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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1956
Page
1
A Northern state case recounts a six or seven year old boy's alleged actions amid a series of linked crime reports. Separate dispatches note a husband’s murder, a premier’s invitation to Peiping, and other regional events including funerals, political moves, and local government news.
Sealed bids due Monday at 2 pm June 25 for repairs and reflooring of the South Grafton bridge over the Tygart Valley river. Projects include 12 tons of steel for east approach, eight tons for west approach, earthwork, and cleaning and painting of the structure. Plans by Frank A. McEntee, specs by West Virginia State Road Commission.
In Washington a call to clear the air over interservice friction centers on the Air Force and Army guided missile programs. Wilson urges an end to inhouse bickering and rivalry affecting national defense.
Grafton residents invited to tour the new Reserve Armory on West Main Street Memorial Day weekend. Co C 730 Tk Bn will display latest Army equipment including machine guns carbines and new radio gear. Demonstrations run 1 to 6 pm with guides and Lt Charles Warden on hand for questions.
The 24 hour high reached 76 with a low of 66 by 5 p.m. yesterday. A prior 24 hour period ended Tuesday 5 p.m. recorded a high of 75 and a low of 46 with 24 units of rainfall. Today at 11 o clock the temperature was 64.
President Eisenhower urges Congress to advance an 18 point program covering foreign aid schools highways postal rates welfare national security and economic measures. Key items include 19 billion foreign aid, 1.1 billion cut, 35,000 public housing units yearly, health grants, military care and survivor benefits, and executive pay boosts.
A 14 year old boy said he accidentally shot a 13 year old schoolmate during target practice. Police investigated if the death is a slaying. The body had been assembled and the gun was reported stolen.
Grafton City Council prepares to discuss a new water rate schedule awaiting Public Service Commission approval. Rumor of city clerk Maxine Stewart’s resignation swirls as hospital budget debates unfold with Taylor County offices and school board funding. Mayor R D Stout faces presiding duties over a hospital board he has not attended since July, amid explanations of cost increases. A temporary injunction by Judge Merle Wallins moves contested matters to circuit court where motions linger.
Ohio congressman after Dulles says free elections in satellite countries must precede any U S invitation to Soviet leaders. Bulavin and Khruschev have been waiting months for a U S invitation. Milford man E Gagnon spent two nights in jail over a $1 parking bet, refusing bond and claiming innocence.
A severe frost swept through coal West Virginia today, dropping temperatures to a record 32 degrees the coldest since 1924. Farmers feared heavy damage to fruit trees and crops as plants faced potential loss and harm.
Ironton fire crews traced a blaze to a spider web that spun from a wooden door to a cellar furnace. The web caught fire after the pilot light ignited it, spreading to the house. Damaged areas include Walnut Street residence of J.B. Williamson. Firemen attributed the incident to the spider’s web.
Soviet embassy says Russia invited Gen Nathan F. Twining and other U S air officers to attend Moscow air celebration June 24. State Department says invitation is under consideration.
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee formally called for the ouster of Soviet UN delegate Arkady Sobolev and first secretary Konstantin Iv for involvement in the defection of five Russian sailors. It urged the State Department to demand recalls, noting prior expulsions of lower Soviet officials for objectionable acts. The report criticizes Sobolev and staff for intervening in the sailors’ departure and questions Immigration and Justice Department actions surrounding the case and timing prior to the sailors’ April 7 departure from Idlewild.
Congress completed action on the second chance farm bill and sent it to the White House. The measure centers on a $12 billion price support program and includes boosts for feed grains and corn while removing the major price support provisions Eisenhower opposed.
Paris press reports say Terre Mendes-France resigns from the Radical Socialist led cabinet, a move seen as a no confidence shot at Mollet's Algerian policy. The former minister kept 15 radicals in place as Mollet plans a confidence vote during debates on Tunisia and Morocco set for late May and early June.
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