Postoffice Notice Misdirected as Second Class Matter
Lintered as second class matter in the Postoffice at Grafton 2 Ve under the act of March 3 1879.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
4
Gas turbine locomotive aims to boost West Virginia coal power
Baltimore experiments by Bituminous Coal Research seek a new coal burning gas turbine locomotive. Engineer Yellett is credited with eliminating ash dust to harness powdered coal, backing a future where coal dominates rail power and keeps the B and O in coal hauling. Leaders White and major builders plan two complete locomotives to test, with chassis designs from three giants and early awards for two complete engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Grafton
Hills
Baltimore
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Yellett
Roy B. White
American Locomotive Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Lima Locomotive Company
White
Unfought German Battery Threat to Gibraltar Revealed
Secret WWII records show plans for an 80 centimeter German siege gun on rail mounts to shell Gibraltar in 1941. The attack would have used massive shells, with France supplying troops, and would have tested Gibraltar beyond any prior bombardment.
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Gibraltar
Great Britain
France
Hitler
Eben Emach
Bible Thought for Today on safety in peace
A Bible Thought for Today notes that men escape danger in battle only to face fatal accidents in peaceful pursuits. The reflection cites Psalm 4 8 and ends with a prayer for safety. Press Radio Bible Service Cincinnati Ohio distributes the devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press-Radio Bible Service, Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bilbo faces uncertain bid amid Senate power struggles
Washington observers see little chance of Bilbo being ousted as chairman or of quick action on charges linked to the ace hatred issue. Capitol Hill watchers anticipate a summer adjournment delay with the House and Senate at odds over atomic energy control legislation and military involvement, shaping a protracted legislative fight.
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Washington
Bilbo
Johnson
Colorado
Privileges and Elections Committee
Mississippi
District of Columbia Committee of the
Senate
Sena
Ein
Renee
Capitol Hill
House
Alben Barkley
Sabath
House Rules Committee
United States
Tate
Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Navy
Medical Circulars and Oddities From the Times
A quirky blend notes a man who weeps when eating, a call to fire the cook, and jokes about penny candy. It also mentions a Canadian pilot flying at 626 mph and a falcon found exhausted on a New York street, hinting at Broadway’s bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zadok Dumkopf
New York
Ong
Broadway
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt to Speak at Union Choir Event
Fragmented report notes Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt widow of the late president will speak Sunday September 29 during an event in Morgantown. The piece references a former inmate Lester Mary Washington escape from a penal institution, and mentions a Mountain theft program tied to an automobile measure. State troopers and Mineral County entries appear amid garbled lines about motor vehicle deaths in 1945 and 1944.
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Keyser
Lester
Mary Washington
Moundsville
Arthurdale
Eleanor Roosevelt
Choir Heart Association
Seatac
Seatac Ee Se A Morin
Felix C. Robinson
Fie
Mineral County
Jeu
Atomic control as world turns toward peace or arms race
AP analysis notes Patterson outlines defense plans assuming no adequate international control of the atomic bomb. Baruch group urges avoiding war through comprehensive defenses, while nations push efforts in the US and Britain to master fission. The UN control commission studies bomb containment and outside inspection as deterrence against an all-consuming arms race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts, Jr
United States War Department
Patterson
Bernard Baruch
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Baruch Group
United Nations
Britain
Canada
United States
Europe
UN Control Commission
Radio program changes extend network season slate
New York August 30 announces further moves in upcoming season with Eddie Bricken signed for a James Melton CBS Sunday night concert. The program, linked to July 1944 when Bricken replaced Fred Allen, shifts to a new time on CBS, with October as the target date for the change.
Charie Finds Trent in Hidden Peach Place Room
In a tense family entanglement, Charie confronts a secret marriage between her sister Charie and Trent Renner. Trent introduces Charie to his bare room at Peach Place, a stark contrast to the Patten household, revealing hints of a fragile future as Flo’s social circle looms and hidden love tests unfold.
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Mary Patten
Treat
Charle
Trent
Mrs. Patten
Flo
Ollie
Chi
James Muir Company
Charlo
Cole Giddings
Doug
Ollie Kingdon
Charie
Cole
Peach Place
Neil Winslow
Trent Renner
Neil Winstow
Neil ‘Winglow
Park
River Boulevard
Renreas
Theater Guild dramas return to ABC this fall opener
Massey reports the second season returns September 8 on ABC with the same Sunday night schedule and Helen Hayes in Angel Street as the opener. Tonight’s listings include NBC Easy Money at 7:30 and Mystery Theatre at 9, CBS pays Tom Riggs and Betty and Pays to be Ignorant at 6:30, Mrson Welles Theater at 9. WPT–This is FBI at 7:30.
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Meet the Press
Sen
Carl A. Hatch
University To Buy Sites For Facilities
Morgantown August 30 West Virginia University will use a $40000 allocation from the board of public works to acquire sites for temporary non housing facilities for GI students. President Irvin Stewart disclosed today. The project will be undertaken under recent congressional legislation funding non housing educational facilities for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Board of Public Works
Irvin Stewart
Stewart
Ex servicemen urged to contact Clarksburg Army Recruiting
Ex servicemen who were members of a ranger outfit are requested to send their names to the Clarksburg Army Recruiting office in the post office building. They will receive a ranger booklet. Georgia, the cracker state, has the Cherokee rose as state flower.
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U. S. Army
Clarksburg
Oak Hill Labor Day Celebration Set With UMW Leaders
Oak Hill plans a Labor Day event sponsored by United Mine Workers district 29 next Monday with three top speakers. Compensation director W. H. Nelson, international representative J. C. Lewis, and international UMW board member Joseph Yablonski from Washington are listed among the speakers. Mayor Claude ...
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Oak Hill
United Mine Workers District 29
C. C. Spradlin
Spradlin
W. H. Nelson
J. C. Lewis
UMW
Washington
Joseph Yablonski
UMW Board
Claude
Welcoming Address to Be Delivered by R Hill
The event features R Hill giving the welcoming address while a note recalls that poliomyelitis was first described by a London physician in 1784.
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R. Hill
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