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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1936
Page
5
Phyllis Carol Fandell, once an incubator baby weighing 28 ounces at birth last December, is now at home with her parents Mr and Mrs Vater Fandell after recovering in hospital Chicago. The child’s diet of mother's milk juice and whisky helped her gain weight as medical treatments progressed.
Ward Crowell of Attica Kansas, 17, pictured happy at graduation, credits his father George Crowell for bringing Governor Alf Landon a Kansas Republican potential, to deliver the commencement address. Landon, a KU classmate of Crowell, sparked national attention in the quiet town.
A Washington hearing on the Townsend old age pension plan features Dr Francis E Townsend, author of the $200 a month movement, in a closeup as he responds to questions. Correspondence from Townsend to former aide Robert Clements reveals talk of substantial money for supporters.
Prince Aly Khan, heir to vast wealth and a future spiritual leader of Indian Muslims, wed Mrs Loel Guinness in Paris with his father observing. The marriage followed a mayoral civil ceremony and a later religious ceremony at a Paris mosque, joining the British brewing family’s ex-wife.
Ruth Esther Mc Connell a 22 year old former Cleveland nurse allegedly shot two people, a man and wife, and started a fire during a four year family feud over homestead property near Picture Rocks Arizona. She is jailed in Tucson facing assault with intent to murder and possible arson charges as police say the shooting followed court papers served to oust the Mc Connells from the property. The Hulebas, the targeted couple, are expected to recover.
The president presents a calm, assured image in a new official portrait. Despite the upcoming campaign, his health remains robust and his smile unchanged as he faces political and public duties.
A terse excerpt presents John Keats dictate and notes on unexpressed comparison. It references Great Britain and Germany and suggests an inscription line about a name written in water. The fragment hints at a linguistic or literary exercise with short answer format.
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