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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
4
The Grafton Daily Sentinel lists subscription prices and advertising rates. Details include daily options by carrier or mail, miscellaneous deadlines, and charges for late submissions and removal notices.
In Charleston the state water power commission hears witnesses on a Cheat River development permit. Spates Brady argues coal interests would suffer, but the author rebuts, urging hydroelectric growth and modern laws to avoid economic stagnation while coal declines.
An advertisement promotes Fitch's Dandruff Remover Shampoo as a double purpose wash that cleanses dirt and dandruff without salves or smelly mixtures. It claims to remove dandruff and leave hair and scalp healthy, with Red Cross Pharmacy guaranteeing results.
The writing blends a polemic urging sound hydroelectric policy in West Virginia with a travelogue through Florida. It mentions opposition to exclusive development, calls for honest rates, and notes a planned opening of new allied facilities in Hudson. The travel section describes a Florida trip from Daytona to Palm Beach with weather, roads, gas stops, and resort sights.
Mr C T Mason of Roanoke Virginia writes a testimonial praising Konjola after two years of stomach and kidney trouble with bloating pain and sleepless nights. He reports rapid improvement within weeks with restored digestion and kidney function and urges others to try the remedy. The ad promotes eight bottles as a fair trial and notes Grafton Drug & Heart Co. as a seller with other outlets referenced. The piece mentions Palm Beach county courthouse in passing as part of a longer travel note.
In Mobile Alabama on May 15 Mrs Frances Hinnes, 26, was shot dead by Mrs Angela S Puckett, 3, who claimed she protected her husband. She said she forced the husband from a car, blocked the curb and fired twice at Mrs Hines seated beside her. Solicitor Bart Chamberlain and Asneritt Pat Byrne questioned Puckett, who alleged Mrs Hines broke up her home. Charles Corbin, of the First ward, was a business visitor in Clarksburg this afternoon.
A fragment tells of an alleged family at Ekunke where a farmer in a field plowing took a pair of skunk kittens home. A young girl named Pusay claimed the offspring, prioritizing her own over the black and white strangers. The neglected kittens died, while the remaining skunk babies thrive in Oakland in May.
Notice invites bids for wall repainting and floor revarnish to the sheriff’s residence. Bids due May 20 1930. Specifications at County Clerk’s office. Court may reject all bids. Frank Bennett Clerk. Trustee sale notices list multiple mortgage deeds with auctions May 24 1980 and details of parcels in Taylor County West Virginia. Listings include Lot 54 Block 2 Parkview Knottaville, Warder Avenue plots, and deeds to Engle, Yates, and Ross properties. Terms cash. Trust declarations by Harry Friedman.
The Board of Directors declares quarterly dividend No. 28 of 43 per cent on the 7 percent cumulative preferred stock for the quarter ending June 30 1930, payable July 1 1920 to stockholders of record at close of business June 16 1950. B. H. Miller, Secretary.
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