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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel notes its national representation. Inland Newspaper Representatives, Inc. is listed with New York address at 41 East 42nd Street. The item confirms publishing partnership and office location for national distribution.
Puerto Rico launches a dairy breeding program to boost milk supply by cross breeding high grade mainland cattle with native and Brahma stock to create a tropical pest resistant cow. Commissioner Ramon Colon-Torres says current yields are under half the mainland average but expect doubling in 10 years with more productive cows.
A late night scene in a side-street grocery shows Groucho Marx attempting to crack a bored clerk with rapid jokes that fail, until Morgan Morgan confirms the comedian’s identity. The clerk’s surprised laughter follows the reveal. A separate Paris scene notes a socialite mistaking a villain from a novel for a real duelist, wounding him at dinner.
In a tense new chapter, neighbor Jenny and Faith Owen navigate complex loyalties as Faith’s visiting mother-in-law meets Jenny, while Faith’s son Dick resists new family ties. Natalie travels to New York, Brent joins, and dinner plans with Pete and Elsa reveal lingering tensions.
In Yokosuka Japan a teenage whale was pulled from a net by local fishermen seeking herring. The whale fought free knocking a boat over and throwing the men into the sea. The crew escaped unharmed and the whale swam off.
New York physicians report that many infant deaths labeled as smothering stem from other causes. Autopsies show 25 percent listed as smothering had congenital heart disease or infections. 15 percent due to additional causes. Doctors argue healthy babies rarely die from accidental suffocation.
Bellflower California report says school design and heating cuts absences from colds. Dr Norman Wampler superintendent credits improved building design with reducing illness by a measurable amount.
Jenny endures a tense home dinner where Dick abuses Ghillie and clashes with Pete and Elsa. In a private studio she confronts Dick about his behavior, urging him to empathize with others. She persuades him to help Pete’s room project, hoping for a calmer household and a gentler future for their strained family.
James Coyne, an Irish bus driver on Madison Avenue, briefly boots all passengers after a heated exchange over a trashy insult. He reverses course, contemplates resignation, then returns to duty, vowing it won’t happen again.
The article describes radiant panel heated floors for kinder interiors with outdoor and indoor thermostats including a weather anticipator to preempt indoor temperature shifts. Room thermostats adjust actions by pupil count, eliminating cold spots. It highlights Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co. engineers and mentions a decorative bathroom accessory for storage of brushes and cloths.
A mixed page shows classified rates and multiple small ads for sale items and rentals, plus a legal notice in Taylor County West Virginia. Items include a 1928 Pontiac for sale, a Ford/household goods, furnished apartments, and a sheriff sale of a 1948 Chevrolet truck in June 1950 with Delbert Williams vs Orval Williams et al. The legal notice requests a divorce proceeding and non-resident defendant appearance.
A collection of public notices from Taylor County West Virginia. Includes fiduciary accounting for Guardian George G Newcome for minor Edgar Le Toy Newcome with June 5 1950 date. a June 12 1950 order of publication in a divorce suit Post v Post requiring Edward Farson Post to appear July 14 1950. and a commissioner's notice to creditors and heirs of Bryan Armstrong deceased with claims due by December 1950.
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