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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1950
Page
4
Grafton Sentinel Co publishes every weekday with a 30 cent weekly carrier rate and annual mail options. This note lists staff roles, post office classification, AP affiliation rights, and national representation details for the 1870s era newspaper.
Wheeling Downs schedules a $2,000 Labor Purse for five furlongs and up on Labor Day with four route races and a mile and five sixteenths marathon. Racing Secretary Fred Burton and Manager Thomas O B Flynt report strong holiday demand with grandstand reservations, estimating 8 000 to 10 000 fans.
A humorous note from University of Arizona students hints at a student plank to halt long lectures, proposing a test for speakers who exceed three minutes. In Martha's Vineyard a grave epitaph reads Here lies old Twelve and a Half Percent. Military theorist Clausewitz is quoted on war as politics by other means. A shooting in Charleston is briefly mentioned with a deputy fatally wounded.
A writer recalls the Tombs and its two historic buildings from 1838 and 1902, noting earlier prisons on the site, the Collect Pond water source, and infamous inmates and escapes. The piece blends anecdotes of executions, hangings, and notable figures like Colt, Gyp the Blood, and Reynolds Forsbrey with reflections on urban change.
Doctor Ives visits Beamis and Hammett families amid a fever crisis. A teen girl lies delirious as Ives sponges her, warns the mother to learn care, and notes multiple sick children in the area. Marybelle learns Hammer is dead. Ives reflects on fatigue and mounting tragedy.
In a bleak aftermath on the range, Ives and Marybelle navigate a tense community scene after a deadly event. The injured include Allie Harrison and Elisha Lund, with Cory Lund and Stoll weighing loyalties as grief deepens. Marybelle weeps beside the grieving, while Ives confront medical and moral tensions and fear for future safety.
The Morgantown Women's Club has established a 152 music scholarship at West Virginia University. Club president Mrs Elmer W Prince says the award covers tuition and special fees for the school year, based on competitive tests.
Classified rates and sample ads including items for sale such as Deer title Infield Sporter 3006, furniture and tools, plus notices seeking arthritis support and housing loan inquiries. Listings include contacts in Chicago, Flemington, Morgantown, and Pruntytown with phone and address details and a lost hearing aid component.
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