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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1950
Page
6
Mary L Heuser of New York City wins one of the American Association of University Women fellowships. The award allows advanced study anywhere in the world to pursue her field.
The article notes the Democratic Party defeated the old People's Party signaling Western style institutions. It highlights Kemal Ataturk's secular modernization including education, the Latin alphabet, fez abolition, and republic formation, plus Ismet Inonu's role and the 1940s democratic shift with a new electoral law as a model of procedure.
Lebanon Tennessee square dance manager Troutt C W Troutt recounts relief from neuritis pains after taking Hadacol vitamins and iron. The ad touts Hadacol as uniquely effective and guaranteed with a money back policy, pricing trial and large sizes. It links to the 1945 Amerasia case as part of the copy.
Minor children of deceased World War I veterans may qualify for death pension benefits even if a surviving parent is ineligible. Eligibility hinges on veteran service before November 12, 1918 and discharge not dishonorable. Widows who remarry need not refile for their children, but must provide a certified marriage record before benefits shift to the children. Death pension pays $21.60 monthly for one child, $32.40 for two, and $43.20 for three, divided among eligible children. WWII veterans’ minor children may also qualify under certain conditions. the Grafton VA office serves Taylor County, WV, with Friday contact at the local Employment Office.
Charleston reports that William C. Smith, a Navy Chief Electrician’s Mate and prisoner of Chinese Communists for nearly 11 months, will visit West Virginia soon with his wife. Smith and a companion were captured after their light plane crashed in occupied China in October 1948. Smith’s parents in law live in Chelyan near Charleston, where his wife's father is a mine foreman. The couple plans to arrive in about two weeks after his release last weekend and a telephonic update from Montana.
Israel's salvage control section of the ministry of supply and rationing aims to save by requiring return of used toothpaste and shaving cream containers. The move reflects broader austerity measures in the country.
Senator Joseph McCarthy labeled Owen Lattimore the United States top Red spy, pledging it as his main case, while Lattimore denied the accusation amid a broader wartime hospital note on Marine Sergeant William E Sechrest recovering at Naval Hospital Beaufort from a December auto crash with prior injuries and wartime wounds.
President Truman argued that peace with Russia and satellites requires creating conditions that compel the Soviet Union to enter and honor agreements, not merely hoping for or proposing terms. He emphasized practical steps to ensure verification and compliance in international pacts.
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