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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1950
Page
4
A chaotic jumble of city woes and odd notes. Calcutta police shot a 10 foot tiger on a main street while Pontus jokes about PAP and Zadok Dumkopf critiques. The piece mentions April rains and July double headers, a near extinct crane, a New York elevator strike, Navy teeth requirements, and a movie queen tantrum over a street scene.
The Grafton Sentinel, published weekdays in Grafton West Virginia, states its commitment to protect citizens from malicious libel and invites all political candidates to use its columns to present platforms. It urges readers to discard fear of exposure, asserts openness to libeled individuals replying, and criticizes sensational “filth throwing” narratives.
A Taylor County weekly paper, self described as kingmaker and Democratic boss, attacks a candidate for the state legislature's Democratic nomination. The Sentinel notes the paper's political stance is not its concern, but reports the hostile rhetoric surrounding the race.
Millions allocated to five countries in Southeast Asia under congressional study. Secretary of State Dean Acheson has pledged American support to the government of Indo China in its fight against Communist guerrillas. The proposal would provide about 64 million dollars to the region.
In a tense hospital setting detective Shayne questions a physician about a fallen, injured Lucy Hamilton while blood stains and a pistol hint at a possible struggle. The doctor warns against early questioning as recovery hinges on calm, yet secrecy and suspicion simmer between all involved.
In a tense hospital room scene, Dr. Price prepares a sedative while Miss Naylor readies an injection as Lucy Hamilton lies unresponsive after an apparent assault. Sergeant Harvey and Detective Shayne piece together clues from a concealed pistol, a door latch, and a frightened escape described by Lucy under careful questioning. The narrative promises further revelations as Lucy recalls a caller and a startling intrusion.
A fragment indicates a program launch backed by a $15 million package drawn from a special $7 million fund controlled by President Truman. The main Asia initiative would rely on money appropriated for China but not used for that purpose.
MEL H HEIMER notes Laurel Films and its ex servicemen founders Lerner and Carlton filming Guilty Bystander in New York. crowds at Red Hook and other sites like the Queensborough Bridge and Idlewild Airport assist and distract, while Mayor O Dwyer lends subway cars and a tunnel for the shoot. Actors such as Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson draw audience reactions amid chaotic locations.
The Womens Missionary Society and the West Virginia Synod will observe Missionary Night Tuesday with Miss Christie Zimmermann as speaker, missionary to India. Officers include M. R. J. Meyer Wheeling vice president and others from Wheeling, Fairmont, Huntington, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Oakland and Charlestown. Annual reports will be given by department secretaries from multiple towns.
Nearby sat one of Atteo's sons, his face cradled in his arms in despair. Atteo has received repeated morphine injections and many blood transfusions to ease pain from a twisted leg and burns from a cigarette near an oxygen-revived shaft.
In a tense Miami hotel, Lucy recalls a firearm encounter as detective Mike Shayne and Sergeant Harvey piece together a mystery around Mark Dustin. A caller impersonated Shayne, Dustin was hurt in a jewel heist, and a masked man in a gray suit and Panama hat looms as a potential suspect while they guard the stairs to keep Mrs. Dustin safe.
The Mummers' Parade marks Philadelphia New Year celebrations with origins traced to 1876. Other notes mention Rome Beauties used in baking for staying firm after cooking, the Ohio Valley spanning about 200000 square miles, and a compact X-ray tube of 2% inches length and 9% inches diameter designed for dental use.
Classified section outlines pricing for insertions with per word charges and minimum 75 cent fee. The for sale notice lists a Doodle Bug item to call 1581-W.
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