This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1930
Page
2
A fantastical scene follows The Littl Black Clock as it brings Peggy and John to meet its tiny playmates called The Minutes. The elderly gentleman, Father Time, greets them and explains that the clock can turn time backward or forward and now sits seven o'clock for the world.
The article notes Joe Saltis Ralph Capone George Moran Terry Druggan and Frank McErlane face income tax enforcement amid efforts to curb gang wealth. Officials aim to scrutinize income and property taxes and publish political ties to deter hoodlums. Publicity is seen as a tool to force compliance.
Eastern Seaboard dispatch continues from page one noting fires across Derry, Oil City, and near Cooper's Rock by Morgantown. A thousand acre tract at Polard frays under wind, spreading steadily and menacing nearby settlements as May 5 reports reach Midlebourne, West Virginia.
A Uniontown Pennsylvania woman Mrs C H Nyeum reports dramatic health gains from Orange Brand Tonic formerly Orange Root saying she gained five pounds after first bottle and continued to improve. She credits improved sleep nerves appetite and energy and urges other women to try the remedy sold by Grafton Drug & Chemical Co. and other drug stores. Fire threatens Polard area as South Penn Oil crews and farmers battle flames. six hundred chickens die in Gorrells Run farm fire.
A Sunday blaze in Nashua caused destruction of more than 225 homes leaving about seven hundred people affected. Firefighters battled the flames throughout the day as residents sought shelter and aid awaited official relief plans.
A massive blaze along a Boston and Maine wooden railroad bridge swept three miles through Nashua, destroying churches and a convent, forcing 600 children from a hall, and leaving 700 homeless with losses estimated up to 3 million dollars. Guards patrolled streets as Red Cross fed the displaced and state officials ready rebuilding aid.
The article notes urgent push by Mott and Weimer to grant a permit for a dam in Tucker County to create an additional tax revenue source and jobs. Opponents warned landowners would abandon improvements due to potential relocation if the dam became necessary, risking property losses and instability for farmers and residents.
West Virginia brief notes report W Guy Bechtol elected mayor of Berkley Springs and Wheeling Chamber of Commerce plans to recheck census figures. Fairmont mourns Margaret Virginia Smith at 80, typhoid cases rise in Wheeling suburb, Morgantown notes John Amos Radjabaugh dies at 93 with large family survivors. Huntington sees river shipping delayed by low water during dam repairs. Los Angeles May 5 2P reports Frank Goldsbrough 19 aims to reclaim junior west-east record after a 24 hour 3 minute flight time, following a 12 hour 67 minute leg from Westfield New Jersey. Also silly fillers about petrol from grass and spinach as source.
A fire of suspected incendiary origin destroyed the wharf goat of Hatfield Campbell's Creek Coal Company at Dan. No injuries reported and investigators review the incident for clues.
The School of Mines at West Virginia University will hold its eighteenth annual coal mining short course from June 16 to July 19. A similar program will run at Mount Joy from June 2 to July 12, offering practical instruction in mining methods.
A fire damaged the 1,300 foot Hamp structure at Norfolk Virginia spreading to two tugs Catay ba and Kewaydin. Estimated cost of damage around 400000 dollars with minimal damage to the tugs.
A new suit was filed today in the circuit clerk's office naming L H Barringer receiver for the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank Mary B Hechmer as administratrix of George A Hechmer deceased National Surety Company and the West Virginia and Midland Railway Company in relation to a new state police post in Gassaway.
Charleston reveals 1930 population of 60,411, an increase of 30,711 from 1920. South Charleston next door records 5,904 residents as part of the West Virginia census district report by supervisor H. B. Buster.
George L O Blaney, veteran Grafton artist, completes canvas The Ascension after masters. Commissioned by Charles Simon to hang in Crime Memorial Church at Philippi in memory of his mother Ella McClaskey Simon, deceased.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.