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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
5
A civil ceremony linked the duchess to her husband with a vow to obey and follow him. The groom nodded yes when asked to accept Mrs Warfield as his wife. Edward kept his hands folded behind his back during the rite. Mrs Warfield listed Cannes as her residence.
James F Holt Sentinel publisher was inspecting work on U S Route 119 when his Ford sedan locked front wheels on Nig ger mountain causing a rollover down a steep embankment. He escaped with a bruised face and back strain. car owned by his mother Mrs Alice Holt was badly damaged. He walked to Blueville then to Grafton with a wrecker.
Road commission engineers surveyed the proposed final mile of the Hepzibah church to route 50 in Booths Creek district. Right of way issues with landowner Les Morrow must be settled before construction can begin. The farm to market road is WPA built under County Director Wallace N Henderson.
Pittsburgh June 2 creditors approved the proposed revisions in the Follansbee Brothers company plan for the reorganization. They include reductions in the amount of bonds to be issued and in expenditures for modernization of plants.
Italian aircraft roared in formation to attack a mock base near Furbarato under the eyes of Feld Marshal Werner von Blomberg. Bombers swept red flagged buoys marking the imagined enemy fleet as land fortifications and buildings were targeted.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial City post drum and bugle corps from Grafton will depart at 11 a m tomorrow for Buckhannon for the strawberry festival parade. Leland Price, a director of the junior unit that impressed in Monday's parade, will ride with them in a special bus. All expenses are paid by the festival association.
Four students and their mother page one begin at 10 30. Baccalaureate exercises and commencement ceremonies will be broadcast on WMMN Fairmont and WBLK Clarksburg. Alumni luncheon at 12 30 Monday at the Fairmont Hotel with reservations to Miss Catherine Algeo. Regular nine weeks summer session opens at 7 30 next Wednesday morning.
The article recounts a controversial Wind sor marriage where Rev Jardine officiated in France without church authority, provoking protest from Anglican leaders. It describes the duchess and duke’s church ceremony at Chateau de Cande, civil documents, and praise from locals as a historic idyll in Touraine.
The dukeEdward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David and his bride Welsh Wallis were married in a hastily arranged service at a turreted chateau. Rev M Jardine conducted the rite from the Church of England book without church authority, invoking conscience. Edward wore the ring and vows were exchanged as guests looked on while an organist played Marcel Dupre.
Edward and Wallis appeared as a newly married pair after a church blessing, exchanging vows in a civil ceremony in French at a grand castle salon. Guests dined on lobster, ham, pastries, and a six story cake as Major Metcalfe toasted. The duke and duchess wore formal morning attire amid rich floral arrangements and ornate decor.
Berries from Barbour, Harrison, and Lewis counties are shown in the college gym as growers display crates in various shades of red and sizes for inspection and sealed bids due by 6 pm. Prizes will be awarded by a committee chosen by Commissioner McLaughlin. After judging, the berries will be marketed in Pittsburgh and eastern markets under USDA grade standards and a cooperative pool.
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