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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1950
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel is published each weekday afternoon by The Grafton Publishing Company Inc located at 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia. The paper lists telephone numbers for business, circulation, and advertising office as 514.
List shows delivery costs: carrier 30 cents weekly, advance annual rate zero, six months seven dollars eighty, three months two dollars ninety, with outside Virginia and West Virginia at fifteen dollars.
Senators discuss war policy with focus on Western weapon superiority versus Soviet manpower. Washington military officials doubt atomic bombs would be used on North Korean forces, shaping views on potential escalation and strategic options.
Reports from Terra Alta Cranesville and nearby areas describe multiple sighted panthers including a black male, a tawny female with two kittens and several witnesses noting tracks screams and livestock losses. Local hunters and residents label the big cats as prowling, dangerous predators with sightings extending through late winter and into spring.
Marilyn returns to the mill world with George Culbert guiding her through the plant's routines while Major Cameron seeks her. John Harding tears at old loyalties as Marilyn faces the challenge of running the business her grandfather built, recalling past interruptions in her schooling.
Hunters claim big cat left claw marks on a feeder and fear panther presence. Reports flood in of bones found and more burglaries around deer carcasses. Farmers and hunters unite to organize a search to wipe out the panther era in the region as ancestors did long ago.
July 31 demonstration day at 634 Maple Avenue began at 10:00 a.m. The August meeting will be at Janet Sue Boylan’s home. Two demonstrations were given, hemming by hand and making a soft doll. Annette Kunst and Anita Shihan spoke about Jackson's Mill trip and the regional meeting. three girls won white ribbons for third place. Dessert was served to members and guests.
Reporters race for limited phone time to file stories with three minute windows and urgent needs for coffee and supplies. Many editors rushed to Korea from Japan in light clothing after the sudden Korean affair broke, leaving newsmen in sport attire while covering events.
Eliza Forrestal travels from her European life to New Hampshire to run her late grandfather’s small paper mill. A stranger, Chris Cameron, arrives with concern for Major the dog and hints at hidden dangers. Eliza battles suspicion, loyalty, and uncertainty as she weighs her future with the mill and the outside world.
County voters in Taylor County consider the Republican ticket with W G Robey and Gough Ridenour seeking the House of Delegates nomination while three Democrats—Jack R Nuzum Charles C White and others—vie for the same post. Four nonpartisan education candidates will also run for seats this year.
Classified ad rates include 8 cents per word for three or more insertions and 2 cents per word for 26 or more consecutive insertions. Minimum charge is 75 cents. All ads cash in advance and entered in proper classification. Errors limited to one correction.
A mixed local sale listing includes Snow White Paint details from Snow-White Paint Co in Toledo Ohio with price 2.25 per gallon, sample can 50c, plus various items for sale or wanted like1930s automobiles Dodge parts 1581-W, a 1928 Pontiac, a fifty acre farm, an eight room home at 127 W Boyd St, a Norge refrigerator, a trunk, and housing terms. Also calls for house building options, employment and miscellaneous wants.
Several fiduciary notices warn creditors and beneficiaries in Taylor County West Virginia. Claims against estates of John W Knotts Halle P Stable Nora E Frum must be filed with vouchers by specified dates, or beneficiaries may lose rights. Notices appoint John K Burdett as Commissioner of Accounts.
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