Grafton Sentinel Ad Rates and Details May 27 1955
Local publication announces subscription options and carrier delivery areas in West Virginia Virginia and nearby states. Rates listed include 4 and 8 month plans, home delivery by carrier where available in Taylor County Barbour and Preston counties plus city and mall options. The notice also states the paper’s founding and postal information.
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Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel Publications
Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
Rational Advertising Representatives
Bottenelli-Kimball, Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue Philadephia
Chestnut Street
Detroit
W. Lafayette Street
Chicago
Michigan Street
Pittsburch
Fourth Avenue
Virginia
West Virgin
Taylor
Barbour
Preaton
Ten Billion Dollars a Year for Safer Highways Plans
The editorial argues spending ten billion yearly on a national highway system to reduce traffic deaths and costs, supporting President Eisenhower's plan over Senator Gore's scale back. It cites Goodyear chairman Paul W. Litchfield and public demand for broader, safer roads across forty eight states, urging action despite the high cost.
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Eisenhower
Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Congress
Washington
Asa Akinaka
Punahou School
Honolulu
Middle West
Gwynn Howard
Shenandoah High School
Shenandoah
Town
Partnership For Freedom
United States
Free West
International Finance Corporation
Truth for Today Lets Ask The Bible at Summer Resort
Sid returns to a summer resort to find changes he dislikes including a removed bar and gambling machines. An owner says they joined a church and received the Holy Spirit, which Sid rejects, while a guest explains faith as a visible inner power guiding life. The sermon cites Acts 1 4 5 8 and discusses belief in the Holy Ghost.
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America
Sid
Jesus
Jerusalem
John
Judea
Samaria
God
Globe Syndicate
Housing safeguards slow urban renewal program progress
Washington reports that tough 1955 Housing Act safeguards hinder slum removal efforts. Industry complains profits controls block dealings with the government while officials cite red tape and education on new rules. Albert M. Cole open to better profit controls to advance urban renewal.
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Ashington
Uncle Sam
Albert M. Cole
Awards Spotlight At Grafton Junior High Recognition Day
At Grafton Junior High School, awards honored students for yearlong work and reading feats. Patsy Shanes earned a 100 books certificate, Donald Brady led with 83 books, and James Lord received multiple honors including the West Virginia Horseshoe trip and acting awards.
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Grafton Junior High School
Naomi Lawson
Patsy Shanes
Donald Brady
Edison
Sandra
DeLaney
West Virginia
Charleston
James Lord
David Kuhl
Ronnie Moran
Jane J Pratt
Stephen Withers
Ellen Warder
Sharon DeMoss
Karen Weaver
Patty White
Carol McKeen
Stephen Coulson
Barbara Manley
Williard McIntire
Mary McKeen
Mike Haislip
Carolyn Bartlett
Joy Mason
Dottie Murphy
Wanda Robinson
Dorothy "Harden
Danforth Foundation
Claudette Westfall
Terry Moore
Doris Knight
Billy Cross
Joseph Sloan
Kenneth Tucker
James Kelley
Clyde Courtney
Paul Pratt
Bob Barrett
Linda Newhouse
Roberta Harter
Teddy Garret
Alice Wood
Orville Knotts
Sue Grimes
Charles Gelheusen
Thornton Mrs Bessie Steve Phone 1768 W 2
Community Notes lists Thornton residents and visitors including school patrols heading to Washington DC, guests of local families, and social calls. Mentions Alonzo Mays, revival services in Webster, and Georgia naval stores production from coastal pine forests.
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Thornton
Bessie Steve Phone
Thornton School
Washington, D. C
Virginia Marquess
Paul Sheets
Linda Wilt
John Goodwin
Eugene Weese
Mary Lee Jtnkins
Charles Pratt
Ron
Hamp Castleberry
Bertha Wolfe
Clyde Henderson
Grafton
Ethel’Larue
Newburg
Lawerence Shipp
Ralph Shipp
Diane Poling
Sistr
Robert Poling
Alonzo Mays
Lester McIntosh
Betty Davis
Viola Moore
Harry, Bloom
F. Thomas
William Tucker
Lloyd Nestor
Kenneth Marquess
Robert Swisher
Denzil Graham
Ray Moore
Robert Hofman
Lucille ‘Travis
Ed Marquess
John Carder
Webster
James Bailey
Kirk Kee
Parsons
Virginia
Andy Murphy
Rhoebe Murphy
Bar
Clemtown
Bessie Steve
Roy Knotts
Evansville
Voters hold power to approve reject city ordinances
The piece argues Grafton electors can use initiative and referendum to shape ordinances, noting Section 59, Article 8 of the City Charter. It urges candidates to present intelligent campaigns and emphasizes that water improvements will be decided by a special city election, with voters demanding honest, unaltered facts. It also notes John Wesley Hyatt, the celluloid inventor, and mentions a referendum on council proposals.
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Grafton
Hospital Admissions and Discharges May 25 26
Admission and discharge list shows patients admitted May 25 and May 26, with names and addresses across multiple towns. Entries include Aaron Daley Simpson Roy Miller and Harriet Bloom among admissions, with Darlene Skaggs Mary Louise Haller and Nancy Lyons among discharges.
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Aaron Daley
Simpson
Roy Miller
W. Wilford
Gary Morgan
W.wiitora
Darlene Skaggs
Maple
Mary Louise Haller
City
Nancy Lyons
Rt. 3
Newburg
Ida May Linn
Haymond
Charles King
Patricia Ann Knight
W. Main
Walter Durr
Harriet Bloom
Thornton
Helen Bolyard
Kasson
Sandra ‘Eisner
Rt. 1
Martha Rowland
Betty Rutherford
RL 4
Fire Department Carnival Delayed to June 6
Carnival sponsored by Grafton Fire Department will open June 6 instead of May 30, per Chief Proctor, running through June 11. Also in this column obituary notes list ex-Grafton resident Kathryn Raudenbush of Conemaugh PA died Tuesday, and funeral notices for Amanda D. Murphy Harry D. Menear and Edgar L. Dely with services, dates, and burial plans.
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Grafton Fire Department
Proctor
Grafton
Pennsylvania
Kathryn
Amanda D. Murphy
Clemtown Eub
C. V. Tate
Eub Church
Lee Crist
First Brethren
Clemtown Cemetery
Earl G Murphy
Dorsey Reed
Deahl Murphy
Junior. Clovis
Randall Murphy
Adrian Mitchell
James’Stockett
Harry D. Menear
Bartlett Funeral
V. Tate
EUB. Church
National ‘Cemetery
VFW
Daily Across Puzzle Clues List
A compact set of crossword style clues including ocean, strike, place of worship, tiled, rabbits, shade of brown, Peruvian coin, walk, injured, timber tree from NZ, elf like, two footed animal, methods, Spanish gentlemen, sways, steps, a number, capital of Viet Nam, girl s tame, a catkin, rugged mountain forest, Scottish Gaelic, small dog, to cause to appear foolish, and consume.
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Viet Nam
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