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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
4
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County residents debate tariff votes in Congress, road projects, and funding. Calls for swift Grafton Morgantown pike work, potential use of state prison labor, and fair share of state bond money. Criticism of Decoration Day management and local business impact during holiday events.
The narrator trades Sloppy Joe’s for La Verbena in Havana, touring Chinatown and its famed theatre. Chinese gardeners and a risqué revue with crystal showgirls headline a night of forbidden fruit allure, with the Verbena’s dancers delivering a modern poses plastique performance to captivated patrons.
A travelogue recounts late night visits in Havana to La Verbena and Cabaret Inferno with dancers, singers, and the sultry atmosphere. Observers note American tourists mingling with locals, the bold Spanish atmosphere, and comic escapades including a dance with a senorita, tips, and a harbor boat ride, ending after a long, exhausting spree.
The document includes a candidate note for Supe tendent of Schools in Taylor County and a declaration of candidacy for the House of Delegates by Eugene Sommerville. It also contains a travel reminiscence about a hotel stay and a planned full-day visit to El Morro and Cabanzas forts in Havana, with friends agreeing to an eight o clock dining room gathering.
White Sulphur Springs W Va June 12 Thomas W Bradley Metoka was elected president of the West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association at the convention today Other officers named include C H Neal Hikins first vice president A D Conley Huntington second vice president Paul S Hager Manonagh third vice president Lester Layman Morgantown rotary treasurer and J C Hadl Charles Town council member Robert J Ruth New York Bernard Keene Indianapolis and V Eytinger Pittsburgh to address the pharmacists The 1931 convention program will continue this afternoon for elections.
Rowlesburg on June 12 reports a department store robbery at Pickering department store. Sheriff Williams and deputy sheriffs investigate as over 500 dollars worth of merchandise disappeared Tuesday night. Residents say two automobiles carried the loot, seen by a farmer near dawn.
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