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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1946
Page
4
Notices indicate second class mailing in Gratton under the 1879 act. The section outlines that voluntary communications to the editor will be published if not libelous, for general discussion, and must bear the author's signature for publication under their name.
Justice Robert H. Jackson, leading wartime prosecutor, publicly aired a feud with Justice Hugo Black. He urged judges avoid sitting on cases involving close friends, warning the controversy could bring the court into disrepute. The piece notes a generational shift as more appointees lack prior trials bench experience.
The article recounts Ernest Rhys, a coal miner turned editor, whose misidentification by a publisher led to his role at Everyman's Library. It notes the mission to publish world literature in affordable pocketbooks, transforming reading access and making the name Everyman a synonym for standard literature.
The piece reports growing demands from lawyers civilians and veterans for a congressional investigation into army and navy justice. Critics say commanding officers wield too much power inadequate counsel long jail terms without charges and bias toward officers over enlisted men. Public worry rises that many young soldiers are imprisoned unjustly or unseen in military jails. Congress often pursues less significant issues.
The piece argues against blaming steel for higher automobile costs. It notes an 18 12 cent wage rise and a $5 per ton steel allowance, then calculates that a 3000 pound car using 1.5 tons of steel would incur only $7.50 in steel-cost if steel rose $5 a ton. It concludes that labor and other factors also raise prices and require analysis.
A Bible Thought for Today urges growing spiritually to avoid moral disease and notes believers progress in strength from Psalm 8 7 and cites Press Radio Bible Service Inc Cincinnati Ohio as the source.
Former president Herbert Hoover, as world food emissary, says Russia could supply about one million tons of cereal to Europe and Asia in a humanitarian move. He envisions 500 thousand tons to mid Europe and 500 thousand to Manchuria and Korea, while noting Moscow’s need for better relations with the United States. He adds Russia has already sent wheat to France as a political gesture.
Fragmentary humor notes a social divide between those buying bread and those hoping for nylons. It riffs on postwar ambitions and the era’s anxious miscues, with scattered lines about peace dove woes and wartime memories.
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes American plan for international control of atomic energy. He notes surrender of sovereignty to a global authority, with inspections and reduced privacy, as essential to peace. Baruch argues nations must choose peace or destruction, while sceptics fear loss of autonomy and possible drift toward world government.
Daylight Saving Time headlines a New York broadcast night with scarce TV receivers. Amid postwar shortages, prewar sets repurposed for new frequencies struggle to cover NBC CBS and ABC schedules including Kreisler, Lana Turner, Bulldog Drummond, and boxing mismatches.
Bishop J J Swint of the Wheeling Diocese celebrated mass before the first business session of the West Virginia Knights of Columbus annual meeting in Parkersburg on June 17. During the first three years of lend lease the British Isles received more than 600 million pounds of CHEE tle.
The quiet Sunday features a Rosa Jones dispute over missing keys at Neal’s home and an undercurrent of murder questions. The narrator reflects on Brenda’s funeral, Hunt Berwick’s role, and a hidden motive tied to Margot Ingalls and the pearls. The chapter ends with a clue pointing to a hiding place, then to be continued.
In a sprawling report from page 1 a plan for a two chamber legislature and a strong executive in a fourth Republic constitution is discussed. The Communist party in Paris debates joining a government led by Bidault with a Socialist tilt. Observers doubt De Gaulle plans a quick return to politics, but some think he could become president after autumn elections if a charter aligns with his views. The Socialist role remains pivotal to resolving government deadlock as blocs maneuver amid postwar crisis.
Supporters briefly planned revival but paused the fight on Saturday. They challenged Biemiller's stance on the emergency bill and argued the Senate-passed version lacks authority to draft strikers. Representatives Case and Cox expect key provisions of the South Dakotan proposal to be enacted into law, while others doubt the public will accept the changes.
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