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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1924

Page

3

First Ward Records Highest School Attendance in Gratton

Official reports show First Ward school led Gratton in attendance with 96.5 percent, while South Grafton was lowest at 93.4 percent. The year 1923-24 saw varied enrollment across grades, with high school enrollment rising due to more pupils pursuing secondary education.

Gratton Unsacey Ct First Ward South Grafton Louise Schroeder Ward Hool Jelen Jackson Leda Shanky Wu Evans Jessie Deekman Ouise Schroeder E. Chenoweth Central School Manda Abbott Wyattie Jace Warder Jarie Cassell Jazel Zinn Ruth Scott Easie Cochran Jay Correll Elia Withers Yerence White East Grafton Louisd Creel Ada Heflin Ruby Flanagan L. Naylor Ata Larguerite la Ankrom Margaret Rebout W. Whithair West Grafton Innie Byers Ttle West Grace Miller Earl Thomas Rena Goodwin Marion F. Chenoweth Fattie Formant Elen Pownall Bartlett It Grafton School Uth Grafton West Grafton School Garrison School Grafton High School Iet Ward Grafton Reinon Garrison Ne

Moose Graduates And Quota Club Dinner Planned

The Moose Heart class includes many named graduates from states like West Virginia Indiana Pennsylvania and Oklahoma with students from Reachwood and Butte. Quota Club dinner at the Hotel Grafton features guests from Green Bay Wis Pittsburg Pa and other cities with a program prepared for notable entertainment. A dance at the Moose Lodge on June 29 initiates a class of 400 and a July first dance is planned. The Morgantown marriage of Virginia Armstrong to Worth Rice is reported with a fuller account to follow Monday.

Moose Moose Iloage Mooseheart Lil West Youngwood Mchmond Marie Colson Palatka Fla Edyth Rosalind Davison Ome Alaska Henry Arthur Desbles New Orleans William Fort Lloyd Jenking Philadelphia Claude Haywood Jinkerson Victor Colo Leslie Prank Aura Jon William Leslie Lee Iami Okla Iva Alberta Lord Leadville Ruth Denesi¢e Houston Texas Howard Mitchell Pottsville Quota Club Grafton Dorothy Solomon Green Bay Wis John B. Wardworth Ton Cal Michael Joseph Whaten Raymond Tucker Kew Britain Beth Wilson Pittsburg Helen Elizabeth Wuerfeleland Ohio Thurl Westle York Memphis Tenn Lenske Duluth Clifton Given Mass Wil Youngwood Bedford Walter Null Washington Street James J Labor

Porch and Lawn Party Honors Bride-To-Be Clara Rector

Woreh and Lawn Party hosted at Miss Lulu Evans home on Pruntytown Pike honored Clara Louise Rector awaiting her marriage to Frederick Smith of Grayling Michigan. Guests included several out of town visitors and local residents. Afternoon featured sewing for the bride to be and a two course luncheon. later social events included a B B club gathering hosted by Mrs S A Thornburg and a dinner at Yates Avenue for the husband’s thirty fifth birthday with a varied guest list and a lively political joke about party split among guests.

Lulu Evans Pruntytown Pike Clara Louise Reetor Frederick Smith Grayling Mich Richard Bailey Mildred Frankie Rector Washington, D. C Alice Griffin Clarksburg S. J. Rector Harry Kuntts Lee Bennett, Jr Louise Rector Preda Shanks Kendall Ruth Hazel Ethel Woodyard Mary Scranage Gladys Pearl Scranaze Dave Ross Yates Ave Harry Abbott H. H. Kolt Charles Steel B. W. Anvil C.R. Baker D. Cu! Fock

Teaching Personnel in Grafton Schools Since 1917 Tabulated

Supt. Rice presents a tabulated report on Grafton Public Schools staffing from 1917 onward. The table lists counts of men women and total teachers across the seven most recent years, with M W T headings and abbreviations explained in the frame.

Grafton Supt. Rice

Model Bible Class To Headline Milwaukee Baptist Meeting

The Northern Baptist Convention gathers in Milwaukee with 100 men typical class size, thousands expected for a model Bible class led by Dr. D J Evans and N W Dible from Kansas City First Baptist. Women’s class led by Miss Jessie Burrall will also meet, as lay leaders join sessions with national figures and governors.

Milwaukee EA Northern Baptist Convention Cansas City Avery Northern Baptist Church First Baptist Church of Kansas City D. J. Evans N. W. Lible Dible Cheggo Usua Nssiburs Jessie Burrall Dans Dibb Long Beach Cal Council of Northern Baptist G. Sherwood Eddy Dr. Asling Tokio Japan James C. Colgate New York Carl Milliken Maine George W. Coleman Boston A. M. Harris A. L. Scott Corwin Shack Seattle

Marriage Announcement of Lois Demoss and John McCartney

A marriage occurred last Sunday evening at 11 o clock at the Knottsville Methodist parsonage. Miss Lois Enid Demoss and John W. McCartney of Thornton were wed with Rev. P W Arbogast officiating. The couple will reside in Thornton and were greeted by friends and relatives.

Lois Enid Demoss John W. McCartney Thornton Knottsville P. W. Arbogast McCartney Allen Demoss J. Yartney

Royal Bride and Kyoto Temple Heir Tie in Tokyo Matrimony

The Princess Regent of Japan’s sister Princess Kunt wed in Tokyo to the temple abbott’s son. Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown and her daughter from Kingwood are weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Holt on Moile Avenue.

Princes Kunt Japan Tokyo Kyoto Izetta Jewell Brown Kingwood H. H. Holt Moile Avenue

Far North Alaska College Praised by Senator Aldrich

Ketchikan Alaska June 14 The Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines at Fairbanks praised as the farthest north institution of higher learning in the world Senator Frank A Aldrich praised its work for the territory and its president Charles F E Bunnell. The college has 62 students with a mining department building completed last fall and a mill for ore treatment and chemical assays.

Ketchikan Alaska Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines Fairbanks Frank A. Aldrich Charles FE. Bunnell Aldrich Bunnell

Brooms Made By Blind Workers Sell Quickly in Tennessee

Tennessee employs seventy blind persons in broom making at a state facility near the Main State Prison in Nashville. The plant, run under the commissioner of institutions, produces 100 dozen brooms daily for sale with a living wage, plus rug weaving and mattress cleaning departments aiding those who would otherwise be wards of the state. Dexter Gribble of West Union is visiting Grafton.

Nashville Tenn State of Tennessee

Bible Study Sermon on Nations Revival and God's Word

A lesson discusses the Reviving role of Scripture in national life with Ezra Nehemiah readings. It covers how a diverse assembly sought God’s Word, minister reads clearly, and how applying scripture leads to conviction, joy, charity, obedience, separation from the ungodly, worship restoration, and Moses’ law reestablishment.

God Ezra House of Worship Israel

Pearls and the Soul Fragment Reflects on Laughter and Heart

A fragmentary quotation links laughter and heart to pearls and the soul, weaving mystical imagery around personal virtue and inner light as prose drifts through reflective lines. The text hints at an introspective meditation, inviting interpretation.

Fragmentary 19th Century Quotations and Maritime Note

The item blends scattered quotes about minority and majority and a remark on life experience, plus a brief remark on harbor dues and British ports. It notes a maritime conference at the Hague and weak equipment in ports, with no clear events or dates.

Maritime Conference The Hague

How Man's Life Is Spent From a Statistical Life Bill

A reader compiles a life bill attributed to the London Daily Herald showing how an average man might spend 75 extra days beyond 70 years. Sleep dominates at 23 years, with work 18 years, reading 7, eating 3, and other activities filling the rest.

London Daily Herald Leabor Idling

Faded Couture Fragments Reflect Late-Stage OCR Fashion

A garbled clipping describes a pale frock with a full skirt and regular waistline in a puffed fabric, featuring cartridge pl and peasant embroidery on a white ground. The text is fragmented, yielding unclear details but hints at novelty appeal and fabric quality.

Ube Peitell

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