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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
7
Address Age I want a job phone male or femius housecleaning painting farming cutting trimming scraping Foreeentir Work All information kept confidential If you are out of work and want one fill this blank and mail or bring to Employment Editor The Grafton Sentinel at once If a job can be secured you will be notified No cost whatsoever.
A Battle Creek physician says constipation causes misery, but Rexall Orderlie tablets offer relief. The product draws water into the colon to soften waste, promoting a gentle natural movement without needing increasing doses. Chew at night and feel better by morning. Available at Rexall Drug Stores.
A mother describes her 8 year old Philip still thumb sucking despite promises of new roller skates. Experts say bribes rarely cure firmly rooted habits from infancy. Recommend ignoring the habit and replacing it with active play, social interaction, and a steady home routine to gradually push out the behavior.
Members of the enforcement commission indicated they did not believe the prohibition law was working and sought a substitute. MT inferred they were dissatisfied with bootlegger distribution and thought a government restricted plan could improve conditions.
The article recalls Mother Jones’s resilient leadership from the Ludlow era to recent times. It notes her sharp wit, poignant speeches despite illness, and visits from figures like William Green and Senator Borah. Born in Canada, she rose in the coal strikes of 1900 and 1902, organized miners’ marches, and fought capitalists opposing unions. Her tragedies deepened her commitment to labor and women’s involvement in unions. Her maxim on violence and injunctions highlights her belief that reducing conflict between labor and capital could end labor disputes.
Marilyn Miller leads in Sally a colorful First National Vitaphone picture at the Strand Friday and Saturday Joe E. Brown Pert Kelton and Otto Hooper star with Ford Sterling Jack Duffy and T Roy Barnes in a lively cast Director John Francis Dillon delivers one of the finest entertainments with stage hits Look For the Silver Lining and A Wild Wild Rose kept in, plus new numbers from Vitaphone writers.
The 1915 police dispute involved a police sergeant denied copies of the charge and a hearing for Director Magistrate John O Malley. O Malley issued a 1500 dollar bail, Moyamensing prison commitment papers were not supplied, and Schofield secured service of the warrant before release on own recognizance. Shortly after, disorder on campus followed the annual icy week and burning in effigy of two disliked professors.
The page lists meals from breakfast to dinner featuring items like tuna loaf, cheese and lettuce sandwiches, and a California dessert with pineapple peaches and coconut. It includes recipe notes for cookies and a note on bran, raisins, and fruit combinations as inexpensive options. A separate report describes a campus riot near midnight with Thomas C. Ferguson recounting officers being attacked and students captured in pajamas.
A fragment from a report notes the committee chairman's remarks after a conference at the state department. Secretary Henry L. Stimson heads the American delegation at the London Conference while Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, also on the delegation, is mentioned in the same context.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology crew captain P. H. Holt received a senate ovation on his return from London. He urged the United States to raise its army to the level allowed by the treaty as the pact moves to the foreign relations committee for hearings and a possible vote.
Washington May 1 UP General George W Mosely executive officer to the assistant secretary of war was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster for his role in preventing heavy fighting at Juarez Mexico last year His prompt action and disregard for personal danger helped end fire in El Paso arrange a conference of Mexican commanders resulting in the retreat of belligerents a cessation of fire and restoration of peace The action also helped relieve an international dispute General Mosely had already earned the Distinguished Service Medal.
Washington May 1 Felix M McWhirter a banker from Indianapolis described the nation's tax situation as a combination of many muddles urging business leaders to curb public expenditures before irreparable damage. He told the fourth general session of the Chamber’s Eighteenth annual meeting that taxes are inequitable high numerous and need immediate state and local budget cuts. He noted wealth and incomes have doubled since 1915 while public expenditures rose fourfold and public debt sevenfold.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh left Colon at 7:68 this morning for Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua carrying 201 pounds of Montevideo New York airmail. He plans to continue to Miami tomorrow delivering the mail to a regular New York plane. A squadron of army aviators escorted the famous airman from France field.
Paris and London report central banks reducing rates today. The Bank of France lowers its discount rate from 3 percent to 2 1-2 percent while the Bank of England reduces from three and a half percent to three percent.
Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson of Chevy Chase Md a prohibition leader plans to oppose Albert C Ruehle for the Democratic nomination at the September primary. She announced the endorsement of the United Democratic Law Enforcement Clubs of Maryland at a meeting. Mrs Clement L Shaver wife of the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee was the chief speaker.
Clearing House New York reports exchanges totaling 1.765 billion dollars with balances of 17 million as of May 1. The statement outlines daily settlement activity, highlighting large interbank transfers and overall liquidity conditions for the period.
A farmer named Cephas Adkins of West Virginia recalls a two year battle with rheumatism and kidney troubles. After four bottles of Konjola his bloating faded, kidneys improved, back pains and rheumatism eased, and he claims renewed health. Konjola is sold at Grafton Drug & Chemical Co and by local druggists in the region.
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