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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1949
Page
4
Norris B Orchard warns English may be next as surveys show 77 percent of top English students neglect continuing studies in literature. He notes a trend away from literature and toward science and social sciences, with English composition seen as least appealing and illiteracy rising.
The article reflects on the idea of world ownership as a long standing joke that persists in speech while real struggles for global supremacy continue. It notes the United States as strongest today among major groups with statesmen desiring supremacy for safety, while acknowledging other nations sharing similar aims and the historical pattern of failed attempts.
Tsunejiro Hiratsuka, maker of Ersatz cork materials, relinquished control of his firm to 30 workers after a dispute. In New York, the Railway Express Agency announced an embargo on all rail and air shipments to the metropolitan area due to a 9,000 worker stoppage.
Journalist Mel Heimer recounts Spanish Harlem’s harsh living conditions for Puerto Rican families, focusing on Juan a 12 year old who lived there a year. Juan’s foster parents took him in after hunger and homelessness, his rheumatic heart disease later improving at Irvington House and PS 403. The piece contrasts Juan’s fragile future with the many children remaining on the tough streets.
A large mixed crossword header with across and down clues for a daily puzzle and a cryptogram quote section. It provides numerous wordplay hints including verbs, colors, animals, and abbreviations, plus a sample cryptogram decoding rule and yesterday's quotation from Song of Solomon.
C E Butterfield reports NBC moves dramatic series to first season slot starting September 17 with an 8 30 to 9 39 time, while NBC Symphony joins a 13 week summer run beginning June 12 with guest conductors. Churchill MIT address and Truman MIT address slated for telecast and broadcast, pooling telecasts across networks, as NBC ABC and MBS adjust schedules. Tonight's lineup includes Blondie and Dagwood, Gunsmoke? etc.
West Virginians at the conference included Robert G. Kelly chairman of the West Virginia State Aeronautical Commission T Guy Reynolds member Martinsburg represented V A Dr B I Golden Elkins and Joseph M Low of the Clarksburg Chamber of Commerce.
Debate on boosting workmen's compensation continues as the House rejects Senate amendments on widow benefits and a $50 monthly pension. A conference panel includes Senators Bean Eddy Love Ban Camp Hannig and Delegates Trent Walker Richards Rairden Overton. House also rejects a Senate plan to remodel state insurance laws with a $20,000 consultant fund and oversight by an insurance official.
Sammy and Mark, entwined in a complex relationship, discuss plans, loyalty, and the need for friendship as Red outlines Sammy's disillusionment and the importance of roots. Mark seeks Donna’s truth while arranging talks with Donna’s mother, hinting at a dramatic turn in their intertwined lives.
The board urged a five day week to give employees two days off and spread work, aiming to grant Saturdays and Sundays off where possible. Carriers and unions, led by Cooke of Sarasota, Florida, could not reach agreement and will hold new conferences. Dr William Leiserson of Washington chairs the board with Dave Cole and George A. Noah Webster noted for his dictionary reference.
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