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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1949

Page

6

How To Pick A Christmas Tie By HAL BOYLE

A lighthearted column advises women on choosing Christmas neckties for men. It recounts reactions from readers and proposes practical, humorous tips for picking a tie the recipient will wear, including buying the closest likeness to his favorite style, or opting for a tuxedo tie as a safe choice.

Hal Boyle New York Santa Claus Rover Frances Byron Fish Columist The Seattle, Times Seattle Byron Cuouga Ete Hoyt Cedar Rapids Gazette Elidming Pete Bel

Reds Hold Fast For Release In Mountain Crisis

The article describes the seizure of Meschier and Willis aboard the Kimball R. Smith near Korea in late September. Guards fortified the mountains with earthen emplacements while negotiations for release continued and a North Korean rescue receiver urged abandoning the South Korean republic. Willis reported being bound during a shaft bearing inspection as the incident unfolded.

Meschier Mescherer Willis ECA Marine Bureau Kimball R. Smith Pusan Kunsan

Skybound Aerobee Rocket Launch From Holloman Base

An Air Force upper atmosphere research rocket Aerobee lifts from Holloman Base Alamogordo New Mexico reaching about 60 miles high and speeds near 3000 miles per hour. Defense Department photo from International.

Aus AIR Force Holloman Base Alamogordo N. M Defense Department Internationall

State Institutions Farm Output Surges Ahead of Past Years

Charleston reports state institutions at Huttonsville and others produced 426 beef cattle and 12000 bushels of potatoes among totals that include 542 dairy cows 104432 No 10 cans 367442 bushels of corn 972 tons of hay 831367 pounds of pork and 48332 dozen eggs The Board notes production is about 20 percent above prior records for the first 11 months milk output reaches 3352000 pounds Weston State Hospital leads with 630233 pounds as effort to provide a quart of milk daily for each patient continues.

Huttonsville Whit Charleston State Board of Control Dell White Weston State Hospital White Weston

Legal Battle Over EWU Funds Set Saturday

FAIRMONT West Virginia The next legal battle over funds of an Electrical Workers union was tentatively set for Saturday Circuit Judge J Harper Meredith overruled a request to dismiss the suit The UE local seeks an injunction to stop use of funds by a CIO formed local while most members moved to affiliate with the new union and turn funds over to CIO officials for safekeeping.

Fairmont Electrical Workers United Electrical Workers J. ‘Harper Meredith Local of International Electrical Workers CIO

Meeting schedule spans counties and courthouses across Jan dates

Reconstruction era style listing shows many counties and towns including Wyoming Mercer Mingo McDowell Greenbrier Pocahontas Tucker Barbour Upshur Nicholas Webster Lewis Morgan town Martins burg Jefferson Berkeley Hampshire Hardy Pendleton Parkersburg Wood Tyler Wirt Pleasants Ritchie Rojane Wetzel Gilmer Laddridge and several Jan court dates. It notes every NHL team won more home games than away in 1948 49.

Leigh Summers Monroe Logan Wyoming Mercer Mingo McDowell Greenbrier Payette YMCA Elkins Randolph Pocahontas Tucker Barbour Upshur Nicholas Webster Lewis Morgan Hancock Monongalia Marshall Preston Ohio Harrison Brooke Taylor Marion Martinsburg Jefferson Minersi Berkeley Hamppshire Hardy Grant National Hockey League

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