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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1937

Page

3

Marriage of Amy Lou Ann Poling and Emerson Calvin Wills

Announcement of the marriage at 2 p m May 30 in the First Baptist parsonage by Rev James E Fidler. Amy Lou Ann Poling, daughter of Ira F Poling, wed Emerson Calvin Wills of Wapakoneta Ohio. The bride wore a white sharxix traveling suit with navy accessories. corsage of talisman rose buds and sweet peas. Groom in a gray suit. Afterward a wedding dinner at the Shahan home. trip through southern states. Home to 104 Lakeside Drive Wapakoneta Ohio after June 10. Attendees included Poling and Wills families and friends from Greenville Cumberland Blueville Lucretia. ALUMNI BANQUET: 8 Augustine's High School alumni association banquet held in school auditorium with blue white decorations, Welcome ’37 banner, corsages for girls and boutonnieres for boys. Program opened with America. blessing by Rev Hannon. banquet served by parish ladies. piano by Clara Korte. Arthur Shields toastmaster.

Wills-Poling Amy Lou Ann Poling Ira F. Poling Emerson Calvin Wills Wapakoneta Ohio First Baptist Church James E. Fidler Wills Greenville, Ohio Merit Shoe Papakoneta Dewey Shahan Lakeside Drive Tra F. *Poling Carl EB. Wills Greenville Dick Wills Ohto O. L. Riegle Julia Lee Lora Poling Cumberland Maryland Howard Poling Ronald Blueville Don Don Lucretia Beatrice Augustine's High School Alumni Association America Mr. Hannon Clara Korte Arthur Shields

Social Calendar HighlightsLocal clubs and weddings in Philippi and Fairmont

June 3 Beulah Rebekah lodge No 32 meets at Redmen hall for officers election. June 3 Friendship Bible class of First Church of Christ meets at 8 in the church. visitors welcome. June 4 Weekly Sewing club at Grand Street home with Miss Anna Korte president of the association welcoming graduates. officers elected for the coming year. Friday May 21 Miss Jane Murphy wed Joan McDougal in quiet parsonage ceremony. Cozy Rest party for MonongahelaSystem Frigidaire campaign held with Morgantown and Clarksburg guests.

Beulah Rebekah Lodge No. 32 Redmen’s Hall Friendship Bible Class First Church of Christ Sewing Club Leonard Coulter Grand Street Cozy Rest Fairmont Morgantown Clarksburg P. H. Sommer

Local Society Notes and Marriage Announcement

MISS FISHERETTE OF 1937 ceremonies featured brief remarks by Fairmont officials including C. H Latham and H. A. Stroud among others. Attendees from Grafton included H. L. McMillen and Lillian Shaeyfer. T. N. T. club held Bunco at Mrs. A. V. Riddle home with prizes won by Mrs. Earl Bennett and others. Strickler Harr engagement reported. Mary Elizabeth Harr to C.O. Strickler wed May 30 in Terra Alta West Virginia. couple to reside in Pittsburgh.

C. H Latham Fairmont H. A. Stroud George Buzzard John B. Durkin R. E. Haskell Hollis Powell Morgantown R. G. Brooks Clarashore Paul Grimm Shinnston Grafton H. L. McMillen Ernest Riddle Lillian Shaeyfer Mary Eliabeth Cockrell D. Felton Richard Robey J. S. Killian D. D. Murphy T. N. T. Club A. V. Riddle West Main Street Bunco Earl Bennett W. P. Clark Forest Crane W. R. Skinner Brownlow Park W. P.clark W. P. Cannon Leo Crane T. C. Gough Marion Gough Charles Hannon Earl Ridenour John Hoskinson Riddle Bet Harr James Forcello C.O. Strickler Pittsburgh Terra Alta West Virginia

One No Trump Challenge in Central Press Column

Barclay analyzes a tough one no trump hand from a West North East South deal. He examines West’s spade overcall and the South’s decision to bid 1 No Trump, detailing defensive play and the effects of leading strategies and remaining suits on the outcome.

West North J. Lester van Name Atar New York East van Name South

City Hospital earns more from collections than May earnings

City Hospital cash collections for May totaled 2920.45, topping earnings of 2488.45. Pay patients contributed 2184.25, charity 147, and compensation 157.20. Fifty-three admissions and 48 discharges occurred, with one institutional death and 14 patients remaining June 1. Twenty five major and 15 minor operations were performed in May.

Grafton City Hospital Corrine Stafford City Commission

Speed Up Concreting of Grafton Fairmont Route

Work on U. S. route 250 between Grafton and Fairmont is accelerated by Fimple Construction, contract holder, with more than three quarters of a mile of cement poured on half the highway while keeping it open for traffic despite frequent rains. The company is meeting contract terms by maintaining passable conditions.

Grafton Fairmont Fimple Construction Company Fimple Company

Aged Man Luther Pierson Dies in Ak-Yon Ohio

Friends report the death of Luther Pierson aged 87 in Ak- Yon Ohio one of Braxton county’s early blacksmiths. Funeral services will be held here.

Amelia Earhart Flies From San Juan Toward Caripito

Amelia Earhart uses a small craft on a coastal hop from San Juan to Caripito and contemplates a faster leg to Paramaribo. She set a 1930s speed record last March Oakland to Honolulu before a crash ended the round the world attempt.

San Juan Caripito Paramaribo Dutch Guiana Oakland Calif Honolulu Globe Miss Earhart George Palmer Putnam Miami Natal Brazil Dakar Autea

Miss Pittman Declines Davis and Elkins Scholarship

Miss Jane Pittman daughter of Walter Pittman of Dubois Pa recently graduated from Grafton High and ranked third in her class she was entitled to a Davis and Elkins College scholarship but declined it planning to move to Dubois where attending Randolph County college is not feasible.

Jane Pittman Walter Pittman Dubsis Grafton High’ School Davis and Elkins College Pittman Dubois Randolph County Institution of Higher Education

Washout Near Coalton Delays B and C Trains

A washout near Coalton Randolph County delayed Baltimore and Ohio trains on the Charleston division for about a day. Emergency crews rushed to the scene and repaired the track, allowing trains to resume runs last night.

Coalton Randolph County Baltimore and Ohio Charleston

People and Families Share Decoration Day Visits

Local notes list numerous Charleston area families and friends visiting relatives in this city and surrounding towns over Decoration Day. Names include Ri denour, Ebert, Parker, Hedrick, Parrish, Crickenberger, Heinlein, Hession, Stone, Holmberg, Crawford, Parker, Gibe, Sloan, and Paige among others. Several entries mention travel from Akron, Wilford Street, Clarksburg, New Brunswick, Nixon, and New Jersey. A Lusader street resident underwent a tonsil operation, and a newborn weighed seven pounds nine ounces at the city hospital.

Charles and Paul Harold Crickenberger Charleston L. W. Heinlein R. M. Parrish City Scott Kenney Charles Hedrick Grafton William Stone Wheling M. J. Hession O. R. Hedrick Cumberland, Md Gus Manzino New Brunswick New Jersey Andrew Holmberg Nixon New Street City Hospital Raymond Goddis Conter NiXson James C. Paige James Paige

Reduce Safely Says Noted Authority Drug Ad

Go to Grafton Drug and Chemical Co. for Rock A Water Tablets. Claim 10 pounds loss in 11 days with a 30 day treatment priced at $2.00 guaranteed to make you lose fat without dieting.

Grafton Drug and, Chemical Co

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Annabel P. Swisher Anna Korte Joan Hussion James Cockrell James Flanagan Robert Gerkin Mary Whelan William J. Hussion Hannon Jane Limbers Shields Anna Tucker Mary Ann ‘Tucker John Hussion Angela Gerrit Mary Jo Rauscher Strickler-Harr Mary Eliza Kathleen McCormack Venice Cal Central Press Silk Linen Shantung W. Main St Barclay Shepard Barclay The Authority On Authorities Gatta Tomo Wyak Grafton-Fairmont Amelia Jersey Z. L. Crawford N. Parker Doylestown Charles W. Parker Frank J. Parker Cora Gibe Akron I. N. Parker T. W. Ebert G. D. Shan Virginia Near Brydon Sloan Grafton Printing Company Latrobe Belle Isle Marquisette’ Priscillas BESF Nutone Gladio Rae . Les Gore Oxfords Penney Compa
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