Grandmother's Darling and the Perils of Excessive Affection
The story recounts Nancy the chosen grandchild who received constant love and gifts from her grandmother. After the grandmother’s death Nancy reacts with unusual calm, then withdraws and clashes with family expectations until a move to Liembantry alters her behavior. The piece warns parents about dependence on indulgent affection and the need for balanced upbringing.
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Nancy
Lieimbantry
Avehild
State Briefs: College Presidents Elected Amid Changes
Associated Press reports in Charleston and Huntington that Shepherd College president W H White and West Virginia State Normal School leader were chosen as presidents. Marshall College board adopts sports plan. Road commission in Charleston releases bids to tar approximately Nike miles of Rock Camp Peters road.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
W. H. ,White
Shepherd Eege State Normal School
Political and crime notes from West Virginia district reports
Monroe county roads work to be done with state forces. Democratic hopefuls include Charleston area contenders and Huntington candidates. Various local items cover ceremonies prosecutions elections and a fatal shooting in Morgantown and a murder trial in Wellsburg with other regional political and legal updates.
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Lown Road
Monroe County
Seven Keys to Baldpate at Opera House with Richard Dix
Richard Dix stars in Seven Keys to Baldpate at the Opera House, presented by Andrew Radio Pictures. The talking screen adds to the stage melodrama from Broadway with impressive camera work and strong supporting cast, promising diverting mystery and comedy. Also shows include a good comedy and several shorts tonight and Wednesday.
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Opera House
Richard Dix
Baldpate
George M. Cohan
New York
Andrew Radio Pictures
Talking Screen
Baldipate
Hollywood
Mag@e
Baldpate Inn
Country Club Golf Popular in Grafton This Summer
Golf at Grafton Country Club grows with many locals joining and six applications accepted. New members include W H Repert, I D Mart in Fleming ton, G Wesley Evans, Willard Murphy, L P Sawyer, and Edgar Newham. Sunday drew the largest crowd yet as the course proves popular with younger residents and miniature golf also attracts hundreds.
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Grafton
Grafton,Country Club
W. H.repert
I. D. Martin
Flemington
G. Wesley
Evans
Willard Murphy
Edgar Newham
Albania Mountaineer Tribes Draw Scientist and Wife
Cambridge based researcher Dr Coon of Harvard and Frederick Farnsworth completed an Albanian field study with the Dibra tribe. They observed headship songs, lived among both Catholic and Mohammedan groups, and noted unusual patterns in handedness and head shapes. Gendarmes assisted the expedition, arranging tribesmen for measurements and participation.
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Albania
Coon
Peabody Museum
Harvard University
Frederick Farnsworth
Dibra
Mirdifiy
Ali
Nany Gs
Grafton Poised for Rise in Golfing Spirit
Local reflections suggest Grafton lags in golf activity compared with other towns, yet long-time residents believe a stronger golf culture will soon take hold. Enthusiasts note the sport's growing chatter could spur brisk local participation and competition.
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Grafton
Petersen Sets Local Golf Course Low With 36 Score
Grafton reveals skilled golfers at Randolph's Caddy Golf Course where Arch F. Petersen posted a 36 for 18 holes, the course's best ever. Teammates Willard Murphy and Peck Ridetour finished 45 and 40. Don S. Garber shot 45 and John Forcello 43.
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Grafton
Randolph
Arch F. Petersen
Willard Murphy
Peck Ridetour
Petersen
Don S. Garber
John Forcello
Senator Robsion Continues Unopposed in Local Nomination
Jed Robinson drew surprise by district as the sole representative seeking no reelection in a three set bowling championship. Incumbents, including W. V. Gregory, head Taylor County contests, while Robsion remains unopposed for their party nomination.
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Jed Robinson
Taylor
W. V. Gregory
Bar Association Election Returns Mention Local Races
Robinson leads in the Second District with a 23 point edge over D Craddock in the Fourth District favoring Republican candidates. Warder and Warder place high in Ninth and Francis Warder narrowly trails for second with Burdett and Friedman in the cellar. Pin boys Milton Moore and William Keane noted. Women Republicans seek congressional seats Katherine Langley Marie Muller and John David Allen oppose incumbents Lincoln Newhall and Robert Blackburn.
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Ty Bar Association
Robinson
David’ Kisiehe
D. Craddock
Robert Warder
EB. R
Katherine Langley
Marie C. Muller
J. Lincoln Newhall
John David Allen
Robert Blackburn
Lindbergh Plans Pan American Airways Tour
Interest centers report hopeful Lindbergh preparations after visiting Rear Admiral Byrd. As technical advisor for Pan American Airways, he may tour lines from the West Coast to Santiago and Buenos Aires then Rio de Janeiro, with previous flights to Venezuela, Colombia, and Guianas. A honeymoon yacht is reportedly being prepared for a cruise once travel is feasible.
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Lindbergh
Richard Byrd
Pan-American Airways
Santiago de Chile
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Venezuela
Colombia
Dutch
British Guiana
Aj Shipyard
Big Leaguers Travel Through Grafton on Holiday Trip
Major league teams continue exhibition routes traveling via Baltimore and Ohio lines. The Philadelphia Nationals stop in Cumberland on Sunday June 29 to play the Cumberland team then depart on train No 11 toward Grafton and Cincinnati. They return July 2 on the National Limited No 2.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Cumberland
National Limited
Lindberghs Given Flight Dolls by Enthusiasts in St Louis
Visitors to Jefferson Memorial in St Louis examine gifts Col Charles A Lindbergh received after his New York to Paris flight. Mrs Nettié H Beauregard curator of the Missouri Historical Society said she would ship the dolls to Lindberghs if they requested them.
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St. Louis
Jefferson Memorial
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Nettié H. Beauregird
The
Missouri Historical Society
Lindbergh
Mrs. Lindbergh
Grafton Woman Fined in Whisky Possession Case
Elizabeth Boylen of Grafton paid a $60 fine in Judge William E. Baker's Elkins court on a federal whisky possession charge and was fined liberty. Virgil Ludwick, also of Grafton, received a similar fine and, unable to pay, was jailed in Elkins. North Carolina plants imported $50,000,000 in materials last year. Oklahoma auto sales since January 1 show a drop of more than 10,000 from 1929.
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Elizabeth Boylen
Grafton
William E. Baker
Elkins
Virgil Ludwick
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Gangsters, attorney clash over Lingle assassination inquiry
The state's attorney is accused of overlooking preexisting conditions before Lin Lingle's assassination. A planned action against those responsible is promised. Witnesses identify Jamies Red Forsythe alias Fawcett as closely matching the slayer, with new details about Forsythe's past emerging.
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Abte
Lingle
Jamies
Red) Forsythe
Fawcett
Som
Forsythe
Free Entry Sought for German Dornier Do-X Flying Boat
Representative Johnson of South Dakota introduced a resolution to grant duty free entry to the Dornier Do-X giant German flying boat. The craft, powered by twelve motors and carrying 159 passengers on a prior flight, faced potential about 30000 dollars in customs duty if denied free entry.
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Washington
United States
Johnson
Republican
South Dakota
Arang-Atlantic
Michael Examined For Second Grade Studies
Bucharest June 24 King Carol and Queen Helen attend a three hour examination of their son Michael the Grand Vievode to determine his fitness to admit him to second grade studies in the royal court amid ongoing reconciliation efforts
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Bucharest
Carol
Helen
Michael
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