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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1954
Page
4
Grafton West Virginia edition lists subscription rates by mail and carrier delivery. Rates shown cover West Virginia Virginia and nearby states with 3 month 6 month and yearly options. The notice notes second class matter status and a 1870 act registration. Tuesday June 1 1654.
The next six weeks shape the fight in Indochina as monsoon rains halt large scale operations mid July. Communists aim to seize positions in northern Indochina and the French brace for a delta push while Geneva negotiations stall. The United States weighs staying out or joining the fight as US policy twists in a tense strategic window.
A Memorial Day meditation urges balance between parade pageantry and honoring the fallen. It cites Revelation and Martyrs, urging daily prayers for peace and personal sacrifice to counter war’s bitter toll and to honor those who died for freedom.
Washington worries over a possible Communist assault on Formosa as Far East intelligence cautions leaders that Beijing may press Chiang Kai-shek. In Congress southern Democrats hint at using funding power to resist desegregation, while Haile Selassie’s U S visit highlights his restored prominence after decades of upheaval.
Taylor County reported five minor accidents over Memorial Day weekend with no fatalities or serious injuries. Police noted two sideswipes on U S Route 50, a Flemington wreck involving 16 year olds Donald Jacobs and Newton Le Lanham, and a Grafton Park incident. Charges were filed against Thomas and Guy Spouse for license violations.
Tom Nassif, a Rowlesburg School senior with a 98.5 grade, leads the last semester honor roll. Principal J. Roy Lipscomb reports a list of seniors, juniors, sophomores, and younger students with high marks, including multiple students scoring in the 90s across grade levels.
A C47 aircraft carrying 14 men from the Indianapolis Speedway race crashed into gravel pits near Duluth Monday night. Nine died and five were injured, all victims Air National Guardsmen including seven guardsmen, a member of the Air Force, and retired National Guard Colonel D. C. Ott. The report notes pilots discussing cloud ceiling height.
Howesville society notes list Mrs Carl Shaffer and guests visiting Nestorville and Morgantown births, illnesses, and moves. Ralph Johnson travels to Oakland to be with his ill mother Ellen Johnson. Families from Kingwood, Cumberland, and Farm Land are mentioned with visitors and relocations.
In Michigan City Indiana Mr and Mrs Alton Ferguson argued over buying a used car after he found 300 of his wife s savings in a pillow. She followed as he counted the bills and minutes later they pasted about 500 in a single stretch. A brake issue prompted a quick test drive while two parties were hosted at different homes with guests named Hartesby Plum and Rhodes among others.
A garbled report from New Haven describes a man accused of being a burejat and missing details about a knee ailment and courtroom moves as he faced alleged charges. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors.
Central Press's Grover Brinkman surveys auto, atomic energy, and transportation trends. He notes lower auto demand, rising used-car stocks, and layoffs, alongside booming atomic research, meatier power prospects, and expanding electronics. He sees strength in railroads, airlines, and film, with farming pressured by price drops and higher debt despite cost cuts.
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