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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1930

Page

8

Thaddeus Bell Dies at Home in Baltimore

Thaddeus Bell died at his Baltimore home after months of illness. He was son of Phaddeus and Mary Bell of Grafton, married to Fannie Taldwin, with one son William. Funeral Saturday at home, burial in Greenmont cemetery, Baltimore. His family and friends in Grafton mourn his passing.

Thaddeus Bell Baltimore William Dell Bell Bell Oni Greenmont Cemetery Brooks Gall B. L. Love Grafton

High metal buyers seek steel and scrap material

Greftosidron and Metal Co nate Street advertise paying top prices for steel junk iron rags tires and various metals. Call for scrap material to be delivered as needed.

Popular Choir To Perform Tonight In Buckhannon

The West Virginia Wesleyan Galen choir returns to air tonight from 6:30 to 7:15. The 60-voice mixed choir recently toured Wheeling and will stop in Buckhannon on its way back from a concert series. The program features works by Hahn Scott Gaines Edgar Case and more including The Voice of the Wilderness and The Lord's Prayer.

West Virginia Wesleyan Galen Choir Morgantown Wheeling Buckiannon We Green Cathedral Hahn Neale Voice of the Wilderness Scott Miss Fay Rudolph Gaines God Edgar Christopher Gmitte Spivitumn Paulm Soha Otky

Owen J Roberts Passes Fifty-Fifth Birthday in Law Career

Owen J Roberts, a Republican oil counsel based in Philadelphia since 1898, marked his fifty fifth birthday. The article notes legal work spanning three decades and references continued litigation from page one with junior colleagues following Roberts activities in public service roles.

Roberts Philadelphia

Two Killed in Air Collision at Langley Field

At Langley Field Virginia on May 9 Captain Percy G Black sole survivor after an air plane collision that killed Lieutenant Colonel Phra Amara of the Siamese Air Corps and Lieutenant Robert J Brown Jr of the U S Air Corps. Amara was killed instantly when the seaplane he piloted collided with an observation land plane. Brown died an hour later. Black suffered a broken left arm a broken wrist and severe head lacerations. The three fliers were students in the Air Corps Technical School returning from participation in an unspecified activity.

Langley Field Highth Field Artillery Phra Amara Siamese Air Corps Robert J. Brown, Jr U. S. A. Air Corps Amara Brown Black Air Corps Technical School

J J Remlinger Warker Shop at Main Street

J J Remlinger operates a warker shop at 14 East Main Street offering repair and maintenance services with emphasis on clockwork and mechanical devices. The small storefront advertises personal service and local customer support.

Warker Shop East Main Street

Denial effort over league's political expenditure records

Washington May 9 A denial that the Anti Saloon League violated the law by failing to report political expenditures was made by superintendent F Scott McBride before the senate lobby committee Tinkham Massachusetts charged the organization with breaking the corrupt practices act and testified it had raised more than 67000000 from 1883 to 1926 with only part of the funds reported for political use

Washington Anti-Saloon League F. Scott McBride Senate Lobby Committee League Tinkham Massachusetts Lobby Dry Association Sun

Approval of changes in city precincts 9 and 12

The county court posted an order approving changes in city precincts 9 and 12 and the court house district to align with district and city boundaries. The action, effective immediately, aims for public convenience and covers a location between West Grafton and Upper Maple Avenue, Beaumont addition, and the Tyearts Valley River.

Weet Grafton Upper Maple Avenue Beaumonteddition Tyearts Valley

Child Health Conference to Be Held in City Schools

Citywide health effort invites parents to bring children who turn six before January 1, 1931 for a thorough physical examination conducted by trained physicians. Conferences run Monday through Friday at five city schools with no charge. parents should attend for physician guidance, though treatments are not provided on site.

United States Cnll Jnl Pirst Ward Central School East Grafton Garrison “School Confareniere Soli Grafton West Grafton

Glenn's Pain-Well Kidney Pills Sales Notice

Disease symptoms signal danger and back pain blots and eye rings. The ad promotes Glenn's Pain-Well Kidney pills as a remedy for kidney disorders sold at 40 cents. Available at Red Cross Pharmacy West Side Court Pharmacy and Tobias blog Senee ena.

Glenn Red Cross Pharmary West ‘Side Court Tobias Senee Ena

Local Notables Visit and Event Notices in City

W T Ault of Pittsburgh visits Mrs Kar Glenn and family. Miss Julia Moran heads to Morgantown for weekend. “The Family Upstairs” 3 act comedy by the East ern Star Woman's Club at High School Auditorium May 9. Reverend Torrey returns from Parkersburg church convention. Charles Bush to visit WVU. A D Cox of Washington DC and Grafton in city. Cox recovering after illness. incuba tor to batch 20 000 eggs at a time built by a Canadian.

W. T. Ault Pittsburgh Torrey Parkersburg Charles Bush West Virginia University A. D. Cox Washington, D.C Grafton Washington Cox Star Woman's Club

Nelson Lang elected president of West Virginia University student group

Nelson Lang of Cameron won the WVU student body presidency, defeating Cyrus Kump of Elkins by 1,039 to 711 votes. Lang becomes the university’s first independent candidate to head the student body, with campaign stops including visits to friends and relatives near Grafton.

College of Law James W. Harris Wheeling Clay Peters Oak Hill Anth

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