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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
4
The notice identifies the iEiGrafton Postoffice in Grafton West Virginia with business manager editorial rooms located at 402 Latrobe Street. It provides Bell Telephone contact 185 for related inquiries and mentions W Virginia in the address.
Public notice outlines J Harvey Allender of Knottsville district entering the Republican bid for the long term county court seat to succeed President O J Montgomery. The farmer and neighbor to many is described as progressive and cautious with public funds, seeking local support over personal ambition.
The Wheeling public hears that Benjamin L. Rosenbloom, congressman for the district, has issued a conservative, modest record of his two years in Washington and signals plans to campaign actively after adjournment. He is praised for dignity, enterprise, and public service in the nation’s capital.
The Sentinel prints a Democratic announcement from W H Goodwin of Claude declaring his willingness to serve in public office. The notice notes his use of a Republican paper to reach voters and frames his past county official run within party loyalty and civic service.
A long excerpt discusses proposed world wide education by cooperation with stars and planets. It mocks U S proposals and outlines a fictional “Interstellar and Milky Way Education Bill” with a large budget, a planetary bureau, and a universal schooling program. It references politicians like Gillett, Keyes, and Mrs White, plus imaginative elements about Mars Venus and the Milky Way.
The State Industrial School at Prumtytown hosted a two hour chautauqua yesterday afternoon when Andrew's M E church Junior Choir of about forty members performed for the boys. Led by Dr. A R Warden, the program featured solos, recitations, duets, and choruses including Onward Christian Soldiers and The Lords My Light. The event drew praise from Mr. Flesher and the boys, with strong audience appreciation from staff and visitors.
Reports from Clarksburg indicate the road between Cecil and Grafton is in poor shape with residents pressing for repairs. A local article questions the road’s supposed good condition, citing impassable sections and recent heavy rain creating gulleys and standing water.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Oscar Thomas Steward a well known Green Valley farmer who died Friday night at his home after a pneumonia illness. Rev McGee and Rev Holgen conducted the rites at Flemington and Bridgeport M P churches. He is survived by his wife three sons a daughter and numerous grandchildren.
Raymond Kenny of Grafton announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to Congress last Tuesday. He has since toured seven counties in the First District, reporting strong reception, especially in Wheeling and Ohio County. The Batlim Sun urged more young men like him to enter politics, while Kenny heads to Wheeling with a Panhandle speaking schedule and plans to visit major towns before returning home.
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