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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1941

Page

2

Radio plans observance during national music week

New York May 1 The Special News Service reports radio will join the seven day observance of national music week now in its 18th year Networks will devote regular concert features to the event NBC plans a Saturday preview by the summer symphony and a May 11 Roosevelt home Hyde Park broadcast with Mrs Roosevelt and negro artists The schedule includes Defense bonds and stamps Child Health day programs and talks by Perkins McNutt Brooks Mead and others across NBC CBS and MBS networks including Bing Crosby Pat O Brien Rudy Vallee and the Barrymores

New York Special News Service NBC Summer Symphony NBC Roosevelt Hyde Park Nbc-Blue Sec. Perkins Pawl V. McNutt NBC Blue Nbc-Red Sen. Brooks Illinois Nbcblue American Legion MBS J. M. Mead CBS Wbc-Red Bing Crosby Pat O'Brien Rudy Vallee John Lionel Barrymore Ed East Spotlight City Desk Easy Aces Horace Heldt Morgan Your Defense

Garden Graph: Early Cultivation With Radish Markers

Dean Halliday advises starting cultivation early after asparagus seed sprouts to curb weeds. Mixing a few radish seeds with the asparagus aids early sprouting and marks the row for early cultivation, as shown in the Garden Graph.

Dean Halliday

Planting selection for trench crops and mulch use

The best type of root for trench planting has many large buds spread over the crown. Crowns with long spindly roots or many small pointed buds tend to produce small spears and should be discarded. On light soil, a thin mulch of strawy manure or other litter is recommended over winter.

100 Plus Your Age a Blood Pressure Fallacy

Dr. Logan Clendening explains that high blood pressure often has no symptoms and is usually found by chance. Nocturnal headaches relate to sleeping posture and blood flow. elevating the head with pillows helps. A normal blood pressure of 125 is suitable at any age, while 160 would be too high for a 50-year-old.

Logan Clendening M. D Clendening Bos Clemleninis

Divorce Suit Involving Miss Philadelphia Runner Up

Gloria Farrell Barstow, 19, a former Miss Philadelphia runner up, is being sued for divorce by her husband Harry, a Atlantic City real estate man. The suit filed in Trenton, New Jersey names Frank Reagan, a Pennsylvania football star, who denies meeting Barstow or her husband.

Gloria Farrell Barstow Philadelphia Harry Atlantic City Trenton N. J Frank Reagan University of Pennsylvania Reagan Barstow

Slain by Mistake Portrait of Jennie Martin

A recent portrait shows Jennie Martin, 24, slain in her mother’s Chicago apartment. Police questioned Detective Daniel Moriarty after he said he intended to kill the mother, who had been indicted weeks earlier in an illegal operation ring.

Jennie Martin Chicago Daniel Moriarty

State College Leaders Meet at Athens in Spring Session

Presidents and faculty from West Virginia colleges convene at Athens to discuss organizational issues and specialized study areas. Secretary David Kirby of the state board of education opens the two day spring meeting of the state educational association’s division of higher education with other speakers including J Frank Marsh and Dr Joseph Roster.

Athens West Virginia David Kirby State Board of Education State Educational Association Division of Higher Education J. Frank Marsh Athens College Joseph Roster

Milanov Soprano Leaves New York for South American Tour

Yugoslav soprano Zinka Milanov departs New York to begin a South American tour. She will sing in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro during her first night performances this season at the Met Opera and the Civic Opera.

Zinka Milanov Metapolitan Opera Chicas Civic Opera New York South America Finight Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro

Youngest MIT Instructor Margaret Whitcomb Breaks Barriers

Margaret Whitcomb, aged 25, becomes the youngest instructor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The article notes she is the first woman to occupy a teaching role in the biology division since her graduation in 1939. Her appointment marks a milestone for women in science within the institution.

Massachusetts Insite of Technology Margaret Whitcomb Chere

Fairmont State and WV Tech Leader Figures

Fairmont State Teacher's College and President E S Maclin of West Virginia Institute of Technology appear in a report noting leadership ties and institutional collaboration between the two higher education schools.

Fairmont State Teacher's College E. S. Maclin The West Virginia Institute of Technology

Bosworth Commissioned as Colonel on Governor’s Staff

Charleston May 1 Governor Neely signed a commission appointing John W. Bosworth a colonel on his staff Following custom Bosworth 32 year old Elkins resident was named state police superintendent last week succeeding G H Crumpecker of Princeton.

Charleston Neely Joln W. Bosworth Elkins G. H. Crumpecker Princeton

Lindbergh Criticized by British Minister in Washington

British Minister to Washington Sir Gerald Campbell rebutted Col. Charles A. Lindbergh claim that Britain cannot win. Campbell accused Lindbergh of smea sing the British war effort and making false statements about hostilities. He predicted Britain would win after the tide turns in December.

Washington Gerald Campbell Charles A. Lindbergh Britain

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U. S Central Press Association Charles 2. Moore Edgar W. Garbisch Walter P. Chrysler Royal Air Force New York City State College Garet Whitcomb Bosworth London Canada Women’s Service Corps Lindbergh Sir Gerald Campbell George C. Marshall U. S. Army Harold R. Stark Naval Operations Center Thomas H. McInnerney U. S. Chamber of Commerce Admiral Stark Atlantic Ocean Great Britain New Bridge Arnulfo Arias Panama Rafael Calderon Guardia Costa Rica Arias Sixaola Felix Grafton Sentinel
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