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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
1
Washington reports a deadlock on whether Mrs Lo Mita Lebron intended to kill during the March 1 shooting at the House of Representatives. The note cites the jury’s view that three male members of the group aimed to kill.
A large navy building fire in Tyelbey caused $175,000 in losses. A. Hale Watkins of Grafton, reappointed secretary, succeeds Harden R. Harmer of Shinnston. Watkins, WVU 1934 law graduate, ex FBI special agent, served as Senate clerk 1941-43, and led the Democratic state committee 1940-44.
West Virginia reports heavy storms flooding wide regions including Cameron and Fairmont with up to 4.3 inches in an hour and 40 minutes. Cars trapped, mud on streets, transformers down, and homes inundated while the heat wave breaks amid ongoing river rises.
A four day heat wave in the Tri County area broke yesterday as a thunderstorm with cool breezes and rain moved in mid afternoon. Temperatures rose past 86 before the storm. rainfall reached 0.09 inch and the mercury dropped to 64 last night. Today at noon it read 72 and is projected to reach 82 before falling again tonight. Tonight and tomorrow look for clouds and possible showers with warmer conditions tomorrow afternoon. Elsewhere the storm caused power and phone disruptions and damage in surrounding counties.
West Virginia farmers saw faster crop growth as rains and warm days persisted, aiding development after a cool damp spell in May and early June, according to the FederalState Crop Reporting Service.
Grafton Manufacturing staged an opening banquet for its Riverside Drive shirt plant. The event honored Taylor County Board of Trade leaders and paid tribute to late civic figure Paul E Mullone. Open house follows with guided tours today by factory staff.
William Coe, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful in Elk City Oklahoma, fell ill on Wednesday and must halt speaking for three days. During the pause he will sit at campaign platforms while pinch hitters read his prepared speeches.
The Grafton City Council meets tonight at 8:00 in an open session to discuss a recent State Road Commission denial of a parking proposal on Main Street and the water system survey terms from Blundon Snyder and Small of Keyser. Representatives of the firm visited earlier this week for talks with council members.
A poisoning campaign in Grafton has killed at least six cats and two dogs, with reports of traps and poisoned chicken pieces. Residents fear children may be next as police warn that anyone caught distributing poison can be prosecuted. Local dog catcher Pete Miller warns more children than pets may be harmed.
United Press reports Gov Christian Herter of Massachusetts and a Michigan editor defended communities against Red Cross criticism of 1953 tornado relief. Herter demanded an apology for implying Worcester accepted aid without reimbursement. Harriman said Red Cross spent about 1.6 million dollars for tornado relief in Worcester area, Flint, and elsewhere.
Fort Worth city council rebuked Water Superintendent Uel Stephens for poor diplomacy after a councilman cited a water department worker telling a woman to fill buckets to cover low water periods. The incident prompted calls for improved customer service and communication.
A search was underway in Texas for 16 year old Patricia Chaney wife of an airman. She told him she would go to a grocery but bought a bus ticket to San Antonio. Sheriff A E Steinmetz of Val Verde County appealed for information about the missing woman who came from Huntington West Virginia last October to live with her husband Bob stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base.
Mrs. William Woermer explains her husband’s interruption during a public meeting in Naugatuck Connecticut. The incident is described as a reprimand for the disruption, with the woman defending the behavior as acceptable within the moment.
Paris reports Pierre Mendes France, seeking the premiership, pledges a four week Indochina cease fire if approved. He aims to present a European army plan by June and report back on cease-fire progress by July 20, offering no interim moves to alter Indochina holdings.
Arthur D. Little Inc. will begin a three part survey of West Virginia’s industrial potential in July. Gov. Marland hired the Cambridge firm to map human and material resources identify industries that would best aid the state and survey existing industries to relieve unemployment.
Senate hearings on the Army McCarthy clash neared their end as Sen John L McClellan urged that the fight exposed GOP inability to govern without turmoil. McCarthy accused Democrats of goading Army Secretary Stevens into the dispute while Mundt chastised Stevens for consulting a Democrat lawyer last winter.
Republican state leaders urged Gov. Thomas B. Dewey to declare his political future. Reports suggested he might retire at the end of his term or seek a national post such as secretary of state.
West Berliners clashed with Communist youths outside City Hall during a mass meeting honoring East Germans who died in last June 17 uprisings. Police said 15 civilians and three officers were injured in the confrontation.
The United States Embassy delivered a note to the Soviet Foreign Office protesting a Kokodil cartoon dated May 20 showing a statue of the late Defense Secretary Forrestal upside down with a fattened face resting on the pavement. The note called the image vicious and grisly referencing his death five years earlier.
Kingston Rhode Island based Edson I Shock associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Rhode Island advises that boats should be painted annually but should not have more than four coats at a single session. He cautions that excess paint adds weight and reduces performance.
Report from Hong Kong states five American Air Force technicians on loan to France in Indo China were seized by Viet Minh while swimming near Tourane in central Annam, about fifty miles southeast of Hue. Informants indicated the five were captured by a Viet Minh comrade.
French high command reports 8000 to 10000 Viet Minh regular troops infiltrated the Red River Delta south of Hanoi in the Ninh Binh Nam Dinh area. The force joins an estimated 100000 strong fifth column of regulars and guerrillas Giap directs in the delta.
Chelsea Michigan Chrysler Corp unveiled a gas turbine powered automobile during a day long dedication of its new 4 000 acre proving grounds. Engineers said the turbine averaged 14 9 miles per gallon at 40 miles an hour in recent road tests. Stafford Springs Connecticut a women s club bans gossip with six members.
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