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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
8
A special committee of the Association of Railroad Executives led by Daniel Willard reports that railroad employment stability boosts efficiency. It recommends carriers consider flexible hours, allowing nine or ten hour days during busy periods while maintaining fairness to workers.
New York on June 23 a record price of 450000 dollars was paid for a 20 room co operative apartment on Fifth Avenue by Dr Preston Pope Satterwhite a socially prominent New Yorker The building will rise on the site of the late Senator Clark mansion at 77nd Street The previous record was about 185000 dollars and the text suggests a policy note about work hours and crime in relation to business activity
The statement argues for maintaining a constant force size throughout the year to prevent mass layoffs during economic downturns. It contends that avoiding seasonal layoffs helps stability and productivity by keeping skilled workers ready for demand surges.
Fianna Fail deputies elected on the Fianna Fail ticket refused to take the oath of allegiance to the king at the opening of the new dail dagens today and were not admitted to the chamber. They were admitted to Leinster House for the oath hearing but declined to swear and were kept from the chamber.
Chicago June 22 A man and a woman were expelled from Zion home of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva and chief of police Theodore R. Bucker was suspended Becker resigned and was escorted from Zion by Voliva The overseer said Becker took documents during resignation and the woman was expelled after a plea for probation was refused
Lindbergh lands at Boling Field at 11 27 am after a Dayton to Washington flight in an army airplane. Officials from War Navy and Commerce will discuss aviation matters and his views on abroad aviation development.
The woman was last seen with George Matthews who killed himself early Sunday after firing several shots through her bedroom window, following a belief he had killed his estranged wife and the woman screamed.
Aviators patrolling the Saguenay area near Pointe Du Lac report something suspicious seen from the air while looking for missing French airmen Nunges ser and Coll. Forest fires hampered yesterday but rain overnight may improve visibility. two additional search parties will probe the signals reported by locals.
Omaha Nebraska June 23 The National Retail Grocers Association hears claims from Fred W Anderson of Cozad Nebraska that advertising can transform a grocer's sales and life. He urges every grocer to spend at least two percent of gross receipts on advertising in 1927 and credits it with his own success in reaching a $300000 annual business. Anderson says careful ad campaigns drive breakfast autos and even living arrangements.
Jackson's Mill opened this morning for a volunteer instructors' conference. Morgantown names lead instructors Nat T. Frame Mrs Van Voorhis Miss Gertrude O Connell Miss Bana Dowling and Miss G Humphreys along with several others from Morgantown Fooseville Union Berkeley Springs Webster Springs Clarksburg Washington and Alexandria Va. Nearly 150 had registered by noon and additional regular instructors joined the camp for the summer. A reference notes the romantic lovers of the old county likened to a starling a fire with wet by jail delivery.
C officers arrested Mortis Po sey Harris and Charles Ohre for trespassing. Squire W E Leach imposed the usual ten dollar fine with default leading the men to join with others in providing better roads for the county.
Lena Phares aged 24 was found dead off Colfax road this afternoon. Relatives thank friends and the West Main Church choir for floral tributes during bereavement. The note mentions mourners J. Silman and others, with funeral acknowledgments and a somber tone.
Samuel H. Thompson, 49, a colored chef at Broaddus College, died after a short illness at City Hospital yesterday afternoon. He had recently undergone surgery for a heart-related condition. A Virginia native, he belonged to local Masonry groups and was active in his community. The body is being moved to Cassburg for funeral services, with local relatives in Clarity taking charge of arrangements.
Ray and Roy De Autremont twins face murder charges for the 1923 Southern Pacific train holdup killings in the Siskiyous. District Attorney Cha ney says they plan to confess and name Hugh De Autremont as the killer of three train crew and a mail clerk. The brothers were moved from Jacksonville jail to the courtroom after joint indictment.
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