Warned Russia could unleash 400 division army in 30 days
A wide range of items from the era are summarized, including Viscount Montgomery warning that within 30 days after a war starts Russia and satellites could field a 400 division army and jet air force, along with other national and regional notes covering convention openings, appointments, legal cases, and local incidents. The digest includes reports from Johnstown, Martinsburg, Frankfurt, Washington, and Charleston on military, political, and social matters, with names such as Ezra Benson, James M. Leech, and Mike Benedum appearing among the varied entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Russia
Europe
Memorial Day Parade Plans Grow As Traffic Tightened
The Memorial Day Committee announces expanded parade plans including the National Guard Tank Battalion from Morgantown. Grafton volunteers clean streets, close routes by 8 30 PM, with Main Street traffic halted at 9 15 PM for a 9 30 PM start. Traffic rerouted to Rochelle road and B O square for vehicle discharges. Public Safety committee leads coordination with police, county and state agencies.
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National Guard Tank Battalion
Morgantown
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Charles Duckworth
Dick Kenney
Ethel Street
Washington
Haislip
East Main Street
Bridge Street
Main
St. Mary's Bridge
Walnut Street
National Cemetery
Main Street
McGill Street
Rochelle Road
St. John Street
Washington Street
B&o
Board of Education
Wolfe
National Guard
East Main
Public Safety Committee
Frank G. Crislip
Grafton Police Department
B&o Company
Grafton
State Police
Parking on both sides of Main Street rejected
State auditors urged tighter spending across agencies as 500 candidates await primaries. West Virginia officials debated Main Street parking, with State Road Commission and planning engineers advising against two sided parking on a widened highway to maintain traffic flow and signal timing at Bridge and West Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Claude S. Shrewberry
Cool Ridge
Raleigh
Henry Hardin
McDowell County
Darrell D. Marsh
Russell K. Frazier
Charleston Barber
John D. Thompson
Lincoln County
Main Street
Charleston i
Edgar B. Sims
Sims
West Virginia State Road Commission
Leslie J. Lear Sr
Taylor County Board of Trade Committee
John Barbher
Lear
Malan
Ewing
C. A. Rothrock
Cty
Rallel
Angie
Bridge and
West Main
Bridge Street
Rouiirock
Steel output up 2 percent in prior week report
Steel Magazine reports that ingot production last week reached 70 percent of capacity, the highest since March. The two percentage point rise followed a one point gain the prior week, driven mainly by sharp increases in the Far West and the Birmingham Alabama district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Steel Magazine
Steel
Birmingham
Ala
Grafton seniors hear inspiring address on service to fellow men
Grafton High School seniors at their baccalaureate service listened to Rev. Fr. Gregory A. E. Rowley urge them to be creative and give back. He spoke on The More Excellent Way, stressing research, love, strength, and pursuing a high calling as God’s children and U S citizens. He warned against reducing education to mere quiz knowledge and called for mature adults living in good relations with God and humanity. Continued on page six.
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Grafton
Grafton High School
Gregory A. E. Rowley
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
God
United States
Japan
Man
McCarthy Affair Adds New Anglo McCarthy Affair Adds New Anglo
Vice President Richard M. Nixon was disclosed to have engaged in backstage maneuvering that led to the Army submitting charges against Senator Joseph R. McCarthy to the Senate Investigating Subcommittee. McCarthy and Senator Charles B. Potter said Potter wrote the Army about its troubles at the prompting of an official high in the administration. A source friendly to McCarthy later disclosed the official was Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Army
Joseph R McCarthy
Senate
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Charles B. Potter
R-Mich
Potter
R-Wis
Nixon
Marie Dionne Becomes Sister Marie Racehel in Ceremony
QUEBEC CITY Marie Dionne one of Canada's famous quintuplets became Sister Marie Racehel of the Order of the Servants of the Very Holy Sacrament in a Victoria Day ceremony four days before her 20th birthday The smallest quint at birth switched from postulant black rope to novice white wool robe in a quiet two hour family attendance ceremony
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Quebec City
Marie Dionne
Canada
Marie- Racehel
Order of the Servants of the Very Holy
Marie
Legion Poppy Day Set For Saturday
Poppies by the thousand have arrived for Poppy Day Saturday, organized by Taylor County Post No 12 American Legion Auxiliary. The event supports veterans and their families, with poppies made by disabled veterans as part of therapy and fundraising. Mrs. C Ebert urges everyone to wear a poppy Saturday and contribute as generously as possible.
Residents Enjoy Spring's Return Across Tri County
Spring-like weather drew motorists to the Tri County area highways as skies cleared after weeks of cold and rain. Temperatures climbed from a 35 degree low to around 71 with highs expected near 75 to 80. Tonight partly cloudy with a low 26 to 42, tomorrow turning cloudy. Across the Midwest a cold Canadian air mass brought 28 degree drifts and wet storm activity with reported fatalities.
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Midwest
Warning May Bring Ceasefire Moves in Indochina Talks
French Union troops pulled back from an isolated outpost in Indochina as officials signal a new strategy against the Viet Minh. Montages describe pressure on Hanoi, with Paris and London warning that a ceasefire must emerge from Geneva talks to avoid a broader clash in Southeast Asia.
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Hanoi
Mano
Indochina
Inddhina
Om Pang
Uxhtey
Little Kingdom
Densy
Siem Pang
Dien Bien Phu
Ely
Paris
Giap
Aimes
Washington
Britain
China
United States
Red Ching Tag
Moscow
Geneva
le Betas
Southeast Asia
U.S
Eden
Lon~ Jdon
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchi
Churchill
Coup~ny Estate
Chequers
Joseph Laniels
Land
Paul Ely
France
Bidault
Smith
London
Antony Eden
South Korea
Korea
Angel Of Mercy Flies To Hanoi
Vieve de Galard Terraube a 29 year old nurse from HANOT Indochina arrived in Hanoi via the French mercy airlift. She was the only woman in the fortress during its 56 day siege and its final fall to the Reds and traveled with wounded she had nursed since capture by the Communists.
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Hanot
Indochina
Vieve de Galard-Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Peace Parley Near Climax Amid Western Pressure
Geneva talks on peace in Indochina resume with a week to a ceasefire. Eden reports to Churchill on timing while looser terms for Laos and Cambodia loom. French and British decisions, Red River Delta defenses, and Southeast Asia Allies weigh actions as Dien Bien Phu echoes in planning.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Asia
Anthony Eden
London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Eden
West
Laos
Cambodia
Georges Bidault
Viet -Nam
Laoy
Red River Delta
Paul Rly
Paris
Indochina
High
Southeast Asia
Tonking
Fallen Dien Bien Phu
Uerital
Red River
West Virginia to Use Windfall for Road Buildout
Gov. William C. Marland announced a two million dollar windfall built from interest in the state sinking fund will fund secondary road construction. The plan could create 500 to 1,000 jobs and expand the Road Commission payroll to about 5,500. He also warned the St Lawrence Seaway could hurt coal and glass and urged limits on foreign imports unless subsidies are provided.
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Charleston
William C. Marland
State Road Commission
Marland
St. Lawrence Sea
West Virginia
Road Commission
Saiid Marland
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ELLE
Johnstown
Pittsburgh Synod
United Lutheran Church
Martinsburg
Henry W. Miller, Jr
Paw Paw
Ezra Benson
Consolidated Orchard Co
Frankfurt
Germany
Army Criminal
U. S
James M. Leech
Lima
Supreme Court
Gregory F. Noonan
New York
Mike Benedum
Ruby G. Bradley
District of Columbo
AT. Albans
Bevely Jane
Willian Howard Tomlin
Tomlin
State
Charles R. Fox
Charles E. Wright
160Th Infantry
West Virginia National Guard
Wright
Kenneth P. Gibson
State Headquarters
General Electric Co
CIO
Indé
Clarkshoro
Civil Service Commission
A. Page Lockard
Arthur Lee Nicholson
Paul F. Sheets
Alexander S. Xenakis
Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Cook
Eisenhower
U. S. Army Chemical Corps
America
Meyer Keatnbaum
Committee For Economic Development
Glen Spieth
Marie-Racehel
Legion Poppy Day
Angel of Mercy
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