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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
2
Radio listings show programs across multiple stations including WBAL WEEL WNAC WGR WOR WDAP WIZ WDKA WGY WHO WRC WIAN WHAS WMC WSM KWY WEBH WJH WGN and WLIB. Entries include organ recitals concerts Maxwell Hour band hours and opera segments with times and call letters.
A fragmented list shows radio station codes, frequencies, times, and program descriptions across Chicago Cincinnati Dallas Davenport Detroit Fort Worth San Antonio St Louis and Los Angeles. Entries include orchestras bands operas dances and music segments with varied start times from early morning to late night.
Belfast December 29. William Patterson retires from Carrickfergus yarn mills after 63 years, never missing a working day. He continued working even with a broken arm. Patterson’s tenure includes three years with Gio firm and ties to Carrickfergus, Andrew Jackson’s ancestral home town, where he remained devoted to his duties.
George Siegmann stars in Universal mystery drama The Cat and the Canary at the Opera House Monday through Wednesday. The all star cast includes Laura La Plante Creighton Hale and Lucien Littlefield with famed villain roles by Siegmann Carew and Stanley in this early cinema thriller.
The American Association of Schools of Journalism postponed action until 1928 on elevating journalism training to a professional basis. A motion to organize journalism courses as separate colleges with two years of pre journalism was tabled after a heated argument at the conference in Town City, Indiana.
In a 1928 FBO Photoplay scene Mickey and Susan dig through debris for a living while dodging a truant officer. Mickey befriends Winifred Davidson as Al Nevers presses his unwelcome advances. After a chase and a doughnut table, Winifred offers Mickey a home for dinner, revealing a fragile kindness amid hard city life.
Gehera December 29 Persia has protested to the League of Nations over a treaty between Great Britain and the King of the Hedjaz. It argues the Bahrein and Kuwait provisions infringe Persia’s territorial integrity and asks Britain to nullify the treaty’s effects. The protest cites Article X of the league covenant and notes Bahrein is Persian.
Y M C A notes report a 6:15 PM Rotary meeting with a guest speaker and music to celebrate the new year. A 100 percent attendance is expected for the last 1927 meeting. Twenty Y boys, Benedict, and Jed W. Robinson depart for a trip to Indian caves on the Tygart Valley river near Cecil, returning by the evening train from Camp Y-Rator. Today and tomorrow’s gym schedules list matches and activities for various groups.
The Detroit Board of Education will confer a gold medal of honor on Mrs. Evangeline L. Lindbergh, mother of the famed aviator, citing patriotism, loyalty, valor, and the influence of motherhood on the public school system. Mrs. Lindbergh teaches at Cass Technical High School.
Pittsburgh markets report sluggish demand from the Department of Agriculture shows mixed livestock and produce pricing. Cattle and calves hold near steady, hogs and sheep varying with light lambs slower. produce prices for apples cabbage onions and potatoes show some softness and regional range across multiple states.
A fragmented item lists Home Laundry with the phone number 16 and the term Hetronimis, suggesting a local business notice or advertisement. No clear context or additional names provided.
Indianapolis dec 29 a 62 year old municipal court judge Fred McCalliater shot himself at home his wife and friends said he had been denied recently over financial reverses the tragedy occurred last evening in Indianapolis Indiana
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