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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1944

Page

4

Financial Statement Board of Education Items Continue

The document lists voluminous entries from a financial statement, detailing payments to individuals, schools, and suppliers. It includes names such as G. Minette Watkins Betha Waugh Evelyn Welch Florence White Barry White Nellie Williams Margaret Wilson and many others, with dollar amounts and vendor references including Denoyer-Geppert Company A. E. Leonard Otterbein Press and Standard Oil Company. It also shows deductions, sub-totals, and various current expenses across instruction and operation of plant categories. The text reflects a historical ledger style with payments to teachers, suppliers, and service providers.

Tha Watcher G. Minette Watkins Bite Watson Betha Waugh Evelyn Welch Rich Welch Florence White Grace White Barry White Nellie Williams Margaret Wilson Mary Winco Ruby Withers Ruth Withers Klayde Wolfe Virginia Wolfe Walter Wood Hazel Woodyard Ruth Woodyard Beulah’ Wyckett A. V

Radio audience declines amid wartime conditions in New York

In Eastern New York on August 21 reports indicate a gradual drop in radio listeners due to wartime manufacturing halts for civilian receivers and servicing difficulties. Surveys estimate drop ranges from 5 to 10 percent to as high as 18 to 50 percent of the prior audience, with millions of home sets affected.

C.E. Eastern New York Totel Ross Joe Barlow Corbert Jasop

Daylight Bombing Valor Hidden in Victory Efforts

The United States Eighth Air Force, famed for precision raids over Germany, may also be credited for crippling German aircraft production. A recent London dispatch cited 5,668 enemy planes downed by daylight bombers, 2,913 escorts shot down, and about 1,150 on the ground, totaling around 8,500. The article notes these battles reduced fighter production, aiding Allied air control ahead of the invasion.

Baltimore Sun France United States Eighth Air Force England Sun London Army Air Corps

Final Score review by Warren Beck gives pointed satire

The Literary Glee presents Warren Beck's Final Score from Knopf. The review praises Beck's allegory about Bill Hutton, a simple football star turned living legend manipulated by a cynical faction. It notes the dialogue framing and its obliquely narrated impact on the tale and warnings about fascist tendencies in public perception.

Warren Beck Knopf Mr. Beck Bill Hutton Monroe Madison Wis Bill Pennsylvania Avenue

Fragmented excerpt reveals domestic tense romance scene

In disjointed dialogue Judith and Irene weigh love and life as family tensions surface. Ella addresses marriage and status while Judith, Mary, and Irene discuss happiness, weight of time, and a looming choice amid bustling tea scenes and muted desires.

Ella Jonith Mary Irene Irené Judith Nellie Matthew Ells Wwe Shadith Penn I. Juditt

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