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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1949
Page
2
Classified ad rates outline per word charges for 3 or more insertions and higher volume discounts. Ads must be cash in advance and single errors incur no liability for multiple incorrect insertions. Listings include rent for a six room house in Simp son with yard and utilities and salesmen wanted to promote aluminum awnings, plus trade offers for piano and radio equipment in Morgantown.
In a tight state tournament semifinal, Logan edged Buckhannon 48-46 after a late surge to overcome a 46-42 deficit with 26 seconds left. Wheeling hammered Stonewall Jackson 58-50 to reach the other semifinal against Logan, while Washington Irving beat Beckley 58-49 to face West Fairmont. West Fairmont defeated Princeton 48-37 in the day’s final first round game at the West Virginia University field house.
The St Louis Cardinals traveled to Lakeland Florida to meet the Detroit Tigers with pitchers Gerry Staley Bill Reeder and Cloyd Boyer slated to start. Saint Louis lost 5 4 to Philadelphia in 11 innings while George Stim welss extended his hitting streak to eight games with a 0 for 4 showing in New York.
The Sons of the American Legion, a junior high quintet nicknamed the Blue Devils, dropped their second game of the season 26 to 23. Bill Knotts and Bob Hines sparked a 4-0 start, but Frank Knotts and Dempsey closed the gap as the lead traded hands, with West Fairmont favored in the semifinals portion of the regional youth tournament.
The New York Giants reportedly consider Howie Pollet a welcome addition to Leo Durocher's squad. Pollet, a left hander from St Louis, owns a 14 4 lifetime mark against the Giants and has been one of the Cardinals’ top hurdlers against New York. Outfielder Bobby Thomson is the Giant player involved in the rumored deal.
A two story concrete block building at 33 West Boyd Street offers six rooms and bath on each floor with a basement car garage. Price only eight thousand dollars. Keep your eyes on your investments and avoid bonds.
The text notes that only about 5,000 stars are visible to the naked eye while hundreds of thousands exist. It asserts the sun’s apparent stall and provides a diameter of 66,000 square miles, claiming a density a million times greater than Earth's.
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