31 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1956
Page
1
Forecast notes a cloudy windy day with warmer readings in the 50s and notes of colder trend with possible snow flurries Tuesday. It lists 24 hour temperatures ending Sunday 5 p.m. high 32 low 14, last night 35, today 11 a.m. 43, at Tygart Dam 40, and 7 a.m. today low last night.
A severe snowfall hit the Grafton region over the weekend causing heavy traffic and stalled cars on hills. State Trooper Parks praised motorists for superb conduct while road crews battled icy patches all night. Temperatures rose from a Sunday low of 14 to a 43 degree 11 am reading, with wind and clouds expected to persist. statewide fatalities rose with three highway deaths and two from Barbour County near Elkton Virginia, including Robert J E Wills and Vela F Dover of Volga.
Sheriff elect William T Flanagan announces his Taylor County staff. Field deputy is Ralph Gibson. Sam Humphreys works part time on field and office. Opal Managan on office staff. Failures include H V Dick Kinney J B Grimes and Ersel Lambert. Grimes and Lambert begin duties tonight. Kinney jailer from 9 to 12 midnight. bond approved as required by law.
In Taylor County shifts take effect at midnight after the November election. William T. Flanagan exits as assessor to become sheriff treasurer, Archie Bartlett moves to assessor, and Carlos Estep leaves county commissioner as Bunner Kesaver takes over. The court will appoint a third member to organize for 1957. Incumbents retain key posts. party balance noted in the upcoming legislature.
New Year eve in Grafton features horns and celebrations as watch night services welcome 1957. National Safety Council warns of an ominous trend with 211 highway deaths since Friday, plus 24 fire deaths, four plane crashes and 44 other mishaps. California tops states with 18 total fatalities, followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.
Charles A. Brinkman recalls a New Year's Eve gathering at St. Augustine church hosted by Mr and Mrs John Doonan in 1883. Catholic society members from Grafton and Newark attended a evening of dancing, with Misses Asa Belle Daley and many guests listed. The piece ends with the old bell lease remark.
President Eisenhower met with GOP leaders at the White House to outline the upcoming legislative program focusing on domestic issues. The talk touched on the Eisenhower Doctrine to protect the Middle East from Communism, with Dulles and Hammarskjold scheduled for Tuesday briefings. Democratic senators Humphrey Mansfield and Fulbright criticized the leak of the policy, promising careful review of the doctrine and Middle East policies from past years.
An unsigned Budapest leaflet calls for a black New Year Eve of mourning as the regime extends a curfew to 10 p.m. The article notes past defiances in memory of those killed in street fighting against Russian tanks, with authorities reporting 1800 to 2000 deaths and Nehru estimating far higher casualties.
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