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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
1
The report notes Mexico and Vatican emissaries reached a basis for resolving religious controversy. Papal approval is needed to activate the agreement, which would ease church-state tensions without constitutional changes and return priests to Mexican churches.
Wreckage fragments discovered at Point Kamilo on Maui Island show likely army construction parts from an obsolete plane. The parts are held for Ezra R. Prost, brother of pilot Jack Frost, as a renewed search for the missing Golden Eagle continues with an June 24 expedition toward Mauna Loa.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh returned to work at Mitchell Field after a three week cruise with his bride Anne Morrow Lindbergh. They appeared publicly to view the Guggenheim fund air safety test and posed for photographers. Lindbergh indicated plans for a possible Transcontinental Air Transport Line tour as technical advisor.
Denver judge F W Freeman denounces the federal council of Churches of Christ in America as a threat to northern Baptist convention unity. He labels the move a fundamentalist bombshell disrupting harmony within the Baptist constituency. The remark was delivered amid ongoing convention discussions.
Charleston reports West Virginia marks its sixty sixth birthday as June 20, 1863 is noted for when the state was officially recognized as part of the United States following its secession from Virginia amid Civil War turmoil. The piece recalls the June 1863 date and notes continuation on Page Two.
The Interstate Commerce Commission set a final valuation totaling 1,612,114,371 for 68 Pennsylvania railroad properties. Values reflect various dates from June 20, 1916 to June 30, 1919, with Penn system figures released alongside a statement from Thomas W. Hulme noting the findings reflect conditions 10 to 15 years prior. A separate valuation of 231,974,580 covered the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railway and ten minor railroads within the system.
Paris dispatch reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh sending sincere congratulations to Jean Assolant Rene Le Fevre and Armeno Lotti Jr for their trans Atlantic crossing in the Yellow Bird from Old Orchard Maine to Comillas Spain. The aviators replied with thanks while Arthur Schreibers stowaway episode drew further attention as he apologized for his risky act and its fallout.
Congress prepares a summer recess after Hoover tariff revision work. Senate returns August 19 to finish the house tariff bill amid fights over debentures and farm relief, with Borah and Brookhart opposing the president. Nominations and rule changes shape the session as Congress stalls toward December.
London reports Britain expects the next step toward arms reduction after Dawes and Ramsay MacDonald speeches stressing friendship with the United States. Both leaders signaled possible disarmament talks, with Dawes speaking at Pilgrims Society and MacDonald at Lossiemouth. The losses indicate a broader Anglo American push.
Severe quakes hit Murchison and Takaka in New Zealand with Lyell town feared heavily damaged and cut off. Airplanes unable to locate Lyell amid bad visibility and blocked roads, leaving residents unseen amid rumors of widespread destruction.
Dawes voiced Hoover views in London signaling the start of disarmament talks. Washington observers note the address reflects Hoover’s aim to avoid 1927 mistakes and keep naval reductions with the League preparatory commission. A new Dawes idea proposes shifting naval questions from experts to statesmen for broader handling.
The Erie railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 8.37 million dollars in equipment trust certificates to buy new equipment. The Nickel Plate Road filed for permission to issue 2.4 million dollars in equipment trust certificates. Both railroads are part of the Van Sweringen system.
Uncertainty over teacher appointments in Grafton city schools was explained by retiring board president William A. Beavers as settled for the present. The discussions between school heads regarding reappointment of Superintendent H. A. Rice were temporarily brought to a close at the last board meeting.
Federal authorities accuse about 190 distillers and retailers across multiple cities including New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia and Los Angeles of conspiring to distribute bogus whiskey. The ring centered at Glickstein and Terner in Brooklyn with defendants such as Overholt Distillery Corporation and Sherwood Distilling Company accused of selling untreated whiskey and attaching spurious revenue stamps.
Floods after unexpected monsoon absence inundate West Equatorial Africa. Reports say hundreds perished across the district, cattle losses near ninety percent, and half the houses destroyed. About 15,000 people sought refuge in the cantonment.
Elkins West Virginia June 19 Considers sanitary conditions Barbour County Jail condemned by the U S Department of Justice as unfit for federal use Judge William H B Baker directs a defendant from Barbour County to be housed at the county jail Federal court convened Tuesday morning with a grand jury panel and indications of a term to be set The court notes the statute as a nine year bench experience guideline plus a community lawn social by Andrews M B Church Ladies Aid Society at Mrs B W Perine Beech Street at 4 PM Thursday Public invited.
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