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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1956
Page
4
The notice lists subscription costs for home delivery and mail orders in West Virginia and Virginia, with rates for 36 weeks, 6 months, and yearly options. It notes carrier delivery in Taylor Barbour and Preston Counties and provides address and publisher details for the paper.
President Eisenhower links early United States neutrality with postwar independence of nations like India Burma Ceylon Indonesia and argues neutrality is not inherently anti American. He favors reciprocal exchanges with the Soviet Union and views neutral states as potentially future partners in economic development and regional stability.
The Committee for Economic Development, a coalition of business labor and agriculture, now supports tax reduction over debt reduction. It calls for cuts if the next year's cash surplus exceeds two billion dollars, opposing current Treasury and White House debt-cutting stances. The report hints at broad tax relief including lower top rates and some corporate and excise cuts, while noting no strong tax-cut sentiment in Congress this session. The piece also mentions Goodyear's captive air tire and a Princeton class of 1939 anecdote on weight gain and hair loss upon reunion.
The first complete inventory lists federal commercial activities with capital assets of 11.86 billion and 2.6 million personnel. Rud by the Bureau of the Budget, departments will evaluate activities in the business field and abandon nonessential ones. The inventory is open to Congress and business reps for use in attacks on government competition. Assets of enterprises owned by the Defense Department total 44.73 billion. these will be first targets of opponents of government in business.
A colorful column spots New York’s trees versus traffic demand with Lynne Bretonn praising shade and St Patrick’s for rest. It notes her saloon act, a humorous rooster memory, and a mix of city vignettes from Wall Street to pigeons and Broadway eateries. It mentions Edward Burr, Laurence Torel, Grace Kelly, and Leonard Warren with playful city notes.
An AEC official predicted coal demand could rise by about 95 percent by the 1970s, even with atomic power advancing. W. Kenneth Davis said coal will lead other fuels in growth over the next two decades, with electric power generation as the main area of nuclear impact. He spoke at the National Coal Association anniversary, via a read speech, noting nuclear plants unlikely before 1965 or 1970 and stressing the association’s role in expanding industry support and member participation.
A Newburg High School PTA meeting approved plans for a July Fourth celebration at the ball diamond. Events include two baseball games, a sack race, dog show and prize for the boy selling the most tickets. Local residents and families were noted in attendance and discussion of prizes and activities followed.
Eye witness Opal Howder recounts a sudden violent storm in the Valley Furnace area. Trees uprooted, barns destroyed, cattle frightened, a tractor wrecked, and a home comforted by a couch while a family reunion was held nearby. Names include Opal Howder and the Ritter family with relatives from Cleveland Ohio and Washington D C.
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