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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1948
Page
4
Deliveries cost 250 per week by earier. Mail subscriptions are 9.00 for six months 4.59. The Press news dispatches are credited and local news is published herein with rights reserved. Communications to the editor may be published. unsuitable material will be rejected. National representation listed with Inland Newspaper Representatives, Inc.
The article cautions against overreacting to the rupture of consular relations between the Soviet Union and the United States. It notes that while steps may seem dramatic, they do not necessarily amount to formal diplomatic break, and warns that Moscow could be testing positions. It highlights the sensitivity of consular closures in San Francisco and Vladivostok as reminders of how quickly words and assumptions can escalate into broader tensions.
Readers weigh the idea of marriage as a possible draft deferment loophole. Critics worry about weaker foundations for homes and broader social instability if many marriages formed for convenience unfold. Proponents cite fairness and obstacles to service planning.
The United Nations mediation representative filed a formal charge of truce violation against Israel over a Red Cross zone in Jerusalem entered by both Jewish and Arab troops. The report suggests the charge may move mediators closer to a factual basis for judging claims and emphasizes reaching future governance terms for Jews and Arabs.
A Bible thought notes that wisdom elevates a people among the great races of the world and that wisdom is the principal thing. It asserts wisdom’s price is above rubies and cites Job 28:18 as the source for this guidance.
The piece riffs on U S actions in Berlin and London Olympics, noting inflation and sports figures like Bobby Jones Jr and Primo Carera. It hints at public interest in attendance forecasts near 60 million and references past champions.
Washington dispatch notes the 1948 hurricane season begins amid record heat, with Hurricane No. 1 forming in the South Atlantic and moving toward Florida. Forecasting is uncertain, and past major storms caused extensive damage and dozens of lives lost. The piece lists ten storms, including several that struck or threatened the United States, detailing paths and peak winds.
The report outlines NBCs plan to air the Jeweland National air races exclusively for the third year from September 4 to 6 with five special broadcasts, including Davis Cup finals at Forest Hills. It notes CBS and other networks offering coverage of world reaction to a Soviet incident, plus NBC and CBS evening programs such as NBC Symphony and Truth or Consequence.
Washington report notes both parties pursue limited inflation actions while keeping long term bond yields at 2.5 percent under Fed open market policy. Officials fear pulling support could shock markets though lawmakers expect minor credit adjustments and investor caution. The piece also sketches GDP inflation program limits, auto loan down payment impacts, patent office modernization, and splinter party maneuvers for 1948 presidential bids.
In Cabell county after three days of 100 degree heat farmers and livestock raisers await rain. County agent W. D. Click reports the early tobacco crop, Cabell's biggest cash crop, has lost nearly 20 percent of its $500,000 value, with damage mounting. Pastures, hay, late corn, beans, and fruits are also hurt. water for livestock is being hauled though county water supply is not critical.
Trenton reports a cigar-smoking youth in New Jersey and a St Louis Municipal Opera Series at 7:30 view, plus a Damone show at 9, a musical quiz at 9:30. A health note mentions about 11 percent of deaths yearly are children ages five to fourteen. A cooking tip says thin fillets of fish do not need turning during broiling and may be topped with a cheese parsley cream sauce.
Andrew Paulson contemplates buying the Wheeler farm near Branfield, while a tense local scene unfolds at Mrs Potts boarding house. Gloria, under her mother’s sharp eye, hints at boarding the newcomer, and Alec Priest weighs in on lumber plans amid town gossip and hints of a romance with Joan Priest.
A Honolulu crash of a B 29 aircraft results in sixteen deaths and four injuries. The incident is reported amid a mix of program listings and dated historical references. Details about the event are scarce within the readable OCR fragment.
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