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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel lists delivery and mail subscription rates including carrier deliveries at 2.70 for a month and annual mail at 7.20 with six and three month options. It notes Associated Press rights and policy for letters to the editor signed by the author for publication.
A reader critiques A Little Less Sweet and questions sugar totals cited for Americans. The piece discusses per person yearly sugar use, rationing in Canada, and wartime consumption, urging clearer accounting and signaling potential global production recovery by 1947.
A state officials and mine owners group proposed miners return under private operation with retroactive wage boosts and benefits. The aim is to resume production while negotiations continue, aligning with national coal needs and pressures on John L Lewis and labor relations.
A clipped editorial fragment notes public humor over National Cat Week and the adage about every dog having his day. It ponders why cats would earn a week while referencing political and wartime context with skepticism about Roosevelt’s legacy and a deflated party mood.
A devotional urging patience in God’s timing. It asserts God’s world is not ours and that justice will come, quoting 2 Peters 3:8 about a thousand years as a day. The message emphasizes calm acceptance of delays and trust in divine sovereignty.
Six year old Whitney Scyphers Jr was found asleep inside a robe at his Bluefield home. Police report the child was found unharmed and parents located him safely at the residence. The incident was investigated by local authorities with no further details provided.
Congressional battle forms over Truman policy to share Caribbean sugar with Europe and Canada after WWII. Industrial users and consumers seek higher allotments, citing jobs and relief from rationing, while officials warn rising world production cannot support prewar consumption without harming other nations.
C E Butterfield reports MBS will pilot a weekly half hour inviting listener ideas for comedy drama and musical segments to be developed and broadcast. Master of ceremonies Jack MacGregor oversees varied programs starting Saturday at 5 pm with lists of NBC CBS ABC and MBS evening and late slots including Mystery Theatre The Thin Man and boxing.
Constipation affects about four percent of people and has many causes. Proper treatment requires studying each case, forming daily toilet habits, and avoiding laxatives unless prescribed. Diet bulk depends on bowel strength, and fluids, exercise, and habits are key factors. The author offers to mail personalized guidance on request.
William Ritt notes Kris Krinsles in Detroit push for a wage raise as union activity emerges. The piece jokes about Santa and Christmas, with anecdotes on a department store Santa search, a student planning not to hang a stocking, and a coach fearing the graduation loss of a star back. A Canadian family uses 225 loaves monthly while mild weather prompts jokes about King Winter. The paper’s front lacks John L. Lewis photo.
November at a mountain resort unfolds a romance between Lydia Aste, a young chemist, and Chris Stark a crippled war veteran. He confesses he cannot marry while unable to walk without a cane, but Lydia insists love knows no handicap, promising a shared future as they navigate memory, loss, and hope.
An eastbound freight collision near Pittsburgh left seven dead, including four soldiers, and several others injured. Witnesses described. The crash occurred after an air hose failure on the first freight, with two locomotives and two passenger cars overturning. Ambulances from Wonster, Ashland, and Shelby aided the scene. Coroner D. C. Lavender reported seven dead and many trapped. others escaped by jumping from cars.
Anonymous callers warned a former employee of Bilbo that he, his wife, and daughter would be killed if he spoke out. Senate subcommittee probes alleged cash gifts and contracts tied to war contractors sharing in Mississippi work worth 26 million dollars. Terry, who left Bilbo’s employ last January, asks to avoid testifying citing threats to his family. Senator Fermson calls him a necessary witness and urges government agencies to assist IT. Mead orders FBI and Senate facilities to press forward. Terry was en route from New York City to Mississippi this week. Bilbo urges Terry’s appearance with attorney Forrest B Jackson.
The New York conference closed after nearly six weeks of daily meetings covering 122 issues and paving the way for German treaty talks. Byrnes, Molotov, Bevin, and Couve de Murville hailed the effort, saying participants now know the problems and each other better and expect valuable lessons for Germany negotiations. Coal mine updates show reduced output as mines reopen across Monongah division and CMA reports 9,032 miners idle in northern fields.
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