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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1955
Page
5
A garbled classified listing shows furnished apartments and rooms in Pruntytown Graf ton Walnut street and street addresses with phone numbers. Also included are male and female help wanted notices for sales, commissions, and waitstaff positions with brief contact details and dates.
Parrish Agency lists Excellent Home at 22 Phayer St Cor Thayer and Dewey now with 3 apartments but conversion possible. Large lot with garage, selling reasonably. Three excellent lots in Blueville with foundation for home. New brick home in Brown-Jow Park with five rooms and bath, basement rumpus room, attached garage, modern kitchen. Also grocery store building with equipment and stock in Blueville. On premises apartment available. Grafton West Virginia address and contact numbers listed.
A compact car listing from Morgan Motors highlights multiple vehicles with years 1946 to 1953 including a 1946 Chrysler four door sedan, 1949 Plymouth, Oldsmobile 88 two door with Hydramatic, Ford coupe, Plymouth Cranbrook convertible, 1951 Chrysler Newport, 1953 Pontiac four door, 1953 DeSoto Firedome four door, Chevrolet Power Glide, and a 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook four door. Each ad notes features like radio and heater, automatic transmission, two tone paint, and low mileage. One owner and new tires are emphasized for several cars. Prices are by offer, described as first reasonable offer takes this.
Creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Mike Hrip and Earl Thomas are warned to present claims with vouchers verified to the Commissioner of Accounts William P. Samples at the Grafton Banking and Trust Company Building in Grafton West Virginia by January 3 1956 or be barred from any part of the estate. Beneficiaries must appear on the date to protect their interests. The notice is dated June 29 1955 and copies note the first ice cream plant in Washington.
A 1955 Bennett Cerf quote discusses whether a truly good man minds friends saving him by preying on him. John Steinbeck cites Diamond Jim Brady on being a sucker. Lapidus asks about a Miami Beach hotel price and the bill estimate, then seeks the hotel bug joke.
A reader's guide to daily want ads featuring real estate rooms apartments jobs used cars and a broad range of home family and business needs. The notice encourages making want ads a daily reading habit.
A garbled report describes sea-going scientists using electronic devices to seek Captain William Kidd's famed treasure near Bigck Island off Rhode Island. The piece rambles through radio jazz, Stalin, forest fires, and a vacation lake anecdote, ending with societal musings on sleep and golf caddies.
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