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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
2
The piece advises letting a child explore a dead bird to confront death without fear. It notes curiously approaching natural phenomena, answering questions factually, and not reacting with shock. Encouraging a matter of fact, scientific interest may lessen childhood morbidity from death.
The passage contrasts death approaching with bereavement rather than fear. It argues that while death can be faced and endured, fear causes confusion that leaves a person helpless, shaping a stark meditation on mortality.
A dense listing of Newark New York and Cleveland radio programs with times and station call letters, featuring WEAF WJZ WOR WAKO WBAL WGY WBZ WIZ and others. It includes Concert Orchestra Slumber Melodies Box Car Deluxe Uncle Bob Sherwood Native Musicians and various ensembles.
A fragmented listing shows concert and studio segments across stations Avante 405.2 WEB WJZ WHAS WM Nashville and WEAF. Times include 7:30 concert program 3:00 WJZ concert 9:00 concert music 11:45 Hawaiian ensemble 7:00 studio orchestra scores 7:30 studio mugle 8:00 studio Gren 9:30 WEAF repeat 10:00 homing hour 11:00 Amos Andy news and orchestras.
A group of young girls enjoyed a picnic near Newburg at the Big Dam on Wednesday. After lunch they swam, built a fire, and made candy, with chaperones present. Names include Lucille Hinkston Marguerite Zinn Andra Zinn Marie White Geraldine White Thelma Cole Tina Meadows and Mrs Blas Laverence Wise.
Congregation members enjoyed sewing and social conversation with refreshments served late at night. Attendees included Mesdames Van Zandt Skinner Warnick Horehler Geldbaugh Densmore Sinclair Davis Ravenscroft Weltman Harter Shrader Gust key Gibson and others. Visitors Tina Meadows Vincent Fromhart Freeman Moon Campbell Burke Smoot Bolt on Lyle and nurse Francis Laurence also spent time with relatives and relatives in town.
Rain kept the ladies lawn fete in church rooms where a good sum was raised from boxes pies and cakes sales. A children day program at Clemtown church drew many families and received praise. Local residents Mr and Mrs Larence U Probst visited relatives in Bryson. The community meeting, led by chairwoman Mrs Troy Haddix, featured readings and a successful musical act. Farm Women’s Club met at Miss Hazel Cole’s home with Mrs Dorsey Cole guiding a salad focused talk and refreshments for members including Mrs Rose Cole and others.
A community bulletin lists Minute and Miss White as Four-H Club leaders from Randolph County with members Billy Haddix Catherine Haddix Nelda Edwin Cole Robert and Delores Haddix Hazel Cole Ruth McVicker. A three reel church show sponsored by the Anti Saloon League is set for Webster M E church with plans for a Sunday singing school led by Mire Troy Haddix and Mrs Rose Cole as pianist. Also notes are made of local visits hospital recoveries farmwomen camp and club meetings with various attendees and speakers.
One dose of Zex the Pepsinat ed magnetia compound instantly relieves heartburn sweetens sour stomach and removes foul waste matter from the bowels. No matter how big and elder you are keep Zex handy and suffer no discomfort after meals. It aids digestion. Price 60e at all drug stores.
A vintage kitchen fragment outlines a dinner with pried chicken buttered potatoes corn on the cob tomato salad chocolate cream cheese con serve buttered toast sugar cookies and more. It lists corn boiling steps eight ears of corn two quarts water one teaspoon salt and a tomato salad with tomatoes cucumber green peppers onions lettuce and French dressing. The chocolate ice cream recipe uses chocolate water eggs and sugar then freezes. Cream cheese conserve combines white cream cheese and damson plum bitter served with toast and knife.
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