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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1946
Page
4
The July 2 vote asks if residents want municipal home rule and to elect seven charter board members. If change is approved the board drafts a new or amended charter after hearings and public input, then a second election approves or rejects it. If rejected, the board may redo the charter.
A Bible Thought for Today from Press Radio Bible Service quotes Acts 18 10 stating man is immortal till his work is done. The note mentions oil exploration underway with U S consumption in the Bahamas and an approximate 4 200 000 gallons of lubricating oils daily yet to be found.
The CIO Political Action Committee argues for a national health program funded by a 3 percent wage tax, insisting voluntary plans fail and 125 million Americans deserve universal care. Dr Bauer counters that Hill-Burton is better for hospital access, while Mr Hillman defends the WMD bill as patient focused and beneficial.
A fragmentary page notes quips about bread, the auto industry’s anniversary, Russia and Hitlers 1941 attack, a retiree plans, a bulldog chase, a claims of a count who counts, a Canadian farmer’s furry turkey discovery, and a stray remark about modernization.
AP reports Haj Amin El Husseini, longtime Arab leader and foe of a Jewish Palestine, has evaded surveillance in France and is believed at large among Middle East Muslims. His movements since 1941 span Italy France Syria and Iran, with renewed activity tied to Arab opposition to Jewish immigration to Palestine and to meetings of the Arab league in Bladan, Syria.
Senator Lucas of Indiana loudly questioned the integrity of the court amid the Nuernberg feud. He urged both Justices to resign from the bench for the good of themselves and the country, saying there cannot be any confidence in the court from here on.
Butler continues on page one noting the Idaho Democratic Senatorial contest being enlivened by a self appointment issue against incumbent Gossett who resigned the governorship.
In a crowded house a woman Brenda is found dead after a party as detectives debate whether it is suicide or murder. Jane insists the killer struck again, while Hunt and Inspector Barry manage the scene and seek the medical examiner and evidence to trap the killer. Neal interrupts the tense moment with a dramatic entrance.
Last November the appointment to succeed late Senator John Thomas set off a GOP clash as Taylor backed Donart and Gossett was labeled part of the party’s reactionary element. Dworshak easily won the Republican Senate nomination, with Richard H. Wells of Pocatello second.
Radio schedule lists Aiidegrade and guests at 8:30 and 9:00, Ellery Queen, Dr. Christian, Bob Crosby, Kay Kyser, and Holiday for Music. TV notes report NBC WNBT testing a 9300 megacycle transmitter for field pickups, including baseball and Louis Conn fight telecast from Arthurdale, with Belfort Manufacturing in Balti more.
Mrs. Weslie Verdell, 33, wife of city patrolman Edward Verdell, shot herself with her husband’s service revolver while alone at their home in Clarksburg yesterday. Police Chief Jules Brasseur reported.
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