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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1946
Page
4
Butter and Steaks Amid War Price Controls
Housewives cope with rationing and rising costs as the OPA debates reforms. With shortages and high prices, women manage by freezing butter when overpriced and skipping steaks and chops. They rely on careful budgeting and personal price discipline to feed families while waiting for price normalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Golf Through the Ages Survives Wars and Edicts
The article traces golf’s long history from 1457 Scottish bans to modern American growth. It highlights early Scottish trials, a cobbler partner story with the Duke of York, and the formation of Edinburgh Golfers in 1744. It notes Americans advancing equipment, with John Reid starting the first US club in 1888 and the USGA forming in 1895, expanding to over 5,000 clubs and a multmillion dollar property base.
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Scotland
Duke of York
James II
Holyrood
Edinburgh
John Paterson
Canongate
Honorable
Company of Edinburgh Golfers
Muirfield Links
Ban
N. Y
United States Golf Association
Encyclopedia Americana
Coburn Haskell
William K. Lowell
New Jersey
Hortor Manufacturing Company
Bible Thought for Today and Local News Snippet
A July Morgantown item reports a local argument at a service station where Russell Poling, 27, a GI pre law student at West Virginia University, was involved. The note mentions a broader regional context across seven states and a steam shovel operation in Sontown.
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Morgantown
Warrey Pickett
Russell Poling
West Virginia
Nation faces policy shifts from farm group picks
Washington reports leaders of national farm groups discuss Agriculture Secretary Anderson naming a Grange Farm Bureau and others to policy roles. The move echoes Labor Secretary Schwellenbach’s assistant secretaries from CIO and AFL, sparking debate on a trend.
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Washington
Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
National Grange
Farm Bureau
Othr Farm Groups
Labor
Lewis Schwellenbach
Cuti
CIO
APL
John Gibson
Philip Hannah
AFL
Schnellentach
Commerce
Henry A. Wallace
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Schwellenbach
Sila Ie
Chinese Civil War Grows Tense With Yangtze Battle
Wang dismisses government push toward Yangtze as smoke screen while claiming 400000 troops advance north of the river. Neutral observers say Communist forces remain capable of posing little threat to Nanking or Shanghai, as a government battalion parades in full dress amid heightened martial mood. U S envoy John Leighton Stuart expresses cautious hope for peace upon visiting Chiang Kai Shek at Kuling.
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Yangtee
Wang
Nanking
Shanghai
Yangtze
Seaboard
Ital
John Leighton Stuart
U. S
China
Jon
Britain Faces Royal Commission On Press Firestorm
The new Socialist government weighs a royal commission to probe alleged newspaper monopolies and press influence by financial and advertising interests amid strong opposition from Britain’s major papers. The issue tests free speech, with Churchill warning government overreach and Hyde Park debates illustrating public pushback. Lord Beaverbrook’s Daily Express circulates 3.575 million, underscoring the press’s reach as Socialists seek a leftist program ahead of elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
National Union of Journalists
England
Winston Churchill
London
Hyde Park
Lord Bearerbrook
Daily Express
Zale Graziano Title Bout To Be Broadcast From Yankee Stadium
The second title fight of the year between middleweights Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano is set for Yankee Stadium. ABC will broadcast coast to coast starting around 9 PM Eastern, with INBC carrying the telecast an hour and a half into preliminaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
Yankee Stadium
ABC
INBC
Journey Home Scene on a Sweltering Train Car
In a crowded Jacksonville passenger car, Corbett and Nina navigate tension and attraction amid overheard chatter, street sights, and lingering race and class tensions. The man’s irritability clashes with a calm, hopeful desire to connect as the journey unfolds toward an uncertain destination.
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Atom
Bud
Donald Cor
Gilmore
Ter
Aide
Jacksonville
L.fust
Cassengere
Ehath Mina
Corbett
Chough
Nina
Ainalr
Dinah Shore and CBS Season Preview with TV Schedules
NBC and CBS schedules mix with Dinah Shore return on CBS while Husing ends CBS contract at Hollywood Park race. On air tonight are Gladys Swarthout Lily Pons and Benny Goodman, with Bob Howie and Jack Kirkwood comedy and crime programs amid a chaotic network lineup.
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Dinah Shore
Whitte
NBC
CBS
Ged
Hollywood Park
Ted Husing
Atlanta
Husing
Network
Free Lance
Red Barber
Velit Man
Gladys Swarthout
Barlow
Don ‘Voorhees
Lily Pons
Suspect Seen Near Highway After Crash Report
The suspect claimed he and Officer H J Mc Creary found blood on White's car which had a smashed left track Saturday while they were crossing the highway on foot outside the pedestrian lane.
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H. J. McCreary
White
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