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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1931
Page
7
The reporter details the purification sequence from raw river water through lime and alum treatment, 36 mixing vats, and baffle boxes to double sand and gravel beds. Chlorination follows in the control room as a final safeguard, with notes on plant cleanliness and improvements around the facility.
A reporter tours the municipal water plant and a chemist explains strict chlorination and filtration controls to ensure safe drinking water. The tour covers filter beds, washing cycles, daily and monthly city reports, and the need for an additional pump to handle continuous load.
The notice lists graduates such as Entine, Reed, Smith, Beard, Ghaw, Leese, Bennett Jr., Drainer, rangNbi jter, Herod, Mora, Saffel, Taylor, Stevens, Slaton, Shaffer. A diploma will be sent to Mr and Mrs Harry Hannon, parents of the late Virginia Hannon, who would have graduated this year.
A historical clipping lists graduates and staff from East Grafton and Gratton schools. Names include Dolores Cur ry, Manus Hoban, Francis Flanagan, Taylor, Merle Armstrong, and many others among graduates and principals F D Rollason Inez Wilky Lila Walter. The document records extensive pupil and faculty rosters across the two institutions with multiple spellings and fragmented lines.
Fragmentary text references Albert B Fadl and connections to Fall negotiations with Harry S. Sineliir, touching on clemency and executive orders. Mentions transfer of naval oil reserve jurisdiction from navy to interior secretary and questions of legal duty, with implied court involvement and a female defendant.
A chaotic incident involved fascist youths breaking many windows at Catholic headquarters before police halted the damage. Police responded swiftly, detaining some participants as investigations began.
Miss Wall, known as Loretta Wall, rose from teen pianist ambitions to radio heroine in WJZ dramas. Born in Chicago and educated in Washington, she pursued stage work despite parental objections, then built a four year radio career with over 500 roles and a popular love story persona. She remains good looking and unmarried.
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