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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1950
Page
4
The document lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery, including annual, six month, and three month options, with pricing for Virginia, West Virginia, and outside region. It notes The Associated Press rights and inland newspaper representation details, including addresses and contact points.
Be American Buy American explains how savers seek security and growth through stock ownership in national firms. It notes that while a person cannot own a business alone, millions can own shares to gain profit and risk exposure, with share counts guiding influence and rights to elect directors.
Two Rhode Island youths fought a duel using their motor cars as weapons with the garage owner named as winner. The item touches on modern city health, moonshine barrels, and odd quotes about GIs in Korea, Christmas, and changing weights of future women.
Two Grafton recruits, David L. Woodford USN son of Mr and Mrs Hugh J Woodford of 301 Has in and Marvin A Rogers son of Mr and Mrs J Rogers Route 5 Box 87, start boot camp at the world's largest Naval Training Centre in Great Lakes Illinois. Recruit training is the sharp end of naval service and marks the beginning of a career in the armed forces.
Travelers from Montreux arrive at the Waldschloss hotel where porter Kurtz welcomes Mr and Mrs Frank Reilly and Marcia Cram. Enid notes Marcia’s guarded sadness and quiet charm as the group prepares for a holiday in the Bernese Oberland aboard a festive alpine voyage toward Christmas.
A humorous anecdote about Mrs. Stafford and her eight year old daughter at a tent Shakespeare show. The daughter cries not from the play but at the idea of leaving to see the elephants, highlighting witty misinterpretation. A Boston Beacon Hill woman describes her UN session as dreadful and crawling with foreigners.
Telephones for passengers are being installed in all elevators of the Sutton Terrace luxury apartment project on New York's east side. The phones connect to the house switchboard across the three buildings to aid convenience and safety. Builder David Tishman notes a tenant can call the doorman to order a taxi from the elevator.
Romanian paper Universul says the United States is developing a mechanical brain to replace human thought. It cites Wall Street financiers preparing for a third world war and accuses American researchers of stifling thought and promoting hatred. The item also notes Tibet is largely over 15,000 feet high.
A dated collage asks trivia questions from early 20th century prompts. It covers authors like Jack London, a woodrow Wilson first name inquiry, ensign flag placement, postal money orders, last king of Spain, and a 1943 Cocoanut Grove fire memorial. It includes notes on Rubinstein and a Tehran WWII conference, plus birthdays and a quiz section.
Two seven year old Nancy Light and three year old Becky Light daughters of Reverend G Light of Burnwell Kanawha county died in a fire that destroyed the Light home. The blaze forced other family members into the snow as the snowstorm of a week claimed victims twenty and twenty one.
The report notes German preference shifting toward American Virginia tobacco from prewar Oriental blends, with 3 600 tons of U S tobacco imported in one month versus 1 100 tons from Greece and Turkey. It also mentions shifts in Balkan trade after Communist takeover and various global trivia on geography and production.
Funeral notice for John D. Richman lists service Sunday at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Methodist Church Nestorville with Reverend John Snider officiating. Interment follows at Nestorville cemetery. Friends may call at Harry Richman’s home in Lucretia after noon Saturday. Bartlett Funeral Homes.
John C Richman dies at 6:30 am at his son Harry Richman’s home in buc retin aged 81 born October 19 1869 in Barbour County to Jesse and Mary Richman survived by wife Melvina Elizabeth Godwin Richman a son four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was a farmer and a member of the Nestorville Methodist church. Canada’s first steam railway began operation in 1836 from La Parirle to St Johns Que.
The Sentinel advertises a telephone system for subscribers and general inquiries. It lists numbers for circulation, news desk, and advertising departments, and notes certain ad requests are handled only in person at the counter.
Classified rates and sample ads list 4¢ first insertion and scale discounts for multiple insertions. Notices mention contacting sufferers of arthritis, used furniture deals, rentals, sewing machine leases, and sale items. Includes real estate and business listings with dates, contact details, and a Commissioner of Accounts notice for Geno Ford estate. All items originate from a 20th century newspaper classifieds page.
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