01 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1956
Page
1
Fragmentary text notes a burial at Memorial Park and mentions individuals associated with a group Pecora tied to a cad ic chambered group. Mentions Max Wolf and a date in 1891, with unclear references to a rafton, Glass, the Law, and Otner details.
The dispatch notes a slow but implacable Burmese incursion described as ongoing for about two years. It also covers typhoon Wanda hitting Formosa with 90 mph winds and heavy rain. Various U.S. local items include a West Virginia police appointment, boycotts, crime cases, a presidential physical, and regional political highlights from Ohio, West Virginia, and Illinois. These briefs mirror a busy, era-typical national digest with named places and figures.
Ray H. Griffin, 64, prominent Clarksburg accountant, died after stepping into the side of a tractor trailer and being crushed beneath the rear wheels. He was admitted to a hospital and died shortly after. The truck driver was identified as David held.
Governor William C. Marland told the West Virginia Education Association conference at Camp Caesar that industrial growth requires expanded school facilities. He urged rapid improvement and expansion to keep pace with construction costs and future growth. University officials reported bids received for two pre fabricated buildings to support this effort.
The Atlantic Greyhound Corp with Eastern seeks a general fare hike for West Virginia and has a Public Service Commission hearing set for August 16. Sales manager D A O'Dell says the new rates aim to level off the tariff schedule and take effect August 24. Many WV rates have been in place 10 to 15 years.
Ohio County Judge David McKee plans to publish the names of parents of juveniles who appear in his court to deter wrongdoing. He argues publicity serves as a strong deterrent and will be released in the future as a public notice.
Sen. Estes Kefauver withdraws from the June Democratic presidential race and backs Adlai E. Stevenson to unite the party. The move clears Stevenson for a likely first ballot victory, with Gov. Averell Harriman remaining Stevenson’s main rival and Truman considered neutral but pro-Harriman.
President Eisenhower told reporters Nixon is acceptable as the vice presidential candidate and declined to name a preferred running mate beyond Nixon. He defended Nixon’s candidacy, said he would not dictate the nomination, and stated Stassen’s efforts to block Nixon are private matters. The article notes Eisenhower’s health, surgery, and view on ongoing candidacy. It also reports plans to rent seven new training sites for the U S Army Reserve Tank Battalion in West Virginia with locations near Beckley Bluefield Camp Dawson Parkersburg Clarksburg Morgantown.
More than 122000 aluminum workers walked off the job paralyzing half the nation’s aluminum production. The walkout shut 21 plant operations by Alcoa and Reynolds Metals as talks with the United Steelworkers stalled. Federal mediators joined as unions and companies bargained past midnight seeking a halt to the strike.
Secretary Dulles urged British and French support for firm steps in the Suez Canal dispute but held back from endorsing force. Eden signaled London and Paris would act to internationalize control if necessary, with Britain preparing for potential air and naval actions in the canal zone as pressure mounts.
Chicago health officials escalate pressure as 27 new polio cases push the 1956 total to 440. Dr. Herman Bundesen denounces parental cooperation lapses and a lax anti polio campaign while the federal vaccine effort scales back allocations citing state by state criteria.
In Pt Marion Pa a trailer truck lost control and crashed into a grocery where Dora Ross 59 was working. She died in hospital an hour later. Driver Robert Powell of Greensburg Pa said brake failure caused the mishap as he neared the flight angle curve and swerved to avoid children playing in an alley.
London reports that critics attacked prison conditions as inmates faced harsh sleep settings. Parliamentary Undersecretary Lord Mancroft said inmates would sleep in underwear or less due to the initial pajamas cost of 84000 dollars.
Albert Woolson aged 109 the last Civil War Union Army veteran was reported early today to have opened his eyes and shown slight response but attendants at St Luke Hospital Duluth said he remains in critical condition. He has persisted near death yet surprised doctors with will to live as he lay in a coma since Saturday.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms hit the central United States, flooding streets, basements, and homes from Denver to the Mississippi Valley. The system affected Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, New Mexico, and the Central Plains with higher temperatures northward then expected fair weather west of the Rockies and near the Great Lakes.
Grafton families planned to see a Penn Premier Carnival in Fairmont but the event stayed away after Justice of the Peace W C Chick Lawson warned of enforcing state gambling laws if concessions violated the law. Fire Department officials protested sponsoring an illegal setup while observers note missed local benefit and urge a lawful solution to serve youths.
The Blueville Weather Station reports 11 am temperatures of 76 today and 11 am today at 77. Yesterday's high reached 84 at Tygart Lake with a low of 64. The 24 hour high was 82 and the low 55, with last night's low at 58. Rainfall since midnight measured 0.2 inches.
A German judge dealing with Karl Mueller, charged with breaking into car x machines, deemed the defendant unable to travel 60 miles to court due to lack of train fare. The judge ruled Mueller need not appear at trial and allowed the 100 mark fine to be paid in ten monthly installments by mail.
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