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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1928

Page

2

Radio Program Schedule Highlights From New York to Washington

Eastern standard time radio listings show varied programs across stations. Features include Dinner Music, Hymn Sing, Sentinels Singers, Maxwell Program, Old Counselor, and orchestral and news blocks across WOR WABC WGY KDKA and others.

WEAR New York Comfort Shop Sentinels Selberling Singers Contraltones Old Counselor Southern WSB Avlanta Sentinels Maxwell Louisville

Laboratory study explains why music pleases the ear

New York report explains how the ear sorts vibrations to deliver pleasing sound. Dr Harvey Fletcher of Bell Telephone Laboratory shows pitch is not fixed by vibration frequency alone. Harmonics and middle ear modulation shape what we hear, keeping pitch constant even when certain harmonic tones are removed.

New York Harvey Fletcher Hell Telephone Laborator Meteher Fletcher

Flashes of Life: Love, Pirates, and Hoboes in Briefs

AP round up of light, city, and celebrity notes from Los Angeles to Washington. Jean Arthur seeks annulment of secret marriage to Julian Anoker. mystery gun on yacht Cruader. soprano Rosabelle De Long muses on gondoliers and Venice. Detroit judge notes mental exam for repeat traffic offender. Al Kaufman seeks hoboes hotel funds. Yale band provokes alarm clocks. Holmes car-parking clash sparks police court decision.

Associated Press Los Angeles Jean Arthur Screen Julian’ S Anoker Husband Washington Oliver Wendell Holmes Judes McMahon

Fragmented Local Schedule With Various Performances

Listed times and acts include Burnt Workers Mell & Dell Dance Orchestra Bong Shop Sentinels Singers Recital Dance Music Nuggets House Concert Cotton Pickers Organ Trio Song Show Serenaders Sparkers and other performances across Detroit and Cleveland venues, reflecting a cluttered archival page.

WTAM Cleveland Sentinels Wox-Wjtl Detroit Orchestra U. of Michigan Hour Cotton Pickers WWF Meature

Purdue freshman Frances Reed wins 4-H farm club crown

Frances Reed an 18 year old Purdue University freshman from Veedersburg Indiana topped the girls class at the International Livestock Show in Chicago with a 4-H farm club project. Edgar Grimes 18 from Harrisburg Oregon took the boys class.

Frances Reed Purdue University Veedersburg Ind Edgar Grimes Harrisburg Ore Chicago

Two Chinese Are Puzzlers in Evanston Tale

In Evanston on December 6 a curious case unfolds over Me Tu a Chinese man who is two Chinese. Neighbors complain of noise from a bull fiddle and a cat with shrill arias prompting Constable Harrison to arrest the pair of Me Tu clones. Justice Harrison tests them by a closet switch and a shout of Me Tu. Both are fined as the verdict, a true Chinese puzzle, resolves in a tie.

Evanston, TI Sherman Street George Harrison Justice of the Peace Samuel Harrison

Ridenour Wins Opening Contest At Recreation

In the annual billiard tournament first round at Recreation, three matches produced winners and losers. Kunst defeated Malone 100 to 70, Jaco beat Adlington 100 to 87, and two-time champion Ridenour crushed Miller 100 to 45 advancing to the second round. Political writers continue post election analysis on voter sentiment.

Tot? Kunst Paul Malone Jos Jaco Adlington Arthur “Peck” Ridenour Hubert Miller

Louisburg College Building Destroyed by Fire

Fire destroyed the main Louisburg College building in Henderson North Carolina. About 75 girls and teachers fled into the night and two firemen were injured. Students totaling 250 to 300 were sent home for Christmas break.

Henderson N.C Louisburg College Louisburg

Police Seek Clue In Missing Boy Case Continued Note

Police chase leads about a schoolboy disappearance as authorities puzzle over a note stating I have gone to M. O. afoot. Michael O Connor says he and a companion often met near the Jones location, widening the mystery.

M. O Michael O'Connor

Murder Probe in Towanda Links Notes to Slaying

Police trace murder of 63 year old Mrs. Samuel Jones in her Towanda home. Bloody prints found on lamp shade and car tonneau suggest robbery. Two notes unreadable by relatives mention “I have gone away for a few days” and “I have gone to M. D. afoot.” Autopsy shows multiple injuries and a gunshot. coroner’s jury cites unknown party or parties.

Towanda Samuel Jones M. D

N. W. Turnpike Meeting Highlights Western Maryland Interest

The Cumberland mayor Dr Thomas W Koon and regional leaders urged rapid completion of the highway. A luncheon followed by conferences with Governor Cornwell featured Mayors Brosnig Koan Fraley Koelz and state and federal officials along with merchants from towns across Maryland West Virginia Ohio and nearby. The dialogue stressed regional economic impact and cooperation on the project. A brief note adds that the Polish port of Kdynia has opened partially to navigation since 1927.

Thomas W. Koon Cumberland Jrest Maryland Turnpike Association Tires Chamber of Commerce Cea Governor Cornwell Southern Hotel William F. Brosnig Baltimore Koan L. M. Fraley Gatland Koelz Keyser W. Va A. L. Helmick Frank M. Robinson West Virginia ACD Major J. G. Pettit West Virginia State Hospital Hopemont Charles Towns Clarksburg Fairmont Grafton Germania Parkersbury Romney Salem Sistersville 5 Marys Terra Alta Marietta Gallipolis Ohio Oakland Kdynia Poland Baltic

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