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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel surveys the city park opening with boats, lights, and regular trolley service under discussion while urging public access to school board meetings. It notes the difficulty within the public school system, calls for transparency, and contrasts with broader farm relief legislation advancing in Congress.
The Sentinel voices concern over a royal school board practice described as star chamber style. The piece argues public business is conducted secretly and urges transparency to inform readers about ongoing local governance.
The article argues Mussolini is a modern Napoleon with absolute authority, likening his 1922 rise to a needed reform that saved Italy from chaos. It contrasts him with Cincinnatus, notes the "dawn of a new era" on October 28, 1922, and praises his discipline, order, and government as essential to stabilizing the nation. It also cites a Fairmont speaker praising Mussolini’s leadership while warning about snobbery and the value of doing one's best work.
Charleston reports nine inning baseball travels about 12 miles per Davall High School students estimate. Moundsville notes Civil War veterans expect ongoing revisions as long as able. Huntington sees a restored horse car with grey horses and new electric trolley in service. Princeton records 108 year old Nancy Mullens voting straight Republican ticket. Huntington notes resignation of Senator Hatfield as Ohio Valley Bank president. David Brandoll named successor. Clarksburg mentions Patsy Belott crafting inlaid frame for Hoover gift. Webster Springs reports tailor shop thief using face powder among missing items. Huntington robbery solved by a citizen approach incident. Charleston Supreme Court grants habeas corpus against Lola and Estelle Hickman. Wayne jury felled by lack of verdict in murder case. injunction prevents state police interference.
Prof Robert B Rogers of MIT mocked dreary graduation platitudes and urged graduates to be snobs and bluffers. He advised aiming to be a ruling person, dressing and speaking like a gentleman, and prioritizing superiority and service over fitting in. He urged breaking from civic clichés and living with a bold personal plan.
In a puzzling case, Eusius Randell McKinney, along with Davis and Blktus, are tied to a general last season signing at a football field. Theodore Carr, 50, a Pocahontas County farmer, faces murder charges related to the death of Locke Harpe, with connections to Moundsville authorities.
Public message from prominent townsmen to Hoover expresses bitter resentment toward patrolmen after a shooting. The telegram, signed by County Attorney David Hurlburt and local officials, asks for help and invokes fear and distress. It condemns patrolmen for flaunting their authority over local and state laws.
The Texas senate adopted a resolution condemning Mrs. Herbert Hoover for hosting Mrs. Oscar DePriest at a White House tea. Democrat Margi E. Neal led the measure, arguing the social acknowledgment risked harming race relations and provoking bloodshed, with only two members dissenting.
In Cawsand Bay Plymouth on June 15 two transatlantic liners the American Banker and the Carmania from New York brushed sides in a slight collision. No serious damage. both ships continued to London with passengers aboard.
In a grim sequence near the Torridity mine, Dad unravels Uncle Jerry’s fate and detonates a staged explosion to seal the tunnel tomb. Amid the blast he recalls Andrew Ogden and reflects on debt, guilt, and a last, fatal funeral plan.
Public legal notice announces a trust sale in Taylor County West Virginia under a 1916 deed of trust and a 1927 amendment. Trustee changes and circuit court order detail the secured debt owed to The Taylor County Bank of Grafton. The notice lists the substituted trustee C B Wycket and references the deed of trust records.
The Taylor County Board of Reviews and equalization will meet on Monday July 1 1929 for the due purpose of examining the amendment of real estate and personal property values for 1929. The board will not remain in session for more than 25 days. Frank Bennett, Clerk. June 15 22 29.
Trustees William M. Kennedy and William J. Dudley announce sale of Parkview property in Taylor County West Virginia at the courthouse front steps on July 6 1929. Property includes school board lots with described boundaries and improvements. Terms require one third cash day of sale with balance in two notes one and two years, interest, and a lien retained.
Fragmented report notes Senate Finance subcommittee continuing tariff hearings. Weather outlook predicts a warm start to the week in Ohio Valley and Tennessee with above normal temperatures and occasional showers midweek, becoming near normal later. Strong entities include Senate Finance and Ohio Valley regions.
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