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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1932

Page

2

Maryland World War veterans get $112,486 in federal aid

In Ocean City Maryland veterans and widows received 112485.90 from the federal government in the last year. The Maryland department of the American Legion reported 42 resolutions at convention sessions, including a repeal of the 18th amendment. Adjutant General Harry Rene Lee aged 87 of Nashville and William Washington McClung aged 87 joined Civil War veterans and their descendants in a series of ceremonies.

Ocean City Mad Maryland Land Department American Legion Erate Harry Rene Lee Nashville William Washington McClung 14Th Virginia Cavalry

Radio Schedule Highlights NBC CBS and NBC WJZ Lineup

Daily radio listings show NBC WEAF CBS WABC and NBC WJZ networks with 5 PM to midnight programs. Highlights include dinner music talk shows orchestra broadcasts, vocalists, sketches, and dance hours featuring Billy Parmelee Lanny Ross Connie Boswell Isham Jones Leon Belasco Duke Ellington and more across multiple stations.

Nbc-Weaf H. C. Parmelee Lanny Ross the Goldberms Orchestra Cavaliers the Eskimo Night Club Leo Reisman Whiteman Phantom of Crestwood Dave Dalton Gerun Ralph Kirbery Scottier Teddy Black Cbs-Wabc Tucker's Orchestra Skippy Madison Singers Sid Garry Isham Jones Fur Trappers Connie Boswell Sam Symphony Orchestra Leon Belasco Eton Boys Shilkret Orchestra Guy Lombardo Orchestra Columbia Symphony Charles Carlile Martin’s Orchestra Nelson's Orchestra Ellington’s Band

Nervous Illness in Adolescent Daughter of Widow

An 18 year old girl grows ill after meals due to worsening appetite and digestion during adolescence. Medical tests find no physical cause. She is the only child of a widowed mother who packs her meals and tightly controls her life. The girl remains devoted to her mother as the nerve of the household tightens its grip.

Specialist Advice On Separation For Adolescent Psychosis

A specialist advised sending a girl to a sanatorium for rest, which was seen as a hardship due to weeks apart from her mother. The girl improved at home briefly after her return, but symptoms recurred during absences. The case suggests a link between the girl’s nervous symptoms and her emotional bond with her mother, arguing long term separation or psychological treatment in a changed environment.

Beckley Woman Named Princess At Mountain State Festival

Beckley Princess Miss Bibb was appointed by Congressman Joe L. Smith to represent his Sixth District as a princess-at-large at the Third Annual Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins from August 6 to 8. Miss Bibb, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl E Bibb of Beckley, is a student at Arlington Hall in Washington DC.

Miss Bibb Joe L. Smith Elkins Earl E. Bibb Beckley Arlington Hall Washington, D.C

From a New York Return to a Phoenix Dude Ranch Tale

A winter move to warmer climate leads a man to Phoenix where he meets Doc Pardee a former Indian fighter now running a dude ranch. With little money he works six months as a ranch hand and cowboy guide learning to ride and aiding Eastern visitors before returning to town as a Western supermarket manager in a comedy.

New York Phoenix Arizona Doc Pardee David Doc Pardee Pardee Trayzer David oMwners Ann Dvorak

Grand Theatre to Feature Chester Morris in The Miracle Man

Chester Morris, an early talking pictures star, headlines the Grand Theatre alongside Sylvia Sidney John Wray Robert Coogan and Hobart Bosworth in a modernized talkie version of The Miracle Man now showing. Morris rose to fame in early talkies and has since appeared in numerous films including Corsair Cock of the Air The Big House The Divorcee and The Bat Whispers.

Chester Morris Thomas Meighan Morris Sylvia Sidney John Wray Robert Coogan Hobart Bosworth Hollywood Paramount

Western trained actor David Manners shines in chic sale film

Opera House screens Warmer Bros. production Stranger in Ponh featuring David Manners as a Western type with Chic Sale and Ann Dvorak. Manners recalls six months as an Arizona cowboy, his affinity for small towns, and a London misadventure that left him broke with pneumonia.

Big City David Menners Arizona Chic Sale Ann Dvorak Bros David New York London

Brannon Elected President Of St. Louis Bennett League

Weston August 26 memorial meeting of the St. Louis Bennett league held at the Lewis County War Memorial and Louis Bennett Public Library. Ian M. Brannon Weston attorney was chosen president for the coming year.

Weston St. Louis Bennett, League Lewis County War Memorial Ad Louis Bennett Public Library Ian M. Brannon League

Train Strikes Car Injuring Terra Alta Couple

Mr and Mrs Floyd Hershman of Terra Alta were seriously hurt when their sedan was struck by a helper engine of train No 4 at the Main street crossing. Four other occupants escaped injury. the car was demolished. Mrs Hershman unconscious with facial and arm cuts. Mr Hershman hurt chest and back, possible internal injuries. Other passengers were Mrs Mahalia Sypolt and Edward Maxine and Margaret DeWitt, all of Terra Alta.

Terra Alta Floyd Hershman Hershman Mahalia Sypolt Edward Maxine Margaret DéWitt

Einstein 18 Appointed 710 Research Institute

Prof Albert Einstein accepted appointment as a life member of the Institute for Advanced Study in the United States. He will be present in the U S for five months each year and spend the remaining time in Germany.

Einstein Research Berlin Albert Einstein Jias Institute For Advanced Study United States Germany

Citizens Fix Halleck Road With Shale Action

About fifty one residents joined in laying shale on two miles of State Route No. 56 between Brownlow and the old hard surface portion. They hauled shale from Arthur Poe and Earl Jacobs farms and plan to finish on another workday. Names of volunteers and donors listed, signaling local initiative after failing to obtain county or state assistance.

Halleck Road Brownlow Taylor County Arthur Poe Earl Jacobs Lawrence Austin Charles Phillips Homer Wilson T. C. Lawson Harry Thorn Joseph Montgomery William Watkins C. O. Brown Charles Watring Chester Rogers Bailey Knotts John Miller William Henderson Percy Lucas E. Mccoy Clyde Satterfield Bruce Brown Walter A. Wood Boots” Ladder George Hunt Leroy Poe Samuel Devers Orval Devers Earnest Poe Willis Devers Ed. Gans Lawrence Boyer Thomas Boyce Lester Riggleman William Riggleman Ed. Watkins Edgar Poe James Robinson William Jacobs Earl Lambert Harold Riggleman Albert Kuhnes Norman Weaver Walter Frank C. L. Weaver Walter Lucas Clyde Robert Poling John. L. Wood Emmett Phillips William Grimes Virgil Wolfe John Liizadder

Slayer Faints in Court at Trial for Wife Killing

Washington Pa Aug 26 Harry Clark 24 confessed killer of his wife collapsed twice while a witness detailed the slaying. Clark faced the courtroom as his trial proceeded with the testimony outlining the fatal act and surrounding events.

Washington Harry Clark

Railroad Official Plunges to Death in Baltimore

Baltimore August 26 William C Cole assistant valuation engineer for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plunged to his death from the eleventh floor of the central office building.

Baltimore Wiliam C. Cole Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

Williamsburg Virginia Restores Colonial City Life

Williamsburg moves toward completing its major restoration funded by Joth D Rockefeller Jr The project aims to recreate an authentic colonial and early republic city with 48 buildings restored 64 new structures built 15 under construction and 299 modern structures razed or relocated Landscaping proceeds to evoke 1699 to 1840 appearance The effort centers on Duke of Gloucester Street the capitol and the college area as a living shrine for public history observers.

Joth D. Rockefeller, Jr Bruton Parish House of Burgesses Ian~cient College of William Duke of Gloucester Ite Williamsburg America Sir Christophers the College Raleigh Avera Maupin Raleigh Tavern Phi Bets Bappa Society Goodwin Washington Rockefeller

Southern Songs to Honor Civil War Veterans at White Sulphur

Veterans Day program opens with organ concert of Confederate war songs in White Sulphur Springs. Speakers hail General Lee with Miss Annie R. White and Miss Mary Johnston among others, praising southern leadership and virtues.

White Sulphur Springs General Lee Annie R. White Washington University Mary Johnston Charleston Rosewell Page Beaver Dam

Tankersley Wins By Write-In In Uncontested Race

In Newberry Tennessee on August 26 G B Tankersley received one vote and was nominated for constable by a wide margin. The race had no official candidates as voters were allowed to write in names. Tankersley received the only vote cast.

Newberry Tenn G. B.tankersley Constable Tankersley

Hoover 18 Invited to Visit West Virginia

President Hoover on the South Lawn of the White House received a large wooden key and a clay pipe after a West Virginia ceremony. He was invited to Homecoming week at Berkeley Springs from September 1 to 5 by a committee of twelve led by former Governor Morgan.

Hoover Billy Ste'Rapidan Camp Virginia Associated Press West Virgin Washington Morgan West Virginia Committee of Twelve yWas

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