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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
1
Strong northwest winds bring much colder air with snow flurries today and tonight. Temperatures reach 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Tuesday show a high near 48 and a low around 27. Areas including Tygart Dam note temperatures from the mid teens to low 40s with light precipitation and ongoing wind as of today.
A Taylor County panel of fifteen will join a statewide series of public meetings at Fairmont Senior High School on Thursday December 12. The meeting aims to hear citizen views on the Feaster Survey under WVU leadership with two sessions from 2:30 to 5:00 PM and 7:30 to 9:00 PM.
President Eisenhower appoints James W. Riddleberger as the new U S ambassador to Greece, moving from his Yugoslavia post where he has served since 1953. He succeeds V Allen who becomes director of the U S Information Agency.
New York reports a 25 degree below zero plunge at Fraser making it the coldest area in the nation today. Tuesday's high of 82 was logged at Thermal and Burbank California, marking extreme temperature contrasts in the country.
Grafton merchants showcase a wide range of gift merchandise at money saving prices. The Sentinel’s today’s edition highlights items advertised with values shown at home, inviting readers to shop in Grafton and save.
Huntington native and head of the West Virginia Elks Association will tour Grafton Lodge 308 this evening. The program includes a large feed a 50 year membership pins ceremony for nine members and the initiation of several men into the order.
Weather forecast for West Virginia shows temperatures 8 to 10 degrees below normal with a cold Thursday, moderate relief Friday and Saturday, and renewed chill Sunday into Monday. Snow and snow flurries are expected, totaling about a quarter inch water equivalent.
Old Man Winter brings heavy snow to West Virginia with four to six inch accumulations in places like Parsons Philippi Clarksburg Webster Springs Oak Hill and Logan. Temperatures fall to single digits with forecasts of more snow flurries, widespread icy roads, and chains advised for motorists across multiple cities including Martinsburg Wheeling Parkersburg and Charleston.
Mrs. Ella Milam 49 from Beckley West Virginia arrives in Cleveland to see Dallas Edward Milam 18 charged with first degree murder in Lt. Edward G. Lentz fatal shooting. Police hold James Davis 30 and Robert Lyons 29 as other suspects. Lentz died from a head wound as they were questioned.
Charleston officials announced that the North Central Association will inspect 62 West Virginia high schools in 35 counties next year. The review aims to align local schools with national standards, with three possible recommendations after one day visits by three member teams.
State Police warn motorists about dangerous road conditions in Taylor County. City crews and State Road Commission workers battle ice on city and state highways. City officials report no accidents by noon but urge careful driving.
Washington officials dismissed a 15 page Soviet proposal for high level East West peace talks as propaganda aimed at scuttling the Paris NATO summit. The letter from Premier Bulganin to Eisenhower arrived at the White House with Zaroubin and critics warned of its timing on the eve of allied talks.
William B. Stuck a Grafton native born and raised is named to the State Board of Pharmacy by Gov Cecil Underwood after the governor dismissed three members on the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association recommendation Stuck now resides in Charles Town and takes office following the shakeup.
West Virginia sees a new influenza spike with two more deaths in Tyler County raising the state toll to 23 since the outbreak began. Asian flu cases reach 13 more last week across Wood Wyoming Cabell Logan Greenbrier and Kanawha with Mercer County reporting two unconfirmed cases and Kanawha McDowell Lincoln Mason Cabell posting triple figures.
In Jerusalem, consular members will not be allowed to proceed along the Hebron road to Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. The Jordan government reportedly banned the ceremonial procession in which consuls wore full regalia. The line will cross via the Mandelbaum Gate, the only open road between Israel and Jordan. The event was barred last year as well.
President Eisenhower won medical clearance to travel to Paris for the NATO heads of state summit. He will confer with Secretary of State Dulles and respond to a 15 page Soviet note on East-West talks. Doctors say his speech is improving and he will stay at the American embassy.
George G. Morgan of Algona Texas was jailed on a vagrancy charge after driving 8,000 miles in a 1956 car he claimed he borrowed from a Victoria Texas agency for a trial spin. The salesman allegedly instructed the trip.
An American airliner circling Shannon Airport in fog had a baby boy weighing seven pounds born to Mrs. Elizabeth Raics, a Hungarian refugee en route to New York from Yugoslavia. Pilot Ted Clarke landed the plane after over an hour of circling, with ground instructions from Dr. William Flynn. The mother and child were reported in excellent condition. the baby was the first child for Mrs. Raics.
United Press reports bitter cold waves sweep the nation with near gale winds from the Great Plains to the Midwest and Atlantic. Snow flurries reach into New York and New England while southern areas see light accumulation and freezing rain impacts traffic and travel. Forecasters warn the cold will engulf most of the country from the Rockies to the Atlantic, with lingering snow flurries into the Ohio Valley and South.
Charleston West Virginia Education said 43 counties cannot raise 100 dollars per pupil from local property taxes even at full assessed value. Hancock to Marion counties only twelve could meet the target. Lincoln at 25 dollars. The report urges stronger state support to ensure educational opportunity and dismisses local effort as insufficient.
Labor leaders mobilize to press for sizable wage gains for AFL-CIO members in 1958 as inflation and economic slowdown bite. The federation intends to back President Eisenhower proposals on labor reforms while battling corruption probes within its own ranks. In aerospace news, Redstone missiles launch from Cape Canaveral as observers track a potential elite carrier Jupiter. Edwards Air Force Base outlines plans for a high speed record attempt despite camera malfunctions during prior trials.
Today's Sentinel features a family Bible reading prompt from the Let's Read the Bible series. The brief note emphasizes the American custom of daily scripture sharing and offers a suggested portion for reading on the page.
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