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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1946
Page
6
Grafton VFW post and service officers announce efforts to assist veterans in applying for terminal furlough pay. Questions answered include how leave is earned and how the due sum is calculated, based on base pay, longevity, subsistence, and dependents.
The record outlines a payment calculation where unused leave yields twice $114 amounts to $228. Additional items include 60x70c and 60x $1.25 or $75, totaling $228 plus $42 plus 74 or $345.
Lyle Lum Edwards of Graf ton has bought GI Joes cleaning and pressing shop at 431 Jefferson street Fairmont. He adds a pickup and delivery service and remodels facilities for cleaning pressing and tailoring. Edwards, a Fairmont native, was student body president at Fairmont State College and served in the Army Air Corps 1942 to 1944. He is a flight instructor at Fairmont airport and active in several clubs.
A page one report notes angry reactions across the Jewish community to Cyprus immigrant transfers. A spokesman condemns British justification as fueling anger while warning peace in Palestine cannot be achieved by such tactics. He alleges Royal Navy Army and Air Force mobilization against thousands seeking refuge and a new life. The piece links postwar hardship to policy that dashes hopes of Hitler's victims. Gold discovery noted as historical aside.
Kiwanis Club hears 4-H group describe camp setup with tribal divisions and credit system for projects. Miss Ruth Marie Bumgardner sang a solo with Miss Outright at the piano. Miss Bumgardner and Miss Mary Louise Haskins discussed general 4-H work and club aims.
Wincenty Ryzmowski as chief Polish delegate urged an indulgent peace for Bulgaria while Greece and Bulgaria clashed over war guilt. Premier Isadaris accused Bulgaria of crimes and called for punishment. Kulishev defended Bulgaria saying its army served as an occupation force. Byrnes chaired the proceedings as speaker shifts occurred.
Miss Ruby Bonafield presents a certificate signed by a British Red Cross official praising Taylor County for wartime production. She urges Graf ton women to visit Red Cross offices to see the honor and continue sewing and knitting for the production program as material arrives. The sewing room is comfortable and well lit for ongoing work.
The Florida senator Pepper told about 20 reporters yesterday that Truman’s chances of a second term are overwhelming and that he would back the ticket if true. Pepper hinted that liberals may favor him or Wallace for vice president, while some observers doubt Pepper’s enthusiasm for Truman. A White House assessment reportedly excludes both Wallace and Pepper from decisive calculations for 1948. Separately, Navy stories note Rollins and Sima faced court martials. Rollins’ adultery and theft conviction awaits final sentence, while Sima faced multiple charges with a remaining discretion on his punishment. Captain Jesse R. Wallace serves as judge advocate in the academy court.
A June 24 attack on a car carrying Frank Ragen and his bodyguards occurred at South State Street and 39th Street. An old truck blocked the guards’ path, a tarpaulin opened, and two shotguns fired into Ragen’s car. No suspects were identified.
A rumor mill swirled around a patient named Mrs. Marie Shumaker of 208 West Washington Street who was reported unable to move her feet and legs. Hospital authorities confirmed she was not diagnosed as polio at this time.
Slaughter indicated witnesses linked fields to numerous firms unnamed publicly, pressing for specifics about those “on paper.” He recalled a $1,200 share in a $4,500 profit from selling scarce screening bought from War Assets Administration Philadelphia office. Lucian Sneed, a hardware sales manager at that office, said Glenn A. Dies wooed him in Washington at Shoreham hotel with two women.
First Lt. John B. Crane, his wife Catherine Powell Crane, and their two daughters Catherine and Joann have joined him at 9 Lahnstrasse in Wiesbaden, Germany, after eight months of air base duty with the United States Air Forces in Europe police of Germany.
Washington August 14 The Agriculture Department announced agreements to match federal grants for the 75 million dollar school lunch program. States must contribute. West Virginia and North Carolina are listed. The program will serve hot lunches in public schools with reduced or free charges for eligible children.
Card thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown at the death of Mrs. Myrtle Headley and the Headley family expresses gratitude for support.
The report itemizes campaign costs including 308.50 for ice cream, 599.42 for printing, 100 for postage, and 100 for traveling. No other major line items are detailed, and the entry notes an Aug 14 date in Charleston.
We, members of the Grafton church group, renew faith in God guiding human relations and future Bi-County W C T U work. We endorse total abstinence, urge local S T L organization, support Bible teaching in public schools, deplore alcohol in theatres, oppose liquor advertising on radio, and thank Lutheran Church for hospitality.
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