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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1948

Page

8

Wolfe Infant Dies At City Hospital

Little Paul Arthur Wolfe fifteen days old son of Harry Wolfe and Quamora Wolfe of Monroe street died at City Hospital yesterday at 10 15 AM. Survived by parents and many siblings Virginia Knight Grafton Freda Catherine Nancy Ann Cora Jane Lee Sammy Ellis Robert David Charles Lewis Harry James John Wesley Wolfe at home. Father works for Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Graveside service at Bluemont cemetery today at 11 AM conducted by Rev Carl Davis. Knotts Funeral Home in charge.

Bluemont Cemetery Carl Davis Knotts Funeral Home

To Resign Pastorate Here This Sunday

J Rudolph Wilkinson pastor of the Assembly of God church announces resignation effective this Sunday. He will move to New York City for mission work early next week. Wilkinson, arriving in 1946, first led a Grafton church after graduating from Central Bible Institute in Springfield Missouri. He also studied three years at Easton Bible Institute in Green Tane, Pennsylvania and is a native of La Crosse, Va.

J. Rudolph Wilkinson Assembly of God Church New York City Wilkinson Grafton Central Bible Institute Springfield Mo Ye Easton Bible Institute Green Tane la Crosse

Citrus Salads Meet Crisp Vegetables for First Course

The text suggests using citrus fruit sections with crisp raw vegetables for salads. Grapefruit pairs with celery and olives, orange with endive or escarole, while other notes mention a white sauce technique blending fat and flour first. A dessert idea uses canned peach halves filled with cream cheese and served on lettuce with dressing.

Weather note on noon reading and brief shower

A partial weather fragment notes a 60 degree noon temperature that will be short lived amid flash flood concerns. The readable text suggests a transient warm spell with unsettled conditions.

Sidewipe and Derail Hit C&O Locomotives in Ashland

Two Chesapeake and Ohio locomotives sideswiped at Cliffside Ashland Kentucky early today derailing five freight cars and blocking the main line. No injuries reported. Sgt Sam Berry said the collision occurred on a cross over with three cars badly damaged. Traffic rerouted and expected to return to normal within hours. Wrecked cars contained miscellaneous freight.

Ashland Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Cliffside Sam Berry Ashland Police Department Chesapeake and Chinivision Huntington W. Va

Eight State Agencies Vacate Capitol Offices

Charleston report states eight state agencies were forced to vacate offices in the capitol as preparations for the 1949 session continued. Agencies include the court of claims denialment of public assistance aeronautics commission health department hospital survey liquor control commission state police consoration commission and the judicial council.

Charleston Capitol Court of Claims Public Assistance The Aeronautics Commission Heath Department Liquor Control, Commission State Police Consoration Commission Judicial Council

Prisoners Convicted and Costs Cited in October

In October, Tracy was convicted of a charge related to paltnn costs with penalties noted. The report records prisoners connected to the case and specifies the costs assessed for the period.

Tracy

Chinese premier crisis prompts cabinet reshuffle talk

Reports indicate President Chiane's top advisers urge resignation and new premier Sun Fo faces pressure. Officials seek an acceptable cabinet while officials and Peipins express cautious expectations amid talks with the Communists.

Chiane Alrady Teare Sun Fo Peipins

Bishop Strider To Be Here This Sunday

The Reverend GE Manson announces that Bishop Robert E Lee Strider Wheeling will deliver the 11 oclock morning sermon and conduct the confirmation service at St Matthias Episcopal Church this Sunday. The rector notes that the churchs special Christmas services will be announced soon.

Robert E. Lee Strider Wheeling St. Matthias Episcopal Church GE. Manson Manson

Mining machine lifts coal through sharp corner turns

A 34 inch 251 2 foot mining machine features a front ripper bar that tears coal upward from the working face and feeds it into a back-converter, with coal moved to a hopper car then shuttle cars. Mounted on caterpillar tracks, it can turn right or left, and its ripper bar and rear conveyer swing in a 45 degree arc to mine around corners.

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Rescue Operation Described For Arctic Air Armageddon

Continued from page one, survivors will be released from two transports and make a quick landing in the ice locked area. Gliders will be loaded, tow cables raised upright, and transports with long hooks will fly low to hook the cables and lift the gliders aloft. The U.S. Air Force recently saved six airmen in the Alaska Yukon with a similar maneuver.

U.S. Airforce

Sensational notes on Germany Japan Czech crisis

Continued discussion from page one covers a trade treaty with Germany and Japanese troop movements. It notes efforts by top Nazis to persuade Hitler not to rush against Czechoslovakia and reports attempts to raise money in the United States for Japan.

Germany Hitler Czechoslovakia United States

Barracks Fly Home on Christmas C 47 Charters

Infantry unit bands together to charter multiple planes for homeward furloughs. From an initial dozen volunteers, 80 joined and 60 passenger C 47 flights were arranged to Chicago. Soon 130 men were traveling, with three planes set to depart December 21 and reach New York, New England, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia within 24 hours.

Chicago New York New England Pittsburgh Philadelphia

Pennsylvania rail engine damaged by rock slide

A Pennsylvania railroad engine on the southbound line at York Haven was slightly damaged after colliding with a rock slide. No injuries were reported. The nine-car train, carrying mail and baggage, departed Harrisburg at 1 a.m. and was due in Baltimore at 3:25 a.m.

York Haven Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsy Harrisburg Baltimore

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