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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1948

Page

2

Pomeroy Mayor Ready to Settle Disputes by Fists

Pomeroy mayor Delmar A. Canaby known as Kaye the Kid says he can defend himself with fists if village council members obstruct his duties. Council seeks governor’s removal over charges of malfeasance and misfeasance, while Canaby, a former welterweight champion of West Virginia, denies wrongdoing and recalls his boxing career to back his stance.

Pomeroy Delmar A. Canaby Thomas J. Herbert Canaday

Obituary: Joseph Cohen of Clarksburg Dies at 58

Joseph Cohen born November 17 1887 in Baltimore died after residing in Clarksburg since the early 1930s He operated clothing stores in Fairmont Morgantown Buckhannon Weston Grafton and Clarksburg He was a life member of the Grafton lodge BPO Elks survived by widow Dena Rosenshine two daughters Mrs Barton and Mrs Freedman of Grafton two sons Herschel E of Indianapolis and Aaron at home four sisters three grandchildren and was a member of Tree of Life synagogue and Bnai Brith Funeral services set for Saturday evening at 415 Washington Avenue with friends receving.

Page One Sports Center Clarksburg Cohen Fairmont Morgantown Buckhannon Weston Grafton Aaron Cohen Dena Rosenshine Barton Freedman Herschel E Indianapolis Ind Aaron Mary Sheen Etta Webber Dora Goodman Max Rose Baltimore Tree of Life Synagogue B'nai Brrth Washington Avenue

Funeral service details announced for local resident

A funeral service will be held at 8 o clock with Rabbi Israel Goodman officiating. The body will be taken to Baltimore for burial Sunday at 3 p.m. DST indicating the final rites and interment location for the deceased.

Israel Goodman Baltimore

Communist clash splits German city administration

Spy probe notes Britain and France refused to recognize the elected German city government. The anti Communist administration has faced constant Communist attacks. Police and food administration branches are divided between East and West. A former Grafton resident, a Tin of Century, will be buried in the National Cemetery. None were local heroes.

Kommandatura Britain France Benin Century Grafton

Truman Defends Inquiries As Espionage Claims Spark Debate

Mundt urged disclosure of evidence on espionage activities while Truman dismissed the inquiries as red herrings. He argued the hearings are stage-managed to distract from his cost of living opposition and noted a grand jury inquiry had occurred. A separate report describes a missing woman case linked to a Baltimore incident with a pregnant hospital patient later identified.

GOP Quick Mundt FBI Truman Moscow Congress White House Rep. Mundt

Find State Woman Found on U S 40 in Critical Condition

A woman identified by her maiden name was found unconscious beside U S 40 the Baltimore Philadelphia Boulevard. She is in critical condition at the hospital after being discovered with injuries.

Baltimore Havre de Grace Frances Seppo Cnieusuene Field U. S. 40 Baltimore-Philadelphia

Russians hold sentry at building as archives removed

The Kommandatura remains in the American sector while archives are removed. An army spokesman reported an American C-54 cargo plane involved in the Allied airlift over the Soviet land blockade crashed.

Kommandatura

Rescue at Tempelhof Flight Crew Stranded

A landing at Tempelhof air field this morning led to the crew being rescued. Despite walking out on the Allied Control Council for Germany on March 20, the Russians continue to fly their colors and maintain sentries at the Allied Control Authority building.

Tempelhof Allied Control Council Germany Allied Control Authority

Soldier killed in Italy service noted in city records

A 23 year old local man, killed instantly on Italian battlefields when a bomb struck. An employee of Carr China company before enlisting, he served about two years in the U S Army. Survived by his mother Mrs Ollie Reed and several siblings, with additional re burial services planned for tomorrow at 11:45 pm for Pfc Charles F Mar.

Italy Carr China Company U. S. Army Ollie Reed Wiliam John Marines Helen Curry Louise Kennedy Edna Robinson Pfc Charles F. Mar

Russian Use and Statements Reflect Fallout at Officials News Conference

A news conference revealed Samarine acted of his own free will. The department will take the same stance regarding Mrs. Kosenkina who spoke from a New York hospital claiming she had to leave the Soviet consulate. Lamarine has renounced Soviet citizenship and informed the FBI and the House Un-American Activities Committee of his criticisms. Mrs. Kosenkina told New York police her leap from the consulate was deliberate.

Henry H Collins House UN- American Activities Committee Washington Collins American-Russian Institute New York International Soundphoto Samarine Kosenkina Lamarine Russia FBI

Diamond dust polishes tungsten carbide dies

The article notes that diamond dust is used to polish tungsten carbide dies, a compound noted as among the hardest substances created by man. It also states that the Great Salt Lake stands as the largest body of concentrated brine in the world.

Chevrolet Fisher Fisher Unisteel Great Salt Lake

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