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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1929
Page
2
The document catalogs radio schedules and program lineups for multiple stations led by WEAF WABO KDKA WHAS WSM KYW WMAQ WLW WOR and others. It details times such as 6:00 Dinner Music 7:00 Synagogue Services and names acts like Olive Palmer Revelers Foresters and The Smiths, with scattered references to Opera and News.
Advertisements tout Orange Root Tonic as a nationally recognized remedy to strengthen the system during influenza. A Parkersburg reader testifies to gaining eight pounds and renewed sleep after using three bottles and gold Nuggets, urging others to buy at Graf ton Drug & Chemical Co. The ad also promotes H. & J. Creasore Emulsion Compound for cough relief with a price of 65 cents.
Charleston resident Arthur S. Dayton outlines amendments to article eight defining circuit divisions and eight year terms for circuit judges. Provisions address vacancies, residence, and allocation of circuit business, plus exclusive probate and appointment powers for circuit courts under amended rules.
Warner Bros. presents Jolson in The Jazz Singer at the Opera House for the last time tonight. The film follows a Jewish boy who leaves an orthodox home for Broadway, risking his synagogue return to win love and worldly praise. Cast includes May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer Otto Lederer with Al Jolson directed by Alan Crosland.
Bar Association continued troupage lists committees and chairmen including Kent B. Hall on constitutional provisions, Wheel sing, and Thurman Arnold heading judicial administration and legal reform in Morgantown at West Virginia University law division.
President elect Hoover plans a Washington trip to confer with readers and seek a White House conference with President Coolidge. He will present a concise inaugural program, refrain from discussing Congress legislative plans, and have Ambassador Fletcher prepare a road tour record for the state department archives.
Overnight domestic news briefs report Washington Work stating President Hoover has named no one to advise him on nominations. A New Year reception at the White House marks Hoover’s observances. Other items include remarks by Henry Osborn of the AAAS calling Prof Barnes' statements at a scientific meeting unwarranted intrusion. In Miami Beach Rick ard operated on for appendicitis.
Pittsburgh January 2 Thomas A Beattie former general superintendent of Riverside Works Wheeling West Virginia has taken duties as general superintendent of the McKeesport works of the National Tube Company he succeeds W A Cornelius who resigned
The report notes the president commending Attriean election oversight and highlights ongoing regional governance efforts. It references Tavares and construction plans related to a Nicaraguan canal, indicating strategic infrastructure interest amid political developments.
Fanny Brice works in a theatre costume shop and sacrifices for her sister Audrey. Audrey leaves home, Fanny advances with singer ambition, meets Waldo through Lazarus, and auditions fail. Tom, a jobless man, enters her life. Fanny shelters him and helps him find work, deepening their growing bond as spring arrives.
Flashes of life recounts Joyce welcoming the new year at a grand ball with Ray Gaeta while Irene Bordent mingles with a companion nearby. Miss Marguerite Tobin plans a New York visit, and Joan Rockefeller Jr. travels with David on a Nile voyage. The article notes Rockefeller’s offer of 20 million for an Egyptology museum in Cairo, later withdrawn amid government stipulations, and reports on fruit shipping trends east of the Mississippi with 1929 freight outlooks. Ossining warden Lewis Lawes notes 20 percent of inmates are honest at admission and more so after release.
Kiwanis Club plans a Thursday 6 15 luncheon at the YMCA rooms after missing last night due to New Year diversions. Incoming president Joseph Joou Jol utre will make his debut, succeeding Dr Beagle who retired after a year.
The tanker Topila, en route from Baton Rouge to Perth Amboy, ran aground yesterday on Flynn's knoll off Sandy Hook in dense fog. Tugs floated her last night and she proceeded to Carteret, New Jersey with virtually no damage. The fog also delayed traffic as the White Star liner Baltic remained at quarantine for the night.
An old advertisement promotes relief from gas and stomach discomfort. It claims a remedy will stop belching and bloating, replacing meals with fewer symptoms. The copy touts a “genuine” product in yellow packs available at local drug stores, naming Union Drug and Love Drug as outlets.
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