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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1930
Page
2
A Grafton partner touts World's Tonic as a cure for sixteen years of catarrh. He describes respiratory and eye symptoms improve after the second bottle and urges others to use the remedy. The druggist, Court Pharmacy and Union Drug Company vend it.
The Little Minutes were playing and scampering as the Little Black Clock summoned them to meet Jona and Peggy. The Minute began to speak, marking a whimsical moment in a playful clockwork tableau.
A Minute repeats counting from one to sixty while a Little Black Clock notes the sequence. John and Peggy try to speak but nothing meaningful emerges as the Minute dashes off, followed by another Minute.
Fragmented crossword puzzle text lists across clues and scattered phrases, with numerous misread words and incomplete entries. The readable items mention water, ship, Africa, evergreen trees, and various unrelated fragments, forming an unclear puzzle page segment.
Funeral notices for Mary Bolyard and Elmer Pyles share the town’s week events. The Junior Class of Newburg High presents Chintz Cottage directed by Miss Geraldine McBride. Families and local names appear in society and obituary notes.
Dr. Charles H. Ambler of West Virginia University will address the Randolph County Historical Society on May 9 at 8 PM in the Y M C A. His topic, Ear ly Nationalistic Tendencies of Western Virginia, promises insights into West Augusta District history and early state development.
Approximate 1980 census figures put Parkview, near Grafton, at about 200 residents. The suburb lies near the Carr China factory and extends toward the city limits, with Parkview included in Knottsville district for South Grafton. Enumerator Albert R. Kunst notes five sets of twins listed between South Grafton and Knottsville, a span of just over three miles.
Clarksburg’s May 1930 population reached 28 831, up from 27 869 in 1920, a gain of 962 as announced by district supervisor Louis A Carr. Ward populations ranged from 2 089 to 3 992, with enumeration nearly complete and only about thirty enumerators still reporting.
ParkersburgMay6 With enumerators still tallying census data C P Craig reports a population figure of 29379 derived from floor by floor counts. A nearby fruit and shoe shop site shows fragments of the listing as figures are finalized.
The Graf Zeppelin completes another leg of its around the world flight, after a 21 day 7 hour 50 minute prior record run. It departs Friedrichshafen May 18 heading through Switzerland and France to Seville, with an estimated 4000 mile Seville to Pernambuco segment lasting three to four days, then possibly along the Moroccan coast toward Madeira and the Canary Islands. The voyage may drop mail over the Cape Verde Islands and continue to St Paul and Fernando Noronha, possibly skipping Pernambuco if conditions allow before Rio de Janeiro.
The West Virginia Laymen’s Association organizes five council meetings under the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Notable speakers include Bishop Frederick B. Fisher of Calcutta, Bishop Herbert Welch of Pittsburgh, Elmer Lynn Williams, and Bert Edward Smith with Mario Capelli. Events span evangelism, citizenship, and a mass meeting led by Fisher and Welch.
Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson of Chevy Chase Maryland president of the United Democratic Law Enforcement Clubs of Maryland is considered a weekly candidate to oppose Gov Albert C Ritchie for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in September primaries.
The Yale hygiene director urged the American Red Cross to terminate these conditions not out of fear of disease but in keeping with an ancient Greek ideal that loves health and pursues it. The phrase compared terminations to all other types of physical diseases and defects taken together.
Mrs. C. H. Nyeum of Mt Vernon Ave Uniontown Pa reports dramatic health recovery after using Orange Brand Tonic. She says she gained weight improved sleep nerves and energy after six bottles and urges other underweight women to try the tonic sold by Grafton Drugs Chemical Co and other drug stores.
The Delhi unrest escalated when police clashed with Gandhi followers near the civil court, with women volunteers picketing and police charging dispersal efforts. Cavalry and infantry were deployed to patrol the disturbed area after officers retreated briefly into a crowd outside police headquarters.
Washington May 6 The house military committee approved the Reece bill as a substitute for the Norris resolution. The measure would lease Muscle Shoals to private interests and reflect ongoing congressional action in the Senate debate.
Madrid reports government order closes university amid rioting by students favoring a republic. Disorder began Thursday with a riot that killed one and injured at least 36, including twenty students. Police patrol streets to prevent further clashes.
The American Chemical Society announced a plan to generate gas from ordinary sewage and corn stalks. The decomposition process would yield fuel to light and heat cities, signaling a potential energy source based on agricultural waste.
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