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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1948

Page

2

Fairmont Jumps In Quick To Get Funds For New Hospital

Fairmont moves to expand health care, bidding on a 60 bed addition to Fairmont General Hospital as part of a state and federally funded hospital construction program. West Virginia lists four projects Webster Springs Martinsburg Fairmont Charleston with about 4.86 million dollars in construction funds. Webster Springs and Martinsburg receive sizable federal shares. Dr N H Dyer notes the programs aim to speed up hospital building, with July 1 1948 target for higher priority communities.

Fairmont Fairmont General Hospital West Virginia N. H. Dyer Webster Springs Chareston Martinsburg State Department of Health U. S. Public Healt Service Congress Dyer Webster County Memorial Hospital W. Vae Department of Health Kings Daughters Hospital General Hospital W. Va

Porcupine Attacks Enemies By Backward Run

An African Black porcupine charges its foes by sprinting backward, a defense noted in the described behavior. This unconventional tactic highlights the animal's agility and adaptation in close encounters.

Deeds Filed in Court House District Across Fetterman Area

Records show numerous transfers including D L Bosely to D L Bosely Jr one half interest in parcel in Court House district for 100, and other sums. Atlas Coal Mining to Alsted Coal Co in Pittsburgh region. Estella Hardman Wolfe to Graydon Wolfe west of Lot 42 in Fetterman with garage and business building for 10. Various transfers list parcels fronting West Washington Street East Maple Avenue and Northwestern Turnpike with prices ranging from 1 to 7,500 dollars.

D.L. Bosely D. L. Bosely, Jr Court House D.R. Friend Zmi Kinsler Blueville Heights Atlas Coal Mining Corp Alsted Coal Co Pittsburgh Search Co.l Gabés Fork Simpson Creek Ee Estella Hardman Wolfe Graydon E Estell C. Wolfe Fetterman Lloyd E. Spragg Ada V. Reed West Francis Street Mary E. Rowe Ed. Marquess Three Fork Creek Ralph W. Bartlett Wilson-Bartlett Games S. L. Poe Allen Poe Grafton Peat Britton Leo R Gladys M. Lambert West Washington Street Harry Friedman, Jr Washington Street Russell V Mary Genevieve Ridenour Floddin B. Marsh Emil Kinsler Walter Leo Robinson Vance L Minnie W. Evans Wheeler Carr Bachman Wetterman District Northwestern Turnpike Lay Elmer William Hartsook Twife Roy Z Audree Burnside Maple Avenue Rozella M McDaniel Gar Mary Hestér Frey Kniott~ Sville Guy H. Bolyard Methodist Church of Blue=ville Bluewille Addie” M.mcgee Mary H Smith William T

Navy Flyers Die in Plane Crash Near Atlanta Air Base

Predricksburg Virginia July 1. United States Navy flyers were killed yesterday when their torpedo bomber crashed returning to the Atlanta air base in Georgia from Anacostia near Washington. The loss included Lt. jg Cornelius Idwise and Lt. J Bassoloti among others from Atlanta and vicinity. Eyewitnesses said one wing buckled before the plane nosedived. The group, once praised for sinking a Japanese cruiser, were en route at 2 pm EST. The crash site, witnesses note, involved a sawmill worker among nearby observers. The report closes with a note on the first successful dirigible built in 1852 powered by a three horsepower steam engine.

Predricksburg Van Pive Navy Allen Snuffy) Smith Gavel Atlante Anacostia Washington Bersara

Agriculture Clinic To Convene At Mill

Agricultural leaders from the Monongahela Valley plan a clinic at Jackson's Mill, sponsored by the Upper Monongahela Valley association, to discuss broad development of the Monongahela watershed as a unit. About 75 to 100 participants from agricultural agencies civic groups and industry will attend with A C Spurr delivering a report and C C Anderson outlining the extension service program.

Fairmont Monongahela Valley Monongahela Jackson Upper-Monongeshela Wnn A. C. Spurr C. C. Anderson Morgantown Agricultural Extension Service J. O. Knapp I | the Service

Fire miss flying Usk creature Alcheopteryx fossil

The text notes a peculiar creature Alcheopteryx from about 125 million years ago perched between birds and reptiles. It mentions that most higher bird groups had evolved by the end of the Cretaceous about 60 to 70 million years ago. It adds a hog’s water needs of about 70 gallons plus feed to produce 100 pounds of pork.

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