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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
4
Delivers by carrier 2.70 for three months 10.80 yearly. By mail in advance one year 7.20 six months 3.60 three months 1.80. Entered as second class matter Gratton Virginia under March 3 1879. Communications letters to editor freely published if non libelous and for general discussion with signature.
DE WITT MACKENZIE notes General Charles De Gaulle may maneuver for a leadership role as France seeks a new constitution. His speeches warn of dictatorship and urge balanced powers, with Bidault’s interim presidency shaping the interim period before a fourth republic.
Over the last three months thousands of civic groups and tens of thousands of individuals pressed for prompt adoption of a balanced federal budget. Sixteen lawmakers from both parties sparked a nationwide avalanche of support urging Congress to balance the budget for 1947.
In the coal strike era, industry plans for future growth aim to aid miners and operators alike by offsetting wage-output gaps. Rising wages and prices threaten competitiveness. increased production and stable coal pricing are seen as the sure path to sustained wages, with union leaders urged to curb costs and boost demand.
A Florida tale claimed Seminole rites in the Everglades involved killing a woman who loved a white man and bore his child. Officials investigated, but no proof was found. authorities denied the story, calling it another legend that grows with retelling.
The Men's Apparel Club of New York State announces silk pajamas are returning as in the Twenties. While pricey pajamas tempt some, many men and women will balance funds with hats and other goods, keeping family budgets in mind.
A Bible Thought for Today notes that scarlet sinners can become spotless saints while indifferent people never shine. It cites Luke 7 47 and is offered by Press Radio Bible Service Inc of Cincinnati Ohio.
Factographs cite studies arguing 10,000,000 or 5,000,000 insect species. The piece notes playful musings about thin plastic, milk-made fabric, and future uses of radio for cooking and heating, with humorous asides about fashion and weather implications.
Continued discussion on draft extension legislation shows Rep. Brooks backing a plan to exempt 18 year olds while keeping 19 as the target. He notes the House set 20, the Senate 18, and 19 as a fair compromise, with potential for emergency waivers if needed. An emergency food council meets at 2 p.m. EST. Eighteen more nations join the council invitation list, with Russia and Argentina yet to respond.
Army leaders outline postwar air power needs including 70 combat groups and a national guard squadron per state. Budget requests total about 389 million for 1,046 new planes and gliders as the service plans for about 1.28 million active troops next year with sizable guard and reserve components. Generals Eisenhower and Groves warn against sharing the atomic bomb secret now.
Former president said Latin America will supply at least 800000 extra tons for the pre harvest emergency period, exceeding prior estimates. Hoover noted Argentina could provide additional aid beyond the 900000 tons as he urged greater South American help, with the famine effort transitioning from the wartime food board to international leadership.
NBC created a ringside illusion with papier mache posts and imitation ropes around each receiver. Genuine $1 fight programs were free but peanuts were unavailable, and one guest noted having to extinguish a cigar as vendors moved through the crowd.
Savage project administration reports the work is about 65 percent complete, with ongoing efforts to finalize remaining phases and timeline adjustments under current staffing and funding conditions.
The report notes that the United States would bomb only after international control is assured, while Soviet diplomat Gromyko proposed a measure to remove control from American hands by an international convention.
Egypt reports that the Mufti signed the royal visitors’ books and asked for an audience with King Farouk, which was granted. He said he took refuge in the king’s palace, amid speculation about his Paris exile escape and rising violence in the Holy Land where 24 people were slain and six British officers kidnapped since Sunday.
NBC telecast delivered unusually clear ringside views to New York area homes and stations in Washington Philadelphia and Schenectady. The feature relied on the latest camera tech and was described as a near live experience. The broadcast aimed to form the nucleus of a nationwide network.
Jane and detective Hunt confront Tonio and Margot Ingalls murders as Neal’s marriage, hidden blackmail, and Brenda’s fate unfold. A staged suicide accusation collapses when Neal reveals true marriage to Deane, Tonio’s arrest triggers arrest and police takeovers, and Hunt’s sacrifice garners acclaim. Contd.
NBC offers Bob Burns at 6:30 and Abbott and Costello at 9 with Meredith Willson and Rudy Vallee nearby. CBS presents Your Devoted Wife at 7, Dick Haymes and Hobby Lobby, plus J. C. Flippen quiz. ABC features Prof Quiz, Town Meeting on the UN and Peace, Detec and Collect, Curtain Time drama. MBS screens Country Squire, Dick Powell mystery, Antonini Concert finale and Beatrice Kay. Poliomyelitis patterns note June or July onset, peak in September, taper in October.
Franklin Ind June 20 Col Ernest A Bixby commander of Camp Atterbury is in the post hospital with two rifle bullet wounds A divorce suit filed by Mrs Bixby accuses him of cruel treatment The shooting was termed accidental by army investigators Also Beckley June 20 James Patric driver of a Greyhound bus ran his vehicle into a bank on US 1921 near here yesterday avoiding a collision that had involved three other autos State police Sgt Anthony Soalise reported
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