This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1933
Page
2
A Monday radio grid lists NBC-WEAF WABC and WJZ programs from 5:40 PM to 12:30 AM including The Hutchinson Family, Gruen-Hall Pianos, Buck Rogers in 2433, Amos n Andy, and Latin music orchestras. The section ends with a critical discussion condemning harsh labeling of wrongdoing as harmful to a child's spirit and self esteem.
The piece critiques shaming children with signs as a method to curb misbehavior. It cites a mother who shamed a runaway child and a camp director who labels youths for faults. It argues such practices harm feelings and avoid deeper, lasting improvements in child guidance.
Washington March 13 The appointment of Robert L. Jefferys as research and confidential secretary to Senator Augustine Lonergan of Connecticut was hailed as a deserved honor and reward from an unexpected quarter.
A period piece discusses the gold standard and world gold stocks, detailing US leadership in gold holdings, the meaning of gold as a money measure, and how nations adopt varying degrees of gold backing. It profiles Senator Lonergan and Jefferys, notes their roles, and mentions Chavez family connections.
Morgantown West Virginia city council votes nine to one to legalize Sunday motion picture entertainment citing the times as justification. Spokesmen say the measure allows Sunday shows and reflects local policy.
Kentucky warehouses sold 37,988,213 pounds of tobacco in February for 2,437,008.78 dollars, averaging 6.41 per 100 pounds, reported Eugene Flowers, agriculture commissioner. Comparatively, February last year moved 83,734,032 pounds for 4,437,038.57 dollars at an average of 5.25. The London area issued 1932 telephone directories totaling 3,260 tons.
The text notes the Carnegie Institute and governments near Washington faced restrictions to protect gold supplies during a bank holiday. The United States held about 4 billion dollars in gold, while bank deposits and money in circulation neared 37 billion, making full conversion to gold impractical.
In Triest on March 18 a rare solid ground tide linked to earthquakes was detected by underground instruments 400 feet deep in Postumia caves. The tides, stronger than lunar tides, last two to three minutes and occur regardless of quake distance, noted by Prof. Francesso Vercelli.
San Francisco reports the U S coast and geodetic survey installs stone monuments along an eighty mile stretch to mark the San Andreas fault route. The markers will provide a means to check earth movement due to the fault in cooperation with local agencies.
A report describes a physical institute experiencing the final shivering after a sequence of earthquakes. The brief note emphasizes lingering tremors and the institution’s response to ongoing seismic activity. No casualties or further actions are documented in the accessible text.
McGuffey societies across the state draw attention with large meetings. In Marshall county Glendale M B Church hosted a session where Charles E. Carrigan lectured on William Holmes McGuffey and his moral influence. Dr Harriet B Jones shared McGuffey reminiscences and W L Menger reflected on his journey as pupil and later editor.
A garbled report notes a fire scar and missing persons on a remote island. It mentions names Svat Chan Heleils Storchy and laplaie Garrett as survivors, while a vicious Pavage roams the area. Authorities and suspenseful pursuit follow.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.