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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1956

Page

8

Woman Driver Untouched As Truck Plunges Off Bank

A delivery truck driven by Kitty Grantt of Monongah left Riverside Drive and U S Route 50 Friday night, veered onto the berm, slid 25 feet down an embankment, but Grantt escaped uninjured and walked home after notifying American Laundry. In a separate case, David K. Masters, 23, of Terra Alta, was arrested in Preston County for selling a car in Grafton and failing to deliver a title within ten days. he posted bond for a December 29 appearance.

H. E. Parks Parks Kitty Grantt Monongah Riverside Drive Park David K. Masters Terra Alta Preston County Grafton Masters

Grafton Siblings Return Home From Service Travel

Miss Mary Jane Kirkpatrick daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Kirkpatrick Grafton Rt 1 has completed two and a half years with the U S Department of State in Naples Italy and will report to Tehran Iran for a two year assignment. Her brother Lt Lowell Kirkpatrick who serves in the air force traveled home by air from Dreux Air Force Base France for the holidays and will return to France after the first of the year.

Mary Jane Kirkpatrick J. H Kirkpatrick Grafton Rt. 1 U.S. Department of State Naples Italy Kirkpatrick Lowell Kirkpatrick Air Force Dreux Air Force Base France

Rotary Scouts Mark Christmas Meeting Observed

Rotary Scouters held a Christmas meeting on December 19 with Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Jack McDougal opening. Jimmy Holden and Buddy Nestor led carols, Hugh McPhail demonstrated compass use, Bob Harman led a compass game, and gifts were exchanged. Each scout received a candy box from Merle Orr. Birthdays for Bob Harman and Paul Isner were celebrated. Refreshments served to numerous scouts including Harold Mendelson, David Robison, Bill Collett, and others.

Rotary Boy Scout Troop Jack McDougal Jimmy Holden Buddy Nestor Hugh McPhail Bob Harman Merle Orr Paul Isner Harold Mendelson David Robison Bill Collett Bruce Haislip Bob Brown Tom Mason Ronald Marshall Howard Breedlove Vic Willhide Scrappy Bord Nelson Miller Paul Currey Bob Bord Bill Shaw Gary Livengood Wayne Poling Donald Waggoner Jack

Jones Funeral Services Held for Mrs Jennie A Jones

Funeral services were held for Mrs Jennie A Jones of Rosemont at Bailey Memorial Methodist Church Rosemont at 2 p m She died at 5 20 a m December 19 The Grafton Sentinel missed two survivor names Charles Fowler Flemington and Wilson Fowler Bartlett Funeral Home of Grafton handled arrangements Lithium prospecting in Madison NC Lincoln Lithium Co rents over 2000 acres in Lincoln and Catawba counties as mining leases are taken on western Piedmont site names Pitman Kenny Bolyard Kenny Rogers Hugh McPhail Bill Harman Merle Orr and Loren Hoff man appear in the prospecting report

Jennie A. Jones Rosemont Bailey Memorial Methodist Lithium Prospecting Madien N.C Lincoln Catawba North Carolina Piedmont Lincoln Lithium Co J Pitman Kenny Bolyard Kenny Rogers Hugh McPhail Bill Harman Merle Orr Loren Hoffman

Family Strings Play Violins and Cellos in Hartford

In Hartford a musical family named Fidlar features Dorothy on cello Wilfred and Charles on violin. The sequence of instruments includes viola for Fidlar. The piece highlights a household of string players with multiple family members performing together.

Fidlar Hartford Dorothy Pidlar Wilfred Charles Fidlar

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