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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1949
Page
4
Represented nationally by Newspaper Representatives Inc with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Kansas City St. Louis and a post office entry at Grafton West Virginia under the 1879 act.
Richard Frum a Fair Mont State college student spent the weekend with his parents Ish and Mrs. B L Frum. Ray Bailey of Clarksburg visited his parents Mr and Mrs A G Bailey and was accompanied home by his sister Betty. Ancel McNemar and Mrs Elizabeth McNemar visited Fairmont relatives while Mrs McNemar, confined at home for months, recovered. Charles Harvey of Pittsburgh visited George Felton Guy Lake and B Harvey on the Country Club Road.
Mrs Ora Leach returns to Simpson after visiting relatives here. Cecil Waller of Pittsburgh spent last weekend with sister Ethel Waller. Zeila Wolfe shows improvement from pneumonia after illness. Elzie Poston begins construction on a new home near Warder property. Jack Kincaid of Ohio State College visits family. Delpha Curran visits friends and travels to Grafton to see brother R. S. Gibson. Paul Wolfe remains ill at home. Carl Smith family of Peasant Creek visits friends this week. G D Hildreth family of Grafton visit Goff Hess family on Sunday.
In a late night room scene at the Farr home Tim and Debby discuss clues and suspects. Tim suggests Scragg may have hidden the .38 and hints at a plot involving Ingrid Johnson and Judge Sanders. Stella Dane reveals Burke Romney’s accusation and a past offer to hold foreclosure in exchange for papers, while Ingrid, Molly B, and Sophy react with tension as Tim progresses the tale.
Evansville Women's Society of Christian Service held a meeting in the community house with Mrs. Mary Boylen presiding and devotionals led by Mrs. Lottie Hebb. Attendees included Mesdames Watson Criss, Avis Wagner, Hazel Gable, Ruth Nose, Lillian Clarkson, Mary Hovatter, Catherine Nose, Lottie Hebb, Mary Boylen, and visitors. Other items note fuel shortages causing a small plane to land safely on Carl Wilson's farm, visits by locals to and from St Petersburg and Parkersburg, a Washington trip by Fellowsville students, and a Golden Horseshoe program winner Patricia Knotts heading to Charleston. Minor injuries reported when Mrs. Noble Lohr cut an artery and nerve while jarring a fruit jar with a butcher knife.
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A crossword chart shows clues and grid snippets with numbers and hints from 16 across to 40 across and a cryptogram puzzle entry. The cryptogram explains substitution rules and provides a sample quote notations, with a Pope quotation noted as distributed by King Features Syndicate.
The report describes nationalist gains and cites Lungwha airfield as a likely early target in a potential communist drive. Rumors of Chinese leaders’ planes warming up circulated, but confirmation was impossible. The garrison communiqué claimed rationalist success repelling Red forces near Pootung on the riverfront.
Midtown reports Adm. Kwei Yung-Chin from his flagship off Woosung reiterates resolve to defend greater Shanghai alongside air force and infantry to the last.
Principal Fred C. Conley outlines the Fellowsville school term events with a May 20 final assembly and awards, May 22 senior vesper service, May 24 sixth grade promotion, and May 26 high school commencement with speeches by Maurice Brooks and diplomas by Superintendent Paul W. Watson. Graduates listed include Charles Bailey, Fred Barthelemy, Donald Bolyard, Melvin Bolyard, Junior Clarkson, Robert Rankins, Noble Runner, Talma Ketterman, Clara Belle Poling, Geraldine Ridenour, Dolores Sigley, and Hilda Wolf.
The Virginian reports Senator Byrd condemning rapid civilian growth in the U S executive branch with 2 111 257 workers as of March and a plan to reduce by at least 600 leaving staffing at 175 percent of the pre war peak Meanwhile over 28 million children aged five to 17 are enrolled in U S public schools
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