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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1949
Page
2
Leo Durocher asserts he was not at fault in an alleged fan assault at the Polo Grounds last Thursday as he presents his case before Baseball Commissioner Chandler. Support from allies grows as he marches back onto the issue, urging a clear ruling and public backing.
Fred Boysen filed a simple assault charge claiming New York Giants manager Leo Durocher hit him at the Polo Grounds. Officials arrived for a hearing with affidavits defending Durocher, while Chandler imposed an immediate suspension amid fears of vandalism. A source says the action was preventive, not punitive. In separate notes, a West Virginia student-midwife case reports a first year medical student delivering his own grandson and minor natural history facts about turkeys turtles and Mackinaw trout.
Tonight on NBC I Your Life at 6:36 Alan Young Comedy 9:30 Fibber and Molly 10 Big Town 10:30 People Are Funny. CBS mystery theater 8:30 Mr and Mrs North 9 Harold Stassen in We The People 10 Hit the Jackpot Quiz 10:30 Mr and Jane Ace. ABC Counter Spying 7:30 Town Meeting Duluth 10 Rex Maupin Music 10:30 It’s In the Family 10:45 Let Freedom Ring. MBS Gregory Hood Case 9 John Steel 9:30 Misterious Traveler 10 Korn’s A Krackin’
Grafton senior band members were selected for the Huntington meet with final arrangements completed. A bandmaster’s dinner is planned Friday at six p.m. at the Frederick Hotel. National music companies will display uniforms and instruments. The band leaves Huntington at 10 p.m. Saturday to return home. Organizers deem the festival a step forward in music education and aim for a strong showing to improve their rating. The Grafton Band earned a Superior rating at the Regional Meet in Morgantown on April 23.
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