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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
1
A fragmentary notice captures local chatter about a quiet weekend. It hints at people gathering, seasonal events, and small happenings affecting residents, with a sense of community interest and familiar faces.
Digest reports two men killed in separate Saturday crashes near Madison. Ralph Poore 30 of Bob White and Okey E Kidd 67 of Lory are named in the brief. In Washington the Supreme Court rules interstate natural gas rates fall under Federal Power Commission regulation as consumer protection moves. Justice Minton delivers the majority opinion 25 to 3. In Bellaire Ohio Wilbur W Shackleford 46 dies at home after a heart attack.
Britain Jams West's unification push amid state police searches for two loot suspects. The spree began in Fairmont, with a car stolen from Charles DeBault, as authorities investigate a series of robberies and a destructive fire at Moundsville Lumber Co. in Marshall County.
General Van Fleet met with President Eisenhower and planned a return to the Far East for another 30 to 40 day survey of Japan and Southeast Asia. White House officials noted the trip is an interruption of the original plan, with possible Indo China air intervention discussions fading amid British refusal. Molotov pressed five point program for Korea at Geneva, while British and U.S. envoys faced delays and no progress on an armistice or settlement.
Eight men and two women were killed in a flaming gate collision on Route 416 near Dunkirk Maryland. The blast at Carbide and Carbon Chemicals in Institute crippled by explosions slowed production but 9 crew remained on site. Unemployment. May. Junior the dog honored for bravery in Martinsburg. Two children die in gasoline blast at Huntington auto shop. Nursing conference opens at West Virginia University. Kentucky strawberry crop expected to fall to 55 percent of normal due to drought.
State Police records show Trooper L. B. Waddell a longtime officer from Grafton admitted taking part of fines and failing to report arrests. An audit found the Buckhannon justice of the peace also failed to remit money from fines. Waddell served since 1947 and was stationed at Thelyan before Buckhannon assignment.
A rainy morning in the Tri- County area gave way to a mild partly cloudy afternoon. Thunder and lightning with light drizzle were observed early, clearing by noon. Temperatures rose to 70 and are expected to reach 76 to 84 later, with 60 at night. Tomorrow will be cloudy and warm with a chance of scattered showers.
Parkersburg Wheeling leads federal gambling tax stamps issued this year with 122. Sixty five stamps went to principals paying a 10 percent excise tax every 30 days, including two Grafton men. Agents paid no excise tax. four stamps listed for Grafton. Fanmont 42, Clarksburg 41, Parkersburg 28, Huntington and Bluefield 14 each, Muskingum? Monandsville 13, Charleston 4. McDowell County posts the highest per capita with nine stamps for 365 residents.
Washington Supreme Court upholds federal lobbying regulation in Congress as constitutional. Chief Justice Earl Warren, for the majority, says the act meets definiteness requirements and validates about 20 similar state statutes.
Fred W. Haag reported his car and Christmas presents stolen on December 12 in Niagara Falls New York. York state police later notified him that the auto and gifts had turned up intact after three months, restoring the holiday surprises.
A light passenger plane made an emergency landing on the Thomas Craft farm in Haymond Hill, injuring two occupants who were taken to City Hospital for abrasions. A third male passenger was unidentified. The craft, flying from Martinsburg, ran out of gas during a storm. damage was limited to a cracked wing and the men planned to return for the plane.
In a New York to Washington call transcript dated September 23, Roy Cohn described himself as a big game hunter while summoning Army intelligence chief Maj. Gen. aro Partridge to testify before Senator McCarthy’s Investigating Subcommittee. The subcommittee was probing alleged subversion at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. President Eisenhower then arrived in Dover for a non political tour of Delaware and Maryland aboard Columbine.
The Rev Ralph Burnette of the First Church of Christ describes prayer as confession adoration thanksgiving and petition. He says Hebrew and Greek show one word for prayer meaning direct petition and emphasizes prayer as communion with a God who hears and governs all. He cites biblical guidance to seek knock and ask as steps to divine response. Continued on page six.
Pope Pius XII names American Msgr. Gerald Patrick O'Hara apostolic delegate to London while noting his Savannah Atlanta diocese chain of offices. In Indochina Communist Red columns push toward the Delta Hanoi area, threatening Thanh Hoa as Sam Neua falls behind pursuing the offensive.
Clarence Fleming a 41 year old American civilian engineer was released on bond in Seoul pending trial on a 500 fraud charge. He is accused by Korean police of secretly providing two Korean businessmen with 550000 dollars worth of coal briquette machinery while serving as a U N civil aid command captain in 1952. Fleming denies the allegations.
Republican congressional readers said after talking with President Eisenhower that they would make another attempt to pass the Hawaiian statehood bill. The House Rules Committee has refused to clear floor action because it includes statehood for Alaska. The President and his aides think Alaska not ready for statehood, but all agree Hawaii should enter the union.
Ben Fischer, CIO leader, criticized the Eisenhower administration and Congress for politicking over public housing. He warned that a substantial 35,000 unit program may fail, leaving slums and relocations unresolved, in a speech prepared for the National Housing Conference.
A California woman near death after overdosing on sleeping pills was saved by a transatlantic phone call from John Hurd in London. Hurd, the husband of another woman, learned of the crisis through his wife Cecile Hurd and alerted police. He later said his call was humanitarian and did not endanger his friendship with the man involved.
Washington civil defense planners outlined forecasted Soviet attack options including a potential atomic strike aimed at wiping out numerous U.S. cities. Officials noted possible use of biological chemical and psychological warfare and suggested hydrogen bombs may become more available, while hydrogen bomb power could equal millions of tons of TNT. They also said the probability of a complete surprise attack is decreasing, with planning based on Russia's known or estimated capabilities and intelligence sources.
Rep Sid ney R Yates Dell labeled the Army McCarthy clash as The Cohn Mutiny in a prepared speech. The reference signals a sharp critique of Attorney General Cohn and the anti communism era tensions.
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