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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1941

Page

4

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Future of Labor and Defense Strain Cited by Intelligencer

The Wheeling Intelligencer warns labor disruption strains the defense program and urges lawmakers to resist concessions that hollow national emergency. It argues that surrender to labor organizers risks long term costs, higher taxes, and unchecked government spending, demanding accountability from future senators and representatives.

Wheeling Intelligencer Wall Street Journal United States

Youll Pay This Bill

A Cr West Virginia excerpt discusses citizens unaware of their debt load to the United States. It cites a vast national indebtedness figure and calculates per household shares for families of various sizes, highlighting widespread concern over due bills and the burden of debt.

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Five-Cent Cigar Days Endangered by Taxes and Shortages

Clarksburg Exponent reports that rising tobacco excise taxes, a shortage of cigarmakers, and higher costs threaten the five-cent cigar once championed by Tom Marshall. With machinery difficulties and wage shifts, production may shift toward more expensive formats, risking the era of the five-cent cigar.

Clarksburg Tom Marshall Rock of Gibraltar

SLICKERS DISCUSS BULLS STEERS AND BREADING FACTS

A reader asks about cattle types in a lively Q A on breeding, meat use, and age. The expert explains that young bulls can be steers, many animals are bred twice weekly, and old cows or heifers become meat. Bulls may charge a moving object, but cows can be just as vicious.

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Police Watch Session Ends Amid Dissent Over Moderator Change

The report notes clashes during a church meeting as Bailey and other dissenters pressed to replace the moderator while Gould, serving as moderator, faced requests from attendees to appoint a new moderator. The discussion escalated with counter-charges and multiple interruptions as the session continued.

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Conference of nations to frame postwar world order

Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart surveys a proposed postwar world conference idea. proposers aim to invite Axis powers on equal terms, seeking a just international program that could attract Germans and Italians while excluding vengeance. The plan imagines representatives from major allies and exiled regimes forming a lasting global order, but skeptics doubt wartime democracies can convene without seeking retribution.

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Postmaster Love Opens New Federal Building Reception

The town planned a reception at the new post office on Saturday December 26 1914 to inspect the federal building. Post office staff guided visitors through the building while residents compared the new facilities with the old St. John street office and noted the steady growth of postal business since the Civil War era.

Ernest L. Love Federal Daniel Wilson St. John Street Federal Building Dr. Love John , H. 8. Barlow Grafton Alphonse Leuthardt

Disorder at Gould meeting ends with police aid

Inspector Don Maynard led officers as disruption erupted in the Gould church gathering. Dissenters shouted false accusations while the pastor sought order and urged confession from those misled into attending.

Don Maynard Gould Maynard Bers Pond Confone

Staten Island trip with Roy and Susan

Susan and Roy leave a tense home scene to board the ferry American Legion bound for Staten Island. On deck they speak of Liberty, daylight saving, and travel dreams while Susan weighs the farm girl image she believes she must keep. Roy opens about his past and dreams, while Susan struggles with honesty about her own persona.

Susan Roy Irene Staten Island American Legion Roy Leonard United States Bedice's Island Freedom Liberty Wei American Legion Lower Manhattan Folke France England New York Connecticut Leonard Girlo

Ham Operator Developes Superior Static-Free Receiver Near Earhart Flight

Los Angeles December 4 Amateur radio operator Karl E. Pierson claims a new receiver eliminates static far more effectively than any AM set, citing Army tests at Fort Monmouth and praise from Dr. Lee de Forest. Pierson says its filters reduce interference even as signal weakens, challenging established theory.

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Dissenters' Leader Questioned in Mine Safety Move

The article discusses Harris, a police lieutenant not in uniform, and Daniel Barrington of the Health and Safety Branch, citing United Mine Workers opposition to a safety act. Federal inspectors will file reports, with enforcement left to state inspectors, as cooperation centers on sharing findings and technical analyses.

Harris Selves Daniel Barrington U8 ‘Bureau of Mines United Mine Workers of America CIO Coal m Mining Enhoy Dente le Congressional Heatipe Sta X Bureau Publis the Bald Resta J. J. Forbes Federal

Fragmented crime notice with damaged OCR text

Incomplete report mentions a backer and a dormer named Williams, no injuries were reported, and Currier offered a $1,000 reward for capture of the suspect. The fragment references a ten week period and a claimed family plot connected to the event, but many details are obscured.

Proposed Airport Constriction Spurs District Discussion

Fragmented OCR text shows district talks on a proposed new airport. Officials are sympathetic yet cautious, citing west side development and potential impacts. Obscured names and dates limit precise details.

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