Grafton Sentinel Publication Details and Rates 1954
Grafton Sentinel published weekdays by Sentinel Publications at 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia. It lists advertising reps, pricing by mail and home delivery, with regional rates for West Virginia Virginia and outside the Virginias. Entry notes second class matter at the Grafton post office under March 3 1410. Tuesday June 15 1954.
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Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
Hotteneill-Kimball
Lne Publishers Representative
New York
Lexington Avenue
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Detroit
Vicago
Michigan
West Virginia
Virginia
Virginias
Taylor
Barbour
Preston
Eisenhower hints at retirement as 1957 term ends
The piece notes rising belief that President Eisenhower may not seek a second term, with conditions tied to control of Congress, world events, and party unity. It discusses Republican disunity, Adams's comments on leadership, and the potential impact on his political strategy and stay at the helm.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Farm House
Gettysburg
Congress
Senate
White House
Citizens For Eisenhower Congressional Committee
Sherman Adams
Adams
Young's Victory in New York Central Proxy Battle
New York Central stockholders backed Hubert J. Young in a proxy contest seen as part of a broader railroad management shakeup this year. The move follows debt pressures, auto competition, and a dip in passenger service, with Young noted for his work at Chesapeake & Ohio and now taking a testy new assignment shaping the railroad's future amid a difficult industry climate.
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Hubert J. Young
New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Pulpit Exchange
Truth For Today Lets Ask The Bible
Tessies grandmothers recall childhood discipline in Maryland where saying Thank you after a spanking was expected. The piece argues punitive correction can guide moral path while misremembered colonial piety and references Hebrews 12 5 7 underscore God chasteneth. Copyright 1954 Globe Syndicate.
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Tessie
Miami
Maryland
March of Events Inside Washington
Trade missions abroad report limited near term growth for U S farm exports. Officials note foreign buyers seek manufactured goods, questions on export pricing, and shifts toward self sufficiency. Strong political pressure favors 90 percent price supports amid looming election tensions.
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Agriculture Department
United States
Dairy Support Prices Voted In Sharp Fight
The House Agriculture Committee overrode Secretary Tara Benson and voted to raise dairy price supports by 6.5 percent effective Sept. 1, 1957. The panel backed new direct subsidy provisions and boosts for processors to raise producer prices amid objections from farm blocs to Eisenhower’s flexible-price plan. The farm bill faces a heated debate as Congress nears adjournment.
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United Press
House Agriculture Committee
Tara T. Benson
Benson
Farm Bloc
Eisenhower
Re. August H. Andresen
Rminn
Dairy Bloc
Congress
Fire Truck Fund Progress In Rowlesburg Campaign
Rowlesburg volunteers push a drive to raise 400 for a 1935 fire truck repair. The campaign led by Fire Chief L H Knotts includes a house to house effort and a surplus funds go to a new fire truck fund. A planning meeting named Dwight M Wiles as chairman with a large committee. Also notes a Women’s Society shower for longtime residents moving away and Carnival disruption from severe weather. Kingston Rhode Island survey finds housewives prefer brown eggs from farmers and markets.
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Rowlesburg
L. H. Knotts
Joseph Nassif
Dwight M. Wiles
Douglas Glover
Grover B. Fraley
Alvin R. Frazee
Douglas Britton
James Heath
Robert H. Goff
John Henry
Jay Chidester
C. R. Heath
L.D. Leese
Ira Hebb
L. H Knotts
Hagen Burkett
A. J. Funk
Nassif J. Nassif
Jey Chcester
R. G. Nagle
B. P. Goff
Vernon Short
Bob Nine
C. M. Pugh
James Cannon
John Shahan
Woman's Society of Christian Service of Christ
Methodist Will
C. A. Strother
Strother
Carrie Koontz
May Felton
G. B. Fraley
Harry Lantz
Kenneth Drumm
Howard Bolyard
Ida Boogher
L. Vane Wolfe
Pearl Lipcomb
C. Ry Heath
Elizabeth Ann Powell
Cheryl
Aca Nine
Viola Wilhelm
Fred Hager
Donald Peastee
Albright
Kenneth Graves
Baltimore
War Memorial Services Held At Mt. Morris
Reno Post No. 7 of the Grand Army of the Republic conducted the annual War Memorial service at Mt. Morris church in Barbour county after Sunday school. Jefferies noted the cemetery holds many war dead across wars, from Revolutionary War to World War II, Civil War, and Mexican War veterans, with local names listed. The item ends with a brief note about fire extinguisher incident in Woonsocket.
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John W. Snyder
Ona C. Jefferys
C. M. Outright
Reno
Grand Army of the Republic
Mt. Morris Church
Barbour County
Jefferys
Gerald T. Daniel
Jacob Lesher
Great Britain
United States
Neal Lock
Sat
Five Day West Virginia Forecast Warm With Scattered Showers
West Virginia sees continued warmth with temperatures about 4 degrees above normal over the next five days. A few scattered showers are expected, totaling around half an inch of rain.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Dairy Show at Jacksons Mill Aug 16 19
Morgantown reports the 13th annual West Virginia Dairy Show will be held at the state 4-H camp at Jacksons Mill from August 16 to 19. Events include Future Farmers of America Day, 4-H Day with the coronation of the state 4-H King and Queen of Health, Farmers Day with the 4-H Tractor Operator's Contest, plus the ninth annual meeting of the West Virginia Artificial Breeders Cooperative. State Guernsey Holstein Ayrshire and Jersey Cattle Clubs will also meet at the show.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Farmers of America
Artificial Breeders’ Cooperative
Guernsey
Holstein
Ayrshire
Jersey
Cache of copper coins found in historic inn site
In Hinsdale Massachusetts a couple, Mr and Mrs William Zeifler, discovered a cache of copper coins dating to the early 1700s while working on siding at the former Rufus Tyler Inn. They were hauling soda pop in a truck and began opening the cache.
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Hinsdale
Mass
Rufus Tyler
William Zeifler
Farm property values fall in West Virginia
West Virginia farm property value declined 5 percent in the year ending March 1, totaling 546 million dollars, with farm buildings averaging 3029 dollars per property. The decline mirrors a national downtrend, and buildings make up nearly half of farm real estate at 247 million dollars.
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Charleston
Virginia
Mannington Youth Killed in Colorado Car Crash
The body of Alvin Less Rush, 20, a former Waynesburg High School wrestler, was en route home from Colorado where he was killed in an early Monday automobile crash. The crash also injured his cousin Donald Collins of Mannington, West Virginia. They had left Saturday for a new Navy assignment on the West Coast.
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Waynesburg
Alvin Less Rush
Colorado
Young Rush
Donald Collins
Mannington
W. Va
Rush
Collins
Navy
Providence Gazette and Count Journal’s early building
A fragment notes the Providence Gazette and Count Journal as the city’s first newspaper and its notable building from 1768, with references to various groups and a gallery. The text documents historical context and the paper’s place in Providence society.
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Providence
Providence Gazette
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
An excerpt recalls the 1777 Fort Stanwix stand where a rough Stars and Stripes was raised. It traces flag legends Betsy Ross and Francis Hopkinson, the Continental Congress approval, and the flag’s evolution to today’s 50-star banner.
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Ray A. Lajoie
Central Press
Fort Stanwix
New York
America
Betsy Ross
George Washington
Betsy
Francis Hopkinson
Continental Congress
Missouri
Pennsyvania
Delaware River
Nolan
Ater
Tong
Helgy Ross
Keritiich
Vermont
Unio
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