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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1950

Page

7

War On Japanese Beetle Resumed In State

The Agriculture department resumes the fight against the Japanese beetle with about three thousand traps. The summer program will treat around 34 acres in Huntington Beckley Ronceverte and Winona. Commissioner J B McLaughlin said most infested southern areas should be treated by mid next month with Kana remaining as an exception.

Charleston State Agriculture Department Huntington Beckaey Ronceverte Winona J. B. McLaughlin

County probes expand beet control program across region

A gambling prober notes will extend the beet control campaign into Alderson and Hinton areas this spring. The prior fall effort treated 93 acres in Huntington Beckley Bluefield Charleston Gassaway and White Sulphur Springs, with continuation planned in nearby counties.

Alderson Hinton Huntington Beckley Bluefield Charleston Gassaway

New 30 Year Veterans Mortgage Spurs Long Island Land Boom

The new 30 year veteran mortgage under the 1950 federal housing law boosts home building and land purchases. In Long Island farmers fetch high prices as acre land is split for housing, with so farm potato land selling high and fields near highways offered at premium front-foot prices. University of California note and de icing study mentioned.

New York Long Island Cal North Shore

McCarthy Claims State Dept in Espionage Ring

Senator McCarthy continued to assert on page one that State department employees were part of an espionage ring. He charged atomic bomb data reached Russia as early as six months before the first atomic bombing of Japan.

McCarthy Page One Wisconsin State Department Russia Japan

Aged Man Dies After Year of Ill Health

An elderly man who came to America in 1902 and worked at the Hotel Grafton before falling ill for about a year has died. He was the father of 17 children, with only one surviving son living in Czechoslovakia. No other relatives are listed. The text notes support for a revenue loss of 200 million dollars annually and mentions rejection of a beer tax cut proposal from eight.

Grafton America Czechoslovakia

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