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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
6
A strong West Virginia storm battered central and southern regions, tearing down wires and trees across tracks, delaying trains by hours, and stranding telegraph and telephone lines. Communications gradually restored as crews worked through outages affecting Fairmont Morgantown Clarksburg and nearby towns.
A notice states piano tuning service will be available in Gratot within a few weeks. Interested parties should call Hay Ragorae Co at phone 32 to arrange service.
An unusually heavy week of rainfall failed to reduce daytime cloud cover as deafening thunder and bright lightning accompanied strong winds. Rain fell in driving sheets, swelling smaller streams and the Tygart Valley River toward near flood proportions, a condition older residents say hasn’t been seen in over a decade.
Cork June 20 American Irish writer Donn Byrne died when a car with defective steering gear crashed after four successive accidents near his Irish home Coamain Castle Brandon. His secretary Miss Burkett had urged him to turn back noting steering problems. Byrne refused and the vehicle wreck followed. He died at the scene with his leg seen beneath the machine.
Residents of Grafton and vicinity learned of the Fairmont Grafton east side road opening in Union district Marion county to the Taylor county line. The hard surfaced class A highway links a three mile dirt stretch in Taylor county to Wickwire macadam road. County forces will improve the dirt segment soon, making the east side route heavily traveled and shortest Grafton to Fairmont. Progress noted on the Fairmont Grafton state route road connecting with the Northwestern turnpike. 5600 feet remain to surface near Five Mile House.
Mrs. Bea tice Shaw Pye formerly of this city died at her Detroit home on June 6 from undisclosed causes. She was a daughter of Charles Shaw and Rosa Shaw Kesser. Distant relatives remain in the area where the family was once well known. Funeral services were held in Detroit yesterday per the notice.
B Sutton of Tampico Mexico, a Michigan native in hardware, was elected president of Rotary International after his name alone was placed in nomination. He founded the American Chamber of Commerce in Tampico and led its chapter in 1918, later serving as governor of Rotary district Mexico and as an international director.
Charleston West Virginia June 20 Severe wind and rain storm disrupted telephone service across southern West Virginia. Communications with the state capital were broken in many towns with patch work circuits in use. Trunk lines to Pittsburgh Cleveland Washington Richmond were damaged. Hinton Oak Hill Beckley Clarksburg Sutton Fairmont Wheeling Logan Williamson Welch were cut off. one line remained to Bluefield. Western Union reported site damage but lines usually run along rail rights of way. Telephone failures were mainly due to falling trees. Linemen began repairs with expected service restoration before nightfall.
New York reports Mrs Kate Cabell a Woodstock Va divorcee found dead in a bathtub of scalding water in William Connors suite at a Brooklyn Heights apartment. Connors says Mrs CalistP and another woman were drinking last night but no one appeared intoxicated. He was not held. medical officials pending details.
Police called the deceased a monster by marriage to a leading Virginia family. An autopsy was ordered amid questions whether scalding water, heart attack, or a tub fall caused death during a period of charity work in Brooklyn over two years.
Funeral services for Adolphe Ora S prominent Maple Bur mer were held at the Evansville church with interment in the church cemetery. He was a longtime resident of the Gladesville section, son of Raleigh and Anna Stevens Evans, pioneer Preston County settlers noted in Western Virginia history. interment directed by Bartlett Funeral Company.
Nature follows supply and demand as Gila chipmunks in Yellowstone National Park display a bumper nut crop from pinion trees last autumn. Abundant nuts boosted the chipmunk population, though a nut shortage later could curb numbers through food competition.
Milwaukee reports a double wedding on June 20 with Mrs. Augusta Witte aged 49 set to wed William Keuhl 41 and Laura White 23 to John J. Donrern 26. The event highlights family ties as two marriages occur in one ceremony.
Altoona Pa June 20 One man killed and the engine department at Harbison-Walker Company Blandburg damaged to 50900 when a stationary engine exploded today. Joseph Mann 55 engineer died as the machine blew up. Parts of the machine crashed through the roof of the structure.
Chicago June 7 The National Pickle Packers Association held a semi annual conference declaring the pickle trade on the mend Women are blamed Prohibition hurt pickle lunches but now pickles are a favorite of the dainty refined feminine taste E S LaFrance president of the association said ladies have taken up the slack and eat them plain fancy wasted and otherwise to keep thin
Memphis dated report says all White River levees in Arkansas were holding under the Georgetown flood. Major D H Connolly in charge at Memphis expressed confidence they would withstand the flood unless more rain falls. Gauges show 29.2 at Georgetown and 27.5 at Augusta as Little Red River waters move into the White River. little rise expected. Jackson Bayou lies 24 miles south.
Flood danger remains as workers repair the White River levee at McClelland where a dangerous point developed days ago. Officials expect the crest to arrive at noon, hold for about 12 hours, then recede as water levels begin to fall.
Unofficial returns from Virginia show roughly one third of voters backed proposed constitutional amendments. Governor Byrd’s Governmental Form program appears ratified with about 12,000 more votes for the third fourth and fifth amendments, viewed as the least popular. A severe summer storm disrupted communications and delayed official tabulation.
Frank McDougle an Alabama prisoner at Kilby for receiver of stolen goods linked to a pen pal scheme with a Long Island girl. He escaped in October and traced a path by writing his next city. The girl’s letter fell to authorities and New York police watched her home. He was arrested upon arrival and held for extradition.
Chicago reports over 500 million pounds of spaghetti and macaroni consumed in the United States last year. Italy averages about 500 pounds per person annually, while Americans reach roughly five pounds. The National Macaroni Manufacturers Association cites ads and research efforts aimed at boosting consumption.
Polish aviators Captain Kubala and Idzikowski received Premier Pilsudski's permission to name their upcoming plane Marshal Pilsudski. After months of preparation the Polish airmen hope to depart Paris bound for New York next week for their historic flight.
A 12 year old boy from Piedmont California endured five days lost in Yosemite National Park before reaching a tourist camp unassisted. After leaving a party on Halt Dome Mountain he wandered downward about 4000 feet, fell once, and survived on berries. He navigated toward Mirror Lake and a camping trail, arriving exhausted at a lake bench and then hospital.
Two people died and two were seriously injured when a fireworks explosion shattered a dwelling and a store in Wilmington on June 20. Police say ignition of fireworks ingredients caused the blast.
Yale University conferred honorary degrees on four foreign figures. Paul Claudel and Aeolus Russell received doctor of letters, Cornelius Abbo Ariens Cappers earned doctor of science, and Yu-Chen James Yen of Peking was awarded master of arts. Walker named floor leader for Smith forces at the Democratic convention in Houston.
German Flugers arrive in Berlin to a hearty welcome at Tempelhofer airdrome after landing from Bremen. Captains Hermann Koeh, Baron Von Hyenfeld and Major James Fitzmaurice are aboard the Bremen crew as the trio disembarks in the German capital.
Heavyweight clash between Johnny Risko and George Godfrey at Ebbets Field was delayed three days due to threatening weather. Original night show moved to Saturday night to allow safer ring conditions.
A federal jury returned a $27,097 verdict against the W A Marshall Company in a coal purchase breach case. Sterling Gas Coal Company of Charleroi wins. Main Hall Company operates Morgantown West Virginia and Johnstown Pennsylvania.
In St Paul on June 20 Col Charles A. Lindbergh conferred with Great Northern president Ralph Budd and Louis W. Hill about a northern air route from New York to Seattle. Lindbergh landed at the municipal airport from Janesville Madison and declined to reveal his next destination while officials discussed possible transcontinental joint operation.
In Copenhagen on June 20 a treaty of arbitration was signed between Denmark and the United States. The agreement mirrors a similar line with the United States and France in intention and scope.
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