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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1957
Page
1
West Virginia residents hoped for snow but forecasts from U S Weather Bureau point to clearing skies and near freezing temperatures tonight with milder sunlit conditions by Wednesday. Rain arrived earlier than predicted as a cold front moved east, cooling lowlands while higher elevations near freezing tonight.
Mostly cloudy and cooler with light rain possible. Highs in the 50s, lows near the upper 20s to mid 30s. Tuesday temperatures reached 62 with a 27 low. 11 am reading 46. Tygart Dam reported 62 high and 44 low yesterday, 52 at 7 am today and 45 by 11 am.
Churches in Grafton plan candlelight and midnight Masses for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. St. Pauls and St. Matthias host Eucharists. First Baptist and Pruntytown Methodist hold candlelight services. EUB Church and Bethlehem area churches also schedule special observances.
The Sentinel will not publish on Christmas Day to allow employees to observe the holiday. Publication resumes Thursday, December 26, with the latest local state national and international news. The management and staff extend Christmas wishes to readers.
City Manager Harry Batson announced the resignation of Ruth Newton, who has worked as a water office clerk for two and a half years. The resignation is effective immediately to allow her to run a business. No replacement will be sought. other employees will share the duties to cut costs.
William H. Spiller aged 47 collapsed while digging a grave at Be thel Memorial Park Huntington. Fellow workers said he felt stomach pains then passed out and died, apparently of a heart attack, with his body found at the bottom of the freshly dug grave.
Parolee Paul J. Huffman 23, formerly at Moundsville penitentiary, is jailed in Roane County on charges of forging two checks on his father J. W. Huffman s account after Walton restaurant owner reported the fraud. Huffman was arrested on a state police warrant Monday. he had been released on parole last March after a partial sentence for breaking and entering.
Pittsburgh report profiles Willie Jericho who has spent Christmases in jail for 20 years. A 60 day sentence ended last Thursday and guards bet a repeat will occur as holidays approach. A 1952 judge freed him briefly with $10 for his mother but Christmas cheer led to his return.
A wind driven blaze destroyed 14 homes and a grade shop in Rankin near Pittsburgh, leaving about 40 families homeless on Christmas Eve. Two residents died of heart attacks, four firefighters injured, and Red Cross and Salvation Army aided victims as fire crews fought the four hour blaze amid low water pressure. Families slept in church basements and union halls, while Rankin police reported over 100 displaced residents.
Washington reports the army rejected a secrecy plan to launch a satellite outside the United States. Proposals to launch in Panama or Puerto Rico were dropped, and firing will occur at Cape Canaveral Florida, the Air Force missile test center, near Vanguard tests. The aim was to avoid publicity after the Vanguard failure while leveraging equatorial rotation for orbital speed.
Khrushchev, addressing Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, signaled Moscow may reduce Soviet armed forces. He cited NATO's no force stance and said advances in science and engineering enable cuts while preserving defense, with resources redirected to peaceful construction.
The nation’s railroads announced increased freight rates, citing higher wages and costs. The overall rise is stated as under 3 percent, with some commodities exempt and others up two percent unless listed otherwise, subject to Interstate Commerce Commission review. A Jackson survivor credited her husband’s encouragement for keeping her alive during a Christmas rescue after a lake accident.
Washington mourns Graydon a turkey born without a father through parthenogenesis and the sole survivor of Olsen experiments. He lived 254 days under care at Beltsville near the Agriculture Department research center before two hunting dogs killed him in the yard.
Washington reports that the United States urged Russia to halt threats and begin real steps to curb the nuclear arms race. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles signaled an open door to talks, contingent on Soviet sincerity and tangible actions, with NATO discussions and a UN disarmament commission meeting likely early next year.
WVU spokesman says candidates for university president replacing Irvin Stewart have dropped from 100 to probably under 10. David W. Jacobs notes the dossier goes to the Board of Governors for possible interviews or broader search. Names are not disclosed in the January Alumni Newsletter.
A day by day Bible reading feature notes the American custom of family scripture study and blessing at home. The column invites readers to find today’s assigned reading and participate in the daily practice.
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