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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1937

Page

2

Mrs Post Dies In Parsons After Illness

Mrs Carrie Post aged 55 died after a long illness in Parsons. The wife of Bert W Post. Also legal notice of a trustee sale by William L Pitman Audrey Pitman and the sale terms cash for a Taylor County West Virginia property described with bearings and lot lines at the East Main Street site scheduled for July 17 1937 at ten in the morning with Harry Friedman as Trustee.

William L. Pitman Audrey Pitman Taylor County West Virginia Grafton East Main Street East Main Bridge Street Mary L Carr Balt and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Haymond Pitman Malissa A. Purdee Desd Harry Friedman

Commissioner Gains Powers Over County Road Work

The 1937 legislature expanded the road commissioner authority effective July 1, giving district engineers tighter control over personnel and projects. The commissioner may dismiss county chiefs, and funds are allocated by population and road mileage. District engineers gain responsibility for projects and broader sway in county supervisor appointments, though recommendations remain nonbinding.

Burr H. Simpson Simpson

Wally Simpson Named After Mrs Simpson’s 1935 Birthday

RALEIGH June 26 State board of health issued a birth certificate for Wally Simpson. Nurses said they expected someone would be named for Mrs Simpson. A grandmother’s letter noted Wally’s birth date June 19 matches Mrs Wallis Simpson’s birthday, a coincidence unaware in 1935.

Raleigh N. C State Board of Health Wally Simpson Simpson North Carolina Board of Health Wally Wallis Simpson

North Carolina Woman Becomes Grandmother At 36

ERWIN North Carolina June 28 Mrs Dora Odom Hobbs became a grandmother at 32 when her daughter Calypso Hobbs Stewart had a son Her mother is now a great grandmother at 56 and thus the family holds two generations within a single lifetime

Radio Listings Chronicle Evening to Late Night Broadcasts

A dense schedule lists NBC CBS and affiliate programs with dozens of names. Performers include Uncle Ezra, Hollace Shaw, Jerry Cooper, Victor Arden, Barney Rapp, and Eddie Varzo among others, with orchestras and vocal acts across time slots from 6:15 P M to 11:30 P M EST. The guide maps programs to stations like WGN WJZ WABC WLW and KDKA, noting drama talk variety and music offerings.

NBC Amos and Andy Cbsi WJZ WJAY WGBI Uncle Willie Uncle Ezra CBS Hollace Shaw WMMN Bill Pierce WGN Harold Stokes WLW Lum and Abner Jack Shannon Ann Leaf WOR Lone Ranger WGR Jerry Cooper WSM Dixie Land WCAE Three Little Maids John Herrick Boake Carter Wiz—Sisters of the Skillet KDKA WPAR Burns and Allen Horace Heidt Good Time Society WBAL Eddy Duchin WSSG WHP John Arthus Charlotte Deeble Voice of Firestone Margaret Speaks Sopr Richard Bonhelli Jnr Pick Pat Edward Roecker Benny Krueger The Goldman WHAM Whas—Dance Orchestra WWVA Wjay—Cassidy Singers Six Radio Theatre 4BC Joe Sanders Mary Small Reeds Kennedy Victor Arden Clifton Utley Hans WGAR Herman Pirchner ABC Wayne King Billy Rose Casa Manan Dancing With Hank Jerry, Cooper Paul Martin W.z—Nat WSB Henry Weber WGY WBEN WBBM WHK WCAU Mac Parker Amos Jolly Coburn Larry Vincent Baron Elliott WJR Peaceful Valley Barney Rapp Nbc—Dance Orchestra Manhattan WENR Jack Turmer Eddie Varso Phil Levants Mrs Jesse Crawfords Magnolia Blossoms Bert Block WHAS Lewis Brown

Bellevue Flood Recedes. Town Counts Damage

Flood waters in Bellevue Ohio recede from underground streams after threatening 300 homes. A 20 foot railroad embankment backed a lake of 2,900 acres, drowning Emerson Zippernick and burning Charles Davis in a gasoline explosion as 1,000 homes at risk. Mayor and state sanitation engineer act to prevent disease after the flood. Damage unofficially estimated at 100000 dollars.

Bellevue Lake R. E. Whaleslager Emerson Zippernick Charles Davis

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