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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1930
Page
2
A fragmentary transcript discusses parenting approaches and child development. It likens parenting to growing a bulb where soil water and care determine growth. It warns against forcing children into preconceived molds and urges recognizing each child’s ambitions and limits to nurture their potential.
A lengthy listing of radio stations and schedules across major cities outlining programs from music and orchestras to talks, dramas, and variety shows. The fragment closes with a quip about a modern miracle: a man losing his head over a girl and finally finding it in a marriage knot.
Virginia Cherrill, a blond haired blue eyed actress active in movies for two years yet unseen on screen, was chosen by Charles Chaplin to play opposite him in his latest project. Born in Carthage and educated in Kentucky and Chicago, she studied piano interior decorating and languages, speaking French and German, and is noted as intensely superstitious.
Former president Raymond Poincare remains confined at his home with an illness that kept him from public view for two days. The nature of the ailment was not disclosed though doctors suggested weakness following a prior operation months earlier. No change was announced and no official health bulletin was released.
Dave, heir to a title, is mistaken for a pickpocket and swept into the Lambs under Inez. Leaders Tottie and Tollex test him as he confronts danger in underground corridors while the group debates his fate and possible future with their criminal circle.
Associated Press dispatches report a governor elect meeting for Parkersburg on January 26 to discuss 1931 plans for Kiwanis district. Merger of Virginian Bank and Trust Company and Bank of Princeton forms Princeton Bank and Trust Company. Police identify an alleged hold up man in Huntington from photos and fingerprints. Death of Estil Cook in Mullens blamed on a fall after quarrel with L G Sisk. Wheeling arrests for theft linked to a Moundsville restaurant incident. A dazed train worker in hospital identifies himself as Ellis White, his family to take him home. Judge Shipman reschedules Ray Pat Henry retrial after charges of murder.
Over the weekend two churches aided the hungry in Grafton by donating food via the Salvation Army. Captain W. H. Arnold announced the Andrews M B Church and West Main Street M E congregation collected and sent nourishment, with Mrs. F. B. Sterling's Sunday school class contributing $5.00. The West Main Street group also forwarded items left after a bazaar to the needy.
Exchanges report totals 563 million dollars with balances around 151 million. Five Durham brothers A Bob C G and M are named as members of the Dowling team at Greensboro North Carolina.
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