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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1930
Page
7
This classified notice offers a confidential employment form for those seeking work. It lists various job options from grass cutting to clerking and driving and invites applicants to submit the form to the Employment Editor at The Grafton Sentinel for potential job placement with no cost.
An essay argues that excessive hardship in childhood can prepare for adult reality but warns that deliberate deprivation by parents often breeds resentment rather than resilience. It notes frequent parental checks by routine, exactions, and peers shape a child’s development more effectively than overindulgence.
Eugene C. Hultman is appointed as Boston’s new police commissioner, succeeding Herbert A. Wilson who was ousted. The selection places Hultman in charge of city police operations amid reform signals.
The speaker argues that when a child adapts to life's realities, there is no fear of spoiling or adding artificial hardship to childhood. The passage emphasizes discipline over indulgence and the value of facing natural challenges.
Oliveria Margaret Shephard daughter of Ianley J. and Mrs Helen Gould Shepard announces engagement to John Read Burr in New York society pages. The report notes Mrs Shepard is the former Helen Gould and references a new inert gas finding by the Bureau of Mines in Washington.
America will have 22 entrants in the amateur golf championship draw announced today. Francis J. Burton and W R. Sherwin won a sweepstakes predicting the time at St Andrews May 12. The field includes three entries from Canada France and Britain plus Cuba and the Philippines with 272 entries total, a record.
West Point N Y May 12 P Second Lieutenant Harry E Wilson will report next fall to assist Major Ralph J T Sagse head coach of the Army football team. Wilson was a Penn State star halfback before entering West Point and graduating in 1928. He earned his wings at the Army flying school in Texas and served with the pursuit group at Selfridge Field.
Washington considers a mechanical substitute to provide band music at army posts. The device would deliver volume equivalent to two bands, offering a practical solution for sundry locations lacking musical bands.
Two young women identified as Midget Wilson age 22 and Phylis Campion age 19 from Enterprise West Virginia were fined $10 each by Magistrate Thomas D. Jones in morals court. They denied the pickpocket charge after a Cleveland man claimed $14 and a railroad pass were stolen in West Park.
Pittsburgh police arrest Joseph Martin 21 of Hamburg New York and plan to question him about the March 29 disappearance of Jane Lennon 14 of Pittsburgh. Lennon's father W J Lennon says Martin had been in the girl's company many times and might know her whereabouts.
A 1900s era auto built by Rd Bartsch in Paris Arkansas ran briefly before its motor was removed. An old horse named Dobbin still pulls the gasless buggy. The note adds a line about mother swans guiding their young on first voyages by carrying them on their backs.
On Mother's Day a Modesto aviation student pilot Pay Berry and his passenger Robert Smith attempted a homebound flight to Mrs Joseph Smith near Santa Rosa California. The plane nosedived during a low pass over ranch buildings. Berry died at the scene, Arnold Berry died later, while Robert Smith suffered critical injuries and was not expected to survive. Mrs Smith witnessed the crash.
David McHugh, 59, survived nine hours trapped after slipping from a three story building into a closed court. He attracted attention by tossing a brick into the ventilating fan of a restaurant. J Rookley, owner, found McHugh while investigating smoke in the eatery. He had a broken left leg and other injuries.
Fairmont May 12 Mayor Arthur G Martin will give a welcome at the 23rd annual convention of the West Virginia State Association of Optometrists. The two day program begins at 9 o clock this morning in the Elks Home. The convention runs through Tuesday with a business session at 9 15 this morning and officers elected. Nearly 75 members are expected to attend.
Elkins May 12 Twelve thousand additional acres within the Monongahela National Forest area in the Stoke Hole section of Pendleton county will be taken over by the United States Forest Service. Acquisition follows Union Tanning Company of New York decision to sell. Work begins soon and may not finish until August after survey and title examination.
Warner Bros. Vitaphone all talking color film Song of the West screens at Strand. John Boles and Vivienne Segal star in a pioneer epic with Vincent Youmans music and a chorus of one hundred. Raunchy 49 era drama, wagons, soldiers, San Francisco, vigilant days, and Emperors of Harmony sequence.
The group Emperors of Harmony impressed in On With the Show and Song of the West. They are set to appear as four cooks in a San Francisco casino and gambling joint.
Fox Movietone musical romance High Society Blues shows at the Strand Theatre with Janet Gaynor and Chas Farrell Wednesday and Thursday. Mme Sophie Wachner designed gowns in advance for the production as Fox Studios costume originator and designer. Cast includes William Collier St Lucien Littlefield Brandon Hurst and Gregory Gaye. David Butler directs.
The Opera House opens Personality a domestic comedy about Sandy Jenkins a forty dollar a week draftsman who marries Lil Morse and bluffing into a better job leads to luxuries then a fall to a vacuum cleaner salesman. Lil rescues him and balance is restored along with naval comedy shorts. Show runs tonight Tuesday and Wednesday with additional short subjects.
Five West Virginia residents are named in a death notices list. George W. Weaver aged 72 of Morgantown died at Weston state hospital. Elizabeth Ruble Brown aged 61 died at Wheeling. Sebastian Kirchier aged 75 died at Elm Grove. Carrie Moore Osburn aged 44 died at Wheeling.
Orville Wilson 35 of Fairview West Virginia died in a hospital after being struck by an automobile. He was found unconscious on the national highway near Columbus. The incident occurred last night and brought a fatal outcome from injuries sustained in the wreck.
Job offer seeks a man or woman for approximate work with confidentiality. Respond with application details, provide one copy, and mail or bend to the Hinpl byality editor at once. Set appointment date at least three days after the offer date.
Oliver La Farge won the 1930 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Laughing Boy. The recognition marks a notable achievement in American literature with the author acclaimed for depicting Indigenous life and frontier themes.
In Turkey Is forecast sale of Ottoman empire crown jewels in Istanbul on May 12. The Bat Throne, studded with 20,000 jewels, is valued at 12 million dollars. The semi official daily Ajrumouretit reports no government statement yet and notes the sale may be postponed while financial aid is sought.
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