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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1948

Page

2

Inspectors Urge Closure Of State Mine In Raleigh

Raleigh coal mine faces possible shutdown after safety director C E Jones of UMW district 29 requests a joint state federal inspection. Federal inspectors Kiss and Muir cited 71 safety violations from their July 13 visit. Arch Alexander not available for comment.

Raleigh Raleigh Coal and Coke Company United Mine Workers Safety C. E. Jones Beckley UMW District 29 State Mine Department Arch J. Alexander Jones E M. Kiss J. C. Muir Alexander

Maharajah of Baroda in England Amid Abdication Debate

The Maharajah of Baroda, arriving from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth, slept late in Surrey while reports swirl over a Baroda treasury spending spree of 32.5 million rupees and calls for abdication in favor of his son Fatehsinh. India’s government considers a Regency Council as a parliamentary investigation looms.

London Maharajah of Barado England India Headley Surrey New York Baroda Fatehsinha Te Government of India Government of India Maharajah Maharajab Sita Devi Pithapuram

Buckhannon Man Dies On Florida Beach

Walter T. Taylor, 59, of Buckhannon W Va, died while swimming at Lauderdale Beach in Fort Lauderdale Florida on Tuesday evening. Dr Walter J Glenn pronounced him dead at 6 20 p m and said a heart attack appeared to be the cause. The body washed ashore at a secluded beach area and the visitor is survived by his widow Beatrice and one son.

Fort Lauderdale Fla Walter T. Taylor Buckhannon W. Va Taylor Lauderdale Beach Walter J. Glenn Beatrice

Berlin City Dairy News Amid Radio Expansion

The American military government said it is expanding radio broadcasting in Berlin as part of postwar reconstruction and civil administration. Details on stations and affected regions remain unclear amid ongoing urban recovery efforts.

Berlin rally opposes Moscow settlement and cutoff threat

About 5,000 Germans in the U S sector urged no settlement in Moscow that would cost Berlin. CDU leader Jacob Kaiser called Berlin an island in a Red Sea that will not surrender. Western allies froze Russian sponsored East mark accounts in Western banks affecting payrolls and fear of Moscow terms.

Berlin Moscow U.S Christian Democratic Union CDU Jacob Kaiser Red Sea Russia Kaiser London Kremlin East Marks

Teol Fungicide Ad Sparks Foot Care Promise

An old advertisement offers Teol a strong fungicide for athletes foot priced at 35 cents with a one hour remedy claim and money back guarantee. The copy notes Teol is made with 90 percent alcohol, penetrates and kills germs on contact and promotes purchase at Malone's Drug Store.

Malone's

Ira Lilly dies after stroke at Lilly family reunion

Funeral services were held for Ira M. Lilly 67 a retired school teacher and ground committee chairman for the Lilly family reunion. Lilly died Tuesday at the reunion grounds while preparing for the 14th annual Lilly family gathering this weekend. See The Hall of Fame for Great Americans on the NYU campus.

Ira M. Lilly Lily Lilly Hall of Fame For New York University

Dentist Lloyd Wolverton Dies At 58 In Parkersburg

Dr. Lloyd B. Wolverton aged 58, a former Salem dentist with 31 years of practice, died in a Parkersburg hospital after six months of illness. He moved to Ravenswood a few years ago. He had been ill six months and died Tuesday.

Ravenswood Lloyd B. Wolverton Salem Parkersburg

Barrow Alaska Mention in Obscure Text

A fragment mentions Barrow in Alaska as the northernmost U S settlement and loosely references cooking tips for rice and a vague Sweden distance fact. It reads like a jumble of unrelated notes with stray units and phrases.

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