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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1956

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel masthead and publication data

The fragment lists the Grafton Sentinel staff and advertising reps including publisher William P. Turner and managing editor William Cockrell, with business manager W. T. Lockard, office manager Elizabeth Hayhurst, and other staff. It also shows advertising representatives and multiple city offices, plus mail and delivery rates and a notice of second class entry at the Grafton post office with a date line of Friday June 8, 356.

Wiliam P. Turner W. T. Lockard Elizabeth Hayhurst Jon West Virginia Virginia Taylor Barbour Preston Grafton W. Ve

Propaganda as Foreign Policy in Soviet Rise

The piece argues Soviet use of propaganda as a key tool under Dmitri Shepilov, noting Molotov's replacement and Khrushchev’s visits to Peiping Belgrade Cairo and Cairo. It contrasts Goebbels and Stalin era control with today’s method, while citing Adm Radford on military imagination and Eisenhower’s small business committee to curb anti trust.

Hitler Josef Goebbels Soviet Union Dmitri T. Shepilov Pravda Communist Party Nikolai A. Bulganin Shepilov Vyacheslav M. Molotov Stalin Molotov Bulganin Nikita S Khrushchev Peiping Belgrade Marshall Tito Cairo Egypt Jamal Abdel Nasser Near East Arthur Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Naval Academy Navy Marines Air Force

March of Events Signals Cold War Thaw in 1959

Washington officials predict Russia’s curtain will largely melt next year with high level visits to Moscow, Pan Am service to Moscow, a cruiser invited to a Jamestown anniversary display, and rising demand for package tours. Debate grows over farm price supports and a top level research push, while Democratic infighting deepens after chairman Butler accepts Roach’s resignation amid convention turmoil.

Ashington Russia Kremlin United States United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Georgi Zhukov Pan American Airways Moscow Hampton Roads Jamestown Colony Soviet Union Agriculture Department Chicago Paul M. Butler Butler William N. Roach Roach New York Averell Harriman

Bailey Memorial Vacation Bible School Planned

Bailey Memorial Methodist Church Rosemont will host a Vacation Bible School from Monday June 11 to Friday June 15 each day 9 am to 11 45 am A closing program and a 730 pm program are planned The dean is Mrs Lawson Carder assisted by Mrs Clinton Mitchell Song leader is Mrs Stephen Simon with pianist Miss Jerry Rifle Teachers and assistants span kindergarten to intermediate grades with multiple staff named and more to be announced

Bailey Memorial Methodist Church Rosemont Lawson Carder Clinton Mitchell Stephen Simon Jerry Rifle Richard Haney Donald Smith Dewey Drainer Jimmy Simon Charles Jones Howard Caldwell Shirley Johnson Harold Kelley Charles Reed Pauline Haney John Limer Frank Christian Willian Nestor Lance Shingleton Birdell Jones James Grey

Personal Notes and Local Visits In Flemington Area

Paul Fleming returned home Saturday from Grafton city Hospital. Guests of Mr and Mrs Joel Wiseman included Mr Wiseman's sisters Marie Howell and children Vietor Brenda and Sue and Frank Haney and daughters from Belington. Kay Bartlett of Simpson will work for Ace Adjustments in Clarksburg after graduating Flemington High School in 1956. Joel Wiseman and family visited Marie McDaniel and family. E Wagoner leaves for Washington where Mrs Wagoner vacationed with daughters Claire and Helen Marie. They plan to return home soon. Crimes rise in summer and property crimes increase in winter.

Paul Fleming Grafton City Hospital Joel Wiseman Wiseman Marie Howell Vietor Brenda Sue Frank Haney Fof Belington Kay Bartlett Simpson Tyo Ace Adjustments Company Clarksburg Miss Bartlett Flemington High School Marie McDaniel E. R. Wagoner Washington

Leading women colleges see tenfold job requests for grads

Employers split the work world into drudgery and brilliance while marriage remains the favored path for many women. The best start for alumnae is practical housekeeping or tailoring, with technical fields valuing science and other skills. In glamor sectors the secretary often wins the better openings, yet campus life prepares new entrants for adjustments.

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Polio cases down 26 percent as experts urge caution

Washington reports polio cases this year run 26 per cent below last year with 120 cases last week and 1,884 for the calendar year. Officials cite the Salk vaccine program as contributing to declines and note 1,931,121 more vaccine doses released for immediate distribution. Regional data provided for paralytic cases, and Taylor county parents urged to secure third Salk shots for children.

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Ladies Aid Elects Officers At Howesville Church Lawn Party

Methodist Aid of Howesville shares details of a lawn party at Mrs. Ruth Kirby's home in Grafton with many visitors from Canton Akron Dayton Detroit and Weston. The Ladies Aid held officer elections for the coming year at the Howesville Methodist Church Training School event with refreshments served.

Methodist Aid of Howesville Clara Mitchell Mark Stead Canton Ohio Birdell Jones Richard Haney Lawson Carder Katherine Elizabeth James Boring Jimmy Mary Jane Dayton Patty Devart Ruth Kirby Grafton Mary Bakers Albert Akron Boring Familly Lloyd Waller Bruce March Stanley Kurmelise Detroit Michigan William Phillips Howard Caldwell Dora Harman Gertie Christian Stephen Simon Charles Sterling Minnie Fawley Della Crouge Carolyn Bailey Memorial Methodist Church Rey George Stattion Fairmont Lester Tennant Frank Christian Charles Jones Dewey McDonald Charleston Minnie Goodwin Arnett Davis Weston Theodore Webb Bridgepot Theodipus Goodwin Duke Gallo Frankie Gallo Andy Gallo George Gallo Howesvie Methodist Church Opal Dewitt Clara Johnson Iris Weaver Violet Rhodes Catherine Hill Bonnie J. Sheets Nellie Miller Cassedy Carol Montgomery Josephine Casteel Joann Montgomery Nellis Sheets Miller Alma ‘Chedister Etta Lines

Rosemont W S C S installs officers at church

At Bailey Memorial Methodist Rosemont church the W S C S held its installation. Rev J H Carson installed officers led by President Minnie Goodwin and Vice President Lawson Cardell with secretary Birdell Jones treasurer Della Crouse and others in church posts. The new president received a past president pin.

W.S.C.S Bailey Memorial Methodist Church Rosemont J. H. Carson Minnie Goodwin Lawson Carde Birdell Jones Della Crouse Charley Sterling Minnie Pewley Howard Caldwell Ricard Haney

Townsend Quits RAF Plans Solo World Tour by Landrover

Captain Peter Townsend, long known as the World War II hero and British air attaché in Brussels since 1952, resigns from the RAF and plans a 12 month auto circumnavigation before returning to civilian life. He had a romance with Princess Margaret that ended due to church remarriage rules. Townsend expects to leave the RAF next month and begin the trip in the fall.

Brussels Belgium Wthe Peter Townsend Royal Air Force Britain Margaret Church of England Townsend RAF

John Jacob Niles To Sing Ballads In WVU Concert

John Jacob Niles, famed American folk singer, will perform at Morgantown’s School of Music on Monday at 6 15 PM. The event follows a 1949 Morgantown appearance and joins other free summer term concerts by Janet Remington and the University Community Symphony Orchestra under Kenneth Wood.

John Jacob Niles Lexington School of Music Niles Morgantown Terriory University- Community Symphony Orchestra Weldon Hart Reynolds Hall America Ronald D. Scofield Santa Barbara News Press Janet Remington Harpi University Community Symphony Beechhurst Avenue

Cabbie Demands Fare After Fine in Chicago Case

Cab driver Frank Leonard paid a base fine without complaint on Thursday and then demanded a 56 cent fare before the policemen who arrested him. Leonard claimed he drove Officer Thomas Clifford to the start of the ride by idea, and he would have had to go to the station to pay the fine anyway. The next meeting is set for the second Wednesday in July at Mrs. Etta Sines’s home.

Chicago Frank Leonard Leonard Thomas Clifford Bet Etta Sines York New Yorker Pan- American Miami Paris Henry Trefflich Trefflich Manhattan Henry Frankfurt Longchamps Gypsy Rose Lee PTA Broadway Little Red Schoolhouse Gypsy Gyp Australia RSVP Annette Warren Annette Ava Gardner Philadelphia Bob Culp Helmer Theatre Magazine Slx Unis U.S. Steel Ralph Gardner St. Moritz

Hoan Newswuck Dizar Noan Reads As Reading Material

An OCR fragment mentions Hoan Newswuck Dizar Noan and references Fullerton and Hog Fett Sy in a jagged line of text. The readable portion lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond scattered place names.

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Boston's Music Goes To Moscow First American Symphony Visit

Burton wre abe suo Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday night it will give concerts in Moscow and Leningrad becoming the first American symphony orchestra to perform in the Soviet Union. The Ministry of Culture invited the 104 piece orchestra through the Soviet Embassy in Washington. The State Department approved the visit to Europe starting next August. Americans cut nearly twice as much ie ertem per person as they did 36 years ago.

Burton Wre Abe Suo Symphony Moscow Leningrad Soviet Union Ministry of Culture Washington State Department Europe

Fragmentary excerpt about Joannie Fay and Presley in a dirty city

The readable lines reference Joannie Fay at Latin ois and Luis Presley in a tense urban setting. It mentions prisoners in Gre ce Village and fragmented commentary on crime and entertainment, with unclear sources and garbled phrases.

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