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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1939
Page
2
Two girls inadvertently stepped into a deep hole while wading near a water body. Bystanders assisted, and paramedics inspected them for injuries. No serious harm reported as they were guided to safer areas.
New York readers learn that short wave broadcasts provide nearly around the clock news from Paris Berlin Rome Paris Warsaw Born Moscow and more. Tonight schedules list WJZ NBC WABC CBS and MBS network pickups featuring Dorothy Thompson London Paris Berlin Warsaw Father Robert Ganston and John Breel among others with programs at 6:30 to 11 p.m.
Radio listings show Tonight pre season football and College All Stars versus New York Giants at Chicago with NBC CBS and Chain networks. Dorsey Kyser Jessel Baker Whiteman and Jones programs span 6 to 9 PM across WEAF WABC WJZ and MBS chains. Parisian front notes Daladier eyes mobilization after Hitler note and French censorship reshapes pages as emergency measures echo WWI era.
A dense listing of radio programming across WMMN and other stations, detailing time slots from 5:30 PM to midnight. Programs include comedy sketches, musical acts, dramatic features, news, and sports commentary, with multiple named hosts and orchestras such as Johnny Messner, the Lone Ranger, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw. Cross-network listings show CBS NBC MBS CKLW WHAS and local amusements, sports, and news.
The Civil Service commission said applications for the Rayford postmaster position will be accepted through close of business September 15. The notice was issued from Washington on August 30.
Dorothey Kimmins and Margaret Holmes were saved from drowning in Wheeling Creek but did not thank their modest rescuer. Firemen found the hero using artificial respiration and carried him to safety, highlighting a brave bystander who aided the girls.
A fragmentary 1919 World Ring Feature Syndicate piece describes German and Hungarian anglers using quill feathers as hooks, a fish strike, and boys on Solomon Islands wearing grass hats woven into hair. Boys aged 12 to 16 wear these hats day and night.
After efforts to help the girls in the stream, the rescuer vanished when they gained control of the situation. The incident left authorities seeking details as survivors recover.
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