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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
2
A fragment discusses Nancy who moves from one interest to another, seeking satisfaction but never finding it. It argues such flaky enthusiasm signals deep emotional needs and urges understanding and specialist study of child behavior to prevent wasted development and hindered attention. Also includes a for sale note for a player piano at $185.
A historical ad touts a product named Mother's Friend by Bradfield Regulator Go. It claims to relax the skin and muscles, ease nervous spells, and reduce backache during pregnancy. The text urges expectant mothers to request sales details and address for orders.
Radio schedule snippet lists various New York Philadelphia Newark and regional stations with listed programs in the evening and afternoon slots including orchestras, dance music, sing extracts, and hour marks with call letters and frequencies. It resembles a registry of live programming across WEAF WJZ WOR WBAL KDKA and others with times such as 6:00 6:30 and 7:00 PM.
May arrests totaled 925 with fines of 23778.50 and costs 8061.46. Prohibition violations yielded 212 arrests, fines 15930, costs 4403.45, and 46 years 11 months 15 days of jail. highway violations added 168 arrests and 5 years 6 months jail. Miscellaneous crimes, 545 arrests, 122 years 1 year 7 months 18 days of jail. stills and moonshine seizures noted. A Civil War relic hammer was donated to the West Virginia state museum by John Marshall of Washington.
In Parkersburg a flag donated to a museum is tied to General Jay Morrow and Colonel Henry J. Johnson with a history tracing it from Cincinnati to Civil War battles. Reports cover industrial casualties, accidents, and police actions across West Virginia, detailing fatal and non fatal incidents and enforcement notes.
Foreman at Fairmont J C Koch master carpenter and H C Miller division storekeeper led safety groups at Grafton shops on May 31 to complete the ninth consecutive month with four million man hours worked without a lost time accident. The campaign aims for one year free of such incidents.
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