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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
8
President Wilson issued a presidential proclamation ordering that stockyards in the United States be placed under federal control. The measure requires buyers sellers and handlers of live cattle sheep and related stock to obtain necessary licenses and comply with new regulations.
An excerpted letter describes soldiers marching through villages past grand churches and braced by fields and forests. It recalls prayerful worship, a wounded comrade, and the harsh dawn routine of camp life. The writer longs for peace and gratitude, inviting mothers to share the experience without excessive worry.
U S tires set mileage and serviceability records and sales rise. Factories show higher construction standards from raw rubber to finished tires. Tire fabric makers report higher specifications than ever before, reflecting improved quality at every production stage.
A reflective vignette contrasts a peaceful clover field and moonlit sky with war's grim reality. An old man sacrifices himself by letting troops march over his body in gratitude for American soldiers, a sublime gesture seen by some and foolhardy by others. The scene highlights the French people's warm regard for the Americans amid conflict.
Washington June 24 The War Department fixed Friday as the drawing date to establish draft orders for nearly 800000 registrants. The June 5 registration date was referenced. The Food Administration announced the 1918 wheat crop will be handled on a differential basis effective July 1 with a maximum differential of one dollar and ten cents per barrel between wheat and the finished product. No speculation in wheat or flour will be permitted.
Plans completed for the state shoot at Huntington Gun Club on its grounds June 27 and 28 with five two target events retiring June 26. The next day ten events of twenty targets each and June 28 five events of twenty targets plus a two man team race. All state amadura will compete for trophies. A New York policeman held in $81,000 ball burglary case.
Charles L Heatherlin announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Seventh State Senate district comprising Mercer Monroe Raleigh and Summers counties. He seeks the seat currently held by incumbent in a race that will shape local legislative leadership.
Milton Burr, a farmer from near Dardan, Jefferson County, has entered the Democratic primary for State Senator in the Fifteenth district. The district includes Berkeley Hampshire Jefferson and Morgan counties. Burr has served four years in the House of Delegates.
At White Rock south of Monongah a head on collision of two Fairmont Clarksburg Interurban freight cars killed Walter Morrisom and H. C. Skidmore of Clarkeburg, seriously injured W. P. Warren of Clarksburg, and lesser injuries to Brooks Moprig and Wilber Barbee. A faulty switch and siding entry are blamed for the wreck.
Washington reports a parliament of log jams as only one week remains to pass 14 massive appropriation bills before July 1, with deficits soaring and army and sundry civil funding at stake. Senate and House debates stall on major measures, while post office and pneumatic tube purchases head for compromise in conference.
A quiet wedding united John Koon and Ruth Phillips at the home of the bride’s parents on West Main Street Saturday evening. Rev J Talbert Keenan officiated. attendants were George Koon and Miss Georgia Sandridge. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs WJ Phillips, is trusted in local social circles while the groom, son of Mr and Mrs Koon of near Fairmont, plans to reside in Fairmont after a short trip to Marietta Ohio.
A farewell party at the Shroyer home near Rosie r school house honored son Dorsey Shroyer who leaves Thursday with a contingent for Canton Lee to begin military training. Guests included Ruth Shingleton Erna Shingleton Nellie Weese Marie Kahr Hazel Custer Elizabeth Hus Irion Mary Hussion Carrie Rinker Ada Rinker Anna Hession Beulla Mitchell Alice Colebank Lena McConkey Virginia Allender Mabel Hankey Eatha Shroyer Derrell Hankey and others plus families and friends from Shingleton Guster McConkey and Shroyer households.
A Bolshevik minister of press affairs M Volodarsky was shot dead in Petrograd street today. In Washington, D.C. plans exist for a second great draft draw with dates to be fixed for the order numbers of men registered June 5. Arrangements are awaiting rapid replies from several boards. records are incomplete.
Elkins West Virginia June 24 Rotary Club members pledge four days each of volunteer harvest work to aid Randolph county farmers. Wages will be donated to the Red Cross. Deserter rows wife reaches Moen in the Baltic on a small boat, German NCO and wife interned pending investigation.
Luigi Testa of the Baltimore and Ohio shops received U S patent No. 1,269,920 on an improved grease cellar for locomotive journal bearings. His design, bolted under the bearing, offers 60 percent greater lubrication efficiency and accessibility than prior boxes, with plans for substantial earnings. Testa, a longtime shop expert, has since naturalized as an American citizen.
Premier Lloyd George said the next months would be anxious with a possible great blow in the hours and days ahead. He claimed Austro-Hungarians were retreating while American troops neared France and that enough Americans had arrived to strengthen the Allies and blunt the foes. He warned Russia’s shifting governments complicate any deal but supported Britain’s interest if Russia desires it.
A. IL. Blue reports Walter Howard nephew of Mr and Mrs John Howard of Wendel has arrived safely in France confirming his admission to duty and marking a wartime milestone amid family updates from the home front.
Talylor county boards report a War Department call in force to mobilize 120 men to Camp Meade Maryland within the five day period starting July 22. It is the largest July call yet, with 140 men previously listed for entrainment, all for Class A general duty. The notice notes potential exhaustion of Class A manpower and limited deployment of white men, with unclear guidance on seven colored men remaining.
A semi official note from Rome dated June 21 states Austrian officers before an offensive dressed as Italian troops to sow panic in the entente allied forces. Captured uniformed Austrians were executed after a summary court martial under the laws of war.
Confused report notes Huntington leading districts on or before National We Sayings Day June 28. Message received about war savings drive organization. Funeral service held for Fay A Keener 19 who died in a train accident near Piedmont. Remains kept in Loveld area. service conducted by Graf ton edgewlt and Perine companies.
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