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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1950

Page

8

Homecoming Dedication At Prantytown Sunday

Beula Baptist church in Prantytown holds Homecoming and dedicatory service Sunday July 30 at 11 00 a m followed by a noon basket dinner in the church basement The dedicatory program includes organ preludes hymns readings and a sermon by Rev W M Mey The Homecoming service features greetings from Rev D L Whitner Lovellia and Elaine Whitescarver a gospel song by the Grafton Gospel Singers and a sermon by Rev Henry Loving

Beula Baptist Prantytown Blane Witescarver En Pol North Carolina And John. T Whitescarver George Price Lord Divine D. L. Whitener Addes O. D. Lambert Lovellia Elaine Whitescarver Fred W. Whitescarver High Point N.C Grafton Gospel Singers Henry ©. Loving Bridge

Beulah Baptist Church Hosts Services with Visiting Ministers

Port Baptist church invites members former and friends to attend talks by visiting ministers. Hymn and Benediction led by Rev. L. E. Batley. All are urged to bring a basket dinner to the affair.

Port Baptist Church L. E. Batley Beulah ‘Baptist Church

New Pharmacist Joins Malone's Staff At Grafton

Aes Turner, twenty two, joins Malone's Dry Store in Grafton as pharmacist. A West Virginia native from Hundred, Turner studied four years at West Virginia University College of Pharmacy and worked summers at Bonn's in Fairmont and Thompson's in Buckhannon. He married Mary Williamson on June 28. Turner joined Malone's after receiving an offer to move to Grafton.

Grafton Aes James Liefygner Malone’s ‘Dry Store West Wytlata University Turner Hundred W. Va Turners University Phi Delta Theta Rho Cht Pharmacy Bonn Fairmont J Thompson Buckhannon

Navy Man Joins Amphibious Training Mount Olympus Crew

William T Warder boatswain's mate USN of 02 Jeffries Avenue serves on USS Mount Olympus flagship of Rear Admiral Baker. The vessel trains 6000 officers and men in amphibious techniques as part of a large postwar force exercise. Tests include burning old tires and debris in an incinerator with limited smoke. City council approves publicity and a meeting is planned at city hall to review test results and potential installation acceptance.

William ‘T. Warder USN Jeffries Avenue Mount Olympus H. D. Baker Amphibious Force U. S. Atlantic Fleet Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps U.S. Air Force Sharpe Grafton Gibi Curry City M&ntger Tai BC Roe

July Pruning Guide for Evergreens by County Agent

County Agent Ralph Fike urges pruning evergreens in July to capture matured growth and reduce repeat work. Follow general rules of pruning deciduous plants, removing injured or dead wood and cutting to a side bud when thinning limbs. Two methods exist: hedging by shearing and selective removal of side branches to restrain growth.

Ralph Fike

Statewide Precinct Totals Show Drop in 1950 Voter Registration

Complete figures from 53 of West Virginia's 55 counties reveal a 48 142 decline in registration since 1948 while 1950 counts hinge on Logan and Ranipore. Analysts cite pruning of inactive voters as the main cause. Copper is commonly used to harden silver while industrial platinum and other metals see rising U.S. use. About 280 000 acres in New York State host orchards and vineyards.

Boone Braxton Calhoun Lincoln Logan Marion Monongalia Nicholas Pocahontas Ton Wood Wyoming Ranipore New York State

Ask Business Power Arms Fund

The National Geographic notes a discussion on constrictors and the behavior of captive snakes. It reports on how builders and researchers examine why constrictors become calm around humans after capture and how this temperament affects handling and safety.

ASK Business Power, Arms Fund

Charge Soldier With Waitress Death

Charleston police filed murder charges against 19 year old Private First Class Carol Edwin Neale in the fatal shooting of Virginia Billy Frazier, saying Neale claimed the gun went off accidentally while shown to the 29 year old woman at Neale's home. The case hinges on his account of the incident yesterday.

Charleston Joseph Craft Carol Edwin Neale Virginia Billy) Frazier Neale Dewey E. Williams Worhan

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