Memorial Day Observances Set Across Grafton
Memorial Day will be observed in Grafton with a program honoring Civil War soldiers. Rev Gill Robb Wilson of Trenton New Jersey will deliver the main address at the cemetery with a large parade and concert planned downtown. The event includes bands post units and local officials coordinating a morning parade from Baltimore and Ohio station square.
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National Cemetery
West Virginia
Gill Robb Wilson
Trenton
American Legion
Parkersburg
New Jersey City
Wilson
Hugh Warder
Taylor County
Reno
Grand Army of the Republic
Baltimore and Ohio Station Square
Charles E Burke
H A. Spiese
Thomas H. Cather
Opera House
Weather forecast hints showers then clearing inland
Showers tonight with likely clearing by morning. Wednesday looks partly sunny and cooler with brisk winds. Temperatures near seasonal averages, with moderate humidity and chances of a brief evening breeze.
Tax Reduction Bill Signed By President
Washington May 29 The tax reduction bill was signed into law by President Coolidge. It cuts corporate taxes and raises exemptions for corporations while keeping individual rates mostly unchanged. Estimated annual revenue loss tops 222 million with next year’s net impact around 15 million. Repeals and rate tweaks cover auto, club dues, earned income credits, wine taxes, cereals, narcotics fees, and prize fights. Continued on Page Five.
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Washington
Coolidge
Grafton High School graduates hear sermon on a road
Graduates of Grafton High School heard Rev. S. L. Postlethwait in the auditorium as he preached a baccalaureate sermon “Choosing a Road.” He urged graduates to select a path of usefulness and spoke on failures versus successes, with emphasis on purpose and determination.
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Grafton High School
S. L. Postlethwait
First United Brethren Church
Postlethwait
Large Planes to Aid Arctic Search for Dirigible
Reports from Oslo dated May 29 describe a plan to use large airplanes and ships to search for the Italian dirigible Malia missing with 18 men. Norwegian and Italian authorities weigh air surveys and sea efforts, with explorers Wilkins and Eielson volunteering.
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Norway
Arctic
Malia
North Ay
Citta di Milano
Broganna
Tromsoe
Spitzbergen
Kings
Tuetzan Holn
Horten
Hobby
Spitzendersen
Riiser-Larsen
George H. Wilking
Carl B. Eielson
Alaska
Mussolini
Italy
Roald Amundsen
Otlo Sverdrup
Wilkins
Bergen
Senators Hold Up Vote In Adjournment Clash
The senate after an all night session adopted a resolution for adjournment at 5 50 pm by a 46 to 35 vote. Earlier the chamber struck a 40 40 impasse on adjournment with Vice President Dawes casting the deciding vote against adjournment. Ashurst and Haylen of Arizona led a vocal stand against the Boulder Canyon dam proposal, Johnson of California pressed for the bill as debate stretched into the night.
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Senate
Congress
Curtis
Kansas
Dawes
Ashurst
Haylen
Arizona
Nhvaien
Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Johnson
California
Teapot Dome Report Made Public Today
Washington reports reveal a Nye Walsh inquiry labeling Rob ert W. Stewart Harry F. Sinclair H. M. Blackmer and James E. O’Neill conspirators in a Teapot Dome Elk Hills Continental Trading Company deal. The leases valued at least 500 million dollars are called a conspiracy corruption fraud. The Nadge details mark betrayals by trusted officials and private interests. Continued on Page Five.
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Washington
Continental Trading Company
Nye
North Dakota
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Robert W. Stewart
Harry F. Sinclair
H. M. Blackmer
James E. O'Neill
Elk Hills
Supreme Court of the United States
Fiimy
Truily
Tragic Abduction and Death of Dorothy Sklagowski
Dorothy Sklagowski seven is abducted from her home in Toledo Ohio by a man in a black suit. He takes her to a car and assaults her before her body is left on her grandparents porch about twenty minutes later. Police seek a small man and a covered auto truck after the disappearance. The coroner rules death by strangulation.
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Toledo
Alex Sklagowski
Dorothy
Felix Dobrzenicki
Sielagowski
Giao
Stelagowski
Stella
Dbrzeniecki
Dobrzeniecki
Four Students Wounded in Belgrade Riot Over Nettuno Pact
In Belgrade on May 29 four students were seriously wounded and twenty six others injured as police clashed with demonstrators against the Nettuno convention ratification. Gendarmes and mounted police halted the riot, prompting A Bordiero the Italian minister to lodge a protest and demand punishment for those involved.
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Belgrade
Jugo Slavia
A. Bordiero
Jugoslavia
Negro Cleared After 13 Years In Prison
Ben Bess a Florence county man was freed after thirteen years in prison on a false assault charge. A white accuser recanted in an affidavit saying her testimony was untrue. Governor Richards granted a full pardon and urged legislative action to address the injustice. A Columbia paper started a fund for Bess reaching 264 dollars.
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Columbia
8. C
Ben Bess
Florence County
Ben- Bess
Richards
Bess
South Carolina
Negro recounts spending Hoover funds in Georgia campaign
Ben J. Davis, negro national committeeman for Georgia, testified before the Senate Elections Committee on how he and Clark Greer clashed over campaign control. Davis described receiving 2200 dollars from Rush L. Holland, with 200 dollars for expenses, and said he passed the money to the state committee and its treasurer, noting prior corrections about deposits.
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Washington
Georgia
Herbert Hoover
Ben J. Davis
Senate Elections Committee
Davis
Clark Greer
Rush L. Holland
Hoover
New
Perry W. Howard
Mississippi
Holland
Charleston
Atlanta Independent
Jley
Repul
State Committee
Primary Election Kicks Off In West Virginia
West Virginia voters faced an overcast day as the state wide primary began. Republicans and Democrats rushed to field delegates and candidates for president governor and Congress. The Democratic contest centered on Governor Alfred E Smith and anti Smith factions with Reed slate backing. Republican delegates showed no clear presidential preference while several offices and a full slate of state and district posts were on the ballot.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Sauiaten
Republi
State Organization of
Sénie
James A. Reed
Missouri
Northern Quebec Struggles With Floods and Isolations
Chicoutimi May 23 The floodwaters of Lake St John have severed three towns from aid leaving homeless residents short of food. Landslides have destroyed farmhouses and many homes are swept away. Isolated settlers cling to high ground as relief efforts must reach them soon.
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Chicoutimi
Que
St. John
Quebec
Col Lindbergh Hops Off For Coast States
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh departed from Curtiss Field with three companions in his Ryan monoplane bound for Columbus Ohio as the first leg toward establishing an aerial route to the Pacific coast for Continental Air Transport Inc. He chairs the companys technical committee.
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Curtiss Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
Columbus
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Nuap
Continental Air Transport Inc
Election Returns Tonight In Grafton Sentinel Coverage
The Grafton Sentinel will provide state and county election results Tuesday night with prompt returns. The Associated Press supplies state results, calls to 185-1 after 9 PM reveal figures, while 580 is for phone-in but not results. A stereoptical display of state results starts at 9 PM on a nearby building. Memorial Day edition May 30 will publish up-to-date final results from the state.
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the Sentinel
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State Parole Board
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Hester’ White
Armour and Company
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Jay Fleming
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