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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1930
Page
2
The Little Black Clock sits with John and Peggy in the garden and explains how dust in the atmosphere creates the colors seen at sunrise and sunset. He notes twilight lasts after sunset and imagines a world without air would be suddenly dark. He then sings a dust-loving ballad and looks forward to a “Funny Trip” tomorrow.
Advertisement proclaims Q-623 as a 20th century medical discovery from a famed specialist. It claims rapid relief for neuritis, rheumatism, sciatica, and sciatic nerve pain, urging sufferers to try the product sold by Love Drug Company.
AP radio schedules detail evening programs across WEAF WABO WJZ WBAL WOR KDKA WGY WBZ and WIW with showtimes and performers including Shilkret Orchestra Old Counselor Olive Palmer Manhattan Moods and Amos n Andy among others presented in Eastern time with daylight and program notes for multiple networks and cities.
Radio listings show night school at 8:100 pm and variety segments at 8:30 pm with WJZ. Revue music at 9:30 pm and late night performances at 10:30 pm. Additional programs include 12:00 theater offerings, dances, sports talk, and university segments across WJR Detroit WHAS Louisville WEAF WEAX WEAF and other stations with studio hours and ensemble acts.
Englewood New Jersey June 25 The Lindbergh baby born last Sunday has no name yet though birth was added to vital statistics. Friends say the birth certificate will be filed without the infant’s name. No agreement on a name. parents wish to choose a best possible one. Four pairs of shoes were gifted by a New York manufacturer.
Plans for a Boy Scout Camp from July 6 to July 20 at Deep Creek Lake Maryland are nearing finalization. About 45 scouts are expected to attend with transportation by Kiwanis members. Kiwanis planned a Rotary Kiwanis game July 9 to raise funds, tickets 50 cents, selling through eight clubs and scouts.
The International Actors Congress with 20 nations adopted a resolution protesting the practice of producing a talking motion picture in one language and forcing actors of other tongues to dub or speak new texts for the original film. The move highlights concerns over language rights and creative control in cinema.
Hull newsstand girl turns to screen star in four years as Dorothy Mackaill rides Ziegfeld glamour to attention. A second rising idol, Old Gold, grew from unknown to America’s fastest growing cigarette in three years, touted for its smoother tobaccos and new thrill.
Woodrow Marks aged 20 suffered serious facial and right shoulder injuries when he slipped from a fast moving freight train yesterday evening in Fleming ton. He was sentenced to 10 days in Taylor county jail for train riding. A companion escaped law enforcement. Marks said he was coming to Grafton to seek work. Officials stressed rail safety and private property rights.
Yesterday's storm caused considerable damage in Grafton and nearby areas with widespread communication outages. Telegraph lines between Grafton and Wheeling were down and only one train dispatcher line remained active between Grafton and Parkersburg as the region cooled from the day's heat.
Clearing base statement shows New York exchanges at 1.291 billion dollars with 180 million in chances. The report summarizes daily activity in the financial clearing system and notes provisional figures for the period.
Chicago reports the body of 63 year old nurse Ida May Galbraith recovered from Lake Michigan with lips taped and cheese cloth head wrap. Police suspect suicide, noting a bruise above one eye and unclear purpose of the head covering. The purse was bound with a heavy cord beneath her coat.
Barling Vermont June 25 Pollard Cavendien a cousin of former President Calvin Coolidge nominated as Vermont Democratic candidate for governor at biennial caucus. Pollard says he is absolutely against the amendment and favors its repeal.
At the American Library Association convention in Los Angeles on June 25, L L Dickerson of Indianapolis Public Library and W W Foote of Washington State College predicted stark realism and shocking fiction would fade. Dickerson cited reader interest shifting to biographies philosophy psychology and humanized science, noting censorship spurts boost demand but wane over time. Foote argued today’s fiction is a shock trend with limited lasting power and only a few works enduring.
Stock feed manufacturers in Southern West Virginia met with Commissioner John W. Smith to discuss the 1929 act allowing registration of feeds and rejection of unsuitable brands. Feeds were first registered last July and a northern conference may follow.
The Webster Methodist Protestant church, known as the upper church, plans a fundraising drive led by its Twilight Club and local youths to restore financial footing. A starter sum is already deposited in a local bank to reduce debt and fund needed repairs on the building.
New York June 25 police efforts to catch the maniac slayer of Joseph Mozynski and Noel Lowley in Queens remain at a standstill after the latest suspect Nicholas La Roche 38 sexton of a Mount Vernon church was released.
A night search for a slain man yields no identification from Catherine May and Betty King, companions to the victim. The hunt, costing an estimated $70,000 daily, covers extra police and detectives pressed into service in the area, with two years passing since Frank Miller of Eldorado Kan repaired his airplane wreck.
Trustee announces sale of Lot 3 in Joyce Addition, Grafton Taylor County West Virginia, fronting 40 feet on Maple Avenue and back to the Tygarts Valley River. Sale at Taylor County Courthouse front door on June 6, 1930 at 10:00 AM. cash terms. W Merle Watkins trustee.
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