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Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1950
Page
4
Exercise Your Most Valuable American Privilege Vote
An editorial urges every eligible voter to exercise the right to vote as a moral duty and foundation of freedom. It notes low turnout in presidential elections and even lower participation in non presidential races, warning that government by minority undermines liberties.
Weaver Dies in Fairmont at 72 After Illness
Clyde Bennett Weaver, 72, of Tunnelton, died Saturday night in a Fairmont hospital after a one week illness. Born January 9, 1878 in Fayette County Pennsylvania, he was a coal miner with Tunnelton Cooperative Coal Co. Survived by widow Sarah Elizabeth Casseday Weaver and a large list of children, siblings, and half-siblings, plus two half-sisters and one half-brother. He belonged to the Junior Order United American Mechanics and the Tunnelton Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bennett Weaver
Tunnelton
Fairmont
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Jacob Weaver
Elizabeth Evans Weaver
Sarah Elizabeth Casseday Weaver
Lena Sheppard
Wilmington
North Carolina
Jessie Sypolt
Charleston
West Virginia
Allice Roderick
W. Va
Lillian Weaver
James Weaver
Rowlesburg
Clarence Weaver
Rose Mary Zigler
Allentown
Richard Weaver
John Ross
Jessie Lash
Martins Ferry
Boardman Weaver
James M. Weaver
Marmaduke Dent
Ohio
Vote in every election to defend freedom and duty
The piece urges citizens to vote in primaries and general elections, asserting that participating in every election is a fundamental American duty essential to preserving a free nation. It stresses choosing capable candidates and engaging in the political process to safeguard liberty.
Fashion wars thread corsets and curves in 1960s mind
Central Press fragments show London corset maker Alex and Paris designer Dior clash over shaping the female form. The piece frames Watson’s stance against rigid vertical lines, praising curves as the true foundation of the fashion business. It muses on authenticity, mystery, and the evolving role of women.
Taft Promises Conditions on Southeast Asia Aid
The United States will apply tough terms to aid for Indo-China Indonesia and Burma to combat Asiatic communism. State Department officials cite China aid failure and demand trained administrators and civil reform as prerequisites, aiming to ensure effective use of projected American assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Southeast Asia
State Department
China
Indonesia
Burma
Hearing To Resume On Foreign Oil Imports This Week
In Washington this week a hearing will resume on a demand for increased tariffs on foreign oil imports. It is charged these imports erode the coal market and any harm to coal harms West Virginia, a key coal state subject to the tariff dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia
Homecoming Shadows Over a Quiet Village Hearth
Jenny awaits Brent’s return to Greenwich Village life as she tends a tranquil home with her sister Natalie. Diane abruptly returns home, broken by a failed marriage to Fred, casting doubt on love, loyalty, and the family’s steady domestic world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny
Brent
Diane
Jessup
Hart
Eltine
Greenwich Village
Fred
Natalie
Green Ridge
Maine
Citole
Itole
Nat
Elmon
Kennedy voices coal optimistic view in Ebensburg speech
International Vice President Thomas L. Kennedy of the United Mine Workers defended coal, arguing substitutes like oil and gas will be exhausted far sooner. He spoke in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, challenging pessimistic forecasts for coal supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Thomas L. Kennedy
The
United Mine Workers
Ebensburg
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Nation Backs Substitutes in Fuel Industry Shift
The report notes ongoing substitutions in the fuel industry with periodic use every one to six months. Cincinnati manager Luke Sewell, a 1921 University of Alabama B S graduate, is mentioned in connection with the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Luke Sewell
University of Alabama
Jenny and Diane Greet Brent at Dinner in Quiet Home
Jenny Mayhew arranges a dinner for Brent with Natalie and Diane returning home after three months away. Natalie radiates excitement over a major design sale to Cochrane Inc, while Jenny fears revealing Diane’s trouble with Fred. Brent reveals potential art work for Bell Agency as the sisters juggle pride and insecurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Mayhew
Natalie
Diane
Fred
Mr. Lightfoot
Jenny
Brent
Cochrane, Inc
Nat
Han
Ste
Jen
Milion
Harley
New England
Npeyes
Tve
Green Ridge
Bell Agency
Bell's
Maine
Citole's
Citole
Dickering
International Air Brigade forms to aid Chiang Kai-shek
A new Flying Tigers style group called the International Air Brigade plans to recruit 500 airmen and receive financial backing from the Chinese Nationalist government. The unit, aimed at combating communism, seeks to operate in the Far East, but faces U.S. legal hurdles over non federal military forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Tigers
Chiang Kai-shek
International Air Brigade
New Groupment
IAB
Ching
Far East
Chiang
United States
Try and Stop Me by Harrison Smith and Winchell Smith
A fragmentary humorous note about editor Harrison Smith and his millionaire uncle Winchell Smith. It references a lively exchange on wealth and pluck and cites Mencken on roadside lunch wagon slang rendered into Genglish with nine example phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EN Harrison Smith
Winchell Smith
Hal
Uncle Winchell
Harrison
Cincinnati rookie Joe Adcock's father holds cliff office in Louisiana
The statement reports that the father of Cincinnati rookie Joe Adcock holds a local position described as cliff in Coushatta Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Joe Adcock
Cliff
Coushatta
Louisiana
Clyde Bennett Weaver obituary service in Tunnelton
Clyde Bennett Weaver dies with funeral planned Tuesday May 30 at 10 a m at Tunnelton Methodist Church with Reverend W J Kerr officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Fairmont. Knott s Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bennett Weaver
Tunnelton
Methodist
W. J. Kerr
Woodlawn
Fairmont
Knotts Funeral Home
In Memoriam for Asel Newlon May 30
Five years have passed since the death of our wife and mother Asel Newlon. Though her chair is empty we miss her deeply and she lives on in our hearts. May she rest in peace. Mary Newlon and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asel Newlon
Newlon
Classified ads offer steady earnings and product routes
Classified rates apply with 754 minimum, cash in advance. Ads include man with car and man or woman seeking steady income selling Watkins products, plus exceptional opportunity for a cultured individual with initiative. Addresses include Baltimore Maryland and Columbus Ohio, with box numbers for reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Mr. McVey
Candler
Watkins
Grafton
EH. K. Shuey
Sta. A
Columbus
Ohio
Grafton Sentinel
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