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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1954
Page
1
Police report fragmentary note suggests a person was found and taken to a hospital. Readable items indicate a medical response and possible transport by officers or emergency services. Details are unclear due to OCR distortion.
Digest reports a federal court jury hears the case of four Puerto Rican terrorists accused by prosecutor Leo A. Rover of a planned expedition for murder. The item strings together multiple briefs across cities with varied topics.
West Virginia state health officials condemn Grafton's municipal water works as the worst in the state. They urge drastic action including removing management from the City Council, metering the system, and rehabilitation by engineers. The critique accompanies a letter from H K Gidley noting decades of neglect and comparing Grafton to a better system in Hinton.
French troops abandoned two Red River Delta outposts within 36 miles of Hanoi to strengthen defense as Communist attacks were repelled in the delta’s southern sector. Geneva talks continued with Groves Bidault seeking to keep negotiations alive despite Western calls for an end.
A New Year's greeting card dated December 30 1911 mailed from Paterson New Jersey was found stuck in a drawer at the Paterson post office. It was addressed to Mrs. John Deming Wayne Township New Jersey but she had moved to El Paso Texas and the card will be forwarded.
An official 89 degree reading plus high humidity left Tri-County residents sweltering for a fourth day. Unofficial thermometers hit 101 in sun and 94 in shade. Lightning offered no storm relief as temps hovered and planning for possible showers continued. In other regions, record heat spurred tornadoes and heavy rains across Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Texas. A sky writer paused ads after discovering five baby robins in a plane engine cowl at Meramee Airport.
Taylor County's state aid for schools drops to 400 875 for 1954 55 from 423 357 due to the new aid formula reduced general funds and lower legislative appropriations Alva H Anderson state supervisor notes several districts lose less than last year while Preston and Barbour also show decreases in the regional cuts.
The Weather Bureau predicts warmer than normal weather for the eastern half of the nation and the southern plains over the next 30 days from mid June to mid July. Below normal temperatures are forecast west of the continental divide and in the northern plains. The Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic are expected to see hot weather with above normal rainfall across the central and northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Rainfall should be subnormal in the far southeast and east of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Other areas may expect near normal rainfall.
Prosecuting Attorney Richard Bord seeks to stop sale and possession of alcohol by the Taylor County Sportsman Club and owners. Judge W Merle Woodins denies a temporary injunction. new hearing set for June 20. Defendants include Lawrence Boyce Elbert Boyce Dennis Wyckoff as operators and agents. Elmer R Williams and ph Savina as owners. Service issues cited. corporation party to the suit. judge says stand or fall together. Previous abatement plea overruled.
Army special counsel Joseph N Welch disclosed that Senator Joseph R McCarthy signed G David Schines application for an Army commission last year despite previous testimony of no knowledge. Welch presented the original and a photocopy showing McCarthys signature.
Fresno police arrested Willis Streit a 34 year old transient for clothing style after a minor scuffle while hitching on Highway 99. He was found wearing only cowboy boots and a mustache.
Portland obituary notes the death of Donald Justus Sterling former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and longtime Oregon Journal managing editor who retired March 10 1952 on his 65th birthday. Phoenix brief reports Jay Bras heard of a bank opening where a picture making assignment yielded a $1000 door prize.
United Nations Security Council opened debate on the Indochina war, with urgency sharpened by the Geneva conference’s looming collapse. Council President Henry Cabot Lodge convened to consider Thailand’s request for U N peace observers in Indochina. The Korean talks’ breakdown and signals the Indochina party may end soon prompted a full Far East review, likely at a summer General Assembly session.
Jean Higgy Smelker, who started education on the Ohio State University campus as a kindergartner about 22 years ago, today received her Doctor of Medicine degree at the annual commencement ceremony on campus.
United States officials report pledges of cooperation from allies to curb Communist arms shipments to Guatemala. Instructions were sent to U S representatives abroad last week, but identities and numbers of nations approached were not disclosed.
In Houston supporters of Gov Allan Shivers claim about 500 attended a breakfast in his honor ahead of the July 24 primary. Opponent Roger J Dalley called for a recount to prove that at most only a limited number attended and to challenge the apparent turnout.
Chester A. Wilkins, executive director of the Chicago convention bureau, projected that June visitors would generate about $10,000,000 in tourist business for Chicago. The figure reflects an estimated surge in conventions and related activities attracting large numbers of travelers to the city.
President Eisenhower announced a June 25 meeting with British Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Minister Eden to reinforce U S Britain unity against claims of rifts. He praised Churchill as a strong ally and noted possible talks on a common stance toward Communism in Southwest Asia to resist unfriendly propaganda.
Austin officials apologized to Dudley T. Dougherty a Beeville rancher opposing Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in the July primary for missing a second campaign expenditure report on time. They later said the tabulation had been filed June 10. An official remarked it arrived early and was forgotten.
Worcester, Mass. introduces pl ag state ear muffs that dampen jet and factory noise. The devices shield wearers in hangars or on carrier decks where roaring engines prevail, and in industrial plants with continuous high sound levels.
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