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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1930
Page
7
Fragmentary listing mentions cleaning and waxing floors in a store and servicing a car with odd jobs and unskilled labor. Sparse text references a state of Femini and various numbers. No coherent event or names to identify.
Radio program listing appears in clipped ad style. Mentions a private line of communication or segment titled IM AND BOARD in private ly with a contact code 47-R Oat. Details are limited and context unclear.
A rundown of radio programs across WEAF WJZ WABO WBAL WOR and other stations in the Eastern region with times from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM featuring safety talks music orchestras comedies and dramas. Notable entries include Vincent Lopez Orchestra Amos n Andy and Uncle Don Sports segments along with a variety of talk and feature programs.
Listings show a dense collage of radio program times and station identifiers across multiple cities. Entries mention WBZ Springfield, WIRS Detroit, WSB Atlanta, WHAS Louisville, WSM Nashville and others with orchestras, hour of dance music, vaudeville acts, and live performances scattered through daytime to late night slots.
The Graf Zeppelin drew a large crowd in northeastern Brazil at dawn as it arrived after crossing the equator. Passengers requested time to see the city while work unloaded mail and replaced 1,000 cubic meters of hydrogen. Fresh provisions were loaded as the voyage was deemed accomplished with little difficulty despite equatorial conditions.
An elderly Grafton area farmer delivers a testimonial urging readers with catarrh to try World's Tonic. He recounts years of suffering, stomach distress, and gradual improvement after using the tonic, claiming ten days of relief and advising to start treatment promptly. Court Pharmacy and Union Drug Company, plus other druggists, carry the remedy.
The passage notes mothers with school age children learn from peers and elder behavior. Hielen sits with cousins as they spoon rice pudding, while she avoids the dessert at home, illustrating observational learning influencing dietary choices.
Snyder is linked to a family slain in their sleep as Charles Shepherd 35 Madge Shepherd 32 and Ernest Shepherd 6 were found shot in their beds. A farmhand discovered the bodies after finding a scrap with the word call written by Snyder on the front porch. The note reportedly signaled the worker to wake the family.
The Maltese government and the Vatican clash as Roman Catholic authorities forbid Maltese Catholics to vote for the government party in upcoming elections. Lord Strickland, a central figure in an 18 month dispute, allegedly halted the exile of a Franciscan priest to a Sicilian monastery citing political motives.
The Commercial Club of Grafton High School, organized two years ago by Prof. Luke B. Ross, held its final meeting at Evelyn Miller’s home on May 20. Miss Blanche Morrow, president, received a senior member with a silver vanity case, as the club reviewed a year of activities including sales campaigns, social events, a Safety First play, a Washington's Birthday banquet, and a March 14 assembly led by local professionals.
San Antonio Texas May 29 Orders to abandon camp Harry J Jones Douglas Ariz organized during the border trouble in 1916 have been received at eighth corps area headquarters Fort Sam Houston Texas The first battalion of the 25th infantry now stationed there will be transferred to Fort Des Moines Town before July 1
Eleven letter men are set to return for Penn State football next season, adding veteran experience to the roster as the team pursues improved performance. The group includes several established starters, signaling continuity for the coaching staff and fans.
In the early hours, Chief Thunder Cloud was found bending over IME and making sighs. He stated the conduct may have created suspicion and explained he had sleep walked, crawling from camp during the night.
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