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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
4
The notice shows that the publication is entered as second class matter at the Grafton West Virginia post office under the act of March 4, 1870 with Friday June 22 1956 as the issue date.
In widening federal power Congress delegates to about seventy agencies that issue more laws annually than Congress itself and twenty agencies handle more cases than federal courts. Critics say these bodies usurp legislative policy, prompting calls for new congressional committees to oversee delegated powers and restore constitutional control.
A Milwaukee school teacher, Russian-born Mrs. Golda Myerson, is appointed Israel’s foreign minister, moving from labor minister since 1949. Educated in the U S, she taught in Milwaukee before returning to Israel in 1920 as the first envoy to the Soviet Union. Her rise signals a bold policy shift under Premier David Ben-Gurion as arms balance shifts with Egypt.
James Hagerty compared recent presidential operations and health scares involving Stevenson Harriman Symington Johnson to suggest the President will likely run again. He cited a normal cardiogram during the June 9 operation and Dr Crohn's view that ileitis may not recur, signaling a Palace Guard push for a 2nd term announcement.
Rev. William States announced changes to Pleasant Creek Church services: first Thursday at 7 30 PM and third Sunday at 2 30 PM. Local residents, including Mrs. Burl Tallman and children, plus numerous Mitchell and Smith families, visited and guest attended events and gatherings.
A Minnesota survey lists many lakes with repetitive names such as Mud Lakes Long Lakes Rice Lakes Round Lakes Clear Lakes and Bass Lakes. The tally shows 99 Mud Lakes 84 Long Lakes 75 Rice Lakes 32 Round Lakes 26 Clear Lakes and 26 Bass Lakes.
A Social Security Administration referee ruled that a person cannot be denied benefits for working for the American Communist Party. The decision involved seven Party employees whose eligibility had been challenged. The agency had previously deemed the Communist Party an arm of a foreign government and said Party service counted as official service.
Public Health Service reports four states and American Samoa returned 127,440 doses of Salk polio vaccine due to slow absorption as clinics close. Production rises sharply with 4,170,591 doses released this month, over 10 million so far this month, and 180 polio cases last week. Some states had previously returned 614,000 doses.
Trooper I E Parks said Colonel R W Boyles announced that the Advisors Council of the President's Committee for Traffic Safety recommends postponing the 8-D Day safe driving campaign to 1957 possibly in spring. The council will study how best to relate the program to traffic safety goals and ensure the emphasis reaches readers. West Virginia has seen a 5 percent rise in crashes so far this year, prompting continued safety efforts.
The youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolphus Leach named Simpson fell and broke her leg. She remains at Broaddus Hospital for about a week. Mrs Robert Brown has been ill this week.
President Eisenhower named Vice President Richard M. Nixon as his personal representative for the Philippines Independence Day celebrations in Manila on July 4. The move signals U.S. interest in freedom of nations as Eisenhower remains hospitalized and hopes to leave soon.
The Grafton Business Girls enjoyed a social picnic at Tygart Park near Tygart Lake on a Wednesday. Hostesses were Mary Ellen Carpenter Marion Gough and Ber Jane Wiseman. Attendees included Nancy Bolyard Thelma DeMoss Aston Gough Florence Johnson Ellen Jane Wiseman and guests Roger LeMasters Billy DeLaney Linda Lou Grinnan.
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