The Grafton Sentinel Publisher and staff note
The Grafton Sentinel announces its publishing staff and contact offices at 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia with James F Holt as Publisher and John Palmer as Managing Editor. It lists subscription rates and notes Associated Press affiliation and policy for letters to the editor.
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Grafton Sentinel
Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company
Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
Grafton Printing Co
James F. Holt
John 8. Palmer
W. Ve
Associated Press
A. E. Clayden, Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
History of Taylor County Prepared By
An editorial notes the early formation of Grafton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce and its potential to drive local progress. It praises young business leaders, urges active participation, and envisions alignment with state and national chambers while emphasizing community improvement over partisan concerns. It also discusses wartime policy debates and the President’s role, urging decisive action and clear leadership.
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Chamber of Commerce
Grafton
Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Charleston
Fellows
Bond issue for Grafton water works debated at mass meeting
South Grafton residents gathered March 21 1921 under Red Cross auspices to hear supporters urge a 100000 bond issue for a filter plant dual main system and a new reservoir. Proponents argued wells are unreliable and risks from impure water demand filtration and sterilization, while opponents claimed tax increases would be small and offset by repair bills. Dedication of the new Church of Christ followed, with overfunding by 3000 and an account of the church’s early history and growth in the town.
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South Grafton
South Side
Taylor County Red Cross
A .R. Warden
Talton Engle
Grafton
Gene Dillon
Public | Health Department of
Charleston
Sam R. Jenkins
C.F. Schroeder
Oscar Jaco
Miss Ayers
Jaco
Ayers
Wheelying
Mannington
Wheeling
Jenkins
Guy D. Haymond
The
Sentinel
Church of Christ
McGraw Avenue
Beech Street
George L. Snively
O.C. Noble
C. C. Noble
John Engle
Sanford White
Frank A. Hinkins
Asa A. Doak
Lewelly
Grady
Robbins
John Hagan
Foreman
Walnut Street
West Grafton
Crystal Tee Company
Taylor County Court House
East Main Street
E. A. Cole
Washington
Pennsylvania
Time for Mr Roosevelt to speak at Pan American Union
Washington dispatches predict Roosevelt will refrain from a decisive statement on the convoy issue in Wednesday’s Pan American Union speech. Reports counter earlier forecasts, suggesting the White House will not discard the short of war posture in the address.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Western Hemisphere
Col
Lindbergh
Bigland
Hemisphere
United States
England
Germany
Wheeling Intelligencer
Washington Press
Pan- American Union
White House
World Divided Theme Echoes Lincoln Sermon
The piece cites a New York Daily News column arguing the world is a house divided between freedom and slavery. It references Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 remark on half slave and half free and notes the push for more U S involvement in Europe alongside Willkie’s intervention rally remarks. It also mentions historical examples including Russia under the czars and Abdul Hamid II.
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New York Daily News
Abraham Lincoln
U. S
Europe
Wendell L. Willkie
New York City
Four Freedoms Aim in Inaugural Address Cited
The excerpt cites the President's first message to Congress after his third inauguration, urging global adoption of the four freedoms, and argues that the world cannot endure half slave and half free. The piece frames tyranny as unacceptable and references resisting its spread, with commentary on U.S. stance toward Russia and the Dar Danelles.
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Russia
Dardanelles
Tryanny
Congress
Flight of Hess as a swell yarn to relieve public tension
A Morgantown Post editorial comments on Rudolf Hesss 1941 flight from Germany to Scotland. It notes Nazi disarray, probes possible motives, questions official explanations, and suggests Germany’s war spirit may be divided. The piece treats the event as a striking, uncertain tale matching wartime tension.
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Morgantown Post
Rudolph Hess
Germany
Scotland
Berlin
Hitler
Hess
Adolf
Nazi Ministry of Propaganda
England
Wolfe
McGuffey
Messerschmitt
Clubs Reject Endorsement of Mingo County Bond Issue
Williamson May 11 civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce Mingo Taxpayers Association Rotary and Kiwanis clubs declined to back a proposed 400000 bond for a county wide school building program. Spokespersons blamed neglect of current school repairs and urged no new taxes until defense related federal tax levels are known. They voted to defer action for one year with a plan to reconsider in 1942.
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Williamson
Chamber of Commerce
Mingo Taxpayers Association
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Board of Education
Natalie and Brooks declare love in tense dawn confrontation
In the cottage Natalie admits to loving Brooks after a night shaped by jealousy and pride. Brooks, surprised, confesses his love as tension between romance and suspicion fades. they toast a new start while Andrea and Jane observe quietly, and the scene ends with a hopeful kiss.
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Natalie
Brooks
Donald
June
Jane
Brooks Marchbanks
Jim
Virginia Solon Flays Party In Political Address
White Stone Virginia May 14 State Senator Vivian L. Faye of Norfolk one of three Democratic gubernatorial candidates charged that the state party sought to hamstring Governor Price's administration. She cited machine leaders in the legislature seizing on the Coleman Amendment in 1988 to belittle the governor's program. Colgate W. Darden Jr and Hundson Cary joined in urging poll tax repeal and political reform amid the high school sports day event.
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White Stone
Vivian L. Faye
Norfolk
Virginia
Price
Hundson Cary
Henrico
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Page
Harry F. Byrd
Change To Army Status Costs Sergeant Plenty
MOBERLY Mo May 14 The change from civilian to Army life was just a matter of pay for Sergt Lynwood Earl Brammer Brammer now stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Mo is doing the same work at the same place on the same machine he did before they volunteered He was a civilian tractor driver.
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Moberly, Mo
Sergt
Lynwood Earl Brammer
Brammer
Fort, Leonard Wood
Soldier wages and pay raise details in early notice
The report notes construction work at the fort two months ago paying $1.25 an hour. A soldier earns $21 a month for tractor driving and cannot receive a $66 a month raise to staff sergeant until after three months of service.
Hess Cranky About Meals At Rudolf Hess Retreat
Rudolf Hess complains about hospital meals as he recovers behind guards at a British retreat hospital. Staff say he is fussy about what he eats and eats only compressed food tablets. A regiment captain stays with him, while soldiers guard outside the door and Hess reads mystery novels in the hospital library.
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Rudolf Hess
Great Britain
Britain
Hess
State Department Launches New Marketing Service
The State Department of Agriculture inaugurated a new service and reported that demand and supply of strawberries were moderate with steady markets in principal terminals. An import meeting of the Grafton Fire Department is planned at 7 p.m. in the Fire Station at City Hall. all members urged to attend.
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State Department
Charleston
State Department of Agriculture
Grafton Fire Departments
City Hall
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Terry McKay
Terry
Beng
Rae Fset
Virginia Solon Flays Party
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