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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1955
Page
1
A scattered summary of international and domestic items. Nevada rail accident in Moapa with no injuries, Alameda pilots treated after a clash with MIGs, Eden speech on Middle East links, Korea DPR claims internal power struggle, a Princeton mortally depressed Marine, a Santa Fe head-on crash in Vaughn, and Vienna security crackdown. Also reports on Vatican diplomacy, Newark murder probe, and Khrushchev warning at Geneva.
Your home town dependable automobile dealers offer a choice selection of used cars. The prices are drastically reduced. The down payments are low. The terms are easy. Samples include a 1953 DeSoto Firedome 8 four door sedan and an 1850 Oldsmobile 882. For more details and a large choice of used cars turn to the Classified Advertising Section on page five.
State Police report July Fourth weekend arrests by state city and county forces amid three traffic fatalities near Taylor. Injuries occurred on Country Club Road when a Kansas City driver’s car slid in rain and struck Samuel Elliott’s vehicle. Multiple motorists charged with hazardous driving and DUI. several arrests and fines in Philippi and surrounding areas.
The Independence Day sermon by Nazarene pastor Rev Noah Sullivan urged prayer for America and warned that hidden sins will be exposed. He contrasted biblical examples of concealed sin with national duty, citing Moses and Joshua and the warning Be sure your sins will find you out.
United Press reports temperatures in West Virginia will average 3 to 6 degrees above normal with rather hot weather continuing through Saturday. Cooler conditions expected Sunday. Rainfall totals around one third inch with widely scattered thunderstorms through Saturday.
Forecast calls for bright sunshine with hazy skies and high temperatures rising to 86 to 95. Noon reading 85 with a low in the 60s tonight, offering little relief from the hot muggy weather.
Police described a Detroit incident as a curious holiday gesture when a man sprinkled pedestrians and his lawn. Officers only warned him on Monday, saying the act seemed more thoughtful than malicious and not criminal.
Oklahoma City police investigated a reported bathtub monster at Mrs. Helen Wolfe’s home. They found a four foot water moccasin that likely came up the drain from the nearby North Canadian River.
Comptroller of the Currency Ray M. Gedney today called for a report from all national banks on their financial position as of June 30.
Accidents cost at least seven lives across West Virginia over the Independence Day weekend. Four drowned, two died in traffic mishaps, and one man was struck by a train. Notable fatalities include Elmer Casselman and James Butler, with multiple drownings reported in the Kanawha and Ohio river regions and a four vehicle turnpike crash near Charleston.
Nationwide Fourth of July deaths reached a record high with 356 traffic fatalities, while total firework related casualties included 13 in a plane crash and 26 in miscellaneous incidents. A two hour parade in New Hampshire amid heat waves saw several injuries and a bridge collapse near Homestead, killing two and injuring 30. A Seattle boy died after hurling a firecracker into a container.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission raised tolls by 33 percent for the most used truck types after a weight law increase. The change shifts trucks from Class Eight to Nine with higher limits, boosting full-length tolls from 17 50 to 23 while no other truck classes see higher rates. A Motor Truck Association spokesman warned firms may re evaluate routes and optimize use of the turnpike.
London reports film actor Tyrone Power has purchased a European sports car. The single cylinder 1908 De Dion two seater features gleaming brass lamps and is being shipped home.
Libby Montana police and a search party recovered 1-year-old Ida Mae Curtis near a lumber camp in the Kontenai National Forest after a nightlong hunt. The child, found in a small hole 300 yards from the camp, suffered minor cuts and bruises after 21 hours in the wild. The mother insisted a bear abducted her daughter, while some 350 searchers doubted the kidnap tale and noted the child may have wandered away. Her father had given up hope. the mother expressed gratitude upon discovery.
A Walworth County sheriff reports indicate at least six people died in a crash near Elkhorn. Early scene reports suggest the death toll could rise as investigators assess the crossing collision on the Darien line.
In Munich, Eisenhower spoke to Central and Eastern European peoples via Radio Free Europe. He praised their love of freedom amid Soviet satellites and referenced America’s independence day as the occasion for the broadcast.
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