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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1944
Page
4
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A two and a half year old Sunday school pupil in Homer Louisiana declares Louisiana Governor James H. Davis, creator of You Are My Sunshine, as the rain god after a class lesson. The incident follows a string of lighthearted clippings from across the country.
The excerpt depicts a tense scene in a crime mystery with Dr Willoughby and Prosecutor Bradford questioning Wrights and Haight about a white arsenic poisoning. Dialogue centers on an upcoming autopsy and police strategy as characters discuss motives, alibis, and family tensions amid a looming court action and public notice. The narrative pieces together suspects, warnings, and potential reveal as the investigation proceeds.
A captured Nazi colonel said Germany still hopes to win using the "robot bomber" and asserted Berlin’s plan to bomb London and other English cities. The piece notes Luftwaffe invisibility claims, British defenses, and Allied countermeasures, with Churchill warnings and debates on retaliation. Canada’s rural population and emeralds are briefly mentioned.
The War Department announced the first American broadcast station operated by and for armed forces members as part of a special service program at an advanced base. Red St. Wesley H. Wallace leads the effort to maintain high entertainment and soldiering content. Berlin rail links and Red Army advances near Latvia and Lithuania feature in reports, with Wilno Kaunas seen as key to Baltic operations.
In southeastern Latvia the Baltic army advances along the Dyina valley toward a pivotal junction at Daugopils as Russian forces push south toward Wilno. General Tvan Bagra mian leads the first drive while Gen Avan Cherniakhovsky's third army seals progress southward.
Delaware and Rep. Charles Halleck are directing efforts to win house control and relocate headquarters to New York City. Dewey links senatorial, congressional, and presidential campaigns, aiming to unite national and local appeals. He criticizes the Roosevelt administration for not working with Congress.
Washington column paints Hjalmar Procope as a charming diplomat whose English wife Margaret Ross endures public scrutiny with grace. It notes their rise in Washington society, the couple’s wartime pressures, and Mme Procope’s steadfast loyalty amid mixed sentiment toward her husband’s cosmopolitan diplomacy.
Pepper pointers discuss growing peppers at home, noting seeds can be saved and plants are affordable. Families often plant a dozen or two, using peppers in sauces and pickling. Peppers resist many pests but can face aphids, potato beetles, spinach aphids, and flea beetles.
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