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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1950
Page
6
A fragmented OCR page lists delivery rates and subscriptions, classified ads for sales and services in West Virginia and nearby states, and notices about G.L. loans and building incentives. It references associates and offices in Fairmont, Clarksburg, Elkins, and other towns, plus miscellaneous items like a King Cobra note and public notices.
In the clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Taylor County West Virginia on December 9 1950 an order was entered in Chancery No 2307 filed by Frank B Cather and Margaret Cather against James L Ruano Ralph M Ross Paul B Ross Partners trading and DBA Ross Construction Company Ross Construction Company by Paul B Ross James L Ruano Ralph M Ross.
Classified ad rates are listed with escalating discounts for consecutive insertions, minimum payable 75 cents, and words counted by initials or figures. The document also contains a legal suit notice against Ross Construction Company and Paul B. Ross in Taylor County West Virginia, plus fiduciary accounts and a stockholders meeting notice for The First National Bank of Grafton with date, time, and agenda.
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia will hear on January 11 1951 at 10:00 a m in Charleston an application by West Virginia Transportation Company to amend Certificate No 13 J to discontinue operation as a common carrier between Graveyard Junction Taylor County and Corder s Crossing Barbour County along U S Routes 119 250 110 250 and State Route 17 under a lease with Reynolds Transportation Company. Objections may be filed before the hearing.
Jimmie Custer sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with his mother Mrs. Mary Custer at the piano. Mayne Le and Sally Thayer gave a tap dancing exhibition in red and white costumes. Laura Power accompanied the piano. Gus Gianakos fulfilled his lifetime ambition to tap and joined another tap routine with the Thayer sisters.
Sue Ann Kart and Helen Louis sang classics with Citrigut on piano while Mary Lou Custer and Mrs Mary Custer accompanied at the piano. A solo tap dance to Teana Teana featured Magnetie Laura Powell. Shiri Saatz fed the carols, and Gignakon praised the Gaston Women's Club Youth Activities committee for sponsoring the event and the children.
A city parking enforcement directive caused a nighttime confusion as motorists woke to tagged cars, with shift workers misinterpreting the hours between one and five a.m. The item notes hundreds of drivers disrupted by the misread order.
A mishap in Canada sees an automobile leap a ditch and jump a fence with only minor injuries to the driver and passenger. The scene sparks reading about past times and local holiday lore as towns across the country hint at Christmas swaps and seasonal customs.
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