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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
2
A dated instructional passage counsels mothers to ease parenting during heat. It urges dropping strict rules, serving simple meals, and letting children play quietly in brief clothing. The tone treats tantrums as natural while advising patience and delaying strict discipline until cooler times.
A collage of brief items from Hickaville to New York notes entertainments, weather, and society. Mentioned are Col Ludbergh, Douglas Fairbanks, Gov John H. Trumbull, Queen Mary court wear, violinist Gloria Palmer and a parachute broadcast plan slated for July 4.
Radio listings show programs across multiple stations in Eastern Time with evening and late night lineups including orchestras bands vaudeville and news segments. Notable entries include WEAF with Amadeo Fonariova Genla Fonariova Harbor Lights and Radio Vaudeville. WJZ Borough tunes. WOR with Luke Higgins and Great White Fleet. WBAL City Park Band Concert. KDKA Bestor's Orchestra. and WTAM WTAM-WEAR with musical programs and Amos and Andy.
Disjointed OCR notes show radio station identifiers WHAS Louisville WSM Nashville and WEAF plus WIZ. Mentions organ recital scores orchestra and an Orphans' Home Band. Ambiguity limits full item clarity. records indicate a schedule-like fragment with performances and broadcasts across stations and times.
A London reporter rings Miss Dalrymple in New York during a foggy broadcast. She reports from Hadley Field New Jersey at altitude 22 000 feet and speed 90 mph. The line cuts out after a joking exchange about the pea soup fog over New York and London.
Captain Arnold announced an extraordinary meeting of the Salvation Army Advisory Board and Grafton representatives at the Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening June 26. The goal is to widen canvass coverage and enlarge territory this week as county residents are urged to come forward and do their best to close the drive.
The Grafton Independent School District board votes to confirm H A Rice as superintendent for another year starting July 1 1929 with a 4000 annual salary. Four members called a special meeting at the High School to consider and act on the election. A patient taken from a hospital is described as being infused and weighed. The speaker laments being dragged from bed, joking about a pensioner’s quip.
The City of Grafton Commission on June 24 1929 ordered assessments for paving a section of Dewey Avenue between Thayer street and Armstrong alley. Owners listed include Myrtle M Thayer Catherine Louise Thayer John M Thayer and others with varied frontage and sums such as 352.84 for Thayer group and 117.41 for Lyda G Hanley plus 77.38 for Lida G Hanley and 77.76 for Bridget Lalley. Payments due in four installments starting 30 days after June 24 1929 with final due in 120 days. Owners must appear July 22 1929 to contest.
Pittsburgh markets report hogs steady to 2.00 lower with 160-230 lb at 11.85 to 11.90 and 230-825 lb at 11.25 to 11.75. sows 9.00 to 9.75. cattle about steady with low grade cows 7.50 to 9.00. calves fully steady top dealers 15.50. sheep 11.00 to 13.00 with few choice lambs 13.50 to 14.00. produce demand slow with cabbage strong, potatoes steady, various regional prices listed.
Ames Iowa June 25 plant pathologists at Iowa State College fear a severe apple rust epidemic as warm humid weather arrives The fungus grows on red cedar trees which may be removed to control it Also note counterfeiting on a large scale has broken out in Sicily.
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