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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1932
Page
4
The document outlines Associated Press rights for republication, editorial policy, and limits on letters to the editor. It details advertising rates, submission deadlines, and order removal times for classified ads, including pricing per word and composition charges after 9:00 a.m. for same day inserts.
A New Year greeting laments a dark year 1931 and expresses cautious optimism for 1932. It notes improved business mood, calls for self reliance, and urges calm as the nation faces unemployment and political debates over federal aid and Prohibition. The piece criticizes certain senators and advocates sober, humane handling of capital punishment coverage.
A Clarksburg reader shares a cut from a religious reflection about heaven and the sixth place. The note suggests if headed to heaven no worries, else the sixth place brings busy greetings with old friends, indicating comfort in afterlife beliefs.
A fragment discusses reducing worry using a parable from the Red Lion. It argues most troubles are magnified and outlines a simple logic: if you are successful, nothing to worry about. if not, five things to worry about, then health, then recovery or death, ending with a bleak note about dying and going to heaven.
In Camden New Jersey Albert K Ross challenges a marriage annulment filed by his wife Rebecca claiming he remains in love. He had signed a contract before marriage promising to resume church duties and reserve one evening weekly to entertain relatives among forty five other pledges.
Grand Rapids city manager George W Welsh reveals a self respect focused relief plan that put the unemployed to work on civic projects. Workers earned store scrip for food and clothing, with profits funding further relief. The program improved sewers flood control parks and a large Richmond park pool while supporting salvage and woodpile labor.
A local retailer announces further reductions on overcoats and suits. Shoppers are urged to buy now to save money during the liquidation event.
The Public Rebels Daily argues that radio advertising dilutes programming with vapid spots while national sponsors pay heavily for airtime. It notes the public pays for broadcasts and urges action against commercialism invading news and entertainment, promising support for reform from readers.
The Charleston Mail argues that West Virginia can save about two million dollars annually by consolidating 400 school districts into 55. It calls for a single board, unified standards, and county-level organization to improve education quality and reduce costs.
Local taxation provides more than 95 percent of public school funds in this state, with property bearing most of the burden. The statement argues counties should be relieved of much of this cost to support education funding.
In Manissa Turkey a $1 million American hospital will be built by Morris Shinossi a New York tobacco magnate. The Spirit of Notre Dame film featuring Lew Ayres and the Four Horsemen will run at the Opera House for three nights starting Monday, with a note honoring Knute Rockne.
A rapid fire gridiron portrait recreates Knute Rockne exhorting his team on the eve of a big game. The coach’s staccato cadence drives players through simple plays as stars like Frank Carideo and the Four Horsemen loom in the narrative, promising thrilling action for fans.
In Paris on January 1, Jose Bal Laval, daughter of the French Council president, appears in a whipcord hunting outfit. The dark brown suit features a divided skirt and fitted jacket, paired with a scarlet vest and a mannish white satin blouse.
Harry Hobart ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hobart of Hinkle Mountain fell sixty feet from the Stower's cliff above Richwood while playing with neighbor Keith Swearington. He struck three rock ledges. skull crushed and internal injuries reported. He is hospitalized at McClung with little hope for recovery.
Delaware January 1 19 likely reports that professors rarely make mistakes with fluency suggesting high accuracy in their work. The fragmentary text implies a discussion of error rates among academic staff and their implications for credibility.
A chaotic report outlines a stray dog issue near Main Street with unclear details about rates or insertion costs. The fragment mentions a Fen Girrlr and a few phrases implying a city action or response to an animal control concern, though specifics are unreadable.
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