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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1949
Page
4
The body of Harold F. Maehir aged 29 of Point Pleasant was recovered from the Ohio river by Coast Guardsmen. Maehir fell from a boat Saturday while riding with two companions near the Point Pleasant shore.
Dr. Cary Middlecoff wins the Greenbrier Open by two strokes over Bobby Locke with a 265 total. Locke takes $900 for second and an extra $1,500 for teaming with Winston Guest in the pro-am. The field crowns a strong Open while Detroit hosts the largest opening day crowd of the 1949 MLB season at 53,435.
Miss Mary Kerrigan died Saturday morning in East Rainelle West Virginia after years in New York City. She was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Michael Kerrigan and aunt of Mrs W H Dent of Grafton. Surviving sisters are Mrs J J Conley and Mrs A J Buckman. Funeral mass at St Augustine Church nine am interment Mt Calvary Cemetery. pallbearers listed as Dr Robert.
The article details an amphibious assault plan with Grinnan Warder and Henry Greene as figures, describing LSIWs and air support. Cmdr. Ribakoff will command invading reserve units from Charleston Huntington and Wheeling, with 600 officers and enlisted preparing for the operation. A Ford strike in Dearborn drew 5,000 workers as Reuther and Hubbard addressed the crowd, pressing for arbitration in speed-up disputes and negotiated settlement terms.
Chief McGregor questions suspects in a campus murder case. Tim Grant recalls tense moments in the library as Sam Farr, Warner, and Romney face accusations. Sophy Brandt deflects questions about a bracelet and a missing clue while Tim contemplates motives and Beechcroft scenes.
Authorities in Las Cruces New Mexico questioned professional football player Jerry Nuzum of the Pittsburgh Steelers in connection with the slaying of 18 year old waitress Ovida Coogler. Nuzum, married with two children, was reportedly seen with the victim the night she disappeared.
A fragment describes daily town shopping and walking home with parcels after a shopping trip with Aunt Penny. The prose hints at fond routines and familiar streets linking the bustle of town to a quieter homeward journey.
St Albans was selected as the 1950 convention site by Catholic and war veterans at the closing session of their state convention in Charleston yesterday. Dominic Gatto of Thomas Tucker County was elected commander.
Robert Red Rolfe becomes the 13th manager in Detroit Tigers history, taking the helm in a franchise with a long line of skipper leadership and expectations for a new era.
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