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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1929
Page
2
The article argues that focus on fixed manners and rote repetition should yield to supporting dynamic, alert attitudes in children. It favors letting kids express thoughts freely, mastering social interactions through initiative, and natural growth over perfection in etiquette. A national survey notes American young women spend about $20 weekly to maintain fashionable status.
A long list of radio schedules from WEAF, WJZ, WOR and others appears with times and programs. It also includes a municipal note on Main Street sanitation, a sewer issue near Yates Avenue, and a Beech Street hospital area cleanup request, plus a request to correct a noted fenestration error.
Grafton theatregoers may see a benefit performance of Ten Nights In A Barroom next Tuesday May 14 at the high school auditorium. Fairmont Teachers College Masquers directed by Prof P F Opp star Charles McDade Jess ie Stewart and Alexander Vennari with Wilbur Knight delivering the main comic Sampel Switchel. The play drew crowds in Fairmont and was seen by 1300 with 300 turned away.
Flemington and September were chosen as the place and time for the next meeting of the Rebekah lodges of District 5. The convention in Fairmont drew 125 delegates from Elk Garden, Clarksburg, Newburg, Mannington, Farmington, Fairview, Morgantown, Wadestown and Grafton.
Streets needing inspection along Boyd Street would improve the area where paving is lacking. A noted garbage issue near the crematory route shows trucks dropping waste or locals dumping along the river bank, creating a very disagreeable condition in this section.
Yesterday Elks Lodge officers were elected at Elk Garden with Dean as warden and Mrs Leona Van Zandt as district deputy. New officers include Mrs Leona Van Zandt and Mrs Rose Murphy as vice presidents, and Mrs Neva Thorne as secretary. A lodge session and program followed with many members performing and musical numbers by Lambie and Thorne among others.
At a morning hearing before Mayor Charles C. King, P. Phillips was fined $5 and costs for exhibiting a Trade Tip Board in the Recreation Cafe and billiard parlor, with payment completed.
Ministers expect attendance of 8000 for a city wide service in Grafton with autos provided for those unable to attend due to illness or age and nurses in churches for children of attending mothers. Rev Brown urged all Graftonians to participate in the event described as the most successful service ever held.
The meeting will resume with Judge H. C. Compton Mrs. J. W. Ault C. E. Wyckoff and Mrs. Anna Heflin as speakers. A reading of the proposed bylaw is expected and may concern the former Dodge Garage site. The exact location and timing are to be announced.
Italy initiates a competition aimed at boosting innovation in farm machinery. Frustrated with current plough designs, Italian planners seek sharper engineering and modernized equipment to improve agricultural efficiency.
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