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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
5
The Air Force reports all 11 castaways remain in good spirits as they endure in snow huts with a dismantled shelter, dropped supplies, and planned Christmas dinners if rescue fails. Four more joined earlier, after a C-47 crash and a later B-17 attempt thwarted by snow, with glider landings and ongoing rescue attempts.
Three Christmas dances are scheduled for Christmas night at Elks Moose and Bagies clubs. Heimie Hammer's Orchestra from Clarksburg will play the Elks dance with Don Dra- likely to lead or participate, marking a festive season amid family reunions and house parties.
In Bluefield on December 24 state trooper M F Hofstetter said Donald D Lawson of Poquoson Va has been charged with murder in the death of Berry R Hess a 54 year old Norfolk and Western railway section crew worker. Hess died after Lawson allegedly struck him with a wooden club at Rolfe in McDowell County during work duties.
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