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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1950
Page
4
The text lists the Grafton Publishing Company Inc editorial and office details, circulation, and telephone numbers. It notes second class matter at the Gratton post office and claims AP exclusive use of local news and dispatches. Subscription rates are shown: 30 cents weekly by carrier and yearly mail rates, with international rate listed.
The Economists of London publish The Cost of Welfare analyzing Britain’s social services rise from about one pound per person at the century’s start to ten pounds per head by 1938, indicating world wide growth in scope and cost as social services snowball.
The Economist notes that social expenditures now dwarf other public outlays in Britain and rise from 12 times lower levels over 50 years. War costs mirror prewar shares. the shift to cradle to grave security is vast, funded largely by middle and low incomes, with beer and tobacco taxes hitting working-class families.
The city converted public buildings into first aid stations and opened a garage as a morgue on the main street. Armories in nearby towns opened as shelters for disaster victims while South Amboy's town hall became an emergency hospital. Coast Guard placed all personnel on emergency standby in New York waters and South Amboy General Hospital sought plasma deliveries as Red Cross dispatched disaster specialists.
Washington dispatch reports factional rivalry within the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. President David B. Robertson, 73, faces a challenge as rivals push for a third man aboard diesel locomotives, threatening his leadership and the union’s 110,000 members.
Private eye Shayne presses Voorland for ties between the Rajah of Hindupoor and Celia Dustin's death. The jeweler hints at a bracelet theft plot and a possible buyer, while Shayne probes motives, insurance rewards, and a potential link to a diamond bracelet recovered with help from New York and Ohio sources.
Detective Shayne and Superintendent Palinimo pursue a dustin heist linked to J Donald Bankhead on South Beach. Dustin’s wife Celia is suspected, but Dustin questions her, while a bracelet hints at motive. Randolph, a key player, endures a coma and a possible undercover motive amid a tense investigation.
Local classifieds list 100 percent G T Loans to veterans by Shale Incorporated with address and phone. Rentals offer two furnished apartments and three furnished rooms at specified addresses with phone contact. Sewing service and machine motor upgrades advertised by Singer at 70 West Main Street with May dates. A job ad seeks three men with cars for national product sales with training and earnings. Morgantown hotel address given for in person presentation. Commissioner’s notice to creditors of Clarence E Dodge estate requests claims by a set date, with official contact details and location in Grafton West Virginia.
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