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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
8
Since 1923, Japanese wool pur e a has averaged 38 to 58 million dollars yearly in foreign markets. Brace and bit burglars, who enter via those tools, have been active in San Antonio Texas.
Local column lists numerous visits and holiday travel among Fairmont and nearby towns. Eva Demoss returns home from Fairmont. Bennett family visits Ohio. Mason from Greenbrier Academy visits mother in Boyd Street. Bannon and Hedrick return from Thornton. Peacock in Clarksburg. Wolfe at West Virginia University travels to Morgan town. Jessie Boyd and Paul Ridenuor to Akron for Christmas. Montgomery visits Pearl Street friends. Crickenberger family from Nitro to Brownlow Park. Coral Parrish guests at Fairmont. Kunst and Irene visit Charleston. Martha Flesher at WVU with parents. G E Sinclair returns to Graf ton. Heflin family from Gassaway to Fairmont. Walter Wood Salem Route 2 visits. Kreeman Route 2 Shinnston subscribes. Sarah Bragg Route 2 visits Graf ton.
A Christmas Eve midnight service will be held at St Matthias Episcopal Church starting 11 30 p m with Holy Communion. The rector Rev A J Torrey will lead the service with Christmas hymns and carols. Children from the Sunday school will have a Christmas service on Holy Innocent's Day, December 28, when gifts and candy are distributed. The church will be decorated with poinsettias greens and candy.
The rector extends a cordial invitation to the general public to attend a special Yuletide service, highlighting the beauty and significance of the occasion for the community.
All clerks and employees of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad here will receive a day of vacation Wednesday. Those whose services do not require full time employment are expected to spend Christmas Day with their families.
London reports wealthy New Zealander Francis Chichester began a flight toward Australia aiming for records. A damaged aircraft forced a landing in Northern Africa, leaving Chichester uninjured. a cable said his wife died. Efforts to inform him of bereavement continue.
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