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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1929
Page
8
In Gauley Age, the body of E Armentrout was recovered by patrols after a boating accident during soundings at the site of a proposed dam. Richards of Glen Ferris drowned when their boat overturned. Richards body was recovered quickly.
At Oglebay Park Wheeling West Virginia May 29 special Brooks directs a nature training school running June 15 to 29 for students nationwide. West Virginia University staff naturalist A B Brooks leads and teaches plant study bird hikes and field observations with an all West Virginia faculty and a team of educators and foresters from WVU Bettany College Oglebay Park and local institutions.
The West Virginia Nature Association sponsors a school open to anyone 17 years or older. Mr Brooks says full information can be secured by addressing the association at Oglebay Park Wheeling. The school is affiliated with the Coordinating Council on Nature Activities of the American Museum of Natural History.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Eugene J Kersting of West Main street swallowed a safety pin causing a gurgling sound. The child was treated by Dr Warden and taken to Clarksburg where Dr H E loan removed the pin and eased the parents fears.
New York May 29 Bobby Jones had his complete golf clubs stolen from an automobile overnight. Police found no trace.Jones rued the loss of his prized bag and rare clubs especially his pet driver Spoon and his famed putter Calamity Jane which he used to win championships.
Washington May 29 President Hoover likely defers naming a successor to Mabel Walker Willebrandt as assistant attorney general until about June 15 when she leaves government service. Administration circles expect a man will be appointed to replace her once she departs.
Edward Gallagher of the vaudeville Gallagher and Shean duo died after entering a sanitarium last February following a failed stage comeback. The pair rose to fame in 1920, later joined Ziegfeld Follies, but faded after Ziegfeld refused to pay them. His partners and personal life are noted among the details.
James Foy of Grafton suffered a double fracture in his left arm after a fall while en route to the National cemetery with 1,500 participants for the Memorial Day program tomorrow. Attending physician Dr. G I Shaffer reported the boy resting well this afternoon.
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Snively Hoover were held at St Augustine Catholic Church in Grafton. She died Sunday afternoon at her home in Keyser West Virginia at age 54. Survived by daughters Mary Catherine Frances Ann and Phyllisy, sister Nora Snively, brothers Ambrose Snively and Robert J Snively and Joe J Snively. Pallbearers listed. numerous out of town friends attended.
Oran McCormick editor Modern Shoemaking Boston arrived in Grafton this afternoon and will stay for the Memorial Day program tomorrow. In Dallas, delegates to Rotary International’s twentieth annual convention discussed committee reports and nominated candidates for president treasurer and directors. Leading nominees for president included Raymond J. Knoeppel of New York City and M. B. Newsome of Durham North Carolina.
A public service commission hearing opened today on Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company request for an increase in street car passenger rates in Huntington Kenova and surrounding cities.
Weston May 29 Mrs Emma Cosner Chapman station principal witness in the Owen BE Van Kirk trial was arrested on liquor possession on a train after a raid on her home. Officers found 14 quarts and two pints of liquor and a revolver. she testified Teter was her sweetheart while Van Kirk serves 18 years for murder. Also report Rev W B Brooks Morgantown elected to the Presbyterian church general council.
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