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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1944
Page
3
War era note details tactics and rail line disruptions near Verona and Germany Italy truce zones. It also recaps Admiral Kimmel’s clearance and inside Pearl Harbor briefing delays amid calls for congressional probes. sheriff sale list and tax delinquent parcels fill pages with numerous names and districts in Taylor County.
A crowd of about 850 gathered despite cold, slippery weather for the Follies of 1944 at Grafton senior high school. Miss Betty Rose Miller directed the production with a long cast listing many local names including George Ashby Frank McKain Virginia Rosier and Connie Seymour in a lively show.
The piece argues big business leaders like Mr. Cooper equate freedom with profit and warn against allowing powerful agencies to dominate globally. It critiques postwar ideas such as news correspondents enjoying diplomatic immunity, warning this could make the press unaccountable like a king.
The German high command says its inquiry into whether Nazis should follow international war rules was prompted by increasing infringements of international law by enemies. It asserts these infringements could only be perpetrated intentionally.
A calendar of local meetings includes the Grafton Quota Club at 6 15 dinner and business on December 4 at the Cafeteria court. W B A Review No 21 meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs Janetta Martin s home 231 West Wilford Street. V F W Auxiliary holds a chili dinner at 6 15 p m December 4 in the hall to mark its tenth anniversary with post members and spouses invited. Business Girls Club meets at 6 30 p m December 4 with Elizabeth Rendle and Betty Williams as co hosts. Lindy Club meets December 6 on Lincoln Street at 8 p m with Mrs Kate Greenwald. White Rose Grove No 2 Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle meets December 5 at 7 30 p m in the K of P hall to elect officers.
Brief notices include the birth of a six pound son to Mr and Mrs Marvin McCartney of Blueville born at City hospital at 9 37 p m on November 29 named Frederick Lee mother Betty Lorentz of Blueville. Also a new arrival a six and one half pound son to Mr and Mrs David Norris named John Charles born November 30. Weekend guest Miss Sue Cannon of West Virginia University visits Miss Ann Elizabeth Rau in Walnut Street. Mrs Earl F Brown returns to Baltimore after visiting her parents in Blueville. Mr and Mrs Harry Shoemaker and son from Baltimore visit here with his and her parents in Blueville.
RECOINVERSION J A Krug pressed against scrapping the plan as munitions shortages grew. He, with Byrnes Forrestal Patterson and Mel Nutt, pledged to tighten operation while keeping production for wartime goals and speeding up lagging programs to meet schedules.
Paramount's I Love a Soldier stars Sonny Tufts and Pauline Goddard and unfolds Sunday at the Dixie Theatre with a mix of serious drama and comedy. Producer director Mark Sandrich leads an excellent cast including Mary Treen Walter Sande Ann Doran Barry Fitzgerald Marie McDonald James Bell Frank Albertson and Beulah Bondi.
Gary Cooper widens his range as a proficient comedian in Casa nova Brown at the Strand. The history professor's chaotic love life and multiple engagements drive the farcical plot as Teresa Wright co stars.
Red Army forces under Tolbukhin drive from Pecs toward Szekszard and press on Szekszard’s outskirts 74 miles south of Budapest after crossing the Mecsek heights. German defenses appear to be under threat as enveloping moves loom.
Hollywood presents Storm Over Lisbon at the Opera House for a one day showing. Vera Hruba Ralston stars opposite Richard Arlen with Erich von Stroheim in a top role. The tale unfolds in the Deresco palace setting in Lisbon amid refugees, espionage, and international intrigue shaping world events.
The piece notes conflicting signals from the Soviet embassy in Washington urging a vigorous UN assault to crush Hitler Germany, while weather conditions in eastern Europe threaten to hamper campaigns. It suggests Moscow may be preparing a major push on the Vistula line, with both Red Army and Western Allies awaiting favorable conditions as autumn rains and mud subside.
PRC's film I'm from Arkansas stars Slim Sommerville El Brendel and other comics. A hillbilly farce musical of music and laughs aimed to pack the running time with humor. Esmeralda a son causes fame headlines in Pitchfork Arkansas as various characters chase fortune amid a Chicago orchestra and chorus girls.
British forces with strong tank support moved up 500 yards between the Montone and Lamone rivers northeast of Faenza. Air forces in the Mediterranean flew over 700 sorties despite bad weather. Three planes were reported missing. The MAAF said fighter bombers breached a dam in Brenner pass. Immediate effects of the operation could not be disclosed.
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