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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1950
Page
4
In Rock Island Newfoundland Mr and Mrs Bernard Lerch heard a prowler then saw a dim figure at the back door. Police were called and captured the marauder a raccoon. The night remained quiet until a weird sound suggested more intruders though the tale ends with the raccoon scare.
Long cryptogram style clue set presented as a newspaper crossword with themed cipher hints and an example solution line showing letter-substitution rules and a sample quote about grapes. The page fragment includes a note about the code used and yesterday’s cryptoquote.
A large Shriners convention in Los Angeles proceeds with minimal business as the 76th Imperial Council sessions continue. Elections will choose the imperial guard from Dr Clayton Andrews of Lincoln Nebraska and George Mattison Jr of Birmingham Alabama. Detroit delegates plan early departure after midnight as the gathering wraps. An unrelated note mentions the Chisos mountain range within Big Bend National Park in Texas.
The item lists M. B. MacLeod as General Manager and Eldora M. Nuzum as News Editor. It notes second class matter entry at the Grafton post office under an 1878 act, with the March 3 date misspelled as Merc...
Deliveries by carrier cost 30 cents per week. Mail subscriptions require advance payment of 9.00 for one year, 7.80 for six months, or 3.00 for three months. Outside Virginia and West Virginia the rate is 15.60 per year. National representatives are Inland Newspaper Representatives, Inc. New York, 41 East 42nd Street.
West Virginia Fraternal Order of Police re nominated all current officers with no opposition. The new officers will be elected and installed in Clarksburg during the convention closing session. Sergeants Herman Frazier and William J. Thomas and Patrolman James Guillian named as president, secretary treasurer, and vice president. West Virginia postal clerks reelected Clyde W. Hagedorn as president at Morgantown convention.
A miscellany of dubious notes cites etymology of dandelion, a Canadian town plagued by tacoons, ancient city finds, a Rome perfume gift to Deborah Kerr, a Pittsburgh honking incident, a Churchill racehorse, and an African zebra domestication trial. The items read as quirky, stray clippings with unclear sourcing and dates.
In Chapter Thirty One Jenny consoles a troubled Dick who fears his father’s absence and contemplates running away. He reveals he dislikes his father’s infidelity chatter and worries about a future with Elsa and Pete. Jenny pushes him to face home, and Elsa welcomes him, agreeing he must help move furniture.
The interview with sculptor Gwen Lux reveals her struggle with creative focus caused by Bryant Park’s landscape and nearby transient residents. Lux, once Guggenheim fellow, lives near West 40th Street and Bryant Park, where park life distracts her work and she keeps privacy with a radio-less life and reluctant use of a telephone. The piece also notes Mayor O Dwyer’s trolley ban as a key city shift and riffs on a proposed Buffalo Trolley venture tied to honeymoon tourism and street car nostalgia.
In Rangoon Burma a significant but quiet rebellion unfolds between Christian leader Saw Saw Kay and the Buddhist government. Saw Saw Kay adheres to his own advice and challenges the ruling authorities in a tense political struggle within Burma.
EJM Wallace recalls two Cork natives in adjacent death-house cells awaiting execution by electric chair. Paddy faces the morning’s doom as a reprieve fails. Mike from the neighboring cell offers a last cheer as the guards come for the final mile.
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