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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
4
Grafton Sentinel notes charges that the Hoover Commission report on veterans affairs amounts to a ruthless campaign to sell veterans down the river. It says a complete reply would take many pages but highlights the strong language used by critics.
The obituary notes James Parsons, with service scheduled Friday at Pritchard Church. Official minister Reverend Jay Maley to preside. Interment at Pritchard Cemetery. Friends may call at Bartlett Funeral Homes.
The document names figures like Colonel Franklin D. Olier and James Forrestal among its designers and argues the Hoover Commission report aims to safeguard veteran services while reducing agency waste. It stresses improving medical care and eliminating overlapping functions, calling for adoption after thorough study.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m from the home for Randolph MeVick 86 of Rowlesburg who died at pay B Hepwes Mr MeVicker is survived by his wife and six children
James S. Parsons aged 70 of Grafton Route 1 died at Myers Clinic at 8 30 am after several months illness. Born in Leslie Michigan he was a son of the late Reese Parsons and Susan Mayle Parsons. Surviving are brothers Clyde and Orland Parsons and sister Mrs Edith Kennedy all of Grafton Route 1. He was a miner and a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church and had lived here for several years.
Local unions plan a Saturday vote on a three year contract affecting workers aged 65 and with long service. President Walter Reuther remains to be ratified by the rank and file as auto unions hail the settlement as a victory and a model for settlements.
A humorous column recounts 1940 Paris when two Nazi officers expelled van Paassen from his home and kept his books. Later in Pennsylvania, 700 of his volumes surfaced in a public library with his bookplate intact. Also, Harry Maule recalls forgetting bait on a Florida Keys fishing trip, swapping coke for a plastic wheelbarrow and catching a wheelbarricuda.
In Miami a bracelet theft investigation tightens as Chief Painter, Mark and Celia suspect an organized gang. Voorland denies involvement while a detective presence grows. Michael Shayne and Lucy Hamilton, now allied colleagues, appear amid a tense local case and shifting loyalties.
A mixed extract notes shifts in the White House press conference setup under Truman with reporters required to identify themselves. It also details a crime subplot where a ruby bracelet bought by Mark Dustin for his wife Celia is stolen during a hotel incident, tying into Mike Shayne's investigative world and a Miami visit with Lucy as events unfold.
The Good Folk of Muscatine are puzzled by a rocking chair that rocks itself. Grandpappy Jenkins hopes to borrow it for vacation. Annabelle the California cat campaigns against rats and has just given birth to a kitten. A quirky mix of local musings and odd reports fills the scene.
FLOWER continues from page one describes distributing flowers to City hospital patients and planting in the American Legion memorial plot. The club will take part in the flower and garden exhibit at the Taylor county fair in September. Most plants and cut flowers on display were raised by members. The public is invited. Also cautions about cooling aluminum and stain less metal cooking utensils too fast.
An old advertisement promotes OSE T-4-L for athlete's foot highlighting deep penetration from a 90 percent alcohol base and a claim of relief within one hour. It offers a 40 percent money back guarantee at Malone's Drug Store.
A card expressing sincere thanks for floral offerings and service during illness and death of husband and father A R Williams. Grateful to blood donors, City Hospital staff, Dr H N Shanes, Rev F Carl Davis, and Bartlett Funeral Home for kindness and sympathy.
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Notice is hereby given that the following fiduciary accounts are before the undersigned commissioner of accounts for settlement. The First National Bank of Grafton as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Pred D Robinson deceased. The First National Bank of Grafton as committee for Mary Archer Robinson non compos mentis. Homer B Daugherty as committee for Hes 3 Daugherty non compos Mentions May 3 1950.
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