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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1929

Page

2

Burke defies rule of lawns and learns care through gardening

A long fragment details Burke ignoring "Keep Off the Grass" signs and trampling flower beds until his mother assigns him a plot to tend. He plants nasturtiums and petunias, learns garden work ethic, and begins to respect lawns. The piece also notes community meetings, a cemetery road improvement plan, and local social events including dances and visits. A newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs Wm Dickens is announced.

Burke

Cemetery Improvement Association Formed in Newburg

At a May meeting in Kelley’s hall citizens and K P lodge organized The Cemetery Improvement Association with W F Stuck as chairman B Chidester secretary and Chris Weltman treasurer. The group aims to beautify the cemetery, renew the fence at lodge expense, and fund a well through community contributions.

Kelley’s Hall J. B. Deck C. E. Shrader Frank Lewis J. A. Stuck Earl Smith A. ©. Sinclair Lucy Harrington Meryl Densmore Clara Smoot Anna Dunphrey Ees Newburg Citizens and K. of P. Lodge Kelley's Hall Cemetery Improvement Association W. F. Stuck B. Chidester Chris, Weltman P.lodge

GMC Entering Continued from Page One

General Motors turned over to the airplane company all the capital stock of the Dayton Wright Company and its assets including McCook Field in Dayton Ohio valued at about 6.5 million dollars. The Fokker company, incorporated in Delaware in 1927, has plants at Teterboro New Jersey Passaic New Jersey and Glendale West Virginia with a fourth plant planned for the Pacific coast. Control was obtained last fall by James A. Talbot Harris Manshue and T C Gregory. Manshue is president Talbot chairman of the board. The present officers would be kept with personnel from General Motors.

GMC General Motors Dayton- Wright Company McCook Field Dayton Fokker Company Delaware Teterboro Passaic N. J Glendale W. Va Pacific Coast James A. Talbot Richfield Oil Company California Harris M. Manshue Western Air Express Los Angeles T. C. Gregory San Francisco Hanshue Talbot General Motos Organization

Synthetic Sin at the Grand Theatre

Colleen Moore’s signature bob undergoes several changes in Synthetic Sin at the Grand with Antonio Moreno opposite her. The piece blends hair styling, suspenseful identity drama, and tropical scenes under John McCormick’s First National production. Dorothy Sebastian stars in The Devil's Apple Tree at the Opera House, enacting a wife-to-be who swaps identities amid a South Seas voyage, quarantine, and native upheaval with a strong supporting cast.

Colleen Moore Grand Theatre Miss Moore Frederick Fanny Hatton First National John McCormick Antonio Moreno Dorthy Sebastian Tiffany- Stahl Opera House South Sea Dorothy Larry Kent Miss Sebastian Kent Ruth Clifford George Cooper Jas Edward Martindel Cosmo Kyrle Bellew Elmer Clifton Smith

Practical Summer Living And Recipes From Dried Food Cans

This era guide suggests easy summer living through canned foods and simple meals. It advises sharing grocery addresses, stocking evaporated milk, and a range of vegetables and fruits, plus fish and meat cans for quick heat and nourishment. It offers recipes like Tomato and Pea Cutlets, New Potatoes with Stringless Beans, Indian Corn with Vienna sausage, and Lima Beans Italienne for balanced, time saving summer meals.

War Risk Insurance changes threaten late May filing deadline

Charleston officials warn veterans and heirs that suits for War Risk Insurance benefits on death or permanent and total disability must be filed by May 29. C. M. Jones, West Virginia Veterans State Service officer, explains the basis of permanent and total disability and advises claimants to act before the cutoff.

Charleston W. Va C. M. Jones Veteran's State Service Officer West Virginia Jones City Building Bureau Opera House

Back Karl Bitel Leads Largest Special Train Fleet

Back Karl Bitel comes with the biggest fleet of special trains from any section. Fans will pack their own favorites, notably Karl Bitel and Windy City, as the group prepares for travel.

Karl Bitel Windy City

Appraisals Filed for Linn and Cather Estates

Appraisals of the estates of Sanford Linn and John D. Cather, deceased, filed in Taylor county circuit court. Cather estate valued at $1915 by appraisers Sallie V. Davidson, Guy E. Williams, and G. O. Sinsel. D. L. Cather as administrator. Linn estate valued at $4912.70. executrix Margaret Linn named. Linn described as a prominent Taylor county farmer who died about a month ago. Cather was a World War II veteran who died weeks ago near Flemington.

Sanford Linn John D. Cather Taylor County Frank M. Hollis, Jr Cather Sallie V. Davidson Guy E. Williams G. O. Sinsel D. L. Cather Inn D. T. Montgomery W. N. Cartney Russell Henderson Margaret Linn Mr. Linn Flemington

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