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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1956
Page
5
Republican candidate disputes a 15 vote margin in a joint county prosecutor race across disputed precincts as results from Tuesday's election are reviewed.
A damaged fragment notes an event involving Blanx and Richard Union with references to spending and a 136 figure, but details are unclear. The readable bits suggest a local matter requiring clarification or follow-up reporting to identify exact persons, actions, and context.
Fragmented OCR shows a clash over a Supreme candidate and a writ of something. Mentions Gov Wil and Camille, with residential addresses likely involved. The readable text hints at a contested commission vote and legal action, but specifics remain unclear.
A fragmented report notes a study or column exploring the Nine of living themes, highlighting capital as a central idea in daily life. The brief mentions a philosophical angle and references to cultural references without detailing specifics.
The readable text mentions figures and dates amid disrupted phrases. It hints at a concerning event or statistic tied to hillsides and a population, with references to numbers and waiting for action. Specific names, places, or exact events are not clear in the fragments.
Fire Chief John Proctor with state fire marshal offers practical guidelines to prevent Christmas tree fires. Tips include choosing a small tree, indoors only near cool areas, water in the stand, flameproof decorations, no candles, inspected electrical sets with UL labeling, and removing trees when needles brown or shed. Also notes ongoing sale of Yule trees with a new shipment expected today.
Postal officials estimate about two million Christmas cards will go astray due to bad addresses or postage errors. A checklist from Jerlyn Madison advises on meaningful messages, full names, handwritten notes, correct addresses, zone numbers, and proper postage to ensure cards reach recipients and convey warm Yuletide sentiment.
Postmaster Loren A Hoffman explains the new Combination Mail service allowing a letter to be mailed inside a parcel. Examples include first class letters in parcel post, inside third class matter, or within magazines. Patrons must mark the enclosure and pay combined postage. otherwise the entire package faces higher rates. Officials urge use during Christmas mailings.
Rosemont scene covers births visits and family ties with Mr and Mrs Ward Gibson announcing the birth of their ninth child a son named David Wayne born November 30 at St Marys Hospital Clarksburg weighing four pounds twelve ounces. Numerous relatives from Washington Pa Grafton Morgantown and Clarksburg visit Rosemont and nearby towns.
Police removed Joe Bayes, 42, from Taylor County jail to face grand larceny and defrauding a garage owner charges in Toledo Ohio. Bayes waived extradition after being captured by State Police at the request of Toledo authorities, last week.
An African American officer in the Air Force received an honorable discharge after previously resigning following a drunken driving conviction in Mississippi. The action restitutes service standing amid controversy over the prior disciplinary outcome.
Judge R Dorsey Watkins dismissed the B F Infringement suit against U S Goodrich Co Tubeless tire patent Rubber Co as lacking merit The related Goodrich case against Tirestone Rubber Co remains pending in Cleveland Ohio In colonial Virginia men were required to carry a weapon to church for protection against Indians
Vancouver area search efforts for a Trans-Canada airliner with 62 aboard were hampered by snow and clouds in British Columbia. On the third day of the search, Squadron Leader George Sheehan said a clear hour could reveal signs of the missing plane, with more than 40 planes involved but weather delaying progress.
Detroit police say Robert Harris, 32, received six months probation after fraudulently obtaining state unemployment benefits. Harris was reportedly too busy working to collect his checks, sending friend Porter Isaac, 31, to pick them up.
Judge Robert E. McCreary acquitted Francis R. Weiss, 41, of drunk driving charges citing his honesty. Weiss testified to drinking several cocktails and the judge noted it was unusual to hear such candor in court.
Akron judge sentenced 44 year old Jack McCoy to 60 days in jail and a $300 fine after he pulled the brake on a freight train. He said I always pull the brake when I want to get off. In Rock Falls Wisconsin a missing handbag returned 12 years later with its contents intact after Mrs. Walter Norrish opened her mail.
Riverside County Planning Commission granted permission for a junk and auto wrecking yard with one condition. No burning allowed without the approval of the Riverside County Air Pollution Control Board.
Paris newspaper Prance Soir reports the New York auto show labeled an extravaganza as “a mass of good looking women surrounded by metal monsters” and American cars, describing the scene in vivid terms from the mass circulation paper.
Noted regional history from Nantucket shows only one of 19 persons named on a DAR chapter plaque actually served in the Revolutionary War. A University of Massachusetts historian disclosed the finding, reflecting a misalignment between tribute and actual history.
In Bushnell Florida circuit court a jury was directed to acquit seven white defendants charged with removing a Black man, Jesse Woods, from Wildwood jail and flogging him after Woods allegedly called a white teacher "hello baby." The judge ruled the state failed to present sufficient evidence, and a confessed statement could not be admitted.
A jumble of quirky quotes and oddities compares a Florida festival with a political cycle, mentioning a Earth satellite event in Dania and a tomato throwing contest. References span a guard launch, a gold-plated item, school program plans, a grocery budget, lawn uniformity, and a bold forecast about fashion and a talking hat in a stock show setting.
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