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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1948
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment from Sentinal Publishing in Grafton West Virginia shows header lines for a weekly weekday insert with editor James F Hoyt. It references second class matter in the post office and general interest discussions with signatures required for publication.
City Hall open meeting last night sparked praise for public discussion of council plans. The paper lauds transparent policy making and urges more citizen involvement, noting past sessions were less participatory and that openness benefits Grafton governance.
The town debates buying electrical power for the water system and street lighting, with supporters citing economic benefits and opponents wary of added sewage charges. City revenue strains and the absence of a city attorney are noted as issues while rumors about selling the water department to Monongahela Power Company are denied.
A brief reflection invites charity toward others, echoing Col. 3 14 which urges putting on charity as the bond of perfection. The note frames charity as the standard for personal growth and moral conduct.
The piece notes Chicago WBKB and New York NBC choose different base views for baseball telecasts. It previews tonight’s schedule with NBCs lineup and MBS recordings of Chinese talks. It reports a murder preliminary hearing for Lee Stephenson, held without bond after Lovell Teggs was fatally stabbed in Charleston Pipeline incident.
The court ruled that private agreements among white property owners not to sell or rent to Black families are not state actions and do not violate the 14th Amendment. However a state court backing such private restraint becomes unconstitutional, as it constitutes state action depriving property rights without due process. The decision preserves private discrimination but blocks state-backed enforcement.
The forecast calls for near normal temperatures in the east and two to four degrees above normal in the west. Little temperature change through Thursday with warmer conditions Friday and Saturday. Cooler Sunday with showers expected Thursday and again toward the weekend, totaling one quarter to one half inch of rain.
At Columbia Missouri Henry A Wallace told hecklers they were fellow travelers for interrupting his talk after noting he would not enjoy freedom of speech in Russia. The day saw voting in Alabama Delaware Florida and Indiana with Alabama choosing 26 convention delegates from 84 candidates. 29 pledged to quit the convention if civil rights program appears in the platform.
The Rev. John Bruce Cook, a retired Methodist minister, died in a hospital in Charleston. He had served churches in Charleston and in Logan Wheeling and Rowlesburg during his ministry.
Ruth Fallon hires Kit Marshall for a demanding post as social secretary to Tracy Field, heiress and public figure. Kit must handle correspondence, appointments, and party planning while navigating Field’s unpredictable public life and demanding standards. The position includes a monthly salary of sixty dollars and board, with travel to Connecticut.
The Erlanger theater case involves Waldman and Goldman seeking substantial damages over access to top first run pictures. Courts awarded Waldman $125,000 potential profits and Goldman $60,000 in attorney fees. Goldman later seeks $8.4 million for a four year period as more suits arise against distributors and producers.
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