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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1929
Page
4
Morgantown Storm Hits Homes as Nations Toll Grows
The Midlands report a cyclonic storm sweeping Morgantown and surrounding regions, destroying about fifty homes but resulting in no known deaths locally. Wider damage includes fatalities in Missouri and Virginia, with heavy shipping losses near Chicago and extensive property damage across states. A cautionary note urges teachers to discuss such tragedies to prevent future pranks that caused a fatal drowning in the Southern state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Wirna
Tennessee
Virginia
Issis Bipp
Missouri
Chicago
Heorine
Havn Rown
Magnate Harry Sinclair Likely to Enter Washington Workhouse
Reports indicate multimillionaire oil magnate Harry Sinclair plans to begin his sentence at the Washington workhouse next week. Observers note he has shown no weakness, facing legal punishment with resolve despite attempts to escape. Local residents question strange lights observed on the hill above the artificial lake on the Grafton Bridgeport road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor-Harrison County
Grafton
Clarksburg
Harry Sinclair
Mutimillionaire Oil T
Washington, D. C
Bridgeport
Travelin Captain Frost Retires After Ferry Mileage
Captain William Frost ends a long career as a New York harbor ferry skipper with about 460000 miles logged on trips between New York and New Jersey. The column reflects on how travel value depends on perspective and the sights one brings to the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frost
Singapore
Capetown
See the world in the ordinary: travel with the mind
The author argues travel is more than sights and places. If you look beyond externals, daily life on a ferry or streetcar reveals epic stories in every ordinary person. Developing sympathy and understanding enriches travel, even when confined to familiar routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Samarang
Enich
Capt. Frost
Lindbergh on Flying Safety and Age Myths
Col Lindbergh voice favors continuing flight as safe as driving, noting air traffic and improving aircraft dependability. He rejects age limits for pilots, saying many 40 to 50 year olds fly daily and aviation remains accessible to older enthusiasts. Mary Ware Dennett found guilty of obscenity for a pamphlet on sex education mailed to sons. penalty could include prison and fines. The pamphlet, long used by YMCAs and welfare groups, presents frank facts as a school instructor might.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Lindbergh
New York
Lindbergh
Mary Ware Dennett
Brooklyn
N. Y
Plain Smut Jury Tells of Obscene Pamphlet Controversy
Jurors call the pamphlet plain smut and question the minds of the jurors who condemned it. The old lady faces jail over the issue while the justice system is challenged as possibly obscene. In Alaska, reindeer bound for butchery avoid fences, as owners electrify the wire strands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
The Commonest Mistakes of Investors
The column argues investors fail to plan, neglect personal needs, and overlook diversification. It urges careful assessment of security qualities, balance with other holdings, desired yield, tax considerations, and liquidity, then stresses spreading funds across varied securities to reduce risk. It notes risk cannot be eliminated and diversification serves maximum protection.
Senate Debenture Farm Bill Delays Shine Through
In Congress today the Senate stalls on the farm bill debenture provision while the House of Representatives meets at noon with no program activity. The Ways and Means Republicans press on tariff legislation as Senate committees handle flood and nomination matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mellon
Senate Military Affairs
Seven men convicted of sedition in Manila revolt plot
Manila reports seven men convicted of sedition for conspiring to form a revolutionary army to overthrow the government. Twelve others were acquitted in the same case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Typhus Outbreak Reported in Ruhr District Germany
Typhus fever broke out in the Ruhr region with 50 cases and one death at Elberfeld today. Barmen reported no cases. Officials said there is no epidemic and the infection source remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ruhr
Elberfeld
Barmen
Dawht er Weds Walke r in Chicago Sunday
Chicago May 3. Marian Dawes daughter of William R. Dawes president of the Chicago Association of Commerce and cousin of Charles G. Dawes will wed Donald Seymour Walker of New York on Sunday. Walker is a United States Naval Academy graduate and has been engaged in business in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William R. Dawes
Chicago Association of Commerce
Charles G. Dawes
Great Britain
Marian
Donald Seymour Walker
New York
United States Naval Academy
Hopkins Doctor and Lloyd Open Eclipse Station in Iloilo
Dr Reginald L Waterfield of Johns Hopkins University Baltimore and Wyndham E B Lloyd announced the completion of their eclipse observatory at Iloilo for the total eclipse on May 4 observing day. Their station will observe and record the event with scientific instruments and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Reginald L. Waterfield
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Wyndham E. B. Lloyd
Ioilo
Bishop Bell Convened 30th Quadrennial Conference in Law 3988
Senior Bishop William Marvin Bell of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ convenes the 30th Quadrennial General Conference in Law 3988, outlining church governance, missions, and doctrinal deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Marvin Bell
D. D
L. D
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Notice to lien holders on Thomas J Saucer real estate
Legal notice demands all judgments or liens against Thomas J Saucer’s real estate be presented for adjudication by May 20 1929 at the Loar building Grafton. Signed by S M Musgrove commissioner and Frank Wilson attorney. Also notices claims against Charles Moore and Mary Martha Moore estate to be filed with the administrator at The First National Bank of Grafton with dates Apr 25 May 3 May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
Harry PF. Mouser
G. Mouser
Grafton
Paylor County
City of
East Main Street
Mill Street
Bernstein
W. Merle Watsins
W. T. George
Thomas J. Saucer
Cfrcuit Court
Loar
S. M. Musgrove
Chiarles Moore
Mary Martha Moore
First National Bank of Grafton
Motion Picture Industry Seen Growing Fast Says Fox
William Fox, president of Fox Film Corporation, states in a radio address that cinema attendance reaches about a hundred million weekly and predicts most industry growth lies ahead as motion pictures develop from their inception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Fox
Fox Film Corporation
Fox
Miners Strike in Essen Ties Germany to Berlin Riots
Thirteen hundred miners in Essen joined a sympathy strike for Berlin Communist riots. The report notes a related development as a night air mail service started between Croydon Airport in London and Le Bourget in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Germany
Berlin
Croydon
Airport
London
le Bourget
Paris
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