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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1957
Page
2
Tony D Amico, a blind Upper Darby auto dealer, uses Braille price lists and Velda the seeing eye dog to guide demonstrations. He builds customer trust through memory, radio hobby, and a strong sales talk while Velda highlights the car.
Washington debate centers on who delayed U S missile programs. Nixon and the GOP blame Truman, Butler points to von Braun. Truman disputes the charges while the public eye turns to defense and research funding figures from both administrations.
A U P S by Gay Pauley discusses the acceptance of women wearing pants worldwide. It cites Oldenburg court rulings upholding tolerance, contrasting East German restrictions, and highlights historical figures from Amelia Bloomer to Marlene Dietrich. The piece notes fashion shifts from the 19th to 20th centuries and asserts pants have become a staple in American wardrobes post World War II.
Rutgers professor Dr Joseph B Mater argues fear of Friday the 13th is a social belief shaping behavior. He notes people may remain anxious or risky on such days, a self fulfilling prophecy amplified by modern society and historical Friday the 13th events.
Muhammed Afaneh Mahmud of Jordan gained U.S. citizenship this Tuesday and legally changed his name to Ike Mahmood, saying he admires President Eisenhower.
Sydney reports racehorse owner Stanley Simpson optimistic about his unraced two year old filly Webria. The owner believes Webrig means win every bloom in Australia. Also noted is actor Cornel Wilde creating a cocktail named The Constellation designed for space themed parties.
Kurt Richter, an instrument technician at the Adler Planetarium, retires on his 95th birthday. He says his only regret is leaving as public interest in space grows and people seek learning about space.
In Chilliwack Mario Castelnveontedesco was sentenced to twenty years for breaking and entering and theft. Police welcomed the shift from a named criminal to a numbered inmate as he begins his prison term.
A morning blaze at the Nelson County infirmary, a home for the aged five miles east of Bardstown, killed five residents. Missing and presumed dead are Alice Weaver 65 Bardstown, Mary Ellen Ethridge 82 Bardstown deaf mute, Marion Ellen Waters 31 Elizabethtown, Ella Waters 60 Elizabethtown, and Thomas Bray 65 from near Bardstown.
Judge Frank C. Haymond of Fairmont will become president of the State Supreme Court January 1, succeeding Judge James B. Riley. Haymond, age 70, has served as president before in 1949 and 1953 and was appointed in 1945 to fill a vacancy. He was selected in 1946 for the remaining term and reelected for a 12 year term in 1952 as the court's annual rotation assigns the presidency among five judges.
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