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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
7
An elderly bachelor narrator recalls Poe’s The Purloined Letter while recalling a minister and a letter hidden in a French setting. Lucy and Jerry charm him as they discuss a wedding present and the detective’s logic to recover the letter in a tale of intrigue.
In a reflective scene, Lundy hidden deeds and long buried instruments surface when a check and transfer linked to Alex Peterson, Joe Lundy, and Tex McCoy are found. Jerry urges burning the relics, finally destroying them in a fire to end the past and draw the family closer in a quiet, somber moment.
The narrator contemplates turning seventy and swallowing a bitter pill, musing on age while Polyandria sleeps. The dreamlike reflection ends with both characters falling asleep as the tale closes.
Overnight notes report various incidents including Henry Mason Day starting a four month jail term for contempt of court. Other briefs cover a fatal airliner crash in the Midwest, a pilot killed in Creston Iowa, and inquiries into public figures, with several international and local developments noted.
West Virginia State College near Charleston will reestablish ROTC program by order of the state board of education and advisory council. President John W. Davis says military training is a federal land grant requirement and that past efforts were insufficient. Alumni push, students voted in favor, and steps have begun with the War Department for a Senior ROTC unit. The college reported 624 enrolled last term and 380 in summer 1928, totaling 1,004 students.
The purest, richest cream is used to make Cloverbloom Butter sold at dealers nationwide.
Dr. W. A. Maier at the Missouri Lutheran synod convention says a married woman's salary in the home harms family harmony. He argues economic independence creates strife and notes the church values wifehood and motherhood as a primary occupation, warning against professional women altering household dynamics.
Gasoline sales on the Midland Trail in 1928 totaled 11,641,675 gallons with four cent tax revenue to the state of $465,667. The survey by Howard G. Jarrett notes 512 pumps on the 184 mile route, 188 more than 1928, and 19 pumps condemned for faulty measurement. About 10 percent of sales came from out of state.
Marian Nixon appears in Eddie Dowling's all talking all singing The Rainbow Man at the Strand Theatre. Critics call her voice natural and appealing as she stars opposite Sam Hardy in a tale of a minstrel’s Broadway dreams and a forbidden romance. The film follows a young troupe singer who meets a hotel owner’s daughter, faces rejection, and reunites with love under dramatic curtain calls.
Eddie Dowling stages his first all talking and singing venture The Rainbow Man at the Strand featuring no fewer than 24 real minstrel veterans. Many had minor Hollywood roles and some may reach new fame in the talkies.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri. A large turtle at the country club golf course died after caddies removed eight shiny golf balls from its stomach. The jury ruled the balls were mistaken for chicken eggs. Vermont adds 60 4-H clubs to bring total to over 400.
New York’s nights glow with Italian saint day celebrations as crowds fill Second Avenue and Greenwich Village. A statue, candles, and a coin offering mark devotion while a son of Sicily watches over the scene. Latin families mingle with an Irish cop directing traffic as a band plays and fireworks crackle. Midnight ends the fete with America’s national anthem, and local vendors lure children with balloons and sweets.
Dawes says he never served alcohol and sees no reason to change now in London, a stance that shifts the American embassy staff toward the dry side. British prohibition advocates cheer the move as Washington and London align on liquor policy. Vital statistics show New London deaths slightly exceed births with a population of 268,175.
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