Vacation Bible Schools Across Grafton Churches
Grafton churches host daily vacation Bible schools starting next week. First Baptist opens Monday at 9 a.m. with theme The Church. St Matthias holds a two week VBS from Tuesday to June 18 led by Rev. Rowley. St Pauls Methodist and others conduct five day sessions with varied staff and end with picnics or programs. Christian rites mark Pentecost at St Augustine, St Matthias, and St Pauls Lutheran with special services and vows.
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Grafton
First Baptist Church
the Church
Frank Stilwell
Jean Harter
Franky Humphrey
James Brown
Anna Bell Hart
Findley Jones
Frances Fast
Sandra Waggoner
Darlene Stevens
Donald Carrico
Laura Powell
Coletta Williams
Nancy Christip
Fred Nicola
Karen Queen
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Gregory A. E. Rowley
Ann Rau
Agnes Lawson
Rowley
Gath
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Hester Hargett
Gthéy
Gert Marshall
Hazel Shaffer
Mery May” Riley
Virginia Mason
St. Augustine
Uh Gregory
Thearmony
Michael O Hannon
Christ's Church
Whitsunday
St Matthias Episcopal Church
Miblic
St. Paul's Lutheran
Raymond G. Gross
Ancient superstition links Naples crater lake to hell
An old belief claimed the gate to the underworld lay in a volcanic crater lake near Naples Italy. The myth connected volcanic activity with entrances to infernal realms, reflecting historic fears of fiery pits and mysterious waters.
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Naples
Italy
Grafton Newburg Directory Ready For Subscribers
About 3 900 new Grafton Newburg telephone directories were mailed to Taylor County subscribers and should arrive by June 2. D R Seegett, manager, asks those not receiving their copies within days after June 6 to notify the Grafton C P office. Large number of listings and number changes require users to consult the new directories before calling and to correct personal lists.
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Grafton-Newburg
Oge
Taylor County
Lune
D. R. Seegett
Grafton
R. W. Hilkey service set for Reese Warder Hilkey
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Bartlett Funeral Home for Reese Warder Hilkey of West Main Street who died Thursday at Philipp Hospital. The Rev. Kenneth Watkins will officiate and burial will follow at Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Bartlett Funeral Home
Reese Warder Hilkey
West Main Street
Philipp_ hospital
Kenneth Watkins
Woodsdale Memorial Park
Mountain Lion Near Grafton May Wander Preston County
A report hints mountain lions or cougars may have wandered into Preston county's mountainous sections. State Conservation Officer Joseph W. Powell notes sightings were reported years ago but not captured, with the animal described as fox red to slate grey, up to 150 pounds, and non aggressive to humans.
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Lme
South
Joeph W. Powell
Preston County
Fire Equipment For County To Be Considered
The Taylor County Court will consider purchasing a fully equipped fire truck for the Grafton Fire Department in the coming fiscal year's budget. A $15,000 pump and ladder truck is pending, with plans to finance over three years. If adequate insurance rates are to be kept, county calls require updated equipment, and the fire department warns that county calls may be discontinued without it.
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Taylor County Court
Grafton Fire Department
Archie Bartlett
Lee Carder
Richard Leonard
Leonard
Two Area Graduates Win WVU Special Awards
West Virginia University Morgantown honors two area graduates. Macel McVicker Deni of Philippi receives the Mercy Award in Pharmacy. Elizabeth Joan Price of Terra Alta and Laverne Davis are recognized for Home Economics awards.
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West Virginia University
Morgantown
Macel McVicker Denison
Philippi
Mercy
Elizabeth Joan Price
Terra Alta
Laverne Davis
Telephone service to 15 Tygart Park area subscribers
A four man crew under KK Henry will install telephone lines in the Tygart Lake State Park area. Completion is expected early July. About 15 subscribers will gain service plus a pay phone at the park boat docks. Plans run from Knottsville Road to Milford Funkhouser and Frank Kunst, with a pay phone at Packman and Tackett corner. Materials include 19 miles of wire, 48 crossarms, 30 pole brackets, 47 poles and 15 guy anchors.
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Henry
Tygart Lake State Park
Dwight Leggett
Grafton C&p
Park
Reso Ut Une Docks
Knottsville Road
Milford Funkhouser
Louwellen Hill
Frank Kunst
Kunst
Merle-I Taddix
Wea
Packman and Tackett Corner
Legcett
Nuptial Licenses Filed in Taylor County Clerk Office
Marriage license filings since June 1 include Donald Earl Post Jr 24 of Morgantown and Jeanette Lee Batson 31 of Grafton Donald Edison 26 of Uniontown Pa and Dorothy Phyllis Hall 18 of Grafton Licenses issued to Byron C Hinkston 58 of Grafton Lena Marquess 60 of Grafton Wallace H Messenger 26 of Grafton and Sara Jane Lucas 24 of Independence
Ripon Plans Big Second Century GOP Birthday
KIVON Wis 0 A fag hee decked Ripon ready for 30000 visitors to start the GOPs second century. Ripon marks the party birth on March 20 with a torch near a white schoolhouse where historians say the GOP began in 1854. Senator Joseph R McCarthy to give an evening address as recall efforts intensify to oust him from the Senate with a midnight petition.
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Kivon
Wis
Ripon
Eisenhower
Washington
N. Joseph R. McCarthy
Town Hare
Senate
Joe
Basics Set Up To Obtain New Valley Industry Plans
A meeting in Clarksburg set up the Upper Monongahela Valley Association Industrial Development Committee. C S Ebert and Ross Talbot outlined plans to organize and name a chairman, with a follow up meeting to finalize details. The group will coordinate with the State Industrial Development Corporation and pass analyses to community organizations for action. Representatives from Taylor County boards and local groups received questionnaires on valley industrial problems and cooperation.
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Monongahela Valley Association
Clarksburg
C. S. Ebert
Taylor County Board of Trade
Ebert
Ross Talbot
Trade Board
State Industrial Development Corporation
Taylor Countty
Board of Trade
Industries For Grafton, Inc
E. Hamic
UMVA
Minnie Shaw Ex-Resident Dies Services Tuesday
Mrs Minnie Ellen Shaw 58 of Washington Pennsylvania died yesterday morning after a four week illness Born August 9 1896 in Grafton she was daughter of the late Charles and Laura Wilson Survived by husband Clarence Wayne Shaw three children Howard Wayne Shaw Clarence Shaw Jr Betty Jean Fenimore one sister Mrs Steve Doweth two brothers Wayne Wilson Clarence Wilson and three grandchildren Four children preceded her in death She was member of Second Christian Church lived in Washington 27 years Calling at Earl McCoy Mortuary 845 Blain Avenue Washington services at 10 a m EDT Tuesday Additional services 230 p m in Grafton Evangelical United Brethren Church Burial in Grafton Rev James Wilson to lead services
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Minnie Ellen Shaw
Washington
Grafton
Charles
Laura Courtney Wilson
Clarence Wayne Shaw
Howard Wayne Shaw
Clarence Shaw, Jr
Betty Jean Fenimore
Canonsburg
Steve Doweth
Tunnelton
Owo
Wayne Wilson
Wheeling
Clarence Wilson
Dowagia
Evangelical United Brethren’ Church
James Wilson
First Baptists To Show Billy Graham Film at 7:30 PM
The First Baptist church will screen "Oiltown, U. S. A." at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow featuring Billy Graham with Colleen Townsend Evans and others. Admission is free. Tomorrow morning Dr Olaf Olsen of Alderson-Broaddus College will preach on "Christ and the Crowd."
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Oiltown
First Baptist Church
Billy Graham
Colleen Townsend Evans
Paul Power
Robert Clark
Georgia Lee
Ralph Ward
Olaf Olsen
Alderson-Broaddus College
Christ
13 In 47 Drivers Pass Police Test
Grafton State Police yesterday gave driver license tests to 47 persons. Of that total 13 passed 10 rated and 24 had learner permits validated. Local passers include Roberta Withers McAvoy Richard David Walls June Delores Tucker Herbert Carl Sinsel and others from out of town such as James Ralph Ledsome Fairmont Allen Roy Gates Philip Hale Lough Simpson Cline Bernard Anderson Morgantown and William Blake Lambert Independence.
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Rafton
Grafton
Roberta Withers McAvoy
Richard David Walls
June Delores Tucker
Herbert Carl Sinsel
Dolores Bulle Bolyard
Janice Irene Ellers
Justine Elizabeth Mooney
Kathryn Lynch
James Ralph Ledsome Fairmont
Allen Roy Gates
Newbury
Philip Hale Lough
Simpson
Cline Bernard Anderson
Morgantown
Willam Blake Lambert
Independence
Uncle Sam Hunts Typists And Stenographers Here
Kenneth Cole Graf ton's Civil Service representative announced new opportunities in the Civil Service department for stenographers and typists. A recruitment drive is underway and will continue until further notice. Bulletins with job requirements have been sent to area high schools to attract recently graduated students.
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Uncle Sam
Civil Service Department
Kenneth Cole
Grafton
Civil Service
Cole
Flemington Community Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Deaths
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Knotts of Baltimore and Mr. and Mrs. Norman McBride of Mari sta visited Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins. Nephew Robert Wright’s death noted by Mr. and Mrs. B C Ross. Mrs. Denver Payne returns to Baltimore with companions. Gordie Bailey seriously ill in Philippi hospital. Cecil Springer and daughter Lois attend Akron death of sister-in-law. Junior Riley of U S Navy stationed at Norfolk visited relatives. Patty Bailey, patient at Graf ton hospital, visited by sister chard Great house.
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Marista
Jesse Jenkins
B.C. Ross
Robert Wright
Denver Payne
John Hawkins
Marvin Bartlett
Denver
Gordie Bailey
Philippi
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Lois
Akron
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U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Chard
Greathouse
Patty’ Bailey
Grafton Hospital
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