Grafton Sentinel newspaper details and publication info
The Grafton Sentinel founded 1810 publishes weekdays from 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia. Editor Monte Bourjaily Publisher William Turner manage advertising and production with Elizabeth Hayhurst office manager. Rates list subscriptions and carrier delivery across counties. Daily Tuesday June 19 1956.
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Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
Monte F. Bourjaily
William P. Turner
W. T. Lockard
Elizabeth Hayhurst
Coal Shippers Form Unique Labor and Capital Partnership
A fifty million dollar enterprise unites labor and producers with rail carriers to export soft coal to Europe. American Coal Shippers will be chaired by Richard L. Bowditoh, aiming to halve sea transport costs and double European exports in twenty years. The venture links United Mine Workers, Coal Exporters Association, producers and railroads in a pilot industrial democracy.
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Europe
John L. Lewis
Brited L Ine Workers Union
Lewis
United Mine Workers
The
Coal Exporters Association
Coal Producers and Railroads
American Coal Shippers, Tuc
Richard L. Bowditoh
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States
Smiles Across Nations From Adenauer Visit to Washington
West Germany Chancellor Adenauer found genuine friendship smiles during a brief U S visit. He noted Eisenhower’s bedside greeting as the warmest contrast to his Moscow reception and warned that friendly smiles can be more effective and dangerous than threats.
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Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Eisenhower
Adenauer
Moscow
Kremlin's
Debate over presidential disability rule drags on in Congress
The House Judiciary Committee nears a consensus on who acts when a president cannot perform duties. Political sensitivities push final action to the next session. Hearings since Eisenhower's heart attack consider separation of powers and avoid executive overreach. A joint session of Congress could be invoked if the president is unable, raising risks. Meanwhile, the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration expects fewer than six thousand emigrants this summer, as speeded airlifts from Central and Eastern Europe continue to Idlewild Airport on Long Island.
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House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Cabinet
Europe
Internationalirport
Idlewild
Long Island
Wate
Stevenson
Adlai B. Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
New York
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Harry S. Truman
Harriman
Symington
Truman
Adlai
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Washington Senate eyes ex Cabinet heads in January
The United States Senate may introduce four former Cabinet members in its ranks next January. Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico heads the joint congressional committee on atomic energy and is poised to shape the field for Senate races. Claude Wickard and Charles F. Brannan, former agriculture leaders, seek seats, while Douglas McKay of Oregon contends with Wayne Morse for the Senate.
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Ashington
United States Senate
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Truman
Anderson
Agriculture Post
Claude Wickard
Indiana
Hoosier
Homer Capehart
Agriculture Department
Charles F. Brannan
Colorado
Eugene Millikin
Brandan
Milikin
Millikin
New York Barrel Aims at Water Pollution Aid Program
A new half billion dollar ten year program to fight water pollution clears its first congressional hurdle by a large vote. It would let municipalities cover at least one third of water control project costs. The bill, labeled new park barrel legislation, could broaden federal aid to smaller cities with pollution problems, extending beyond local responsibility as pollution travels along streams across cities and states.
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Federal
Twining Plans Solo Trial Flight For Chiefs Of Staff
President Eisenhower approves a test flight by Nathan Fo Twining chief but other Joint Chiefs of Staff will not accompany him Admiral Radford Burke and Maxwell are to monitor from afar and report on his actions to the Soviets the purpose to show limited joint chiefs access while keeping command in this country the mission aims to test feasibility of a selective top level contact with the USSR.
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Nathan Fo Twining
Unitus Mie
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Metiue Wo Radford
Ar Ieigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Gel Maxwell de Saylor
Army
Joint Chiefs
Nich
Tr Alse
Elief
Isenhower
Taylor County Farm Sales From 1954 Census Show Stocks
The 1954 Census of Agriculture preliminary report lists value of products sold in Taylor County farms at 699,591 dollars. Crop values total 65,970 with breakdowns for field crops, vegetables, fruits and nuts, and horticultural specialties. Livestock sales total 621,736 including dairy, poultry, and other livestock products. forest products add 11,885. Copies of the county figures are available from the Census Bureau in Washington, D.C. for 10 cents each.
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Taylor County
Burea of
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Washington
D.C
Tomato nitrogen and mulch tips for better yields
County Agent explains how to prevent blossom end rot and poor yields in tomatoes by applying nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia around each plant, mulching with wheat straw or sawdust, and keeping mulch away from the stem to avoid damage.
WVU Alumni Groups Elect Leaders in 1st Meeting
Morgantown IP Harper Meredith of Fairmont is elected president of WVU College of Law alumni group. James L Turner of Fairmont becomes president of the College of Pharmacy Alumni. Juanita Hall Ferguson of Clarksburg is re elected leader of the Home Economics alumnae chapter.
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Morgantown
J Harper Meredith
Fairmont
West, Virginia University College of Law
College of Pharmacy
James L. Turner
Juanita Hall Ferguson
Clarksburg
Gary Mine Mishap Claims Third Man
A mine accident at Gary last Friday in the die No 2 mine of U S Steel Corp claimed its third victim Monday with the death of Jesse C Johnson in a Welch hospital. Four men were trapped in a roof fall. killed were Play Rhoades of Anawalt and Joe Evans of Welch. Miner E A Keiling of Wilcoat was injured.
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WELCH
W.va
Gary
Jesse C. Johnson
Johnson
U.S. Steel Corp
Play Rhoades
Anawalt
Joe Evans
E. A. Keiling
Wilco Ant
Airlines Won Carriage Discount For Clergymen
The House voted Monday to let the major airlines carry clergymen at reduced fares. Trains and interstate buses already may do so.
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Washington
Fire hazard checklist for homes to reduce spring risk
West Virginia University Extension specialists warn of hidden fire hazards in homes. Oil stained rags paint residues and waxed cloths can ignite. store oily materials in sealed metal cans. inspect attics basements and storage for old papers. check electrical cords insulation and short circuits. keep matches in a high metal box. maintain clear space around trash burners and outdoor piles. remain vigilant into spring and summer.
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West Virginia University
Pleasant Creek Personal Mentions Reported In Community Notes
Numerous Pleasant Creek residents and relatives visited friends and family across nearby towns. Members named include Mrs. Mabel Mitchell, Rev and Mrs Earl Tallman, Helen Kerns, Debbie Perks, Kenneth Mitchell, Clara Mitchell, Earl Neal, Wilbern Mitchell, Russell Poling, James Kennedy, Otto Sturms, Wood Mitchell, Loyd Poe, Clemtown, Morgantown, Webster, Columbus Ohio, and others in a string of visits and summer plans. Dale Mitchell to spend summer with grandmother Mrs. Robinson. several visits to Tom McDaniel and Sinsel of Webster. broader activity includes numerous Kinship visits among Mitchells, Kerns, Smiths, and McCauleys.
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Earl Tallman
Michigan
Carl Smith
Helen
Robert Kerns
Eldon Perks
Debbie
Kenneth
Clara Mitchell
Earl Neal
Wilbern Mitchell
Russell Poling
J. B. Kerns
James Kerns
E. W. S. Kennedy
Otto Sturms
James Kennedy
Wood Mitchell
John, Poe
Clemtown
H. Mitchell
Chief Swicker
Dale Robinson
Mary Costa
Columbus
Ohio
Samatha Robinson
Dale
Robinson
Pest spray tips for roses from WVI expert
West Virginia University plant pathologist C. Evan Bishop advises continuing a spray program for roses to combat black spot thrips Japanese beetle and leafhoppers. He recommends a small amount of lindane with Malathion emulsion concentrate in water for thrips control, noting some losses from sycamore anthracnose as leaves mature.
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C. Evan Bishop
West Virginia University
D. Bishop
Harvester dealer trains service men at Clarksburg
Pitzer Atte Service sit Mr John Pitther, Grafton West Virginia, a serviceman for West Virginia Farm Supply, attended a two day baler inspection and service training in Clarksburg as part of International Harvester Harvester Blue Ribbon Service Training Program for dealers nationwide. The program refreshes shop procedures to familiarize servicemen with the newest machine changes and service equipment. West Virginia Farm Supply owner Mr Murphy notes IH training enables high quality service by staff with the latest know how in farm machinery.
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John Pitther
Grafton
W.va
W. Va
Clarksburg
International
United States
Murphy
West Va
Ferm Supply
International Harvester Company
May Gas Take Upped 236750 In State Taxes
Charleston notes show six-cent gas tax collections reached 2. and rose 750 over April 1955. Tax Commission cites 475,644 from the penny-a-gallon state tax increase that began last June. The report blends figures with weather and plant disease notes.
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Charleston
Tax Commission
Woodmen spare Rutgers forest preserving primeval woodlands
Rutgers university hosts the William L Hutcheson Memorial forest a 133 acre site saved by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America with 132500 funds. Rutgers scientists study botany zoology conservation watershed control and soil improvement in an outdoor lab while historians note prior fires and Indian clearing yet the woodlands endure amid urban growth.
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Longfellow
New Brunswick
N. J
America
Rutgers University
William L. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Rutgers Forest Ecological
Pioneer
New Science of Agriculture
Silviculture
Mettler
Rutgers
Tntal
Wourlman
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