St Augustine Honors Seventy-Three Students Across Grades
Seventy three students at St Augustine high and elementary schools earned 90 percent or higher in scholarship over the past six weeks. Named honorees include seniors Camila Bradford Jane Bradford Mary Irma Hussion Mary Low Kelly Mary Moscar Rosemary Shay Virginia Regenauer Vera Litzinger and others across juniors freshmen sophomore and first through seventh grades.
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St. Augustine High
Camila Bradford
Jane Bradford
Mary ‘Irma Hussion
Mary Low Kelly
Mary Moscar
Rosemary Shay
Virginia Regenauer
Vera Litzinger
Robert Litzinger
John Lawrence Waters
Anna Marie Saccone
Wilma ‘Tighe
Gene Paul Be~nan
Charles T
Barbara Duffy
Nancy Jenkins
Carolee Litzinger
Patty Shay
Charles Bishop
Judy Coughlin
Johanna DeMarco
Sue Ann Litzinger
Jucille Sorbello
Ella Mae Tackacs
Joanne Takacs
Robert Gerkin
John Manear
Gary Menear
John Schultz
Harry Sutherland
Peggy Gamsjager
Elizabeth Murray
Robert Coole
David Rogers
Robert Sander
Daniel Shay
George Walter
James Woodyard
Susan Coughlin
Rose Ann Ford
Mary Louise Neason
Instrument makers open shops in Massachusetts 1720
Musical instrument makers established shops in Massachusetts around 1720, helping ease the state’s strict Calvinist grip and broadening cultural life. The move signals a shift in regional craft and religious influence during the early 18th century.
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Massachusetts
Contributions For Fire Fighting Fund Grow
Fire Chief John Proctor announced receipts totaling 11 for the Grafton Volunteer Fire department fire fighting equipment fund. Contributions include five dollars from Mr and Mrs Frank Sterling of Pruntytown and five dollars from Rev J M Hannon. One dollar came from R H Puller. Funds will buy equipment for the new fire truck.
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John Proctor
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Frank Sterling
Pruntytown
J. M. Hannon
R. H. Puller
Grocery Store Begins Renovation Process
Renovation of Leonard’s Grocery Store started with tearing out the storefront. Plans for a self service era and new shelving have been delayed by material shortages but now proceed. Front windows removed for a modern facade, finishing may stretch beyond immediate completion.
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Leonards Grocery
A. E. Leonard
Grafton High to Stage Barter Theatre Comedy Papa Is All
Grafton volunteers bring Barter Theatre to the Grafton Senior High auditorium at 8:30 p m tomorrow for Papa Is All a Pennsylvania Dutch comedy by Patterson Greene. The Fire Department sponsors the event as a public service offering top flight drama for the city with modest revenue goals. Local residents praise the touring production which has played major eastern cities and now visits Grafton.
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Patterson Greene
Barter Theatre
Barter Players
Webster Resident Passes Away At 82 In Webster
Webster resident Mrs Rosalia Saffle Williams aged 82 died yesterday at 1 50 p m at the home of Elmer Williams in Webster after about two weeks illness. She was the widow of John Williams who died last August born in Barbour county in July 1866 and a member of Knottsville Methodist church. There are no close surviving relatives. Friends may call at Knotts funeral home after 7 p m today. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p m from Knottsville Methodist church with Rev Roman Phillins officiating. Burial will be in Knottsville cemetery.
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Rosaliha Saffle ‘Willams
Barbour
Elmer Williams
Webster
John Williams
Williams
Barbour County
Knottsville
Knottsville Methodist Church
Roman Phillins
Knottsville Cemetery
Fatal Car Crash Kills Marvin Means in Clarksburg
Marvin Means of Clarksburg died after being struck by a car on U S Route 50 near Clarksburg. State Trooper Paul B. Swiger said man slaughter and drunken driving charges were filed against Frank James Nefevre, 37, of Clarksburg.
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Clarksburg
Marvin Means
Here
Paul B. Swiger
Frank James Nefevre
Suit filed over patent infringement in Wheeling court
In Wheeling a patent infringement suit seeking 500000 was filed against Ernest W. Krause, a Wheeling industrialist, by former associate Jesse Heil. Krause also faces an alienation of affections suit by Schnitzler, now on trial. In Huntington, the Huntington Theater Corporation operator was convicted of running a lottery tied to Give-Away nights at two theaters, with sentence deferred for motion to set aside the verdict. penalties up to 1000 may apply.
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Wheeling
Ernest W. Krause
Jesse Heil
Krause
Ernest W. Schnitzler
Huntington
Huntington Theater Corporation
H. Clay Worth
360 Illegal Kills Reported In Tucker County
Conservation Officer Fielding Kyer reported that during the six day season last week at least 360 deer were illegally killed in Tucker County. He said the illegal take was the highest in the county’s history while 528 deer were shot legally. Twenty two large U.S. cities now have television stations. one a Big Lion
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Parsons
Tucker
Fielding Kyer
Kyer
U.S
Custer Funeral Here Tomorrow
Last rites will be held tomorrow at 7 p m for George Washington Custer 81 a prominent Lucretia farmer who died of a leary attack in Baltimore Md yesterday morning at his daughter's home Mrs Ray Cole The Rev Arnold will officiate and burial will be at Bluemont cemetery The body arrived from Baltimore this morning and was taken to the Bartlet Funeral home where friends may call Mr Custer left Lucretia three years ago to live with his daughter in Baltimore He was a member of Andrews church there A daughter Mrs George Norris of Brownlow Park visited father and sister
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George Washington Custer
Lucretia
Baltimore
Ray Cole
Arnold
Burrut
Bluemont
Bartlet Funeral Homie
Custer
Andrews Church
George Norris
Brownlow Park
Memorial Rites Held At Quota Club Meet Here
A memorial service for Miss Anna M. Jarvis founder of Mother's Day and honorary Quota Club member was conducted at the bi monthly Quota Club dinner at Hotel Grafton. Mrs. Florer Wilkerson led rites, with Mrs. Rhea Fisher offering the memorial prayer as Lt. Governor H. K. DeWdendarter provided piano music. Jarvis, a Grafton native, died recently in West Chester Pennsylvania where she resided. The meeting also reviewed club finances, plans to purchase an incubator for City Hospital, and announced the annual Christmas party at Hotel Grafton on December 20.
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Anna M. Jarvis
Mother's Day
Grafton
Quota Club
Florer
Wilkerson
Rhea Fisher
H. K. Dewdendarter
Miss Jarvis
Andrew's Methodist Church
Mont
West Chester
Grace Marie Bartlett
Arvie Luckard
Ways and Means
Murchas
Hotel Grafton
Ida Limerich
Morgantown
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ST. Augustine
J. Meredith Pauley
Charleston
West Virginia University
Pauley
Dudley DeGroot
Fi Batar Capper
Royal Portable
Malone’s Drug and Chemical CO
Grafton High School
Pasoto
Baltimore, Md
Malone’s Drug & Chemical
Tony Martin
Little Bird
Evelyn Knight
Adeste Fidelis
Bing Crosby
Evelyn Knight Guanto LE Gusta
Eve Young
Guy Lombardo
Vaughn Monroe
MY Darling
Peter Lind Hayes
China
Freddy Martin
Santa Claus
Town
Bing CI
Magadar
Tommy Dorsey
Christmas Island
the Andrew Sisters
Lonesome
Sammy Kaye
the Barter Theatre
N. Y. Post
Fives
Ann of
Emmanuel
Rebecca Priend Custer
Laura Bischoff Custer
Colé
Norris i
Chide Playford Custer
Fairmont
Hubert Custer
Wilmington
Dela
A. J. Custer
Roy Custer
Arthur Custer
Hayes Md
First National Bank Consumer Credit Dept
Bank
Wayne M. Sinsel
Mar
Grafton Jewelry Company
Main Street
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