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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1956
Page
5
An unclear OCR fragment notes a person or group at a location called Augusta and mentions green garments. The readable elements suggest a social or sports gathering with themed attire. Further specifics are not available in the fragment.
A fragmentary OCR note mentions James C and Porter with references to traps and the press. The text is garbled and does not provide a clear event, date, or outcome to anchor a full summary.
An unclear clipping mentions an office collection night sticks from a cast and fire. Details are fragmentary but imply a small incident or misprint involving property and a fire event in a building. No clear persons or organizations are readable.
Fragment reads like a sports or agricultural item noting a target hold to 150 and a potato yield of 76, with garbled wording suggesting a misprint or shorthand. No clear person, team, or event details are readable to identify a concrete story or outcomes.
Local notices honor Glen and Rosemont resident couple Glen Crouse and Mrs. Eva Hines hosting a 25th anniversary open house. Thanksgiving gatherings include the Naozai Johnsons in Parkersburg with relatives from Boothsville and Akron. Hospital updates mention Mrs. Frank Christian returning home after a stay in Clarksburg. Birth announcements include Richard Gene Stewart Jr. in Clarksburg and Terry Lynn Knotts born to the Knotts family in Simpson.
Charlemont Massachusetts recalls the first anti turnpike group formed to end toll roads. The 27 year effort preceded Massachusetts voting the turnpike out. In November a new 239 million East West toll road opened, while Ignatius de Loyola founded the Jesuits in the 16th century.
When Democrats hold their House caucus the day before the 85th Congress convenes an effort will be made to expel Reps. John Bell Williams of Mississippi and Adam Clayton Powell of New York from the party. Democratic members feel both should be punished for deserting Adlai Stevenson in the November elections.
E H Louw of South Africa tells the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Pretoria will reduce its representation to a token level in protest of UN involvement in cereal policy and intervention.
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