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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1950

Page

8

Bank Report Sees Uptrend In District Business Activity

The Fifth Federal Reserve District including Maryland West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and the District of Columbia reports a definite uptrend in business volume. May production rises while coal output shows recovery and cotton textile demand stabilizes as auto sales continue.

Fed‘tral’ Reserve District Maryland Wiperniay West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Iistrict Columbia Foye Plante

Fifth District business lifts lift on retail and soft goods

Passenger year sales run 20 percent ahead of a year ago and Huck sales up 18 percent while hosiery shows summer stagnation. Fall manufacturing layoffs loom as conditions shift but department stores see May sales up one percent and wholesale lines near 1949. Bank forecasts expect higher business levels in the second half.

Wreckage scene challenged by rough access in Arizona

Aeronautics Administration at Wilcox reports a plane wreckage scene requiring four Arizona highway patrol cars to reach it. Byrd plans a daybreak horseback posse, doubting car access. No overdue commercial planes or missing military aircraft reported by Tucson or Davis-Monthan officials.

Aeronautics Administration Wilcox Arizona Highway Byrd Tucson Davis-Monthan Air Base

Weather May Halt State PGA Today In Moundsville

Rain disrupts schedule for the State PGA in Moundsville with 18 hole qualifying planned this morning and match play this afternoon. Sam Snead not defending his title means a new champion, Rut Coffey is the favorite, and former champions George Hoffer and Clem Weichman also compete. About 20 entries had been received with more expected.

Moundsville UPI Golfers’ Association Sam Snead Moundsville Country Club Snead Rut Coffey George Hoffer Spring Valley Club Huntine,ton Clem Weichman Logan

Albert continues from page erie with river death details

The report describes a small boat found nearby and a fatal skull fracture to Blaney. An autopsy by Dr. M L Hobbs says the injury was fatal before Blaney or Byrney entered the river. Gill notes Moore claimed he flipped the boat to fake a drowning for Byrney and Mrs Miller.

Albert Page Erie Blaney M. L. Hobbs West Virginia University Blan Gill Moore Byrney Miller

Five Dollars For Intoxication Fines in Grafton Court

Bradford Sevir of Latrobe street was fined five dollars and costs after a intoxication charge before Justice John Sny ger. Deputy White arrested him yesterday. Judge Allender ordered James Hose of Seattle to leave town for intoxication. Summers of Route 5 forfeited a two dollar bond for parking overtime at a meter.

Bradford Sevir Grafton Justice of the Peace John Snyger Sevir Latrobe Street White J. Guy Allender James Hose Seattle Washington Hose Hickman F. C. Summers Route 5 Lusher Mauller Summers

Rubber plants going into action in Texas and Louisiana

The United States Rubber Company will reactivate a 75,000 ton general purpose plant in Port Neches Texas as part of a three facility reopening by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The plan aims to lift annual rubber production from 487,000 tons to 575,000 tons with another 13,000 ton butyl plant at Baton Rouge Louisiana and a butadiene plant in Houston Texas assigned to different companies.

Washington United States Rubber Company Port Neches Texas Reconstruction Finance Corporation U.S. Rubber Eggo Standard OW Company Wil Baton Rouge Lonsiana Sinclair “Rubber, Inc Houston

Soviet Pravda claims bandits lead Western China revolt

Pravda reports an American task force leader in Sinkiang Western China as Bob MacKiernan and claims the US State Department hides his whereabouts since last autumn. It suggests he sought a route through the Himalayas to India while Chinese Communists advanced.

Moscow Pravda China Douglas MacKiernan Sinkiang American State Department MacKiernan Sinkian Mkiernan Himalayas India

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