Grafton Sentinel Publisher Details and Rates
The Grafton Sentinel weekly publication details its 102 Latrobe Street address, telephones 514 and 515, and distribution notes. It lists subscription rates for West Virginia and outside areas, carrier delivery where available, and acknowledges postal registration as second class matter.
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Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel Publications
Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
National Advertising Representatives
Hottenellt-Kimball, Inc. Publishers Representative
New York
Lexington Avenue
Phila
Chestnut Street
Detroit
Lafayette Street
Chicago
Michigan Street
Pittsburgh
Fourth Avenue
Virginia
Boldness in national intelligence amid Hoover Commission critique
The Clark task group, led by General Mark Clark, critiques the CIA and U S intelligence effort, urging bolder policy leadership and use of technology to close gaps behind the Iron Curtain. It argues for an executive to free the CIA director for policy, and calls for aggressive, persistent intelligence leadership to protect vital secrets and win future conflicts.
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Republic
Hoover Commission
Mark Clark
North
Africa
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Allen W. Dulles
State Department
Irim
Railroads urged to adopt passenger subsidy program
The Interstate Commerce Commission chairman Richard R. Mitchell calls for a passenger support subsidy to offset railroads passenger deficits of 400 to 600 million annually. He suggests financing similar to farm price supports as freight and express rates offset losses. Substitutes like air and bus travel do not fully replace discontinued passenger service.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Richard R. Mitchell
Tax Duplication Inevitable in Government Study
The first national state local study since 1787 reports to the President that eliminating duplications across government is unlikely. It finds federal, state, and local bodies will tax the same revenue sources as costs rise. The Eisenhower aim to minimize centralization is noted, but no steps to shift responsibility are urged, rendering the document defeatist.
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Ashington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Stevenson
U. S
Eisenhower
Ike
Adlai
Laine
Cannon seeks balanced budget plan for federal government
The piece profiles Representative Clarence Cannon, a Missouri Democrat elected to seventeen terms since 1923, noting early postwar budget balance then long deficits. It describes his proposal for a yearly balanced federal budget based on estimated receipts and capped expenditures, arguing defense spending complicates such a plan, while recognizing Cannon as chair of the House Appropriations Committee. It also references an audience of older Americans learning patterns for aging well.
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Clarence Cannon
Missouri
House of Representatives
Coolidge
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
The Atomic Age Moral Awakening and Peace
The text argues that atomic energy should end religious and political wars, serving as a deterrent to immoral aggression and a catalyst for global moral education. It envisions disarmament possibilities and a shift toward justice under international law, with atomic power guiding humanity toward peace and renewed conscience.
Community Programs Revive Seniors at Cold Springs Institute
A group of educated senior citizens at Cold Springs Institute in New York spent nine months learning languages, painting, sculpture, writing, and woodwork. The effort boosted physical, intellectual, and emotional well-being, giving them courage to resume independent lives and urging communities to create local institutes to restore confidence and security for older residents.
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Cold Springs Institute
Cold Springs N. Y
DAILY ACROSS 1 Fellow 5 Raised as petrified rock
Crossword style puzzle clues mix leads and fragments across many numbers with varied topics including geography, people, and objects. Readable portions reference terms like rock, organ, and holiday terms amid a jumble of misspelled or merged phrases.
Eisenhower Signs West Water District Bill Reluctant
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing irrigation districts and public agencies to receive federal reclamation funds and guidance for water distribution in the West. He called the aim highly desirable but said the method is seriously deficient in protecting U.S. interests and promised a special message to Congress to seek corrections.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Publc
United States
Congress
Wheat Support Boosts 1955 Price to 2.08 a Bushel
The Agriculture Department raised the national average support price for 1955 crop wheat to 2.08 per bushel, up two cents from last fall’s minimum. The change reflects a higher June 1955 parity and is contrasted with 1.24 per bushel for 1954. Printing trouble in Mead Nebraska reports a secretary at the Nebraska Ordinance Plant with ultra-fine fingerprints, challenging ink transfer during routine processing. Virginia Storcks, a plant secretary, required extraction by an expert due to unusually sensitive fingertips causing ink smears.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mead
Neb
Virginia Storcks
Nebraska
Nebraska Military District
Omaha
Virginia
Your Dollar In Foreign Money Gadget
A Baltimore company offers a pocket wheel device for travelers to convert dollars to foreign currencies. By aligning the nation, it displays values such as 100 dollars equal to 378.78 guilders and 50 dollars equal to 189.29 guilders, with smaller increments shown down to ten cents and other rates.
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Baltimore
Holland
Stures
Government role in local loaned projects described
The text explains that if local agencies default on loans used to fund their portion of projects there is no federal remedy to repossess. It also notes that the government does not retain title to the distribution system.
Clock caretaker seeks raise after clock records show higher pay
Glenn Carr, official caretaker of the village clock in the First Baptist Church tower, urges a raise after noting wages were 35 dollars annually in 1874 versus his current 25 dollars per year. He wants more money in his pocket.
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Fredonia
Glenn
Carr
First Baptist Church
Portland Woman Recalls 1924 Auction Sparked Hobby
Mrs Claude Leadbetter of Portland recalls that a 1924 auction sparked her life long hobby of landscape painting. She notes a neighbor and I both wanted a painting we could afford and this moment steered her toward art.
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Portland
Claude Leadbetter
Washington March of Events on Stevenson and policy probes
Inside Washington reports Stevenson remains noncommittal to a 1956 bid while open to a Senate run in 1956. The piece notes liberal social security changes possible next year, a likely 1 percent tax rise to fund benefits, and swift adjournment goals led by Johnson with Knowland support.
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Ee Itv
Chancea
Drough Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
William F. Knowland
Paraguay Opens River Route For Freight Ships
Direct shipping began in 1955 linking landlocked Paraguay with the United States. Previously goods moved from deep sea ships to river boats at Buenos Aires or Montevideo, but new river channels allow small freighters to reach Asuncion via the Rio de la Plata, Parana, and Paraguay rivers.
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Paraguay
United States
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Beerimpr
Atlantic
Rio de la Plata
Parana
Uncion
Famed Timberline Lodge Reopens Under New Manager
Portland reports Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood renews operations with new manager Richard L. Fothstan, appointed by the Forest Service on a 10 year permit. The Sky Palace lodge, built as a WPA project in the 1930s, features a 92 foot hexagonal chimney, 12 000 square feet, and a world class tramway.
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Ellis Lucia
Cascade Mountains
Mount Hood
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Weat
Paul Bunyan
Ag & Wie TI
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