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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1930
Page
7
Paris shows a new scarf look for afternoon and dinner wear. Silk printed scarves with long V shaped points are styled with a large bar pin at the blouse, adding a fem touch. Emerald set pins and pale pink or fresh tints complete the ensemble, emphasizing a dramatic diagonal drape.
By Alice Judson Peale, the piece argues that telling children about future plans can spoil the moment if plans fall through. It uses Teddy’s doomed kindergarten goodbye as a case, noting disappointment arises when events shift. It emphasizes teaching children to cope with present realities and cultivate resilience.
Eugenio Chiesa, 7, leader of the Italian Republicans, died in Paris in exile imposed by Premier Mussolini. The report from Ivernyy France dated June 22 notes his passing during the exile period.
Helsinki dispatch reports two women killed and eight injured when a demonstration flight by Lieutenant Piponius ended in an emergency landing at Oesterbatten. The plane struck a crowd as it touched down during the loop flight display.
The State Road Commission pays 42000 dollars for land near the capitol to erect a plant for manufacturing automobile license plates, with the existing Nitro plant to be abandoned. In Parkersburg a Negro is shot and fatally wounded in a quarrel. In Lewisburg Roosevelt Dardell, wanted for the slaying Clarence Holbrook, is arrested near Renick Morgantown police hold four men as suspects in a series of Monongalia Preston county store robberies and seize loot to start a general store. In Morgantown Effie Lewis, 35, returning home with milk for her baby, is struck and killed by a car.
A Grafton Mexican suspect, allegedly the ring boss, confessed to about twenty robberies across Taylor Marion and Harrison counties. Police disclosed raids on homes, stores, a post office attempt, and a jewelry theft in Fairmont while linking others to Sowero and Bush. Investigations continue into related cases and fingerprint matches.
Mrs Lenore Cook a Wisconsin graduate will serve as ship's doctor on a four man crew and a three year cruise aboard the Swordfish a forty foot two master Their voyage begins in Chicago with stops including Bermuda Panama Canal New Zealand Australia the Malay archipelago Suez Greece Brazil the U S East Coast the St Lawrence and the Great Lakes The crew includes Earl Evans Paul Evans and Donald Dickinson The journey aims to gather material for books with Mrs Cook also acting as cook and painter alongside her husband a Northwestern University journalism graduate and amateur photographer.
The report lists multiple defendants from Weston Morgantown Maidsville and Fairmont with jail terms ranging from six to eight months for transportation and possession offenses in Monongalia Randolph and Barbour counties. Fines are noted for Ulyses Turner in Pendleton and George Hinby in Barbour, with several individuals sent to county jails in default.
An American sailor from the battleship Arkansas was critically wounded in Cherbourg after attempting to break up a fight between French and Polish sailors. He was stabbed in the back and the blade penetrated his lung as he intervened. The sailor's name was reported as Plec.
Cambridge Massachusetts June 23 Edison prize scholar Wilbur Huston of Seattle Washington has completed the freshman year at MIT and is described as a good student. College authorities declined to release marks while noting his active role on the Tech Engineering News staff. A separate note mentions a skyborne endurance record sought by pilots Kenneth and John on the City of Cage, aiming to surpass a 420 hour, 21 minute, 30 second feat.
The Prince of Wales marks his thirty sixth birthday at Fort Belvedere then meets King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace. They arrive from Windsor to convey congratulations with other royal family members.
Chicago June 23. The refueling endurance plane SRS of Chicago passed its 278th hour aloft, marking another milestone in long flight testing with officials noting continued reliability and mission readiness.
Cleveland June 23 The bodies of two of three young men drowned when a sal boat capsized in Lake Erie on June 14 have been recovered. Robert Burrington 23 and William Brown 28 identified. John Higgins 21 remains missing. Authorities investigate possible foul play.
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