Weather and world notes mix in 1950s digest brief
A mixed roundup reports daily weather with temperatures and wind, plus international items: three soldiers die of carbon monoxide in Aiken. East Germans seek asylum in West Berlin. a Grafton tree lighting plan. a British trawler incident. jail terms for German street demonstrators. a hair treatment fraud case. German labor leader visit to Oak Ridge. Hammarskjold talks with Israel over Mount Scopus. Rochester editor Frank Gannet dies at 81. Hoffa hearings in Washington. and the Duke of Windsor's first public engagement in Britain in 21 years with reconciliation rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Transport Union
London
Duke of Windsor
Brittain
Elizabeth II
Deer Kill Slow In Taylor County Hunters Report Low Totals
Reports from Taylor County checking stations show a very slow deer kill this season. Blueville six, Fairmont Road Mt View Lodge one. Hunters listed include Milford Freeze 160 pounds seven point at Milford Route 3 Graf ton.
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Taylor County
Setler
Blueville
Mt. View Lodge
Fairmont Road
Milford Freeze
Grafton
Cherry Run
Kermit H. Dillon
Knottsville
William F. Malone
Radio
Donald R. Poling
Buck
Hardy County
Phil Lacaria
Clarksburg
Point Buck
Shumaker
Charlie's Texaco
Thornton
Estep’s
Grafton Sentinel
Weather extremes mark nation across warmest and coldest
New York report notes the day\'s high reached 81 degrees in Santa Maria California while International Falls Minnesota recorded a frigid 10 below, reflecting wide temperature swings across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santa Maria
Calif
International Falls
Minn
Five Illegal Deer Kills Reported In Taylor County
Five illegal deer kills have been recorded in Taylor County as the deer season opened. Sheriff Flanagan warned violators will face full penalties, detailing fines from 50 to 300 dollars and possible jail terms up to 30 days, with harsher penalties for multiple kills or possession of illegally killed deer. Deputy Gibs on assisted by Eisner recovered two deer for transfer to the Taylor County jail or needy institutions.
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Taylor County
Pleasant Creek
Webster
William T. Flanagan
Tom Motter
Flanagan
Sheriff's Office
Neal Austin
Knottsville
Austin
Ralph Gibson
Charles Eisner
Grafton
West Virginia
Reginald Roberts
Tyler County
Robert Huffenberger
Huffenberger
Earl Hicks
Hatcher
Wyoming County
Mullens
Nancy
Indian Creek
Pineville
Young Hicks
Court Upholds Area Decision in Pre-Burial Contract Case
Charleston A Monon ia County Circuit Court ruling declaring unconstitutional a statute governing the sale of so-called pre-burial contracts was upheld today by the State Supreme Court. Memorial Gardens Development Corp. Morgantsown claimed the statute requiring payments into a plan to be deposited in a bank subject to withdrawal only by the purchaser before death was unconstitutional. Under the program a purchaser contracts to pay for costs of this funeral and burial and makes regular payments. Memorial claimed that unless it could use the money from such payments to operate its business, it would be forced to close. Underwood Speaks A conference on industrial development in New York tonight will feature Gov. Cecil H. Underwood as guest of honor.
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Charleston
Mononia County
State Supreme Court
Memorial Gardens Development Corp
Morgantsown
Memorial
Mother And Daughter Enter Convent In Iowa Plans
A widowed Springfield mother, Mrs Tomme Myrene Morris, and her daughter Grace Morris resign from Illinois state jobs to join the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in Ottumwa Iowa. They sold possessions and will depart soon under Rev Brendan Keane's guidance, a first for a widow and daughter entering the same convent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Ottama
Iowa
Congregation of the Humility of Mary
Tomme Myrene Morris
Secretary of State
Grace
Aged Mother Held Prisoner By Daughter In Chicago
A 90 year old widow was held virtually imprisoned by her spinster daughter for eight years in a lightless, heatless nine apartment building. Neighbors alerted authorities who found the bedridden mother and the daughter Dorothy 60 later committed to a mental hospital. Marian 53 died likely from malnutrition. Five thousand five hundred dollars in cashier’s checks were found in the unit.
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Chicago
Hattie Rice, Ovat
Dorothy
Union Workers Receive Asiatic Flu Shots at Plant
Eighty members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union received flu shots at the Grafton Manufacturing Company plant. The firm employs 130 workers and holds a union contract. Dr. John V. Brannon administered the vaccine, with the union covering costs. Local 264 leaders Rose Foley and Josephine Sartoris supervised the program, while state director Henry Glasser said similar vaccination drives are underway in all West Virginia locals.
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International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Grafton
John V. Brannon
Rose Foley
Josephine Sartoris
Henry Glass
Eisenhower Keeps Busy Amid Recovery From Stroke
President Eisenhower, recovering from a mild stroke, returns to work at 8:15 a.m. and plans a day with congressional leaders and adviser Adlai Stevenson. Press secretary James Hagerty reports another good night’s sleep and continued excellent progress.
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Wasuuniuni
Sident Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Hunter snares 21 point buck at Fellowsville check
Robert Murray brought in the first deer checked at the Fellowsville station on Monday at 2 30 am. The 21 point buck weighed an estimated 275 pounds and was the only deer logged that hour.
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Fellowsville
Robert Murray
Freeman Murray
Mild Weather Pattern Grips Nation Across Regions
A broad mild pattern spreads across the United States with varied snow and rain. Early reports show light eastern Dakotas snow bands and grit flurries in the northern Great Lakes and New England. Temperatures dip 10 to 15 degrees in the upper Mississippi Valley and upper Great Lakes as cold air advances from the Central and Southern Plains toward the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.
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Midwest
Dakotas
Great Lakes
New England
mid-Mississippi Valley
Upper
Plains
Lower
Ohio Valley
Texas
Gulf States
Ohio
Mid Mississippi
Eight-year-old Peruvians Gives Birth At City Hospital
An eight-year-old girl in Lima, Hilda Trujillo, bore a six-pound daughter at a city hospital. Doctors report both mother and baby are healthy. The cousin Teodoro Camilla Martel is detained as alleged father, sharing a room with the family. The case echoes a 1939 incident involving a six-year-old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Hilda
Trujillo
Teodoro Camilla Martel
Camilla Martel
Lina Media
Eisenhower Adlai Meet on NATO Plans and Budget
President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson met with congressional leaders to discuss a 39 40 billion dollar defense budget emphasizing missiles and a four billion dollar foreign aid request. The talks aimed to bolster Atlantic alliance plans amid Moscow space challenges with Stevenson serving as a NATO consultant.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai
Stevenson
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
U.S
America
Russia
Martin
Sam Raysburn
Senate
NATO
Paris
U.S. Defense
U.S. Information Agency
White House
GOP
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Doctor Brannen Dies in Moundsville at 68
J Frank Brannen of Moundsville aged 68, longtime Marshall County clerk from 1948 to last January, died Monday after a period of illness. He served county government for decades and was known for public service.
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Moundsville
J. Frank Brannen
Marshall County
Girard to Return Home After Japanese Court Ruling
Girard, freed by a Japanese court in the fatal shooting of a Japanese woman, packed to return to Illinois with his Japanese wife Haru Candy Sueyama Girard for Christmas. Prosecutors did not appeal the suspended sentence for manslaughter, easing relief for Japanese and U.S. officials, while opponents and the victim’s daughter voiced anger. The case began January 30 when Girard fired at Naka Sakai at Weir firing range.
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Tokyo
Army
Willam
Girard
Illinois
Japan
Ottawa
Ill
Haru Candy Sueyama
United States
U.S
Naka Sakai
T Weir
Route 21 Interstate bid draws cap ital attention
A congressional probe may be sought into adding U.S. Route 21 from Canton Ohio to Charlotte North Carolina to the interstate system. Sen. Albert Gore notes states received mileage not requested as Route 21 was added last October as part of 1 000 extra miles. Ohio and West Virginia received 310 miles, with segments from Canton to Marietta and Williamstown to Parkersburg, plus a short strip across western Virginia.
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Washington
U.S
Canton
Marietta
Ohio
Williamstown
W.va
Parkersburg
Tuefield
Virginia
Charlotte
N.O
West Virginia
North Carolina
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Bluefield
Canton-Charlotte
Weeks
State Institutions Being Surveyed In West Virginia
Charleston WV current surveys target industrial schools for boys and girls to raise educational standards. Assistant Commissioner Elizabeth Hallanan notes three teachers volunteered for classes at the youth forestry camp near Davis. Improvements at Salem girls reformatory include a parole committee. Legislature funding sought next year to expand rehabilitation staff at both facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Elizabeth V. ‘Hallanan
Davis
Reformatory
Salem
Pruntytown
Hallanan
Liquor Official Asked To Resign
Charleston report says Williams a longtime Democrat on the State Liquor Control Commission was asked to resign by acting Commissioner Ben W. Venable. Williams submitted his resignation effective December 31 and cited an upcoming eye operation as a factor in plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Williams
State
Liquor Control Commission
Commission
Finance, Stock Control and Statistics
Ben W. Venable
Veneable
Venable
Cecil H. Underwood
E. Gaujot Bias
Let's Read the Bible Lets Read a Bible Portion Daily
A public notice promoting daily Bible reading in the Sentinel. It invites families to read a portion each day as a traditional American practice and directs readers to page 4 for today's reading.
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Donald Shaw
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Country Club Road
J. Ray Keener
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Taylor County Board of Trade
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Dixie Theatre
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Jerusalem
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