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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1930
Page
4
Letter to the editor welcomes input but caps at 600 sain. Anonymous communications ignored. Rates: 2 cents per word for first insertion, 1 cent thereafter. Ads due by 9:00 a m for same day. 5 cents per inch for post 9:00 a m composition. Removal notices due by 6:00 p m the evening before.
Readers celebrate as the Southern Cross completes a heavy air crossing of the North Atlantic landing safely at Harbor Grace Newfoundland, surpassing prior feats by Bremen and marking a milestone in early aviation progress. A related editorial condemns a proposed telephone line through Bluemont Cemetery and discusses a Salvation Army leadership controversy affecting Capt Arnold and his family.
A bold ad promotes a dandruff remover shampoo with claims to banish all dandruff after one wash. The copy cites discounted sizes 69 cents and 1.29, with a guarantee of results from Red Cross Pharmacy.
The writer defends Captain Arnold as a victim of tragic misfortune and thanks Emmett Blaney for sending three Audubon Society charts of North American native song and game birds. The charts, gifted after a Dry Fork outing, are described as artful and to be displayed, with hope for a wrens’ nest next year.
A narrator recalls a March Florida drive from Fort Myers through Punta Gorda Venice and Sarasota to St. Petersburg. They note maps gas stops Ringling links and the old Manatee Bradenton confusion, then cross Tampa Bay by ferry past Palmetto and discuss Florida’s tourism boom and potential for citrus and industry growth.
Huntington youth Virgil Leon Cherrington died in a boat accident on Tuesday when a squall overturned his craft. Fire department crews resumed the river search after a temporary halt, recovering the 19 year old near Huntington on June 26.
Clearing House in New York reports exchanges totaling 1.38 billion dollars with balances around 179 million. The figures reflect daily activity across member banks and clearing institutions as of June 26.
Martinsburg attorney L. I. Rice has been named by the State Tax Commission to collect taxes for properties in 13 counties of the second congressional district. In Martinsburg two former police officers and a companion son were convicted of destroying property in the police station and fined 25 dollars plus costs. Wheeling reporter J. William Cum?
The Undersigned announce Republican candidacies for Superintendent of Taylor County Schools and for the House of Delegates from this county. Primary August 6 1920. Also notes Morgantown victory in junior baseball title and various state political updates across Charleston Martinsburg and Clarksburg.
Wounds sustained yesterday during a nine pistol fight with three Mexican smugglers proved fatal to Obert Willie Red Kelsey, a United States border patrolman, in Laredo Texas. The incident occurred June 26 as authorities described the clash along the border.
Pursuant to a June 11 1930 deed of trust recorded in Taylor County West Virginia the trustee will sell on Monday July 1 1920 at 10 AM at the store 313 East Main Street to the highest bidder all assets of Howe Furniture Co including stock furniture home furnishings pets rugs merchandise office fixtures and equipment and all receivables with cash terms in hand on sale date. The sale will include all personal property and all bonds notes and accounts receivable and other property of the company.
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