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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1933

Page

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Neener roll lists top elementary performers citywide

The nener roll for city elementary schools ends March 8 listing A average students in each grade. Third grade names Janice Burge Le nore Carpenter Central School. Fourth grade Dorothy Moore Betty Tufyander Central. Seventh grade Loriie Phillips Kathleen Lake Jackie Trainum Betty Lee Weekly Central Mary Lough West Grafton Mary Lewis Garrison. Eighth grade Annabel Proctor Jane Pitman Central. B averages include Gave Cermak Blood.

Janice Burge Lenore Carpenter Central School Dorothy Moore Betty Tufyander Central Loriie Phillips Kathleen Lake Jackie Trainum Betty Lee Mary Lough West Grafton Mary Lewis Garrison Annabel Proctor Jane Pitman Kathleen Boyd Eloise DeMoss Lawrence Henderson Ray Linn Margaret Potter Freda Moats East Grafton Alice Austin Winifred Poling Robert McCue Dorothy Douglas Florine Friedman Joan Regner Mary Ellen Sinclair Virginia Stout Alice Jean Yates Virginia Mahaffry Jean McCue Dorothy Knotts Grace Marie Bartlett Maxine Corbin Ceneral School Marjorie Bennett Francis Dawson Iverna Marquess Jane Stubbins Helen Turner Irene Courtney Betty Lou White Helen Lee Mantz Matilda Grow Billy Beall Richard McProuty Richard Sta Saravonda Heernlein Doris Ann Bush Gladys Carlyle Richard Shafferman Jackie Barcus Eva Evans Barbara Gerkins Floyd Scott Hamilton Virginia Marshall James ‘Maysilles Lucille’ Payne Garrisson School Paul Brown Napper

Radio Schedule Highlights for Thursday March 9

The Associated Press wires list NBC CBS and NBC WJZ programs from 6 pm to midnight Eastern. Act with Meyer Davis, Betty Barthell, Kate Smith, Ruth Etting, George Rector and more across variété music, drama, and comedy with To Be Announced slots.

Cbs-Wabca H. Vi Kalttenborn Hy Stern Betty Barthell Just Plain Bill Myrt Ant Marge Buck Rogers Keller, Sargent & Ross Boake Carter Easy Aces Whispering Jack Smith Kate Smith Lynan. Orchestra Ruth -Etting Mills.Bros Col. & Budd Boswell Sisters Morton Downey Barlow Symphony Isham Jones’ Orchestra E. Duchin Clyde McCoy NBC WJZ George Rector Freddie Martin Lowell Thomas Amos ‘N' Andy Octavus R. Cohen Rin Tin Tin Howard Thurston Wayne King’s Wilfred Glenn Vie & Sade Prof. Jack Martha & Hal Josef Shevinne Sam Robbins I Howard Thurston Vincent Lopez

Nagana at Strand Theatre features Sir Gerald Grove aboard

Universal presents Nagana at the Opera House tonight with Sir Gerald Grove, Bart, master of Sedgehill Manor, Wiltshire, as scientific director. Grove supervised the scientific expedition and jungle life portrayal for the Africa tale starring Tala Birell and directed by Ernst L. Frank, supported by Melvyn Douglas and Onslow Stevens.

Nagana Universal Africa Opera House Gerald Grove Bart Sedgehill Manor Wiltshire England Gerald South Africa Police King’s African Rifles British Foreign Office London Ernnst L. Frank Tala Birell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens

Democracy's Betrayal in West Virginia Graft Debate

Letter writers accuse Governor Kump's appointees of utility influence shaping state offices. They cite Fred Fox as a key example of subservience to corporate interests and warn that Democratic betrayal may follow November elections if current policies persist.

Kump State Senate

Justice Holmes 1892 and the West Virginia legislature

A West Virginia critique claims the current legislature remains under utility influence, citing senate appointments by a Hope Natural Gas ally and a Tax Commissioner who raised utility taxes by four and a half million dollars. Governor Kump is blamed for aligning with the utilities, while editor Fred L. Fox laments Democratic betrayal and the erosion of common power.

Charleston Senate Democrats Mont White Hope Natural Gas Company Govenor Kump Thomas C. Townsend West Virginia Fred L. Fox Braxton County

Mrs Garner Gets Dolly's Big Car at White House

Mrs John N Garner wife of the vice president left the White House in the limousine once used by Dolly Gann in the Republican era with the same chauffeur. She said she will keep it, signaling a modest social regime for the vice presidency.

Washington John N. Garner White House Dolly Gann Garner

Lehman Prohibits Scrip Issuance by Emergency Corp

Governor Lehman announced that the treasury department barred the emergency certificate corporation created by the legislature from issuing scrip. The move notes the state government’s control over local financial instruments amid wartime or economic measures.

New York Herbert H. Lehman Treasury Department Emergency Certificate Corporation

Pension recipients in Britain rise since 1931

On March 31, 1982 the number of people receiving pensions or allowances from the British ministry of pensions stood at 1 181 000, down from 1 265 600 on March 31 1931.

Ministry of Pensions

Assessors Defend Tax Assessments On Old Dominion Power

R E Steele assessor to the state corporation commission testified that tax assessments against Old Dominion Power were properly made even though the company's reports showed values far below the properties book value.

R. E. Steele State Corporation Commission Old Dominion Power Company

Grade Crossings Bill Defeated in House

Charleston March 9 A grade crossing bill was defeated again though vote announcement was deferred Delegate Ross Kanawha urged approval to force railroads to pay two thirds of crossing costs facing opposition from Kanawha County delegates

Charleston Ross Cy Kanawha Kanawha County

Burning Gas Well Continues Unchecked

Corpus Christi Texas March 9 fire report details an artesian gas well burning unchecked near Refugio. The blaze has razed 18 homes, with the crater widening as flames shoot from ground cracks. Firefighters closed streets and diverted traffic around the danger zone.

Corpus Christi Tex Refugio

Daily Cross-Word Puzzle AGROSS and Clues Mixed

Puzzle clues listed with numerous typos and garbled words. Reads like a jumble of crossword entries including across and down hints, partial phrases, and stray letters, lacking coherent clues or answers.

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