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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
1
The forecast shows mostly sunny to hot conditions with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s and lows in the mid 60s to low 70s. Scattered showers and possible thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon and evening, with humid conditions persisting into the midweek.
Ailing Syrian president Shukri El Ku Watly plans to travel to Switzerland within a week for medical treatment, according to the newspaper Alraf Alaam. The report notes political fragility as regional tensions persist amid the health crisis.
Cairo reports Dina of Jordan relinquished all alimony rights in her divorce from King Hussein. Tokyo notes Mao Zedong abandons Stalinist hard line for a soft persuasion strategy to aid resistance to China’s Communist regime. Clarksburg doctors plan sanity tests for James L. Burkhamer as J Frank Wiseman’s accountability case nears July 8 deadline. Spurr offered Moundsville city manager post. accepted neither due to other interests.
The Atomic Energy Commission detonated a fourth spring-summer test blast before dawn to study the blinding flash effects. UN forces in Gaza report two Arabs killed near the Egyptian border. Prank Scalise, linked to Costello, was shot dead in the Bronx. Haiti’s military junta asserts control, promising no broad opposition. Canada’s Liberal government lingers as Diefenaker’s Conservative team forms.
City Manager Harry B. Batson orders a ban on water sprinklers and hoses from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. due to extreme heat and dry weather. West side usage damaged a booster pump. a replacement motor or pump is needed. Citizens of Grafton, Brownlow and Blueville urged to cooperate.
White House press secretary says Mamie Eisenhower is undergoing a routine top-to-toe physical at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The First Lady, not ill, is expected to stay several days, continuing her regular health examinations and activity level.
The U S Weather Bureau reported a sharp contrast in temperatures from Fraser Colorado where the morning low reached 25 degrees to Presidio Texas where Monday’s high hit 108 degrees. The day’s chill and heat reflected a broad range of conditions across the region.
Dr Robert H Feix head of the National Institute of Mental Health told U S News and World Report that healthy individuals should avoid tranquilizers. He noted reports that up to 30 percent of doctor prescriptions include them and said normal tension and anxiety have a role in personality development and peak performance.
A Wheeling truck driver, Thomas Cronk, 80, killed James Mitcham, 45, and Donna Mitcham, 6, and seriously wounded Alex Talerchyk, 35, in a berserk shooting spree after learning his children might be taken from him. Cronk then surrendered as his wife Mrs. Cronk and bystanders watched. Police said the motive centered on fear of losing his children amidst his heavy drinking. Local authorities report Cronk fired at the trio as they entered his home and that the pistol misfired when he aimed at his wife.
Radio Peiping says 15 million people in Hopeh Province, Northeast China, face famine. About 20 million tons of food have been sent from other parts of Communist China to aid residents in Eastern Hopeh, with no disclosed reason for the famine.
Woodrow Wilson of Taylor County Post No 12 announced that delegates and alternates were elected to attend the Second District convention in Morgantown on June 23 at 1 p.m. DST. Delegates include Dale Zinn Joe Haldeman Virgil Poe H R Watkins C E Grow Paul Huber William Hannan William J C Pembroke Woodrow Wilson T K Cole Dr C M Wells Lloyd L Shriver and Claude S Ebert. Alternates are William A C Henderson N A Drainer Archie Bartlett Robert Wyckoff Harry Green Hugh L Woodford Norman Watkins Karl Hawkins Charles Litsér Donald F Poling James Ingler James Peters and Charles H Kirkpatrick. Wilson also said post meetings will be on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, not Thursday.
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia opened a Senate investigation into government economic policy arguing that world confidence in the American dollar is the main restraint on Russian aggression.
Izvestia accused Harold Stassen of sabotaging the London disarmament talks while he backed a new Soviet plan. Moscow called Stassen’s moves attempts to derail the process as Western delegates showed willingness to move toward Soviet positions. France’s stance and possible easing of concessions added to the discord ahead of Thursday talks.
A fire of undetermined origin wrecked the coal preparation plant at the Coal Mountain operation of Island Creek Coal Co near Pineville. The No 12 fine coal cleaning plant was destroyed and the No 9 mine preparation plant was severely damaged. The blaze, found by a worker at 2 am, was put out by Pineville volunteer firefighters.
State Road Commissioner Patrick Graney a Flemington native, coal operator now in Mount Hope, visited Taylor County and adjacent counties. He flew from Charleston to Benedum Airport near Bridgeport, met by Harley Haller of Grafton, supervisor of six counties. Haller drove Graney to Grafton then to his home area, and they were believed to review local road conditions.
A Washington man James D Haase hunting near Udorn in Thai Ind claims a tiger swallowed his wallet with a driver's license after he shot the beast. He and a guide explored a cave, lit the tiger's mouth, and found the wallet inside the tiger's stomach.
A searing heat wave grips the nation for a third day with scattered storms triggering flash floods from the Great Plains to the Ohio River Valley. Deaths rise from drownings and heat related incidents across multiple states as cities report power shortages and disrupted work.
Gilbert Mann former president of Bakery Union Local 100 in Chicago testified he resigned under pressure after an International VP George L. Stuart sat at his desk wielding an automatic pistol. Mann recalled arriving January 21 1955 to find Stuart present and forced to resign. Cross the bakery union president appeared before the Senate Rackets Committee and said he would cooperate. Chairman McClellan noted questions from Cross attorney and referenced an $85 000 testimonial dinner for Union Vice President Max Kralstein with cash gifts and tax status questions.
The House approved the administration four point civil rights bill after defeating a Southern bid to add a jury trial amendment. The chamber sent the measure to the Senate as backers sought to speed action bypassing committee. The 251 to 158 roll call rejected another Southern attempt to attach a jury trial provision.
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