Pro footballer Thorpe eyes better work as oil prospects loom
At 1 05 a m sighting near Moscow exits and 450 miles east emerges Thorpe, formerly of Hasbrouck Heights, now seeking steady income after losses. A $48- day job awaits with hopes for larger roles in pictures or professional wrestling. In Hawthorne he eyes an oil well venture, while awaiting future prospects or a return to football.
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Ofl Wells
Thorpe
Associated Press
Hasbrouck
Heights
N. J
St. John
Hawthorne
Grafton Sentinel Society News Highlights Bake Sale and Parties
The Grafton Sentinel society page reports on a bake sale by the Girl Scouts set for June 27 at Empire Meat Market and details from birthday and hostess gatherings. Attendees include Miss Juanita Gattrell and many friends, with a birthday cake bearing thirteen candles and refreshments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Juanita Gattrell
Maple Avenue
Juanita
Ada Watson
Edyth Martin
Bbtty King
Alfreda Fisher
Janet Waller
Helen Newbrough
Virginia Stine
Martha Gatrell
Eleanor Hosk
Norine Sterling
Hilda Heverlin
Margaret Grinnan
Helen Riley
Mary Jean Grinnan
Hallie Newbrough
Margaret Ridenour
Helen
Trader Horn portrayed as legendary Africa explorer in early 20th century lore
A. A. Smith recounts Trader Horn's adventurous life from 1871 in Lancashire to West Africa. The tale covers ivory, diamonds, gold washing, shipwreck salvage, acting as Madagascars’ ally and Boer War service. Horn draws crowds in New York 1928 with his bearded image and tall tales, while doubters question his claimed travels.
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Lancashire
Ivory Coast
West Africa
Marr
Kalahari
Africa
Cherry Creek
United States
Madagascar
Lake Chad
England
New York
Trader Horn
Stanley
Livingstone
Personal News From Grafton Society Page
Mrs John L Heehmer Mrs Howard Evergam and son Junior Mrs Eva Gerkins and Clara Kor visited Miss Rosemary Hechmer at the university library in Morgantown Thursday evening. Mrs Hechmer stayed with her daughter and will return Saturday. Others returned Thursday night. Tom McHenry Stoy Matheny and Jack Wetsel of Clarksburg spent Thursday in Grafton. Mrs Frank A Ross underwent appendicitis surgery at City Hospital last evening with favorable condition. Mr and Mrs William P Myers of Bedford Pa arrived to visit Mrs Myers parents Vaughn Kerr at Grafton Park. Miss Eloise Kerr former local resident Mrs Josie Pauline Wells now in Washington DC is vacationing with her sister Mrs James Nestor. Miss Nora Phillips of New York City guest of Mr and Mrs Frank Ross. Mr and Mrs Clarence D Losh and two daughters Dessie Lorains and Freda Mae left this morning for Johnstown and Indiana Pa to visit relatives. Mrs Owen Solomon of Baltimore arrived by this morning due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Heehmer
Howard Evergam
Eva Gerkins
Clara Korte
Morgantown
Rosemary Hechmer
University Library
Hechmer
Tom McHenry
Stoy Matheny
Jack Wetsel
Clarksburg
Grafton
Frank A. Ross
West Main Street
City Hospital
William P. Myers
Bedford
Myers
Vaughn M. Kerr
Grafton Park
Eloise Kerr
Josie Pauline Wells
Washington, D. C
James
Nestor
Knottsville Pike
Nora Phillips
New York City
Frank Ross
W. Main Street
Miss Phillips
Clarence D. Losh
Dessie Lorrains
Freda Mae
Johnstown
Indiana
Local Briefs Include Illness and Travels Across Town
Mrs. Frank A. Ross remains a City Hospital patient as her child notes concern. Warren Herod left for Alderson to stay three to four weeks with friends and relatives. Miss Margaret Virginia Gawthrop returns home to Prunty Town after Huntington visit. Mrs. Thomas Moran Sr of Grand Street is seriously ill with pneumonia. friends wish her a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Ross
Warren Herod
Alderson
Margaret Virginia Gawthrop
Huntington
Pruntytown
Thomas Moran, Sr
Grand Street
Heavy Storm Devastates Town Causing Fires Floods and One Death
The storm drove a tank roof over twenty feet into the air and sparked fires that volunteers and a train helped extinguish. Two cars were marooned in mud and occupants rescued. Homes flooded, families displaced. A woman died from a cerebral hemorrhage attributed to fright during the extreme weather.
Baby Faced Killer Sentenced For Death of Berwyn Police Chief
In Chicago on June 26 Wee Willie Doody known as Baby Faced was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Charles Levy Berwyn police chief. A prior death penalty was reversed by the supreme court after Levy was shot May 25, 1929 when Doody and an accomplice accosted him in a suspected stolen car.
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Chicago
Wee Willie Doody
Charles Levy
Berwyn
Supreme Court
Levy
Doody
Opportunity Cash Sale at Clark's Plumbing Store
Opportunity Cash Sale offers savings of one fourth to one half on all merchandise at Clark's Plumbing & How Store next door to the Postoffice. Phone 124-R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark's Plumbing & How
Denial of Queen Helen Poisoning Rumor From Bucharest Palace
Attaches of the Royal Palace in Bucharest deny reports that Queen Helen was poisoned by mistake. A high authority says the queen is cheerful and in good health, physically and mentally. The same denialscouts rumors about Mme Magda Lupesen and the alleged overdose at King Carol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Royal
Associated Press
Helen
Mmo
Magda Lupesen
King Carol
Arkansas Financial Magnate Stands Trial
Arkansas financier A B Banks faced trial in Little Rock on charges of accepting deposits in a bank he knew was insolvent. He sought dismissal and a trial continuance, both denied. Indictments mount, tracing deposits to the American Exchange Trust. the bank closed two days after a deposit in 1930. A separate note mentions a swarm of bees delaying traffic at a Kansas City intersection.
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Little Rock
Ark
A. B. Banks
Arkansas
American Exchange Trust Arse
Lillie Rouh- Jehild
Thorpe Seeks New Path In Film After Football Fame
Hollywood notes Jim Thorpe, famed athlete, now acting in a movie and wearing native regalia while pursuing future ambitions. He was recently found working as a four dollar a day laborer digging ditches to support his family, drawing national sympathy and job offers. Thorpe says he accepts hardship without complaint and remains focused on recovery and a comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Big Jim Thorpe
Thorpe
Uitcres
Log of the Winnie Mae Post-Ga Plane Journey
AP dispatch tracks the Winnie Mae flight from Roosevelt Field New York to Harbor Grace Newfoundland then across the Atlantic to Sealand Chester Hanover Berlin Moscow and on to Kazan with radio contact noted and refueling stops along the way including Tempelhof and brief Moscow to Novosibirsk leg. The log lists times and locations across June with multiple takeoffs landings and a mid Atlantic radio pickup.
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Winnie Mae
Associated’ Press
Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Harbor Grace
N. F
S. Drottingham
Cape Racs
Tempelhof
Berlin
Moscow
Novosibirsk
Kazan
Fratt Fried Chicken Dinner Menu With Gelatin Mold
A list of dishes for a dinner including coffee supper with asparagus gelatin mold cheese wafers sponge cake teed tea and more. Recipes describe caramel syrup frosting and a lemon flavored gelatin mold with diced celery peppers asparagus and other ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules
Flight Log From St John to Copenhagen Details
A dated sequence records departures and landings between St John New Brunswick Harbor Grace Kre feld Bremen and Copenhagen. Timings show flights on June 22 24 25 and 26 including takeoffs and landings with specific local times across multiple cities. The document reads as a travel or transport log.
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St. John
N. B
Harbor Grace
Nea Edy
Ruth Nichols to Fly Back to New York Next Week
Ruth Nichols, the New York aviatrix who crashed while attempting to land at St John New Brunswick airport on the first leg of a proposed trans Atlantic flight, is expected to fly back to New York next week with adviser Clarence Chamberlain. Her injured back may be cast tomorrow and if her condition improves she could be ready to return Monday or Tuesday.
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St. John
N. B
Ruth Nichols
New York
Aviatrix
Clarence Chamberlain
Miss Nichols
Chamberlin
San
Notre Dame Coach C. J. Hunk Anderson In Serious Condition
Mayo Clinic physician J. Barborka said incomplete diagnosis left Notre Dame senior football coach C. J. Hunk Anderson in a serious condition. Anderson became a Mayo patient for tests continuing, headaches persisting since arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
J. Barborka
Mayo Clinic
C. J. ‘Hunk’ Anderson
Notre Dame
Anderson
Mayo
Dr. Barborka
State bankers hear address by Gov Conley
Governor Conley told the West Virginia Bankers Association at White Sulphur Springs to lead in broadcasting reasons for faith in America and to look forward with hope to ease current depression. He said bankers and utilities should lift confidence as 128 highway projects are under construction by the state road commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Conley S
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
America
State Road Commission
Road funding plan highlights state road system costs
A speaker described a proposal to spend several millions in the state road system this year, financed by gas and automobile license revenues rather than property tax. He argued such allocations would restore confidence and overcome current difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uda
West Virginia figures hear speakers at convention
Brooks Smith Washington political writer from Parkersburg Col Louis A Johnson of Clarksburg Wy Va commander American Legion were among speakers. Migs Hloise Daniels Williamson led singing for Quota. Attending from Grafton were Past District Governor Miss Florence Wilkindon President Mrs Bess Ebert Mrs Genevieve Jackson Mia Ray Regger and Mrs Rhea Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Smith
Washington
Parkersburg
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
Wy Va
American Legion
Migs Hloise Daniels
Williamson
West Va
Quota
Grafton
Florence Wilkindon
Bess Ebert
Genevieve Jackson
Ray Regger
Rhea Fisher
Valley Camp Coal Co charged with obstructing highway
Warrants were issued charging Valley Camp Coal Co officials with un license obstruction of a highway by placing tear gas bombs on them and against the Colonist Bus Co for hauling them to mines in Ohio County without license in Wheeling West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Valley Camp Cowl Company
Colonist Bus Company
Ohio County
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Amsk
Coral Parrish
Montgo
Ieee
Grafton Sentinel Society
C. Jay Fleming
Carrie Kate Fleming
B. P. K. Roof
Hughes
W. M. Kerr
North Carolina
Ada Louise Wiliamson
Charleston
A. A. Smith
Hamilton Beach
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Osgood
Gan McRhiney Bond
Grafton Printing Company
Latrobe St
Miss Robin Hood
Paton
Kansas City
Jim Thorpeis
Mrs
Alexander George
Teape
Young
van Hornesvil
Owen D. Young
Maurice Hartmond
Rita Moyer
Krefeld
Germany
Bremen
Copenhagen
Ruth
Gov
Conley
Thrift Sale
Sentinel
West Virginia
Charge Valley Cam Coal Co
Dia
Jacob Geiss
Cleveland
Ohio
Laura Sweltzer
Shelton Ringlet
McDiphon
Marcelli
Perman Ave
Frederic Vita Ton
Beauty Shay
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