Bears and the Ainiggle of the Song
A fragment from the Short Subjects column discusses the bears and a peculiar ainiggle in a whimsical musical segment. The note hints at a playful, nonsensical portion within the page’s comedy lineup.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1932
Page
6
A fragment from the Short Subjects column discusses the bears and a peculiar ainiggle in a whimsical musical segment. The note hints at a playful, nonsensical portion within the page’s comedy lineup.
City Hospital reports New Year records show twenty patients, including sixteen admitted for surgery or recovering from major operations. Miss Nell Cline and Miss Anna Lantz are among recovering patients. several others remain under treatment or awaiting discharge.
Bour violators faced a total of 185 dollars in Magistrate John L Wittman’s court with no payments made. Four defendants began serving 30 days in jail. Arrests were made by State Trooper Harold K Debendorfer and Alvin Kinter for breaking on a public highway, facing a minimum fine of 50 dollars plus costs.
Fred J. Bolliger received a $100 fine plus costs and 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to possession of intoxicants. Leo Mayle faced charges of disorderly conduct and pled guilty, with a $10 fine and costs. Laurel Mayle was fined $25 and costs for drunkenness on a public highway.
Ashland Wis Jan 2 50 Bayfield and Washburn citizens crossed Chequamegon Bay on Lake Superior to Ashland to fulfill a promise made 54 years ago. In 1878 Ashland sent a crew to Bayfield when the harbor iced over for the first time. The two hour crossing ended in a welcome by a band and a banquet with Ashland’s mayor extending greetings.
The article recounts the Japanese occupation extending across Manchuria after Mukden and Chinchow. It notes the withdrawal of Chinese authority and Tsuhsi’s refuge, claiming Japan now rules a vast region equal to the US east of the Mississippi with about 20 million people.
Six of ficers and directors of the Security Home Trust company, which closed its doors July 16, were indicted by Lucas County grand jurors. Indicted: Stacy McNair, president. William He-Gunekel, vice-president. Raligh E. Mills, vice-president. Laetoy E. Eastman, director. Frank C. Hoheler, director. Clifford C. Whitemore, director.
Maj. Gen. William M. Lemmond was found dead on a busy street from bullet wounds. Police state he shot himself. he was assigned to the general’s office in Washington.
Springfield reports an American Airways passenger plane crash on its nose killing four men. Captain Frank M. McKee says the wreck occurred near Summerford after a right wing fouled ground fog forced a low approach. Pilot Lewis Bowen of Louisville survived. A second probe by Commerce officials in Cincinnati is ongoing.
Persistent but unsubstantiated reports from Southern West Virginia mountains claim the body of Lieut E H Bobbitt Jr may have been found. Despite days of air and foot searches aided by state troopers and local officials, no definite trace has been located amid fog sleet and snow as rewards totalling 1500 remain unclaimed.
Three Greensburg youths narrowly escaped drowning when their car struck a wrecking truck on an icy road and plunged into Penn Creek three miles east of here. Paul Wolf suffered a knee injury while Edward Keough and Vernon Miller were unhurt.
A car plunged into a creek upside down and was rescued by a wrecking crew. The scene featured underwater victims and music from Paul Whiteman’s orchestra in a Chicago studio. Marion Harris later performed from New York with the same orchestra. A Florida winter resort could host Walter Damrosch directing a New York symphony. Beckley reports Christmas Eve injuries to a volunteer firefighter.
A recent radio innovation allowed a singer to perform with an orchestra 2000 miles distant. Bebe Daniels, a movie star, delivered a popular solo in Los Angles via national transmission showcasing long distance collaborative singing.
Funeral services were held for George Barnhouse at his home on West Main Street with burial in Webster cemetery after a heart attack. Gladys Thompson of Rosemont was buried in Union cemetery near Clarksburg at Mount Claire church following an attack of membranous croup. Constable James C. McDowell, 40, died after being struck by falling timbers during a $200,000 fire that destroyed three stores.
Grafton overcame a slow start to beat Kingwood 20 to 14 at the high school gym. After trailing most of the first three quarters the Bearcats shifted lineups, with Cole scoring seven in a late rally. Menear led Kingwood with three and also claimed second in scoring. The next games go on January 5 at Farmington and January 8 at Fairmont East Side, then Philippi at home January 12.
Associated Press Photo William B. Storey, 74, president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and his wife are defendant in a $200,000 suit filed in Chicago by Ulysses Grant Warren, a former minister of Dorning New York. Warren charges alienation of affections and Mrs Warren has begun a Reno divorce suit. In December few licenses were issued with a small rise in leap year expectations. District hunting and fishing licenses dropped markedly from November.
Los Angeles reports an expedition into the Neath Valley desert during January. The journey aims to map terrain and assess resources, with details from officials pending release.
December in Taylor County saw a decline in marriages and related ceremonies as local providers report weaker demand and reduced bookings. Officials note economic impact on event services and related small businesses amid the downturn.
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