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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1955
Page
1
Stop Look and Listen to Water for Grafton Vote
Citizens face the June 7 municipal election with three City Council seats open. The water supply is framed as vital for homes, industries, and major employers like Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Hazel Atlas Glass. The Sentinel announces the Progressive Grafton Committee led by Dr. Rob Kit to promote water system improvement as essential to future jobs and growth, urging informed votes and civic cooperation.
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Hazel’ Atlas Glass Company
Prag
Grafton ministers push clean up of liquor morals
Grafton Ministerial Area Association led a Cooperative Preaching Sunday urging stricter liquor enforcement and higher morals in the area. They warned against moderate drinking as a path to greater evils, urged sobriety, and called for homes and churches to champion Christian education and public morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Ministerial Area Association
Grafton
Daniel
Christ
Eainielér
Erian
Develares
What Christian People Can Do Sermon Topic
Rev Ralph Burnette preached at First Church of Christ on dealing with moral corruption. He urged Christians to self examine, embrace Bible reading prayer church attendance and evangelism. He cited rising crime, liquor sales, and vice, urging revival within hearts and practical Christianity.
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Ralph Burnette
First Church of Christ
Grafton Ministerial Association
United States
God
Christ
Crime Expert Probes Clarksburg Double Slaying
Dr LeMoyne Snyder crime specialist began a fresh Clarksburg investigation into the April 27 murders of Frances Laughlin and her part time maid Joan Bland. He met with State Police Sgt T A Welty and consulted with author Erle Stanley Gardner while billing at 150 dollars a day. The case, tied to a possible robbery motive, lacks strong leads as authorities review records and prior information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
LeMyone Snyder
Lansing
Mich
Michigan Bar Association
T. A. Welty
Welty
Snyder
Erle Stanley Gardner
Carl A. Laughlin
Clarksburg Publishing Co
Harrison County Court
Laughlin
Frances
Joan Bland
GHS Baccalaureate Service Draws 700 Attendees
About 700 people attended the Grafton High School baccalaureate service last night. Rev. Oren Reneau preached on Your Future. The West Virginia Industrial School for Boys chaplain urged graduates to build social and spiritual lives along with mental growth. The service included a processional by Elizabeth Ginn and invocaiton by Rev. Marvin Freed, with two A Cappella Choir numbers under Naomi Lawson and scripture read by Rev. E L Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton High School
Oren Reneau
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Elizabeth Ginn
Marvin Freed
Naomi Lawson
E. L. Robertson
First Presbyterian Church
Milford High School Hosts Student Government Day Chief Kopp
Milford Conn W Mil ford High School students held Students Government Day and appointed Paul Kopp as police chief in a civic event showcasing youth involvement.
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Milford High School
Paul Kopp
Humid Weather to Persist with Scattered Afternoon Showers
The Tri-County area endures two days of humid, hot conditions with a forecast for continued humidity and possible afternoon thundershowers. Yesterday reached 86 degrees with high humidity, today’s high expected near 84, and a low around 63 with cloudy skies tonight.
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Tri-County
Hydrant Firefighters Douse Blaze From Gas Line
Firefighters in Bridgeport Conn. battled a blaze at a hydrant as fumes from an underground gas line seeped up around the base. The incident prompted emergency crews to respond and control the flare near the hydrant.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Polio vaccine delays and union wage debate across states
Health director N H Dyer in Charleston reports no new word on Salk polio vaccine arrivals in West Virginia as a June shipment deadline nears. Atlantic Greyhound officials in Charleston accuse AFL unions of rejecting a new wage plan without first submitting it to striking workers for a vote amid broader labor disputes.
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Charleston
N. H. Dyer
Ias
West Virginia
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
AFL
Wage Olst
Diplomas See Malt B To Force Own Terms On Big Conference
A fragmentary 1940s news note reports Pravda and other authorities calling for a major conference to set terms for Western policy. The piece mentions attempts to block talks, push for barriers, and potential location shifts away from Vienna toward Lausane or Switzerland. References to U.S. election context and Western ideas appear in terse, opaque wording.
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London
Wester
Alga
Iban
Pi Pravda
Lausape
Abit
Train crash injures 23 at Union Station
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collided with a stopped parlor car at Union Station in Washington. Three cars derailed, more than 20 injured, including 12 passengers and 7 station workers. Cause under investigation. a concrete block and previous incidents contained damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington Terminal Co
B&o
Termini Company
Detroit
Chicago
Arguments Open For Dr Sheppard
In Cleveland Ohio chief defense counsel William J Corrigan opened his appeal before a three judge court of appeals seeking a new trial for the convicted wife killer Dr Samuel H Sheppard He described the defendant as a typical American boy noting the couple were a happy young pair in a well integrated family during their early twenties
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Court of Appeals
Corrigan
Sheppard
Plane Crash Kills Two Elkins Men
Stewartsville Va. Two Elkins West Virginia hardwood firm executives died when their small plane crashed on a mountainside five miles east of Stewartsville. Harold C. Herring 40, vice president of Preston Hardwood Co. Elkins, and James Franklin Ketterman, superintendent of the Elkins plant, were identified as the victims.
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Stewartsville
Elkins
W. Va
Here
Harrold C. Herring
Preston Hardwood Co
James Franklin Ketterman
Handicapped Need Opportunity in Eisenhower Era Debate
Fragmented text shows an ongoing discussion about improving access for the disabled. It mentions Eisenhower era quality and extended efforts, with references to annual meetings and a group feeling they did not fully engage the issue.
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Eisenhower
Used Car Bargains In Local Drive In Section
Your hometown dealer offers a large selection of used cars with drastically slashed prices and low down payments. Sample ads include a 1950 Buick Rivera, a 1950 Buick Super Rivera, and a 1946 model. A first reasonable offer may win. For details call for a large selection of sedans.
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