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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1942
Page
4
The piece reports a Chicago meeting of reading retailers and government reps on promoting War Stamps sales. It describes a plan to reach 100 million dollars monthly, with ads, radio, window displays, and consumer participation, highlighting oil, coal, plastics, and industrial chemistry as wartime drivers.
A study by the Safety Section of the Association of American Railroads finds average daily delays of 38 trains due to crossing accidents, totaling 22 hours daily. Eighty-two percent occur at crossings with protective devices. 1,931 killed and 4,885 injured last year. The issue blames motorists and notes the impracticality of removing all grade crossings.
West Virginia produces large quantities of coal and oil, two essential natural resources driving the war effort and expected to play vital roles in the peace time world. Coal stands as a principal energy source for industry and transportation.
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes the new British Russian treaty and US acquiescence in a wartime front against Germany. It emphasizes postwar aims: no separate peace, cooperation to prevent future aggression, and a 20 year pledge not to seek territorial gains or interfere in other states. The piece treats wartime terms as restatement, while highlighting enduring commitments to liberty and collective security.
Stewart reports from Washington describe a capital overtaken by wartime disorder and disorganization. He paints a picture of overcrowding, shanty housing, lacking sanitation, and officials far removed from local needs. The piece jokes at Congress's inaccessibility and the public health panic while warning of broader national strains and external pressures.
At the Methodist Protestant church in Grafton on April 9 1925 seventy five delegates from Clarksburg Burnsville Fairmont Grafton Morgantown Parsons Pennsboro Point Marion Newburg Nutters Fort and Shinnston gathered for an all day session. Officers were elected with Mrs Arthur Hinkle of Fairmont as president and a notable musical program featured members from the church. A farewell dinner for Baltimore and Ohio Division Engineer A H Freygang was held April 8 1925 in Hotel Grafton with praise for his five years of service and a plan for cremation and ashes sent to Wisconsin in 1935.
Tibby recovers in hospital after a perilous ship fire as Marg and Mary rally around her. Wayne Courtright is away, Tibby worries over the silver ship, and Steena’s confession reframes loyalties. Tibby entrusts Steena with a pearl ring while plotting quiet plans for the future.
The article argues Axis efforts to sow fear of U S. naval weakness fail against Western resolve. It states the Axis seeks to frighten neighbors into surrendering seas freedom and hamper trade with South America by drumming shortages, but Western powers, nearly all allied, know the plan’s hollowness and rely on coalition victory.
John Selby critiques Quentin Reynolds latest book Only the Stars Are Neutral. Reynolds writes with wide sweeping satire of diplomats and leaders, often relying on caricature and first names. The piece notes Reynolds’s brisk journalistic style and focus on secretaries over officials.
A garbled Central Press humorous piece mocks shortages and wartime scarcities. It notes coffee lack shaping fashion and patriotism, cites a man studying currycombing, and jests about bears tongues and Mussolini. The column critiques Axis drives toward a sunlit destiny with irony.
A fragmentary account mentions Churchill, Beaverbrook, Harriman and other figures in a London blitz retake. It notes a big bomber flight to Moscow, a dinner by Stalin for about 100 guests including Reynolds Quint, and the Litvinovs’ controversial plane. It mentions Teheran, Egypt, and the desert front with a spirited tone in a work titled Only the Stars Are Neutral.
A candidate announces bid for county commissioner in Taylor County subject to Democratic primary on August 4 1942 and seeks voters support while seeking reelection to the court.
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