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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
2
The text advises countering the eldest child’s dominance by sending him to playgrounds and camps, encouraging work, and arranging visits away from family. Such separation aims to give younger siblings more attention and help them develop confidence and individuality.
Eastern standard time listings for NBC and CBS stations show a dense May 21 schedule with WEA F WIZ WOR and more. Programs span music, comedy, orchestras, operetta, and news across cities like New York Newark Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati and Atlanta with hourly slots from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM including Harbor fights vaudeville and Amos and Andy segments.
Mrs Jessie B Taylor a 29 year old postmistress of Claytonia Butler County was sentenced to one year in the federal womens reformatory at Alderson W Va after pleading guilty to embezzling 8970 71 in postal funds She told the court the money was to pay medical bills but a postal inspector said the funds were used to pay for an automobile The case was heard May 21 in Pittsburgh and involved her two children and support for an elderly parent
Local film fans are invited to the Opera House theatre for the Gangsters Ball a Warner Bros production. State Street Sadie Conrad Nagel and Myrna Loy head the all star cast as honorary guests until the lights go out when the action sharpens. George Stone and Pat Hartigan also appear in the underworld drama linked to Tenderloin. Arch ie Mayo directed Slate Street Sadie with scenarization by B Z Lowe Jr from a Melville Grossman story.
Slate Steel Sadie will appear on the Opera House screen on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of this week. There will be also a comedy strip Swim Princess.
Fort Worth Texas May 21 The monoplane Fort Worth attempting to beat the army monoplane Question Mark endurance record was refalled today after taking off at 11 33 am Sunday In two contacts at 2500 feet 110 gallons of gasoline were transferred from the auxiliary ship The plane piloted by Reg L Robbins and James Kelly completed its 44th hour aloft at 7 am A refuting endurance record of 140 hours 9 minutes 5 seconds was set by the Question Mark
Roosevelt Field New York May 21 Captain Arthur Argles a Canadian war pilot was killed and Albert Harris a wealthy real estate operator and aviation student was injured in a tail spinning lesson.
Witnesses observed a broker's plane perform maneuvers before spiraling downward. The wreck was found on a farm two miles from the field with Harris seriously injured and buried in earth. Doctors say Harris has only a slight chance of recovery.
A late night, wide ranging digest reports plane crashes killing officers and a Canadian flier, a bank robbery with escape, political pressure on newspapers, a drowned Rutgers student, and battles in Europe. It notes various flights to Rome and Germany, and a London general election tally amid other scattered items.
In a curious note from es windows along the de la Paix era, reports describe coin watches priced nineteen times their original twenty dollar value. The intricate discs contain hidden vanity bags, and two gold pieces form a single watch. Frenchmen and women alike are said to carry such devices in vest pockets, while experts note the finest workmanship and potential for a changeable edge. Details hint at a selective, almost secret admiration for these timepiece curiosities amid Parisian society.
Bronze and silver medal recipients are listed for Grafton students including Mildred Travia Dorothy Lucas Margaret Clark Janie Cline Henry Bott Dorothy Goblins Juanita Dunlap and more. A robbery incident is noted with suspects grabbing a money bag and escaping in a car pursued by motorists before abandoning a vehicle.
A writ by Superior Court Commissioner Lewis L. Fietch of New Haven attaches Tinney's Stamford estate valued at 14 000 as the report and intended filing of the suit proceed. All banks in Stamford and Greenwich are named in the action.
A garbled list outlines May meetings in West Virginia with the State Pharmaceutical Association gathering at Morgan Town from May 2 to 28 and a May 23 session of Bankers of Group Six in Philippi along with a State meet in a town.
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