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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1929

Page

8

England's King under care at Windsor Castle

The king underwent a minor operation and drainage is in progress at Windsor. Three physicians including Lord Dawson, Sir Stanley Hewett, and Dr Henry L Martyn signed the bulletin. Lord Dawson was recalled from Europe to attend the monarch, with constant vigilance by the medical team.

England Leard Dawson of Penn Lord Dawson Stanley Hewett Windsor Castle Henry L. Martyn Windsor

Windsor crowds monitor king's illness amid political delay

Royal health concerns at Windsor cast a pall over general election coverage as plans to keep the king informed were dropped. Locals and visitors gathered near Windsor Castle gates to discuss the monarch's renewed illness while officials briefed entourage on evolving results.

Whidsor Castle Windsor

Gladys Deavers Wins Prize For Her Essay

Gladys Deavers, graduate from Grafton, won the $20 prize offered to high school students by the American Chemical Society for her essay The Relation of Chemistry to National Defense. Her win places her in a national competition with a four year scholarship and $5000 in college expenses.

Gladys Deavers Grafton Plannscheolite Lick School Stuents American Chemical Society

British voters solidify leaders with women gains in Commons

The article notes re election of Ramsay MacDonald and Baldwin ally figures, with Oliver Baldwin and Megan Lloyd George entering the new Commons. It highlights eight, then ten, women in Parliament including Lady Astor and the Countess of Iveagh, plus Ellen Wilkinson, Margaret Bonfield, Susan Lawrence, and others elected on Labor tickets. It mentions Shapurja Saklatvala's defeat and illness among MPs, and Howard Gore’s defeat alongside Malcolm MacDonald’s family ties. The text conveys a tense political shift and evolving gender representation.

Jack Jones Winston Fehill Baldwin Henderson Labor Arthur Henderson Philly Snowden MacDonald Labor William Cope Lord Winterton India Walter Runciman Dover Kent Astor C. A. A. Rhys Duchess of Atholl Kinross Scotland Ramsay MacDonald Oliver Lloyd George Megan House of Commons Dudley Worcestershire Lady Astor Countess of Iveagh Laborite Ellen Wilkinson Margaret Bonafield Susan Lawrence Cynthia Moseley Myo Masera E. Picton Tuberville Parkersburg Gowerhouse Shapurja Saklatvala Howard M. Gore Parsee Malcolm MacDonald

Funeral of Mahle Tad Is Held This Morning

Mahle Tad Is Held Funeral for 5 year old Mahle Thurman, son of Roy and Beatrice Mahle of Moatsville. He died at home from heart leakage after influenza, funeral services conducted at 11 am at the M church with Rev. Mr. Gifford presiding. Burial in Prichard cemetery, body brought from Bartlett Funeral Home to Moatsville for interment. Survived only by his parents Roy and Beatrice L. Voyle Mahle.

Melvin Thurman Mahle Roy Mahle Moatsville Mahle Bartlett Funeral Home Prichard Gifford Roy Beatrice L. Voyle Mahle

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