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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
4
The editor notes consider letters welcomed but anonymity not guaranteed. Advertising rates are two cents a word for the first insertion and one cent a word thereafter. Insertion on the same day requires by 9 00 a m. An extra six cents per inch applies for post 9 00 a m composition. Removal notices must be by 6 00 p m the evening prior.
The West Virginia delegation backs Herbert Hoover on the first ballot at Kansas City, with Wade Pepper voting for Hoover and A. A. Lilly nominating Goff. Delegates aim to unite for a Hoover victory in November as Frank Lowden withdraws.
A brief note recalls Herbert Hoover accepting Republican nomination support via telegram, while reflections on gold rush romance, early aviation, and economic concerns color a broader editorial mix. The piece contrasts old prospecting with modern technology and hints at political and China policy developments.
Despite other candidates and rivals, Herbert Hoover faced no strong organized opposition as the Republican choice to lead the party to victory next November. From Coolidge’s surprise decision not to run, Hoover appeared destined for the nomination, seen as indispensable to the nation amid wartime service and postwar duties.
Gardeners report experiments yielding several new melon varieties this year. Honeydew crosses with cantaloupe produce a yellow melon with a distinct flavor, while honeydew and casaba create the honeydair. Persian and Turkish musk melons rise in popularity, reflecting higher living costs and broader access to fresh fruit beyond traditional seasonal limits.
Three masked gunmen held up the Gassebeck Cheese Company office in Buffalo New York on June 15 and escaped with more than 12 000 dollars in cash and several thousand in checks. They covered 15 clerks with revolvers and forced Clarenge Neurenter assistant wan Ee plant to surrender the keys to a safe containing the strong box contents.
New York report states a jury failed to reach agreement on whether screen star Gloria Swanson slapped Alexander Cohen when he tried to serve a subpoena. Cohen seeks 25000 dollars for alleged pain humiliation and impairment. hotel staff testified no slap occurred.
Kansas City reports show midwest farmers failed to write the equalization fee principle into the Republican platform. Delegates including Frank W. Murphy of Wheaton Minn urged action at the Houston Texas conclave to seek relief denied by Republicans. Murphy said the farmers must see the party cannot protect them and their vote is not counted toward party success.
Georgia namesake city honors Herbert Hoover for receiving the Republican presidential nomination. The event occurred in May or June with congratulatory remarks and local recognition noted in the Atlanta area.
Eddie Barnes, manager of a Houston theatre, purchased fifty donkeys for three dollars each and shipped them to Houston to present to state delegations at the national Democratic convention. Each state delegation will receive one donkey, with the Alaska and Philippine delegations receiving the remaining two.
Senator Norris of Nebraska said he knew nothing about a Chicago meeting on July 10 to discuss a third party with Senator Brookhart of Iowa and Senator Nye of North Dakota. He had not been advised or asked to attend the meeting.
Cordell Hull of Tennessee announced he will retire when his term ends at the upcoming Houston convention. He indicated no political significance to the move but reported from North Carolina that 18 of 24 votes are pledged to his presidential nomination bid.
Trustee to succeed A W Burdett will sell at public auction on Saturday July 7 1928 at 1 PM at the front door of the Taylor County Court House West Virginia the lot No 2 of the B H McMillan partition of the John W Carroll estate East Grafton described as starting at East Main Street Carroll Alley corner and running N 80 deg W 75 ft to Lot 3 then N 7 deg 30 min W 92 ft to Lot 1 east with Lot 1 63 ft to Carroll Alley south 85 ft to the beginning the property includes an eight room dwelling terms cash secured by Two Deeds of Trust defaults in payments recorded in Taylor County West Virginia the undersigned trustee W Merle Bi ...
Washington Jane 15. Sharp criticism of methods followed the senate oil committee's examination of Robert W. Stewart. The jury cleared Stewart yesterday of refusing to answer committee questions. Juror B. B. McIntyre issued a statement accusing the committee and the senate itself of slipshod methods, saying such tactics led to Stewart's acquittal.
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