Grafton newspaper masthead and postal details
The notice lists publisher Moward M Holt and editorial offices at 103 Latrobe Street Grafton WV with business and editorial contact numbers. It shows subscription prices for various channels and durations and mentions Associated Press rights and submission deadlines for letters and advertisements.
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MOWARD M._HOLT
Imme and
Edttorial
Latrobe Street
Graftom
W. Va
Grafton
Mail
Associated Press
Faith and Roads and Fraudairy in a Community Page
A fused page notes Christ for All Christ for All page content, road commission sign plans at U S 50 cut off junctions in Fetterman and Blueville, plus editorials condemning mobs and secret organizations. It contrasts early transatlantic flight highlights with warnings about humbuggery and false religious movements.
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State Road Commission
Fetterman
Blueville
Board of Trade
Phillip
Grafton
Phillips
Barnum
Long distance flight failures and school consolidation
An analysis notes two improvised long distance flights ending in forced landings on the Rhine due to poor navigation and fuel wastage, suggesting enthusiasts lack skill. It also discusses the Federal Bureau of Education data on rural school consolidation, arguing larger graded schools offer better educational outcomes and teacher quality despite sentimental loss of one room schools.
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Berlin
Epi
T 6
Europe
Ele
Evon
Spain
France
Rhine
Copenhagen
Federal Bureau of Education
West Virginia News Briefs roundup AP
Charleston attorney general rules Osborn’s state police superintendent appointment effective June 23, despite June 10 commission. Bluefield updates list Radford State Teachers College president McConnell chosen regional chamber head. Huntington hospital contract awarded for bakery storage building. Various brief items report drownings, arrests, and local crimes across Huntington Charleston Elkins Wheeling Glenville Martinsburg and other towns with names and roles noted.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Attorney General
R. L. Osborn
Bluefield
John Preston McConnell
Radford State Teachers College
Southwest Virginia, Inc. Regional Chamber of Commerce
Capone Sentenced by Judge Wilkerson Over Contempt Plea
Chicago June 26 Capone faces sentencing June 30 on Guilty pleas to income tax evasion and liquor violations after two prior defiance of judicial orders. Judge James H Wilkerson, praised for patience and punctuality, has prior sentences under appeal and Capone’s fate awaits in court.
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Elkins
William B. Baker
Chicago
Scarface al" Capone
Capone
Ralph
United States
James H. Wilkerson
Attorrney
George E. Q. Johnson
Ralph Capone
Hid
Wilkerson
DePauw Uni
Cook County
United States Attorney-General
Illinois Public Service Commission
al Capone
Czar
Scarface al
Evetated Preas
Washington Park Track
Postoffice Robbery Suspect Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Robert Simpson of Mc Dowell county pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing Thorpe post office. He was sentenced to seven years in the Atlanta penitentiary. About $300 in cash and stamps were taken. Clark's Opportunity Sale runs alongside.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Robert
Simpson
McDowell County
Thorpe
Atlanta
Miner Charged After Fatal Shootings In Welch
The probation officer cites Mrs Farley saying she aided in mistreatment due to fear of her husband. Harman died in a Welch hospital after being shot with a rifle by a younger boy. The child was taken into custody but released to the home, while Harman’s case continues.
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Floyd Harman
Welch
Farrey
Storm disrupts light service across city and vicinity
A storm struck Grafton around 4 PM causing a 30 minute power outage and darkness citywide. The incident affected the Fetterman substation of the Oonongahela West Penn Power Company and no cause was available at press time as storms persist nationwide.
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Fetterman
Oonongahela West Penn Power Company
Grafton
City Passes New Ruling On Vacant Lot Care
City authorities passed two ordinance sections to curb unsightly vacant lots. One bans weeds, worn machinery, and trash that create fire or health hazards. The second allows the city to clean a lot after notice and bill the owner, if still unsightly, and to sue for cleanup costs. Mrs. Floyd Kuhn and daughter of Chicago visit Mrs. Robert Williamson on Warder avenue. Kuhn formerly lived in Grafton.
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Floyd Kuhn
Chicago
Robert Williamson
Warder Avenue
Kuhn
Grafton
Mrs James and kin visit Walden family in Warder Ave
Mrs Paul A James and two children from New Kensington Pennsylvania stay at the home of her sister in law and family Mr and Mrs C B E Walden on Warder Avenue. Owen Solomon of Baltimore Maryland is in Grafton called by his mother in law Mrs Frank A Ross illness.
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Paul A. James
New Kensington, Pa
C. BE. Walden
Warder Avenue
Owen Solomon
Baltimore
Grafton
Frank A. Ross
Ruth Nichols Plans Solo Trans Atlantic Flight
The instrument board of the monoplane Ruth Nichols will pilot in her proposed Atlantic crossing is shown as she awaits favorable weather for the first solo flight across the ocean by a woman.
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Ruth Nichols
Misa Nichols
Cros
Ocean
Hoover Debt Suspension Proposal Draws Global Support
Foreign Minister Curtina conveyed Germany’s gratitude as the nation expressed unqualified approval of President Hoover’s debt suspension plan, prompting widespread international interest and favorable reaction.
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Hoover
Prana
Curtina
Germany
Herbert Hoover
Taylor county Board of Review to Meet June 29 1931
The Board of Review and Equalization of Taylor county will convene at the courthouse on Monday June 29 1931 to equalize real estate and personal property assessments as returned by the assessor for 1931. The board will not stay in session over twenty five days. Clerk: Frank Bennett. June 11 18 25.
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Board of Review
Taylor County
Court House
Frank Bennett
Taylor County Court
Public auction sale of land in Taylor County West Virginia
Special commissioner offers 1.53 acre parcel near Rosemont in Taylor County at 10:00 AM on July 11 1981 at the Taylor County courthouse front door Grafton WV. Property once deeded to Joseph Pota by Guy D Peterson dated August 21 1926. Cash on sale with annual taxes and costs to be adjusted. bidder must comply with decree and bond requirements.
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Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
Guy D. Peterson
Joeph Pota
Grafton
Rosemont
Joseph Pota
Ta Jor
Gale
William G. Johnson
M. Hollis, Jr
Circuit Court of
Taylor
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