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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1956
Page
5
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A jumbled fragment discusses refugees near a camp and efforts to build a barrier. It mentions Ward registration and a university case with racial issues. The readable content is sparse and lacks clear events or outcomes.
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Incumbent H. K. Debendarfer appears unopposed in the ballot for Taylor County supervisor of the Tygart Valley Soil Conservation District. Eligible voters include landowners with three or more acres. Polling at Keener's Feed Store in Grafton opens 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Division No. 1.
Parkview school plans a December 20 program at 7 30 pm directed by Miss Muriel Posten and Mrs Merrill Stilwell. Students present Welcome Jingle Bell A Visit of St Nicholas One Side of Christmas Twelve Days of Christmas Santa Packs his Bag Here Comes Santa Claus and a Santa treat for every child. Blueville Grade shows two Christmas films and a noon dismissal for holidays. Turkey dinners and class gift exchanges noted. Grafton Junior High titled Christmas in An Alpine Village features Alfred Comedy and Mary Holden as narrator with a 2 30 pm performance Thursday in the auditorium.
In St Joseph Michigan Dan Mathers thanked the paper for an ad seeking bids to tear down a house that incorrectly listed his home as the demolition site. In Warsaw Soviet era officials arrived to sign a new defense pact with Poland, signaling a key diplomatic move.
The minister reflects on hopes and desires shaping life and questions about origin and purpose. He recalls the Christmas story of Jesus’s birth to relate God as Father and the believer’s right to divine sonship, urging a lived connection to Christ’s love and fruit-bearing.
Rev Warren Gifford, former pastor of First Baptist Church Grafton from 1944 to January 1950, visits while en route to a Board meeting in St Louis. He now directs Evangelists for the American Baptist Convention in New England and resides in Lewiston Maine. Contact at the Knight home or through Rev Rowe. Canaries rarely live beyond 25 years.
The Taylor County Garden Club hosts the first annual Christmas Greens Show with prize winning displays in Hotel Grafton. Exhibits range from arrangements inspired by It Came Upon a Midnight Clear to Ring the Merry Bells and Joy to the World, featuring pine, holly, candles, and figurines in festive settings. Winners include Mrs Latoris Frum, Miss Virginia Hanway, Miss Minette Watkins, Mrs Gail Harris, and others across seven classes.
John Proctor city fire chief reports rising demand as about 200 trees have been sold at the fire station with 60 more arriving Saturday and another shipment due later in the week. Proctor says proceeds go to the fire truck fund and that delivery is available free of charge.
Sir Winston Churchill braved severe winter gales to visit his mother's grave and lay a holly wreath on Jennie Churchill's headstone. The ceremony was marked by austere, traditional commemorations in a quiet, reverent mood.
Simpson Grade School P T A met December 11 at 7 p m to acquaint parents with school problems. Mrs Smith s room won in parent attendance. Students presented a Christmas program with participants listed. Greyhounds basketball trip noted with players and attending faculty and fans. Turkey shoot planned in Wondel December 16. Local visitors included Ruth Withers now with the State Department.
Family expresses heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness after Henry W B Mouts death. Appreciation noted for those who sang sent flowers and Barritt Funeral Home. May God bless you all.
The Greene and Ellers families extend heartfelt thanks to City Hospital nurses and staff, Dr. T. W Heironimus II, Rev. Harry T. Rowe, and Mr Thomas Bartlett for funeral service. Appreciation goes to pallbearers, floral donors, relatives, and friends for support after Dolly Ellers Greene’s passing.
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