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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1931
Page
4
A fragmentary local page item discusses advertisement rates and deadlines, noting 2 cents a word for first insertion and 1 per word thereafter, with 6 cents per inch for composition after 9:00 a.m. removal notices must be by 6 p.m. the prior day. It also contains a prayer excerpt and reflections on European finances post Hoover’s debt extension offer, plus remarks on Grafton Park’s value to the city and its visitors.
The piece advocates upgrading Grafton Park with paths benches and flower plots while transferring bath house operations to the city. It suggests lifeguard standards for ferry staff adding safety gear and a rescue rowboat to reduce drownings and promote civic harmony. It recalls past reform efforts led by Merle Watkins and his mayoral win.
The Tucker Democrat, a long standing Northern state Democratic journal, pays tribute to Senator W. Merle Watkins of this city and the 11th district. The tribute praises his integrity and political fidelity and is expected to interest his many home county friends.
W Merle Watkins of Bese is lauded as a Republican senator whose vigorous work for the common people marked the opening session. The piece notes trust in Senator Watkins and highlights his prompt action when the gavel fell to start the legislature.
Fragments praise Senator Watkins and pledge to strive for capable lawmakers in the Fourteenth District, noting a mix of Republicans and Democrats in the state Senate and expressing gratitude for principled leadership.
Lee filed June 3 charged that jurors in the Tweet Browning slaying trial were furnished moonshine liquor and allowed gambling in jurors rooms by custodians Taylor and Edmondson. The jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict. Sheriff Hatfield later dismissed Taylor and Edmondson.
The West Virginia Synod of Presbyterian churches meets for a four day session at Oglebay Park Wheeling beginning tonight with delegates from Wheeling Grafton and Parkersburg. A moderator will be elected to succeed Rev Warren Stone. Delegates expected total about 600. The women's Synodical Association meets with the Presbytery the state youth societies tomorrow.
A vivid account recalls a catastrophe that wiped out prosperity near Maynard with hundreds dead and a desert landscape where a once bustling dairy, trading post, and cemetery now lie in ruin. Recovery is hampered by earthquake faults as nature reclaims the land and modern traces vanish.
At the Strand Theatre the Fox film adaptation of Jean Webster's Daddy Long Legs drew enthusiastic crowds. Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter head a strong cast with Una Merkel, John Ardlege, Claude Gillingwater, and Kathryn Williams. Alfred Santell directs a tale of a foster daughter funded to college by a generous benefactor.
Ken Maynard’s Fighting Thru plays at the Opera House tonight through Wednesday directed by William Nigh. Jeanette Loff Carmelita Garagy Wallace MacDonald and Charles King headline with Loff and Thorne among the cast. The piece links western outdoor scenes to a vanished civilization and recalls California’s St. Francis Dam disaster.
Near the mouth of the St John river the city stands as Canada’s key winter port. When the St Lawrence freezes vessels move to St John and Halifax. the city, population 60 000, serves as a rail terminus for CPR and CN. Bacteriologists report honey as antiseptic and capable of killing many human diseases.
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