Memorial Day Prize Drawing Set For Saturday Evening
Commander John Edwards Jr of Paylor County Post No 12 announced a public prize drawing for the Memorial Day planning committee's contest to be held Saturday at 8 pm in the Home. First prize is a Kelvinator refrigerator on display at Sidrow's Electric on Main Street. Other prizes include a Philco radio and a floor lamp. Three local judges will oversee the drawing and awards. The committee extends thanks to local businesspeople and supporters for aiding Memorial Day services in Grafton.
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John Edwards, Jr
Paylor County
American Legion
Sidrow
Main Street
Philco
Special Fire Truck Sought at Graf ton Meeting
Honorary Graf ton volunteers met with city firemen in city hall to plan a call in the new Field House on Riverside drive under Captain Cline. Mr Miller of St Marys addressed the group and Sterling Oil Company offered to send its base team for a benefit game with proceeds to the local fund.
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Grafton
Indo-Vin Reported to Relieve Chronic Rheumatism
Putney West Virginia man Mr Jink Sizemore describes five years of crippling rheumatism with leg joints hips to toes and severe agony. After trying many medicines he read about Indo-Vin and decided to try it claiming it dramatically transformed him and relieved his suffering.
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Jink Sizemore
Putney
W. Va
Donation tally for new fire truck drive
Donations include Rev William Knox five dollars Rev M J Hannon two dollars Lonnie Tole one dollar and Sterling Oil ten dollars. A mass meeting is set for next Thursday at 8 pm at fire department headquarters. Committee chairman W B Williams with O E Wyckoff and W Merle Watkins will publicize the event to maximize attendance.
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William Knox
Andrews M. E. Church
M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine’s Church
Lonnie ‘Tole
Sterling Oil Company
Fire Department
W. B. Williams
O. E. Wyckoff
W. Merle Watkins
Memorial City Post Fun Festival Opens Monday
Arrangements are completed for the summer fan festival of Memorial City Post Veterans of Foreign Wars to be held all next week at the old fair grounds in West Grafton. J. C. Helms post commander said to continue details pending.
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Memorial City Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Old Fairgrounds
West Grafton
J. C. Helms
Newspapermen Guild Opens Session in Cleveland
Heywood Broun New York columnist and American Newspaper Guild president surveys the annual convention with John Eddy and Emmet Crozier as talks focus on AFL affiliation. Marks Shows will bring a weeklong Pleasure Trail to Graf ton featuring Fearless Jack Gerard and a public wedding on Thursday with gifts and cash to the couple. Mrs Elizabeth T Cline is ill and hospitalized in Graf ton City.
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Heywood Broun
New York
American Newspaper Guild
Cleveland
John Eddy
Guild
Emmet Crozier
Newark
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Moose
Newspaper Guild
Journalists’ Organization
T Guild
The
American Federation of Labor
Marks Shows, Inc
Marks
Clarksburg
Meuse Argonne Post
Jack” Gerrard
Elizabeth T. Cline
Ralph H. Cline
Graftor City Hospital
E Coo
Sunnyfield Flour
Pacer
Pao
Dr. Melody
Marco GatFood
Rumford
Olives “Tein
A&p Food
Sunnyfield
Lona
F&p Cherries
Libby
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