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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1947

Page

4

Pilots Speak On Aviation Safety and Fault Beliefs

The Air Lines Pilots Association led by President David Le Belmeke criticizes the Civil Aeronautics Board findings of pilot error in recent major disasters. They urge recognition of broader causes including weather, mechanics, navigation, and instrument reliability while calling for improvements in aircraft construction, landing facilities, and flight instruments. They say pilots advocated these ideas to Congress and to manufacturers, stressing safety as the joint goal.

David le Belmeke The Air Lines Pilots Association Civil Aeronautics Board I al Association Congress C.A. B

Everglades National Park Concept Aimed For Florida

The Everglades in Florida is proposed as a National Park covering over 800000 acres with half a million dollars set aside to acquire more tracts. The area would be a wildlife sanctuary preserving its primitive state and exposing visitors to Seminole life, wildlife, and a land of lush vegetation and rare birds.

United States Everglades Florida Royal Path Everglades Park

Housing: Demand for Homes as Congress Speech Urges Action

Tra Mosher of the National Association of Manufacturers told the American Lumber Congress in Chicago that people want houses not excuses and if private industry fails to provide them government will. He blamed both industry and labor for driving up costs, condemned featherbedding and unfair zoning laws, and urged applying wartime production ideas to housing to unite human effort for decent homes for all.

American Lumber Congress Chicago Tra Mosher National Association of Manufacturers Mosher

Unwanted Wars and the Lessons of Princes

The article reflects on 19th century dispute origins cited by Lord Palmerston and claims most wars arise from blunders in diplomacy rather than government will. It contrasts Crimea, World War I, and World War II, arguing Nazi Germany sought total war while others avoided it, and warns current nations face uncertainty without decisive diplomacy.

Lord Palmerston England Russia Germany Hitler Nazi Germany

Bible Thought for Today on Charity and Speech

A devotional note cites Pet. 3:10 urging charity in thought to curb venomous speech. It emphasizes loving life and seeking good days by refraining from evil words and guile.

Curley in Court as Attorneys Seek Suspension

The report notes Curley and his attorneys in court requesting a sentence suspension on grounds of health and gravity. Proctor cites prior statements and affidavits, while the judge adjourns moments before the 1 PM hour.

Massachus Curley SeUts Hospital Curley Carey

New labor law outline for coal strike delays

James Marlow explains the new labor law aims to curb large strikes by staged action from the president to a court injunction, board inquiries, and NLRB votes. It outlines steps from court orders to congressional action, using the coal mines as an example of potential delay and unresolved contract issues.

James Marlow Washington Board of National Labor Relations Board NLRB Congress Special Inquiry Board John L. Lewis Lewis Strikker

Legal deeds and land transfers in Warder Avenue area

Property transfers list numerous parcel deeds with appurtenances across Warder Avenue Brown Whitescarver and Fetterman plats and nearby districts. Transactions include parcels with nominal sums, coal rights exclusions, timber leases, theatre premises, and multiple owners such as Marsh Reynolds Lopez and Bartlett.

E. Wyckoff Warder Avenue Pattie L. Marsh Kathryn K. Marsh Anna Jones Whitescarver Ethel K. Marsh Miller Findley W. Jones West Washington Street Leonard Street Albert L. Reynolds, Sr Thomas M Mary Saucer Court House F. C. Jacobs Sammy Summers Fetterman District Columbia Bonafede, Et al Konstantine P. Kostakos Strand Theatre Sereeeel Lee Edna Mae Cooper Marge W Ruby E. Sturm Pruntytown Gatie B. Mambourg G. T. Bartlett System Realty Co Mary S. Knight Booths Creek Chester W. Mason A Ray Patricia F. Shaw McGraw and Yates Lyle R. Edwards H. G Ina E. Clem Lincoln Street A. N. Mays Floyd R. DeMoss Thornton Laura J. Adair D. Lopez Latrobe Street G. T. Bartlett, Sr Dominic Lopez Carver and Fetterman

Radio ads promise home receiving sets for every room

A satirical column jokes about radio manufacturers marketing a set for every room with slogans like Make Every Home a Tower of Babel. It quips about weather, animals, and global views, noting quirky habits from roxquito season to long lived tortoises and prefabricated houses.

Sherry and Lex Say Yes On Hilltop Proposal

Sherry, brooding over Lex Morell and her loneliness, escapes to a hill above town and encounters Lex by surprise. They declare their love, plan a farm life and future children, embracing happiness at last as the chapter ends.

Sherry Miss Spence Lex Laura Lex Morell Laura Holmes Kerry Ling Lex Maded

Radio plans for Robert Q. Lewis with CBS time

Robert Q. Lewis receives five half hours weekly on CBS to test his human humor concept. The eight week summer run from July 7 will mix a live informal format with a vocalists, a small band, and his own song show. Lewis aims to capture daytime ad lib spontaneity for evening radio alongside his Little Show. A second slate includes Eugene blocks on NBC and other schedules.

E. Butterfield ABC New York Robert Q. Lewis The CBS Jack Smith Lewis NES Aldrich Family Music Hall Eva LeGallienne FBI J Tucker Pueblo Colo Europe MBS Monte Cristo Antonini Family Theatre Karl T. Compton

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