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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1934
Page
3
The fragment describes a dressing with cheese celery pepper and salt to be used to stuff peaches and serve on lettuce, surrounding with remaining dressing. It outlines preparation steps but lacks complete context or full method.
Social calendar lists meetings for Otterbein Guild Daughters of America and Jun chanics, Woodman Circle at Mrs Furlow’s Lincoln street, Ladies Aid at West Boyd street, Judson Missionary Society at Mrs W E Robinsons, Andrews Group A at the church, American Legion Auxiliary at Moose Home, St Augustines benefit card party, August 10 Path Across the Hill play, and White Rose Grove Woodman Circle bake sale at Empire Meat Market on August 11.
Local personals list visits and returns among residents of Blueville Imperial Martinsboro and surrounding areas. Names include Carl and Charlotta Fawcett, Maxine and Grace Howard, W R Jackson Eloise, Margaret McDonnell, Fred C Graham, Dorothy Morgan Mary Kyte, Evelyn Mathews, Marialyena Malone, W Howard Minor, J R Kinney, M J Kinney, B C Hedrick and family, and Hubert Odbert Losh. A community picnic at Grafton Park and Kiwanis event are noted.
Mrs J F Hussion and three daughters Helen Jean Rita and Mary Erma will depart this evening for Pittsburgh to visit for a week with Hussion's uncle M J Welsh. Miss Flosie Cunningham and guests Mr and Mrs F H Remaley of Newark Ohio visited Elkins yesterday as guests of Mrs Gay Paugh. Remaley is a Baltimore and Ohio official on the Western lines. John Madden leaves tonight for Wheeling to attend the funeral of John F Hickey.
A National Labor Board conciliator in Rainelle West Virginia continues talks with union leaders and employers to end a woodsmen walkout affecting 14 large lumber plants. The union claims 4200 workers will respond to the call seeking wage increases from 28.5 to 60 cents per hour and a company wide collective bargaining contract plus labor classification revisions. Operators argue current business conditions don’t justify raises.
County and city officials discuss converting the flood control dam above Municipal Park into a hydro electric project to provide cheap power for city and rural residents. City leaders may submit details to Pittsburgh War Department engineers as plans remain in early stages with no official action yet.
Hollister California August 7 authorities search for Bryan Stewart estranged husband of 23 year old Mrs Alverette Stewart whose body was found beside a road in a bid to clear the death mystery. Police also seek Patsy Oliver a friend of the slain woman and reject a Filipino attacker theory. A caption notes a benefit dance for underprivileged children at Saari with a dance invitation.
Howard W Blakeslee reports that facial scar removal dates to Galen in 620 AD with excision and skin drawing. Modern methods repeat the same principle, producing nearly invisible plastic scars. The work can take under half an hour, with two weeks healing, raising ethics questions for surgeons aiding criminals.
The article traces the history of the plastic nose from ancient India where noses were rebuilt as a custom punishment through medieval Europe. It credits Branca of Sicily circa 1440 with introducing the plastic nose to Italy, and Gaspard Tagliacozzi (1546–1599) as the father of modern nose restoration with a tale of a patient’s nose detachment used to demonstrate success.
In Patton Pennsylvania a 15 year old boy named Oscar Strasser was loading a shotgun for his father when the gun discharged in the early hours. The shot struck eight year old Twilla Strasser in the abdomen, killing her instantly, while the stepmother Anna Strasser, 26, was wounded in the thigh and hospitalized.
President Roosevelt left his special train at Devils Lake North Dakota to inspect drought damage and view the Missouri diversion project site. A large enthusiastic crowd greeted him as he rode in an open car, smiling and waving.
The mother and brother of Elijah Stuart testified in Houston on behalf of his insanity plea after he strangled his four year old daughter Dortha. The family had lived near Henrietta Oklahoma where Elijah suffered a head injury at eight when struck with an axe.
In New York on August 7 the stock market tried to rally but faced fresh selling and turned dull. At noon price trends were mixed as bonds held a steadier tone and grains saw profit taking after a sharp advance.
Mrs. Alexander presents a day’s meals including an omelet technique tip and breakfast, luncheon, and dinner courses. Recipes share spinach with bacon, spiced blackberry jam, peach halves with cottage cheese, and assorted beverages and desserts.
A screen actress shares a simple remedy for nerves and fatigue. Rest your feet to calm tangled nerves, massage or soak them in warm water, then rub with a soothing cream for relief. This quick ritual blends relaxation with pampering comfort.
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