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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1949

Page

3

Bott receives B S degree at Morgantown

Leonard S. Bott, son of Mr and Mrs M W Bott, earned a B S in business administration Monday in Morgantown. He belongs to Alpha Kappa Psi and American Accounting Honorary societies. Weekend callers at the Shaffer home on Pruntytown Pike included Hyda Himes and three children, Virgil Brown, Howard Wolfe and daughter Elaine, and others from Ohio and Maryland. Hospital news lists admissions and discharges of several local residents, with names and addresses.

Leonard S. Bott M. W. Bott Morgantown Alpha Kappa Psi American Accounting Honorary Society George Shaffer Pruntytown Pike Hyda Himes Akron Ohio Virgil Brown Fairmont Howard Wolfe Elaine Brownlow Park Doyle Reed Ronnie Mansfield Boyce Blueville Robert Stevens Garnet Reed Baltimore Maryland Dave Smith Route 3 Phillippi Hattie Sinsel Webster Earl Countryman Jacqueline Edward Breedlove Karen Ann Junior Nestor Herbert Sinsel Lee Smith Bob Grafton Burl Tallman Westminster Ruth and Selah Smith Carl Whiteman Cumberland Carl Smith

Attendaaces Rich Warne and companions tour Midwest

Richard Warne of West Main Street traveled with Bill Leonard John Hall and Harold Nuwer of Morgantown leaving Saturday for Indianapolis speedway races. They visited Holy Cross University in South Bend and Chicago Sunday through Monday, returning to Indianapolis to watch more races. They arrived home yesterday morning.

Richard Warne West Mainstreet Bill Leonard John Hall Harold Nuwer Morgantown Indianapolis Indiana South Bend Holy Cross University Chicago Ely

Classified Ad Rates and Town Notices In Grafton Sentinel

Classified ad rates appear with per word charges for single and multiple insertions and a minimum cash upfront. The paper lists numerous for sale items, home improvements, and an extensive election official roster with precincts, locations, and appointed officers for the 1949 municipal election in Grafton.

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Deep Freeze Sale for Four 26 ft Units in Perfect Condition

Four 26 ft Deep Freezes with sliding glass covers and sharp freezing capability. All units near perfect condition, used 1% years. New price 755 dollars, owner asks 525 dollars. Financing available with a down payment. See the unit at the listed location.

Miss Marion Hollis Becomes Bride of Compton Pembroke

Miss Hollis became the bride of Hall Pembroke at St Matthi as Episcopal on May 27. The ceremony featured a lighted altar with candles and floral arrangements. The bride wore a white marquisette gown with lace, a fingertip veil, and carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies. A reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home with elaborate flowers and formal attire.

Marion Hollis Compton Pembroke St. Matthias Episcopal Church Marion Jeanette Hollis Hall Compton Pembrok George B. Manson John F. Luzadder Dorsey Triuble Frank JM. Hollis West Main Street Willian C. Pembroke F Mackin Street England United States Frederick N. Henderson Warren Wolfe New York City Richard Bartlett Cumberland Maryland

Wedding Dress and Reception Details Highlight Memorial Day Event

A wedding reception featured a large floral display of snapdragons and chrysanthemums around a three tiered cake with a miniature bride and groom. The couple departed for a honeymoon in Washington and New York aboard the Cincinnatian and will live in Catonsville Maryland. The bride, a Grafton High School alumna, wore a strawberry suit with gardenia corsage and has ties to local clubs and the First National Bank. The groom is WVU educated, a former Army engineer, now with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Out of town guests joined festivities from multiple states.

James A. Bartlett Earl W. Young Warren Wolfe Virginia Ann Painter Dorothy Young Adele Jolliffe Paul Graham Pembroke Cincinnatian Washington New York Merrill Road Catonsville Maryland Grafton High School Thespians National Honor Society Business Girls Club First National Bank of Grafton West Virginia University U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore Ana Ohio Railroad Company J. W. Bartlett, Sr Maple Lake E. H. Kelly Buckhannon Elizabeth Brown Tunnelton John Edwards, Jr Pittsburgh R A. J

Delta Nu Tau Phi Lambda Meeting Held at Pearl Street Home

The Delta Nu Chapter of the Tau Phi Lambda sorority will hold its regular monthly meeting on June 2 at the home of Miss Marjorie Hebb, 308 Pearl Street, with Miss Connie Murphy and Mrs. Faye K. Littman as co-hosts.

Women’s Hospital Auxiliary T P Friendship First Church of Christ Crusaders Ladies Aid St. Paul Lutheran Church Janie Wright West Main Street Edward Dougher WCTU First Baptist Church Mountaineer Council No. 44 Junior Order United American Mechanics VFW East Main Street Delta Nu Tau Phi Lambda Sorority Supreme Forest Woodman Circle Marjorie Hebb Pearl Street Connie Murphy Faye K. Littman

Keener Bros Auto Painting and Body Service

Automobile painting by skilled workmen. Body and fender repair specialty. Let us give your car the new look for spring. Keener Bros. Rt. 50 and W. Main Street. Phone 1006.

Keener Bros. Rt W. Main Street

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