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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1950
Page
4
Deliveries by carrier 30¢ per week. By mail in advance one year $9.00 six months $7.80 three months $3.90. Outside Virginia and West Virginia $15.60 per year. New York 41 East 42nd Street.
In a Bible Belt hamlet Cy Wilkins loudly amends a tent sermon and storms out when the evangelist blasts as blasphemers. Brooklyn farm club manager Jake Pitler recalls a catcher who could neither throw nor hit yet drove the bus on trips.
A kaleidoscope of witty lines and urban notes pokes fun at hangover cures, fashion, and public policy. Zadok Dumkopf jokes about water only for a clear head, while jokes touch on Stalin and gifts, New York landlords, misplaced cards, and Broadway’s aqua para shortage.
Chris warns Terry that pretending wealth is essential for social acceptance while they hide poverty. They discuss selling valuables, ongoing deception, and a plan to endure financial strain as they navigate love, allegiance to family, and future prospects. The pair vow to remain in a fragile marriage while seeking stability and freedom.
A collected note covers why Tie Yellow River and the yellow Sea bear color from soil carried by the river, bamboo growth rates for coffins, and ancient raisin use in taxes. It cites India population growth, Madagascar size, mountain boil temperatures, US farms with electricity, WWI German U boats losses, pitchers Bobo Lemon and Hal Newhouser, Lee Houtteman’s double plays, Syracuse University gym completion, and Marty Crandell’s boxing title.
The page presents a combined daily puzzle with an acrostic and a cryptic crossword style. It lists clues and partial solutions, including a quoted cryptoquote crediting Longfellow and a sample decoding note showing how letter replacements work. The puzzle mentions river names, cultural terms, and cross-referenced clues across multiple numbered entries.
The Nation Today profiles a working man stepping into 1950s life as prices stabilize and war memory fades. He contemplates his children’s schooling and the fear of early death, noting changes in outlook from youth to middle age while others around him share a cautious calm.
Ales Bebler, deputy foreign minister of Yugoslavia, has become the new permanent U.N. and Security Council delegate. He presented his credentials to U.N. Secretary General Trygve Lie at Lake Success, New York, and said he was happy to join the Council to help make peace more stable.
Three Florida youths enjoy the New Smyrna Beach sands as they hold up the See No Evil Speak No Evil Hear No Evil sign. The trio Lois Driver Martha Mitchell and Ann Williamson pose for a playful year start photo with International interest.
The case centers on the death of cancer patient Mrs Abbie Borreto of Milnechester NH with Dr Hermann Sander in court on $25000 bail denying any legal or moral fault. Elsie Borreto the deceased’s daughter recalls the doctor as a wonderful man while the accompanying photo shows him in court. The piece then shifts to a narrative about the doctor’s reflections on life in 1949.
A quirky clipping notes how Americans allocate time for seemingly odd tasks. It mentions a cow pumping 400 pounds of blood per pound of mile produced and compares the number of television stations within U S borders to the rest of the world combined.
Classified rates include four cents per word for first insertion and three cents per word for three or more insertions, with higher rates for longer sequences. Minimum charge is 75 cents. No phone orders. cash in advance. Ads list sale items and rentals with addresses and contact numbers. examples include house lots on West Wilford Street, coal for sale, and several rental rooms on Main and Beech streets with telephone contacts.
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