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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
7
In Skull Valley Furie confronts the mine theft, accusing Ogden's circle as the source of the gold quartz. The scene includes a frail recluse, a monocled man, and tensions over who truly controls the Two Brothers mine as the plot advances toward yesterday’s murder revelation.
A New York writer notes weekend getaways from the city as bachelors escape car exhaust and routine. Host families near Greenwich issue maps showing routes from Manhattan to rustic homes, aiding first-time guests as suburban hosts continually entertain.
The piece notes picnic season prompts tools theft in eateries near Central Park with six dozen knives used by Monday and two left by Friday. It then shifts to June weddings where mothers dictate dress designs, citing Frances Clyne and historical weddings like Wilhelmina du Pont to Donald P. Ross in Wilmington. It ends with attire details and a lawsuit involving Jannie Ward and Mrs. Laura C. Wilson over bridal gowns.
A testimonial from Ray Meeks of Parkersboro West Virginia touts ORANGE ROOT Iron and Celery Compound and golden Nuggets as a health tonic. After six bottles he claims a 14 pound gain and improved appetite and energy. The ad urges readers to visit Grafton Drug & Chemical Co. for tonic and nuggets with prices listed.
The report notes that the marriage expenses start at around $10,000 for Mme. Clyne, while the bridegroom’s portion covers only gloves, spats, collars, ties and possibly waistcoats, totaling roughly $150 to $250.
The column surveys rapid celebrity scraps from New York, Los Angeles, Wildwood, Nyack and Paris. It highlights Ruby Keeler joining Al Jolson, a Hohenzollern grandson’s move to Buenos Aires, Edna Peters winning Smart Set contest riches, bathing suit warnings in New Jersey, Tailwind the dog’s fatal flight tale, experimental mail pickup for the Leviathan, and a red lamp warning to deputies in Paris.
Fragments report Porto Ried return from Chu gh with Jen nings coast guardsman jailed for triuslauchter linked to Elks lodge secretary shooting. Chicago church moderator elected Dr. Clelaind B. Maca ron. Mexican governor Caraveo encapas to U S. Zeppelin Friedrichshafen-LGrat returns from Cu ors. Former aristocrats executed over railroad and ore crimes in Mexico City. Police kill on Shanghai riots amid Kermit Roosevelt Panda tale.
Gripping crime melodrama opens at the Opera House and runs tonight and Saturday with a star lineup led by Conrad Nagel Myrna Loy and William Russell. A phantom chief of bank robbers, a twin impersonation plot and a police officer’s daughter drive high tension with a fast paced direction by O phtehle Mayo. Also a comedy Swim Princess proves popular with patrons.
Washington House backs a tariff bill with a Tuesday vote. In Laredo a guard of Mexican soldiers accompanies Morrow homeward. In Old Orchard Maine Mrs Juns Rosenwaid dies. A French airplane Yellow Bird arrives from Roosevelt Field for Pacific hops. Roosevelt Field reports the Three Musketeers end endurance flight test with fuselage damage. Fort Worth notes an endurance plane stay aloft while Washington city names Theodore Roosevelt as governor.
Mr and Mrs Minor Meadows of Hinton West Virginia arrived in Tampa after hiking 1000 miles seeking their son Ernest aged 14 who had been seen in Lake City and Tampa earlier this year. They learned he was taken into custody in Tampa but released May 14 from juvenile detention. The couple traveled mostly on foot, taking a few car rides, with the last 100 miles completed to reach Tampa. The boy disappeared from Lake City while the Meadows were en route.
The Philippi entertainment committee and Kiwanis club list members from local banks and towns for the district session. Speakers include Charles W. Steele of Gratton, J Fleming of Grattan, H A Abbott bank examiner, and Fred Diddle of Salem. Broadview College president W W Trent will toastmaster at the banquet with Dr Carl Wallace Petty as principal speaker.
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