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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1941
Page
4
The group, whose motto is Service Above Belt, is now 21 years old and continues weekly meetings. Only six original organizers remain active, maintaining regular attendance as the club endures shifts over the years.
In a heated kitchen exchange Terry pushes Natalie to fight for Ben, arguing shameless self belief beats pride. Natalie teeters between cynicism and longing as Tom interrupts with casual support, hinting at shared meals and complicated marriages.
Grafton residents gathered for Hospital Day to inspect the current facility on Beech Street and urge timely completion of the larger hospital atop Finnegan's Rock. Officials stressed continued public involvement, transparency, and renewed resolve to finish the Taylor County project despite past delays.
In a 5 year memory, Em peror Haile Selassie returns to power after British forces drive Italians from Addis Ababa. He meets General Cunningham and pledges restoration after Mussolini’s 1936 invasion. The narrative links Italy's campaigns in Ethiopia and the wider European conflict.
A Clarksburg Exponent piece laments foreign readers misusing American writings to promote Axis propaganda. It denounces William Dudley Pelley’s Silver Shirts book as a false sample of U S opinion and cautions that foreign mistranslations shape harmful impressions of American minds.
Morgantown Post reports discussion of drastic federal controls on installment purchases across banks, finance firms, auto dealers, furniture and department stores. Aimed at preventing overbuying, curbing inflation, and preserving defense resources, the plan could include setting down payments and payoff timing via the Federal Reserve or a federal agency. Shortages in appliances and autos fuel calls for careful regulation and practical legislation.
Covington Virginia May 12 state police report two Ronceverte West Virginia men were killed in a head on automobile crash yesterday on route 662 in Alleghany county. W R Dean 35 and Julian Lee Doland about 40 were identified as the dead and several others received minor injuries.
The 1920 article describes the First Brethren congregation in Grafton forming in Nicola’s home with 14 members, restoring a local Free Will Baptist church on North Western Turnpike, and soon expanding to 65 members by 1926. It notes Reverend Earl Sheppler’s part time ministry, and later Reverend Paul E. Dick as pastor. It also details initial Rotary Club organization efforts in Grafton, listing charter-member candidates and preliminary officer nominations led by Ole E Wyckoff, with plans to charter a Rotary club for local business and professionals.
Important continued from page one describes a Special committee report on a prepaid medical service plan for family insurance, proposing a health oriented industrial section and closer physician state cooperation. Morning sessions cover technical topics with afternoon sectional meetings. Noted speakers include R. K. Buford of Charleston and a list of doctors from Rochester, Philadelphia, Bethesda, Chicago, Newark, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Charlottesville among others.
From a defense standpoint the piece notes continued discussions. Machinists seek $1.15 per hour and double time for overtime, current rate being $1 per hour with time and a half overtime. An AFL official said Joseph Keenan of the OPM might fly in to help settlement efforts.
London endured a lighter raid but thousands hid in shelters as bombs struck key sites including the British Museum Westminster Abbey and the House of Commons. German airfields near RAF targets were bombed by British night fighters while London aviation designers praised US planes for speed and altitude amid debate over gun power. The Abbey suffered roof damage deanery destruction and cloister flooding as clergy houses collapsed, yet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned four years prior on the coronation chairs.
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Three U.S. senators disclosed receiving letters urging the United States to declare war on the Axis. Senator Pepper noted strong support for affirmative action against the Axis, while others reported mixed regional opinions and a rise in calls for major steps to aid Britain.
An incomplete transcript shows Irish representatives and British aims amid calls for U S influence to counter German actions. The Montanan speaker claimed proposals sought to yield territory to Britain while Britain pressed for renewed naval operations.
Legal notice lists H B Daugherty as committee for Howard Daugherty and N F Kendall as committee for Carl A Poling, both non compos mentis. Dated May 5 1941 and signed by W P Samples commissioner of accounts between May 5 and May 12.
Fragmentary OCR reads of a medieval cathedral reveal damaged vaults and missing oaken panels while a figure contemplates reconstruction. The text hints at once grand galleries and tall windows now diminished, conveying a somber mood of restoration and loss.
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