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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1946

Page

3

West Virginia Farm Women to Attend Jackson's Mill Conference

Women from Knottsville Glade Run Country Club and other farm clubs will represent Taylor County at the West Virginia Farm Women's Council meeting at Jackson's Mill. The conference, held Thursday to Friday, features officer elections for 1947, program planning, discussions on rural issues, demonstrations, an International Day program, films, lectures, and music.

West Virginia America Kenneth R. Board

Kincaid Family Reunion Set for Morris Park Fairmont

Icy Post secretary announces the Kincaid reunion at Morris Park in Fairmont on Sunday August 11. All members are urged to attend.

Kincaid Morris Park Fairmont Icy Post

Robison Reunion Set for August 4 at Brown Church

The Robison reunion will be held at the Brown church on the Country Club road on August 4. Yodeling Joe and his family will entertain, announced by an Obiso family member. Relatives and friends are warmly invited to attend.

Robison Brown Church Country Club Road Joe Obiso Club Road Nicola Guthrie Turnley Shady Grove Blueville

Murphy Family To Hold Reunion

The Murphy family announces its annual reunion to be held Sunday August 11 at Clem Grove. Fox B. Murphy invites friends and relatives to attend and spend the day. Brooms made in Nt are noted but not central to the event.

Murphy Clem Grove Fox B. Murphy

Community church and club notices for early August

Neighborhood groups list August meetings and sew days at churches including WSCS circles at St Pauls and St Johns Newton Nicola, Tau Phi Lambda dinner at Rest Haven, Lu theran Red Cross sewing, and multiple reunions at Brown church Shady Grove Morris Park and Webster Baptist. Local members urged to attend.

WSCS St. Paul's Methodist Church Roy Hargett Beech Street St. John’s Methodist Church Newton Nicola East Pretense Street Stanley Nicola, Jr Tau Phi Lambda Sorority Supreme Fo'est Woodman Circle Faye K. Littman Rest Haven Grace Marie Bartlett Betty Rinker Lutheran Church Red Cross West Main Street Methodist Church Circle No. 3 St. John’s Church Fred Shaw Boyd Street Burge All Mempe Ladies’ Aid Society The the Andrew's Methodist Church St. Augustine Church

Cartel Charges Involve SKF Svenska Kullager and Norma-Hoffman

Canton Ohio SKF Industries of Philadelphia Akttien bolaget Svenska Kullagerfabrik en of Gothenburg Sweden and Norma-Hoffman Bearings Corp Stamford face charges alleging cartel restrictions that supposedly prevented American producers from supplying foreign markets, reducing U.S. bearing production and employment. The pineapple is a berry.

Canton SKF Industries, Inc Philadelphia Akttien Bolaget Svenska Kullagerfabriken Gothenburg Sweden Norma-Hoffman Bearings Corp Stamford Conn Clark

Vacation notices and travel plans of local residents

Return From Vacation The Misses Mildred Newcome Kath leen Rogers and Edith Jo Robinson have returned home after vacationing at the Forest Park hotel in St Louis Missouri Returns From Visit Mr and Mrs Francis Chambers and daughter of McGraw avenue have returned to their home after visiting in Northern Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay for the past two weeks Will Leave Tonight Mr and Mrs A N Peters of West Main street will leave this evening for a motor trip through the New England states and Canada the destination being Halifax Nova Scotia They will be gone two weeks Left Yesterday For Vacation Mr and Mrs William Fisher and family left by motor yesterday for Washington DC to spend their vacation They were accompanied on the trip by Mrs James F Holt who will return tonight Hospital Notes Recently admitted to the Grafton City hospital for medical treatment were Mrs Lora Stout Jackie Marsh and Miss Hinkson Recently discharged were Mrs Helen Powell Mrs Gertrude Marshall Miss Elizabeth Stuck Mrs McCullough Mamie comsburg and Beulah Stevens

Mildred Newcome Kathleen Rogers Edith Jo Robinson Forest Park Hotel St. Louis Missouri A. N. Peters West Main Street New England States Canada Halifax Nova Scotia William Fisher Washington, D.C James F. Holt Grafton City Hospital Lora Stout Jackie Marsh Hinkson Helen Powell Gertrude Marshall Elizabeth Stuck McCullough Mamie. Comsburg Beulah Stevens

Delegates Push For Stronger Controls On Atomic Weapons

United States Netherlands and Brazil delegates sought more detail from Russia on its plan and urged a tougher control system. Gromyko pressed his own ban first, while the United States advocated controls before outlawing weapons. Committee 2 prepares to list points of accord, likely few.

United States Netherlands Brazil Russia Gromyko Atomic Commission U. S

Russians deny Cobin Wyatt secret agent claims

U S army investigators claimed Cobin of New York and Wyatt of Oklahoma City were in the Soviet zone and would be returned when found. Soviet officials had said they had no knowledge of their whereabouts. Cobin’s wife Mary, in Berlin for weeks, called the news the best of her life after two and a half years apart. The article notes Michigan’s first state fan hatchery built in 1873.

Cobin Wyatt U 8 Army Criminal Investigation T. McNarney New York City Oklahoma City Z Cobin Mary Berlin

Campaign payment dispute over army hospital contract unfolds

Anderson says he paid for services from Olson and Coffee tied to a $936 517 army hospital contract. Olson Coffee deny discussing payments. Anderson insists he gave a $2 500 check as an unsolicited contribution. The piece notes the first American flag design by Franklin and Washington in 1775 as the Grand Union Flag.

Olson Coffee Anderson Congress Benjamin Franklin George Washington

CPA foresees record goods volume but notes looming manpow er shortage

The CPA warns 1946 will demand a record volume of goods for consumers while highlighting a potential serious manpower shortage in the year’s final months. Small says recruitment of workers back into the labor force and overtime will be needed to meet production schedules, or prices may rise. The report credits steel and coal recovery from spring strikes for the brighter output outlook. Hemlock trees over 600 years old were found. Grafton made brooms are good brooms use no other.

CPA Small

Klan activity eyed amid Heirens case notes

Defense attorneys for Heirens resist removal as he refuses to answer questions under police watch. Meanwhile federal probes widen as officials flag a surge in Ku Klux Klan activity tied to Southern primaries and war-displaced conditions. Investigations began after Attorney General Clark urged action in May. A separate complaint cites a masked white group threatening Negro voters before a Georgia primary.

Heirens John P. Coghlan KKK Klan FBI Tom Clark Philadelphia Clark

Higher bread prices loom as subsidies debated

The report notes planned price increases across bread and other bakery goods with nine to ten cent shifts for coffee and higher cereal ceilings. Subtitles indicate subsidies for coffee and canned vegetables won't be restored, forcing OPA to allow producers to raise prices. Flour subsidy revival remains undecided as cereal pricing moves forward.

OPA The

Textile price controls ease as OPA sets 16 percent cap

Old price control law lapsed July 1 and as increases emerged the OPA told cotton textile manufacturers that an average 16 percent rise is the present limit under the new act. Mills wanted a flat 20 percent on all fabrics. The 16 percent average came after initial 14 percent. Retail ceilings on men’s outerwear rose about eight percent, including mackinaws jackets leather coats and hunting clothing. A three man decontrol board was sworn in yesterday and began organizing under Roy L. Thompson, with expected completion in a week or ten days.

OPA Roy. L.thompson

Ambiguous Conference Urged to Avoid Voting Divides

Fragmented remarks discuss preventing influence on votes and keeping unity among nations. The text emphasizes repudiating attempts to pit countries against each other and ensuring conference recommendations are the sole focus.

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