This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1929
Page
2
The passage argues that every child needs two parents for wholesome development and proper guidance toward family values. It emphasizes the mother as a source of love and emotional security and the father as the link to the outside world, noting that two heads are better than one to offset parental flaws.
India to ask for gradual full independence, with Mahatma Gandhi urging noncooperation with British government machinery as a first step toward freedom. The wording reflects a cautious approach favoring progressive disengagement while seeking ultimate sovereignty.
Detailed listing of radio time slots across networks WEAF WABC WOR KDKA WGY WBAL and others in standard time. Entries include orchestra ensembles hosts programs and musical variety shows from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM with station references and program names.
Webster and nearby towns host a mix of holiday visitors and travelers. Eddie Roach of Chicago visits his Webster father Henry Roach. Ira Wolfe of Akron visits Webster and Thornton relatives. Art Lewis and Wayne Gibson with families and Ira Gibeon are in Akron and Bluefield teaching. Dorsey Goodwin from Glenville returns home to Claude Webster. Nalda Murphy of Chicago visits Webster. Geeil Waller of Pittsburgh visits family. Alga Howdershelt from Patr mont Normal visits her father in law C D Digman. Howard Wolfe plans quick return to Akron. Meryl Newton of Broaddus spends Christmas with parents near Brydon. Miss Roga Goodwin of Webster undergoes major surgery at Grafton hospital. Pearl Felton ill at home in Webster. Howard M Gore named to regional livestock cooperative board to boost marketing in West Virginia and neighboring states.
Coast Guard officials claim enforcement will be vigorous and within the law as authorities pledge to stop liquor smuggling. Billard says the job requires decisive action and warns defiers risk injury under lawful powers established for centuries. Responses are anticipated from prominent lawmakers criticizing or defending enforcement amid wider saloon activity concerns in Idaho and district attorney jurisdictions.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a soothing and healing emulsified creosote for coughs from colds and bronchial irritations. It claims two fold action, stopping irritation and inhibiting germs, with a money back guarantee if not relieved when used as directed.
The piece notes a practice called shopping around where schoolboys offer athletic services to colleges by mail or telegraph. It acknowledges some colleges refrain from soliciting athletes and that recruiting has declined, yet warns the issue remains serious and demands attention from sports figures.
A powerful European gale battered Britain France and Germany causing house wrecks in Manchester three drowned when a crane toppled at Havre and the Abellle tug sunk. Two killed by a huge elm at Hazebrouck. telegraph and radio outages interrupted service and floods spread in North Wales. In Germany a 75 mph hurricane toppled a Dortmund church and damaged Cologne Düsseldorf and Muenster while ships broke moorings and high tides hit the Elbe and Weser. Nearby in Colorado onions four pounds and 19 inches around grow on a Sugar City ranch.
This historical piece recalls James M Hanway and William Myers, engineers killed in rail accidents on 1898 and 1899, and traces Grafton’s origins from its first construction train on January 11. It laments lost era figures, extols the Allegheny scenery, and urges pride in West Virginia’s turnpike heritage and enduring community spirit.
In a petit larceny case before Magistrate J. C. Daco, Forest Pugh was assessed costs after the Saturday proceedings. Harry Rarphouss prosecuted the charge.
John and Peggy join the Little Black Clock on a journey to the back of the world where time lives. They meet the Eleven Months posed as suited youths, the noble Years and Weeks and Days, and learn they are about to meet the baby year tomorrow in a friendly, magical scene.
Federal officials linked a Chicago narcotics ring to a key role by Mary Whelan legal adviser to the narcotic division who posed as a user to arrange a purchase of 10 ounces of narcotics. William Bailey, the contact, was arrested after delivery on October 22. Bailey’s arrest followed New York reports that 16 ring leaders headed by Louis Faccarena were seized in that city. Annual maintenance costs of government lighted airways average 2 million dollars per year.
An advertisement extols Konjola as a miracle cure claiming rapid relief from kidney trouble and nervousness. Customer Alfred M Isenberg of Pittsburgh testifies to dramatic health recovery after five weeks. Product marketed by Grafton Drug and by other outlets across the region. In a separate note, guards were deployed by Governor Sampson to curb potential violence and a bandit trio member Elmer Grayson awaits trial.
A raid on the home of John South a wealthy rancher near Yountryville California left Robert D Freeman a San Francisco prohibition agent with chest wounds that may be fatal. Agents say the gun was in Mrs Souths hands but her husband claims it was discharged in a struggle for possession. Both South and his wife were held. JF Taylor of Route 3 Bridgeport was a business visitor in Grafton today.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.