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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1946
Page
4
James F Holt age 24 is listed as second class matter at Gratton Virginia under the 1879 act. The notice invites voluntary communications to the editor for general discussion provided they are not libelous and are published under the author’s signature.
The town recounts the departure of Rev. Mrs. Lois Luzader from the United Brethren church after fifteen years of steady service. She led the church to growth, quality programming, and strong congregations, and is moving to a new post in Grafton where her successor will take over. The paper offers sincere congratulations and best wishes for her future, while noting the city’s regard for her ministry.
Former postmaster general and DNC chair James A. Farley, who resigned in 1940 over Roosevelt's third term, has reemerged in public life expressing views on New York Democratic politics. He urges a governor candidate following Al Smith Lehman and Roosevelt, sparking questions if he seeks a comeback or only to restore his political reputation.
A petition with 123000 signatures asks Austria to restore Tyrol as Austrian territory, arguing the Tyrolese are mainly German and oppose Italian rule. The piece notes Tyrol’s population around 300000, strategic value in power sites, and minimal threat to peace, while America’s new atomic era shifts defense priorities. An aside mentions 11 umpires honored at Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame, a first for umpires getting praise instead of glare.
A brief Bible thought from the Press Radio Bible Service in Cincinnati Ohio. It cites 1 Chronicles 29 11, stressing that strength comes from knowing where to go for help and guidance.
Richard Lee Collins and Marvin Curtis Weber, both 21 and 22 of Charleston, are slated to stand trial in Kanawha intermediate court for the murder of Denver Hill, a 39 year old salesman and former athlete. Hill was shot in a wooded area near a country club golf course on April 18. State police arrested the youths within hours, saying Hill’s death was tied to a car theft motive. Also note references to Beethoven’s death and a remark on ancient Roman law regarding adultery.
The Simla talks between British and Indian representatives struggle amid Moslem demand for a separate Pakistan and Hindu insistence on a federal India. Nehru remains hopeful yet notes the conference is ended, warning failure could ignite wider political and civil tensions in India and affect Britain's strategic posture in the Far East.
New York May 13 A radio quizmaster like John Reed King of CBS can earn about 3800 dollars before taxes per payday by airing multiple quiz pieces weekly. By June 1 he will add five more to reach fourteen, boosting his emoluments. Tonight on air schedules include NBC CBS and ABC programs with storms Cavalcade, Information Please, Talk of the Town and various dramas and comedies.
Washington reports a push to enact civilian controlled atomic energy law this session led by Senator Bryan McMahon with the McMahon bill favored over May Johnson for Senate passage. OPA extension likely but with drastic curtailment. public demand for price control clashes with business complaints shaping Senate changes. Secretary Schwellenbach’s Supreme Court prospects rise to headline as vacancy persists. Speech-writing mixups reveal administration nerves and the busy Washington scene.
A friend tried a seven day European style diet and endured severe hunger and mood swings. He imagined craving every item from chicken noodle soup to Virginia Nams. He watched a film double feature about dinner and then raged, shredding books and gnawing a parking sign. He finally attacked the refrigerator to eat everything inside.
In a tense scene Polly and Inspector Barry uncover Margot Ingalls's murder at an estate. She lies clutching a rose pillow while suspects multiply, as police seal the scene and the press swarms for the afternoon editions. Amid threats and shifting loyalties, the narrator resists government scrutiny and contemplates the next move. The danger and intrigue deepen as letters from Margot surface.
Belfast report says John McCaughey hunger striker buried near Belfast after dying in a Dublin jail. A fellow IRA leader remains on a 50 day fast seeking freedom as tensions run high. McCaughey, once adjutant general of the IRA, died after a prolonged hunger strike.
In Dachau on May 13 a general military court sentenced 58 operators of the Mauthausen extermination camp to hang with three others given life terms. The 61 defendants were found guilty of murdering thousands as part of Nazi persecution campaigns. The doom readings lasted 38 seconds each as two guards led them away. In New York a separate note reports three pet shop monkeys still at large after a police chase through lower Manhattan following an escape of about 100 animals from the same shop.
Miss Wanda Bailey daughter of Rep. Cleveland M. Bailey of Clarksburg West Virginia married Marine Maj. John Goodwin of San Francisco at the Quantico Virginia Post chapel in a May 3 ceremony.
Wallace Sellard a 9 year old unemployed former miner from East Lynn died in Huntington hospital eleven hours after being found injured in a shallow rocky bed of Pole creek. He apparently fell about 26 feet from a swinging bridge en route home.
In Clarksburg on Wednesday the West Virginia Commandery of the Knight Templar held its 77th annual conclave with an attendance forecast of 200. The Alps hospice, founded by St Bernard, has existed since about 1081 and was noted in the report.
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