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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1919

Page

3

Local Personal Notes From Parkersburg Area

W A Willhide visits Parkersburg and Ohio. Ralph Snyder, Fairmont attorney, was a professional visitor. Ridenour returns from overseas service with Maryland division. Several locals discharge from military duties and plan visits home. Residents travel to Indianapolis and Pittsburgh for work or family, while others return from camps. Various social calls, trips to Ringwood and Fox Hall, and a painting carnival at Dutch Shaw’s home wrap the page.

Camp Meade J.D. Moore Fairmont Russell Por Eanory J. Poe St. Charles Street Girseas L. L. Cokely Myre Willian Watkins Maple Avenue Harrisville Mabel Watking R. M. Middelton Snedigapolis Washington Street I. Weisman Luckhasimon Rowlesburg Charles Colborn Pittsburgh Underwood & Underwood C & Justice C. H- McCafferty Sherif Daily Sentinel Puesiay Powell Cinefly Irmant Eva McCandless Misa Gertrude Guard Knotts Avenue Parkersburg Mise Guard Adolphus Rightmire Morgantowns Belington Lichtmire Preston Taylor Barbour Marion J. Gran St. Clair Kingwood J. F. Castle Main Street Wears Sayre Wilbur Agneunems Dora Stewart Tha Ole Tnuema G. Castle Stabenville Cyto J. F. Caste West Main Mary Goley Pleasant County CG. T Bartlett Tilza Shackelford Haymond Farmer Wan Charles R. Lilly Jean A.S. Morrow Meadland First National Bank W. HL. Tenney Clarksburg Jen, Ross Simpson Annie Bell Burns Atlantic City Miore Richard Barrett Chillicothe Ohio Mary Warem Barrett Wilss Elizabeth F Walsii Arch

Health Officer Checks Pox Quarantine Adherence

Dr T F Lanham conducted a county wide inspection of homes with smallpox to assess patients conditions and quarantine compliance. He found overall compliance good except at Poling home in South Grafton where facilities and family indifference caused lax adherence. No new outbreak reported since Nelson Male case described yesterday.

T. F. Lanham Nelson Male Sentinel

Growing Big Rye Championship Claim in Barbour County

In Barbour and Upshur counties residents claim the state’s heaviest rye. Ed Priest of Whispering Pines raises rye measuring 82 inches with heavy heading as growing season yields a bumper crop statewide.

Phillips W. Va Barbour Upshur Counties Priest Whispering Pines

Bush Expands Land Holdings Near City Farm

W. W. Bush has completed the purchase of twenty acres adjoining his farm north of the city. The land was part of the late John K Knotts home property and was bought from Miss Mary J Knotts. Bush is rapidly becoming a large landowner in the county.

Willie Devers Camp Shelby Miss John H. Rose Indianapolis Lieutenant Rose Harper Grafton J. B. R. Ellis Ellis Elkins B. D. Ie Thomas B.C. Heckert Tittle John Detroit Mich M. Zinn Yates l Avenue Virginia Campbell Hazel Zinn Clarksburg Schwartz Sallie Reetor Grand Army of the Republic Paul Huber Fir Ward Aloros Suthfield Artillery Frank E Stewart George K. Joliffe Mercersburg Baltimore France Samuel M. Rogers Flemington City Ilinois St. Louis Robert Heflin State Normal School Fairmont Mina Lake Ge W. Loar & Co Simpson Mit Joseph Pugh Mary Hessian Loft Philippi Olfie White Loar Jewelry Barbour County Dutch Shaw Knotts Avenue Shaw W. W. Bush John K. ‘Knotts Mary J. Knotts

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W. A. Beavers National Shriners W. H. Gilmore Centerville South Side A. H. Paugh Fox Hall C. J. Sally Met Faddin Daugher Kate Laura Lowther Ringwood Toon Warder Pruntytown Evelyn Swiger W A. Swiger Lusadder Street John Cole Demoss West Frances Street Camp Lee Edmund Hardman J. J. Whittman Carneysville Samuel Hines Halah Riley West Washington George Barr Keyser Baltimore] and Ohio Railroad Company Mra C.F. Clark Margaret Pennsboro Joseph Gerkin Newport News Joe Lee Reynolds Near Meadland Russell DeMross Frances Si Sandy Webster Watts-Sartor-Leaf CO W. Main Street W. VA Poplins Poiret Twill Axminster Shad Senag Madras Cretonnes Ecra Georgette Crepe
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