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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
7
West Virginia crop chiefs tout alfalfa as a near perfect forage crop. It yields more hay per acre, supports soil nitrogen, fits into rotations, and adapts to many soils. Seeding before August 15 in Central West Virginia and lime applications with soil tests are emphasized for best results.
A dense listing of radio programs across networks CBS NBC and more detailing acts, orchestras, variety shows and stand ins from 6 PM through midnight including Eddie House Easy Aces Amos n Andy Frank Parker Burns and Allen, and numerous station lineups with Portland Symphony and local ensemble performances.
Bobby Wolfe suffered a severely mangled right arm after it was caught in a swashing machine wringer in Farmington. Local authorities investigated the accident and medical help was summoned at once.
The National Bituminous Coal Commission studied how increased mechanization could create monopolies. Commissioner Percy Tetlow warned stronger firms might acquire neighboring properties, displacing smaller operators. The panel will report to Congress after January hearings.
In Sioux Falls Judge Ransom L. Gibbs found Bill Hughes guilty of intoxication. Hughes appeared with his dog Prince whose whine prompted the judge to remark the dog is the best attorney around. Hughes received a $25 fine but the sentence was stayed until January 2 because of the dog.
Mrs. Margaret L. Jones told District Judge Robert Nesmith she met matrimony demands until her husband William J. Jones set her a new task stuffing skunks. That was too much and she asked for a divorce, and she obtained it.
Herbert Gfrover and family returned from vacation to discover their Greensboro home emptied of nearly all items. Police received a list of 363 missing articles, including toothbrushes, highlighting the breadth of the theft.
Many backaches stem from tired kidneys not colds or strains. Normal kidneys rid the blood of acids and wastes. a healthy person passes about 2 pints daily. If kidney tubes misfunction, waste accumulates causing backache, low energy, and swelling. Doan’s Pills have been trusted for over 40 years to flush kidneys and relieve symptoms.
A classified note offers Steinway and other pianos at various prices with liberal terms and a cash discount, inviting interest at Grafion in Grafton WV within a few days. Also clues a reward for a lost gold badge monogram POG Blaney.
The Taylor County Board of Education will receive coal bids for local schools until 12 o'clock noon on Saturday August 8. Bids must be delivered by that time with no exception. For full details contact the Superintendent of Schools in the Grafton Banking and Trust Building. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. E. G. Kuhn, Secretary. July 23, 28, Aug 8.
Morgantown July 30 Charles L Taylor a Clarksburg tenor won the Cuthbert male voice contest at West Virginia University for the second year in a row The prize is a scholarship donated by Frank Cuthbert director of the school of music David C Bane Morgantown and Charles W Kindt St Albans received honorable mention.
Wheeling dispatch reports the Ohio county school board estimates 944,709.84 dollars are needed to operate schools next year based on actual expenditures of the 1936 fiscal year.
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