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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1930
Page
2
In a dialogue from an early home telephone scene the Little Black Clock and children react to a telephone in the house. The device astonishes them as voices carry from afar and the family debates its impact and novelty for future use. Tomorrow’s feature is The Little Dog.
Chicago June 17 A recreation committee of the city council completed a plan for a dollar opera for the masses. It calls for construction on Clarendon Beach of an auditorium financed by public subscription at a cost of more than a million dollars. A sub-committee is working out further plans.
Eastern standard time program grid lists stations WABC WJZ WBAL WOR KDKA WGY WBZ and more with schedule blocks including Heroes and Patriots The Vagabonds Amos n Andy Floyd Gibbons Vincent Lopez Orchestra Dance Hour and Hour of Slumber Music across multiple cities and times in a dense 1930s era radio timetable.
A series of radio program blocks lists times and stations including WJZ WEAF and local performers. Detroit schedules Serenaders and Bubble Blowers with afternoon and evening slots while Nashville offers concerts, scores, and orchestral programs led by Jack Turner and Bill through late evening.
Pittsburgh delegates from Western Pennsylvania Northern West Virginia and Eastern Ohio gather for the 88th annual Pittsburgh Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America. An examining committee will meet to review ordination candidates and synodic choir and rural pastors meetings occur this afternoon before a business session tomorrow morning.
The Rev Dr B B Burgess of Crafton will be ineligible for re election after two five year terms as president. The convention closes Sunday and marks the 16th board or commission created by Hoover. H G Dalton of Cleveland is already appointed. In surrounding villages two houses were crushed and farm damage is feared as continued bad weather looms, with forecasts of ongoing rain and wind.
Washington on June 17 a committee of the month described as outstanding men will be appointed to advise President Hoover on Merchant Marine questions. The planned panel will be formed by the chief executive to offer guidance on maritime policy.
Five persons were killed and much property damaged as violent rain storms swept France yesterday. A 12 foot high wall of water overwhelmed areas on the outskirts of Brede Luc.
Clearing House reports exchanges totaling 2,134,000,000 with 70,000,000 in additional totals. More than 70 foreign countries now use American made bathing caps and slippers, signaling wide international adoption of U.S. manufactured consumer products.
New York June 17. S Parker Gilbert who handled more than two billion dollars in German reparations as agent general under the Dawes plan is home without a job. His six years in Germany ended with the Young plan and BIS. he plans a deferred honeymoon with Mrs Gilbert and five months of travel in America. He believes Germany can stabilize finances and improve industry as it recovers.
London June 17 Liberal leader David Lloyd George offered the Labour government of Ramsay MacDonald full Liberal backing to secure a sound majority for emergency war on unemployment. Liberals hold balance of power in the Commons and may determine the ministry’s fate amid Conservative opposition.
Mrs. Catherine Wilson, 49, wife of John H. Wilson former congressman and city solicitor of Butler, leaped or fell from an eighth story window at Mercy Hospital and was killed today after three weeks of illness. Hospital officials said she had nearly recovered from a nervous breakdown.
The American Institute of Banking began its 28th annual session in Denver Colorado with about 2000 delegates present for the opening program. Rudolf Fy Hecht of New Orleans chaired the economics policy commission and addressed major principles of bank administration.
Public notices announce a June 1930 auction of household goods at 2 Beech Street Grafton West Virginia with cash terms. Also notices seek claims against the estate of Mari Tucker and describe a trustee sale of Lot No. 1 fronting Front Street in Gratton with a cottage, cash terms.
Sunday saw Baptist and Methodist congregations baptize nineteen and fourteen believers respectively in the waters of Yellow Tygartts Valley river below Fetters man bridge at Smallwood beach. The Rev Moyers of Graf ton Circuit officiated with Rev J W Kirby of St Baptist church also baptizing. The rites occurred at 3 30 in the afternoon.
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