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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1945
Page
4
The piece merges festive Christmas imagery with a sharp political column on postwar shifts. It critiques the New Deal era, disparages figures like Neely Kilgore and Randolph, and questions Democratic succession while predicting upcoming political maneuvers in the statehouse. It contrasts hopeful wartime renewal with entrenched political cycles and calls for renewed faith.
A literary review by Bill Glover discusses GumboY A Y A compiled by Lyle Saxon Edward Dreyer and Rob ry Tallant. The work gathers folklore from Louisiana Bayous New Orleans and WPA Louisiana Writers Project with native distillation and vivid citizenry including Evangeline Mardi Gras and loup garous. Also notes a Treasury of Horse Stories selected by Margaret Cabell Self praising its wide scope and illustrations.
Nine singers led by Bing Crossley will perform in a Sunday afternoon memorial tribute to Jerome Kern on CBS at 4 30 replacing Nelson Eddy and Patrice Munsel. Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra Judy Garland Hildegarde Jack Smith Earl Wrightson to join with Al Goodman and Robert Armbruster orchestras under the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers.
Major League magnates travel to Chicago to decide whether to join the minors in curbing the baseball commissioner A B Happy Chandler. Minors at their convention in Columbus vote to strip the office of control over promotions and rules, and to bar bonuses for signings. They also transfer the Pacific Coast League's classification to the Majors. Delegates return home as trades and signings buzz lingers, with Giants Phillies and Braves rumored buyers and players like Heath Mack McGormick among sale candidates.
At a baseball convention in Columbus two visitors discussed golf linking the games. Jack Corbett argued baseball can mirror golf with the ball at the tee. Bill Kaiser predicted a golf boom and a new crop of assistant pros in coming years. Dodgers scouts consider Stan Rejek a possible star for the Flatbush club. Art Rooney offered Ray Robinson $20,000 to fight Charley Burley. Michigan teams stir talk about Fritz Crisler. Marquette trainer Spike Dixon’s towel incident amused attendees. Yankees’ wartime losses seen fading as Henrich and Hemsley return in street clothes. Debate continues over the anti-bonus rule and its impact on aspiring players.
Program lists Pro Arte Quartet at 2 PM and 4:30 PM Nebbs, 5:30 Nick Carter, 7:30 California Melodies, and 10 PM Operatic Revue. Chaplain Jim appears at 4:30 PM with MBS-10:20 a.m. timing noted for the event.
General Marshall notes UN moves on atomic controls while recalling Midway as the turning point of World War II. He describes Japan’s midair hubris and a naval siege that proved to be a sitting duck for American aircraft, easing navy anxieties.
A group of 26 code crackers at Fort Washington Virginia were caught trying to sell secrets in Boston. Marshall disclosed in a letter to Governor Dewey how the code was solved. The machine used by the Japanese was reproduced as an unscrambler, a finding Marshall feared could reveal factors that helped U. S. forces win at Coral Sea and Midway.
Informal lobby chatter centers on a half dozen names with Gov. Dewey and J Kenneth Bradley among repeatedly mentioned. The Northwest contemplates a Stassen Bricker ticket as a strong combination, with Bricker named as a possible top man for the ticket.
In a staged drawing room drama, Nevile’s insistence on pairing Audrey with Kay strains ties among Thomas Royde, Lady Tresilian, and Aubrey. Gossiping servants note a traplike atmosphere as the household fragments into private plans and past loyalties surface, with sailing and dancing anticipated at Easterhead Bay.
A committee prepares a busy day with a banquet led by national chairman Herbert E. Brownell, Gov. Robert D. Blue of Iowa, and Senator Thomas C. Hart of Connecticut. The finance group, led by James Kemp er of Chicago, reported $550,000 raised and $450,000 spent this year, leaving a $350,000 treasury from a $250,000 year start. A laborer notes food shortages yet hopes for relief from postwar rationing as news of Anglo-American loan negotiations sparks optimism about spring provisions.
The constable Mick and wife Lou are depicted in a brief memory. Lou speaks for the family when asked about egg shortages. She calls the egg a jewel and notes how treasured eggs are amid monotonous rations and limited supplies.
Citizens report a shortage of food and all necessities with clothing and shoes especially scarce. Shoppers endure long hunts for weeks to locate needed items amid the squeeze.
A Martin Mariner bomber searched Wednesday night to locate a torpedo craft. Navy dispatch sent a plane from Banana River to inspect the area. Rescue squads and amphibious craft joined as dawn broke, but dense fog hampered the search over the foggy Everglades cattle country.
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