Retailers vow resistance to uniwar price rises
News readers report that retailers will resist price increases with strong opposition. Officials claim ample goods and no need for rationing or price controls, while editorials in The Country Press mock lawmakers for claiming economy yet failing to back it. Statements from critics in Illinois, Kentucky banks, and federal confidence are cited as supporting skepticism about government roles.
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Great Falls
Mont
Paul Douglas
Ilinois
Douglas
Congress
Somerset
Daily American
Truman
Oakland
Calif
Kentucky
Gov
Washington March of Vents Finds U S Intervenes Frequently
A historical review notes the United States has intervened in foreign conflicts without formal declarations of war in multiple peacetime actions. It lists instances from 1871 to 1941 and highlights Gen Douglas MacArthur's leadership in Korea as a first for an American commander heading an international army during peacetime. The piece cites joins with Russian, British, French, German, and Japanese forces in earlier crises and notes the long pattern of peacetime military actions abroad.
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Korea
Central Press ‘Ashington
Wor
United States
China
William McKinley
Peking
Uruguay
Germany
Great Britain
Samoa
Douglas MacArthur
Republic
Congress
Sirship
Seoul
Portuguese West Africa
Formosa
Mexico
Haiti
Chile
Brazil
Syria
Ethiopia
Morocco
Honduras
Turkey
Russia
Tceland
France
Tripoli
Algiers
Vera Cruz
John J. Pershing
Pancho Villa
U.S
Sandino
Archangel
Vladivostok
Siberia
Roosevelt
Greenland
Iceland
Denmark
Newest arrivals greet Victor and gift of life
A son born August 9 at 12 10 p.m. in Grafton City hospital to Mr and Mrs Victor Jackson Lucas III weighing eight pounds four ounces. He will be Victor Jackson Lucas IV. A daughter born August 15 at 11 19 a.m. in the same hospital to Mr and Mrs James Stevens of 116 West Washington Grafton weighing eight pounds two ounces.
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Grafton City Hospital
Victor Jackson Lucas, III
Victor Jackson Lucas IV
James Stevens
West
Washington Street
Grafton
AP news service and subscription rates notice
A fragment shows billing language for The Associated Press rights and newspaper subscription prices. It lists carrier and mail rates including annual, six month, and three month options, with regional distinctions for Virginia and West Virginia. Names a New York office address.
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Vigina
West Virginia
National, Representatives
Inland Newspaper Representatives, Inc
New York
East 42Nd Street
Try and Stop Me IHE LATE Frank Crowninshield Golfer
A vivid portrait of Frank Crowninshield a devoted but imperfect golfer. anecdotes recall his zeal over skill his locker room jokes and legendary quips about cremation ashes on the links. Grantland Rice critiques him as a floating hazard while others note his playful taunts and the comic banter surrounding his golf exploits.
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Frank Crowninshield
Frank
Grantland Rice
Crowninshield
Crownie
Oswego church denounces profiteering and hoarding
A Oswego Oregon church passed a resolution denouncing profiteering and hoarding during an emergency. It pledges moral courage against fear and calls like-minded citizens to join, urging national circulation of such resolutions to curb price manipulation and scarcity.
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Oswego
Oregon
Death Claims Mrs. Clevenger of Long Run
Mrs. Cora Bird Clevenger 79 of Long Run died Monday morning after two weeks of serious illness and long term poor health since 1946. Born in Taylor County in 1871 she lived in the area all her life. Survived by three children and a granddaughter. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Cora Bird Clevenger
Long Run
Lemuel and
Luraner
Nancy Smith
Clevenger
Taylor County
Simpson Baptist Church
Clifford Paugh
Route 1
Simpson
Paul
Pauline Clevenger
Jay- Nita Stout
Bridgeport
West Virginia
The Rider Returns to Hammer in Silent Alarm
Ives lifts Cory to the bunk then weighs the danger of Cory and a sick settlement. He rides toward Hammer after fearing typhoid from sick children, guiding his horse through darkness toward a quiet, ominous homestead where a dog warns of trouble.
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Cory
Marybelle
Ives
Meryne
Hammer
Feather
Carradine
Tom Feather
Tamerlane
Jensen
Nester
Cory Lund
Brule
Music falls on deaf ears at Saskatoon move
The university summer school music class was moved to the school for the deaf after numerous complaints of noise. University officials shifted the students to a place “where no one could hear them,” citing heavy disruption to nearby residents.
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Saskatoon
School For the Deaf
University
Ex-cop Mike Rynne's legend grows in Lowell swimming feats
The 70-year-old former policeman, Mike Rynne, is hailed as a living legend in Lowell Mass as he performs remarkable feats. He can tow a boat with five 200-pound men tied inside, swim after being fed to a chair and pushed off a dock, and carry a 200-pound weight on his back. At 70 he swims more than a mile daily for exercise.
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Lowell
Mike Rynne
Rynne
Chicago waitress defends herself with blackjack strike
Mrs Mary Dickson, while walking home from work in Chicago, grabbed a blackjack and struck a man who tried to attack her, forcing him to retreat. She argued that individuals and nations should be armed against age resorts.
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Chicago
Mary Dickson
Park deed limits review urged before fireworks action
Fireworks plans for Grafton park face deed restrictions. Council urged Mr Curry to explore possibilities and report back before any steps are taken.
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Grafton Park
Curry
British Rumor Mill Focuses on Royal Baby Names
London whispers list Victoria Anne Elizabeth and Mary as favorites with Alice Alexandra and Margaret also drawing support. Congratulatory messages flood Clarence House Elizabeth Philip’s London home and reach across the empire and beyond.
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London
Victoria
Anne
Elizabeth
Mary
Alice
Alexandra
Margaret
British Empire
Clarence House
Philip
Stoll Lurks in Tamerlane Shadows as Town Talks
Marco Stoll waits in the darkness outside Tamerlane jail listening to ranchers and sheriffs in shadowed streets. He contemplates Benedict, Ives, and Beamis as a gaunt horseman arrives with news of a sick child, while Stoll weighs risks and plans a quiet return to his drug store hideout.
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Marco Stoll
Brian Ives
Tamerlane
Stoll
Ives
Rod Benedict
Hammer
Sombra
Rod
Benedict
Grolpahia
Politi
Rigarea
Texas
Lund
Mercantife
Tama
Penind Nis
Palais
Boatnis
Stoll Street
Mr. Stoll
Beamis
Jensen
Gundergon
Noisy miscellany from old newspaper page
The fragmentary text notes varied items from rabbits to railroads and rodeos including a Wyoming cowboy’s bull ride payout, a Kentucky duel, canned sweet potatoes, a gadget for hard boiling eggs, and a stray constellation remark.
Social will be held at Linn Chapel Friday night
An old fashioned social is scheduled at Linn Chapel, formerly Linn School House, on Friday night August 18. The event invites the public and aims to raise proceeds for church repairs.
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Linn Chapel
Linn
Classified rates and ad example from The Sentinel
The notice explains 4¢ per word for first insertion 3¢ per word for three or more consecutive insertions 2½¢ per word for six or more consecutive insertions and 2¢ per word for 26 or more insertions with a minimum charge. It notes ads must be prepaid and telephone ads are not accepted. A sample classified line shows a situation wanted by an elderly lady seeking housekeeping work with a telephone number and address.
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Psa Ward
Ogsh
The
Sentinel
No Down Payment Home Loans for Veterans and Nonveterans
Rural ad copy urges buyers to build a house with no down payment available to both veterans and non veterans. Requests an image of the desired house for loan inquiries. Includes Mor gantown West Virginia address and phone number 8641 for Help Wanted ads and Christmas card promotions.
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Share, Incorporated
Walnut Street
Morgantown
W. Va
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Bennett
Brigham Young
Latter-day Saints Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Norman A. Fox
Cleveland Research
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Prostar
Railrouters
Wyoming
Daniel Boone
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Cora Bird
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D. Li
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M. & M. Bank
Robins
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G. L Loans
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Empire Card
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Jed’ W. Robinson
Parrish Builiding
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