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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
1
Native Grafton man succeeds Curtis D. Decker as city manager effective July 1. The report notes Curry’s appointment follows Decker’s tenure and marks a transition for Grafton’s municipal leadership.
Two medical deans urged Charleston officials to pursue four year medical and dental schools for West Virginia with an estimated build cost of ten million dollars and annual operating cost of one million. Funding sources were not resolved, and a legislative committee planned to study options further this summer. In Grafton, Harry Curry was chosen as city manager, effective July 1, succeeding Curtis Decker. Curry, a WVU graduate and former Army officer, vowed no immediate personnel changes and praised council support.
Ironton Ohio reports say Nora Keeney and 12-year-old Ruth Smith may have been seen in Point Pleasant after a note said they planned to jump from a bridge. Huntington police and firemen searched Symmes Creek with no bodies found while a night watchman claimed a woman and girl fitting their description were seen wandering there between 6 and 8 p.m.
California primary results delight Republican chairman Senator Owen Brewster of Maine who predicts a GOP sweep in November. Nixon to face Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas for Senate while Warren and Roosevelt lead governor and Senate bids, boosting GOP confidence with a 54 to 42 Senate Democrat edge.
Cassville coal miner John Brewer filed in Moponge County circuit court a suit against Christopher Coal company Brock operation alleging he lost one eye and partial use of his right arm in a mine blast. He says his face was disfigured though the damages amount and blast date are not disclosed.
Kiwanis Clubs annual Picnic and Ladies Night planned for Tuesday June 13 at 6 30 pm. John I Booth chairman and Kiwanis vice-president says the event will be held in the picnic area at the observation platform the Tygart Dam with food prepared by the local VFW ladies auxiliary.
President Truman will depart for Missouri to deliver two foreign policy speeches in Columbia and Saint Louis. He will receive an honorary degree at the University of Missouri and later dedicate Jefferson Park in Saint Louis. An impromptu talk may occur en route, and he will attend his old army division's annual convention while in the state.
Charleston West Virginia dispatch says coal miner James Boyd Sellards was bound to the Kanawha county grand jury on an arson charge following a Sunday fire in Ward that leveled three homes including his own. Fire marshal C A Raper noted the arrest rested on statements by Sellards before and after the blaze while withholding further details pending investigation.
Fans will view the 48th Annual Inter-Collegiate Rowing Championship on the Ohio River June 17 from a mammoth moving grandstand built on a train of B and O gondola cars. It will seat 5,749 and be the largest ever used for such events. The observation train will consist of 41 steel gondola cars with bleacher seats, carrying 140 per car, plus a flat for photographers. The 2200 foot train will run parallel to the river with 1500 horsepower diesels at both ends to maneuver during races. See Fans page 4.
Congressman Robert L Ramsay of West Virginia asks the Public Service Commission to deny the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road plan to discontinue the Cincinnatian daylight train to Keven er Grafton and Parkersburg. The service loss is cited at about 360000 a year, with hearings pending.
General Eisenhower, speaking at Columbia University commencement, warned that vast military outlays may threaten the economy while highlighting domestic risks. He cited dependence on subsidies, flaws in medical and education systems, industrial strife, growing taxes, and an unbalanced budget as dangers to American progress.
In Charleston an intermediate court jury will hear the case of 15 year old Jimmy Basham charged with killing his father with a .22 rifle in their Hansford home. Both sides rested yesterday after the youth admitted the shooting, claiming his father had threatened him and his mother.
In Lavalette near Wayne County a 26 year old Leonard Leon Fletcher of Huntington died after diving into four feet of water at a roadside creek park. Coroner M J Mille ruled death from a broken neck or drowning, marking the first Huntington area swimming fatality this year.
The State Department lectured Moscow on criminal law regarding General MacArthur authority. Officials said MacArthur has authority to parole Japanese war criminals and that parole does not alter sentences, only allows serving part of a term outside prison under conditions.
A welfare ministry survey finds a rising share of marriages involving youths. One in five brides last year were under 20, up from less than one in ten fifteen years ago. The ministry notes the same trend among men.
Former British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden has been granted a divorce from his wife, potentially derailing his path to the premiership. At 53, he faces the era’s strict social taboos against divorce, a barrier even the Duke of Windsor faced. The divorce, on grounds of desertion, will be final in at least six months as his former wife resides in New York.
The Nationalist party organized both the senate and house delegates at the Americ state camp in Jackson's Mill. They elected shore of Huntington as senate president and Jack Swisher of Clarksburg as house speaker. Ted Rake of Parkersburg was inaugurated as Boys State governor at night, succeeding Henry Shores of Charleston.
Al Fahringer of the Duluth Dukes lines up against rival Allen Fahringer of Superior as the two clubs meet. Both are 21 and brothers known by the nickname Al.
Washington reports a Senate probe heard secret testimony that James Forrestal advised delaying arrests in the Amerasia case in 1945. Assistant Attorney General James McInerney allegedly recalled Forrestal pressing to hold six arrests, with Navy aims to delay until non Navy figures are ruled out. Newer sources link James Vardaman to possible delay actions as well.
Police believe a woman found dead in an old saw mill near Saint Clairsville was killed in Pennsylvania. She is tentatively identified as Ethel Henry, 38, of West Alexander, Pennsylvania. A blood-stained axe was found in her home, and a note at a suspect's body in West Virginia led investigators to the case. The FBI is assisting to positively identify the deceased.
West Virginia coal official Jesse V. Sullivan told a Washington senate subcommittee that importing foreign oil is economically inexcusable and harms West Virginia's coal based economy. He urged government action to end the flow of imported oil while acknowledging coal must compete with other fuels. The hearing examined foreign oil impact on domestic oil, mining, and related industries.
Germain Coughlin manager of the local A and P Roper Market was elected grand knight of the Grafton lodge of Knights of Columbus succeeding Theodore Stilwell. James Walters deputy grand knight Jasper Kale chancellor Howard Smith recorder Ted Stilwell treasurer A T Moscar advocate Henry Green warden M J Cody John King inside guards Ross Gerard three year trustee with Francis Swint William Cockrell as holdovers Moscar also elected delegate to 1951 state convention with J P Wright and Francis Wright named alternates.
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