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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1933

Page

2

Radio Program Schedule Highlights for Monday May 15

A detailed Associated Press listing of NBC WEAF and CBS ABC networks shows Monday May 15 radio programming from 3:45 PM EST through 10:30 PM. It includes music acts such as Lipton, Langford, Lopez, Sherban, and Graf orchestras, with varied programs like The Whispering Banjos, The Goldbergs sketch, and Buck Rogers in 2433, alongside talk and variety pieces featuring Burton Holmes, Louis and Bill, and Phil Cook.

Nbc-Weaf Schirmer-Schmidt Paul Wing Himber Countess Albani Burton Holmes Elvin Allman The Goldbergs Sizzlers Ferde Graf Gypsies Zona Gale Frances Langford Johnny Johnson Brandwynne Ralph Kirbery Vincent Lopez Hollywood Wabc Network Don Lang Pred Berrens Skippy Tito Reis Dunn Geo. Hall's Geo. Sherban Orchestra Just Plain Bill Do Rei Buck Rogers Travelers’ Quartet & Orch Boake Carter Sam

Baby headgear woes and infant comfort concerns

An early passage laments infant headwear flaws that frustrate babies and caregivers. Caps with untied ribbons, wind-blown lace, and itchy wool may obstruct vision, irritate the baby, or cause discomfort, prompting arguments for better baby headgear design.

Model of the Moment Dress and Baby Wear Trends

The text describes 1930s style with a sleeveless box coat, three quarter sleeves with cut work, and white pique flowers. It notes navy and powder blue outfits, protective outerwear for babies, and hooded outdoor wraps. It mentions soft knitted caps, batiste linings, ribbons, and lingerie trimmings. It ends with a whimsical scene of birds exchanging nests and fashions.

Birds Bargain Day at Top Notch Store

In a playful scene by Mary Graham Bonner, Top Notch the Rooster operates a general store in a shed on Puddle Muddle Road inviting Birds like Mrs House-Wren to browse. The quirky exchange hints at a village marketplace mood with whimsical animal characters.

Mary Graham Bonner

Baby steel mills roll onion skin sheets to lift industry

In Cleveland on May 15 the steel sector shows 40 percent capacity use with optimism ahead. New baby mills, smaller and cheaper than continuous mills, may decentralize production and enable small firms to profit on limited runs. Steckel’s one stand mill can produce ultra thin onion skin steel as thin as .001 inches.

Cleveland, O Bessemer Mahoning A. P. Steckel Steckel

Birds Buy Twigs and Roots in Clever Deal

Two Catbirds bargained for twigs and roots, ending with a playful twist as they paid for their purchases with a free concert of significance. The whimsical exchange highlights a lighthearted moment in the story.

Dentists to Meet in Charleston May 15 to 17

The 27th annual West Virginia State Dental Association session will be held in Charleston from May 15 to 17. Plans are complete for a record turnout with essays on X-Ray Interpretation by Dr. A L Greenfield New York City Periodontoclasis by Dr. Leo Walzak Baltimore Professional Ethics by Dr. W N Hodkin Warrenton Virginia Surgery and an Aid to Prosthesis by Dr. Guy R. Harrison Richmond and on Alvertin by Dr. Edward M. Kis singer Wheeling.

West Virginia State Dental Association Charleston A. L. Greenfield New York City Leo Walzak Baltimore W. N. Hodkin Warrenton Virginia Guy R. Harrison Richmond Edward M. Kissinger Wheeling

War Mothers Hold Memorial Service at Arlington

Under the marble arch at Arlington National Cemetery American war mothers gathered for a World War I era memorial service. Gold Star mothers with garlands formed the aisle to decorate the Unknown Soldier's tomb as a solemn annual observance marked by solace and tribute amid hazy skies and humid heat.

Associated Press Washington Arlington Cemetery

Rebel home scene ends in gunfire amid union tensions

Gunfire blasted the home of George Roy Baker as Chicago rebels faced officials in control of the Coal Teamsters Union. No one was hit, but bullets tore through rooms as Baker accused hoodlums aligned with Murray Humphreys of the attack before a scheduled union election. Also notes a May dental session in West Virginia with clinics, lectures, and equipment displays at Kanawha Hotel Charleston.

Chicago George Roy Baker Union Baker Murray Humephreys

Two Martinsburg Boys Plan 1500 Mile Exposition Canoe Trip

Two Martinsburg high school youths Frank Silver and Earl Brody will canoe to the arc of Progress Exposition this summer. They start on the Potomac near Martinsburg and paddle to the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna mouth, then Erie Canal to Lake Erie. They will skim Lakes Erie Huron and Michigan shores to Chicago covering about 1500 miles and aim to finish before September.

Martinsburg Frank Silver Gray Silver Earl Brody Potomac River Chesapeake Bay Susquehanna River Erie Ship Canal Lake Erie Erie Huron Michigan Chicago

Aged Man Dives In River To Save Boy

Hearing cries for help prompted E. J. Stackhouse of Louisville Kentucky to dash into the Kanawha River and rescue eight year old Sidney Robinson after plunging into the water.

Loretta Schmitz Elgin Ill Oliver Day Day John Schmitz Corone Associated Presa Charleston E. J. Stackhouse Louisville Kanawha River Sidney Robinson

Woman Kills Stepfather in West Virginia Home

Fairmont reports Mrs Beatrice E Bryant 24 wife of Okey Bryant arrested at their Monongah home for murder of stepfather Dennis Atwell 54. Okey Bryant held as material witness. widow of the dead man Mrs Dennis Atwell and John Stripp being questioned. Autopsy performed. motive unclear amid family destitution and alleged mental distress.

Fairmont Beatrice E. Bryan Okey Bryant Monongah Dennis Atwell Dennis Alwell John Styrlp Alwell Bryant Fo. Edward West Virginia Lewis County W. Va Bryants Alwells

Arroya Truck Driver Killed In Car Crash

East Liverpool Ohio May 15 David Gamble 32 of Arroya West Virginia was killed in an automobile accident Sunday. His two companions Gavin Haynes 20 and Eugene Fisher 28 were injured in the crash.

East Liverpool David Gamble Arroya W. Va Gavin Haynes Eugene Fisher

Maine Safe From Hon and Sting of the Bee

A quirky note describes Puffy moving on to see what he can do as adventures come thick and fast. The text blends playful phrases and a sense of rapid, evolving happenings with whimsical language.

Maine Puffy

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NBC WJZ Edward Davies Dick Daring Sam Robbins Adolph Lowell Thomas Amos ‘N’ Andy Octavus R. Cohen Groucho Chico Marx Phil Cook Anne Butler Welcome Lewis Phantom Gypsy Bert Lown Eddie Lane Mrs. Robin Top Notch Fife Mrs. Goldfinch Ner Bessemet State Association Rebel George McGregor Alberta Grant Diana Dane Sor Sth Jasper Ire Pober Scorchy Smith POP Flowers Orm Scorshy Wis John C. Terry Billy Dove Isband Robert, Kenaston Santa Monica Gal Says Atwell
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