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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1948

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel Notice of Associated Press Policy

The Grafton Sentinel explains its subscription rates and the use of Associated Press dispatches. It notes publication rights, letters to the editor policy, and national representation by Inland Newspaper Representatives with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Kansas City and St. Louis.

Specifl Grafton W. Me Pear Inland Representatives, Inc New York East 42Nd St Chicago Wrigley Detroit Penobscot Kansas City Board of Trade St. Louis Syndicate Trust

Defeatist Democrats Prefer Winning in Philadelphia History

The piece notes how Philadelphia Democrats shifted from a minority, patronage-led control to a viable party that can win, despite Republican dominance. It argues defeatist calls from southern conservatives are not representative and that most Democrats reject defeatism, favoring active political engagement and leadership.

Ncady Philadelphia South

A Quaker Tale of an Austrian Clothing Crisis

A Vienna based Quaker worker relays the plight of a stateless Czech stone mason who fled three years ago and now scavenges rubble for clothing. He lacks a ration card and was gifted new clothes from American relief efforts. Shoes and clothing are Austria's scarce relief items amid rationed prices and shuttered stores.

Vienna Europe Austria America Frieg@s Germany

Memorial to a Boss at Western Reserve University

A scholarship honors Maurice Maschke, longtime Cleveland Republican boss who died in 1934. The note recalls his moderation, his ability to place good officials, and a pivotal 1912 Ohio primary moment that helped Taft gain six national delegates and potentially alter Republican history.

Western Reserve Unive Cleveland Maurice Maschke Maschke Theodore Roosevelt Ohio Taft Masehke T.R Republican Party

Greenville votes open to Negroes in Democratic primary

Greenville County SC extends voting rights to African Americans in the Democratic primary. A county with a history of racial violence, including a 1930s lynching acquittal by an all-white jury, reflects shifts spurred by Supreme Court rulings.

South Carolina Greenville County Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court

Inside the Republican Convention from the Front Lines

Philadelphia June 23 report by James Marlow on the 1940s GOP nominating fight. Delegates crowd the hall while candidates stay in hotels, aides bargain behind the scenes, and power drives the choice. Dewey Taft Warren Stassen are spotlighted amid peak careers and strategic maneuvering.

James Marlow Philadelphia New York Thomas E. Dewey Ohio Robert A. Taft Minnesota Harold E. Stassen California Earl Warren United States Franklin D. Roosevelt Taft Senate Dewey Warren Stassen

Stratovision to televise Joe Louis fight from New York

Public demonstration of stratovision will televise the Joe Louis versus Joe Walcott boxing match from New York with airplanes acting as relay stations. NBC and ABC will provide coast to coast coverage while many stations suspend normal Republican convention broadcasts. Special viewing posts are set for Zanesville Ohio and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with an airplane carrying equipment circling Pittsburgh to relay the fight.

C. E. Butterfiel New York Midwest Joe Louis Joe Walcott Stratovision Zanesville Ohio Pittsburgh WNBW Washington Coniag WRIA CBS Eisarouan

Lodge May Be Vandenberg Running Mate In 1948

Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg could name Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts as his vice presidential running mate if Vandenberg secures the Republican nomination. Lodge, 45, chairs the platform committee, boosting his prospect as a GOP second on the ticket.

Ashington Michigan Arthur H. Vandenberg Henry Cabot Lodge Massachusetts Lodge Republican Platform Committee GOP Vandenberg

Westinghouse engineers TV hookup for fight broadcast

Broadcast schedule lists WMAL TV in Baltimore and WTVR in Richmond carrying the regular ground TV hookup. Times show 9:30 daylight, 9:45, 10. NBC and CBS air nominating speeches at 9:30. ABC omits convention for fight broadcasts while NBC stations cut the convention hookup. Night programming includes NBC-8 Dennis Day and Duffy’s Tavern finale, CBS-8 American Melody and Your Song and Mine.

Westinghone Engineers Wmal-Tv Baltimore WTVR Richmond the Times ABC Ted Husing NBC ABC Radio MBS CBS Dennis Day Jack Pearl

Love and conflict drive Kit and Kirk toward marriage

In a tense domestic melodrama, Kit argues with Anita over Kirk and Tracy as she clings to a planned wedding with Kirk Griswold. Mike urges calm and hints at hidden truths while Aunt Chris anxiously awaits a family reunion. Kit contemplates engagement as Anita prepares to help others and leave.

Kirk Tracy Anita Kit U5 Mit Tony Jim Mrs. Merry Mike Trousseau Jane Doe Baltimore Maryland Aunt Chris Kirk Griswold Chris Gay Sweet Miss Mar Shall Europe

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