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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1930
Page
4
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A long column discusses religious exhortation and civic issues. It notes a copperhead snake bite in Ohio and warns about early summer dangers in open country. The piece criticizes prohibition penalties and highlights upcoming primary election deadlines and local office races in Grafton. It urges qualified candidates for county and school board posts and supports legal challenges to power plant permits on the Cheat River.
The piece notes Theodore Douglas Robinson may seek the Republican nomination for U S representative in the 33rd New York district. It comments on opposition to the London Naval Treaty and argues for more eight inch gun cruisers over six inch models to defend the United States and its insular territories, faulting Britain for policy influence. It asserts Congress should not be swayed by foreign agreements and defends an American right to build ships as needed.
The national parks of the Rocky Mountains form the focus as Hoover contemplates actions. Ambassador Morrow urges a pre fall visit to Mexico City and is expected to resign in September, prompting Hoover to travel there during his tenure.
George C Newcome of Route 2 Grafton Fetterman district Tay lor has announced his candidacy on the Republican ticket for a member of the board of education. He holds a teacher's certificate under the state uniform examination ALA Pickering was a businessman in the city last evening.
A correspondent visits the Belair hotel complex in Clearwater to observe Jack Best, his daughter Marjorie Blaine Best Jr., and their swimming school. The piece details Best's iron discipline, the elite pupils from rich families, and Marjorie as a dominant, talented young swimmer who leads classmates on diving boards while her proud family watches. The visit coincides with the couple’s fifth wedding anniversary.
Announcements by Walter A. Wood and William Grimes seek the Republican nomination for Superintendent of Schools in Taylor County. Wood appeals for votes and goodwill from Grafton area voters. Grimes urges support ahead of the August primary in 1930.
A dated 1930 notice announces Eugene Sommerville’s run for the House of Delegates from Taylor County subject to Democratic voters at the August 5 primary. The fragmentary text recounts travel and a portrait of a girl named Marjorie Elaine Jr, with personal anecdotes and local color about publicity and a chocolate bar episode, reflecting a magazine-like reminiscence embedded in the notice.
Judge Robinson declares he wired supporters of Jones and will oppose his candidacy throughout July, statewide in West Virginia. He states the action aims to advance gravest Republican party interests and the people, proceeding vigorously and in person.
Detroit reports the birthplace of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh is on the market once more. The house, bought in 1929 by the Swedish Engling Society as a Lindbergh museum clubhouse, was returned to the seller after the group said it could not suitable for club use and incurred a loss of about $6000.
Tokyo dispatch reports fifteen persons believed perished when a landslide buried two railway coaches about sixty miles northeast of Shimonoseki. Authorities say 500 coolies rushed to the scene as three coaches were buried and others trapped. five hundred workers battled the slide under heavy rain.
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