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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1944
Page
2
A wartime report describes Marines advancing in Garapan with advancing units, tanks and weapon positions. Fire limits and artillery exchange accompany infantry progress as troops move through the area amid ongoing combat and supply operations.
Fragmented note heavy sports page mentions Madison Square, Allen Dijon, Dutch War, Amsterdam ambition bear hunt cost for residents, University of Washington travel 616 trips, intercollegiate championships, hockey and skating players, umpire roster changes, and golf tourney results. Contains numerous partial names and scattered items from various sports and events.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Don Savage injury and players Avails Stainbark and Mamth, with Chicago and Boston games noted. Also references Cleveland Phil and Detroit and a Washington night game CST. Details are garbled but indicate a hockey or basketball schedule with injuries and upcoming series.
London box results list shows multiple bouts with fighters from New York Brooklyn Baltimore Hartford and more. Scores vary with decisions and knockouts noted for Grazianko Terry Suhick Boddy McLarnin and others across venues including Galveston and Mexico City.
Neely recounted visiting hospitals last weekend and finding only one child who had saved a plaything from the storm, underscoring the storm's impact on young lives and small acts of resilience.
Fragmentary Cleveland era clipping describes a figure likened to a George Washington of Finland, serving in a temporary, perhaps perpetual, leadership role amid wartime conditions. The text implies a strong albeit provisional authority steering Finnish affairs during a critical period.
The National Football League appears to be forming a grid league on the Pacific coast with franchises planned in Portland Oakland San Rekocisch Hollywood San Diego and two in Los Angeles. Notable investors include George Zaharias and Babe Didrikson Zaharias along with diverse owners from boat building to restaurant sectors. Uniforms have been purchased and a league constitution patterned after the NPV hag beet adopted.
Sports briefs spotlight a chaotic racing scene with Twilight Tear’s win and Durama’s close finish in a six furlong chase. Durazna emerges as a top juvenile pick amid contenders, while Harriet Branham and Elsie Asbury are noted among promising fillies and sires.
Soviet field dispatches report Cheremiahovets advance units within fifty miles of Minsk and about 26 miles east of Borisov as Rokossovsky’s third white army pushes from the Minsk Gomel corridor. A vast aviation force supports the drive while German units are surrounded southeast of the city.
Reports on Allied bombing impacts cut German oil supply while experts warn against doom. In Chicago, top pro golfers begin a 36 hole prelude at Edgewater as stars and amateurs prepare for the national championship with a strong field led by Nelson and McSpaden.
In Romania the refinery and oil facilities near Bucharest face disruption amid reports of German oil shortages. Allied air power strikes target Laon and Saarbrucken rail yards while bombing of Berlin and Polish refineries continues. over 2,000 sorties flown in poor weather as RAF and USAAF forces raid key junctions south and east of Paris.
In Garapan area Marines crouched under shellfire from Japanese mortars, four bursts landing within 700 yards near a dugout between highway and surf. A Marine wounded in the leg received bandaging as others sought safety in the same shelter during the cannonade.
Commissioner of Accounts in Taylor County West Virginia issues a notice to all creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Arthur R Carver deceased. Creditors must file claims with proven vouchers by December 1 1944 at the Parrish Building 207 West Main Street Grafton WV to avoid loss of rights. Beneficiaries are urged to present their interests to protect them. June 7 1944.
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