Grafton Sentinel Advertising Manager Milford R Griffith
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1957
Page
4
Christmas Observance in Great City Prompts Community Unity
The citywide Advent and Christmas observance in Ohio features an interfaith candle lighting event led by Mayor Taft and supported by Catholics and Protestants. The Twelve Days of Christmas activities extend through Epiphany with displays in stores and cultural tableaux in Lytle Park. The piece also notes economic concerns and calls for restoring confidence, including potential anti recession measures and questions about expanding the Supreme Court to handle rising docket load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concinnati
Christ
Ohio
C. B. Taft
Willan Howard Tuft
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Christy
Enihan
Fations
Wnter
Cineinmieil of Churches
Retail Merchants Association
Uthe
Ior
Lytle Park
Balthazar
Caspar
Christ Child
National Planning Association
Supreme Court
Ciation
Budget Outlook and Defense Boosts Feature Ike Speech
The president faces a near balanced budget with a possible small surplus or deficit for the new fiscal year. Defense spending could rise by about a billion dollars, driven by missile and satellite programs, while personnel savings may offset costs. Congress may reallocate funds to missiles, science, and defense, risking a larger imbalance. The Tobacco Industry Research Committee offers a cautious report on smoking and cancer, urging moderation and indicating danger signals without admitting direct causation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Congress
Oklahoma City
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
I Am the True Vine Gospel Verse Card
A compact reading of Jesus saying I am the true vine and the Father prunes branches that bear fruit. Abide in me as a branch stays on the vine to bear fruit and enjoy the Father’s love and joy through keeping commandments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam the Vin
Editorially Speaking Mixed views on Benson and statehood
The survey shows over half of 38 state Republican leaders back Benson while some want him to stay. Hawaii statehood debates surface amid worries about communism and local political divides. East Germans seek religious freedom as persecution grows. Amateur rockets pose dangers. remote controlled launches advised to avoid harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
Ezra Taft Benson
Henson
Benson
Hawaii
Ishor
Mittanti
Hawaii Residents Association
Islands
Congress
NATO Seeks New Talks on Disarmament With Russia
NATO nations agreed to pursue new disarmament negotiations with Soviet Russia while planning to possibly base missiles in Europe if talks fail. The Paris meeting led by President Eisenhower shifted emphasis from missiles to diplomacy amid Soviet satellite and ICBM advances. Cap Canaveral tests showed Atlas and Jupiter missiles, with Jupiter failure noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russia
Europe
Paris
Eisenhower
United States
NATO
Supreme Soviet—parament
Moscow
Josef I. Kuzmin
Soviet Union
American Defense Department
Capé Canaveral
Try and Stop Me analysis tale ends with odd punchline
Neurotic lady signs up for analysis at 59 dollars per session and then vanishes. The analyst tracks her down and asks what happened. The patient replies that the analyst caused the problem by telling her to avoid anyone aggravating, and she says he aggravates her.
Reuther Defends UAW Against Senate Prober Tactics
UAW President Walter P. Reuther accused Senate Rackets Committee investigator John B. McGavern of fabricating conclusions and stacking evidence. He criticized certain committee members for aiming to smear the union for partisan reasons and warned the probe harms labor fairness and objectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Senate
Reuther
Afl-Cio
John B. McGavern
UAW
Senate Rackets Committee
Charman Jourdu
Ial Jan
McGovern
Activits
Conference of American Labor
Draft calls rise to 13 thousand in February 1958
The Defense Department announced a shift to 13 000 draft calls in February, up from 10 000 in January, the highest monthly level since July. All February draftees join the Army, with total draftees since the Korean War’s start reaching about 2 283 430 by now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Santa
Sebrus
Tis
Army
Defense Department
White Christmas Unlikely in West Virginia Weather Forecast
The U S Weather Bureau says chances of a white Christmas in West Virginia are small with relatively warm weather expected on Christmas Day. Light rain is forecast along a 1500 mile stretch due to technical issues. A test indicated progress toward perfecting a potent weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Scientists Tie Turkeys to Parrot Fever in Christmas Report
A United Press Science Editor summary notes a December report from Abbott Laboratories claiming turkeys may harbor the psittacosis virus, known as ornithosis or parrot fever. The piece cites contagious outbreaks in turkey flocks, questions about virus activation, and the contrast between growers exposure and consumer risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Healh
Turkey
Cadence
Abbott Laboratories
Chicago
Senator Shuns Being President
Washington—Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma says he likely ranks as one of about five senators who do not want to be president. He told constituents he probably is one of only five in the Senate who does not seek the presidency. he could not name the other four. The comment came as a reply to calls for him to run for the 1960 Democratic nomination. The story notes include a separate fact about the California condor having the nine foot wingspread, larger than any other North American land bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Harvard Law Review
Federal Judiciary
Administrative Office
United States Courts
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Senate
California
Johnson
Henry Cathcart
Central Press
Ashington
Lyndon Johnson
Tosan
South
Texas
Russia
Iibor
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
United States
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Hays
Orval Faubus
House of Representatives
United Nations
White House
Sherman Adams
Santa Claus customs across nations charm and confuse
New York news recounts Santa Claus origins and variations worldwide from Turkey and Italy to England and Russia. It notes Father Christmas, Pere Noel, Grandfather Frost, and Sant Nikolaus, plus Epiphany gifts in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and Poinsettia as a Latin American contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Wilcove
Central Press Association
Washington
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Turkey
Italy
Santa
England
Father Christmas
Holland
Sant Nikolaus
France
Pere Noel
Finland
Vainomol
Denmark
Jule Nissen
Sweden
Tomte
Soviet Union
Grandfather Frost
Moroz
Russia
Russias
America
New Amsterdam
New York
Austria
Devil
Nick
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Colombia
Latin America
Local Tries By Grafton Inexperien Against Phi
Grafton faced Phi in a five set match with Grafton losing the third set by a slim margin. Phi secured the win after a close fourth and fifth set, highlighting a competitive showdown on the gym floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Agai
Gymn Quate
Phi
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