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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
10
The piece argues that parental guidance should focus on why children behave as they do. It cautions against forcing only outward motions and urges reading inner urges, linking wishes to appropriate adjustments. It emphasizes assessing both growth and genuine development rather than surface compliance.
Radio programs in Eastern Standard Time with multiple stations in New York Newark Baltimore Pittsburgh and more. Listings include hotel dance orchestras singers violins and broadcasts from WEAF WJZ WABO WBAL KDKA and WGY among others with times from 6 PM to 1 AM and notes on program types and orchestras.
Radio listings show a range of programs including Variety Hour Dance Music and Old Fashioned Singing School. Stations WOX W4IR WIZ WS B Ausate WHAb WSM Nashville and WEAF JZ air schedules with concerts organ news and recitals throughout the day.
In Webster Springs during July 18 a Elkins insurance man George Martin was swept downstream in his automobile after the Elk river current carried the car off a rock ledge. He clung to survival as bystanders summoned a wrecker and pulled both him and the vehicle from the water. He escaped unharmed and the car sustained minor damage.
White Sulphur Springs plans air service to major cities. Morgantown reports James Great house convicted of second degree murder in Cassidy slaying. Williamson lists numerous material witnesses in Pigeon Creek miner slayings, with counts by county. Seizures include eight counties for stills and auto seizures in Mercer and surrounding areas. Resignation of Dr. R H Walker as state compensation medical examiner accepted. Two miners killed and one burned in Irona Mine No 7. Charleston arrests by state prohibition officers total 282 with 44 stills seized. Traffic accidents in McDowell County largely from cars with no lights. campaign against defective lights. Welch mine and coke ovens to resume operations after nine months. Reforestation progress in Seneca National Forest with thousands of seedlings ready. Charters granted to Allied Association of Huntingtonians and several businesses. Bond issue for Marion county schools approved. New road maps prepared by state road commission.
A cat named Major, left by its owner with a $25,000 legacy three years earlier, was killed by a car in Hull England. Walter Cowley of Keighlye England kissed a young woman three times without consent and received a $500 fine.
Jimmy Creson, a 16 year old Kansas boy, becomes center of a rising oil story as a promising play yields ten thousand dollars and a royalty on No 1. The five acre plot near Wichita dates to the elder Creson, with a family history of separation and custody.
Local authorities report a surge in copper thefts near northern West Virginia prompting the Tax Commissioner to enforce strict tracking of metal purchases. The crackdown targets copper brass lead and other wire materials with detailed record keeping for inspectors. A separate note mentions Galway, Ireland, where a duck with two amputated legs survives.
Officers explained this afternoon that Junk dealers must record all purchases and demand a bill of sale to avoid violations. Unauthorized purchases can lead to a misdemeanor with fines from 100 to 500 dollars. If the junk is stolen, the seller may face grand or petit larceny charges.
Highwaymen robbed a car on a busy street, Siegel forced the door open and fled toward a bus as a train halted the procession. The two robbers chased him but did not fire, leaping into another car and escaping down a side road.
An April New York divorce trial draws attention with a witness claiming the wife was beautiful yet gained weight. An advertising insert promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss aid, urging readers to start a 30 day plan and weigh in afterward. A Montclair, New Jersey woman was hospitalized after a gas leak incident worsened by a match.
The Northwestern turnpike from Parkersburg has been oiled and is in excellent condition. Oilings are underway on state routes 28 Petersburg to Franklin, 15 Webster Springs to Cowen, and 2 Paden City to Sistersville. A retread on route 10 Logan to Hart is in progress and all projects except the last are expected to finish by mid August.
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