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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1944
Page
4
A report outlines the death of Crewson during a driving incident with Mr. Wakeman, who was transporting him to operate a typewriter. The narrative notes a fatal outcome and identifies the principal parties involved in the event.
Inspector Grange and Argus unravel a murder linked to Syria Verne, a Hollywood contract signer, and photographer Pierre Sturgis. Ellen uncovers a threat outside the studio, while a room rumble reveals a two timing past. As Scotland Yard lore mixes with fame, the plot thickens toward a forthcoming reveal.
Local weekly comments on hospital delays and editorial tactics amid city election. Letters to City Attorney Burdett describe delaying bond printing to avoid officer changes, a move tied to hospital funding and political timing. Edward Edelman of Chemical Bank Note Company endorses delaying final printing to prevent complications after election.
In Saint Stephen's Bulletin New Orleans editors note Gallup data showing 85 percent oppose returning to prohibition 9 percent favor and 6 percent undecided. They warn against using polls to prove views, while insisting the issue remains live among groups connected to service and wartime ideals.
The reviewer notes Shore Leave by Frederic Wakeman portrays four wounded Pacific veterans awaiting medical discharge and reassignment. It examines their altered identities and thirst for war as they return ashore, highlighting Crewsome as a magnetic, self-destructive figure and previewing the novel’s raw, truthful impact without claiming it represents the entire flying Navy.
Washington report says Barkley severed ties after learning of a White House purge plan to run Fred Vinson in Kentucky’s bluegrass primaries. The rift followed clashes over the president’s tax veto, with Byrnes urging action and Barkley’s leadership move seen as a check on internal palace politics.
A town meeting will debate the controversy over the Arabian oil pipeline with Sec. Harold L. Ickes and Sen. E. H. Moore of Oklahoma participating. Ickes, serving as petroleum administrator for war, will join for the sixth time. Frank Sinatra delays return east for CBS broadcasts to March 29. Kate Smith appears on Abbott Costello show and CBS program.
Newspaper report describes Nazi resistance as they retreat by sea from Ukraine while Red Army advances within 50 miles of the front, cutting rail lines to Odessa and Nikolaev. Moscow says 350,000 Germans killed or captured since winter offensives and Germans flee into Kherson as Soviets push toward the Black Sea coast.
The report notes continued talks with Churchill and U S officials on Washington's request that Eire close German and Japanese consulates and that Americans should receive broad support. Conservative MP William Henry pressed for clarity on Ulster considerations.
Churchill signals unity and limited measures as talks consider Irish partition. Dublin reports no immediate sanctions on Eire. Allies may trim trade and resources. A Dublin view holds border closure between neutral Eire and Northern Ireland likely as a next step after potential peace.
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