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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1933

Page

2

Radio Schedule Highlights May 2 Mix of Talks Music and Dramas

A busy Tuesday NBC WEAF network listing shows programs from 4 PM to midnight including Melodic Thoughts, The Goldbergs, Wayne King, Ed Wynn, Lives at Stake drama, Damrosch Symphony, and late-night bands led by Abe Lyman and Duke Ellington. Local fare includes Buck Rogers and The Crime Clues Mystery with health and education features interspersed.

Frances Alda Jimmy Melton Ensemble Paul Sabin The Goldbergs Sketch Sanderson and Crumit Wayne King's Orchestra Ben Bernie Lads Ed Wynn & Band Nbc-Weaf Skippy George Hall Reis and Dunn Nelson Orchestra Buck Rogers Boake Carter Mary Eastman Magic Voice Kate Smith Abe Lyman Easy Aces Tommy McLaughlin Calif. Melodies Sally and Swooney Ben Pollack Edwin C. Hill Eton Boys Joe Haymes Leo Belasco Will Osborne Lowell Thomas Amos 'N Andy Southern Singers Willard’ Robison Mary Steele Duke Ellington Don Pedro

Fighting Fair. Neighborhood boys learn to fight by rules

In a neighborhood, mothers report daily fights among seven to eight year old boys leaving bruises and injuries. A father suggests teaching the boys to fight by rules to make it fair, organizing Saturday sessions to instruct proper conduct and avoid unfair brawling.

Perkins Bill Prompts Wage Debate Across Industries

Washington May 2 predictions that a shorter work week would ruin sugar refiners coal and cement wages faced a reply from Secretary Perkins urging minimum wage laws. The discussion before the House Labor Committee linked wage standards to reconstruction, while Senator Robinson signaled the bill’s exclusion from the special session agenda.

Washington Perkins Icap House Labor Committee Roosevelt Joe Robinson Miss Perkins Miss. Perkins Pennsylvania John B. Haggerty Allied Printing Trades Association Charles R. Crisp Mer House Georgia Cuba Franksville E. H. Snewden

Velvet looks and tips from Miss Georgia Hickman

An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for clear skin and energy, with a testimonial from Miss Georgia Hickman of Wheeling. It claims relief after one bottle and urges readers to consult Doctor Pierce’s Clinica in Buffalo for free medical advice.

Georgia Hickman Jacob St Wheeling Dr. Pierce Pierce Buffalo

Boy Scouts Postpone Giving Away Radio Set

Troop No 2 of the Boy Scouts of America delays the May 1 drawing for a Majestic five tube radio until May 15. The set funds registration fees and ticket sales remain active as the group postpones delivery to the middle of the month.

Boy Scouts Majestic Troop No. 2 Boy Scouts of America

Undow! Tory Stores Fire Rouses Rip and Friends

Mary Graham Bonner recounts Rip the dog waking the group in a shop fire. The blaze starts among papers and boxes as Rip motors to alert Willy Nilly and Jelly Bear. Jelly Bear dismisses danger, while Rip calls for help and a ladder as the inferno grows.

Mary Graham Bonner Rip Willy Nilly Jelly Bear

Model of the Moment in Silks and Pique Fabrics

The article highlights below the elbow sleeves high printed jackets and wide blistered pique revers. It notes silk and cotton blends as a season’s key, dark silks with white cotton coats, lingerie trimmings, and pique as a favored material. Mado designs a white paillasson hat with black grosgrain trim.

Mado Paillasson

Fire Brigades Rally Ducks War on Train Ride

In a whimsical chase through a rebellious scene, Willy Nilly frees fire engines to pursue the Ducks of Puddle Mud, as Mrs Tubman uses rockets and the song of the flag to challenge Communists aboard a moving train. The quest ends with a Wall Street reach and a dramatic hare drive in Scotland.

Mrs. Tubman 38Rd Street Earl Cawdor Nairn Scotland

Mrs Tubman Quells Reds on Lexington Avenue Subway

Mrs Roberta Keene Tubman a DAR AGU and DSI descendant boarded a Lexington avenue subway at Grand Central. A crowd of Communists caused a din as her patriotic ears caught a forthright revolutionary shout. She was upbraided for calling out the protest.

New York Roberta Keene Tubman A.G.U D-S. D America Union Lexington Avenue Grand Central Station

St Augustine Parish School to Graduate Ten Students

Ten students from St Augustine Parochial School are set to graduate at commencement exercises tentatively scheduled for June 4. No official program or speaker details have been announced yet. The names listed include Helen Broderick Elizabeth Cockrell Margaret Feton Helen Ford Katherine Dolan Marie Guth Margaret Daugherty James Foy Philip Gerkin and Charles Warder.

St. Augustine ,Parochial Yates Helen Broderick Elizabeth Cockrell Margaret Feton Helen Ford Katherine Dolan Marie Guth Margaret Daugherty James Foy Philip Gerkin Charles Warder

April license surge boosts weddings and hunts statewide

County Clerk Frank Bennett reports 67 statewide hunting and fishing licenses issued in April, up from 9 in March, with 58 district resident licenses also issued. Weddings rose with 9 marriage licenses issued in April, an increase of 7 from March.

Frank Bennett

Church Meet Opens Today at Tunnelton

Tunnelton May 2 The Mor gantown district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene this evening and continue through Friday. The first session includes dinner at 6 with an address on liquor legalization by J C Huff of Fairmont, followed by worship and a 9 p.m. business meeting. Wednesday starts at 9 with worship and addresses by W S Patterson, Dr Lewis H Chrisman, and an open forum by Dr Charming A Richardson. The program features a noon dinner and afternoon sessions with devotions by Rev A C Bell, a 1 30 business session, and talks by Dr W M Schultz and others, concluding with the Epworth League banquet.

W. S. Patterson Lewis H. Chrisman Charming A. Richardson A .C. Bell Permanent Trust W. M.'Schultz S. C. Jones Frank Toll Jeaguers S. ‘Jones Majorr E. Odgers Jmont Schools Arthur Lazenby John C. Sleeth Roy Cuskey Sion Ward B. Brown Wesleyan Foundation S. W. Bell James‘. Scott Bernard Gibbs Wesleyan Tugent Chamberlain McCuskey Job Jones Chrisman Richardson Harry Flanagan W. 8. Patterson M.C. Miles S. B. Cunningham Brotherhood

Wesleyan Conference Schedule Details From A Multi Day Event

A lengthy program outlines a multi day Wesleyan conference with sessions led by Dr S Jones Mrs W Majorr Rev Arthur Lazenby and Rev Ward B Brown among others. Activities include worship devotions district conference sessions discussions and lectures by Dr McCuskey Dr Bell Dr James and Charles Evans culminating in a missionary pageant and address.

Navy names William Standley new chief of naval operations

Vice Admiral William H Standley of California will succeed Admiral William V Pratt as chief of naval operations the navy's highest command The Associated Press photo caption notes Standley a veteran of twenty years in service and slated to take the top naval post

William H. Stand Fey California William V. Pratt Naval Operations Navy Associated Press

Puff Tries to Choose Treats Amid Price Dilemma

A quirky note recalls Puff navigating a mid run craving ice cream or popcorn while musing on value. The scene hints at a light, humorous street interaction and the moment of choosing a treat within price limits.

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