Grafton Sentinel Details and 1955 Publication Info
The Grafton Sentinel, published weekdays by Sentinel Publications in Grafton West Virginia, lists pricing for subscriptions and carrier delivery in multiple regions. The notice includes offices and advertising reps, noting rates for West Virginia Virginia and outside the Virginias, plus post office entry details dated December 2 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel Publications
Latrobe Street Telephone
Grafton
W. Va
National Advertising “Representatives
Cottenell-Kimball, Inc
Fishers Representative
New York
Lexington Avenue
Philamonia
Chestnut Street
Detroit
Lafayette Street
Chicago
Michigan Street
Pittsburgh
Fourth Avenue
West Virginia
Virginia
Virginias
Taylor, Barbour and Wreston Sauntlesx
Congress
Bipartisan view on foreign policy and peace prospects
The piece argues politics should not derail foreign policy, urging constructive debate and bipartisanship. It credits bipartisan leadership with allied building and warns that the Korea armistice is not peace, highlighting ongoing danger and the need for united action against common threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free World
Eisenhower
Korea
Fire Over Arab-Israeli Tensions Prompts Peace Prospects
Amid escalating Arab Israeli strife, Britain offers a compromise plan to resolve the war's fallout. Secret talks aim to secure access to the Suez Canal, restore pipelines, reopen Arab ports, and enable trade with Arab neighbors in exchange for territorial concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Israel
Britain
Anthony Eden
Suez Canal
Strategic Finesse in Presidential Term Decision
The piece argues Eisenhower favors delaying a final decision on a second term to finesse early primary contests. Running favorite sons in state primaries could secure favorable roll call votes or fuel an open nomination fight, shaping party control in Congress and state delegations. The tactic hinges on delaying announcement to strengthen his political leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Congress
Peron’s Seizure of La Prensa Sparks World Outcry
The ten year Argentine dictatorship under Juan Peron faced global backlash for confiscating La Prensa from its owners and handing it to the labor confederation. Restoring control to Gainza Paz’s family paper in exile signals a rallying point for a free press. The case underscores how press independence challenged Peron’s grip and weakened his regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Juan Peron
la Prensa
Buenos Aires
Labor Confederation
Peron
Free World
Gainza Paz
United States
The Silence On Race In The Church And Faith
A husband reflects on racial prejudice sparked by a magazine piece about Bishop James Augustine Healy. He recalls scripture, the cosmopolitan Roman Empire, and the Church’s mission to see all mankind as one family. He concludes that character matters, not skin color, and affirms belief in a good bishop regardless of race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Augustine Healy
Portland
Christ
Jesus
Mary
Joseph
Peter
Paal
Stephen the
God
Roman Empire
Church
Trealy
Bennett Cerf Renaming Stop Me with Rubinstein Recital Tale
A humorous snippet recalls Arthur Rubinstein in Scotland where a doctor in Edinburgh treated his sore throat in silence. Rubinstein finally asked for an explanation, and the doctor replied you talk too much. The anecdote ties to W C Fields and Gene Fowler recollections about drink and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rubinstein
Scotland
Edinburgh
Rubinstein
Japanese coming of age call echoes in Imperial family
The piece notes impressed soldiers and civilians by Japanese courtesy during occupation. It highlights a coming of age ritual where a son formally thanks his parents in the Imperial family as Prince Yoshi completes the rite, mirroring his elder brother Prince Akihito. It suggests adopting the practice locally to acknowledge parental care and adult responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothe
Yoshi
Akihito
55 Prosperous Year In State Says West Virginia Chamber Of Commerce
West Virginia chambers report 1955 shaping as a prosperous year with trade and production up over 1954. October coal output reached 12.3 million tons, a 14.2 percent rise year over year while natural gas up 1.8 percent and electric energy up 10.5 percent. Oil declined 19.2 percent with October production at 185000 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Charleston
West Viginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Union Gathering Brings Beulah and Pruntytown Churches Together
Beulah Baptist and Pruntytown Methodist churches held a union fellowship at Beulah church with Rev. Clark Neptune and Rev. E E Suite leading prayers. Music by both church choirs, followed by Thanksgiving refreshments for about 100 members and guests. Guests included Rev. and Mrs. J W Richardson and other locals. Several area men deer hunting. many Thanksgiving visits noted among families and students studying in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah
Clark Neptune
E. E. Suite
Pruutytown Methodist Church
J. W. Richardson
Howard Richardson
Webster
Alma Barker
Nellie Maxwell
Charles Laren
Trap Springs Road
Curtis Boice
L. E. Hamilton
Tunnel
Pruntytown
W. G.gillisple
Earl C. Lamb
Emma
Perky
Carnell Cunningham
Barbara
Hubbard
Ohio
Margarite
Virginia Gawthrop
Gawthrop
Nelle Maxwell
John Lawlus
Lincoln Street
Grafton
Federal Court To Air Racial School Issue
A federal court hearing is scheduled in Beckley on January 9 to review an injunction demanding immediate integration of Raleigh County schools. The NAACP of West Virginia filed the suit against the Raleigh County Board of Education, which plans a desegregation proposal, while the NAACP previously rejected partial integration in favor of full integration next fall for the first three grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Raleigh County
NAACP
Mercer County School Board
Turnpike Case Balks At Tax
Beckley West Virginia news brief reports Raleigh County Sheriff John Ward seeks legal counsel after a temporary injunction bars padlocking the Glass House restaurant. Ward says state law provides no funding for counsel, as he fights the Turnpike Commission over property tax requirements and a second injunction hearing looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
State Turnpike Commission
Here
Raleigh
John Ward
Tv Glass House
Ward
Norman Knapp
Turnpike Commission
No Miss For This Scholar No Miss For This Scholar
Larry Schirmer, son of the pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Farrell Pennsylvania, will receive his 17th pin for perfect Sunday School attendance on Christmas Day, just weeks before his 18th birthday. He started attending as a baby with his mother and has never missed a Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell, Pa
Larry Schirmer
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Lary
Clemens W. Schirmer
Colorado Aqueduct Delivers Water Across 242 Miles
The Colorado aqueduct, the longest man made conduit, carries Colorado River water across 242 miles of mountains and desert to 66 Pacific Coast communities.
March of Events Shapes Washington Pre- Sessions
Washington faces a busy start as Congress reconvenes on January 3 with a Democratic House aiming to push a tax cut and budget controls. President Eisenhower requests nine items including highway funds and an atomic peace ship, while major issues loom on farm policy, social security, flood control, and natural gas regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan
Laut
Washington
Feh
Mat
Union
Eisenhower
Ank
Congress
Nsw
House
Spli
Senate
OF SOMERSET MAUGHAM AN AMAZING MAN
Central Presa Association Correspondenta CAP FERRAT France Nearly 82. W Somerset Maugham world famed author of Of Human Bondage Rain The Razor Edge and The Moon and Sixpence travels widely, writes daily, and swims in the Mediterranean. He lives at Villa Mauresque on Cap Ferrat near Nice where his art collection includes Picasso Utrillo Monet and Gauguin. He shows us his walls and a Gauguin door painting rescued from Tahiti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cap Ferrat
France
W. Somerset Maugham
Maugham
Villa Mauresque
Nice
French Riviera
London
Egypt
Aga Khan
Wenly
Germany
Walla
Picasso
Utrillo
Monet
Manet
Gauguin
Toulouse-Lautrec
Renoir
Matisse
South Sea
Ua Ss
Paul Gauguin
Tahiti
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Grafton Sentinel
John Foster Dulles
la Prensa Freed
Ac. ‘Emt
Joseph Breig
Bennett Cerf
W. C. Fields
Gene Fowler
W. Clu House
Fields
Lester Gamble
Regent, Clart
Bee Features
Syndi
Cate
His
Pruntytowners
the Capitol
Somerset
Deane and
David Heller
Central Presa Association Correspondenta
W. Someratt Maugham
Central Press
Deane
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!