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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
Report says at least nine killed and many injured after a crash involving American tourists near the famed champagne region. City officials confirmed casualties and listed injuries as the incident unfolds today.
Terra Alta Limestone Co. and Earp and Armstrong Inc. won four highway contracts totaling 282,750 by the West Virginia Road Commission in Charleston. The Preston firm will surface 4.77 miles of U.S. 219 in Preston County to the Maryland line for 94,477 with other jobs in Randolph, Tucker counties totaling 199,? Provide exact numbers as per source.
1st Lt. Ann M. Lowry and M/Sgt Ralph L. Reed will interview prospective enlistees for the Womans Army Corps at the Clarksburg recruiting station Friday from 8 15 AM to 5 PM The event notes that applicants may choose their schools for further education after basic training at Fort McClelland Alabama Lt Lowry will be at Room 203 Ledstetter Building Clarksburg for the session.
Amsterdam reports deny a royal rift over faith healer Greet Hofmans influencing Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. Denials state no abdication or constitutional crisis. Hofmans says politics are nonsense while world rumors persist amid parliamentary elections and public curiosity.
Cambridge authorities plan mental tests for Godfrey Sherman Jr. after the 26 year old amateur actor spent 90 minutes Wednesday night atop the 185 foot cross of St Pauls Catholic Church in Harvard Square during a thunderstorm. His brother Henry urged him down as crowds of about 2500 watched. Sherman ate a sandwich and orange, swung by one hand, and drank from a pint of gin before he descended. He tossed coins to onlookers and finally surrendered to authorities.
Washington II The Public Health Service reported 176 polio cases last week, ten fewer than the same week last year, signaling a lighter season though it is early to tell. Through this year 2,041 cases compare with 2,833 at the same point in 1955, including 1,079 paralytic cases versus 1,186 a year ago.
Summer heat gripped the Grafton region with a 90 degree high reported at Blueville weather station. The daily max for 24 hours ended yesterday at 5 p.m. was 90, with a low of 55. At 11 a.m. today the temperature stood at 86.
There was no official recognition of Flag Day in Grafton today. The usual Main Street display was absent, though some homes displayed flags. St. Augustine's Church, the post office, city hall, and courthouse flew the flag, and Angelo's on Latrobe Street raised a curbstone standard.
A 15 year old boy from Walker Wood County Dar ius L McCumbers drowned Wednesday while swimming in the Ohio River at Belpre across from this city. He was one of three youths who paused garden chores for a river swim.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B Johnson warned the foreign aid bill is deep trouble as the Foreign Relations Committee began work on the billion dollar package. He said a substantial majority of 26 Democratic senators doubt the administration has made a case for restoring House cuts from 4.9 billion to 3.8 billion.
The Public Service Commission approved construction of two additional dams on the Upper Tenmile Watershed near Salem in Harrison County. This marks the fifth and sixth dams in a flood control series across the Fork River watershed system.
Judge Elmer H. Holmgren ordered jurors in a murder trial kept in custody overnight while defendants John La Placa and Paul Pelletiere Jr. were released on bond. Holmgren said he had no choice to safeguard a fair verdict.
New York ih The Big Three steel producers United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel have asked the United Steelworkers for a five year contract with automatic annual wage increases based on a productivity formula. The move aims to lock in labor peace and remove bargaining uncertainty, signaling a major economic offer that could accelerate settlement.
President Eisenhower, recovering from surgery, speaks with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in the hospital. Adenauer says Eisenhower is in excellent shape and calls the recovery a miracle. Dulles and Mrs. Eisenhower attend as Ike’s health improves and plans for a New York visit proceed.
Storms edged around a muggy heat dome but failed to end a six day heat wave. A Gulf Coast tugboat disaster near Gulfport left 15 dead, while Rhinelander Wisconsin faced 100 mph winds toppling a TV tower and injuring several. Cincinnati and other cities reported hotel and infrastructure damage as temperatures hit near 100 across the region.
American painter Leopold Seyffert, aged 69, died Wednesday in New York after a stroke and illness. The artist, known for his portraits and figure work, had been battling cancer prior to the stroke.
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