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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1929
Page
8
A retrospective Mother’s Day sermon praises mothers as the nation’s foundation and voices Kipling’s praise for motherly love. It honors mothers who endured war sacrifices and calls for defending the home against anti-family forces, urging citizens to crush threats to patriotism and religious faith.
John M. Sitton, of Greenville South Carolina and Yale University, earned the coveted Prix de Rome in painting. He receives an $8,000 cash award to study abroad, marking a major achievement in the arts.
Four inmates, including Norris dubbed Thornton Terror, conspired to break out last night. Gordon claimed they played cards on the stairs and denied knowledge of the plan. Bays brothers are suspected as engineers. Norris sought bond to attend a supposed funeral in Sydney, a claim disputed. Police pursue verification of the father’s death as Senator Heflin stays silent.
The city marks Mother's Day as a shared observance by two congregations with a 3500 seat capacity, celebrating daily reverence for mothers beyond a single day and planning next year’s events with a national speaker and possible radio hookup. Gratton duty announced for Fenton United Cleaning & Dyeing Co of Cincinnati, a top silk and fine clothing cleaner offering prompt service.
Elizabeth E. Smith age 69 died at the Faherty home after paralysis. She lived with her daughter at 302 McGraw Avenue and had recently moved from Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Funeral will be at St Pauls Catholic Church Harper's Ferry at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in cemetery near the church. She is survived by husband George W. Smith, son Clyde H. Smith of Brunswick, and daughter Mrs. Faherty. President Hoover and Mrs Hoover left the White House for their usual Saturday outing.
Fragmentary OCR shows a bride Theresa and groom Tom Walton in Amarillo Texas. The text mentions a father figure and a killer, with garbled names and locations, suggesting a violent death connected to a wedding but details are unreadable.
Representative LaGuardia denounced the arrest in New York of Rusell Mathews assistant director of immigration at El Paso Texas as unwarranted and unjustifiable. Mathews and Salvad or Ateca and others were charged with conspiracy to aid Ateca an alleged fugitive eye to Spain.
Chicago May 11 A threat against juror David N Cohen who heard that he should vote for acquittal in the Eddie Piech robbery trial failed to derail the verdict. Cohen testified he was tailed by three men then received a call warning of repercussions if Piech were acquitted but the jurors nonetheless convicted Piech.
An 18 month old girl Delores Reeder, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rifasel Reeder, was admitted to the city hospital with a severely complicated appendicitis. Doctors, while expressing little hope, treated the case as very serious and monitored her condition through the late hours near midnight.
Preston County obituary notes the death of Nele Charlie Smith, longtime resident of Newburg, following a paralytic stroke Monday. Born among the area’s oldest citizens, he was highly respected in the community as funeral plans await final arrangements.
A series of wildfires swept parched northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan on May 11 threatening mining settlements and lumber stands. Officials cited stiff winds and dry conditions as hampering rangers and settlers efforts to control the blazes near Lake Mine 69 Mandy Lake and other communities.
Dublin reports the Irish Free State formally established diplomatic relations with the Vatican. The Yate will send two representatives to Dublin and receive a tas ter. In Saskatoon five bodies were found as Mrs Muriel Wilson and her four children were dead. police say she killed the children and then committed suicide.
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