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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1931
Page
2
Minor schedule notice lists program changes for Whig Associated Press Standard Time. Station updates show orchestra segments and time adjustments, with references to NBC and specific program names. Readers are advised to note revised start times and the performing acts for the evening lineup.
Puzzle clues mention marches and feminine terms while a mixture of food terms appears. The piece notes a society girl, Cherry Greve, who writes an rt column at WLW station and serves as staff for the Cincinnati Art Museum and as art critic for the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Washington reports the Akron will be commanded by ten officers with 34 year average age. Led by Lieut. Com. Charles E. Rosendahl, the crew includes Lieut. Com. Bertram J. Rodgers and Lieut. Roland G. Mayer, among others, as they prepare for mid-summer flights. The 6,375,909 dollar project oversees sixty-three enlisted men for peace time duties, with fifty one attached during trials and the rest post-delivery at Lakehurst.
Charleston reports a state capitol project main unit contracts for rubber flooring electric fixtures wires and window shades awarded by Capitol Building Commission. Governor Conley oversees bids totaling 6 million dollars for state road bonds to be opened in his office on June 3.
Report notes motorists may travel at 45 miles per hour as new law takes effect in Owen, Dishways, and Charleston areas. The piece also covers a string of local legal outcomes including deaths, indictments, and sentences across several West Virginia communities.
Governor Onley appoints Charleston officials to the State Bridge Commission and the State Board of Education for six year terms ending in 1937. J B McLaughlin of Charleston receives a six year Board of Education term. Brown W Payne of Beckley joins the advisory council for the Board of Education for four years ending 1946, succeeding Jefferson of Parkersburg. The advisory council includes the state supervisor of Negro schools and two members directed by the governor to oversee Negro school work.
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