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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
4
Opinion argues service in the armed forces is an honor not a penalty and should not be used as threat or punishment. It asserts deferment for essential wartime workers is proper but warns against coercive drafting as punishment. The piece stresses duty, sacrifice and patriotism as central values of national service.
A city woman, a director of recreation in the public schools, found her work faltering due to dwindling tax support. She became a recreation counsellor, planning amusements for parties and hotel banquets, and found it immensely profitable. More opportunities await the alert.
Sailors push for organized labor at sea mirroring land unions and in Canada seek an eight hour day instead of the twelve hour watch. Some sailors arrested during shore leave face brig time, yet the hard life at sea may yield more leisure if gains hold.
A discussion of extremely young learners suggests children like four year old Julie Land attending Western Reserve University with her mother Mary Land. The piece muses on how early schooling could lead to a college path, imagining children entering higher education almost from birth and the role of day nurseries for attending mothers.
A Bible Thought for Today urges focusing on heavenly goals beyond earth as Colossians 3:12 prompts. The message, attributed to Press Radio Bible Service, Cincinnati, Ohio, frames earthly life as temporary while promoting spiritual ascent through faith.
The Navy Department changed 63 naval casualties from missing to dead. Notable entries include marine captain Augustus Little Arndt of Huntington West Virginia and seaman first class William Harrison Jordan of Charleston. In Charleston James Woodrow Baldwin 22 died after a truck plunged over an embankment following a collision near Dunbar and Institute. In Inglewood California the prize filly Honeymoon Louis B. Mayer’s winner Cakewalk won the Hollywood Oaks by four lengths.
Powerful GOP factions see Senator Vandenberg of Michigan as a potential secretary of state if the party wins the presidency in 1948 while some backers push for his own presidential bid. He has shifted from isolationism to leadership on foreign affairs, aiding Byrnes at Paris and shaping the UN charter, with supporters noting his stance against appeasement of Russia. Meanwhile Congress considers enacting a pension for members as debates over labor department prestige and food policy unfold amid grain shortages and a looming potato surplus.
A fragmented satirical item taunts wartime shortages, noting pianos out of tune and a woolly lamb ending up in illicit meat markets. It mocks shipping strikes and jokes about nylon stockings, a cheese thief in California, and a bass player’s career aim, amid wartime anxieties.
It is expected that in coming years over 300000 international flights from the United States will carry frozen foods to England and Ireland, a volume far higher than the current 50000, with potential payloads up to five pounds per trip.
AP analysis notes England's Socialists and Conservatives share fear of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. Bevin calls for Russia to join Europe’s settlement while Churchill lauds anti Communist stance. France’s elections show moderate right swing, Italy shifts to republic as Christian Democrats lead with Socialists close behind and Communists trailing.
C E Butterfield reports ABC will drop Paul Whiteman's Stairway to the Stars after June 30 contract termination amid manufacturing setbacks and talent scouting trouble. NBC and ABC schedules list varied programs tonight from Bob Burns to Curtain Time Drama and Antonini Concert with late European scarcity interview reels.
The article recalls a wartime roll call in West Virginia with former Maj. Robert Harwick and Wolverton's successors reading names of fallen comrades. Veterans share memories of Wolverton as a beloved commander, and individuals like George Rosie and Cpl. Charles Stewart recount hardships from the war. A British bride Barbara prays by her husband Vincent Michael, amid a long battlefield homecoming.
Detailed arrangements and schedules for restoring communications in China and a firm basis to implement the February 25 demobilization and reorganization agreement are outlined. The key committee of three Gen. Marshall Chu Yung-Chang and Chou En-Lai is expected to render the truce effective promptly.
Jane contemplates Brenda Leighton's ties to a murder case as Inspector Barry presses for information. Brenda fears a former husband, David, who may return from the Army, and evasive answers hint at a hidden wrongdoing connected to Margot and Polly's deaths.
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