Grafton Sentinel Established as Local Weekly Since 1870
The Grafton Sentinel outlines its history as a weekly founded in 1870, later becoming a daily except Sunday from 1903, with J B Mackeod as general manager and Eldora M Nuzum as news editor. It notes postal registration and AP affiliation, plus subscription rates for carriers and mail and the national representation details.
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J. B. Mackeod
Eldora M. Nuzum
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Grafton
W. Va
Yankees Win Pennant After Long Wait
The New York Yankees clinched their 61st pennant after decades of near misses and enduring fanfare. A quirky note shows Junior’s penny bank gone missing prompting a shout of Copper as odd anecdotes and stray facts color the scene. The piece also mentions a seven thousand dollar cash find in a Dayton trash heap and various historical and oddball items from different eras. Names and specifics are scattered, but the central mood traces a celebrated baseball milestone amid miscellaneous curiosities.
Postmaster General and Niagara River trivia
Quiz style prompts on U S postal head, Jesus Ascension timing, Niagara River lake flow, and Casey at the Bat last line with author. Also notes on John Charles Thomas voice and a birthday list featuring Kirsten Thorburg Nancy Astor and Ormond McLaughry, plus a composer born in Paris in 1836 and a Plymouth founder born in 1595.
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The
United States
Jesus
Great Lakes
Niagara River
Casey
John Charles ‘Thomas
Kirsten Thorburg
Metropolitan Opera
Nancy Astor
House of Commons
Ormond
Tuss) McLaughry
Paris
Henry Vitz
Proserpine
Algiers
Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts
Droitwich
England
Pilgrims Leader Leyden and the Mayflower Passage
Leyden ande was a Pilgrim in the Mayflower voyage to America. He became governor of the colony three times and aided English naming of Indian youths. He died at sea in 1655 while serving under Cromwell. The column also lists notable births and deaths and a political remark about lobby groups and the Hoover commission.
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Leyden
Holland
Ande
New World
America
Susannah White
Peregrine White
New England
Messasoit
Alexander
Philip
England
Oliver Cromwell
West Indies
The
Legion
Commission
Cooper
Hoover Commission
Women Thrive On Married Life Statistics Hint Benefits
A newspaper note claims women thrive on married life. It cites life insurance statisticians linking general health and mortality to marital status, asserting married women have lower death rates than unmarried women over the past fifty years. The text presents a rebuttal to the notion of a rugged domestic life.
Hens and Chickens Sempervivums in Rock Gardens
Sempervivums or hens and chickens are prized for rock gardens. They thrive in hot dry sun, avoid shade and moisture, and propagate by offsets or seeds. Cobweb varieties prefer limestone soils and tufa crevices. wintering needs no mulch and they resist pests and disease.
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Dean
Centr
Europe
Halliday
al Press Association
Mortality Trends by Age and Marital Status since 1900
The data show death rates for ages 20 and over halved from 16 per 1000 in 1900 to 8 per 1000 in 1948 for married women while spinsters widows and divorcees improved only two fifths. Among men the decline since 1900 is less than one third for both married and unmarried, with married men faring better. Progress in safeguarding pregnancy and childbirth largely explains the gains for married women. At the turn of the century married women aged larger ages faced higher death rates due to childbearing hazards. now the mortality is lower for the married at even ages.
The Star Ruby Case and a Missing Mantle of Gem Power
Randolph and Shayne dissect two star rubies linked to Voorland a six to eleven carat stones with vanished pendants and a missing king ring all tied to insurance claims and a suspected inside job. They weigh whether the dealer or a hired thief exploited high value gems and consider tracing sources and customs hurdles.
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Randolph
King
King Suite
Shayne
Mike
Ian
Héldealer
Paris
Ohio
Walter Voorland
New York
Provident Casualty
Roland
Kendrick
Westchester County
Playboy
Stanley Ellsworth
Kendricks
New Orleans
Voorland
Fog
Burma
Rotary conference closes with new president Sol Steffan speech
The conference near conclusion will feature an acceptance address by Solomon N. Steffan of Williamson as about 450 Rotarians and their wives attend. An earlier session heard Harvey Stowers of Los Angeles Airport discuss mortality trends showing wives’ longevity surpassing husbands and the greater need to secure future economic welfare for wives.
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Rotary Districts
Solomon N. Steffan
Williamson
Harvey Stowers
Los Angeles
State Rotary Confab Confronts WV Split Proposals
BLUEFIELD reporting on the annual State Rotary convention where a key item of business is a committee report proposing dividing West Virginia into two separate states. Rotarians gather for sessions as the conference proceeds with debate on the plan and related proposals.
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Rotary
Bluefield
West Virginia
Jaycees pledge to cut government waste continue push
The national Jaycee chief says the Legion's lack of cooperation stems from fear veterans benefits could be cut. He argues for efficiency economy and better government as the path forward.
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Jaycee
Legion
Rajah of Hindupoor Linked to Miami Beach Calls
Detective Shayne suspects Walter Voorland cannot have staged a high value jewel heist yet the Rajah of Hindupoor, a wealthy buyer, may have helped finance or coordinate the plan. Corey confirms the Rajah remained in his Miami Waldorf suite all evening with few inbound calls and two outbound calls to Miami Beach.
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Shayne
Voorland
Randolph
Stanley
Bonnette
Mike
Blackie
Hindupoor
Miami Waldorf
Corey
Ben
Ben Corey
Earl Randolph
Mrs. Dustin
Mr. XX
Miami Beach
Card of Thanks for Mrs Hallie Constable Mauller
Mr Joseph A Constable and Mrs Margaret Constable Mauller express sincere appreciation to Telkitives neighbors and friends for sympathy during the illness and death of their mother Mrs Hallie Constable.
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Thariks
Joseph A
Margaret ‘Constable Mauller
Hallié
Classifieds and Sales Notices From The Sentinel
Classified ads list real estate cars and household items for sale including a five room house with electric, Dalmatian puppies, a 39 Plymouth coupe, a 99 Plymouth coupe, Dodge parts and a gas stove. Also notes a job opening for a society reporter and a sales plan by Beeline Fashions in Chicago.
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Grafton
Harlie McCartney
City of Grafton Sealed Bids for Garbage Disposal
Sealed bids for collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish from all residences and city establishments in Grafton must be received by noon on May 20, 1950 at the Clerk's office City Hall. Bids on city furnished proposal forms. ordinance 186 and supplemental rules apply. Right to reject any bids reserved. May 6 1950. Dorothy R Beavers Clerk. 5/6-13.
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City of
Grafton
City of Gratton
Dorothy R. Beavers
Notice to Creditors of Ralph Morrow Estate
Commissioner notice to creditors of the estate of Ralph Morrow, deceased, requiring all with claims to present verified vouchers to the office of Graton & Trust Company in Graton City, West Virginia, on or before a specified date.
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Ralph T
Morrow
Shereof
Gini Bieing & Trust Company
Graton
Vitedhia
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