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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
2
A local note from the business expresses appreciation for patrons and friends as a valuable asset, celebrates the spirit of the season, and extends warm wishes for happiness and 865 days of prosperity and goodwill with renewed and new associations.
A crowded list of radio programs and time slots from a historical program guide. Entries include Uncle Abe and David, Nathaniel Shilkret Orch, Heywood Broun, Gloria Gay, Amos ’n’ Andy, and multiple station identifiers such as WIZ WOR WEAF and WJZ.
Santa Claus is portrayed as being omitted from modern children's lives as arguments arise over telling the truth versus fantasy. The piece discusses whether children should be told the truth about Santa and his toy shop, which some place in heaven or the north pole, highlighting the tension between factual clarity and comforting imagination.
The text argues for merciless clarity between fact and fancy with children, noting that truthful answers should be given when asked and that harmless myths like Santa Claus can be enjoyable while a child’s intelligence matures. It suggests deception is acceptable to bring pleasure to young children.
Mrs Alexander George offers a menu and recipe notes for broiled sirloin steak with sides and a date filled cookie, date filling, and a carrot celery salad suggestion. Recipes provide steps, ingredient quantities, and cooking times, aiming at a six serving steak and two rolls of date cookies.
Federal agents opened the New Year’s Eve crackdown in Chicago targeting liquor. At Lincoln Tavern Town Club and Granada Cafe, over 160 people danced when agents arrived. some guests hurled bottles, many intact bottles were confiscated, no arrests reported, but padlock proceedings possible.
A compilation of West Virginia events from May detailing political seats, a Morgantown postmaster suicide, tear gas at WVU demonstrations, a state bridge commission ruling, a wheat river hydroelectric study, a major furniture merger, a rock quarry explosion deaths, track champions, public safety rescues, memorial gardens gift, distinguished deaths and honors, bank holdup loot, large oil and gas property deals, and state political nominations and achievements across cities like Morgantown Wheeling Charleston Huntington and Parkersburg with dates from May through Memorial Day events.
A compiled list notes a range of West Virginia items including a passenger train derailment near Hawks Nest that killed a fireman, a governor seeking prison terms, land purchase for an automobile license plant, author Melville Davisson Post's death in Clarksboro, and gubernatorial and senatorial campaigning. Also cited are weather damage from a cyclonic storm, river power permit approvals, a prohibition party candidate selected, and a Salvation Army captain’s charge dismissed. The fragment closes with the death of Mrs. Elizabeth J. Moore and a Republican candidate announcement, plus a sensational note about a sheriff’s investigation and a dentist involved in a death by deflation of the heart.
Frank J. Bruen, Miami Jockey Club leader and former Madison Square Garden official, announced plans for a third battle of the Palms in Miami this winter. He named Young Stribling and Primo Gamera as principals and said he would enter Pa Stribling, manager of Macon heavyweight, soon.
Warden A C Scrogging announced the appointment of C E Brill of Moundaville as deputy warden at the state penitentiary. He succeeds A L Franklin who resigned for ill health. The resignation takes effect at midnight tonight.
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