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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1930
Page
2
The Little Black Clock describes a time when flags were once metal, later cloth, and still others hung from buildings. John learns about flags and standards, while the clock hints at shifting time and summer holidays as he observes a procession of people with a metal flag design.
Two firemen were injured and a policeman overcome while rescuing two girls trapped on the third floor as flames ripped through a Germantown Y W C A building in Philadelphia. Thirty nine others fled the blaze as it swept through one floor before being checked.
Eastern and Central radio programs list daily schedule with WABC WEAF WOR WIZ and others. Notable acts include Rosalie Wolfe ensemble Lombardo's Orchestra Jesse Crawford and Amos n Andy, plus market talks and sports coverage.
Fragmented radio program notes mix with a court scene where a judge and witnesses discuss Jamaica Jingenduthé and a whisky brew in dangerous stills. A grand jury is convened with Foreman Albert Batson and 14 others named, including C. D. Brown and Ovid W. Knight, to testify on the matter.
The grand jury was advised that minors are barred from public places serving the male sporting instinct. Embezzlement, plain theft, forgery, cold checks, bootlegging, assault, and battery were listed. Judge Kittle accused offenders of deliberate law violation and described the process of distilling and fermenting illicit spirits in blunt terms.
A prisoner disguises herself by wearing a warden’s hat and masquerading as a guard. She escapes while prison matrons discover knotty blanket strips left behind, thought unnecessary. The fugitive, nicknamed Cat Eye for a distinctive eye cast, eluded capture during the wall fight.
Chicago May 19. Frank Tuttle shot himself in the neck last night in his hotel room without a gun. He describes holding a pistol cartridge in a spoon over a gas jet to test if the heat would explode it. He will recover.
East Grafton and Repert Coal Company will open the Taylor county baseball circuit on the Athletic Field at 6 45 this afternoon. The Report Coal Company team is expected to feature one of the league’s best squads while East Grafton is still unproven. A small admission will be charged to all league games to cover overhead, and evening contests are anticipated to attract many local fans.
Secretary Lamont announced that U.S. contracts for new construction in April totaled 483 million dollars, the largest for any month since last August. The figure fell short of April last year’s total, but Lamont said business indicators point to a return to normal activity in the near future.
The remnants of the once mighty Seminole tribe endure in the Florida Everglades. Despite wars and hardship, their people persist, with census figures reflecting sustained presence and resilience in the region.
A 1920 census by a special committee records a slight growth in the tribe’s Florida membership now totaling 468 individuals, up 14 from the previous count. The increase represents about four percent, reflecting gradual population growth since the prior tally.
Washington May 19 two measures extend the time for starting and finishing two Ohio River bridges in West Virginia. One spans New Martinsville the other at Moundsville with authorization by the president.
In Dhagasana May 19 a hunger strike was declared by 225 volunteers after arrests and salt raids. Police dispersed a Jhelum congress meeting near Kala and opened fire when leaders were stopped, injuring several and arresting nineteen. The American Bar Association notes crime costs the U.S. over thirteen billion annually.
Wellsburg West Virginia May 12 Charles Looman described as nearly reduced in miniature plots for a jail escape after a Columbus Ohio State penitentiary disaster. Looman allegedly urged two others to join, planning to burn through oil soaked areas in a jail corridor until blocked by a police officer, while Looman was jailed yesterday on a drunkenness charge.
May 19 report from Little Rock details flooding in South Arkansas spreading over about 50 square miles. An apparent tornado at Elaine killed 17 and injured many in Phillips County. Oil fields suffer massive damage, with Standard Oil estimating a million dollars lost. refugee camps are set up near Smackover.
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