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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
1
Washington Democrats rejected Defense Secretary Wilsons charge that their bid to add 1.16 billion to the new Air Force budget is phony. The report highlights a wide array of international and domestic items from Paris Vienna and Rio de Janeiro with multiple incidents and political notes.
WARREN Ohio Seven carloads of deputies and state patrolmen hunted a "mad killer" near Leavittsburg as Alfred Wilson 37 sought to flee arrest. Wilson had been released on $100 bond after an assault case and killed two women and a 16 year old girl. He wounded a man and abducted a girl after shooting his sister-in-law and Mrs Botts. The spree began at 9 p.m. Thursday, with Wilson firing on homes and pursuing victims toward Cortland and Leavittsburg. An alert covered Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania for the cream and blue Chevrolet F-1016-R.
John Orman’s mongrel Thamp rode in his car as it rolled down a hill through a park, past a playfield and trees, over a ledge, and across streets to rest against a park bench. Orman climbed in and drove away. Champ appeared nervous after the harrowing trip.
Portugal Antonio Faria, 58, was tolling a church bell for the dead in Pousos on Wednesday when the bell’s clapper stopped and the swinging bell struck him, knocking him unconscious.
Destructive summer storms and high winds drenched Reynoldsburg Ohio with at least four feet of water. Tornado wrecked farms near Taylor Nebraska and a grandstand toppled 190 feet at Danville Illinois as weather fronts moved east. Flash floods, downed trees and wires blocked roads across the region.
Flint police seek a bicycle thief with pack rat ethics after stealing a new bicycle from Stephen Lane and trading an old dilapidated bike in its place the police said.
Petoskey Michigan officials announced a June 1 increase in time parking fines from 10 cents to 25 cents. City council said the higher fee will promote better rule respect and compliance among violators.
The West Virginia Young Republican League opened its annual convention in Huntington with main activities set for Saturday. National Young Republican Federation President Charles K. McWhorter and GOP governor nominee Cecil H. Underwood will speak at the banquet Saturday night. Former U.S. Senator Chapman Revercomb will address a Saturday lunch. The main business session will adopt resolutions and elect officers. Cleo Jones leads the league.
President Eisenhower, hospitalized, thanked West Virginia's 10 member GOP delegation at Charleston for sending no get well message and expressed gratitude for their support. He acknowledged the delegation's telegram and asked Walter B. Hallan to convey thanks to all members.
Carolyn Miller of Martinsburg flies to Asbury Park New Jersey to be guest of honor at the Marine Corps Association convention She will be crowned Miss Semper Fidelis of New Jersey and reign as queen of the association ball The 18 year old plans eight weeks of training in New York for the Miss America pageant and will study modeling and drama as a WVU freshman in speech and drama with the completed first year last month.
Sanford Alderman Sam Davis moved to a new home outside the sixth ward and by law must reside in the ward he was elected from, effectively vacating his city office. Igloo buyers snap up over 75 home freezers during the heat wave as Igloo residents seek cooling solutions.
The Handlers of Brooklyn and their children Lawrence Lynn and Martin were aboard the Venezuelan airliner that crashed into the Atlantic killing 74. Lawrence, 10, remained with grandparents during a 12 week Caracas trip. Hostess Josephine Sardina also died as the ill fated craft burst into flames and plunged 40 miles southeast of New York. It was the worst disaster in scheduled airline history.
A $100000 blaze at Tenacre Foundation Nursing Home in Princeton Township killed three women and injured one. Police say a patient smoking in bed started the fire. eight other residents escaped. Victims are Ellen Hugeett 81 of New Orleans Eleanor Sampson 49 of Boston and Bessie Meyer 77 of Texas. The superintendent refused to identify the patient responsible. The facility houses 84 patients 90 staff and 12 buildings.
DETROIT oil discovery by Lee Roy Ott, 39, bubbled from a basement floor on Wednesday fueling dreams of riches until a chemist warned the substance is likely No. 2 or 3 grade fuel and reveals only a furnace leak.
In Grand Rapids Henry Vandenbelt records a prisoner’s answer of no to marriage when booked. The man faces bigamy charges and the record remains unclear as to his civil status and details.
Pope Pius XIL lauds the help yourself system at the Third International Congress of Food Distributors. He says it invites consumer participation and can lower prices, addressing 12,000 delegates in Vatican City. The report then notes a Waterbury rental dispute where the Naval Reserve Training Center faced a bill demand demanding quadruple copies for back rent.
Amid a rising strike mood, United Steelworkers and management plan for a walkout starting July 1. Federal and local plant talks stall, with unions in Pittsburgh Gary Detroit and Cleveland gearing to set strike schedules. Stores report slipping sales and shoppers hoard food as economic tension spreads through Monongahela Valley.
Urgent appeal from Grafton City Hospital requests A positive blood for Mrs. Delmar Guy Brown. Family asks volunteers to call the hospital at Phone 400 and ask for the laboratory for donations.
The Grat ton area reports hazy skies with a temperature of 82 at 11 a.m. Today. Yesterday’s 24 hour high reached 80 and the low 53, with 10 units of rainfall.
VALPARAISO Ind July Velparaiso Parks softball league has been renamed the Grade School League after youngsters rejected the earlier peewees label. The change reflects a preference for a dignity centered term in youth sports.
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