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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1955

Page

4

Commerce chief forecasts record production and politics

Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks cites surveys of over 400 manufacturing fields predicting record production and sales for the year led by steel, autos, construction, aluminum, chemicals and rubber. The findings bolster Eisenhower's political prospects, while teachers organize for political action and medical staffing reforms save billions in costs and lives.

Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks Business and Defense Services Administration Department of Commerce Eisenhower Isenhower Weeks

Patriotically Painted Mailboxes Bring Red White and Blue

Olive drab street letter boxes will be transformed over the next year into national colors. The announcement, made around Independence Day, says the taller upright boxes will be blue with red tops and white lettering U S Mail. The change serves a utilitarian purpose by making mail boxes easier to spot, a cheerful government touch alongside trends in cars, fashion, and home decor.

U.S

The Core Of Life Laziness As A Vice Explored

Cardinal reflections on laziness as a deadly vice. The author cites Saint Thomas and moral duties, warning that indifference and procrastination undermine work, virtue, and society. He condemns clock watching and time stealing as sins masking laziness, urging diligent effort and personal accountability.

Hell St. Thomas

Hammond Youth Assigned to Air Infantry Unit

Fort Jackson South Carolina reports that Pvt. Donald Its aged 17, son of Mrs. Ercell Vincent of Hammond, has been assigned to Service Company, 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment for basic training with the 101st Airborne Division. He will receive about 14 days leave and may return for eight weeks more infantry training or be assigned to an Army school.

Fort Jackson S. C Pvt Donald Its Ercell Vincent Rt. 1 Hammond 501St Airborne Infantry Regiment 101St Airborne Division

New jet system for F-101 Voodoo in Schenectady

The F-101 Voodoo fighter will use a fully automatic electric system that the pilot does not need to look at General Electric says the system outperforms earlier designs and operates perfectly even at high supersonic temperatures. The article also notes the average person walks about 65 000 miles in a lifetime.

Schenectady N.Y General Electric

Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues List

A compact set of cryptic style crossword clues across numbered entries from French city to Web footed birds, including terms for mountains in Russian, nose related phrases, boundary markers, and organism names with mixed language hints. Contains items like Goddess of harvest Italian form and various abbreviations and regional terms.

Jack Giel Greece

Rural Carriers Attend West Virginia Convention

Two Grafton rural carriers D Lambert and R W Wyckoff will attend the West Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association annual convention in Buckhannon starting today with Rep Robert Byrd as principal speaker. Four Parkersburg post office staff will help install officers at a Saturday NFPOC dinner meeting, while regional support backs a high school band trip to the national encampment in Boston.

Grafton Parkersburg D. Lambert Robert Wwyckoff West Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association Buckhannon Swoday Robert Co. Byrd D-Wva Henry Woody Milton Memorial City Post VFW West Virginia Boston Pos Big Reds Portersburg Drive

Youth charged in interstate theft case remanded to jail

Edward P Post Jr a 17 year old former resident of Grafton was sent to Fairmont jail after appearing before U S Commissioner L T Eddy on a charge of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle from Fort Knox Kentucky to Gre. A Taylor County warrant also accuses Post of car theft.

Edward P. Post, Jr Grafton Fairmont Fort Knox Gre

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