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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1929
Page
2
An article discusses teaching good manners to toddlers, arguing health and play must not be compromised. It argues against pressuring a three year old to be polite during peak play, stressing that early habits should form naturally within daily routines.
A compiled public notice celebrates Anna Jarvis and the origin of Mother's Day. Letters from Gen. Edgar Allen Jr., General Frederick Dent Grant, Mark Twain, and U.S. officials laud the day and urge observance. Radio schedules share program details as supporters emphasize national unity and maternal tribute.
Norris unable as illness wanes. news arrives that his father died at dawn in Sidney Ohio. He awaits brother’s reply on burial costs and legal duty for the Thornton Terror case. Norris also reports his mother is dead and lists three brothers and two sisters including Evelyn Brandeberry of Sidney.
AP listing of evening programs in Eastern Standard Time across two New York stations. Highlights include Scorings Orchestra at 6, Bourdon Concert Orchestra and Cavaliers at 7, An Evening in Paris at 8, Gus and Lowe Town Band at 8 20, Lew White Organ Recital at 9, Half Hour With the Senate at 9 30, Hotel Orchestra Hour at 10, Ben Pollack Dance Orchestra at 11.
Lexington editor of the America Baptist cites a memorial by the General Association of Kentucky Baptists opposing the convention hearing with Mrs J W Cox of Memphis presiding. Dr Truitt notes the term brethren in the constitutions includes both brethren and sisters amid delegates awaiting Frank Norris Dallas Fort Worth address. The piece ends with a humorous exchange about a four cent bill and a two cent stamp.
A recipe by Mrs Alexander George for Lemon Pie Fruit Rolls uses flour and baking powder with salt sugar fat egg milk chopped figs candied pineapple and nuts. The dough is rolled spread with filling rolled and sliced before baking until firm and served warm with butter.
Dates and locations for five day teacher institutes across West Virginia were announced by E A Hunt state director of institutes. Institutes will run August 12 19 in Cabell Cabell Huntington Hancock Glenville Grant Peters burg Jackson Ripley Lincoln Hamlin Mason Pt. Pleasant Monroe Roane Spencer Braxton Sutton Calhoun Grantsville Clay Doddridge West Union Greenbrier Lewisburg Jefferson Charles Town Lewis Weston Webster Springs and a three day institute begins August 21 for Braxton and other counties.
The notice outlines multiple two three five day teachers institutes across counties. August 22 23 sees Pleasants county at St Marys with two days. Putnam at Winfield and Taylor at Grafton run three days August 19 20 21. A week starting August 26 covers Boone Brooke Hampshire Harrison Morgan Ohio Pendleton Upshur Wood Wetzel with sites Madison Wellsburg Romney Clarksburg Berkley Springs Wheeling Franklin Buckhannon Parkersburg New Martinsville. Additional three day institutes August 26 cover Berkeley Martinsburg and Raleigh Beckley. August 28 Hardy Moorefield and Merval Princeton. Kanawha at Charleston coincides with Welch Kanawha institute. September 2 five day institutes for Marion Fairmont Marshall Moundsville Mineral Keyser Mingo Hartisville Randolph Ejuins Summers Hinton. A three day institute for Preston at errata Aeeinaing Mon Sep 2.
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