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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1940
Page
4
A 1940s newspaper page outlines subscription rates delivered by carrier and mail, mentions post office filing in Grafton West Virginia, and carries an Associated Press note. It includes letters to the editor policy, a religious quote, wartime commentary on Italian leadership and Hitler, and a debate on electors versus popular voting for the presidency.
The Wheeling Intelligencer discusses opposition to the Electoral College and support for a constitutional amendment championed by Senator Lodge. It argues the U S system is a federation of independent states and that the people ultimately elect the President through state electors, with Texas signaling votes for Roosevelt in a recent meeting.
War upheaval reshapes Washington's social scene with many diplomats recalled or replaced and no German ambassador left. The Belgian, Czech, Dutch, Norwegian, and Finnish ministers face status questions while White House receptions strain to keep rival groups apart. Private entertaining causes fewer heartaches than politics.
Charles P. Stewart surveys the Office for Production Management push to spark U S industry into heightened wartime readiness. He notes the plan’s aims, critics, and the mix of officials behind it, including Knudsen, Hillman, Stimson, and Knox, and flags isolationist opposition and fears of pushing the nation toward war.
A hostess struggles to balance invitations when friends hold opposing sympathies, making it difficult to avoid clashes and embarrassment. Her social duties clash with personal loyalties as she navigates delicate arrangements and possible tensions among guests.
A partial page fragment notes Christmas Air continuing from page one and mentions damage across East Anglia and the South Coast. The text references a survey of London damage and a church, with a nuclear signal noted just before midnight.
Postal inspectors arrested Dick Harmison and his wife in Grand Rapids Michigan on March 27 1916 amid evidence tied to a Parkersburg West Virginia October 1915 train holdup. Investigators recovered unsigned national bank notes and linked suspects to a robbery scheme estimated at over a million dollars.
Eleven people were saved from an underground shelter beneath a row of houses after a street wreckage. Neighbors reported hearing screams for help as residents were believed to have been trapped and led from the collapsed area by the incident.
On a passenger liner Kit confronts Vance Healey insisting she has a plan to force him into marriage. She proposes he feign a sick sister to keep her aboard and secure their safety and future, while he seizes control, and the purser helps enact their staged elopement.
Central Press reports Thomas Jefferson, elected with Burr in a 73–73 tie, took the oath at the Capitol and began residence in a half finished executive mansion. He arrived on New Jersey Avenue and wore a blue coat with gray waistcoat, green velveteen breeches, and pearl buttons. Burr reportedly left the city after the contentious vote.
In a bombed district a shelter wall was attacked by men trying to hack through it but wardens intervened to prevent collapse. Nearby a firm operating around the clock suffered a blast that shattered most windows and paused night work.
President Roosevelt spoke at a press conference noting many in the country lack realization of the urgency of the situation. Lehman was believed to have heard a Tennessee anecdote as part of the discussion continuing from a previous page.
A World War era note discusses a condition called disordered action of the heart affecting recruits. It describes a two part exercise tolerance test to assess fitness and risks, noting high pulse rates, faintness, and potential discharge from service. The piece cites Lord Horder and English advisory work on preinduction screening.
Officials announced the president will address Congress in joint session on Monday, January 6, as the new session opens January 3. He conferred with Budget Director Harold D. Smith on a proposed budget for the next fiscal year, including a large wartime financing package and a major investment program.
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