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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1950

Page

6

Knottsville Opens Season With Victory Over Blueville

The Tygart Valley Twilight Baseball League started its summer schedule with Knottsville defeating Blueville 1 to 0. League president Herman Freedman will release a full schedule tomorrow. Knottsville, managed by Claude Cozad, hosts Fetterman at 8 p.m. Thursday at Fetterman. Other teams include Rock Lake Webster Pruntytown Parkview East Grafton Knottsville Blueville and Fetterman.

Tygart Valley Twilite Baseball League Knottsville Blueville Herman Freedman Claude Cozad Fetterman Rock Lake Webster Pruntytown Parkview East Grafton

Driver Training Classes To Be Conducted Here

Beling high school coach Alex Vennari announced driver education for adults and Graf ton ring students with support from the Public Safety Department and ABA club. The 10 day course seeks 16 year olds or older, meeting at the sheriff's office with potential learner’s permits.

Alex Vennari Beling Tadkat Department of,, Public, Safety Ae Enna Thad Arly Verdi Mach Vennari

Reburial Service For Army Private Metheny Today

Reburial services will be held this afternoon at 2 00 pm in the National Cemetery for Ever ett E Metheny a private first class in the United States Army He was single and is survived by his family in Kingwood Veterans and members of the W P W and the American Legion are urged to be present at the Cemetery at 1 30 pm to participate in military rites The superintendent J H Boender said today the reburial would be the last before Memorial Day with others scheduled after the observance

National Cemetery Everett E. Metheny United States Army Metheny Kingwood Amercan Legion J. H. Boender

Local Students League Artists Announce Exhibit Plan

Members of the Students League of Associated Arts plan a near future exhibition in the Heflin Style Shop space. The display will feature photography ceramics oil paintings water colors sketches and some sculpture. A definite opening date is pending though arrangements are complete.

Students League of Associated Arts John I. Booth Oday

Broadway Limited To Leave New York In Regular Time

Six day strike update says Broadway Limited will depart New York tonight at its normal time. Southern Railway hopes to resume regular trains within 24 hours. Regular crews are replacing the supervisory worker who ran freight trains during the walkout.

Page One New York Southern

Communist ties swirl at UC hearing names Oppenheimer figures

Sylvia Crouch testifies before a California legislative committee in Oakland, saying she attended a 1941 closed Communist meeting at Dr. Robert Oppenheimer’s Berkeley home. Oppenheimer denies attending any such meeting as the panel probes wartime Red activities at the University of California.

Sylvia Crouch California Legislative Committee Oakland Berkeley Robert Oppenheimer Oppenheimer Los Alamos N. M Washington University of California International

Morning commute in New York subway beneath cigar store awning

A vivid scene follows commuters in New York fashion from the riverbank to the subway. They shed nickels for papers, brace against wet umbrellas, and descend the long escalator into damp carriages. Inside, crowded trains hum with fatigue and urban life as readers seek escape in headlines. The piece ends with a rebirth into Manhattan’s noisy, alive rhythm.

York Robert Taylor 175Th Street Middle West 125Th Street Midtown Harlem 70Th Street Manhattan New York

Evacuation and Vet Veterans Poppy Day Plans Appear

Eight thousand people were evacuated as trains halted in a subway tie up. The report notes welfare efforts for disabled veterans and needy children, with poppy day preparations at the Legion Home and poppies made by veterans in Martinsburg. A separate dispatch mentions Russian protests over Iranian aerial surveys and a U S state department remark calling it unfounded, plus notes on hop production in the western states.

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