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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1948

Page

6

Funeral Thursday for W I Ridenour of Tunnelton

William Ison Ridenour aged 68 of Tunnelton Route 1 died yesterday morning at Philippi Hospital after an illness. He was a life long Preston county resident and former Bergman miner. Survived by wife Ada Myrtle Wiles Ridenour and children George Lee Walter Paul Dale at home and Orpha Bolyard. Interment at Mt Israel Cemetery with Krotts Pindrat funeral home in charge.

William Ison Ridenour Tunnelton Route 1 St Myers George Lee Walter Paul Dale Orpha Bolyard Israel ¢Ha Krotts Pindrat Mt. Isreel Cemetery

Jessie Hanway of Newburg Dies

Jessie Hanway of Newburg dies at her home Sunday afternoon after seven weeks illness. A native of Fellowsville Preston County she was a Methodist and member of Rebekah White Mountain Lodge No. 63. She leaves a sister Nellie Fortney and brother Joseph Hallie Hanway. Funeral at 1 30 p m Wednesday at the home with Rev Hattis presiding. Interment in the K of P Cemetery at Newburg under Sinclair Funeral Home.

Jessie Hanway Newburg Fellowsville Preston County Robert E. and Mary Jackson Hanway Miss Hanney Methodist Church Rebekah White Mountain Nellie Fortney Grafton Joseph Hallie"Heri

Four Local 4-H Members Attend Annual Confab

Four Taylor county 4-H club members attend the annual state conference for older 4-H members opening yesterday in Jackson. The delegates are Mary Marestét Keen ler, Helen Louise Outright, Charles Omar Lambert, and Howard Cole. Maurice Brooks of West Virginia University leads discussions on What Conservation Means to West Virginians with speakers from Monongahela Power, the Agricultural Experiment Station, extension forestry, wildlife management, and the state home demonstration agent.

Taylor County Jackson's Mil Mary Marestét Keenler Country Club Walter Gumbel Monongahela Power Company Boyd Patton Agricultural Experient Station Carl Johnson Franklin Dugan Gertrude Humphreys

Two Grafton Graduates From Army School Pass Out

Two young men from Grafton West Virginia recently graduated from the Ordance Automotive School at Atlanta General Distribution Depot in Atlanta Georgia. Pfe. Sankey L. Shackleford son of Mrs Nellie Reed and Pfc. Carmen J. McKinney son of Mr and Mrs Arthur McKinney completed Wheel Vehicle Automotive Mechanics courses and graduated on June 19 under Depot Commander Colonel R B Thornton.

Atlanta General Distribution Depot Atlanta R. B. Thornton Grafton W. Va Ordance Automotive Pfe Sankey L. Shackleford Nellie Reed Carmen J. McKinney Arthur McKinney Ordance School

Rites Tomorrow For Huffman Mother Ida Wolfe

Last rites will be held tomorrow at 1:90 p.m. from Mt. Zion church for Mrs. Ida Wolfe Huffman aged 71 who died Sunday in Cumberland Maryland. She had lived near Maranesé and was a Mt. Zion member. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and other relatives. The body was taken to the Marquess home for calling hours. Also reported a fatal shooting in Fairmont where Louise Ross 26 died after being shot three times on a Walter street stairway. A murder charge was filed against 58 year old Ben Jackson, a janitor.

Mt. Zionehugeh Ida Wolfe Huffman Maranesé Cumberland Hame John Johnson Preston County Mt. Zion Nottingham Sinclair Funeral Home Marquess Johnnoh Dick Cox Cumai Nele Stevenvie Ol Na Louise Ross Fairmont Grafton Walter Street Ben Jackson John C. McKinney

McKelvey earns hospital administration master’s degree

James M Kelvey Jr administrator of Grafton City hospital received his Master of Hospital Administration from Northwestern University Evanston IL at June 16 commencement. He previously earned BA from Bucknell in 1932 and served in US Army Administrative Corps 1942 46. He held roles at Wilmington General and Wesley Memorial hospitals before East Orange General Hospital internship.

James Mkelvey, Jr Grafton City Hospital Northwestern University Evanston Ill Malcolm T. MacEachern American College of Surgeons M Kelvey East Orange N.J Bucknell University Wilmington General Hospital US. Army Wesley Memorial Hospite Peas Utility Custom

Survivors Named in Mary Ross Case

FRA reports Mary Ross widow and mother to the deceased is survived by a sister in Grafton and a surviving mother. The notice lists survivors in a local family tragedy.

FRA Oy Vnfa Mary Ross Grafton

18 Cent Hourly Increase For 75 CIO Workers

Charleston June 22. A new contract with the National Carbon Company plant at Clarksburg union headquarters provides an 18 cent hourly raise for 75 employees. State Director Joe Joy of the CIO Chemical Workers Union announced the agreement.

Charleston National Carbon Company Clarksburg Joe Joy CIO Chemical Workers Union

Unclear text on worker benefits and ancient Popcorn cultivation

Fragment mentions other benefits for the workers and a contract expiring today. It also notes Popcorn was cultivated as far back as 400 A D. The passage is incomplete but suggests labor terms and historical crop origin without full context.

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