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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1950
Page
4
A brief note reports geese live long, with estimates suggesting lifespans around eighty years or more in some cases. Researchers highlight variability and environmental factors influencing overall longevity in waterfowl.
Delivery by carrier costs 30 cents per week. Mail subscriptions since prepaid in advance: one year nine dollars, six months seven dollars eighty cents, three months three dollars ninety cents. Rates for outside Virginia and West Virginia are fifteen dollars sixty cents per year.
A reader urges Taylor county to develop Ty gart Lake access via Maple avenue leading to a three lane bridge and highway from Beeches Street route 119 to the lake. The proposal envisions a state funded and maintained entry to attract vacationers.
The tale recalls Bernard Sobel describing a large craft scraping a sand bar on the Missouri. A riverbank recluse fetches water as the steamer’s captain shouts to “put that water back.” Clarence Jones reports a station agent witnessing a crash as a train slips away with milk cans spilled and a bemused youth offering little help.
A Lady continues on page one asserting the oath to uphold the constitution. Mrs Smith argues the amended constitution guarantees not only free speech but also jury trial, warning that both criminal prosecutions and character attacks can ruin lives.
Chapter seven follows Jenny Mayhew mending domestic life after Diane’s abrupt marriage. Natalie and Jenny manage funds while Diane’s money habits strain the household. Brent brings a weary, thin man named Tyson into the scene as tensions rise over family harmony and a possible connection to the MacIntyre sale.
Jenny obsesses over the new Mac Intyre estate owner Jack Tyson a publishing figure. Brent warns against trusting him as Diane shines in a social circle while discussions of modeling careers and agency connections heat up.
A fragmented domestic scene unfolds as Corr y Coprigh bave a Pa King Feature sparks talk of ads and publishing. Jenny frets over finance and reconciliation with Fred while Diane navigates flattery and a potential dinner with Tyson. Gary remains withdrawn as tensions rise among Natalie and others.
A letter urges U S congressmen Matthew M Neely Harley M Kilgore and Robert L Ramsey to press for implementing Hoover Commission recommendations. It cites government excesses such as insurance claim payments, MI field manpower, cost to process orders, veteran affairs delays, postcard printing waste, fertilizer advice fragmentation, and potential savings from uniform military underwear policy.
A study notes rising federal debt and higher operating costs, with per capita figures and war era comparisons. It cites Panama Canal expense growth, private life insurance employees' transaction rates, and Alaska procurement costs, noting a large debt burden and a gap between outlays and tax receipts. A cultural program featured songs and a piano performance led by Mrs. Naomi Lawson, with Kenneth Haun as program chairman.
Malone tells Grafton Rotary that future industry will come with diesel engine growth and board of trade efforts. He urges residents to discuss and promote the town, noting Grafton will remain a divisional HQ. John Jenkins presides as 100 percent attendance is pledged. two new members are introduced, Richard Bord and Carl Wilt, with Miss Nancy Ann Staley named.
Diane's abrupt separation, Gary and Natalie dynamics, and Jenny's preparations for a birthday supper reveal strain in the Mayhew sisters' lives. Natalie pursues a modeling path aided by Gary while Jenny faces social scrutiny and inner longing as Fred's absence tests family bonds.
Classified layout details include rates per word, minimum charges, and insertion rules. Notices cover property listings, loans, rentals, painting ads, and legal proclamations. Public Service Commission hearing for Curry Motor Company in Grafton seeks objections by June 12, 1950.
Public Service Commission of West Virginia holds a hearing on June 12 1950 at 9 00 a m in Harrison County Court House Clarksburg to review truck transportation for CARRY MOTOR COMPANY of Grafton Taylor County West Virginia objections may be made. Also estate notices in Taylor County request creditors and beneficiaries to present claims with vouchers by December 4 1950 and attend the June 2 1950 filing to protect interests.
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