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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
7
Disjointed OCR text from a historical page hints at a chaotic scene with mentions of officials, tourists, unrest, and a central press dispatch. Names and places blur, leaving a imagined Burnished portrait of a city gathering amid unclear events and dates.
A garbled report notes G O P leaders in Colorado place a new cabinet figure after Butler of Massachusetts, with commentary on a newsroom interview theme. The fragment references Presidental circles, Galveston and Central Press, suggesting a political shuffle.
A dense OCR of radio schedules lists numerous stations from New York to Detroit with hours of dance music orchestras ensembles and chamber groups. It highlights Pennsylvanians Jubilee Singers Goldman fund and various studio features with times and program notes across stations like WABC KDKA WSM and WHAS.
Mrs Mildred Shrader president of the Ladies Chautauqua Club thanks all who assisted in bringing Gio Chautauqua back. The club of forty six members raised 12950 from dues and socials since last August. Groups sold pies cakes and candy netting various amounts totaling 12950, then handed over to guarantors after the show. Personal notes mention visitors and a June 23 wedding of Mary Boylan to Dareell Whitehair in Terra Alta.
The Guyandotte Club Coffee label markets a blend described as the finest coffees grown, Méen Aromatic and delicious. The text asserts the brand stands for quality and the best in coffee.
Richard G. Brophy, Byrd expedition business manager, has been given the duty to choose and establish the base site in the Antarctic region before Commander Richard E. Byrd and his party reach the area. This step precedes the arrival and sets the groundwork for the exploratory mission.
Tuntington-w.T. Coleman of Spencer Roane county road engineer was elected president of the West Virginia Road Builder Association at its organization meeting. Howard A. Levering of Ceredo was named secretary and Julius Monroe of Greenbrier county was chosen vice president and treasurer. other vice presidents named were Colonel W. J. McClaren Welch William Jones Philippi and Paul Blunden Keyser. Directe
A large crowd gathered at the Athletic Field for the June Jubilee event where Miss Taylor County was poised to be crowned Miss Crafton. The pageant, led by the Loyal Order of Moose, featured a grand array of prizes including cups, bank accounts, and baby parade awards, with preliminary votes and a final coronation set for eleven o'clock.
Marmet hearing dropped charges against H Fugate and Jamies Walls state prohibition agents after witnesses failed to appear. Other items note Weston's John Shaffer 17 charged with breaking and entering Bryan Perkey and George Pilaker store on First street with $21.50 cash and about $50 of merchandise stolen. A hearing was set. Morgantown veterans meeting featured Frank Strayer of Indianapolis urging cooperation to improve hospitalization and rehabilitation of disabled veterans.
A Labrador coast tale describes an Eskimo mother who tried to save three children from drowning after a floe separation. She launched a leaky boat with a wooden tub for a bail, saved the children, but the boat sank and all four others perished in the six knot current.
Weather outlook for the North and middle Atlantic states shows a period of showers Tuesday and Friday, cool conditions north, moderate in the south, spanning Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Expect a midweek and end-week shower period with temperatures normal or above for most of the week.
In a grim Harlem style vignette set around Kery's Ringside Cafe and the Bowery, Ghitek White and Sparrow become entwined with a violent bank holdup. Rose Shannon and Ketly's Girls figure into a deadly escape as a murder threat looms and a tense pursuit unfolds through rain slick streets.
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