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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1927
Page
4
A historic newspaper snippet outlines guidelines for letters to the editor not exceeding 500 words. Advertising rates are given per word with fractions, and insertions must be in the press by 9:00 a.m. for same-day publication. Removal notices require 5:09 a.m. prior-day notice.
A civic notice laments winter road damage and praise for county efforts on river and park roads. It notes frequent complaints about upkeep, delays, and potential dangers from mud and drainage, urging proper dragging, grading, and drainage to serve summer traffic and parked visitors.
Citizens in Philipp and Elkins prepare elaborate public observances for the Fourth of July. Grafton is urged to host a big celebration this year but timing and planning are too late. Residents may instead join neighbors in Barbour and Randolph counties to celebrate the nation’s birthday together with patriotic spirit. The piece urges pride in American citizenship and a strong, memorable display for the holiday.
The article notes cool air and persistent rain this spring and summer hindering crop growth and outdoor work. Grass grows well while corn and gardens lag behind typical schedules and fruit yields lag behind past years with unusually heavy rainfall skipped into the period.
The notice urges summer travelers to heed typhoid precautions, warning that neglect by unguarded individuals could lead to exposure and illness, underscoring the seriousness of the disease.
The piece laments weather as a universal grievance and our powerlessness to alter it. It reflects on Mark Twain's quip about complaints without action and argues that only belief in a divine ruler of weather offers comfort against nature’s vagaries. It notes a few skeptical men mock this faith.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes Montreal’s typhoid prevalence cited by Pennsylvania Health as a warning to travelers. It recalls Pittsburgh’s past high death rate from polluted water and salutes water purification as the cure. Dr. Theodore B. Appel urges prophylactic inoculation for those unable to avoid Montreal.
Atlanta June 21. Farl Carroll the man famed for the bath tub is rapidly improving at the Atlanta penitentiary where he serves one year and a day for perjury. Warden Snook reports a nervous breakdown but says rest is helping. Carroll spent weeks at Greenville after a collapse on a train. He is now taking meals regularly and ending with ice cream as a specialty.
Miriam Noel Wright, wife of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, announces she will grant a divorce only if he renounces Olga Milanoff, the Montenegrin dancer once linked to Wright. She says no proposals have been received and the divorce would be void if he marries Milanoff.
West Virginia marks 65 years since its 1863 founding. The state praises progress in economics, science, and infrastructure. It highlights good roads, rising inter-state commerce, and optimistic long term growth toward top national status.
A letter to the editor warns readers to verify petitions for a proposed bridge near the Car China Company plant. It challenges claims that the Car China Company would pay half and that residents could fund the rest, noting a projected cost of 250 to 300 thousand dollars. The writer supports improving the Park View road first and calls for patience before pursuing the bridge.
D W Fortney warns that burdening taxpayers with the bridge expense is improper and that names must appear on petitions to reflect support. He emphasizes fiscal responsibility and hints at political consequences for those opposing or delaying the project.
Louisville is set for a political shift as Governor Fields appoints Joseph T. ONeil and the Democratic city county ticket to fill vacant offices after the court of appeals voided the 1925 election. Appointments take effect on mandate issuance, with commissions to be presented Saturday night. Elections will occur in November to choose successors.
Greveland Ohio June 21 Stephen Arkwright general manager of the J A Paisley Coal Company announces extensive expansion of West Virginia fields this summer Opening 1000 acres in Robinson Run district Mile W Va rent of three large tracts building of a new unple and ro building of a mille of tramway contemplated Connellsville By-Products Company affiliated with Paisley interests to operate a single mine for the new property has purchased the Old Mutual Coal Company
A bill for divorce on behalf of William Mills Dawes, son of Rufus Dawes, from Nancy Keenan Dawes, Virginian, has been prepared for filing in Chicago. The couple, married seven years, have lived apart for two years with desertion cited as grounds. The bride, noted as a beauty, is said to be living in Parkersburg West Virginia. Dawes is nephew of Vice President Dawes.
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