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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1933
Page
2
A mother recalls how her six year old son developed a cocky, “tough guy” phase and resisted prettified clothes. She kept him constantly busy at home under supervision, which quieted his behavior but risked stifling a developing sense of manliness. An alternative view suggests allowing some energy to vent in play with peers.
Jacksons Mill hosts a revised Four-H training schedule issued by Director William H. Kendrick. Activities already held include meetings of home demonstration agents livestock leaders and state farm bureau Rotary convention and minist camp. The seasonal lineup covers Decoration Day to early summer with a regional roundup under Rev A H Rapking and a series of camps and conferences directed by Kendrick and others.
The royal Mdvanis family returns to headlines as Prince Alexis plans marriage to Barbara Hutton heiress to Woolworth millions. The May 26 Paris engagement follows a long series of Georgian princes marriages, including Prince David to Mae Murray and Serge to Pola Negri. Barbara Hutton’s social season holds high society intrigue with past romances and travel legends.
Mrs. P. V. Langfitt of Clarksburg elected president of the Women’s Auxiliary of the West Virginia State Medical Association. Officers include Mrs. M. F. Peterson Charleston president-elect, Mrs. S. M. Prrnty Parkersburg, Mrs. John Gilmore Wheeling, Mrs. M. B. Stephens Kimball, vice presidents, and other officers from Morgantown Charleston Huntington and Clarksburg with committee chairs named for legislative hygeia and public health relations.
In a closed session Democrats attacked the National Economy Act's treatment of veterans and backed a steering committee to convene a group to meet President Roosevelt. Representative Crosser was authorized to select a seven member panel to press for relief, after Rankin withdrew a protest plan. The caucus followed a petition led by Goldsborough.
Members express regret over supporting the economy act claiming it was a pressured vote and members feel misled about its impact on the economy and veterans benefits amid ongoing concerns.
The document outlines a string of summer camps and conferences in various counties from late June through August, listing camp names, dates, and directing officials. Notable specifics include Morgantown figures like Mrs Polly Johnson Gray and Rev Ralph Shaffer, with camps spanning Harrison and Lewis counties and events such as Farmers camp and Rotary dinners.
British delegate argued against a fixed aggressor definition at the Geneva disarmament conference. Captain Eden urged background checks to assign responsibility, while Roosevelt’s standard states aggression is when armed forces violate a treaty by entering another country. The security commission aligns with Roosevelt but adds criteria to identify the offending state.
A nostalgic chronicle recalls the Graton High School Class of 1908 as graduation nears, detailing a boisterous, humorous ode to the past. It notes alumni paths including marriages and continued study, with vivid lines on youth, effort, and pride from former track stars to scholars.
The speaker recalls earlier glory and a failed romance, vows to press on. He notes aging, fading crowns, and unyielding drive to face future contests and right wrongs. The memory centers on the stellar high school class of 1908 and lasting ambition despite heartbreak.
Fourteen cultural foremen fresh from Maine, Pennsylvania and Delaware, all forest school graduates, arrived at Tucker Co camp Parsons May 26 to supervise CCC forest cultural work in the Monongahela National forest. Larry Gross, regional forest office, will direct a week of training before assigning them to army camps. Ranger Donald W. Beck notes plans to buy additional land to expand the national forest.
Columbus May 26 Dr John McDowell a former Pennsylvania coal miner was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the U S receiving 691 votes to 120 for the Rev Elder Cincinnati and 26 for George H Shea Pa The vote marked a setback for militant fundamentalists and reflected church leaders view that the fight between fundamentalists and modernists failed to grow into a broader conflict.
In a rugged tale narrated by Mary Graham Bonner, Willy Nilly guides a driver to a cave where Rip lies wounded after a fierce clash with a Wild Cat. Rip saved Jelly Bear and Honey Bear, then weakly signals gratitude as he battles for recovery. The farmer tends injuries while Willy Nilly contemplates Rip’s brave act.
A dramatic oral passage describes a cloud like hover and dozens of buzzards diving from the sky. They swoop down on friends’ hidden place and seize them both with little ease or grace.
Four persons take teachers examination under Superintendent Lloyd L. Shriver at his courthouse offices. They are Joseph Bernard Dryfield of Rosemont Milton A. Mayle and Delpha Curran of Grafton Route 6 and Lucile Walker of Grantsville. The exam began yesterday and ends today. a Beta exam is scheduled for late June. J F G Clark 16 of Corpus Christi Texas has left for Chicago to attend the world’s fair with his trained mallard duck wearing leather shoes.
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