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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
4
The piece contrasts a 10 000 a year man with a 1500 a year man facing stagnation as government spending grows and taxation rises. It argues wealth creation slows and implies broad non productive relief spending hurts workers. It cites censorship of New York news and waves of foreign information control and references Creel.
In 1922 the changes affected only the machinery and car departments of the road.
Henry Potter visits the funeral home in rain to meet John Jones a detective. Spinelli the receptionist cautions him, Smidkins warns Jones is elusive, and tension rises over a planned model railroad meeting and police involvement. Jones’s true role remains unclear as Henry heads home to Wildwood lodge.
The Hinton Daily News argues against censorship asserting free press is essential even in crises. It cites Lowell Mellett and George Creel, warns censorship can only manipulate or aid enemies, and stresses timely military information should not be delayed or hidden. The piece notes voluntary censorship harms local opinion and cites a British cruiser case in New York as typical of leaks.
Latest reports place 2,000 machinists from A F L and C I O on picket lines at 11 shipyards and dry docks, tying up $500 million in naval and cargo ship construction. They seek 1.15 per hour with double time for overtime, rejecting a 1.42 wage proposal amid wartime unity pressures.
The Clarksburg Telegram notes locals in Central West Virginia are exploring natural wonders this summer. Interest in flying creatures rises due to the war, with hummingbirds praised for speed and precision and June bugs depicted as clumsy yet determined.
An uncertain fragment presents a speaker asserting education must cultivate discernment between important and unimportant things. The text urges firmness and strength, claim that right is on their side and truth will prevail, and calls readers to face the future worthy of ancestors and heritage.
The event featured Reverend Ray G. Upson leading an open air service on the lawn of Samuel R. Jenkins with song leader Upson and Reverend Perry G. Grimm delivering a sermon from Romans 12 1. The gathering drew praise from attendees and highlighted the community religious activity in the town. A separate note reports on worker walkways at Hazel Atlas glass plant and a major railway strike affecting 400 000 railroad workers nationwide with local impact in Grafton.
Engler urges engineers to push beyond current commercial norms toward true military needs. He reviews rigorous tests for military motor vehicle equipment and calls for better design, materials, and production to meet and exceed requirements. Lord of Atlantic Refining proposes safety-focused findings be shared across manufacturers, noting risks from low roofs and obstructive cab posts while highlighting ventilation, seats, shock absorbers, and wipers as keys to safer trucks.
Chief Executive tells House Banking panel that parity loan financing may require an additional 242 million to reach a one billion dollar lending power. Lawmakers seek an amendment to bar USDA funds for purchases below 85 percent parity, a move officials say could derail surplus buy programs for Britain and needy families if July 1 approval fails.
Senator Wheeler warned the proposed defense measure would allow the president to take over real or personal property for national defense and possibly curb strikes. The plan, approved by the president, navy and Office of Production Management, sparked concerns it could target civilians and farms at the president's whim.
The article reports on a heated discussion over a bill granting expanded war powers, with Senators George Reynolds and May weighing demonstrations of state authority against the risk of a drift toward totalitarian governance, amid broader wartime strategy notes. It also surveys Axis influence extending into Syria, Lebanon, and Tunisia, and the potential impact on the Suez and Tobruk theaters.
Fragmentary OCR lists political figures and party affiliations from a state convention. Names include Frank Gillespie, E. L. Arbuckley, Don Fergus on, Jack Mullen, Robert Reed, Lang, Mark Schulte, plus references to nationalist and federalist labels and a note that Daugherty is nominated for supreme court judge.
State Roads of West Virginia in Charleston invites sealed proposals for 3 8 miles of Webster County Line Road and 3 0 miles of Prestonington to Taylor County roads. Proposals due at ten a m Tuesday June 17 1941 with public opening shortly after. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. notary commission expires December 14 1940.
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