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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1945
Page
4
A fragmentary thoughts on world government and sovereignty critique. The speaker denounces lip service to cooperation while noting American double talk and the danger of naive impulsiveness in rhetoric. No clear action or outcome is stated.
Public notice outlines voluntary communications to the editor published with signatures and excludes obscene content. It lists national advertising representatives Inland Newspaper Representatives, Inc with addresses in New York and Chicago for circulation inquiries.
A critical examination of Shelley's life and reputation, detailing the Victorian era whitewashing of his controversial personal life. The review notes forged documents and delays in authentic scholarly biography, praising the current volume as aggressive scholarship while urging a fuller life of Shelley when untapped records are released.
A health gain from wide public blood donation has boosted hospital availability to seven fifty per pint with patient charges at thirty two fifty and a refund if a donor replaces used blood. By products like fibrin foam serum globulin and pertussis serum are aiding surgery and disease treatment. The Army released a million pints to the Red Cross and plasma stores last over five years.
Major General L R Groves, head of the atomic program, urges Congress to authorize ongoing bomb manufacture and facility maintenance at nearly 500 million dollars yearly until international control is settled. The report cites Hiroshima and Nagasaki casualties and warns a single bomb could devastate Washington two miles across and damage government areas nearby.
An Australian paper claims widespread destruction of surplus war matériel in the Pacific. It alleges dumps of medical supplies, airplanes, jeeps, a bulldozer, and mobile radio sets, with naval officers saying disposal is cheaper than shipping home. Critics say usable items are wasted while space and cost block returns.
A critical piece argues Americans mix words with actions on allied loyalty and world organization. It contends the nation speaks of justice, cooperation, and atomic restraint while preparing to disengage and relying on force. The author questions inconsistent intents and urges clarity in international aims.
Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes is expected to leave by January 1 after a 12 1/2 year tenure. Possible successors include Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney, Edwin C. Pauley, and Senator Carl A. Hatch, with capital observers noting a possible “dark horse” candidate. President Truman remains committed to unifying the armed services and faces opposition from the Navy on any compromise. Government officials fault the Labor Management conference for lacking active federal participation and driving a weaker agenda.
In a lighthearted column the Central Press writer references global tensions as a sign that great powers have too many Irans in the fire. The piece notes meteorite activity on the moon and jokes about the Man in the Moon dodging harm.
The White House tree lighting tradition begun by Roosevelt in 1935 will continue under Truman with a 15 minute national broadcast on December 24 at 5 15 p m The radio listings note NBC programs including Henry Fonda Marian Anderson and an Information Please segment and CBS offerings such as Vox and a quiz show presented at 10 30 p m
Wartime youth discover that amateur radio can revive long distance messaging to Australia using improvised gear. Experts say early finger drumming and primitive signals linger, but new freedom may enable code and voice transmission, with radio hobbyists leveraging spare radar sets to trace moving objects and scenes from home to distant lands.
Mary Aldin and Thomas Royde attend a lively dinner at Lady Tressilian's in which Mr Treves observes, Kay Strange dominates the room with charm and authority, while Audrey and Nevile Strange navigate flirtations and social tension. Treves notes Latimer's easy grace as the scene unfolds.
Program guide lists Joan Davis Comedy at 8 30 and Gary Cooper in Along Came Jones at 10, crime photographer at 10 30, ABC 8 Lum and Abner at 8 30, Rex Maupin Music at 8 30, Steel Wage Discussion at 10, Bulldog Drummond at 8 30, Sherlock Holmes at 10, Dave Elman Auction at 10 30 and Detect a Tune Quiz.
Mrs Patton travels by army air to Paris arriving 6 a m Tuesday and will proceed to Heidelberg. Oxford neuro-surgery Prof Hugh Carnes flown from England joins the case at Mrs Patton's request. Col Roy Spurling accompanies Mrs Patton on the U S flight. Two bulletins will be issued daily on General Patton's condition.
A noisy OCR style dental health questionnaire asks if you eat balanced meals with milk fruits vegetables and cereals, brush teeth properly twice daily, visit a dentist regularly, rinse with water, and monitor a child’s dental care and timing of first dentist visit. It contains many typographical errors and unclear phrases but centers on daily dental hygiene and parental guidance.
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