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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
6
Red Cross Pharmacy announces Dorothy Perkins specialist with broad beauty culture expertise. Free consultations offered with no charge, appointments by phone, to inform customers about Dorothy Perkins cosmetics and toiletries lines.
William Thomas Ince 20 son of late William L. Ince an early motion picture producer fled the state to marry Ada Williams film actress who gained recognition in Miss Florida and other screen roles details of the elopement plan and circumstances remain unclear.
A three crew London plane was forced to land at Chisleu Belgium today due to engine trouble. No one was injured.
Little Willa Morris four years old died at the city hospital after meningitis treatment. Survivors are her parents Mr. and Mrs. Andy Morris five sisters and seven brothers, all of Independence. Funeral will be held from the Morris home Sunday.
The Ohio Valley and Tennessee face showers on Monday with possible continuation mid to late week. Temperatures near or slightly above normal. The Middle Atlantic states expect showers early week possibly again Thursday and end of week with near normal temperatures. A German detector device helps locate broken water pipes using a sensitive electrical outfit.
A 14 year old boy, William Monto, died after a .22 rifle discharged at a Laurel Mountain cabin near Elkins. Three Boy Scouts, including Robert and Bert Gilmore, were visiting H. E. Steele when the rifle fired while the youths played with weapons a safeguard had warned against. Monto died at 7:05 PM in Elkins City Hospital.
The U.S.G.A. announced Merion Cricket Club of Philadelphia will host the amateur championship. The same year’s world championship venue will be played over the country club in Buffalo, with dates to be announced later.
Four negro tenants on the Hamilton farm near Blossom Prairie were killed when their house was blown away by a storm. Charles Butler, an oil field worker, and a negro woman were injured near Victoria. A bay outing near Matagorda Bay involved three men who fished in storm conditions. Corporal Elmer Barry died from injuries and burns after an army observation plane crashed in Mineola, while Lieut. Maxwell Balfour is recovering.
Queen Marie of Jugoslavia gave birth to a third son on Friday at 11 40 p m at the summer palace at Bled. Queen Marie of Romania, mother to the queen, was at the bedside. Both mother and son are reported to be doing well.
Rees Evans, 45, a night watch man for Scott Lumber Co., owed his life to a tobacco can in his vest pocket when a pistol discharged during rounds at 2 am. The bullet struck the tobacco box and was deflected from a vital organ by a fraction of an inch. Doctors say his condition is serious but he has a chance to recover.
Aga LeRoy Riffle, eighteen month old son of Mr and Mrs Moses Riffle near Simpson, died suddenly after an attack of acute indigestion at twelve last night. The body was taken to McGrumphy funeral home and returned to the Riffle home for viewing until morning. Burial will be in Orlando West Virginia tomorrow. In Canonsburg John M. Parr, 32, former coal and iron policeman at Vestaburg, shot Edith Michaels Johnson, 17, of Morgan yesterday and then killed himself. he died today.
National Air Transport airmail plane en route from Ponca City to Tulsa was destroyed by fire after a forced landing about 20 miles north of here. Pilot Earl Rockwood was only slightly injured and the mail was lost. Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 29.
Mary Woody a 21 year old daughter of Edward Woody a Richwood area farmer drowned herself after bidding her two months old baby goodbye. The body was recovered later and Coroner George Hurd ruled death by own action due to disappointment in a love affair.
Louis Rabinowitz a traveling jewelry salesman from Kansas City said he was abducted two weeks earlier by five gangsters who grabbed his diamond ring worth 3000 dollars and demanded 26000 under threat of death. He paid 8000 dollars after the suspects compromised. Rabinowitz did not report to police citing inaction in similar kidnappings. Pesan Billy Laval, head coach at the University of South Carolina, never played college football.
Twenty ten persons were injured seven seriously when a Neville bus bound from Pittsburgh via Detroit struck a culvert and overturned in a ditch south of Youngstown. Driver Irvine of Youngstown and driver Pasquala said a passenger car failed to clear the hill. Several seriously hurt include Paskuard of Sharpsburg and Schuman of New York. others from Cleveland and Pittsburgh suffered internal or spinal injuries. Two new oil pools were found by accident near San Angelo, Texas, while drilling to dispose of waste salt in shallow sand.
Chicago reports Frank Lin Hardinge oil burner maker seeks to show Ann Livingston Tulsa divorcee valued wealth over motherhood. Livingston sues for 260000. defense highlights her indifference to Hardinge’s infant grandson and objected to medical exam revelations. Trial details hint at a surprise testimony to follow.
Washington reports six libel cases linked to circulation of the Knights of Columbus oath during and after the last presidential campaign. Six convictions have been obtained, including two Protestant ministers and two women. Two more cases are pending with no acquittals yet.
Fifteen workers in Louisville Kentucky were overcome by fumes from burning nitrocellulose at a local paint company. A company chemist feared the gases resembled those linked to Cleveland clinic deaths, raising alarm over the incident.
Clarke Brothers bankers posted notice they applied to Washington to appoint a receiver for the firm. Report mentions the Spanish flyers were found and efforts to meet obligations, with cautious optimism about assets and recovery. The piece also notes pecans kept at thirty degrees by the Plant Industry bureau.
Stanley Orim a 25 year old laundry driver was wounded in the arm and side by gunfire from an ambush while driving along the Weirton Followshee road. He could offer no motive for the attack.
Moundville police report 84 year old Lot Gosney found unconscious in a half-filled bathtub with a gas stove left on. He was taken to a hospital where he is believed to be dying. The incident prompted authorities to investigate possible accidental gas poisoning.
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