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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
2
A long list of network programs and time slots for CBS NBC and local shows fills a page fragment. The listing includes musical acts, skits, and orchestras with names such as Rudy Vallee Cab Calloway and Glenn Gray, plus dance hour and children’s features. The note asks readers to write in about the service and continuation.
Mary Graham Bonner recounts Santa preparing gifts while the Puddle Muddlers nap. Santa and Great Boy load sleigh with presents, feeding reindeer with mintoss to speed the ride. The Muddlers awaken, surprised to learn a parade is tomorrow.
A mother writer recalls giving up work to tend children for ten years. She describes interruptions that halted her thinking and her ultimatum to grant daily writing time. The children consent, supporting her right to uninterrupted work and future independence.
City and county schools will recess Thursday for the Christmas holiday season, resuming studies January 2. Superintendent Lloyd L. Shriver announced today that he has discussed with the state department funds to pay janitors, none of whom have received pay since the term began. He hopes arrangements will be made this week so janitors may join in the good tidings of the season.
Burglars entered Marshal Wolfe's meat house on Monday night by breaking a lock on the adjacent building door and carried off three hams and a shoulder of meat. The loss was discovered Tuesday morning as Troopers Claude Hefner and W. G. Wamsley conducted an investigation with no arrests yet.
In Toyland Christina, invisible by a magic bracelet from a queen, is guided by a woolly dog to the roots of a pine tree where a mole healer can remove the bracelet. The Queen of Fairies arrives after the bells on the dog’s collar jingled, directing them to Mister Mole who can restore visibility.
Circuit court closed after sessions starting November 6 with multiple recesses. Judge Hereberet W. Dent adjourned and set January 2 to convene Barbour county term at Philippi. Pending rulings include Allender vs Campbell damage suit and Reppert vs Reppert, plus Lynch embezzlement conviction and possible pardon.
Uniontown Brewmasters blend hops and malt to craft a mellow, refreshing beer with a unique flavor. The ad touts two options, 3.2 and High Proof, and urges keeping a case for Christmas from Pittsburgh Brewing Co.
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