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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1950
Page
4
A gunman opened fire in a hotel lobby injuring Herbert Runde and John Harper, who died later. Omogrosso confessed to shooting three men after a dispute, faces homicide charges as police subdued the suspect and other hotel patron Newcome paid a $25 fine and costs.
In a chat with Kathleen Winsor and George Horne, the two discuss their careers, marriages, and routines. Winsor explains her writing process behind Forever Amber and Star Money while Horne recalls his long service in New York transit, rail and subway history, and a recent Battery-Brooklyn tunnel milestone.
A garbled item notes a novel use for newspapers and mentions a large circulation figure tied to a magazine and a supermarket chain. Names, places, and clear facts are sparse, but the essence hints at widespread adoption and a novelty project tied to consumer products.
The text outlines subscription rates for newspaper delivery by carrier, with annual, semiannual, and quarterly options, plus territory distinctions. It also notes exclusive AP use of local news and lists national representation addresses.
Continued from page one the New York City team draws large crowds with over 234000 fans estimated for the display while Montrose fans also fill stands. The report notes a cofurist role and references a 54.000 figure in the crowd context.
The article recalls the missing Joseph J Connors with a candid quotation from a press interview. His mother, father and brother are named in a brief, solemn reflection on his absence. The piece notes the lingering vacant feeling and the echo of his footsteps.
Experts from the Board of Trade and City Council are invited to attend a session to devise a city program with merchants and labor leaders, aided by Dr. Frazier. Yesterday's meeting adjourned at 12 30 p m.
A Pittsburgh hotel shooting ends fatally for Alfonso Morano and seriously injures a teenager after a watchman, identified as Dominick Omogrossa, opened fire inside the building. Police recount the suspect fired multiple shots, shouting incoherently before fleeing upstairs.
Edgar Leroy Newcome was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Mathews on July 9 for operating a two horsepower sedan on Route 56, in a hamlet, and received a fine.
Charleston West Virginia authorities announce 261 more young men will join the armed forces by September first as the state’s share of the national draft quota. Selective Service will assign quotas to 48 local boards and begin inducting the physically fit 24 to 34 year olds in the Mountains State.
John Streeter drives toward Kingston with Marilyn's strain pressing on him. He seeks friend Chris Cameron at the Notch camp to talk through hurt, pride, and a failed past, recalling Italy and honeymoons, then Chris reveals he once was an ordained minister.
A disillusioned chorus girl mocks a Miami Beach lothario who underwrote a safari and lied about his yacht size. The New England Magazine launched Oliver Wendell Holmes's Autocrat feature in 1831, failed financially, then resumed twenty-five years later in Atlantic Monthly. Holmes’s first resumed piece began with a playful interruption.
A Colorado professor predicts a 1950 census surplus of women will tighten the marriage market for them. The piece notes longevity gaps between genders, a pigeon taught to play piano by a Harvard psychologist, draft law activity, Korea tensions, and fashion trends signaling more color and women in lingerie.
William Thomas Long will lie in state Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Bartlett Funeral Home with the R F Carl Davis officiating. A further service and interment will follow in Richwood West Virginia. Friends may call at Bartlett Funeral Home.
Classified advertising rates are listed with per word charges for multiple insertions and a 75 cent minimum. The notice also includes sample ads, auction details, livestock listings, job queries, and a callout from the West Virginia executive department about forthcoming elections and public notices for estates and contracts. Some items reference public notices, legal actions, and state procurement bids.
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