McCarthy Leaves Red Sox Manager Post in Ill Health
Joe McCarthy resigned as Boston Red Sox manager citing ill health after a bout with pleurisy. He returned to Buffalo area, with reports of rumors about team dissension and lost pennants, while Steve ONeill prepares to take over and Ted Williams remains a key performer.
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City Hall Described as Crumbling and Ungainly
The narrator recalls a downtown Manhattan visit to the old City Hall, denouncing the building as dirty and decayed. He laments its ugliness and poor upkeep, contrasting it with pride in governance and noting its neglectful surroundings around City Hall Park.
Uriel Bartlett To Receive Degree June 29
Uriel Bartlett will graduate from Logan Basic College of Chiropractic in St Louis Missouri on June 29. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs George C Felton of Webster City and son of Mr and Mrs S C Bartlett of Grafton. Bartlett served as a lieutenant in Japan during the war and has not yet chosen where to practice.
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Grafton
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Beacom Ramsey clash voiced in local politics
The piece notes Pat Beacom of Fairmont may challenge Congressman Ramsey with youthful Democrat backing, and suggests Mr. Love the Republican will win the district. It mentions Fourth and Fifth items relating to city manager prospects and other lines of discussion.
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Readers' column vows fair, factual reporting over yellow journalism
A provincial weekly defends measured coverage and its role in Grafton. The text pledges to avoid slander and curb personal attacks while promising entertaining and informative pieces on general issues, inviting thoughtful debate and responsible publishing.
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Grafton
Little Weekly
Fines and Jail for Knotts and Dickinson
Knotts of Tunnelton fined ten dollars and costs plus ten days in jail by Justice Ona C. Jeffries for intoxication and blocking Route 50. If unpaid, twenty more days added. Dickinson of Columbus Ohio jailed ten days for defaulted ten dollar fine and costs after illegal train riding arrest by B and O patrolman.
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French government falls on confidence vote in 1950s style crisis
In Paris the government collapsed as Socialist National Assembly members deserted on a technical pay raise vote. Geopolitical stakes center on the Schuman plan to pool coal and steel with six Western European nations, with Britain’s absence weighing on the negotiations and potential impact on the coalition.
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Miller Seeks Position in Chicago as Forceful Engineer
Arthur Miller, a mechanical engineer in Chicago, is described as energetic and capable with training in better working methods. He quickly attracted a consulting firm, securing a position within ten minutes. The report also notes a separate weather alert and a large Coast Guard search in Michigan with military air support, plus a Yankees streak of at least one home run in 25 straight games between June 1 and June 29.
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Warden Medal Contest Planners Eyed at Camp Caesar
Laura L Arnold of the Blueville Methodist church presided as devotionals were read by Y T C members. The Reverend E L Arnold closed with a benediction. The tinier contest will crown the silver medal winner the first week in August at Camp Caesar under sponsor Mrs C B Mason. About 35 members and guests attended last night’s meeting. A separate item notes 55 killed November 1, 1949 in a midair collision near Washington National Airport with 55 passengers and 3 crew aboard the New York to Seattle flight. Captain Robert Lind of Hopkins Minnesota was the pilot. A mysterious light sighting over a Milwaukee lake was reported that night but faded.
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Everything But Battery for Reds Star Lowrey
Harry Peanuts Lowrey of the Cincinnati Reds has played seven positions in organized baseball. He has done nearly everything on a ball field except pitching and catching. In high school at Hamilton Los Angeles he pitched the team to the city championships. No NL batting champion has repeated since Rogers Hornsby in 1925.
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Peanuts) Lowrey
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