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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
4
Flemington resident Mr. Goff Lawson fell from a neighbor's back porch on Saturday. He was taken to a Clarksburg hospital and is reported to be doing as well as can be expected.
Weekend travelers from Walton joined Mrs. Vineyard and her parents then visited El i where Mr. and Mrs. G O Sinsel Mot and Mrs. L W Talbott accompanied by Kins to visit Mr Talbot's mother who was ill in Wheeling.
Central Press notes a jumble of quirky anecdotes from living rooms to beavers in Shafer lake and haircuts rising to 1.50. It cites a Chicago mattress claim and references a North Dakotan returning home to beaver housing. A family visit roundup includes Cardots already traveling from Youngstown with relatives visiting in College Hill.
Visitors to the Chicago Fair of 1950 will see a country fair within the fair with educational exhibits on meat movement from farm to table. Sponsored by Armour and Co. Crosby Kelly of the Chicago Lakefront Exposition notes over 100 cattle, sheep, and hog varieties scheduled. Live stock displays trace beef origins from buffalo and Texas long horns to modern breeds. The fair runs through Labor Day.
In Rangoon a secret Communist center was found during a police raid on a house. The underground groups appear unaffiliated with the Red Flags or White Flags now at war with Burma’s government. Five independent associations exist: Red Flags, White Flags, Upper Burma Communist Association, Lower Burma Communist Party, and Democratic Communist Party. Bennie Aldridge, star halfback for Oklahoma A&M and recently signed by the New York football Yanks, is married to the queen of the lettermen’s club at the school.
Five top moneywinning thoroughbreds Challonrypstymie Armed Assault and Whirlaway raced at Hjalealy during their careers, highlighting the era of dominant performances and notable legs in the track’s history.
Natalie's room reveals a license tying Natalie aged twenty seven and Brent Evans aged thirty one. Jenny, shocked, faces the reality of their impending marriage and her own uncertain future as she cleans, reflects, and considers leaving. A snowbound day closes with a near fatal car incident and a fading sense of direction.
Billy Rose recalls a large rumpus room wheel of chance with 71 numbered pegs and a leather thong. Texans at the Fort Worth Exposition bought ten cent chances for bacon boxes, with odds 71 to 1. He notes slot machine similarity and authorities, including the Texas Rangers, reacting to a jackpot incident.
Classified listings show cash in advance rules, per word pricing, and minimum charges. The page includes sale ads for furniture and livestock, lost items, estate notices, train discontinuation, and probate court deadlines with names, locations, and dates in Grafton and nearby areas.
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