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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
3
Social page notice directs all items to be telephoned by 11 am to Coral Parrish Montgomery for handling. editor requests prompt communication with the Montgomery office to coordinate society items.
In East Chicago Indiana on June 20 a driverless automobile went for a solo ride and was taken into custody by Police Sergeant Conroy but was later released. The incident highlights debates over autonomous vehicles and law enforcement responses in urban settings.
The car driven by Kim Lee, president of a motor company, explained that the vehicle was operated by radio through remote control and ran east along with proper respect for stop lights and left turns, performing better than many manned cars.
In Tabriz today over 10,000 Turkish troops clash with Kurdish fighters entrenched on Mount Ararat. Turkish forces report some success as Persian troops guard the frontier. Kurdish fighters, though Aryan in extraction, follow Mohamadan creed.
Rev W P Cline Jr presided as Fairmont Grace Lutheran pastor and state synod president. Officers elected include E E Joachim Charleston president A E Leamer Charleston vice president B P Decker Huntington secretary C A Pilson Fairmont treasurer R E Roberts Fairmont statistician. Delegates elected E I Joachim and C A Pilson to the United Lutheran Church in America convention in Racine Wis October 17 with alternates B Herzel Westernport C A Shilke Oakland.
A Packard touring car, owned by John Terry of Clarksburg, stolen Wednesday night, was found on Knottsville road near Lucretia Thursday by State Trooper H. K. Debendorfer. The damaged vehicle was towed to town for repair and return to its owner. no theft clues are yet found.
Washington reports President Hoover has received a flood of invitations to visit many states and sites across the West and Midwest this summer. He has not set an itinerary, awaiting consensus from senators, governors, mayors, and others who have urged trips. If Congress adjourns by mid July, Hoover plans to depart late July for a five or six day tour ending after civic engagements and conferences.
Federal grand jury in Elkins returned a long list of bills, with Lace M. Wolf and Nellie R. Hawkins named on liquor transportation charges. The indictments appear in this term’s federal court in Grafton, highlighting liquor related offenses and mayoral charges.
Mrs. John F. Sippel of Baltimore, president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, heads the association during the Denver convention, recognized for her leadership and service to women’s civic groups.
The Music Club chapter of the Twentieth Century Club sponsored a Spring Blossom dance at the Moose Home last evening. About two hundred college students attended, enjoying Sitter's Melody Boys until 1 am and a decoratively arranged ballroom with orchid accents.
The text proclaims professional druggists fill medical prescriptions from any doctor in the United States with exactly the ingredients the doctor specifies. It asserts pharmaceutical accuracy and prices set by these standards.
F McDaniels leads a Daughters of Democracy study class inviting all members to attend Tuesday June 24 at 7 39 p.m. Bluebird Club reports a lively session at Miss Myrtle Spring’s home with games sewing prizes won by Nina Kinter and a luncheon. Twilight Club in Webster hosted ten members and six visitors planning Green Valley Lake Lloyd outing and a future winter Poast. two new members joined. Banquet attendance notes the Valley Inn roadhouse laundrymen banquet at Fairmont hotel with C N Bartlett and children Herman Nene performing. John W Evans, 40, dies in Williamson hospital from fire injuries sustained Tuesday night.
Hartin Watring a railway mail clerk from Elkins was seriously injured when his car collided head on with a lumber truck near Elkins. Watring suffered a fractured skull and was taken to Davis Memorial Hospital. Walter Eisner was uninjured. Eisner faces weapons charges after police investigation.
Willianon West Virginia June 20 The body of John C Runyon 51 was found in a ravine on his Belfry Kentucky farm today A coroner s jury ruled the death an accidental shotgun discharge at the scene and reported no foul play suspected.
Fashion notes from New York and Paris describe gowns with empress Josephine flair, long beruffled silhouettes, and sash accents. Short evening wraps in rayon pile velvet emerge as the season’s chic choice, with black and pastel iridescent hues. An adaptation from Vionnet uses translucent velvet with elbow fullness and a snug waist, white rayon panne velvet forming a soft collar.
A collection of vintage recipes including waffles with flour, baking powder and milk, fruit salad with pears peaches grapefruit, vanilla ice cream, and cherry sunshines. Instructions cover mixing, cooking, chilling, double boiling custard, and freezing, with notes on serving and sun-drying fruit. Fermented and fortified instructions are omitted.
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