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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1949
Page
4
Founded as a weekly in 1870 and published daily except Sunday since 1903 the paper lists B MacLeod as general manager and Eldora M Bolford as news editor. AP is credited for local and dispatch news with rates showing 9 dollars yearly and other distant options.
On Wednesday NBC 8 and CBS 8 present a lineup headlined by This Is Life at 8 followed by Break The Bank at 9 and District Attorney at 9 30. CBS 8 airs Mr Chameleon at 1 with Dr Christian's Play at 8 30 and Groucho Marx Quiz at 9. Crosby Show at 9 30 and Lum and Abner at 10 30 round out the night.
A fragmentary Riverside-leaning notebook notes jokes and rumors. It mentions Memphis legal driving while asleep notions, a New York skin specialist, a Japan leaf clover club, a feared school schedule with Notre Dame, a giant spider crab, political hints in New York and California, and a slate of television programs from ABC to MS-8.
Revenue freight on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the week ending December 10 totaled 64,322 cars, up 1,085 from the prior week’s 53,237. The year-ago week reported 61,746 cars. A peculiar nonthematic note from Amburg, Germany, mentions a British official extending a cocktail invitation.
A report calls for civilian leadership to overhaul the security program while warning that overzealous loyalty inquiries and suspicion can erode freedom. The CEO criticizes current preparedness as inefficient and unbalanced, arguing a powerful military apparatus can dominate the economy if unchecked and may threaten individual rights.
Terry Austin visits Helen Lunnis at the Johnsons’ long cherished country home. Gwen Johnson muses on real estate and family dynamics while Paul frets over a troublesome cousin. Terry recalls sugar romance lore of the Russells and Hawaii. The talk hints at a hoped island reunion never fulfilled.
County outlays abroad and at best bunch of sophomores threaten resources and liberty. The article urges bulwark against the hazard to freedoms. Six lettermen return and Burdette expects one of the Tide's better seasons, though not necessarily a championship year.
A legal squabble unfolds between a New Hampshire half pit enterprise and a major manufacturing plant over patent infringement. The New Hampshire lawyer asserts non infringement while the Yankee firm insists on fuller explanation. The exchange highlights terse legal rhetoric and a humorous barber shop interruption.
A jumble of crossword prompts and a cryptoquote puzzle are presented. It lists numerous clue numbers with partial words and mismatched fragments, followed by the note on solving a cryptogram using a substitution code. The page ends with a sample quote and attribution from Aeschylus via King Features Syndicate.
All persons having claims against the estate of Hanora Walter deceased must file verified vouchers with the undersigned at 207 West Main Street Gratton West Virginia by June 16 1950 or be barred from benefits. All beneficiaries are required to be present to protect their interests.
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