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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
2
A mother suspects mischief as Betty hides in the sun porch but a calm look reveals innocence. The text argues children mirror adult cues, urging guardians to trust well behaved children and avoid labeling them naughty, stressing positive guidance and belief in good conduct.
Radio programs in Eastern Standard Time list hourly slots across stations WEAF WOR WABG WBAL WJZ WGY WBZ and others, detailing orchestras, choirs, bands, dance programs, and news shows with evenings featuring Dinner Hour and Scores and various hourlong features. Named programs include Ben Pollock and His Hotel Dance Orchestra John Philip Sousa and His Band Phil Spitalny's Hour of Dance Music and the Marylanders with references to local stations to KDKA and WLW among others.
A dense jumble of radio program schedules for multiple stations and times, followed by brief notices from Newark and Washington. Reported items include a plane incident in Newark with a passenger’s pants damaged by a cigarette. the Methodist church condemns cigarette advertising. a lamp dedication at Mexico City independence monument. and New York’s association for the blind testing guide dog use.
A jauntily stitched Newburg column reports Jack Dempsey indoors with a cold telephoning the Mrs in Hollywood. It notes social calls by Mrs Lindbergh, Mrs Burke Roche’s Paris summer plans, and a hopes-filled Mothers Day visit to a poet. Also covered are funeral rites for Uncle Charlie Smith, a long-time B&O machinist, plus a Friday night bridge gathering hosted by Miss Meryl Densmore.
A Evening gathering honored Mrs. Edgar Smoot and Frank Burke with high score prizes. A later reception, hosted with Mrs. Frank Densmore assisting, included a list of attendees from Terra Alta and nearby towns. Sunday featured a Family Night service at the M P Church with gifts for large families. Plans advance for K P cemetery improvements with a new water well. donations urged to Chris Weltman. Various locals, relatives, and out-of-town guests visited or returned from nearby towns. two women depart Hopemont for summer work.
Mr and Mrs Victor Lucas and children of Morgantown were rising friends and relatives over the weekend. Miss Ruth Wiles of Tunneltam visited at the home of her sister Mrs Cecil Shay on Saturday and Sunday. Miss Beatrice Reckert of Cuzzart was the weekend guest of Mrs George Reckert.
A bus struck a stalled truck after a pickup to repair in motion left the driver blinded by glare. Casualties include Frank Cinderich 21 of Trenton Michigan H Westerman 40 of Chicago Emma Mauretius 66 of Los Angeles and an unidentified Detroit man. In a Canton crossing crash Louis Moses 26 Ruth 25 and Mary 5 died. Carl Townsend 39 car driver survived but two Moses children and others are in critical condition. Eight other accidents on slick roads added more deaths.
Births exceed reported in multiple districts with counts of deaths and births across Court House Fetterman Grafton Knottsville districts. One child listed as out of wedlock or of negro parentage and one stillborn. Physicians reporting include Chenoweth Wendel Davis Brannon Shafer Stout Warden.
Eight New York exchanges, expanding from three, seek to absorb millions of new investors amid a growing, disorganized curb market. Traders expect specialization as industries concentrate activity on their respective exchanges, with Wall Street forecasters noting rising trading volumes and wealth creation through modern industry.
At a conference of the Acoustical Society of America scientists report that merely reducing loudness may not ease annoyance. Studies with Colgate University observers show small loudness cuts can relieve, while larger cuts fail to proportionally ease discomfort.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a stomach and bowel cleanser that relieves gas and sour stomach instantly and claims to act on both upper and lower bowels. It asserts rapid relief from gas pressure and old waste, urging readers to try the product at Central Drug Store.
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