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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
2
A notice announces a free examination and information service available on the second floor of the White Scarver Building on West Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia, inviting residents to seek guidance.
The county court approved payments for sheep killed or injured by dogs during the current fiscal year totaling 807 dollars. Nineteen claimants sought compensation for 149 sheep killed and 29 lambs. Payment rates set at five dollars per killed sheep, one dollar per lamb, two dollars per injured sheep, and one dollar per injured lamb.
The piece outlines state and national committees forming to promote the Eighteenth Amendment. It cites a National Conference of Organizations Supporting Prohibition urging widespread enrollment, coordination across counties and states, and a united effort to defend prohibition amid sliding support. Frozen-fish busts dropped percent from 1931 to 1932.
Advice on baby toy safety emphasizes durable materials that won’t color or crack, securely tied beads, easy to grasp double handles, and safe rattles. Empty spools, soft animals, wooden beads, and rubber dolls are recommended, alongside simple kitchen items and varied textured objects to support exploration and ear training.
Miss Anna Norris aged 19 maid for Mrs Ben H Franz Maple avenue sustained a broken left forearm when she fell from a swing at Grafton Park last night around 10 o clock. She was taken to Dr J A Kimble’s office where the fracture was reduced and she is resting easily today.
The city’s thousands seek relief from extreme heat with highs of 95 in Bluefield 99 at Williamson and 97 in Huntington. The weather man forecasts showers tonight and little change in temperature across the region.
The death of Charles Wilson, 45, a glass worker in Charleston, is attributed to a West Virginia heat wave gripping the state for two days. Coroner W. S. Work said his son dropped dead from acute indigestion, apparently worsened by the heat. Federal experts caution that ethyl or grain alcohol can substitute for gasoline in engines but cannot be started cold with alcohol alone in free weather.
Willy Nilly narrowly avoids injury after a fall among leaves near a tree. He defends Christopher Columbus Crow from danger, earns the crow’s friendship, and contemplates his uncertain place in Puddl Muddle as the crow becomes a new inhabitant. The tale explains the origin of the Confederate term butternut.
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