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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
2
Frankie Powell, a five year old from Fairmont known as the Sunshine Boy, has undergone about a hundred operations in two years for throat trouble. He doesn’t speak of them, instead he smiles, drawing thousands of well wishers as he improves.
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics reports experiments using exhaust heat to stop ice on airplane wings. A boiler system creates steam from exhaust heat, preventing ice even at minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
Elkins May 12 Randolph county reported 3505 votes for Judge H G Kump in the Democratic governor race from 45 precincts Hodges 133 Taylor 95 Wilkinson 63 Herald 16 McCullough 15 In the Democratic congressional contest Jennings Randolph of the Davis and Elkins faculty led with 3320 votes to 809 for Joe V Gibson.
A fragment lists grocery items and sample prices including 99 cent pint extracts 19 cents for cocoa mix 12 cents for lima beans and tallys of other staples such as Quaker Maid beans A&P items six packs of coconut 9 cents per can and Welch’s grape juice priced at 19 cents per pint amid a jumbled catalog of era prices and brands.
A discussion on adult temper outbursts tracing them to childish habits, with advice for parents. It notes Mrs. Johnson as an example of uncontrolled anger and the impact on friends and service workers, urging sensible, affectionate training to curb such behavior. The piece closes with baseball note: Dick Porter, Cleveland outfielder, hit safely in 21 of 23 games.
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