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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
2
A dense schedule listing radio channels and call letters across U S stations from WBAL to WEAF WGN and many others. It details times program blocks like Palmolive Hour Wrigley Review Anglo Persians and Cap'n Kidd, with station IDs and frequencies across cities such as Boston Buffalo New York Chicago and Detroit.
A physician’s prescription Thoxine targets irritated throats and inflamed membranes to stop coughs quickly. One swallow does the work with no dope or harmful drugs, pleasently flavored and safe for children. Sold at Red Cross Pharmacy and other drug stores for 35c, 60c, or $1.00.
The Cat and the Canary opens at the Opera House Monday through Wednesday. Relatives of Cyrus West gather in a spooky mansion for a will reading, discover disinheritance, disappearances, a masked murderer, and a twisting plot as Annabelle West fights for her sanity while a fortune awaits the worthy.
Mickey Grogan, a truant officer’s ward, becomes guardian to Aitte Sagan Date of The Dump. He encounters Al Nevers a bully intent on Winifred Davidson. In Winifred’s apartment Mickey faces washing and hunger as a vividly chaotic night unfolds with pastries and danger.
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard a request to abandon seven miles of West Virginia rail between Spruce and Casa in a case linked to the interests of Clarente J. Harrison awaiting trial in Charles Town for the murder of Ernest J. Shirley in Washington. The witness list and other details were withheld as the Greenbriar line falls under a purchase by the Western Maryland system and is deemed unnecessary by the buyer. Nearby, DeMolay dance attendees and local youths shared social notes amid regional business activity in Clarksburg and Fairmont.
Hagerstown Md Dec 39 Police yesterday said they had found an important witness in the Charles Town case.
Exclusive Central Press Dispatch from Albany reports two mothers prepared to beg Governor Alfred E. Smith for clemency during Christmas week for their children. Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Juda Gray face execution in Sing Sing after murder convictions, with their mothers Mrs. Josephine Brown Snyder and Mrs. Frances Doran rushing to Albany and courthouse to press for life. Governor Smith has repeatedly delayed decisions, awaiting a definite clemency date. The Snyder case rests on a unanimous Court of Appeals ruling upholding the death sentences. the Doran case shows a five to two split in the Court of Appeals with a dissenting view.
A step by step guide on facial massage emphasizing light cream, upward movements, and targeted areas. It covers eye frown lines, mouth corners, and under‑chin dips, detailing combing, pressure, and pinching motions plus anti-wrinkle cream, cheesecloth to prevent irritation, and neck guidance for tomorrow.
Dr Bailey Willis of Stanford told the Geological Society of America that thousand year earth pressures carved the Dead Sea groove. He discussed earthquakes in Palestine last year that revealed new evidence of the formation process and noted disturbances flanking the central trough.
A fragment shows three figures behind a structural project shaping a region. The text hints at a regional blocks concept and elevated plans to reorganize key areas. No dates or locations are provided.
Baltimore reports the death sentence for Charles P. Country Car who, while serving a life term, attempted a failed breakout July 5 in which guard A H Walker was killed. Companion Benjamin Spragins Jr. also faced execution for related burglary and payroll robbery involvement in 1922.
Several rental items listed including a light housekeeping room at 422 Yates Avenue and a six room apartment with steam heat and laundry. Also six to eight room houses and a four room cottage on Thayer Street West Side with yard and stable details. Contact numbers and addresses provided.
In Auteuil France the main challenge of winter racing is keeping women’s feet dry without boots or galoshes. Coal braziers line the paddock and stand near the grandstand as patrons rush to warm their feet before the next race. Red hot braziers become favorites for winter racegoers, men and women alike, to brave bad weather and attend the event.
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