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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1955
Page
1
Geneva negotiators failed again to reach agreement on repatriating American civilians as China refused to provide ironclad assurances on freeing detained U.S. nationals. West Virginia reports 12 new polio cases linked to Salk vaccine, including a seven year old from McDowell County.
American flyers freed from Red China camps return to US soil. Capt Elm er F Llewellyn reunites with wife and six year old son in Missoula as 3,000 well-wishers cheer. In Nevada City Airman Daniel Schmidt’s wife had remarried, leaving an emotional greeting to come. Minnesota airmen Benjamin and Brown share heartfelt embraces, with Benjamin meeting his four siblings and 14 year old Deleano. Captain Buck returns to Tennessee welcomed by family, county officials, and a long motorcade, while York misses the trip due to illness.
A vast storm system blasted seven states with heavy winds and rains, causing widespread damage and a high death toll. Names and locations are incomplete due to damaged text, but the feature notes record high rainfall and severe flooding across multiple regions with substantial human impact.
Central bulletins describe Connie moving north near Harrisburg and Baltimore with 30 to 49 mph winds, heavy rains in Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey and New York, and fatalities from floods and electrocution. Diane threatens Bermuda as New York City reports its heaviest rainfall since 1926 and at least ten deaths in the metropolitan area. Four Thai students drown in Richmond and thousands lose power across the region with mass evacuations in Ocean City and coastal New Jersey areas.
CHICAGO The nation's governors left the annual conference as Adlai E. Stevenson appeared to hold the reins of the Democratic presidential campaign. He strengthened his party leadership but dodged a commitment on a White House bid.
Maine boy 11 named Richard Boulter reported the catch of his career after snagging a ten dollar bill from a brook near his Thorndike home. The lighthearted incident drew local attention as the youngster joked about the value of the find.
Four customers at a Palermo tavern report waking from a siesta to find their pants missing. Police are investigating the unusual daylight theft case in the Sicilian port city.
Geneva reports a breakthrough as East and West scientists mingle with reduced stiffness. Russians and Americans question and praise each other’s papers, signaling a breach in the iron curtain. The first week ledger shows 1,200 scientists from 72 nations, with calls for rapid atomic power, climate risks, and safety measures from Dr. I I Rab and C Rogers McCullough.
A 15 year old Negro boy stole a car in Birmingham Alabama and led police on a two block pursuit with multiple collisions. He sideswiped two parked cars rammed four vehicles and struck a truck before crashing another car. Damages were estimated at $1,500 and the youth was turned over to juvenile authorities.
World pays tribute to Thomas Mann the Nobel prize author dubbed grand old man of German literature messages flood Kilchberg post office by Lake Zurich where he spent his last months before death at Cantonal Hospital. Mann a naturalized U S citizen died Friday night at 80 from thrombosis following general weakness.
Rain last night totaling 1.67 inches drew praise from Woodbridge Stout agricultural agent as worth a million dollars for Taylor County crops. Corn and pastures benefited, while statewide crop prospects for West Virginia showed gains from late rains, with corn at 45 bushels per acre, potatoes yielding strongly, and hay outlook modestly improved. Milk and eye production also reported for July with June comparisons noted.
A weather write up notes cooler mornings and drizzling rain signaling fall. Birds head south as highs reach 76 yesterday with a 64 low at the official Blueville station reporting 1.67 inches of rain. Forecast calls for cooler cloudy rain today with 76 to 84 highs and 58 to 65 lows. Sunday looks fair with moderate temperatures.
Mrs. Mary McIntyre of Huntington Park seeks the return of her missing parakeet Timothy with a $50 reward. Timothy has escaped his cage and now calls out Here kitty, kitty, kitty, potentially causing trouble with his vocal repeats.
The Coast Guard disclosed it refused to issue an operations certificate to owners of a wooden three masted schooner that sank in Chesapeake Bay killing at least ten during Hurricane Connie. The vessel broke up near North Beach Maryland while returning to Annapolis. Owners appealed in Washington after being told to discontinue carrying passengers for hire until inspection.
The Montreal Gazette reports a London dispatch blaming Davy Crockett for a spate of house shootings described as the worst in years. A cartoon shows two British hunters discussing Crockett's alleged killings as the cause of the trouble.
West New York patrolman Fred Pahlok arrested Michael Romano aged 52 and Joseph Driscoll aged 40 on charges of breaking into a dress shop. He found them hiding behind bushes with 50 women’s skirts in their arms.
A mob of 200 to 300 Koreans tried to rush U.S. compounds at Kunsan and Wolmi Island seeking Communist inspectors. Tear gas repelled the demonstrations as protesters shouted anti spy slogans. U.S. guards tightened at five entry posts while civilians were moved from Pusan and a large crowd gathered at Inchon Harbor.
President Syngman Rhee in Seoul announces Korea no longer feels bound by armistice terms and aims to reclaim territory south of the 38th parallel held by Communists. He endorses nationwide demonstrations against Communist truce inspectors and cites a pledge from John Foster Dulles to remove them.
The Defense Department lists nine fallen servicemen from Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and New Jersey after a Thursday collision of two C-119 transports at Stuttgart Germany. Private Herman G Hinkle son of Mrs Rosa Hinkle Rt 1 Elkins W Va is named among the airmen.
A London judge fined bus conductor Douglas Haven 8.40 and costs after he spanked a 19 year old female passenger who had complained about the service. Haven's lawyer described the act as harmless fun and said spanking is often done between a young man and a girl.
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