27 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1956
Page
1
Cloudy and cool with some rain tonight and Friday. Tonight's low 44 to 50 degrees. 24 hour temperature ending 5 pm shows Thursday high 67 and low 44 with last night 45. 11 am today 64 and trace of rain noted.
Republican rallies draw attention in Taylor and surrounding counties with Vice President Nixon's Wheeling appearance and Martinsburg event. Widespread GOP efforts include a campaign dinner and a rail for party unity, with invitations extended to Grafton members and Wheeling hotel reservations advised.
An Army Signal Corps research team will leave Fort Monmouth New Jersey in November to join the Navy second Operation Deep Freeze expedition to Antarctica. The move comes as a broader news digest including Tito Khrushchev in Russia and other world events.
Henderson reports a easing boycott at Weaver ton Elementary amid turnout for Buckwheat Festival events. Grafton firemen head county delegation to Preston County Buckwheat Festival, with free buckwheat cakes and sausages, a Fireman of 1954 crowned by the state fire marshal. Festival highlights include Queen Ceres XV coronation, School Community Day, and Farmers Day livestock displays and a horse show.
The Grafton Sentinel informs readers that the carrier boy will collect payments Friday night and Saturday morning. Readers should have their receipt card and correct change ready. Thank you.
Chicago report: Philip M. Doyle, 21, jailed five days and fined 10 for drunken driving after a traffic court case. A judge tried to drive across a bridge to test the car’s reach but found it wedged on the sidewalk, prompting the ruling.
SHERIDAN Wyo cowboys Larry Kobold and Richard McKennile felt insult added to injury as their horses collided. They suffered burns when a fire lit to summon help got out of control.
Grafton High School gears up for its sixth annual Homecoming October 12 with a Grafton Weston football clash. Queen Carol Keener, 17, recipient of Bearcat VI, will be crowned at halftime on the field. Her court includes seniors Elizabeth Grow Judy Ringler, juniors Nancy Moran Wilma Jean Poe, sophomores Dottie Murphy Claudette Westfall, freshmen Evelyn Dunham Sandra Hufford. A 3 pm meeting precedes a town parade and Homecoming dance afterward in the field house with music by an unidentified orchestra.
Mountaineer Weekend at West Virginia University opens with a fashion show stage show and beard contest final selections. Queen voting occurs tonight, with the queen and court announced at the Mountaineer dance intermission. Friday features a float parade and fraternity sorority decorations, plus ROTC bonfire and pep rally ahead of Saturdays West Virginia versus Richmond game and High School Band Day ceremonies.
MEMPHIS Tenn The Memphis Post Office reported failure in a test to ward off biting dogs by postmen carrying dog biscuits on their rounds An unused biscuit supply was returned to Washington with a note that dogs snap harder as they leap for the canine goodies.
An Italian farmer aged 68 announced the birth of his 38th child, a boy named Ferdinando Luigi. His first wife had 16 children before dying in 1932, his second wife Aurora contributed 17, and several older siblings are already grandfathers. He said he certainly hopes to have more.
Kenova West Virginia Ceci Underwood, Republican candidate for governor, charged Wednesday night that his Democratic opponent is campaigning on the Republican platform to clean up the mess in the state while asking the statehouse machine that caused the mess to finance his campaign.
In Louisville, Vice President Nixon told University of Louisville students that extremists on racial segregation harm the quest for equality. He stressed that laws alone cannot end discrimination and urged education and persuasion to build the will to uphold the spirit of the law.
Pittsburgh authorities report two brothers aged seven and eleven confessed to setting fires at Ames Methodist Church and Beechwood Chapel of Plymouth Brethren. Estimated damages total about 88 000 dollars across both sites. The youths, not named, were found near Beechwood Chapel after breaking in seeking money, then stored clothing to burn on the second floor. They said they fled, then told a passerby the church was on fire.
In Kane Pennsylvania a highway sign near a school reads Use your eyes save the pupils urging motorists to drive carefully and protect student pedestrians as classes begin and street activity increases.
Knoxvill e Tenn police found 66 jars of potent moonshine in the residence of Stella B Baker who claimed the liquor was medicine for a boarding house occupant. She was vested for the entire supply.
Washington police found Lisle Thomas mummified in a hot dry apartment after 18 months of Miss Louise Baker tending to her with spiritual healing. Baker, 50, cared for the elderly roommate and cashed pension checks while neighbors detected a foul odor. The two had lived together with cats for 25 years, and eviction prompted police discovery.
Howard H. Simpson, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, announced a renewed campaign costing more than $5 million to supply hopper cars for increased coal production across the system. He noted a severe shortage in the Northern West Virginia field and other B&O areas since the steel strike ended last summer, with 2,800 cars needing repairs out of about 46,600 in service.
Galveston Texas reports the death of Babe Didrikson Zaharias at 8 28 a m EDT in John Sealy Hospital after a protracted illness from cancer. The 2 time Olympic champion and golfing icon waned from 140 to near 100 pounds. Eisenhower praised her gallant fight and nationwide inspiration. Funeral plans were not announced.
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