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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1949
Page
4
Rates listed for delivery by carrier and mail. Carrier 30 cents weekly. Mail prepaid yearly 9.00, six months 7.80, three months 3.90. Outside Virginia and West Virginia 15.60 per year. Entered as second class matter at Grafton West Virginia under March 3 1879 act.
The Supreme Court heard arguments over 980,000 Elk Horn Coal voting trust certificates bought for 16,500 that allegedly grew to 686,000. The case questions rightful ownership and proceeds after previous purchase setbacks due to attorney involvement by Arthur B. Koontz and Patrick D. Koontz.
Court proceedings untangle claims by Koontz and Elk Horn over Voting Trust Certificates tied to a 1937 reorganization and a 1941 death, with trusteeship, liability, and estate rights debated. The article blends unrelated notes on narcissus bulbs, baking tips, and Wheeling police force politics including Kennedy’s FOP expulsion and Mayor Bachman’s comments.
In a tense 1940s chapter, Jasper Fogg grapples with loyalty and danger as Seton Alessandro's web tightens. Fogg frets over Lia and Lia’s fate while a violent act against Yampa triggers a fatal fall, a staged plan, and a race to unlock Lia's room before a deadly plot consumes him.
A public dispute over the Navy's offensive power and leadership figures unfolds as Denfeld, Bogan, and Crommelin voice concerns about morale and defense strategy. Officials like Johnson and Matthews decline comment while the press calls for transparent discussion of the issues. The saga is framed amid broader questions of national defense and accountability.
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Classified advertising rates apply with minimum charges and multi insertion discounts. Notices warn creditors and beneficiaries of the estates of Minnie J. Martin Robert H. Neel and Fred D. Robinson to file verified claims by specific dates at designated offices in Grafton West Virginia, with penalties for noncompliance and reminders for the presence of beneficiaries to protect interests.
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