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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1947
Page
4
The piece critiques self-justification as a habit that sedates honest self appraisal and progress. It argues a balanced self-view, humility and inward respect prevent nerve disorders from excess self-plaint, while noting few achieve perfect balance and must keep trying.
Congress calls for making the Panama Canal bomb resistant, stressing its role in commerce and defense. The piece notes the canal opened in 1914 and compares its importance to the Suez, a lifeline of Britain since 1875, while highlighting that more shipping moves through the St Marys Canal on the Great Lakes than through Snea and Pana.
A.Prominent Antarctic claim appeals to the US Board of Geographic Names. Edith Ronne, wife of Commander Finn Ronne, has sighted 100000 square miles of new land in the Weddell Sea area and seeks to have it named Edith Ronne Land. The Weddell Sea has been navigable mainly in the past, with limited southern exploration due to ice. Since then only aerial expeditions like Ronne's have opened new possibilities.
The article notes Labour retains parliamentary seats in Gravesend and East Edinburgh, with no broad overturn visible since 1945. It observes local by elections show losses but not in districts Labour already held, while U S auto markets face higher prices and slower deliveries amid rising costs and wages.
A Wednesday reading theme titled One Love highlights Bible selections from 1 Corinthians 13. The program emphasizes universal love as a central truth and guiding principle across readings.
The text states Salvador as the smallest Central American republic and notes its Atlantic coast absence. It lists South American borders of Paraguay with Bolivia and Brazil to the north and none to the west. It also mentions Nicaragua in a gift etiquette aside. The horoscope predicts confidence, leadership, finances, and social harmony with cautions on excess.
Washington reports organized labor stirs, planning a strong political push via CIO PAC and AFL Labor Education and Political League to influence the 1948 elections. Economic aims push for higher wages while resisting wage controls, with rail brotherhoods forming their own political group.
The CBS network announced it will place scripts from two decades of programs into a survey aimed at adapting its past broadcasts for movies. The project has been under study for months and several stories have already been submitted for consideration.
Washington reports mounting delays to any action on President Truman's price and control proposals as the regular session looms. GOP committees seek hearings while opposition from bankers dealers and luxury trades grows, risking postponement of installment buying controls and export limits.
Witty blurbs poke fun at royals and shoppers with light satire. The Duke of Edinburgh faces a naval posting that never sails. Zadok Dumkopf jokes about letting wives do Christmas shopping. Atomic Age fears, restaurant prices, and playful quips about Santa and Russia mix in a cheeky column full of puns and mock headlines.
Several hundred programs embrace comedy drama mystery and documentary scripts with others awaiting appraisal Tonight Wednesday NBC-8 Dennis Day's Day 8:90 Greater Gildersleeve 9:36 District Attorney 10 Big Story Drama CBS-8 American Melody Includes Lone Ranger Vox Pon Abbott and Costello and Scarlet Queen Adventure.
Alison Van Dyke, 16, waits in the Mayflower Hotel lobby for Sam Tarrant, who Teresa plans to marry tomorrow. The scene unfolds as Alison struggles with her age, appearance, and fear of boring him, while memories of her mother Kitty and Teresa's adventurous life flicker through the luncheon.
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