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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1949
Page
8
Eddie Snider presents a whi ze cast of Sage Brush Roundup stars at Grafton Junior High at 8 p m tomorrow. Doors open after 7 p m for the Hillbilly show. Local residents urged to arrive early as a large crowd is expected from nearby areas. Vocal and string selections plus novelty acts featured.
A batch of old property notices highlight a seven room home on E Washington near Moose Home priced at 5000, plus an eight room house at Fetterman 138 W Main St and six room Grand St listings with large lots. investments note 117 acre timber near Thornton, timber clay and gas rights to sell at ten dollars per acre with terms.
William G. Lias Wheeling race track owner pleaded innocent in federal court to five counts charging evasion of 903,974.64 in income taxes for 1942 to 1946. Judge Watk ins postponed bail decision as Lias seeks release while awaiting further action. He had earlier pleaded guilty to one count but withdrew the plea. appellate court upheld that change.
New York claim by actress Tallulah Bankhead seeks 1 million dollars in damages and an injunction against Fractor & Gamble NBC CBS and an ad agency over the use of her first name in a radio soap jingle. She blasts the campaign as unauthorised and offensive while on Broadway in Private Lives.
The 52 bid to end the stalemate with 30 Democrats and 22 Republicans backing the compromise. Olin Johnson concluded a four hour and 20 minute speech as the filibuster ended at 11 p m EST. Vice President Barkley called for a vote after a quorum formed.
Weekly carloads for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad show 57,279 total for the week ended March 12 1949. Of that total 37,630 were loaded on line and 19,749 were received from connections, down from 66,111 in the prior year. The week ended March 5 1949 recorded 56,735 total loads, with 36,369 loaded on line and 20,366 received from connections.
Taylor County holds its annual Garden School focusing on vegetable production and landscape architecture at the Taylor County Court House Friday at 10 a m. County Agent Ralph Fike invites Graf ton residents and neighbors to attend. Extension experts T D Gray Claude Kemper and C Frank Bishop will demonstrate flannelgraph planning, vegetable crops, pest control, and home grounds improvements.
Legion state commander Donald R Wilson told a Taylor County Post 12 crowd that Soviet domination must be guarded against. He urged universal training and a strong military, lauding veteran efforts and noting the veterans bonus fight led by Jack R Nuzum. An Army Honor Guard attended, and hospital and family news followed from Grafton and Denver communities.
In a miners rich area with 15,000 residents across twelve coal mining communities, Smith notes about 150 grooms are marrying on a penniless basis. He quips that every man should marry, and finds no issue with a bridegroom lacking funds, a sentiment he shared yesterday.
Coal tar yields a wide range of products including drugs chemicals dyes saccharin and valuable oils. The text notes coal tar as a key feedstock for these substances.
In Tunnelton on March 16 bids for Preston County school repairs closed at 7 30 p m with no action taken. Bids will be reconsidered at the March 28 board meeting. Plans include an annex adding up to three rooms and a combined auditorium gymnasium at Tunnelton High. Three firms submitted bids. Steam furnace boilers are set for repair at Newbury High. E A Ned Edwards of Denver received word of the death of his nephew Walter.
Mr and Mrs A J Deahl of Gatetown visited Mr and Mrs Ir M Wolfe in Denver. Miss Edwina Frantz, first teacher at the local school, is able to be out after several weeks. Mrs Emma Shay and Mrs Mary Shay Blake visited Morgantown on Monday this week.
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