20 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
1
A partial OCR fragment mentions an Army related procurement file clerk and unnamed individuals. Details are unclear, but the snippet suggests administrative or staffing matters within an Army procurement context.
Forecast predicts fair cooler weather with frost at night. Temperature expected around 71 high and 36 low, with last night’s low near that mark. Friday cooler with near 35, 11 am readings around 68. Rain is mentioned with a cool fall-like pattern.
Polio clinic plans announced by Mrs Glenice Cather for Flemington Grade School Monday September 24 for under 20 and pregnant women. A second clinic at Flemington High School follows September 25. Parents must send a note naming child birth date and father name with address. nurse Melphis to assist. walkout at We stlike plant noted.
Grafton Sentinel asks subscribers to have receipt card and correct change ready for Saturday morning delivery collection. The notice thanks readers for their cooperation.
Fred A. Bolner of 123 West Boyd Street filed by the Democratic County Executive Committee for Justice of the Peace in the Grafton district vacancy. Bolner will run with Ona C. Jefferys and W. C. Lawson. Jefferys and Lawson also run, Lawson appointed June 25 to fill an unexpired term after John W. Snider’s death. Bonner is unopposed on the Democratic ticket in a district where current Justices are Republican. CURTAILS BUS SERVICE FAIRMONT i-City Line Buses, Inc. to curtail service to hourly in Fairmont.
Arch Moore meets Taylor to plan strategy for campaign as GOP aides gather in Morgantown area. Six people were injured in two W Va Route 73 crashes near Taylor and Meadowdale with one hospitalized. Anna Bombardie, 51, and Charles Gillespie cited for hazardous driving after a westbound collision. damages around $60 more. In Marion County, four injured in a two car crash at the Route 73 junction near Meadowdale. Anna Mae Hickman hospitalized with hip injuries. younger victims include Rita Jo Hickman and John Davis Johnson. no charges filed.
Arch A. Moore Jr., Republican candidate for Congress in West Virginia's First District, tours Taylor County to set campaign plans and drum up support. He outlines a three visit schedule with rallies and discussions on issues, pledging full-time representation, anti-communist laws, veterans aid, and local industry growth.
Postal service realignment reduces the Grafton to Belington and Elkins route and shifts work to Philippi and Clarksburg or Connellsville. The curtailment follows previous route transfers to Buckhannon Weston Richwood and Charleston. Local officials note Clarksburg is crowded and questioned by Baltimore Ohio interests planning to weigh in. Grafton postmaster would only acknowledge receipt.
W H Galloway general manager of the Eastern Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived in Grafton this morning for a routine inspection visit. The Eastern Division spans lines from Baltimore to the Ohio River. He will return to Baltimore tonight.
President Eisenhower carried his campaign into the farm belt, touring Des Moines Boone and Newton to press progress under his administration. He stressed peacetime farm policy, attacked Democratic stances on H bomb tests and conscription, and touted his health and resolve to lead another four years.
London sources report the Big Three won broad support at the second London Suez conference for a canal users association with its own ship pilots and neutral nation acceptability. They asked a committee of experts to draft the plan while Britain rebuffed Soviet proposals for a Big Four summit.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon hammered the Eisenhower era record and the need for a Republican Congress to advance it. He urged Northwest voters to back Herman Welker in Idaho and Douglas McKay in Oregon while attacking Democrats over policy and morality. Nixon’s 12 state swing emphasized defense, peace, and prosperity amid sharp contrasts with Truman era politics.
MOORHEAD Minnith Dem ocratic vice presidential candidate Estes Kefauver said he and running mate Adlai Stevenson see eye to eye on what he called the new sweetness and light campaign. Kefauver would press Nixon apology demands until a definite reply. Kefauver associates noted GOP Chairman Leonard Hall had demanded Stevenson comment on Alger Hiss before Stevenson issued a public belief in Hiss's guilt.
A cold Arctic blast over the Great Lakes and a light snowfall in northern Michigan signaled that autumn is near. The forecast notes cooler temperatures spreading inland, with residents preparing for seasonal change.
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