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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1930
Page
4
Rights notice outlines AP republication terms and reserving local rights. It includes submission instructions for editor letters up to 500 words, requests for inquires at the business office, and advertising rates and deadlines for same day and after 9 am compositions. It also notes removal notices must be filed by 6 pm the evening prior.
A town newspaper column urges immediate paving of West Railroad Street from Fetterman crossing to the country club road, with a 20 foot pavement on a stone base and stone bridge over Wickwire Creek. It calls for city county joint funding and faster work this summer to connect the new country club road with city streets and ease summer traffic. The piece notes current road conditions, the need for a solid foundation, and the potential economic benefits to the area.
State briefs report a court ruling upholding the dismissal of a bid by the Pittsburg and West Virginia Railway to block Wheeling and Lake Erie from abandoning its Ontario Street Cleveland station. The case centered on stockholder interests and potential rebating as the line sought use of Union Station, with figures noting rental projections from twenty thousand to four hundred thousand dollars annually.
Born May 24 1869 in Doddridge county Samuel Brown son of Samuel and Mrs Brown married Iva M Paugh in Clarksburg. Surviving are two sons J G Jr and Hanson in Philadelphia two daughters Elizabeth Mrs Jenkins Pellham NY and Mrs Steven Boyd Front Royal VA two brothers W D Parkersburg and F S Grand Street Grafton two sisters Mrs Minter Stout and Mrs Albert Osborne West Union WV two nieces May and Bessie Brown and four grandchildren. Father deceased mother Sarah Brown alive marking her 90th anniversary in Clarksburg the day of his death.
Carl Goodwin aged 20 of Bancroft was found dead beside the New York Central Railroad tracks near his home. Troop trooper A J Lyons acting as coroner believes he was struck by a freight train. The incident occurred yesterday in Charleston with Hamburg, Germany mentioned in a confusing aside about parrots and quarantine.
A United States submarine is sought by the Sir Hubert Wilkins expedition for a planned voyage under the ice from Spitzbergen via the North Pole to the Berin. The submersible would be fitted with machinery for boring through ice and would be entirely rebuilt if made available.
The narrator tours the Miami Herald building and NYRBA Air Lines offices, meets Walter L. Cook and editor Morton Milford, and outlines a barter deal to fly to Havana on the Cuba and Paraguay amid early aviation talk. The piece blends harbor scenes, aviation history, and newspaper life into a single day in Miami.
Notice of account settlement for First National Bank as administrator of George W. Travis estate. Also a judicial sale by Special Commissioner on June 4, 1930, of 58 acres in Boothscreek District with specific reservations and terms, including cash and deferred payments, tied to court decrees. Names include W Merle Watkins and W. P. Samples. October 1939 date included.
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