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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1940

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel masthead and notices

The snippet shows the Grafton Sentinel publisher and staff details, subscription rates, and postal status. It lists publisher James F. Holt, managing editor John B. Palmer, and advertising representation, along with mailing and carrier rates and submission guidelines.

Grafton Sentinel Latrobe Street Grafton Pe Printing Co James FP HOLT John 8. Palmer W. Va Associated Press A. E. Clayden, Inc New York Lexington Avenue Chicago North Michigan Avenue

Inviting Dictatorship Warned By Princeton Professors

The Wheeling Intelligencer argues against scholars proposing a wartime shift toward full mobilization and regimentation. It warns democracy would be sacrificed if government gains are not curbed and urges caution on any move toward emergency powers. It also covers the Army draft considerations for physicians and dentists, stressing the need for commissioned officers and civilian care during epidemics.

Jesser Princeton Roosevelt Profsors Germany Washington National Selective Service Commission National Guard Shome

Army Medical Service draft exemption up for local boards

Cumberland Times notes that although exemption exists in the present law, the final decision on selective service draft rests entirely with local draft boards.

Army Medical Service Cumberland Times

Treasury Debt Tops Forty Five Billion as Defense Needs Grow

The Treasury announced the national debt exceeded 45 billion dollars, driven by a new defense bond issue and daily baby bond sales. Secretary Morgenthau urged raising the ceiling to 60 or 65 billion, noting a recent 530 million defense note issue. The debt level averaged about 340 dollars per person.

Washington Treasury Congress Morgenthau Defense United States

Inter preter Between Hit ler and Molotov in Boom Era Photo

A reader notes a photo showing an interpreter seated between Adolf Hitler and Vyacheslav Molotov and suggests the scene evokes Balkan nations. The piece contrasts a writer calling comets the tramps of the universe with the speed of real tramps and their puny movement.

Hitler Molotov

Stewart Interviews A Gop Leader Reflects on 1944 Prospects

Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart records a Washington visitor who argues the GOP lacks strong leadership for 1944. He grills Willkie Hoover Landon and Dewey as possible figures, cites big money influence, and predicts amateurs will stymie the party for years. The critic fears no clear path to victory.

Charles P. Stewart Central Press Washington Pennsylvania Wendell Willkie Alf Landon Herbert Hoover Willkie Mentiion Hoover Michigan England Wendell Robert A. Taft John W. Bricker Ohio Oren Root George Washington GO. P

Public mood, Florida trips, and wartime notes

In a montage of opinions and observations, the piece notes Roosevelt and Willkie in Florida waters before the election, mocks a sea voyage analogy for voters, and comments on varying wartime pay for Italian and Greek soldiers. It also mentions harsher treatment for criminals in Italy Life, a football star joining Self-Meet, and waning calls for a national Indian holiday amid a vanished American figure.

Roosevelt Willkie Florida Zadok Dumbkopf

Death of Brakeman Goodwin and Taylor County Roads Move

The article notes the death of Leo Goodwin a brakeman killed March 10 1916 when Engine 2244 toppled near Cove Run on the Baltimore and Ohio line at Grafton. It also details a March 15 1916 meeting in Grafton where citizens formed a Good Roads movement to lift Taylor County out of the mud, naming committees across districts to secure county support and engineering expertise for road improvements including underpasses and bridge projects benefiting Route 50 Route 77 and nearby crossings.

Leo Goodwin Arthur Acord Cove Run Grafton and Gelington Baltimore and Ohio Goodwin Acord Findley Stricker Grafton Taylor County M.ca Pr. A.R. Warden William R. Loar Gene W. Ford F. S. Suddarth Leo A. Faust Taxlor County Knottsville Russell Hauser A. C. Thomas Fetterman Marcellus Compton W. Lee Rogers Corder Henderson Flemington Ona Sinsel Charles F. Monrge John Carner Booths Creek Harvey B. .Seranage Job Springer J. W. Hart Guy Allender Brooks F. Martin Beech Street Webster Taylor United States Henry G. Davis Washington, D. C Davis Henry West Virginia Piedmont Gratton Baltimore Ethel and Railroad Streets Trahern Opera House Main Street

Inevitable Meeting at Gwen's Wedding Anniversary

Kit endures a crowded Greenwich party where Vance eyes Mimi Purcell while Kit feigns polite interest. Jerry presses for a change, Kit clings to a tenuous balance as Vance flirts and Mimi draws attention, heightening Kit's unease before Mimi's escort and a fateful, unresolved moment.

Kit Vance Mimi Purcell Jerry Sembler Danbury Greenwich Gwen Jerry Tom Spencer

Clean Up Week Starts March 5 1916 in Town

Town announces Clean Up Week from March 5 1916 to improve conditions and asks residents to place refuse in convenient places for drivers to collect and remove at no cost to citizens.

Charlie McCarthy Ducks Unltd Plans Across Nation

A 73 year old San Francisco sportsman, John B. Coleman, national president, outlines Ducks Unlimited aims to increase North American duck populations through yearly fundraising. Since 1938 the group has spent about $350,000 on breeding grounds in Canada, benefiting American sportsmen who enjoy duck hunting after hatch and migration south. A Beverly Hills wishing well project is cited, with plans to extend from Hollywood to New York to fund the cause.

Charlie M’carthy San Francisco John B. Coleman North America Canada McCarthy Bergen Valley Ducks Unlimited Hollywood New York

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