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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1949
Page
5
Elson Heald, studying Navaho speech, claims it easy to master once the hang is learned. He cites a Navajo stalwart replying "Huh" to cigarette, rain, and living questions, with the word meaning yes, maybe, and none of your business.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mr Linscott sits in a dentist chair. He jokes about counting his money before gas, while the dentist calmly assures there is no advance payment. Copyright information included.
An odd clipping touts the Christian Science Monitor and a coupon offer. It mentions listening Tuesday nights and a promise of dependable local news from Your Home Town Paper, but the text is fragmented and hard to parse.
A satirical column recaps a jumble of items from a variety of locales. It lampoons Gerhart Eisler dodging bail and becoming a Leipzig professor, mocks university honor systems, and parodies global oddities from Japan frog memorials to Canada zoot suit trends. It also notes a mower theft and harsh punishments, with quips about elephants in India and shoppers squeezed by prices.
In the fifth and last inning Wheeler returned to shut out the Republicans in their final at bat. The Democrats held the edge in virtually every stat, overcoming an early 16-10 lead by the Republicans to secure a narrow advantage.
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