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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
5
AP reports standings and yesterday results in the National League with Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and Brooklyn noted. Upcoming games feature Boston New York Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia with matchups and probable pitchers listed.
A bold claim promotes T-4-L as a strong fungicide that penetrates and destroys embedded germs on contact. Advertised as fast drying with instant effect, it promises quick relief or a 40 cent refund from any druggist, urging purchase today at Malone’s Drug Store.
Baseball standings and results span the American League and National League with New York over Boston two to three games, St Louis defeating Cleveland, and Chicago topping Detroit in two ten inning games. Today’s schedule includes New York at Boston, Chicago at Cleveland, with other games noted. Also coverage on crematory site debates near Grafton and protests by Jehovah's Witnesses in Berlin demanding religious freedom.
Brig. Gen. E. M. Brannon tells a Senate subcommittee investigating 5 per centers that signing contracts would trigger much admin hassle. He notes that contractors must take an oath over commission payments and that notary public involvement was repeatedly required in Washington.
The column recalls Harold Ross at The New Yorker and the feud with Alexander Woollcott over insulting letters and stolen neckties. Woollcott and Ross clashed publicly, then reconciled as Woollcott published a piece for Ross. The piece hints at broader cultural snubs and rivalries within the literary circle. Meanwhile local residents protest crematory odors near Blueville and Fetterman, urging the city to find a site acceptable to the county. The county affairs are framed as a city council issue, with the board of trade gathering information for council consideration.
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