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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1949
Page
4
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The writer bids farewell in a long reflective column about fishing lore and local progress. He reveals pen name M. Bruce and notes the staff will continue journalism without the column’s signature style.
The passage asks readers to mail or bring in answers to a quick questionnaire about features. It notes the newspaper buys about twenty national features weekly and prepares several locally. The editor relies on AP teletype and tips to decide what constitutes the most important news, not a fixed staff choice.
Deb had closed a lively party with Mrs Sophy delivering a sharp monologue on the faculty and trustees. After guests dispersed, Deb faced a restless dawn as a mysterious intruder stalked the Beechcroft mansion, raising fears of a theft or worse amid lingering rumors and competing loyalties.
Mrs Ada Barnes a former resident of Grafton dies at 5 30 AM at Nellies Rest Home Parsons West Virginia She was 93 years old and survived by three children eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Services will be held Wednesday at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 PM with Reverend Foster L Jones officiating Interment at Blu mont cemetery Friends may call after 11 AM Tuesday
A reader survey shows comics and society pages are popular enough to keep. Readers urge more society and local sport coverage while front pages remain the initial choice for most, with broad interest in regional tourism and outdoor recreation across Taylor and Preston counties.
Laughs at charges as Leo Lippy Durocher, manager of the New York Giants, is questioned by a reporter at LaGuardia Field after a Boston flight. Commissioner A B Chandler suspends him indefinitely pending an probe into an alleged attack on a fan. The victim, Fred Boysen, is discharged from a New York hospital with no internal or external injuries.
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