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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1955
Page
1
Emergency powers granted to President Jose Velasco Ibarra as 7,000 railway workers strike cripples Ecuador. Other items report Formosa Navy action against a Soviet tanker, polio cases among U S soldiers in Korea, a fatal shooting acquittal in California, and a Bridgeport murder-suicide attempt.
The new City Administration moved quickly yesterday installing locks at City Hall after Mayor R. D. Stout's orders. Walter A. Wolfe was chosen acting City Clerk while Betty Behan and Mary Ja Rauscher resigned, and Virginia DeLaney moved to the Clerk’s office. Acting City Manager Hugh L. Woodford and Wolfe were bonded late in the day. New council members A. A. Crouser, Paul W. LeHere, and Stout were sworn in, with some observers calling the session irregular.
Local dealers advertise a sale of used cars with low down payments and easy terms. Samples include a 1953 DeSoto Firedome 4 door sedan and a 1950 Oldsmobile 88 with two doors. For details and more options, see the Classified Advertising Section on page five.
A 35 year old mother of two jumped to her death Friday from the 85th floor of a Wall Street skyscraper. She was Mrs Doris Blake of Wantagh New York.
Gov Marland filled two top state posts naming Burl A Sawyers of Charleston state road commissioner and James M Donahoe of Huntington head of the Board of Control. Sawyers will serve a term ending 30 days after the legislature next convenes, likely January. Donahoe, president of Cabell County Court, succeeds Joe Burdett who resigned. Nell Walker named as a House delegate from Fayette County.
In Swansea a farmer’s wife gave birth to quadruplets who died Friday after being two months premature and weighing about two pounds each. Mother Elizabeth Roberts is in critical condition. husband Robert Roberts and their three other daughters are also part of the family.
The Weather Bureau releases a 30 day outlook predicting warmer than normal temperatures in the eastern half of the nation with the northeast seeing the greatest rise. Cooler than normal is expected in the Northern Plains and Intermountain areas, with near normal elsewhere. More rain expected in the Western half and Mississippi Valley, less in the Middle Atlantic to northern Alabama and Mississippi regions.
Courts move to desegregate Dixie schools as hearings are set for July in South Carolina and Virginia. A federal judge orders the University of Alabama to admit qualified Negro applicants this fall, with no appeal permitted on race-based denial. Heat and humidity forecast continue with 93 high and afternoon storms.
Tokyo defense chief Arata Sugihara said he expects all American ground troops to withdraw from Japan by 1961, the final year of Japan’s six year defense buildup. In Vienna the US Army urged troops to send families home as soon as possible as exchanges schools and hospitals suspend operations. The army plans withdrawals under the Austrian state treaty.
Austria reported that Stefan Cardinal Wyazinski the Polish Roman Catholic primate recovered from a grave condition after lung surgery Friday night The Cardinal who was jailed by the Communists in 1953 is being held in Otwock near Warsaw according to the Austrian Catholic News Service
Funeral arrangements were being completed for Edward EB Meredith a prominent local newspaper columnist and secretary of the West Virginia Historical Society at age 78.
Washington experts say the steel industry agreement adds momentum to wage hikes this year though it will not set a uniform pattern for all sectors. They forecast average wage settlements, including fringe benefits, to rise to about 10 to 11 cents an hour rest of the year, with last year’s averages around a nickel. Copper miners strike in Denver cripples output as 30,000 IMW workers walk out for a second day seeking 20 to 26 cent hourly raises and $60 weekly sickness and layoff payments.
A holiday weekend saw a spike in fatal crashes and weather hazards as drivers ignored warnings. Reports from United Press cite drownings, fires, and air crashes. Tampa battles a $600,000 plant fire after a storm, while millions prepare for Independence Day ceremonies under tightened firework rules in 42 states.
Grafton State Police urged motorists to slow down and be safe during the Fourth of July weekend. They stressed that no one is immune to danger on highways and urged following traffic laws to prevent further fatalities in Taylor County, where two fatal crashes and serious injuries have already occurred this year.
Ambiguous notes from a noisy page mention John Foster Dulles and Supreme Court Justice Douglas with garbled phrases. The item suggests a radio or press confusion involving international and U S figures, lacking clear events, dates, or definitive claims.
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