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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1950
Page
6
Police Captain Joseph Mask urges motorists to slow down near play areas and parents to teach children street safety. He notes hundreds of traffic injuries yearly and reports complaints about kids in streets. He warns that city ordinances and gun and toy laws will be enforced to keep children safe in Grafton streets.
On Monday May 8 the City hospital announced three newborns. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sturms of 829 West Main at 10 30 p m weighing seven pounds two and a half ounces. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Guy McCloy Sr of 229 Latrobe at 8 35 p m weighing six pounds three and one half ounces. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Goff of Route 5 Grafton at 11 39 p m weighing five pounds fourteen ounces.
Shanghai consul in Hong Kong cites Pennsylvania New York Central and Southern Railway. Santa Fe affected. Some mainline trains will run while others halt in strike zones. Mediators and negotiators push settlement in Chicago as session nears 23 hours. David Robertson, president of locomotive firemen and enginemen, says the strike should be on while pleas for settlement continue.
A collage of short items includes a crusty Arkansas farmer rebuking a eager bookseller, a Cleveland reader compiling satirical era deflation titles, and fallout from a railroad strike halting several C&O routes. It mentions Kit Carson, ancient Kahun, and notes weather guidance for ships amid a fragmented newspaper page.
The excerpt describes adding ice during commercial sausage grinding to prevent heating from friction. It also offers a recipe for a delicious ice cream sauce: mix half a cup of butter and sugar with a cup of cream, heat to boiling, and fold in finely chopped preserved fruits before serving.
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