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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1946

Page

4

Notices on dispatch rights and letters policy

The document states Associated Press dispatch rights and local publication rights. It outlines voluntary letters to the editor for general-interest discussion, requiring authorship signatures and publication under the signer’s name. It lists national advertising representatives in New York and Chicago.

Associated Press Aarcae National Inland Newspaper Representatives, Inc New York Fifth Avenue N.Y Chicago Wrigley Building

Protection For The Shipper In Rate Making Debate

George H. Shafer argues anti trust suits threaten a stable rate system that benefits shippers by allowing them to know proposed rates and present arguments. The Bulwinkle Bill would place rate decisions under the ICC, preserving joint rates and guarding all interests with ICC oversight. Shippers nationwide back the measure, fearing no unjustified rail rate increases with ICC final say.

Department of Justice George H. Shafer Northwest Shippers Advisory Board Interstate Commerce Commission Senate House ICC

Great Britain Makes Gains in First Year under Labor

The article contrasts claimed socialist progress in Britain with warnings of shortages and public ownership. It cites Newcastle mines nationalized Liverpool cotton exchange closed London Bank of England nationalized Glasgow railways steel electricity aviation slated for public control. The piece questions whether this is real progress and warns of longer hours and rationing.

Great Britain England Newcastle Liverpool London Bank of England Glasgow Britain

Fire drills urged for La Salle Hotel staff in Chicago

The Cook County Inspection Bureau urged that hotel employees be instructed and drilled in fire procedures after the La Salle Hotel fire. They note that many hotels and public buildings lack drills, risking tragedy, while schools, ships, and military sites regularly practice.

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Criticism of Vinson Appointment as Chief Justice

The piece argues Vinson faced criticism for not being a top lawyer, noting biographers say Hughes was the only truly prominent leader of the bar at his selection. It adds most nominees were cabinet officers, judges, or political outsiders, and that tradition favors prominent public men like Vinson.

Vinson Charles E. Hughes White Stone Fuller Waite

A Bible Thought for Today on Silence and Jehovah

A moment of silence awakens awareness of the inner presence where Jehovah's kingdom dwells. The meditation invites reliance on divine patience and waiting for Jehovah, echoing Psalm 27:14.

Explosive Middle East arcs tensions in Palestine crisis

Dewitt Mackenzie outlines four interlocking crises in the Middle East centered on Jerusalem: Palestine, Greece and Albania, the Dardanelles dispute, and Anglo Russian oil interests in Iran. He notes Britain’s deportation of Jewish immigrants to Cyprus, impending Jewish revolts, and Truman’s refugee legislation as the region’s immediate destabilizers amid global watchfulness.

Dewitt MacKenzie Jerusalem Middle East Paris Palestine Greece Albania Yugoslavia Bulgaria Dardanelles Iran Persia Holy Land England Soviet Union Washington Britain Cyprus Irgun Zvai Leumi Haifa Europe White House Truman Congress United States London

Bing Crosby Signs Philco Sponsorship For World Radio

After months of talk Bing Crosby announced a new sponsor Philco and that his show will be broadcast on a record 600 stations worldwide. The schedule lists NBC CBS ABC and MBS programs including Our Foreign Policy National Barn Dance Oklahoma Roundup and more across Saturday and Sunday lineups.

Jean Meegan New York Bing Crosby Radio Manufacturing Company Philco ABC American Broadcasting Company NBC CBS MBS Jonathan Trimble

Russia bids for control of straits in a security pact

Russia seeks joint control of straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean with Turkey and other Black Sea powers. The proposal would let Russia share defense duties, invoking the 1936 contrention that allows Turkey to close the Dardanelles to other nations if at war or threat thereof.

Russia Black Sea Mediterranean Turkey Bulgaria Romania Dardanelles

Girdles Debated as Inflation Control in Washington

Central Press summarizes a lively scene at CPA administrator Paul Porter’s office where Consumers' Advisory committee members protested girdle decontrolling. Porter quips on girdles versus inflation while officials discuss jobs, policy, and international whaling talks with Senate action looming.

Austine Cassini Agren Central Press Washington Paul Porter CPA America Consumers’ Advisory Committee Porter Henry Wallace Henry Secretary of Commerce United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tom Connally Willie Disney London Canada Denmark Norway Dora Deere

News Of Rioting In Egypt And Other Babble

The clipping mixes wild opinions on rioting in Egypt and Palestine and muses on World War II misses. It jokes about birthdays and Shaw while tangling editorial quips about automats and prefabricated homes. A Canadian tornado upsets a cow with horns wedged in the ground closes the fragment.

Egypt Palestine Zadok Dumkopf

Lovers in the Wall Café a Shadowed Encounte

In a Stanton cafe Brisco observes Charie Patten and Trent, two young lovers newly met at Steve Allfree's party. Charie hides a ring and struggles over an impending choice between Trent and her fiancé Ollie Kingdon while her mother Mary Patten boasts of a rising empire and Charie contemplates what comes next.

Wa.i Anna Brisco Chiceo New Acres Fares Lorenzo's Thic Steve River Boulevard Goodby Trent Charie Mothe Stanton Doug Cooley Sarah Lawrence College Mother James Muir Charie Patten Ollie Kingdon Steve Allfree Cherie Patuen Ollie Olle Nettle Charlie Mary Patten Flo Charle Ma Patten

Inductions to Resume for Medical and Vet Students Likely

Kingwood Aug 17 Selective Service directors from ten states plan the resumption of inductions in September. The report notes that Africa contains 40 percent of the said deferments and that most will involve medical sector students.

Kingwood Selective Service Afica

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