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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1940

Page

4

The Grafton Sentinel Newspaper Notice Information

Advertisement and address details for subscription rates and distribution options for The Grafton Sentinel of Grafton West Virginia including monthly and yearly prices, and guidance on letters to the editor and accepted communications with author signature requirements. Also lists national advertising representative offices in New York Chicago and addresses.

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Keep Out of War The Roosevelt Critique and Debate

A mixed press column argues President Roosevelt’s stance risks war by siding with Allies and blames Republicans for criticism. It cites the Chicago speech and warns against repeating 1916 17 policy while urging Monroe Doctrine defense and isolation in Europe. It also cites The Remed y explaining cattlemen fears over trading extensions and calls for tariff protections.

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Predicts Civil War Foretold by Astrologers in 1942

A Letter to the Editor quotes astrologers Mey er and Killgren predicting a national crisis. They warn of a mid 1940s period of planetary alignments and a possible civil conflict in 1942, with Mars and Sun transits creating tension. The piece notes a sense of global upheaval and a prophecy of upheaval ending in a new era.

Meyer America William Killgren Beacon Light Atascadero Cal Killgren Uranus Gemini Saturn Mars Jesus Christ

Stewart Says War Between Japan and Germany Helps Hitler

Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues a German backed plot to provoke a Japan United States clash risks reshaping the Pacific. He notes Tokyo, Shanghai and officials in London Paris The Hague discuss a German plan to seize the Netherlands East Indies, pressuring Hull to restrain, while German Ambassador Ott allegedly funded Japanese media to stir anti Allied action.

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May Day Celebrations Promote Communist Unity Theme

In a May Day observance in the world capital of Communista workers united under the Communist banner against capitalism and war. Marchers carried caricatures of Adolf Hitler in a bid to contrast past practices. The day was marked in territories acquired in Poland and Finland with a large military review at the base shared with Finland.

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Graduating Class of Grafton High School 1905

The 1905 Grafton High School graduating class included Marie Cole Edgar Doll Lena Ford Florence Hamilton Jo Clair Hendrickson Rhea Hildebrand Holmes Wyckoff Georgia Lowther Charlotte Pilson and Beryl Tutt. Biographies trace marriages careers and later roles from teaching in Taylor County Pennsylvania to work with the Works Progress Administration and business ventures, plus notes on family ties and residences in New Castle Trenton Philippi and Florida.

Grafton, High School Marie Cole Edgar Doll Lena Ford Florence Hamilton Jo Clair Hendrickson Rhea Hildebrand Holmes Wyckoff Georgia Lowther Charlotte Pilson Beryl Tutt Taylor County New Castle Pennsylvania John Straight Works Progress Administration Earl Wilkinson Board of Education State Works Progress Administration Charleston Harry Phillips Ione Nevada Holmes, Wyckoff Trenton New Jersey E. 8. Kennedy Apie Tor 4 Kennedy City of Graf

Boat Stowaway Faces Calla After Potent Theft Reveal

A river barge quest unfolds at night as the narrator, bound and drifting, discovers a note linking William Calla to customers and suspects a staged hijack. On deck the crew’s tension rises, with the looming realization that a brutal, familiar figure may be among them. The narrator plans to alert police while weighing another chance to escape by land.

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Fragmented wartime chatter and stray satire in a wartime page

A garbled, satirical collage references leaflet drops between British, German, and French audiences, laments the paper strength of nations, and riffs on gas masks, new insectlike beings, and warnings about League of Nations influence. The piece ends with a quip on policing and protection in wartime society.

Republican Candidacy for Taylor County Assessor

A series of political notices announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for assessor of Taylor County subject to the May 14 1940 primary. The candidates urge Republican voters to support them and pledge faithful service if elected, citing prior experience in the assessor or related offices.

Taylor County Rps Amessor

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