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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
4
A local campaign targets speeding on Grafton streets as authorities consider city wide actions to curb violators. The piece urges motorists to self enforce safe speeds to protect pedestrians and avoid magistrate actions, noting police will act if drivers fail.
A 1923 Taylor County column recalls the Hiswaha Tribe officers and regional license plate plant disputes, noting labor by Boys Industrial School inmates. It honors Maria Leeds for organizing Memorial Day parades, leading school children in the National cemetery tribute since 1896 and preserving a lasting civic tradition.
Stewart questions if Hitler's crackdown on German Christian Science is a response to U S actions and anti Nazi measures. He notes German churches dissolved and assets frozen, cites Boston directors on church strength, and mentions U S State Department views on diplomacy and German public opinion.
Henry Potter and John Jones pursue a masked gunman through a rain drenched pasture and barbed wire fence toward a railroad tunnel. Flashlight beams sweep the woods as they search tracks, foot impressions and a hidden quarry ahead. The tense pursuit ends with the quarry unseen inside the tunnel and the stake continuing.
Ned Smith editor of The Fairmont Times writes a Good Morning column praising the New Deal and the President's corner. The piece portrays business and the defense effort as virtuous and deserving of support amid harsh handicaps.
British journalist Brailsford, writing from America, argues Hitler chose a favorable moment for a war on Russia but warns Russia’s vast terrain and Ukraine and Caucasus targets could ruin the campaign. He questions Russia’s ability to halt mechanized German legions and notes Western powers lag in preparation.
The piece argues Stalin is the worst possible leader but warns that a Nazi controlled Russia would fuel Hitler’s empire with oil and resources. It prints a Washington dispatch noting U S Army experts foresee Germany attacking Russia. It urges redoubling production to supply the war effort and limit two-front risks.
George Johnson Armstrong an English engineer aged 38 was found guilty of treachery under the Treachery Act and sentenced to death by hanging at the Old Bailey. Trial details remain largely private with press and public excluded from the courtroom as the verdict was delivered. The act defines acts intended to aid the enemy or endanger His Majesty's forces as death-eligible felonies.
The article recounts Finnish resistance during the 1939 40 conflict, noting air raids across numerous Finnish targets. It lists cities Turku Lappeenranta Heinola Joensuu Malm Porvoo Loviisa Forsby Pyterlant and mentions naval gun action on Hango peninsula, with Russian forces obtaining firearms from Finland in a recent peace settlement.
The report notes 23 Soviet planes shot down by 6 p m with 21 credited to Finnish fighters and two by anti air craft guns. No border contact between Finnish and Soviet troops is mentioned. Senator Glass backs aiding the Soviet Union by boosting production for Britain, while Senator Bell urges sending bombing planes to England. Roosevelt keeps neutrality act in abeyance letting ships carry arms to Siberian ports. Senator Nye predicts Britain’s ally stance will curb American involvement.
The report notes bold German successes described in a brief communique delayed two hours. Romanian troops near Germany, Italy sending a motorized division, and a German backed Paris press claiming an anti Russian legion in occupied France are cited. Russia considers a 300,000 man force addition including Polish prisoners. Britain and Russia negotiate to free Poles and officers for combat.
A fragmentary column mixs a weather forecast heat wave jokes about George Washington’s horse and Uncle Sam, plus playful musings on libraries and inventions. It touches June rain, picnic plans, and Mussolini hints with a patchwork of satirical remarks.
Continual German pressure on Finland to rejoin combat with the U.S.S.R. grows as reports suggest a war declaration may come. President Risto Ryti plans a nationwide address tonight, though confirmation of a declaration remains unclear. Turku port suffered heavy Russian bombing today.
Walter Lee Cook, a 23 year old Black inmate from Ward, along with another fugitive, were recaptured during transport from a state camp near Moorefield. Col Bosworth reported the plan to flee on a dusty highway was thwarted by rain clearing the dust and improving guards visibility.
The report lists wool and mohals gathered from Pocahontas county Nicholas Webster county and Pee Wee Wirt county and Helvetia poets in the year’s pool totaling 386745 pounds of wool and 5126 pounds of mohals across the counties.
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