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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1946
Page
4
Delivery rates 2.70 for months three 10.80 yearly 1.80 for other terms. Associated Press credit and publication rights noted. Letters to editor welcomed if signed and non libelous. Loosely legible contact addresses listed for New York and Chicago offices.
A letter condemns the Army Engineer Corps Pittsburgh office for delaying a $40,000 Tygart Dam basin project and dock. It argues local sportsmen should be allowed to anchor a floating dock while state and federal approvals drag, criticizing bureaucratic indifference to Grafton Taylor County boating needs and urging public access to the lake.
A Bible thought notes a real man living by his word and keeping his pledge. The message cites Psalm 15 4 and references Presa Radio Bible Service Inc in Cincinnati Ohio. It includes fragmented remarks about humanity brains and a historical reference to empires and a Brazilian republic.
A student named William Edwards proposed a perpetual calendar now drawing interest from Congress and the United Nations. The system shifts weeks to Monday start, fixes Easter on April 14, and adds a Year Day, creating 364 days and 52 weeks with planned holidays and consistent quarterly cycles.
Fred Emery profiles Frazier a husky six foot tall radio personality from Rushville Indiana. A favorite with workers and millions of listeners on Nation’s Station programs. He began career in newspaper syndication while still in school.
The piece recalls Frazier Brazier, a noted magician and radio announcer for over a decade, who performed widely under the banner Its Furr to be Fooled. He featured in major events and on radio starting in 1941, gaining fame as a professional illusionist and entertaining audiences across the country.
A columnist discusses why Britons petition the king over bread rationing, noting the monarch’s detached political role yet influential status. The piece cites public respect and the throne’s imperial education as factors shaping royal deference and potential influence on state matters.
The report notes tentative details for a broadcast arrangement tied to daylight saving time with a plan described as similar to the first. It references New York and the time change discussions, indicating ongoing planning and uncertainty.
A noisy scene blends wartime lecture rhetoric with backstage chatter. Characters debate fighting ideas versus people, reflect trauma from the jungle, and interact with Nina and Corbett in a crowded, tense moment. The Marine and Frankel clash over colonial authority as personal tensions surface.
The article outlines upcoming TV productions including Dennis Day joining an ABC Phonograph project and Bob Burns retro programming. It also reports on trial developments linked to Heirens and the Degnan case, with mentions of sodium pentothal testimony and a potential life sentence, plus a Detroit barber meeting discussion on contracts.
The policy seeks to assert broad rights for all workers to reopen existing contracts and push for wage increases. Richard T Leonard, a vice president of the CTO United Auto Workers, stated the approach and rationale during the discussion.
A partial OCR list presents six inventors tied to a MAS family era puzzle. The items name Art Van Harvey and others like Vic and Gade with references to experiments and passing scores, mentioning figures such as Wilbur Wright and Berliners, forming a mixed trivia puzzle.
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