Grafton Sentinel Advertising Rates and publication note
The Grafton Sentinel, published weekdays by Sentinel Publications from 103 Latrobe Street, lists subscription rates for Virginia deliveries and carrier options in Taylor Barbour and Preston counties. The 1955 issue notes second class matter status and postal handling under federal law.
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Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Latrobe Street
W. Va
Bottenelli-Kimball, Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Taylor
Barbour
Preston
Grafton
Four Quick Tests of Geneva
A Geneva summary notes Adenauer’s remark that the Geneva opening wedges a sequence of four tests. First, US and China envoys meet August 1 on the Korea armistice fliers. Second, August 29 sees UN disarmament discussions. Third, September sees Soviet pledges examined by the Big Four. Fourth, the foreign ministers return to Geneva for new negotiations on summit issues.
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Konrad Adenauer
Geneva
Moscow
Bulganin
Adenauer
United States
China
Korea
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
Mec
Qetou
Nonviolent diplomacy and friendly exchanges across worlds
The piece contrasts Nehru’s nonviolent stance against Goa with Portugal’s claim of Goa as part of its empire. It then describes a Soviet farmers exchange visiting Iowa and other states while Americans tour Ukraine, noting a carnival atmosphere, lavish hospitality, and mutual cultural learning as ordinary people engage in international relations.
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India
Britain
Goa
Nehru
New Delhi
Lisbon
Portugal
Soviet Union
Iowa
Middle Western
Ukraine
Geneva
Towa
Midnight Curfew Proposed to Cut Teen Driving
Connecticut sees a rise in teenage fatal accidents from 129 to 167 and the Governor urges parents to limit teen car use after midnight. The plan seeks voluntary curfew as a first step before possible licensing action to curb teenage drivers and protect lives.
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Connecticut
Assembly Line Science Solves Vitamin B-12 Structure
A British chemistry team at Cambridge University reports solving the signal chemical structure of Vitamin B-12 and begins synthetic production. Other university teams advance glystartrib data with three-dimensional X-ray crystallography at Oxford and a two-man UC Los Angeles team operates a fast electronic computer to assist the work. The Cambridge group confirms the molecule’s tied state as the project progresses.
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Oxford Univerary
University of California, Los Angeles
Cambridge
Core of Life and God in Modern Times
A reflection on God as a personal creator opposed to impersonal cosmology. It argues youth focus on Space Patrol over faith, urges teaching children to fear God, and warns that without God morality collapses. It advocates religious schooling to embed God's truth in every child.
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America
Space Patrol
Davy Crockett
God
Jesus Christ
Grand Canyon
Frank Sheed
Crossword puzzle clues reveal Vitamin B12 discovery
A historic note explains the discovery of Vitamin B12, linking liver and liver extract to red blood cell formation. It credits a long collaboration across laboratories and decades, mentioning Oxford X rays and California computing work that solved a major biochemistry puzzle.
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Oxford
California
Nature
Memorial Day fund urged for West Virginia National Cemetery
The VFW seeks a $2000 appropriation for Memorial Day observances at West Virginia's National Cemetery and plans to send a representative to Charleston to push the request. Taylor County delegates and American Legion posts may join in the effort, with further coordination among Reno Post 7 and Camp 6. Also noted are plans for the Aug 7 Camp Towles picnic and a July 31 Third District meeting, plus an award to Francis McCracken for community scrapbook work.
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West Virgina
Grafton Vfw
VFW
Charleston
Taylor County
Glenn Sapp
American Legion
Legion
Reno
Grand Army of the Republic
Camp No
Sons Union Veterans of
Beryl G. Jones
Boston
West Virginia Department
Camp Towles
Post
Pst
Ladies Auxiliary
Third District
Paul Booth
Rowlesburg
Merton B. Tice
Francis McCracken
McCracken
West Virginia
Where's Davey? Callers Probe Frontiersman Song Craze
Opal Crockett of the Indianapolis Times recalls calls to her home as a popular song about a frontiersman sparked a craze. A youthful caller asked, Is Davy there, then hung up. The item captures a fleeting public enthusiasm and the playful mystery surrounding the tune.
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Indianapolis
Opal Crockett
Indianapolis Times
Davy
Plant Fire Halts Coal Plant Near Gallipolis
Rae men raced to restore Kg ger Creek power plant ten miles upstream from Gallipolis Ohio after a Thursday night fire crippled two 1700 foot coal conveyors. The blaze began midway in a 300 foot tunnel near the coal storage pit and spread along belts, causing loud explosions as flames fed on coal. Twelve fire units and aiding communities fought the blaze as crews worked to prevent coal supply loss for the Portsmouth atomic energy plant.
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Salou
Ohio
Rae
Kgger Creek
Portsmouth
Moscow Radio Joins Hookup
Moscow Radio joined an international hookup Thursday night for the first time since the cold war began. The BBC agreed to air Moscow's script without cuts after a Geneva conference request to join London New York Paris and Bonn in the program After Geneva.
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London
Moscow
Geneva
British Broadcasting Corporation
Moscow Radio
New York
Paris
Bonn
BBC
Ian Jacob
Japanese Death Tragedy Probed
Police questioned saddened teachers to determine whether their carelessness caused the drowning of 36 school girls during swimming lessons at Tsu. Civic groups criticized authorities for failing to check water conditions before the lesson. Education Minister Kenzo Satusumura promised strict measures if teachers were found careless as a giant wave struck 400 students.
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Tokyo
Kenzo Satusumura
Tsu
Bavarian Beer Strike Chaos Hits Town Inns
Witty column cites a Bavarian town lacking beer as innkeepers quit over a 10 percent beverage tax. The piece riffs on tavern tensions, a Pravda joke about modesty, ancient Roman grooming, and a WWII word surge, finishing with light quips about TV glare and breakfast silence.
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Bavaria
Germany
Bennett Cerf style quips and a rookie cop gag
A fragmentary humor piece recalls a terrified citizen claiming an ambush outside his door and a rookie cop boasting that stepping on a rake solved the case. The text then cites witty exam excerpts about lawyers as wooden pieces and a royal consort hung by supporters, ending with quips about electric iceboxes and a changed greeting.
Eisenhower Eyes Taylor as Army Chief of Staff
Inside Washington the selection of Gen Maxwell Taylor to replace Gen Matthew Ridgway as Army Chief signals a readiness to press ground forces alongside atomic air power. Critics note Taylor’s stance against heavy cuts, while Talbott and Stevens face pressure amid Senate inquiries. The economy shows a GNP rise to 38850 million with a two percent quarterly gain as House and Senate clash over efficiency.
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Ashington
Eisenhower
Maxwell Taylor
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Taylor
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ridgway
Miami
Defense
Charlee EB. ‘Wilson
Ridgey Way
Far East
Falbott
America
Rusia
Ar Force
Harold E. Talbott
Robert T. Stevens
Pentagon
Talbott
Stevens
Senate Investigations
New York
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