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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1948
Page
4
The United States faces gasoline shortages as military fuel deliveries fall 1.7 million barrels short. Officials warn civilian impact may rise, with supplies tight and spring demand high. The petroleum purchasing agency urges rapid replenishment within a week to sustain operations.
An unsigned Times Literary Supplement piece argues that British Conservative leaders like Disraeli enacted broader social reforms than Liberals. It links Tory moderation to their Jacobite past and minority status, suggesting a sincere willingness to respect opposing views.
A new book by eight British psychiatrists analyzes Rudolf Hess from 1941 to 1946, arguing he was emotionally unstable and psychopathic rather than truly insane. They link his behavior to German family discipline and schooling, noting such traits appeared among leading Nazis and asking how to convey this to ordinary Germans.
The piece questions whether Governor Dewey’s nomination would lock the presidency away from top Republicans and if 1956 could reopen the field for leaders like Vandenberg Martin or Taft. It cites Ohio’s history of two-term limits with senators Sherman Thurman Foraker Dick and Pamerone and notes Taft’s own Senate term ending in 1950 as potentially decisive.
A Bible Thought For Today notes that some live on a low plane with no better aim. It warns that name calling changes nothing and that only personal conduct defines worth. Courtesy: Press Radio Bible Service Cincinnati Ohio.
The article notes human hearing ranges from 20 to 20,000 cycles per second while bats emit signals beyond this band. It mentions a bat calling after its young and a wren’s recorded vibrations, seeming to compare animal signaling with human auditory limits in a single day.
Washington reports reveal the FBI and congressional panels publicizing wartime espionage inside the government. Elizabeth Bentley named insiders in a spy network. most have left government service while a New York grand jury probes leaders. The move aims to broaden public awareness as investigations continue.
Helen Hayes will not return from Europe in time for CBS Sunday night drama series starting October 3. Henry Fonda is signed to headline the opening program in One Sunday Afternoon. Negotiations continue for Margaret Sullavan for the second show while she is abroad.
A wartime style roundup lists pageant acts for Moundsville with performers including Jimmy Melton and Marguerite Thayer, followed by a contract award to Wolfe's Tire shop for about 1000 dollars. Taylor county teachers are assigned to Grafton high and junior high, Flemington, East Grafton, Parkview and other schools with named principals and staff.
Coroner F X Schuller ruled the death a homicide after an autopsy showed brain hemorrhages from blows to the head. Frazier described Myers as badly beaten with marks on the head. A patrolman reported a 5 51 a.m. call about a man who shot himself. at the scene William Myers stood near a railway track and offered £5 to his father’s body and police planned to question him later.
Island Creek Coal of Holden exhibited Boy Blue's Beauty to win the Ayrshire top honor. WVU's Autocratic Rue captured the Holstein title, with Reymann Lovely Zella earning reserve Ayrshire. Ophelia Elect. Proud Mistress shown by Guy B Montgomery of Ronceverte took reserve Holstein in the same event.
Anne and Alec reconcile and plan a final parting as she prepares to leave for New York with John. Anne contemplates her future with Don, facing an unspoken dilemma about confessing her feelings while continuing a practical life with work and friends. Henry, Judy, Auntie, and old Nick Henry linger in memory as Anne accepts the uncertain path ahead.
The congressional committee questioned Lauchlin Currie and Lauchlin Currie sought help from Patterson as Robert E. Stripling, the chief investigator, cited Currie's influence at the White House. Elizabeth Bentley testified she knew Silvermaster as the wartime link to Soviet agents. Silvermaster refused to answer accusations and asserted immunity.
Silvermaster contends he was under investigation for nearly the entire twelve years of government service yet claims clearance by multiple agencies as the dispute over his conduct continues to unfold.
Whittaker Chambers testified to the committee that he was a Communist in the 1930s and knew Alger Hiss as a member of the Communist underground in Washington. Hiss sent a telegram protesting the charges and offering to testify under oath. The panel planned to hear Bela and Dr. Gold of Pittsburgh as soon as possible amid ongoing allegations by Miss Bentley.
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