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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1936
Page
2
Master Reynolds, son of the late Smith Reyno, rode a pony in the children's class at the Willington Delaware horse show, with Holman of the He may be heir to one of the luygert fortunes among the observers.
Hollywood gossip centers on Marlene Dietrich and director Fritz Leng, seen dining together frequently. The tongue waggers claim a romance may be blossoming as the pair are spotted in public and in each other’s company.
Mrs Elba Rifle Penwell an Indiana artist is held on homicide charges after allegedly choking her newborn at birth in Rochester and later transfer to Winamac for arraignment. She said she believed the baby was dead at birth and asked for water colors to sketch in her jail cell.
Rowlesburg resident Thor old Shaffer Funk will earn a degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon on Wednesday. Attending will be his parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Funk, along with several local relatives and friends including Miss Laura Jean Watson, Queen of the Strawberry Festival.
Edward Pickens aged 23 died from injuries after a wheel separated from a car he rode in caused him to be thrown from the vehicle. The car then rolled over him and plunged over an embankment near West Union, killing him near Parkersburg on June 2.
Scott's scrapbook notes half of American women use powder while about one in three brush teeth. A monument honors the boll weevil, described as the most destructive pest in America, in Enterprise Alabama. The pest drove cotton farming out in favor of peanuts, a shift that boosted local prosperity and led to the weevil being celebrated.
The text states initials A W L stand for Absent without official name. It notes a petit jury comprises twelve persons. It defines a student at the U S Naval Academy as a Midshipman.
Detroit’s prosecutor questions the origin of the Knight name amid a vigorous inquiry into a secret group. He muses whether the signature could be his or a clever forgery, noting that he did not sign with knowledge if the document was forged by Black Legion.
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