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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1957
Page
4
Charles E Kore serves as News Editor while WL Siemon holds the Circulation Manager role in the newspaper staff, detailing key editorial and distribution leadership positions within the masthead.
The piece urges families to spend Christmas at home or travel safely to grandma’s. It emphasizes the value of gathering, prayer, divine service, and thoughtful gift giving, with safety and family harmony as the core wishes for a joyous holiday. The message promotes homebound family unity and safe travel.
The article notes the vast scale of highway funding with 30 billion initial appropriations, 9.1 billion this year, and 7.9 billion last year. It highlights U.S. dominance in road mileage at 3,418,000 miles and a global highway program totaling 81 million across 126 countries, urging caution on road congestion with 67,204,000 registered U.S. cars and little space between vehicles if all were on the road.
Everett D. Green, 68, of Washington, was tried for arson causing a boarding house fire that killed the landlady. Convicted of second degree murder, then reversed, then convicted of first degree and sentenced to death. The court upheld the death sentence in a 5 to 4 ruling stressing that no state may repeatedly try a citizen for the same offense, preserving individual liberty. Justice Hugo Black wrote the majority opinion.
The piece discusses the Federal Reserve Board index of industrial production from 1947 to 1949 with an August reading of 119 and a November drop to 139. It notes a six point decline from a May 1953 peak, sparking gloomy forecasts and recession talk, while stressing broader economic resilience despite some job losses.
Summary of a Bible passage from John 15 focusing on Jesus warning followers that the world will hate them for not belonging to the world, the necessity of bearing witness, and the coming Spirit of truth who will testify about Jesus. It notes that hatred arises because they know the Father and see Jesus’ works, and that the Advocate will be sent from the Father to guide and empower witnesses.
Labor sources say two or three more unions may be charged with corruption before year’s end after hearings by the Senate Rackets Committee. The report notes worries among British and American officials about NATO missile bases and possible Soviet retaliation in a tense post Paris meeting climate.
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