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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1929

Page

8

Legal Notice in District Court West Virginia Bankruptcy

In the Northern District of West Virginia a notice orders a hearing on the petition of Ruben Herbert, bankrupt, with publication in the Graf Oo Sentinel. The court fixes July to hear objections and directs notices to heirs, requiring appearances at Elkins to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

District Court of the United States West Virginia Ruben Herbert W. Va Tyne Beth Hikins Graf Oo Sentinel Aid Dlemi W. X. Ker Elkins Said Gost Austin

French Fliers Halted by Aft Ministry Opposition

The aft ministry previously forbade trains-oceanic flights and opposed the attempt of Assolant, Lévevre, and Lotti. Completion of the flight began on Thursday at Old Orchard, Me, and was to occur at dusk, but the record notes the attempt was clearly opposed.

Aft Oceanie Assolant Lé ‘Evre Lotti Old Orchard Rai

Love and far flight tied to transatlantic affair

A French filer's wife, awaiting Paris telephone contact with her husband who recently landed in Paris after an interrupted trans Atlantic flight, plans to join him. She denounces stowaway Arthur Schreiber and regrets not knowing he traveled with them. Paris reports reveal Schreiber received clothing from financier Lotti Sr before being photographed with the flyers.

Trans-Atlantic Old Orchard Jean le Bourget Field America Paris Mr. Assolant Arthur Schreiber Schreiber Lotti Lotti, Sr

Grafton B O Rail Roads Grounds Undergo Beautification

Under supervisor T K Faherty the Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio rail road relays a major beautification effort at Grafton station office and shop buildings. Flowers will bloom amid fresh paint whitewash and thorough scrubbing as grounds near the plaza receive green sod and tidy landscaping during the cleanup campaign.

T. K. Faherty Monongah Division Grafton Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Prisoner Who Escaped Nabbed Near Hodgeville

Buckhannon West Virginia June 17 Dewey Stone one of three prisoners who sawed their way out of Upshur county jail last week was recaptured by a deputy sheriff near Hodgeville. He was found footsore and weary by the roadside Stone will be tried on jail breaking charges and charges of issuing bad checks and non support of his family.

Buckhannon W. Va Dewey Stone Upshur County Hodgeville

Congressman Clancy Attacks Prohibition Agents on Detroit River

Republican Congressman Clancy of Michigan accuses prohibition agents of firing recklessly along the Detroit River near the Canadian border in what he calls the second battle of the Detroit river. He cites cases of agents shooting at boats or people before confirming liquor transport and says the actions endanger U S Canada relations. He also says agents tapped wires including that of collector Harry Ferguson, and notes protests from Detroit yacht clubs and the American Automobile Association to Treasury and the Prohibition Bureau.

Hibition Glaney Republican Michigan Detroit Detroit River United States Canada Clancy Prohibition Customs Harry Ferguson American Automobile Association Treasury Department J Prohibition Bureau

League Asked to Aid Labor Conference Resolution

Geneva June 17. The international labor conference adopted a resolution asking the Geneva labor office to assist a League of Nations committee in studying how monetary fluctuations affect employment, and to continue investigations into unemployment in coal and textile industries. It also seeks analysis of population growth, new industries reducing old ones, and rationalization effects. It urged scheduling an early miners’ unemployment discussion for next year.

Geneva International Labor Conference Today Geneva Labor Office League of Nations Labor Office

Realtor Held in Death Case

Santa Nua California June 117 McClure a Long Beach real estate dealer was held for questioning in the death of Myrtle Wood a 40 year old Long Beach widow found shot in the head at Laguna Beach California. He was returned to Santa Ana by Sheriff Sam Jernegan from San Diego where authorities held him after being turned over by Tijuana police. Mrs Ina Lowell daughter of the deceased said she last saw her mother Thursday night when she left for McClure s home. Lowell said her mother planned to end the friendship with McClure who had been courting her mother.

Santa Nua Cal Sohn McChire Long Beach Real ‘Dedier Myrtle Wood Laguna Beach McClure Santa Ana Sam Jernegan San Diego United States Tijuana California

Young Stanford Prodigy Betty Ford Graduates

Betty Ford, 17, described by psychologists as an extraordinary genius, graduates from Stanford University after six years of schooling. She is the daughter of Dr and Mrs Campbell Ford of San Francisco and was noted as a prodigy by psychologist Lewis I. Terman years ago. She walked at seven months, spoke in full sentences by nine months, and had a 13 000 word vocabulary at age three. She planned postgraduate study next fall but is now writing a novel.

Stanford University Betty Ford Todd Stanford

Spelling Flaw Delays Postmaster Nomination Confirmation

The White House concluded there is room for improvement in spelling. A misprint added a letter k to the first name of Frederick A. Tilton when sent to the Senate for the postmaster general nomination. The Senate later confirmed the nomination in that form.

Washington White House Frederic A. Tilton Senate

Corrections Ordered for Tilton Nomination Letter

Officials state there is no person named Frederick A. Tilton. The White House must redo the nomination with the correct spelling and re transmit to the secretary of state for transmission.

Carewe and former wife remarry after Mexican divorce

Chicago June 17 Mary Aiken Carewe dubbed the prettiest and brainiest girl of 1920 Lake View High School gradu ates renewed vows with Edwin Carewe, the silver haired film producer, one year after their Mexican divorce.

Chicago Mary Aiken Carewe Lake View High School Edwin Carewe

Slim Ludwick Flees Taylor County Jail Parole Controversy

Sheriff and magistrate investigated the escape of Slim Ludwick a jail custodian who was rumored missing after being paroled following a liquor charge. Court remarks by Judge Kittle and Sheriff Mays clarified parole procedures while prior inmates Bays and Gordon sparked confusion about Ludwick’s identity. Investigations continued with no definite release details.

Squire Wittman Taylor County Slim Gordon Bernard Ira Talkington Herman Norris Thomas Bays

Sabbath Movies Cause Arrest at Huntington Theatre

Sol J. Hyman, manager of the Keith-Albee theatre in Huntington, was fined $10 in police court for violating a city ordinance banning Sunday theatre operations. He appealed to Cabell county common pleas court to test the ordinance, enacted Saturday after the theatre advertised a Sunday show. The theatre announced there would be no further Sunday performances while the case proceeds.

Huntington Sol J. Hyman Keith-Albee Theatre Cabell County Common Pleas Court

Shipping lines start merger across Lake Erie

Cleveland June 17 A proposal to merge 17 Lake Erie steamship lines in a deal valued between 400 and 50 million dollars is proposed by Otis and Company bankers. About 115 freighters with capacity near 1 000 000 deadweight tons would be placed under one concern to buy and operate all properties. Irgnore fluxing stone and grain are chief cargoes. letters request responses within two weeks to enable an August 15 merger. Final Civil War shot question appended with Apommatox Courthouse reference.

Cleveland Lake Erie Steamship Lines Otis and Company Irgn

Leipsic Court Upholds Law on Royal Mess Alliances

The high court in Leipsic rules the marriage of the Duke of Croy to Nancy Leishman was a messalli ance and invalid from a legal standpoint. They wed in Switzerland in 1913 and divorced in 1922. the duke later married Helen Lewis of Albany in 1924. Berlin courts also grant a divorce to the Duke of Anhalt from Fraulein, daughter of a German band master.

Berliny Leipsic Duke of Croy Nancy Leishman Germany Switzerland Helen Lewis Albany Duke of Anhalt Fraulein Atress Berlin

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