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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1931

Page

5

Forecast cars to be needed for shipments

Uniontown Pennsylvania June 11 772686 freight cars required in July August and September for shipments in western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio northern West Virginia and the panhandle of Maryland according to the Allegheny Regional Advisory Board forecast based on shipper surveys. The outlook is fair to poor with banking conditions mixed though inventories and credit remain adequate. A W Hawley of Preston County Coke Co was elected to the board's executive committee.

Uniontown Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Panhanle Marylad Allegheny Regional Advisory Board Euler Pittsburgh Banking Committee A. W. Hawley Preston County Coke Company Morgantown W. Va

Prima Donna Describes Herself as Hard Working Woman

In Los Angeles on June 11, Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink testified in a civil suit with her son Ferdinand seeking 86000 from Edwin Carewe over a film contract. She asserted she is a hard working woman and recalled she earned every cent, lamenting memory gaps over dates and asking to speak.

Los Angeles Ernestine Schumann- Heink Ferdinand Edwin Carewe Donna Carewe Metropolitan Opera House Maida Ike Fats

Senator Arrigoni Search Expands to Timber Island

Sheriff Frederick Elliott leads 150 officers in a daybreak hunt on Timber Island Lake Winnipesaukee for Chelsa Arrigoni the Connecticut state senator missing since May 31 after vanishing from a motorboat near Horse Island divers have found no trace on the lake bottom and authorities follow a lead that he was seen on the island yesterday.

Weirs N. H Frederick Elliott Belknap County Timber Island Lake Winnipesaukee Chelsa Arrigoni Connecticut Arrigoni Horse Island

Missing man vanishes from motorboat with two couples

An individual disappeared from a motorboat carrying Miss Catherine Hance of Red Bank New Jersey and Mr and Mrs George Bilving. The three companions did not see him leave the craft, according to investigators.

Arrigonl Catherine Hance Red Bankyn George Bil- Ving

Rally Day Sunday for Lutherans at local church

Lutherans plan Rally Day this Sunday at the church. The Sunday school room has been repainted and redecorated under John L. Wittman’s direction and will be used for the first time. Church workers seek to bring back members and invite others who are free to attend.

Lutheran Sunday School John L. Wittman

Probe loss to oil company investigation in California

Los Angeles June 11 The district attorney's office is probing an alleged loss of 542,219,091 to Richfield Oil Company of California and its holding firm Richfield through officer irregularities. Deputy DA Bonner Richardson says the matter may go to the grand jury if culpability is shown. Both firms are in receivership. State Corporation Commissioner Raymond L Haight charged acts violating securities laws and named four former Richfield officers for unauthorized withdrawal. Richardson called such charges grand theft if substantiated.

Los Angeles Richfield Oil Company of California Richfield Company Bonner Richardson Tion Raymond L. Haight Haight Richfield Officate C. M. Puller J. A. Talbot R. W. McKee A. MaKelney Richardson

Augustine Alumni Elect Gerkin President

The St. Augustine Alumni Association elected Richard Gerkin president for the coming year at its Wednesday night meeting in St. Augustine's hall. Marguerite May was chosen vice president, Imelda Deegan secretary and Robert Conley treasurer, with an executive committee named.

St. Augustine

Body of 12 year old Fisherman Recovered in Ohio River

The body of Leonard Bond, 12, one of three boys who drowned when their rowboat overturned last Sunday near Huntington was recovered yesterday from the Ohio River at Kenova. Chester L. Suthers, 10, was found shortly after the accident, while Johnny Hite, 17, remains missing.

Huntington Leonard Bond Ohio River Kenova Here Chester L. Suthers Johnny Hite

Local names listed in fragmented notice

Fragmentary OCR shows individuals Boner Gerkin Marg erty John Shistds Pauline Bradfara among a broader list. No clear event or action stated. Placeholder indicates a community notice with names but lacks dates places or specifics.

Boner ' Gerkin Chtral Margerty John Shistds Pauline Bradfara

Boy Testimony Hurts Case in England Trial

In an England trial, a boy gave damaging evidence about the plaintiff and her husband, alleging mistreatment by the father and stepmother. He testified that they tried to provoke harm, including a plan that left the elderly woman injured by a hay loft hole, resulting in two broken ribs. The case remains unresolved with witnesses pending and no jury verdict yet.

Cora England Marella McGee Stenaton Munstepson

Witness Under Guard After Threats In Clark Case

Mrs. Ethel Hamlin, a witness in the David Clark case, reported continued threats. She was escorted by police after a man identified as a former deputy district attorney and others warned her to stay quiet and leave town until Clark’s trial.

Los Angeles Ethel, Hamlin David Clark Charles H. Crawford Clan Herbert Spencer Sociate Hamjin Historney Clark

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