Grafton newspaper masthead and historical note
The excerpt lists the paper founded as a weekly in 1870, notes daily except Sunday since 1903, names B. MacLeod as General Manager and Eldora M. Bolyard as News Editor, mentions Associated Press affiliation, and provides subscription rates and postal details for Grafton West Virginia. It references national representatives and inland newspaper services, with post office classification under March 3, 978.
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West Virginia
National Representatives
Inland Newspaper, Natives, Inc
Fast 42Nd Street
Grafton
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Choir Recital to Aid Tunnelton Church Organ Fund
New York City tenor McKinley and pianist Miss Lily Miki will give a joint recital at Tunnelton Methodist Church at 8 p.m. Sunday August 23. Sponsored by the church choir to raise funds for a church organ, the artists donate their services and stay with Rev and Mrs W J Kerr. McKinley directs the Bronx School of Music and teaches at Juilliard. Miki, a Juilliard alumna, began music studies early and has performed widely.
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Tunnnelton
Andrew McKinley
Lily Miki
New York City
McKinley
Miki
W. J. Kerr
Bronx School of Music
Juilliard School of Music
New York
Italy
Giovanni Binetti
San Francisco Symphony
England
Debut with Chautauqua orchestra boosts Lily Miki tours
Lily Miki drew strong praise after debut with the Chautauqua Festival orchestra under Prato Autori and secured multiple solo engagements. Her Italy tour last summer earned critical acclaim, with plans for a program including Bach and Liszt works, Puccini pieces, and Andrew McKinley vocal selections. Local sports report notes Tunnelton Colts tied 3-2 with Kingwood and Red Birds, called due to darkness. Church notices cover the Pallmont District Quarterly Conference, Men’s Brotherhood gathering, and a sermon on Jonah. The piece closes with a trivia note: the U S hosts about 7,000 ice making plants and George Washington bought $200 of ice cream in 1790.
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Chautauqua Festival Orchestra
Prato Autori
Italy
Lilly Miki
Perl
Orfeo
Giordani
Andrew McKinley
Chopin
Lily Miki
Puccin
E Luce
van Lee Steele
Liszt
Annie
Laurie
United States
George Washington
Cryptogram puzzle and quoted lines from a newspaper page
A jumble of cryptogram clues and scattered text includes a cryptoquote explanation, a long list of numbered word hints, and remnants of quotes. It resembles a page of a late 19th or early 20th century paper with puzzles, cryptography notes, and literary references interspersed with stray OCR errors.
Service Sunday For Mr Swatzell
Funeral services for Lola Eskiel Swatzell age 32 are set for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. EST at Tunnelton Methodist Church with Rev. W. J. Kerr officiating. Burial will follow in Kingwood cemetery. Swatzell of Route 1 Tunnelton died August 24 at 6:45 a.m. in City Hospital, Grafton after a prolonged illness. He was born September 4, 1916 in Greenville, Tenn., son of Mrs. Lydia Whitson Swatzell and the late James R. Swatzell. Surviving: wife Alice Catherine Cox and children Robert, Delores Jean, James Lewis. six brothers Virgil Swatzell, Johnson Guy, John, Troy, Marvin Wiles, Luther Swatzell. one sister Ruth Taylor.
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Tunnelton, Methodist
Lola Eskiel
Swatzell
Kingwood Cemetery
W. J. Kerr
Grafton
Greenville
Tent
Lydia Whitson -Swatnell
James R. Swatnell
Alice Catherine’ Cox
Robert
Delores Jean
James Lewis
Virgil
Johnson Guy
John
Troy
Marvin
Wiles
Luther
Tenn
Ruth ‘Taylor, Green
Fawcett Rites Set After Death At 65 In Blutville
Funeral for Davitt Earl Fawcett 65 will be held at the Lutheran church at 2 p m following his death at his Blutville home after a two month illness. A boilermaker for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, he was a Knights of Pythias member and Lutheran Square member. He leaves a wife Carrie Cassell Fawcett and five children in Charleston Grafton and Fairmont, plus four brothers and three sisters. The K of P will hold a service at his home tonight at 8 p m. He was born April 28 1884 in Preston County and was a World War II veteran.
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Lutheran Church
Davitt Earl Fawcett
Blutville
Mr. Fawcett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Lutheran Squarer
Presston County
Robert T. Fawcett
Minnie Johnson Fawcett
Carrie Cassell Fawcett
Earl P. Fawcett, Jr
Charleston
Paul William
Fawcett
Grafton
Charlotta Selders
Fairmont
Carl C. Fawcett
Joe H. Fawcett
Valley of Nisha western tale ends in planned lynching
In the open basin Chip Halliday and Hope plan to free Singin Sam McAllister and Ute Kincade from a looming lynching in Tumblerock. They move by horse to intercept freighters and reach Forlorn Valley, while Chip recalls Sam’s mentorship and vows to stop the mob if needed.
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Halliday
Deer Lodge
Tnt Ugttved Kool
Alemahdro
Rane
Jack Vee
Young
Déauthul Ja
Alessandro
Ivob
Dutves
Tray Chip
Hope
Tate Strunk
Chip
Sha
Soma
Pertocen
Aless8indro'ararich
Ieaten
Pete
Callegent
McAllister
Bessey
Trober
Aia In
Blazes
Tumblerock
Ute Kincade
Singin
Sam McAllister
Busby
Sam
Serosa
Shoe
Ecah
Idgy
Sam McAlister
Mexico
Byndboale
Thorn of Thornton Dies at 89 in Blueville Home
Mrs Maranda B Thorn aged 89 of the Thornton community died at 12 90 am at the Blueville home of her son Clarence Thorn. Her husband Alvah B Thorn who was a prominent farmer died in 1927. Survived by one daughter Mrs Goldie Nestor and two brothers William Current of Thornton John Current of Farmont along with a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Marenda B. Thorn
Thornton
Clarence Thorn
Blueville
Alvah B. Thorn
Goldie Nestor
William Current
John Current
Fair- Ment
Elizabeth Sager
Newbury
Seckaer
Bear Branch slayings tied to robbery case near Williams home
A confusing report reveals Charles Williams and his wife were killed at their Bear Branch residence about six miles away. Whitt was questioned after returning home as state police moved in, with a gap cited between July 3 slayings and his arrest days later.
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Woarued
Page One
Whitt
Charles Williams
Williams
Bear Branch
Here
Bias Charged in New York Communists Trial
Russell Janney, author and juror No.2 in the 41 U.8 trial of Communists in New York, faced a defense motion for mistrial alleging blasphemy and unfitness to render a fair verdict. Judge Harold R. Medina denied the motion and criticized pressurized defense sympathizers.
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Russell Janney
New York
Harold R. Medina
International
Funeral Rites Held for Lola Eskiel Swatzell
Lola Eskiel Swatzell died recently with service at Tun nelton Island church. Rev. W. J. Kerr officiated the service. Interment followed at Kingwood cemetery. Knott's Funeral Home supervised arrangements.
Indianapolis notes reveal arrivals and survivors
Indianapolis reports continuing coverage lists the first appearance of an event on page one. Clovese, the only surviving Negro member, will arrive tomorrow by train. Robert Bartlett, 102, of Princeton Kentucky, will come by car. Clo vese, Hard, Barrett, and Chappel are expected Sunday.
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Clovese
Robert Bartlett
Princeton
Hard
Barrett
Chappel
Radio Schedule Highlights Tonight’s Prime Time Lineup
NBC airings include Truth or Consequences at 9 and Hit Parade at 9 30 PM with A Day in the Life of Dennis Day and Grand Ole Opry later. CBS offers Gene Autry Show at 8 30 and Adventures of Philip Marlowe plus Gangbusters and Tales of Adventure. ABC presents Buzz Adlam's Playroom at 9 and Tommy Dorsey Show at 9 30 with Musical Etchings. MBS features True or False at 1 30 and Take a Number at 8 30 with Lombardo at 9 30 U S A.
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NBC
Hollywood Star Theatre
Dennis Day
CBS
Gene Autrey
Philip Marlowe
ABC
Buzz Adlam
Tommy Dorsey
MBS
Lombardo Land
U.S.A
Special hospital room set up in hotel for centenarians
A precautionary facility was established in a hotel to house centenarians, with Veterans Administration overseeing health care for aged Civil War veterans. The setup aims to provide medical supervision and comfort, reflecting ongoing care programs for long‑lived veterans.
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Veterans Administration
Classified Ad Rates and Sale Listings Chronicle
Classified section outlines 4 percent first insertion, 30 percent for 3 plus insertions, 2 percent for six plus, and 2 cents for 26 plus. No minimum. cash in advance. Listings include FOR SALE items such as a 1048 Chevrolet Aero Sedan, cows, ponies, tents, and rooms for rent with contact details and dates like 8/29.
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Company, Inc
Latrobe Street
W. Va
B. MacLeod
Miss
Associated Press
Tunnelton Colts
Oscar Halbritter
Kingwood
Tunnelton Red Birds
Preston County League
Effernion
Springs
Colts
Charles Denvers
Dexter Strasser
Jack Clark
Eddie Smith
Methodist Churches
Pallmont District
Denver Methodist Church
W. B. Craig
Sylvia Reeder
Carrie G. Taylor
Huntington
Mens Brotherhood
Metting
Criss Grove
Tunnel Hill
Clarence Goff
Harry J Martin
Rieverend W
Ornha Reidler
Harold Wiles
James Nottingham
Evansville
Board of “Ordnance
Sincecaré
Ubel
Hitler
Broektelles
Duteh
City
Africa
High Seas
Gobbe
Jeer
Mock
Seaesbon ‘A
Ark
Tennant
Mr. Swatzell
Route 1
Tunnelton
David E. Fawcett
Ville, Tenn
Nisha
Rormanca
Weernoon
Wag
Objetta
David Earl Fawcett
Sundey
E. F. K. Root
Woodsdale Cemetery
Knotts Funeral Home
Lola Eskiel Swatzell
Knotts
Margnda
Bartley Funeral Home
Dotrald
B. Jarrett
Harry Eckels
Knottsville Cemetery
Bartinit
Sewing Machine Sales & Service
Joe’s
Sewinea Telephone
Vandale
Joef
Kansas City
Harry Vaughan
Senate
Washington
John Maragon
Pittsburgh
Maragon
Major
Vaughan
Indianapolis
J. H. Hale
Alberts Pewenes
Omoadside' Market
Pruntytown
Route
Telephone
Inquite Gam Veltra
Grafton-Philippi
F. Knotts Dveni
We All
Thacher
Bridgeport
Iike
Chicago
East Main St
Gail
E. Wilford Bt
Chevrolet
Tor W. Yatory
Grafton Sentinel
Alueville
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