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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
2
The page lists NBC and MBS radio program lineups with shows such as Major Bowes and Arthur Capper, plus a long county report on school current expenditures, tax orders, and bond details for Taylor County. A police chase note mentions a car crash near Belvidere and a thief fleeing with cash and a coat.
A scanned page lists WMMN and CBS NBC programs with sponsors and performers across 5:30 to 12:00 PM slots. It also includes a long school budget notation detailing salaries, expenses, and tax levy calculations for Taylor County, noting totals for personal services, operation of plant, and construction funding estimates.
The Taylor County Board of Education estimates 1939 taxes for interest sinking and amortization of bonds. It shows class III and IV property levies, excess rates, and totals to raise about 2.0 million dollars across real estate, personal property, and public utility property, with a certified date August 1, 1939 by E.G. Kuhn.
Hollywood reports Lupe Velez, free again after a divorce from Johnny Weissmuller, busy with a new revue. She says no time for romance while planning a quick marriage to Beryl Scott of San Francisco as soon as possible.
An advertisement touts POTAS-A-FRAS as a fast effective hay fever remedy. It promises rapid relief from runny eyes and nose, easing choking and aiding normal breathing. Malone's Cut Rate Drug Store on 16 W Main St sells the medicine exclusively.
A fragmentary report notes unusual activity involving Camlene Buokeey and others referenced as Smuggle and Skeeter. Details are unclear from the damaged text but indicate an aviation related incident or maneuver. Authorities or witnesses are not named beyond the quirky monikers in the readable lines.
Coupon good for one volume of the World’s Greatest Literature. Special gift price 39 cents. Requests for ordering include postage and handling details to be sent to the World’s Greatest Literature Department in Crafton, West Virginia.
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