miss Lois Smith hosted a 25th birthday party Friday evening June 6 at the Colonial Inn Evansville. About fifty guests danced or played cards with refreshments served late. Miss Smith received many gifts. Nearby notes list obituaries and community notices from Newburg area including Mrs Ethel Shay’s funeral and K of P memorial events.
Wheeling June 11 A perfect pitching game by Meritt Hammond for the Mie Island Colts in the American Legion Junior league. He pitched all nine innings, allowed no hits no runs no walks and struck out nine while handling ten chances without error as North Island Saplors failed to reach first base.
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