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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1931

Page

8

Tar Will Be Aced Upon Roads In West Virginia

A government commission lists oil or tar quality and schedule for road surfaces across multiple counties. Entries include No. 2 between Ben's Parkersburg and Pleas Wood. No. 2 between Blair and Logan. No. 3 between Whites Arnett Raleigh. No. 2 Arnett. No. 7 Reeds Kingwood Preston. No. 8 Wayne in Wayne. No. 8 Taexer derfield McDowell. No. 15 Twidateway Clay Braxton. No. 16 St. Ellenboro Pleasants. No. 16 Ellen Harrisville Ritchie. No. 16 Smith Calhoun. No. 25 Charles Nitro Kanawha. No. 25 Ply- (text truncated).

Arnett Reeds- Kingwood Preston Wayne Fmlt Wayne County eNo Taexerderfield McDowell Clay Braxunties St. Ellenboro Pleasants Il Ellen Harrisville Ritchie Smith- Calhoun County le County Charles Nitro Kanawha

Route and highway notes across multiple counties

The text lists road designations in several counties including Putnam Mason Grant Mineral Fayette and Nicholas. Routes 45 50 60 94 connect towns such as Maysville Scherr Burling ton New Creek Hico Clifftop Craig ville Richwood and others. The fragment outlines highway segments and counties without a narrative event or date.

Mouth and Leon Putnam Mason Counties Maysville Scherr Grant County Burlington New Creek Mineral County Hico Clifftop Fayette County Craigeville Richwood Nicholas County

Capone Indicted on Tax Evade Charges and Conspiracy

The famed gangster Capone faced three indictments at 2 p.m. including evading taxes on about 1.04 million dollars over a decade and a 5,000 count conspiracy with 68 henchmen to brew and distribute beer in the metropolitan region from 1921 to now. He pleaded guilty in brief dialogue as the clerk read the indictments while his attorneys remained silent.

Brooklyn Capone Wilkerson

Harding Memorial Ceremony Remembers Former President

A large crowd gathered at the tomb as War ren Harding's memory was honored in a simple ceremony. Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge waited on the platform with President Hoover and Mrs Hoover, exchanging greetings after the service. The scene included former neighbors and fellow citizens surrounding the marble memorial in quiet remembrance.

Charles G. Dawes Great Britain Mr. Harding Fess and Bulkley Ohio White Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen New Jersey Harding Memorial Association Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Charles Evans Hughes Harding Frelinghuysen Hoover Roover Warren Harding Veterans Relief Organization Warren G. Hareing The United States Warren G. Harding Republic Mr. Hoove

Armour Gets British Open Cup and Death of Public Figure

A public statement honors a leader urging less sectarianism and more brotherhood in faith. The report covers a 1929 accident involving Mrs. Dilworth, driven by Ira Poe and tied to Home Laundry ownership, plus two legal actions: a May 1930 hung jury in her knee injury case and a Taylor County condemnation suit over a Turnpike road through Mr. Bloom’s land with a jury list including I Z Yates and others.

Warren G. Harding Pacific Ocean Warren Harding Senator Harding Alaska God Christ Dilworth Ira Poe T. W. Hieronimus Home Laundry I. Z. Yates W. V. Lucas James W. Jacobs Chapin McDaniel William D. Clark George W. Custer George B. Elliot Frank R. Fawcett Robert S. Hamrick J. B. Kerns E. K. Satterfield Leslie Shriver

Mrs. Dilworth Wins $500 Auto Accident Verdict

The jury awarded Mrs. Annie M. Dilworth five hundred dollars in a suit for five thousand damages against Ira P F Poe and T W Hieronimus. The case, on trial since Saturday, went to the jury early this morning after closing arguments ended late yesterday.

Annie M. Dilworth Ira PF. S. Poe T. W. Hieronimus

Visiting Relatives Make Summer Stop in City

Mrs. Klein of New York is guest of her sister Mrs. I C Klein here. Mrs. E Greensfelder and Herbert Greensfelder of La Porte Indiana visit Mrs. Harry Friedman on Maple Avenue. Mrs Greensfelder is Mrs Friedman's mother and will spend the summer here, while Mr. Greensfelder will return home in about a week.

Mrs. 1. Klein New York Mrs. I, OC. Klein City E. Greensfelder Herbert Greensfelder la Porte Indiana Harry Friedman Maple Avenue Greensfelder Friedman Mr. Greensfelder

Pair Faces Probable Indictment In Death Of Husband

Beatrice Langford Garrett and her brother Homer Langford face probable murder indictments in the January 14 death of Grover Bill Garrett. Gilmer county grand jury convenes to decide. trial likely after the Alltop case. Garrett and Langford have been jailed since a prior preliminary hearing.

Cedarville Ulmont Childers Childers Alltop Rose Garrett Grover Garrett Langford Garrett

Parachute Ties Credited to Leonardo da Vinci

The parachute concept is credited to Leonardo da Vinci a 50th century mathematician scientist painter and sculptor noted for his wide ranging genius.

Leonardo da Vinci

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