B and O President Details Grade Crossing Accidents
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President R B White released a study on half year casualty accidents at public crossings. It finds 96 percent of motorists and pedestrians know the crossings, but 25 percent are indifferent and some run into trains. Most crashes result from ignoring warnings, with two thirds involving private cars and trucks. 40 percent trains were passenger, 40 percent freight. Accidents peak day, with 21 percent between midnight and 6 am. The railroad urges strict crossing rule observance as safety campaign reduces injuries.
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Classmates Give $42 to Aid Kiger Girl in Need
Jeannine Kiger, 19, of Clark, suffers a rare kidney disease and receives daily injections costing 54 dollars. A fund drive by Grafton High School classmates of the 1948 graduation totals 42 dollars, collected by Betty Brown Walls, Anna Knight, and Edna Morgan.
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Jeannine Kiger
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Grafton High School
Betty Brown Walls
Anna Knight
Edna Morgan
Polly Davis
Connie Sey
Local Contributors List With Small Donations In Patchy Record
A partial OCR list shows many individual donors and varied monetary gifts, including 50 cents to 2 dollars from named residents such as Pat Orr Roy Compton Helen Cutright and Charles Shroyer plus amounts to 10 dollars from Mr and Mrs Harold C Morris and Harry S White family. Also noted are 4-H entries and a Post Office Box address in Grafton with separate contributors in Washington and Staley.
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Helen Cutright
Norma Murphy
Preddie Efaw
Francis Linn
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Charles Shroyer
B. Densmore
Joan Duckworth
Ed Pawcett
Bob Jac
Louise
Bob Bartlett
Connie McProuty
Betty Brown
Doris Ann Harrison
Mil[ Poling Yates
Josephine ‘Bryan
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Morgan
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Grafton
Harry S. White
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizen Gary Stuart Davis
Mr and Mrs Marion Davis of Simpcon announce the birth of their fourth child, a son named Gary Stuart, born Saturday morning. The mother is Ruth Frye, formerly.
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Advertisers Listed For Tuesday's Sentinel Paper
Tomorrow's Sentinel will include scheduled advertisements from DeLaney's Electrical Appliances Monongahela Power Co Lambert Motor Company Loar's Jewelry Store Bennett's Refrigeration Service Personal Finance Co Grafton Drive-In Malone's Drug Store Parrish Agency Grafton Jewelry Co Grafton Refrigeration Service Manos Theatre Caplan's Jewelers and others.
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DeLaney's Electrical Appliances
Monongahela Power Co
Lambert Motor Company
Loar’s Jewelry Store
Bennett's
Personal Finance Co
Grafton Drive-In
Malone's
Parrish Agency
Grafton Jewelry Co
Grafton Refrigeration Service
Manos Theatre
Caplan's Jewelers and Others
Miners Strike Deepens As Union monies Spark Debate
Continued from page one, critics say Lewis used a grand stand to boost morale while miners have been on strike since Sept. 19. The union, with over $13 million in its treasury, pays no direct strike benefits. Miners at St Michael Pa telegraph that funds should be raised to ease poverty in mining fields first.
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Steelworkers strike as Alcoa pension plan derailed
The CIO Steelworkers rejected six cents for pensions and four cents for insurance in Alcoa talks. Negotiations collapsed on Friday after the union refused to accept a pension plan tied to federal security law changes. Murray labeled the proposal an integration with social security that would erode retiring employees' benefits during a 20,000-strong Bethlehem rally.
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Civil Service board to prepare list for two posts
From Friday's examinations the Civil Service board chaired by Paul E Maione will prepare a list of men to fill the two posts now held by emergency appointments. The list will also serve for future appointments.
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Woodford
Lawrence Messenger
Delmas Stemple
A. G. Swisher, Jr
Civil Service Board
Paul E. Maione
Dam area traffic hits near-peak in midweek visitors
Visitors crowded the Dam area yesterday with counts almost reaching peak October levels. Officials noted an average of about 108 automobiles per hour during the day as crowds used the facilities.
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Stop Me in Miami Beach Hotel Night Bets
An elderly pair vacationing in Miami Beach encounter a furtive man in a lobby who roams guests taking bets as a bookie. They impulsively bet two dollars, lose, and joke about spilled milk while fearing what they would have done with the horse.
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Miami Beach
Becky
Amusing Riff on 1960s Trends and Timing
A fragmented column-style passage humorously links 1960s gender shifts, fashion, and consumer ads. It quips on bullet proof cows, noisy ads, and the season for fishing while noting August as prime fishing time per Factographs. The tone mimics a social commentary from a newspaper page.
Aluminum giant warns on steelworkers contribution
Big Aluminum Company of America, maker of half the nation's aluminum, says it may face impact unless steelworkers contribute fairly. The statement signals potential cost pressures tied to industry wage talks and broader labor cost sharing.
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