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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1928
Page
2
Jack Sitter of Burton and Sitters Toggery at 62 West Main Street discovered the store in disarray and the body of Hy Price on the basement floor after hearing a scream. Police report indicates Price died from the stress of low prices and a two page add from the Grafton Sentinel was clutched in his hand. He is survived by relatives nicknamed Thrift Economy and Frugality.
Reports from Moscow and Cordova Alaska describe efforts to locate Nobile and a Siberian message noting dirigible lookout. Citta Di Milano reports Italia battling fierce storms as Belgrade sees student riots and Italian unrest. Washington cites filibuster and political moves. Chicago and Philadelphia items note political meetings and aviation milestones. A U.S. N launches a high altitude record flight with 17 000 feet ceiling and 1 000 kilogram useful load.
Pittsburgh May 29 Ray Ramsey 27 postal clerk at Coraopolis and formerly of Chester W Va was found dead yesterday with a bullet wound near Hookstown Beaver county. Believed to have killed himself due to ill health Ramsey worked in the Coraopolis post office for two years A note near the body asked that the post office be notified Ramsey's wife maiden name Morris was said to have lived in Weirton W Va.
Time zones and station calls flow through a dense schedule of programs across many stations including WEAF WJZ WOR WF WHIT KDKA WDZ WGR WWNC WSH JAX WHAS WTAM WCX WJIK WGN and more featuring Eveready Hour Seiberling Singers Clicquot Eskimos Stromberg Carlson Sextet and Dance Music segments with Tonight listings and station IDs across the eastern seaboard and Midwest.
In Randolph and nearby counties a record primary turnout was anticipated with fair skies across Kanawha Elkins Clarksburg and Marion Fairmont and Martinsburg. Candidates including US Senator Guy Gort voted in Clarksburg while party leaders predicted heavier afternoon voting as eastern districts prepared for the polls. A light morning turnout was noted in Martinsburg with heavier results expected later.
Philip Jackson, a Black man, was executed in the District of Columbia electric chair for a February 18 assault on a telephone operator on geo capitol rounds. The case sparked indignation in Washington and drew congressional demand for prompt payment. The electric chair had replaced the gallows.
President Coolidge signed the postal rates reduction bill. He also approved measures authorizing the Vice President to appoint midshipmen to Annapolis and inviting states and foreign nations to an international petroleum exposition in Tulsa Oklahoma on October 20. The actions include negotiating treaties to protect American citizens of foreign birth or parentage from military service liability.
Interior decoration expert Mrs Adaline Snyder will demonstrate Foy s Lacquer Enamel at our store aiding customers with interior decorating problems. Ms Snyder is a respected authority in decorating and will provide guidance during the event.
The International Missionary Council recommended creating a Missionary Bureau to address issues arising from western economic expansion. The bureau would work with missionaries, national Christian councils, and organizations like the International Labor Office to remove unjust conditions, ensure trained workers, and foster research on social and economic topics across Asia and Africa.
W Gibson of Oakland donates 160 acres near Middletown to the Salvation Army as Camp Hodd Gibson a memorial for his son who died in World War I. The gift includes 40 room hotel with furnishings a concrete mineral hot pool and cottages for a young peoples camp and a rest retreat for mothers and under privileged children.
A shopper is told by a clerk that the fragrance is exclusive, with only a few people able to pronounce its name, reflecting a boastful sales line likely from Life magazine dialogue.
Washington May 29 A woman witness Marie A O Connor 44 testified before a senate committee on the Vare Wilson contest that watchers during the 1926 fall registration influenced registrars. She described watchers dictating interfering with registration and guiding applicants as to how to register. Testimony admitted for the record but not as evidence without direct connection to the contest.
A humorous remark questions when a woman shows interest in a man’s words about himself and suggests it may be time to start saving for a wedding present. The quip reflects social norms and courting humor of the era.
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