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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1929
Page
2
The author reflects on memory and education, arguing that painful lessons fade but quick happy learning endures. She advises keeping children cheerful while learning and using rewards to build routines such as bed making and dressing. Over time, intrinsic pride reinforces good behavior.
A dense OCR of radio schedule data lists programs and times across WEAF WJZ WOR WBAL KDKA WGY WLBZ WBZ WHAS WSM WABO WABC and other stations including orchestra ensembles hotel dance and hour from WEAF. It notes specific shows such as Safety Series Spitalny’s Music Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra and Hour of Dance along with local church services and Sunday programs.
A reader friendly notice lists morning worship and Sunday school times for St Pauls M B Church with choir practice and midweek prayer. First Church of Christ shows Bible school and communion with no preaching that Sunday. Methodist Protestant details include Sunday school worship and midweek prayer plus a welcome to all. Vacation church school runs daily 9 to 11:30 a.m. A visiting pastor from West Virginia Wesleyan College will preach at both services due to the pastor's absence. Public invited.
Church schedule lists 9:20 Sunday school led by Mrs Hat tie Beaner and Bertha Lewis asst supt 10:45 sermon by pastor 7:00 Epworth League Irene Minor pres 8:00 sermon music by choirs prayer meeting Ministers delegates and district group conference set for Sunday June 20 and ending Sunday July 7 Washington Conference M B church program participation noted.
West Virginia section reports a Pan American Highway Association meeting at Wake-sulphur Springs. Gas well operations on C and O Railway land near Gilboa. A 68 foot steel observation tower and nine miles of telentione line on Lone Star Mountain under construction. Towns add chlorinators and new buildings as plans for sewage plants progress. Hale Aeroplane Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Company of Welch incorporated with 60000 capital. Douglas Shoe store opens in Daniel Boone building. Otsero Coal Company incorporates with 50000 capital. Mullens moves to former Economy Store building. Telephone company to spend 22186 on additions. Appalachian Electric completes 75 project. New transmission line work between Madison and Van. Judelson Dryer Corp and Beckley Ucll co. form with 100000 capital. F W Woolworth to open five and ten cent store. State Highway 17 extension from Henderson to Point Pleasant discussed. Roads in Wirt county improving. Bowlesburg plans water system expansion. Capital City Bankins buys property for Washinton and Oney streets for new quarters.
Items from across West Virginia report survey and site work for Wheeling air port and Barret Rock area improvements, a new airport site survey in Charleston, and a completed Bra lon Motor Company building. Other entries note a Roane County wool shipment plan, a ten mile electric line by Appalachian Electric, Camp Dawson building contracts, and state aid checks totaling 24000 to school districts in various counties.
The Kloman Instrument Company, a corporation with 50,000 in stock, is establishing a new branch store at 1921 Quarter Street Wheeling Cant. The facility will be located atop the Elks Club building on Fifteenth Street as a guide for aviators.
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