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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1929
Page
2
Radio listings detail July 2 programs across WEAF WJZ WHAS WJZ and other stations. Highlights include orchestras educational segments concert features news musical varieties and dance hours featuring numerous named acts and hosts in multiple cities.
A light editorial urges balance in kids outdoor activity, warning against overreaction to poison ivy. It advises teaching recognition of common plants and permissive rambles in countryside while cautioning about direct contact. Emphasizes fostering sensible curiosity over excessive fear in children.
Somerset July 2 three robbers from Cleveland and Detroit were sentenced for the June 6 Central City National Bank holdup. Felix Fertak of Cleveland and John Woentak of Detroit received 18 years six months to 37 years each, while John Lucian of Detroit drew 16 to 23 years.
A Pullman car traveler watches a tractor overturning a field beside the railroad track and quips that farmers complain they do not get enough exercise. The remark reflects rural labor and modern farming machinery in a light, observant tone.
The ad proclaims Zex Magnesia Compound as a guaranteed instant remedy for all forms of dyspepsia caused by stomach acid. It promotes the product at 60 cents and lists a hotel orchestra performance and scores. The copy emphasizes market day sales and public demand for a reliable treatment.
The labor cabinet announces plans to study liquor legislation and gase and intoxicating liquor issues, plus a commission to examine parliamentary election laws in light of recent general election experiences. Stanley Baldwin, now out of office, vows not to oppose the new government and to support it with restraint.
Testimony from refrigeration experts described methyl chloride as insidious and deadly while noting millions invested in safety measures. Foreman Dr Morris Fishbein led a jury urging stronger action by public officials and industry leaders to prevent further deaths from the gas. Coroner’s physician Webster testified to certain death, while experiments with live guinea pigs demonstrated clear poisoning signs. The gas is avoided for life safety and high replacement costs.
Visual education boosts historic shrine tours in Virginia with projected 25 000 children this summer and autumn from east and central west. Dr George J Ryan heads the New York board of education initiative to expose youths to Washington Jefferson Marshall and other founders. Special trains and bus trips link Jamestown Yorktown Monticello Williamsburg and Mount Vernon. In March a New York educator delegation advocated tours, prompting New York schools to seek permissions and other states to plan visits.
Several notices record corporate dividend declarations by Monongahela West Penn Public Services Company payable to stockholders of record Sept. 14 1929 and due Oct. 1 1929. Other items include lienholder claims against Dennis Fleming and family, bankruptcy notices for Agnes Werner, an order of publication in a Wayne Lawler case, and a Dewey Avenue assessment requiring property owners to pay one third of paving costs with deadlines and a meeting date for review.
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