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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
1
Cloudy today with occasional snow and a high around 33. Tonight's low near 27 with a 24 hour tally showing a 42 degree high yesterday and a low 29. Tygart Dam readings at 7 am 28 and 11 am 28 with light snowfall total about .04 inches.
Snow flurries spread across the nation as a cold Christmas weekend continued. Snow and frigid temperatures closed in from the Midwest to the East, with forecasts calling for continued squalls and partly cloudy skies as motorists reported slick spots but no major accidents in the holiday period. Fraser, Colorado, logged a temperature of 23 degrees below zero.
Temperatures in West Virginia will average near normal with a mild spell Thursday and again Friday afternoon. Colder nights follow, especially Thursday night and Saturday night. Normal southern highs around 47 and northern lows about 27. Expect mostly cloudy skies with light snow possible and total water equivalent near one tenth of an inch.
Postmaster Loren A. Hoffman announced the Grafton office has cleared the flood of holiday mail after weeks of around the clock work. He thanked patrons for sending cards and parcels early, noting cooperation made the effort possible and the rush over.
Hundreds filled St Augustine's for midnight mass led by Rev Michael J Hannon with traditional carols and a Nativity creche visit. Episcopal worship at St Matthias featured organist Miss Mary Virginia Monroe and soloist Dick Coffman. Evang elical United Brethren church continued its Christmas observances into the morning.
Detroit reports within a week the first two launching type earth satellites, gold plated beach balls, will reach the naval research laboratory. A year hence the lab aims to fire a three stage rocket to send 300 mile high satellites to outer space, spinning at 240 rpm as they orbit for up to a year. The project Operation Vanguard, though pounced as a race with the USSR, continues with Brooks and Perkins building a 20 inch sphere weighing 214 pounds, tested for heat, reflections, and cosmic rays, to be released at 18 000 mph into an elliptic path ranging from 200 to 1500 miles and latitudes 46 north to 40 south.
Budapest reports Premier Kadar plans to ask the World Bank for a 100 million dollar loan as Hungary endures a two month rebellion. Coal production has sunk, industry and heating falter, and a food shortage looms while experts negotiate funds in Paris. The regime predicts large coal shipments from the Soviet Union may ease the crisis.
The 1958 federal budget is expected to exceed 72 billion dollars in spending, up about 3 billion from the current year, with defense atomic energy farm programs and debt interest rising. The plan, to be submitted in January, preserves a budget balance for the third straight year but keeps tax cuts limited and contemplates higher postal rates.
President Eisenhower expected to ask Congress to expand refugee admissions beyond Hungarians to Poles and Czechs from Soviet satellite nations. Nixon, returning from border camps, will present specific recommendations for faster entry and broader aid, with White House officials and aides invited to a conference on refugee policy.
Frank Johnson, 55, of Tazewell, Virginia, died in a Bluefield hospital Tuesday from shotgun wounds suffered during an argument with three men who celebrated Christmas by firing firecrackers from a moving car.
Four young children visit their grandfather on Christmas Day driving from Ft. Belvoir Virginia into Washington. Susan Elaine nearly five clutching a doll, Barbara Anne seven with a Christmas corsage, Dwight David eight with a satellite toy. Mary Jean just one rides on her father’s shoulder as their black Scottie Skunk trots ahead.
United Press reports a disastrous Christmas weekend with over 700 highway deaths, a total reaching 863 nationwide including 49 in fires and 114 in other accidents. California led with 72 traffic fatalities, while Illinois, Texas, Ohio, New York, Michigan, and North Carolina also reported high counts.
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