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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
3
In Knottsville a guest register notes young folks from the GHS Class of ’56. References to Mr and Mrs Banner and Onis, Mr and Mrs C L Wad, Roger Harrison, and couples from Wheeling and New Straits appear among names. Friends and relatives honor graduates at the baccalaureate and related events.
Patty J. Corder Simpson, a senior at Plemmington High, was presented the new cap during an address delivered by Dr. Walter Ischiaback of Broaddus Hospital. Corder, active in school affairs and a member of Simpson Baptist Church, is noted for leadership and service.
Calendar notes list Methodist groups, circles, WSCS meetings, and youth and veterans events scheduled through June. Activities include Circle of John’s Methodist Church, Blueville and Beech Street gatherings, and an Oak Grove women’s session all noting times and locations, plus a June 10 route event for Young Aust faction.
Hospital notes list discharges including Sara Jane Roe and Stella Denison among others. The clipping also notes the Nepal abolishing purdah in 1995 and mentions a home grown university cohort with fewer than five percent of 6,027 students from Hawaii and 21 foreign countries.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions A Bradford visiting Kars and Kee plans in Grafton and a trip to Dayton Ohio. It references various names, a headquarters, an officer and a complaint, and a vague event with pheasants and a building search, all with unclear context.
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