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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1955
Page
5
PABRISH AGENCY INC advertises a modern stone house at 551 G Street with a basement lot and side apartment, plus a seven room home at 327 West Washington Street. Also offering a 3 room unfurnished or furnished apartment at Graftta Bank with contact 1617-W for inquiries. Best offer sale urged.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a playful line about a lion and sale timing, with scattered words like Pen ROAR and WHOLE SALE 7 AWN. The jumbled text hints at a comic caption or misread tease rather than a clear news item.
Mrs Lula Appleman recalls her husband’s hunting trips cutting their years together by about four. A fragment of a published crossword or puzzle fills the page with clues and partial entries, reflecting a domestic moment alongside a cryptic wordplay item from the same issue.
A miscited excerpt attributes Bennett Cerf humor about dangerous holes and auto risks in the United States. Ralph E Johnston of Greeley Colorado is cited as an optimistic commentator noting the abundance of vehicles. He claims Americans show hopeful attitudes despite fatal accidents and a long parade of cars.
A collage of quirky items includes a plan to stash 100 loan bread in Antarctica, a failed revolt funded by a banker, Chaplin’s umbrella auctioned for $280, and Russia’s Krushchev’s hot air. Also mention of a new aircraft camera plane, a Great Snoring England town, insomniac readers, and a Mexican village slated for Calgary rodeo.
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