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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1955

Page

3

Grafton High School Hosts Tea In Home Economics

Grafton High School Principal Roy W Waiter attended a seventh period Home Economics class tea Friday. The decorated table featured floating candles with Sara Kite presiding. Hostesses and helpers included Delores Bolyard Carolyn Grimes and several students and reporters.

Grafton High School Sara Kite Delores Bolyard Carolyn Grimes Mildree Shingleton Patty Bartlett Charlotte Peters Roberta Faulkne Doris Bolyard Charlotte Piers Betty Peters Eileen Henderson Regina Hartley Mormin Peters Mary

Business Girls Make Merry At Christmas Fete

The Grafton Business Girls held their annual Christmas party and gift exchange at Cozy Rest on December 14. The dining hall was decorated with a Christmas tree and other decorations as members sang carols and played games with prizes for winners. Members brought gifts for underprivileged children and a doll purchased for a Grafton School for the Deaf girl was shown by president Ellen Jane Wiseman. Refreshments followed for Nancy Bolyard and other listed members.

Grafton Gir’s Cozy Rest Dinitg Ellen Jane Wiseman Nancy Bolyard Mildred Campbell Macy Elen Carpenter Maxine Cockrell Nelle Cook Virginia DeLaney Thelma DeMoss Patty Gailaner Jane Gans Helen Gerkin Helen Grinnan Jean Grinnan Margaret Grinnan Annabelle Hart Carol Hedrick Lucille Henderson Florence Johnson Violet LeMasters Helen Lucas Patty Moore Ada Pepper Virginia Powell

Public Sale Notice from Morgan Motor Sales

Under a March 3 1955 conditional sales contract Walter M Stevens purchaser the seller will hold a public auction on December 28 1955 at Morgan Motor Sales Grafton WV between 2 and 6 oclock PM to sell a 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe serial 9JKA21008 motor 1 40203474 to satisfy unpaid purchase price First National Bank of Fairmont by L O Brightbill Jr manager department manager

Taylor West Virginia Walter M. Stevens Morgan Motor Sales Grafton Dell Fafton Élock P.M National Bank of Fairmont L. O. Brightbill, Jr Mgr

Hospital Admissions And Discharges For The Season

Admission list includes D csmoer Edith Nestor Nornton Joseph Pugh Lincoln Street Russell Wolfe Newburg Charley Wood Tunnelton Anne Harper Blue Avenue Discharges list names Maynard Tucker West Union Louise Watkins Tunnelton Doris Jean Weaver Florence Street Laura Dobbins Walnut Street Evelyn Sinclair West Main Street Florence Renieu Route 4 Melvin Bolye rd Kasson Charles Benost East Washington Street Daisy Lanham Flemington Martin Foley J Denzil May Sie Meatsville Ruth Carroll Route 5 Edna Lolebai West Boyd Time spent fall to apply paint and rust preventatives to farm implements will help provide trouble free service from machines next season and will make the equipment last longer.

D.csmoer Edith Nestor Nornton Joseph Pugh Lincoln St Russell Wolfe Newburg Charley Wood Tunnelton Anne Harper Blue Ave Maynard Tucker West Union Louise Watkins Doris Jean Weaver Florence St Laura Dobbins Walnut St Evelyn Sinclair West Main St Florence Renieu Rt. 4 Melvin Bolyerd Kasson Charles Benost East Washington St

Fire volunteers recalled to duty after blaze near firehouse

Deep River Connecticut volunteers who raced to debris near the firehouse learned that Fire Chief Donald Moore urged them to attend a regular training session after the blaze.

Deep River Conn Tny Donald Moore

Home Ec Students Attend Ted Waters Myers Nuptials

Miss Sara Sue Waters wed Charles Dale Myers at St. Augustine's church in a 10 am ceremony officiated by Rev. M. J. Hannon. Attendants wore lace gowns and gloves, with Mrs. Waters and family hosting a Cozy Rest reception afterward. The couple plan to reside in Grafton after trips to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.

St. Augustine's Church M. J. Hannon Sara Sue Waters Albert C. Waters Charles Dale Myers George Myers Webster Myers Lee Roberts Joseph A. Moran Rom & Juliet Mary Frobert Waters Lyonier James Kirk Waters John Michael Tuck Timothy Stillwell Neodore Stilwell Stephen Waters Barbara Stilwell Paviline Yates Washington, D. C Rose Marle Tucker Washington Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Grafton M. . Myers

St Augustine High School Class of 1954 and local civic events

Readable notices describe St Augustine High School class of 1954 members and long service at the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. The Young Adult Group meets at the First Presbyterian Church for a holiday dance and a potluck dinner. Also noted is a midwifery exam remark by patrolmen in Jefferson County and a birth in Valley Station. A distant reference mentions Feenaeting of ira and the Gull Root with Yuletide decor and committees for a Christmas program.

St. Augustine High School Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company First Presbyterian Church United States Navy Ira Paul Moa Betty Manley Betty Ros Morrison Bill Fisher Robert Floyd

Agriculture officiate notes 1380 plants and 700 pests

An agricultural official reports 1380 crops affected by plant diseases and adds that 700 insects prey on farm crops. The figures imply significant crop damage and pest pressure on local farms.

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