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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1932

Page

2

Radio schedules and program listings show NBC and CBS lineup

A June 21 Associated Press bulletin lists NBC and NBC WJZ evening schedules with entertainers and programs from 5:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. including Ray Perkins and dancers, Sanderson and Crumt, artists, orchestras, and serials. the listings also mention public affairs shows You and Your Government and later dance music by various orchestras and bands.

Nbc-Weaf Ray Perkins the Goldberds Sanderson and Crumt Ed W Russ Columbo Opry Dornt Ralph Kirbery Pettis Ole Foerch NBC WJZ Ted Black Lowell Thomas Amos 'N' Andy Just Willie Stebbins Boys Billy Jones Ernie Hare Edgar A.guest Goldman Band

Arrest Made in Wounding of Three Youths

Philippi June 21 Roy Shahan 21 of Sugar Creek was arrested on a charge of wounding Woodrow Cross Jacob Cross and John Wilson Belington youths Sunday The three youths found a bar yes of moonshine liquor when shots from a shotgun were fired from ambush Woodrow Cross lost his right eye and all three sustained shotgun pellet wounds none serious Shahan’s father Wesley 57 was jailed for possession of mash The pair are in Barbour county jail The boys were walking over hills to a neighbor's home when they found the moonshine in Todd hollow three miles from Belington

Philippi Roy Shahan Sugar Creek Woodrow Cross Jacob Cross John ‘Wilson Belington Cross Shahan Wesley Shathan Jare Barbour County Todd Hollow

Walter Childs Goes On Trial In Kingwood Case

Walter Childs, 50, goes on trial on a felonious assault charge in Kingwood. The state alleges on December 17, 1931, Childs struck Clyde A. Conley, 55, with a heavy steel poker causing a derangement leading to a suicide attempt. Conley testified about accusations during a visit to Childs home.

Kingwood J. Walter ‘Childs Féloni Clyde A. Gonley Conley Childs Conleyon Byley

Capital Gets Plot Warning Splurge From Washington

Washington crowds the capital hunkered as police guard roads from Maryland after New York police warned of an armed car en route possibly to the White House. Brigadier General Glassford ordered an armed patrol to watch two men in a Maryland car. Moran of the secret service claimed no knowledge of the alert.

Washington Maryland New York White House Glassford W. H. Moran Secret Service

Consolidation of Broaddus Alderson college elects Kemper as chairman

Charleston June 21 notes the recently united Broaddus Alderson college at Philippi forming a permanent board. Rev C W Kemper of Charleston named chairman. W W Trent, retiring Broaddus president, named secretary. 26 of 28 trustees elected. Trustees listed include E M Tomlinson S A White R E Talbott Taney Harrison W C Corder Jess Riley Hugh Pickett D P Kessler Gordon Vicent D P Purinton Mrs T C Johnson E Wayne Talbot J Marion Smith W W Trent Robert Caverlee George I Neal H B Rowe L F Cavendish J M Alderson T M Reynolds Emma Alderson C C Carter W L Price J S Donnelly George W Jones L Graham J A Wood. Trustees meet June 30 at Sutton with faculty to plan term and likely choose a president. Dr W S Dunlop of Alderson had indicated he would decline the presidency and remain as pastor.

Charleston Broaddus-Alderson College Philippi C. W. Kemper W. W. Trent Broaddus College Sutton W. 8. Dunlop Alderson College Consolidated College Alderson E. M. Tomlinson Grafton 8. A. White Weston R. E. Talbott Taney Harrison Clarksburg W. C. Corder Philps Jesse Riley Parsons L.F. Cavendish Huntington J.M. Alderson T. M. Reynolds Emma Alderson C. C. Carter W. L. Price J. S. Donnelly Oak Hill George W. Jones Red Star L. >. Graham Hinton J. A. Wood Pratt

All-Expense Washington Tours Promote Low-Cost Travel

The package offers five days in the National Capital with railroad, hotel, and sightseeing included. Reduced round-trip railroad fare to Washington is ten dollars and twenty cents, while Baltimore is twelve dollars ten cents, valid for ten days.

Washington Baltimore

Elkins U S Court Term Opens Today

Elkins June 21 The June term of the U S court opens today with the grand jury reporting after the July 4 holiday. Petit jurors will be in session in July as pleas from indicted defendants are heard. Prisoners from various jails will be brought in for trial, civil matters are set, and the term's length is indefinite due to federal building repairs.

Elkins Tetera Randolph County Court House

Woman Shot During Mine Strike Clash Near Athens Ohio

At least 700 pickets gathered for a sheriff's order as No 6 mine of the Sunday Creek Coal Company operated with 74 men. Mrs Peter Cole, wife of a picket, was shot in both legs by a machine gun fired from one of three miner cars. Herbert Parke, a mine guard, was hit by a brick but not seriously hurt. Officials could not identify the operators.

Barr Athens Ohio Sunday Creek Coal Company Peter Cole Herbert Parke

Episcopal Diocesan Meet Opens at Jacksons Mill

The fifth annual summer conference of the Diocese of West Virginia opens in Jacksons Mill for a week of study and recreation. Daily classes begin at 8:30 led by Bishop W L Gravatt and clergy including Rt Rev R H L Strider and Rev J F C W Piglet with other speakers from Maryland Pennsylvania and New York. Afternoon sessions start at 1 10 followed by recreation and a 7 sunset service led by Rev John Gass with an 8 o clock evening program.

John Gass

Bomb scare yields odd rescued object at cafe terrace

Police were alerted to a bomb at a cafe terrace in Houston on June 21. Detectives Wilkins and Lyons found a device that released noises and then hauled it to the bayou where two turtles and a horned toad emerged from the blast container.

Houston Tex Police Department Wilkins Lyons Tur Les

Black light aids airplane instrument panels from Westinghouse

Engineers at Westinghouse Lamp Company in Bloomfield New Jersey have developed a black light for aircraft instrument panels. The new light makes radium dial markings stand out clearly and reduces the need for artificial lighting in the cockpit.

Bloomfield N. J Westinghouse ‘Lamp Company

State Briefs Touch on Local Tragedies and Political Claims

Logan deputy Milton Perry, 61, shot himself at home in Man. Martinsburg delegate Wilbur Thomas cites Dr. Joseph Frace of Maryland scoring WV for not backing him for the presidential nomination. Thomas notes Frace received 80,000 votes in the state primary. Charleston reports a Capitol dedication rainstorm ending a near 95 degree day, with a drop to 16. State game warden Okey Chambers, 50, shot dead. fellow warden Floyd Burgess, 50, wounded, six arrested, one sought. Traffic legislation committees to be formed. security chief Harold Tompkins names members. Mammoth coal mine burial accident traps 30-year-old Howard Burns. rescue efforts ongoing.

Martinsburg Wilbur H. Thomas Joseph I. Frace Maryland West Virginia France Thomas

Capone Arrest Stuns Chicago Police Case Linked to Bomb Try

Chicago June 21 Albert Capone third of four surviving Capone brothers was questioned by police in Cicero over an attempted bombing aimed at Mayor Cemy. Police then arrested Capone and 31 others after a hotel raid. scene sparked by mob ties and long history of gang violence in the city.

Chicago Capone Albert Capone Aland Ralph Albert Cicero Joseph G. Cemy Cananty Rose Novak Mildred Hanus Vatburt John Sullivan Civero al Capone

County Court Starts Action to Get Money

Kingwood June 21 Action will be started at a special session of county court today to recover funds alleged missing from the sheriff’s accounts. John J Jenkins president of the court announced last night favoring removing Williams from office. The sheriff is charged with a shortage of 17000 in his accounts and he states he suffered a loss of 9500 three months ago when he was held up and robbed. The remaining shortage was alleged after a recent state audit of Williams accounts. The sheriff’s term has several months to run.

Kingwood John J. Jenkins Williams

Spanish War Vets Elect Officers at Huntington Meeting

The West Virginian auxiliary of the United Spanish American War Veterans nominated Bertha Barnes of Charleston for president and named officers including George Dixon and Della as vice presidents, Anna McPherson as judge advocate, Elizabeth Rambo as patriotic instructor, and Kalbaugh as historian. Elections and installation planned today with invitations from Williamson and Wheeling. Chauncey Herrick warned of likely pension fights and tracing war disabilities amid incomplete records.

Huntington West Virginian Auxiliary The United Spanish-American War Veterans Veterans’ Organization Bertha Barnes Charleston George Dixon Piedmont Della Ednad Whitney Parkersburg Anna McPherson Elizabeth Rambo Z. T. Kalbau Chauncey W. Herrick Chicago

Cardinal Lauri Arrives in Dublin for Eucharistic Congress

Cardinal Lauri, pope's legate, lands in Dublin to begin the Eucharistic Congress amid public enthusiasm and religious ceremonies. Kingstown Bay greets ships with planes overhead. crowds line hills by the quay. President De Valera welcomes the legate as Oceania definitions include regions like Malaya, Australasia, and Polynesia.

Dublin Lauri Kingstown de Valera

Warren A Keenan Takes Own Life In Parkersburg

Warren A Keenan, defeated Democratic nominee for state auditor, killed himself at his Parkersburg home Friday night. Police disclosed he cut his throat with a knife and then shot himself in the head, ending years with the Keenan Hashere firm and a long Dem political involvement.

Parkersburg Warren ‘A. Keenan Keenan & Hashere Dem

Cagney Dances Into Fame in Taxi at Opera House

Warner Bros and Vitaphone feature Taxi with James Cagney and Loretta Young at the Opera House showcases his dancing on screen. The versatile star demonstrates bold steps in a dance hall sequence, tracing his rise from stage to screen through highlight roles.

Warner Bros. and VitapHione James Cagney Loretta Young Opera House Cagney Hi Miss Young Cagney New York

Governor Pinchot to Call Special Session

Washington June 21 Senator Ozan Democrat Kentucky amused the senate with an account of his family overruled him and bought a refrigerator an automobile and a radio all because of Republican prophecies that times were going to get better Publican leader Senator Watson of Indiana emer Pinchot announces he will call a special session of the legislature next Monday night at Hoover time His daughter overcame

Washington Ozan Kentucky Senate Harrisburg Watson Indiana Reemer Pinchot Hoover

Pennsylvania 16 measures to relieve unemployment announced

At a late afternoon press conference in the governor's office the administration and legislative leaders reached agreement on 14 of 16 proposed relief points. The two disputed items were referred to the legislature for consideration.

Pennsylvania

Captain James Dickson Breaks Flight Mark at Ames

Capt James Dickson lands at Ames Airport at 7 15 p m Eastern Standard Time after a flight from an undisclosed start. He carried motion picture executives as passengers and beat Lindbergh's record by about an hour before fog forced a return near Bellefonte.

Kylertown Charles A. Lindbergh James Dickson Ames Dickson Bellefonte Col. Lindbergh

Daily Crossword Puzzle Solution Saturday 7 Feign Illness

Puzzle solution contains scattered readable entries for Across and Down clues with several garbled phrases. Contains mislabeled word fragments like Feign illnens and scattered numbers. We summarize the fragment as a cryptic style puzzle fill with unclear integrity and many OCR errors.

The Childs Limitation in a Young Mind

An excerpt discusses a child's distress and desire to remove a loved one, noting immaturity in early affection. It cites Andrew W. Melton through Logan and Alice Judson Peale and uses a dramatic exchange about a cherished toy to illustrate a developing sense of self.

Andrew W. Melton Logan Erie

Druggists Meet At Al White Sulphur Springs

White Sulphur Springs June 21 Druggists from Virginia and West Virginia Pharmacists Association met to discuss public health duties for pharmacists. Dr Warren Draper of the Virginia department of public health stressed pharmacist physician cooperation and careful prescription compounding to help control disease.

White Sulphur Springs Virginia and West Virginia Pharmacists Association Warren 8. Draper Virginia, Department of Public Health

Earhart welcomed home after bold transatlantic flight

National briefs report Amelia Earhart's warm homecoming from her record transatlantic flight. A Georgia farmer killed his wife and four children and then himself. Hoover and RNC Chair Sanders met for the first time since the convention. In Knoxville an elderly spinster sisters' farm home death is noted. Coach Mel Ingram and Wallace Idaho high school players plan summer conditioning in placer mining.

Knoxville Mel Ingram of-the-Wallace, Idaho

One Skinny Girl Gained 14 Lbs In 3 Weeks

An Oklahoma cashier claims a weight gain formula using mentha pepsin will boost vigor and health. The ad promises rapid results, urging readers to try the product with a money back guarantee if it fails to help.

Mentha Pepsin Creer & Tab Mafia Oklahoma Won & Sal Mentha Pepsin

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Associated Press Sissle Orchestra Tito Mills Brothers Connie Boswell Georgia Price Ving Kaufman Columbians Kate, Smith Colonel and Buddy Joe Palooka Ben Bernie Crime Club Shilktet Orchestra Fast Freight Barlow Symphony Irene Beasley Martin's Orchestra Stern's Orchestra Jack Little Nelson's Orchestra Coon-Sanders Walter Childs Broaddus-Alderson Santiago Chile William Gilbertson Bradden Ideal WA Washindton E. A. Hoffmann Dig Passenti, Ger Wheeling W. Ve. Baltimore OHIQ Elkins U.S. Court Episcopalian Meet Milton Perry Man Gray Silver State ‘Capitol Harold P. Tompkins West Virginia Traffic Safety Conference Howard Burns Mammoth Kanawha and Hocking Coal and Coke Company Burns Oceania Pacific Ocean Malaysia Australasia Polynesia Warren A. Keenan Gite Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Wildwood Asbury Park North Jersey Gratton Baltimore & Ohio James Cagnera Danges Pinchot Solon Feign Illnens Alice Judson Peale Amelia Earhart Cantin, Ga Republican National Committee Sanders
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