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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1931

Page

2

Rapture E J Meinhardi to Demonstrate Shield in West Virginia

Rapture E J Meinhardi of Chicago known for the Meinhardi Rupture Shield returns to West Virginia with demonstrations at the Waldo Hotel Clarksburg and the Fairmont Hotel on Friday June 10 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Men fitted in the last ten years are invited to inspect. others may call to investigate. no charge for demonstrations. The notice warns to beware fake methods and imitators of the Meinhardi name and notes the shield has no understraps and is worn while bathing. The ad lists health claims and urges protection against rupture and related ailments. Contact E J Bardi at 1551 N Crawford Ave Chicago.

E. J. Mneardi Chicago Waldo Hotel Clarks Fairmont Hotel It. W. Va Meinhardt E. J Bardi Home Office N. Crawford Ave Chicaxo

Volunteers Pick President for Firemen Officers

Officers elected Sunday morning at the fire department meeting include Lawson Delaney as president Dale Harrigan as vice president Robert Bennett as secretary and L H Greenwald as treasurer The group plans to deposit benefit funds in a local bank for department improvements The next meeting June 28 will discuss uniforms and possible standard attire Squire Bolton Harry Greenwald and Robert Wittman named to the by laws committee Reporter for the organization is Squire Bolton Also Seattle’s Pacific Coast League stole five bases and scored three runs in a night game against Hollywood in the top of the inning without a hit

Fire Department Lawson Delaney Dale Harrigan Robert Bennett L. H. Greenwald Bane Greenwald Nest Bremen Squire Bolton Harry Greenwald Robert Wittman Seatle Hollywood

Radio Schedule Reports Air Time For Tuesday Programs

Radio listings show NBC CBS and WIZ networks with programs from 5:45 p m to late evening. Highlights include Dinner Music Sanderson and Crumit Kate Smith Dennis King Pryor's Band and Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. Television segment W2XCR notes Audiovision Variety coverage and a golf record attempt by Leo De Korn ending with 246 holes in 21 hours.

WEAF NBC Wallenstein Brush Man B. A. Rolfe Little Jack Little Calloway Rudy Vallee WABC CBS Harry Tucker Crime Club Kate Smith Dennis King Daddy and Rolfe Pryor Les Reis Arty Dunn H. V. Kaltenborn Gloom Chasers Howard Barlow Ben Bernie Tito Guitar Jesse Crawford Fletcher Henderson Purchase N. Y Leo de Korn

Tarzan the white horse stars in Fighting Thru at Opera House

Ken Maynard brings Tarzan the famed white horse to his first all talk ing Western Fighting Thru at the Opera House tonight and Wednesday. The horse has an intriguing past with a Mexican buyer and a school teacher as rumored sellers, though Maynard questions the tale.

Tarzan Ken Maynard Tiffany Ken Hollywood Maynard Opera House

Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Across Clues Mixed

Crossword fragment lists many garbled clues and partial answers for across entries including Artifice winged south wind exclamations and anatomy terms. The jumbled OCR reads like a cluttered puzzle page with scattered numbers and incomplete phrases across and down.

Antic Urehin Ph Tate

Biographical sketches from Daddy Long Legs at the Strand

The Strand presents biographical sketches of lead actors Janet Gaynor Warner Baxter and Una Merkel. Gaynor, born Philadelphia 1907, progressed from school to Hollywood stardom with roles in The Johnstown Flood and 7th Heaven. Baxter, born Columbus 1893, shifted from vaudeville to film stardom with multiple talking pictures. Merkel, born Covington 1900, portrayed Ann Rutledge in Abraham Lincoln and rose from stage work to Fox contracts.

The Strand Janet Gaynor Philadelphia A. C. Clarmer School Chicago Melbourn Florida San Francisco Polytechnic High School Hollywood Irving Cummings Fox Films Johnstown Peter Grimm Charles Farrell Warner Baxter Columbus Tulsa Oklo Dallas Texas Lombardi, Ltd Arizona Rio Grande Una Merkel Covington Ann Rutledge Abraham Lincoln Fox

Indicted Organizer J C Holt Brought Back From Cleveland

Officers returned Sunday night from Cleveland Ohio with George C Philipps under indictment in Taylor county for organizing a clandestine lodge. Philipps jumped bond in this county but was held in Cleveland. Bond was forfeited at the February term of court. He remains in the local jail. Dr W W Stonestreet Philipps and Parker Selvey are all indicted.

J.C. Holt W. J. Mays Cleveland George C. Philipps Taylor County Philipps W. W. Stonestreet Parker Selvey

666 Liquid or Tablets Believes Headache Relief Mechanism

Advertises 666 liquid or tablets claiming headache relief in 30 minutes and malaria check in three days, with 666 Salve marketed for a baby’s cold. The copy suggests symptom checks and rapid relief claims prompting consumer attention in a historical medicinal ad context.

Beavers Tire Service to Open New Station in West Grafton

Remodeling on the Beavers Tire Service building progresses as the front is removed for gas pumps and related equipment. Standard Oil cuts gasoline price nationwide by a quarter of a cent, to 12 cents a gallon in several cities, including New York and Baltimore.

Philipps New York Grafton Baltimore Charleston Pennsyyvania Beavers Tire West Grafton Beavers Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Tire North Carolina

Tokyo Quake Shakes City Over One Minute

A quake lasting more than a minute struck Tokyo at 3:15 p.m. local time with no damage reported. Concurrent volcanic activity near Nagano saw Mt Yakegatake erupt earlier and Mt Asama erupting yesterday, yet no harm attributed. Cardinals magnate Sam Breadon spent 100000 dollars on ballpark floodlights before any night game was played.

Tokyo Mt. Yakegatake Nagano Mt.Asama Yesterdy Sam Breadon Cardinals

Box of Bukets bladder relief ad at Red Cross Pharmacy

Box of Bukets contains buchu leaves juniper oil and castor oil to clean the bladder and bowels and relieve irritation. Promises relief within four days and better sleep. Sold at Red Cross Pharmacy and Grafton Drug and Chemical Co. Center and Fred Jfeffer noted as press stand official at Washington Park race track.

Red Cross Pharmacy Grafton Drag and Chemical Co Centrat Fred Jfeffer Cap Angon Washington Park Race Track

Mayor Rudolph Tenerowicz Among 16 Indicted In Bribe Plot

Detroit June 22 The mayor of the suburb of Hamtramck Rudolph G Tenerowicz and 14 others including several public officials were named in 16 indictments by a circuit court grand jury. Seven indictments name the mayor. Charges allege conspiracy to accept bribes in operating disorderly houses, bribes in city dump contracts, and bribes in department of public works contracts.

Detroit Hahmtramck Circuit Court Howard Bowman Rudolph G. Tenerowicz Department of Public Works

Britisher Elected Rotary International President

Vienna June 23. Sydney W Pascall of London was unanimously elected president of Rotary International for the coming year. He heads Rotary during a time of expanding global service and aims to strengthen clubs, youth programs, and community projects worldwide.

Vienna Sydney

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