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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1948

Page

8

Farm Supply Consolidates Two Stores June 7

West Virginia Farm Supply Inc. will consolidate its Latrobe Street branch with the Beech Street headquarters on Monday June 7. Latrobe store will close and all future business will occur at Beech Street. Herman Cooper, Latrobe manager and Republican assessor candidate, becomes sales representative for the firm.

West Virginia Farm Supply, Inc Latrobe Street Beech Street J. Paul Murphy Herman Cooper Murphy Taylor County Board of Education Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

One Pound, Fourteen Ounce Baby Grows to Six Pounds

Three month old Lila Ann Ayres born at one pound fourteen ounces in Sandstone. She moved for care to her parents Mr. and Mrs. Grover Ayers after gaining to six pounds in a hospital incubator.

Hinton Lila Ann Ayres Grover Ayers Sandstone

Vacation Bible School Underway At U B Church

Vacation Bible School is underway at the Evangelical United Brethren Church for two weeks. Seventy eight children enrolled, with certificates available to late enrollees. Classes range from beginners to intermediate with a kindergarten for under four. Instructors include Mrs Crall Miss Francis and others. An offering each morning supports China relief.

Evangelical United Brethren Church Harry Eckels Chidren C. V. Crall Nna Francis Virginia Lake C. L. Hileman Merrill Stilwell Minnie Cole Helen Virginia Redinger Helen Louise Stilwell Barbara Redinger Delores Jenkins China

Pittsburgh Light Opera Opens Six Week Season at Kaufmann's

The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera season runs six weeks with tickets at Kaufmann's box office on the 2nd floor. Mail orders are accepted and filled in order. A staff of ten box office workers will handle windows and an extra staff of girls will process mail orders to prevent delays.

Pittsburgh Civic

Summer season opening at Pitt Stadium amid 499 enrollment

The nine week season at Pitt Stadium began June 3 featuring Show Fairmont and Fair Boat. Mont State College launches summer programs with Bloomer Girl The Red Mill and summer school offerings including Of Thee I Sing Rosalind New Moon Rosalie and Babes in Toyland as 499 students attend.

Pitt Fairmont Mont State College Red Mill Rosalindd Dany Rosalie Deck

Rev Elias Zimmerman to Speak at First Brethren Church

The Rev. Elias Zimmerman of Los Angeles will be guest speaker at the First Brethren Church at 7 45 p.m. Wednesday June 9. He will discuss The Mysteries of the Passover in the Light of the New Testament. Zimmerman, son of a rabbi, studied in major European Rabbinical schools until age 19 before fleeing Russia to Germany and then to America.

Elias Zimmerman Los Angeles Calif Brethren F. Hauser Zimmerman Europe Theeciuse Russia Germany Sater America

Board Organizes Wheeling Nine Member Committee

The Ohio Valley Board of Trade formed a nine member committee to promote an educational campaign against the proposed Lake Erie river canal. The project has been approved by U S Army engineers.

Wheeling Ohio Valley Board of Trade Lake Frie River U. S. Army Engineers

Andrews Church thank you letter to board for Mother's Day observances

Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton writes to the Taylor County Board of Trade praising its help in organizing and staging the recent Mother's Day observances. The letter notes national broadcasts and estimates over $20,000 in broadcast value had the time been purchased commercially. It credits the Board, church officers, and volunteers for making the observance historically and religiously significant and honoring mothers.

Taylor County Board of Trade Andrews Methodist Church Grafton The Andrews Church Main Street Depot Square W. Va Chas. N. Prickitt Prickett Andrew's V. Miller H. C. Compton, Jr A. F. Shomo

Governor appoints two to state judicial council and supreme court

Charleston June 3 Governor Meadows reappointed Robert B. McDougle of Parkersburg to a six year term on the state judicial council and named Supreme Court Judge Frank C Haymond to replace Judge W T Lovins on the court in an administrative shuffle.

Charleston Meadows Robert B. McDougle Parkersburg State Judicial Council Supreme Courts Frank ¢. Haymond W. T. Lovins

Card of Thanks for C. W. Foley’s Death

We thank all who furnished cars arranged for the service and those at the lodge, the B and D shop men, Rev F Carl Davis, Bartlett Funeral Home, and all neighbors who were kind during the death of our father C. W. Foley. The Children.

F. Carl Davis Bartlett Funeral Home C. W. Foley

Railroader sickness benefits total $19 million paid

More than 19 million dollars in sickness benefits were paid to 114000 railroad workers in the first 19 months under the new Railroad Retirement Board sickness program. District Manager C P Young reported district totals across 13 occupational groups including executives, station agents, clerks, conductors, engineers, and shop workers with varying benefit sums. The release lists beneficiaries and amounts by group and notes the program began last July 1.

C. P. Young Railroad Retirement Board

Hold Widow of Paper Manufacturer in Death

Springfield report says the socially prominent widow of a wealthy paper company executive is charged with murder over the death of Walter Blackford aged 61, Strathmore Paper Co. sales manager. He was found killed with a carving knife while in bed, police indicated.

Springfield Mass Walter Blackford Strathmore Paper Co

Ay on Gafton Canch at 304 Walnut St

A concise notice lists Ay on Gafton Canch at 304 Walnut Street with phone label 392 five. The fragment provides a street address and partial contact detail useful for locating the business or service.

Walnut St

Acouse Taxi Cab Driver Abducts Young Wife in York

State Police broadcast for the arrest of taxicab driver Al Dberts Jr of Kingston Pa. on charges of abducting Mrs Mary Kolinski a 17-year-old bride who was to graduate from high school last night. The report cites her disappearance from home in New Britain Conn. as the incident.

York Mary Kolinski al Dberts, Jr Kingston Kolinski Thomas T. Kolinski Britain

Marriage Announcement From Elkton Md Grad Plan

A couple from Elkton Maryland slated to announce their marriage after the bride’s graduation. The note cites a heart condition described as a diseased heart with symptoms felt in parts of the body distant from the heart.

Elkton

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