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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1929
Page
4
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The multimillionaire Harry Sinclair quietly submitted to the court's mandate after exhaustive efforts to avoid punishment, illustrating impartial law application. The incident followed a recent Knottsville case where a pheasant hunter faced penalties, underscoring the aim to protect wildlife and discourage off season killings amid wildlife conservation efforts.
Fairmont held a general meeting to inaugurate a chamber of commerce with sixty nine members signing the charter. Proponents vow to build a strong working body for Parrmont’s progress and plan a county wide organization to boost commercial development across Taylor County. A public meeting is set for Friday at the courthouse to recruit at least one hundred members and expand beyond Fairmont.
A speaker calls for 500 good royal citizens to join the board of trade and fund county development through unity. The message emphasizes collective action to promote commercial growth, advertising the county, and supporting honest business with public encouragement. A May Day festival section highlights a May Queen, folk and physical dances, and health benefits for children, praising the event as a positive, community-strengthening celebration with potential labor relief.
A New York businessman notes American comic strips circulate widely in the Far East including China India Sumatra and Java. Workers use the strips on rice plants while laughing at them. The piece argues comics and cinema share unintended philanthropic effects across cultures.
American May Day shifted from European labor focus to Child Health Day in the United States. Across communities special programs featured a grand vegetable parade with children dressed as carrots, apples, beets, spinach, and milk bottles. Local businesses joined with elaborately themed floats to honor the occasion.
Russia projects five year foreign trade totaling 6.6 billion dollars with exports slightly over half. Progress under the Soviet system is noted despite obstacles as American business broadens ties. full scale expansion hinges on Washington's political recognition and Russia's noninterference with other nations.
NEW EDISONS Thomas Adison pursues a youth to bear Ismantle. Like Elijah, he aims to find a youthful Gotbius who has shown exceptional scientific ability. Every state and DC will select the high school student most skilled in science to send to Mr. Edison for mentorship.
In Orange New Jersey, Edison plans to test youths by his own method to find a fitting successor and provide technical education. He argues that only one Edison exists and a genius has an incommunicable method, though others will emerge with their own approaches in the new scientific era, rising from obscurity as he did.
House meets at noon to receive a tariff revision bill while Senate continues debate on an expert debenture proposal. Senate judiciary committee members present reports on the Mellon investigation.
Esthely Sampson, 15, jailed in Taylor county for trespassing at B and O Railroad freight yards, tells reporters and Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt about his life. He says he once lived at an industrial school and writes a letter from jail seeking family details while asking for paper and envelopes.
Washington reports the tenth anniversary of the NC-4 transatlantic flight in May 1979 passes with little fanfare. The historic plane rests in Smithsonian storage, wings in a Philadelphia factory, with no official observance planned. Notables like Cmdr Albert Read and Lt Walter Hinton are now in other naval or civilian posts, while the NC craft legacy lives in aviation history and ongoing naval design influence.
May 7 pricing shows hogs steady with top 12.00 and various weight ranges, cattle steady to 1200 lbs, calves slow but steady with vealers around 14.60, sheep slower but prime shorn lambs 14.50 to 14.75. Produce lists apples, baskets, and potatoes feature mixed regional offerings. New York Baldwins and Russets noted with price ranges. Auckland NY reports a fully equipped hospital for pets with isolation ward and operating facilities. Moscow notes the Soviet Union to attend an international counterfeit conference along with a trial update for Luigi Stoppioni who is back for sentencing.
Trustee will sell at public auction for cash on May 17 at 2 PM at Eloise Shop 38 West Main Street Grafton W Va all stock of goods including ladies coats dresses hats jewelry novelties wearing apparel fixtures and equipment from W R Strader Eloise Shop business May 7 12 15 Kendall Trustee
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