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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1929

Page

8

Zeppelin Round the World Flight Outlined by Navy

Washington May 13 The navy will co operate with Graf Zeppelin for a round the world flight. The airship will land at Los Angeles after a first May visit and mooring mast will be erected there to aid landing. Start from Lakehurst around July 15 with stops at Fort Lewis American Lake Ewa plantation Hawaii and a return to Fried richshafen.

Washington Friedrichshafen Adams Naval Air Station Kasimaguara Navy Department Lakehurst Los Angeles Ardirigible United States Los Angeles Pacific Atlan United States of Naval Communications Arinay Friedtions Fort Lewis American Lake Ewa Plantation Hawaii

Court Reopens as Students Protest at University

Miss Edith M Redman declined to comment on the injunction as Dr T Z Shields a board president remained in Toronto. The university was closed after a student bombardment with eggs and stones. Shields and board members hid in a closet under police protection before exit, amid cheers and an orderly return to classes.

Dr. Shields Miss Rebman

Turmoil at Baptist college follows Shields Redman claims

A campus dispute erupts as 100 students storm the home of Lutheran pastor Carl Ganschow after charges against Dr. Shields and Edith Redman are found groundless. Police arrest two students as unrest links Fundamentalists and Modernists to a Washington Birthday incident dating to 1928.

Staten Baptist Institution Shields Edith Redman Toronto Ont Carl Ganschow University Morris Frank Rose John J. Dempster Gansehow Miss Redman Athur E. Bennett College of Education Washington

Tariff changes and faculty dismissals prompt varied reactions

The report blends diverse items from a dean’s remarks on Canadian students at chapel to faculty upheaval with June 4 discharge dates and possible reinstatement. It also surveys tariff shifts raising duties on glass, wool, milk products, cement and substitutes, noting Bowman's district gains amid ongoing industry protections.

Enna Jettick Shoes Pledge Prompted by Manufacturers

The manufacturers of Enna Jettick Shoes also voiced a pledge during a public event, asserting commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. The pledge highlighted ongoing efforts to improve product standards and support for footwear reliability.

Enna Jettick Shoes Enna

Trade tariff schedule notes cement and brick tariffs

The document outlines ad valorem and specific duties for cement types bricks ores and limestone and plaster rock glass containers and bottles and various glass wares under changing tariff schedules. It lists per ton per pound and percentage rates for cement lime plaster glass and leather products with mentions of free list removals and increases in duties on tungsten ore manganese ore and silica products.

Price changes on imports and free list items noted

The article itemizes tariff changes including hides, cattle byproducts, arsenic chemicals, ammonia sulphate, tomato products, and bananas remaining on or adjusted within the free list and varying ad valorem rates. It lists specific goods and the revised tax percentages or continuations in effect.

Funeral Held For 18 Month Old Delores Reeder

Delores Reeder 18 months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Reeder of Grafton died after an emergency appendicitis operation. Hospital staff called the case very unusual for such a tender age. A short service was held at the Reeder home on Thayer street and another at the Gaston grandparents home in Buckhannon. Rev H B Workman conducted the services. Burial was at Heavner cemetery in Buckhannon this afternoon.

Delores Reeder Russell Reeder Grafton City Hospital Reeder Thayer Street W. H. Gaston Buckhannon H. B. 'Workman Heavner

Life span of American business concerns averages six years

Paul Converse of the University of Iowa has ascertained it averages six years, highlighting a brief lifecycle for American business concerns identified in his research.

Paul Converse University of Iowa

Tourists Held as Murderers Indicted in Bowen Slaying

Charleston May 13. Indictments charging murder returned by a special Kanawha grand jury against Millard Morrison and Walter Willmot in connection with the slaying of Frank Bowen Lens Creek filling station operator. Willmot s 14 year old bride held as material witness. Grand jury was summoned.

Charleston Kanawha Ury Millard Morrison Walter Willmot New Jersey Frank Bowen Lens Creek J .Willmot

Church Candidate Machen Nominated for Presbyterian Moderator

The Rev. J. Gresham Machen, professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, is named as a candidate for moderator at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. The Associated Press photo caption notes his association with the seminary and his candidacy.

Associated Press J. Gresham Machen Princeton Theological] Seminary General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church

Bow en case details with tourists in Bowen auto

A traffic policeman halted Bow en speeding car and found Bow en dead beneath an overcoat in the machine with three tourists. He had been shot in the head. Investigations show the tourists were in Bow en’s automobile. they provided conflicting stories to authorities, but all said they stopped Bowen’s car on the road after their own vehicle failed.

Bowen

Clemans Case Is Continued In Charleston Trial

A continuance was granted in Leroy Clemans case, a former joint supervisor for pritt ing of the state legislature, indicted on forgery charges tied to unauthorized items in the biennial budget bill. Judge Hy K. Black set a new trial date for tomorrow while considering a defense demurrer.

Charleston Kanawha County Leroy Clem Hy K. Black Black

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