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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1955

Page

4

Daily Telegraph Advertising Rates and Delivery Areas 1955

Notice lists founding date of the paper, advertising representatives in major cities, and subscription/mailing rates for domestic and foreign addresses. Carrier delivery availability shown by region, with monthly, six month, and yearly options. Includes post office entry as second class matter at Grafton West Virginia on June 8 1955.

Rational Advertising Representatives Rottewell-Kinball, Inc New York Lexington Avenue Philaphia Chestnut Street Detroit W. Lafayette Street Chicago Michigan Street Pittsburgh Fourth Avenue Virginia Bali Virginian Taylor, Barbour and Praston Grafton W. Vich Congress

Dangerous Omissions in Concorda Talks Revealed

The article argues the real risk lies in what the Soviet Yugoslav talks omitted. It notes Tito kept independence while normalizing ties, allowing contact between Communist parties and potential Comintern links. It warns of mutual atomic energy cooperation and Tito endorsing controversial Soviet policies, suggesting he played both sides in a bid to balance power.

Nikita S. Khrushchev Russia Marshal Tito Communist Community of Nations Tito Titu Europe North Atlantic Treaty Organization China United Nations Formosa

Leaders Enter Priesthood and Plains Dust Bowl Plan

The Strange East notes Buddhist Thai leaders and officials who briefly leave power for moral example in priesthood. In Denver, nine governors and Ezra Taft Benson discuss a Dust Bowl recovery plan using voluntary farmer cooperation, land classification and incentives to rebuild land, herds, and crops.

Thailand Geo. Phao Shymond J. Edgar Hoover Interior Douglas McKay The Treasury George M. Humphrey Allen W. Dulles Central Intelligence Agency House John McCormack Mel Great Plains Ezra Taft Benson Denver

Apprenticeships Discussed At Eastern Sea Board Conference

Industry labor and government leaders at the Eastern Sea board Apprenticeship conference agree automation will require higher skilled versatile workers and a larger pool of apprentices. They note training for new opportunities, retraining, and possible post graduate study as key to adapting to automation.

Eastern Seaboard Aso Livia

Loyalty Oath Reflections Spark Debate in Newaramarin

Citizens discuss a city loyalty oath and mandated questionnaires as a test of allegiance. Some praise the chance to prove loyalty while others call it insulting or oppressive. A minority question how the system would identify alleged disloyalty and communist ties amid federal surveillance efforts.

Newaramarin

Truth For Today Lets Ask The Bible Commencement Of Life

Eunice is a teacher in a high school assembly room guiding students through moral and religious lessons amidst wartime worries. The piece argues that fearing the Lord and seeking peace are vital to true life, surpassing earthly success and scientific laws. It underscores that God redeems His servants and none who trust Him offend.

Eunice Chass Heaven Mny New York Rocky Marciano Stillman Eighth Avenue Edgar A. Guest Rocky Marciano Tien Sarajevo John Bull Rocky Cockell Marcisno Marciano Cocke Swifty O'Brien Lindy Swifty

War on the British Empire Sparks Marciano Memoir

Mel Heimer reflects on Rocky Marciano’s global stature and British reactions after Marciano defeated Cockell. Heimer contrasts American sportsmanship with British press critique, noting London’s response and a playful jab at Ring Lardner.

Seven Major Goals Set By UMWA for 1955

The Upper Monongahela Valley Association outlines seven key objectives for 1955 including forming an industrial development committee, promoting flood prevention projects at Salem and Mannington, and distributing 100000 copies of the valley tourist brochure. It also maps plans for industrial and watershed development, highway promotion, tourism aids, regional mapping, and county by county resource cataloging.

Upper Monongahela West Virginia Monongahela Valley UMVA Coal Bureau Commerce Umwa Conservation Committee Tri-Soil Conservation District Committee State Road Commission Soil Conservation Society of Merida Cabin Mountain Canaan The Conservation Commission Blackwater Falls Tygart Lake Kirt Meadowville Barbour County Thomas City Coopers Rock Lake Farming For Better West Virginia University Agricultural Extension Service Jackson's Central West Virginia Buckhannon Mountain State Forest Elkins Preston County Kingwood Marion UMWA Umwa Board of Directors Co. B. Curry Buchkannon

Dairy cow frames automation worry in labor talk

Washington representative Har old G. Lovre of South Dakota asserts in a weekly letter that dairy cows are the only type of automation labor leaders have not yet fretted over. The remark frames a broader joke about labor union concerns and technological progress.

Washington Harold G. Lovre

Bennett Cerf Try and Stop Me in West Texas Saloon

A cowboy in a Frontier town jumps a puddle after a ride for a horse dispute. Hy Gardner watches a painting of El Whitney and jokes about the cotton gin inventor. The cartoon also parodies a plumber ad claim.

Bennett Cerf West Texas Hy Gardner el Whitney Herb Stein Carr Honest Carr King Features Syndicat

Whimsical News Snippet From Old Papers

A jumbled OCR snippet mentions a total eclipse in Thailand, the Smithsonian acquiring a colony of 117000 ands, feathered cloaks cleaned in New Zealand, Red regime travel controls in East Germany, a Montreal man setting a 51 hour shine record, and critique of Air Force Academy plans by an architect.

Montreal Joud Air Force Academy

CAP Rescue Test Involving Grafton Civil Air Patrol Unit

Grafton Civil Air Patrol unit to join a weekend simulated search and rescue drill near Elkins. Capt W R Withrow says the team will be alerted this week and receive orders. Air Rescue Squadron from Westover AFB will simulate a crash, with CAP pilots locating the crash site and dispatching a rescue team.

Grafton Civil Air Patrol Elkins W. R. Withrow Westover Air Force Base Mass CAP

Tom Dillon Jailed on Daughter's Call

State Police arrested Tom Dillon of Flemington on a peace warrant obtained by his daughter Mary George. After a hearing Dillon was sentenced to 180 days in jail in default of $200 bond. Pete Gillis and Tom Bayes, both of Flemington, paid a $10 fine and costs for intoxication on a public highway. Charles Gough paid a $10 fine and costs for parking his automobile on a public road.

Tom Dillon Flemington Mary George Dillon Pete Gillis Tom Bayes Charles Gough

Lady Wrestler Beats Obstacles in Chicago Judge Fight

Ada Ruth, a female wrestler, faces two key barriers in Chicago as she pursues her career. The obstacles cited involve the Minnesota Supreme Court and her family.

Chicago Ada Ruth Minois Supreme Court

Tiny Woman Drives Off Bandit at Grocery Store

In Minneapolis Mrs Mary McGlynn about 50 confronted a six foot bandit who threatened a stickup at her grocery. She shouted she would not be robbed and chased him from the store down the street. The incident reveals a brave, assertive household protector against crime.

Minneapolis Imian Mary McGlenn Thei Sue Supreme Court

Roaming Youths Held For Parents

Six youths from New Castle Pennsylvania were held in Taylor County Jail after a failed hitchhiking trip to Florida ended when city officers stopped them near the east end. Aged 12 to 15, several admitted prior run ins with the law as they awaited their parents' arrival.

New Castle Taylor County Florida East End Clyde DeBarr A. G. Swisher Florcia

State official orders sunbathers off Cordell Hall roof

Nashville Tennessee state personnel director Raymond T. Davis has ordered state workers to stop sunbathing on the roof of the new Cordell Hall Office Building.

Nashville Tenn States Raymond T. ‘Davis Cordell Hall

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