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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1929

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Color control of emotions in talking pictures outlined

Eastman Kodak researcher Loyd A. Jones unveiled a method to restore and expand color shading in sound films. The process adds 16 tones replacing lost ones, enabling scenes to be tinted from blue sea to orange love tones. It aims to provide a new emotional tool for filmmakers without full natural color.

Howard W. Blaktslee Cassociated Press Science Hd New York Society of Motion Picture Engineers Jones Loyd A. Jones Eastman Laboratories Hye" Jones

Conductor Gets Even With Forward Female Passenger

Pasadena, May 7. A bus conductor refuses to transfer a 200 pound woman passenger, saying no good and too old. He waits while the busy scene unfolds, joking about time and money as the crowd watches. The woman finally exits after a tense exchange.

Pasadena Cal Womam Shere

Weather Forecast Quietly Cold with Frost Tonight

Fair and continued cool with frost in exposed places tonight. Wednesday will be fair with slowly rising temperatures.

Balloon Race Ends Today Sets Record Amid Endurance Push

A New York Albany dispatch reports Detroit Times balloon pilots Arthur Schlosser and Ward J. Hill landing in Adirondack wilds after 36 hours without food. Reports from Pittsburgh note Navy No. 1 and other balloons chasing endurance records in a weather favorable elimination race.

Buletin Albany Albany Evening News Newcomb Essex County Detroit Times Arthur Schlosser Ward J. Hill Adirondack Wilds Schlosser Hill Pittsurgh Fince E. J. Hill Detroit Times Arthur G. Schlosser Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Thomas W. G. Settle Wilfred Bushnell Settle Navy Canavay Savage Harbor East Point

Buckhannon Boy Goes Back Home

Pittsburgh dispatch reports a 14 year old Buckhannon West Virginia boy runaway from the circus. He used the name Pred Foriash claiming to be a Pagliacci like orphan. His tale traced travels through England and Europe before returning to Buckhannon where a morals court handled the matter.

Pittsburgh Buckhannon W. Va Ballyhog England France Scotland Belgium Spain Holland America Midway Pitts

Leaders Endorse Mother's Day Plans in Grafton

Local leaders and organizations approve plans by the Grafton Ministerial Association to honor Miss Anna Jarvis of Webster, Taylor county, the originator of Mother’s Day, and to observe the occasion across Grafton churches on May 12. Statements of commendation are carried in today’s notices.

Grafton Anna Jarvis Webster Taylor County

Knights Templar Conclave Planned in Grafton May 5 and 16

Final plans for the 55th annual West Virginia Grand Commandery Knights Templar conclave are published. The Hotel Grafton will host visiting Knights, expected at fifteen hundred, for officer inaugurations and routine business, with a parade noted as a feature.

West Virginia Grand ‘Commandery Knights ‘Templar Whic Grafton

Higher Tariff Plan Under House Bill Seeks Higher Rates

Washington May 7 The new Republican tariff bill introduced in the house proposes a world sugar rate of three cents per pound and Cuban sugar at 2.40 cents against current 2.20 and 1.7. Refined world sugar would be 3.50 cents and Cuban 2.80, vs 2.39 and 1.91. The bill keeps pig iron unchanged and leaves long staple cotton free. It does not restrict Philippine sugar imports and adds a three cent rise on raw wool. Continued on page eight.

Washington House Philippine Islands

Rayon workers still striking in Elizabethton Tenn

May 7 Elizabethton Tenn. Rayon mill workers’ strike entered another endurance stage. Union forces staged parades and mass meetings while American Bemberg and American Glanzstoff plants prepared to resume operations. Some workers who returned to jobs yesterday reopened departments. union and nonunion leaders differed on how many of the 9,500 workers were ready to return.

Elizabethton Tenn Rayon Mill Bemberg Glanzstoff

Master Bakers Settle Dispute in Kansas City Strike

The strike of 425 bakery salesmen from 17 Kansas City bakeries ended last night as the strikers accepted a compromise offer from master bakers. The agreement raises the weekly guarantee from 30 to 33 dollars.

Kansas City

Capitol Commission Delays Meeting Over Bonner Hill Salary

Charleston May 7 Indications today that the Capitol Building Commission will delay action on Bonner H. Hill's salary as secretary. State Auditor Edgar C. Lawson withheld April payment pending commission minutes review. Governor Conley signed April requisition but offered no comment as the panel postpones a definitive decision. The March meeting minutes are under dispute and a next meeting date is not set.

Charleston Bonner H. Hill Capitol Building Commission Edgar C. Lawson Hill Theg Lawson Conley Capitol Commission

Couple Is Released In Killing Mystery

Lewiston Maine May 7 Dr Charles K Donnell an elderly physician and Mrs Estella Edwards were released on bail of 10000 and 5000 respectively after pleading not guilty to a joint charge of manslaughter tied to the disappearance of Mrs Ivan C Smith of Portland over six weeks ago. Officials state Mrs Smith, 25 mother of four, died soon after alleged legal action here. body search continues.

Lewiston Charles K. Donnell Estella Edwards Ivan C. Smith Portland Smith

Graduation list announced at Grafton High School

Grafton High School will graduate eighty five students at an evening ceremony on May 29. Principal M. Tomlinson said forty eight graduates are girls. No speaker has been selected yet, but the board of education will name someone at a Friday meeting. The Grafton Ministerial Association has been charged with a (Continued on Page Three).

Grafton High School M. Tomlinson Board of Education Grafton Ministerial Association

Cleanup Week Gets Underway In Grafton

Mayor Charles O. King proclaimed Cleanup Week and led the citywide cleanup after a one day delay from heavy rain. Police Chief aided by directing the municipal house cleaning plan based on reports submitted for review.

Grafton Charles 0. King King

B and C Veterans Banquet and Square Dance Event

More than 50 B and C Veterans Association members and many friends attended a monthly meeting at Bee Home Sort rooms. The evening included a dinner hosted by the Woman's Auxiliary and featured musical numbers by Mrs Ray Withers Florence Wilkinson and Ann Tucker. Charles Hannan, secretary, led the program.

B. and C. Veteran's Association Woman's Auxiliary The Veteran's Bee Home Ray Withers Florence Wilkinson Ann Tucker Charles Hannan Si Wa Soren

Multimillionaire Sinclair Begins 90 Day Life in Washington Jail

Reporters waited as Harely F. Sinclair, a Washington oil magnate, started a 90 day confinement in D C jail under a Supreme Court mandate. He faced fingerprinting, medicals, and jail duties like dishwashing while receiving number 10,620. Accompanied by H W Sinclair and G T Stanford, he arrived amid newsmen and flashlights, then learned rules and his assignment.

Washington Hare Ly F. Sinclair Columbia Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United State Dome Naval Oil Reserver Senate Oil Rene H. W. Sinclair G. T. Stanford Sinclair Shalan Snyder

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