Playground Festival earns high praise with parade led by Grafton Band
The Maple Avenue playground event drew a large crowd with the Grafton High School Band led by Drum Major Monia Hawkins, as Miss Anita Shahan hosted acts written by Mrs. William Merow. Highlights included acrobatics, skits Pennies from Heaven and Peter Pan, and songs like Indian Warriors and School Days. Awards awaited final tally.
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Maple Avenue
Grafton High School
Joseph Henry
Monia Hawkins
Akits
Anita Shahan
William Merow
Public Service Commission orders B and O to halt two trains
West Virginia Public Service Commission at Charleston on July 11 1955 orders The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to discontinue passenger trains Nos 135 and 136 between Grafton and Richwood and sets a hearing for August 11 1955. Objections may be filed with the Commission and notice must be posted at all station stops for 15 days prior to hearing with weekly newspaper publication in Barbour Braxton Lewis Nicholas Taylor Upshur and Webster counties.
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Public Service Commission OF
West Virginia
Charleston
Capitol
Weston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Grafton
Richwood
Commission
Barbour
Braxton
Lewis, Nicholas, Taylor,Upshur and
Webster
M. F. Wright, Jr
Loar's Pay Debated After City Manager Suspension
The document argues Lear's suspension without performance of duties voids salary during suspension and questions the City Charter section on suspensions as vague and unconstitutional. Defendants contend the city cannot pay two officeholders and that Lear has legal remedies aside from mandamus. An unrelated note mentions crimping irons once used by American ladies.
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Luuuuueurom
Lear
Mandamus
Eisenhower Faces Summer Strain and Schedule Rest Planned
President Eisenhower shows fatigue from a punishing summer schedule and staff says a real rest will come after he goes to Colorado next month. He arrived after Congress ends and plans a week or two of golf and fishing. He faced a steamy news conference with reporters in a hot room and varied questions on Dixon-Yates.
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Washington P
Eisenhower
Colorado
Geneva
Mr. Eisenhower
Dixon-Yates
Brazil to Buy 500000 Tons of U.S. Wheat
Brazil plans to purchase 500000 tons of U S wheat under a surplus commodity program. The deal will be paid in Brazilian cruzeiros through the National Bank for Economic Development. Observers say the United States will loan most of the purchase amount back to Brazil.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U.S
National Bank For Economic Developement
United States
City Centennial Planning Group Convenes Tonight
Grafton's Centennial Committee meets at 8 PM at the VFA hall on West Main Street to map plans for the March 15 1956 100th anniversary observance. Chairman George Shingleton leads a slate of helpers for further organizing and planning tonight.
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Grafton
VFA
West Main Street
George Shingleton
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