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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1950
Page
2
Mrs. William J. Knotts shares two caramel recipes and a caramel chocolate chip pie as family favorites. The notes list ingredients including caramel flavors, brown sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla, butter, chocolate and meringue, with step guidance for baking and chilling.
A recipe for a baked marshmallow meringue pie fills the Woman's Corner column. It specifies a pie shell, a cooled vanilla filling, and a meringue topping made from stiff egg whites, sugar, and melted marshmallows, with browning at 425 degrees for five minutes. The note credits Mrs. William J. Knotts of 269 Jeffries Street and invites readers to share recipes or tips via telephone or mail to the Grafton Sentinel column.
Jay Smith of Gladesville and Fairmont State college won first place in the twelfth annual West Virginia Inter-Collegiate Speech Association festival held in Montgomery. He led with a soap box topic Wanted, A Counter Weapon and also claimed top honors for Shall We Compromise with Russia in extemporaneous and inter-collegiate entries.
May Day activities at Tunneltox High School feature the coronation of a queen whose identity will be revealed at ceremonies. An attractive program has been arranged by the physical education classes with Mrs. John Root and Miss Anna Shuman in charge.
A B and O eastbound freight derailed Wednesday evening at No 83 Fill near Newbury. Two sections of the diesel locomotive five cars and the caboose left the track. No injuries were reported and the tracks were cleared shortly after the accident.
Betty Ann Kerr daughter of Reverend and Mrs W J Kerr of Tunnelton has been selected as valedictorian of Tunnelton High School class. She is active in 4 H and Dramatic clubs and editor of the school paper. Helen Marie Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Taylor named salutatorian and active in school activities.
Wayne DeBerry and Orval Powell, both of near Kingwood, who had sworn warrants against each other for felonious assault, pleaded guilty to assault and battery when arraigned before Magistrate Frank W. Pritt. Each was fined $10 and costs.
Power company crewmen were dispatched at 3 20 a m and remained on duty repairing lines at noon. Jarrett confirmed ongoing work and estimated progress into the afternoon.
Tunnel Toppers 4-H clubs sponsor cancer drive and host April meeting with theme fun with foods. Hot Shots club also met. participants include Molly Short Sue Teets Charlotte Teets and John Gainer. Harold Teets plans new business after buying building. Weather notes report storm outages and rain with temperatures rising later.
Oakvale school students expected back in class today after a walkout by about half of the 500 pupils. Assistant Superintendent W R Cooke announced the resumption following a meeting with teachers, principal Frank Parker, and the board of education. Parker is slated to transfer to Concorde Training School in Athens at the start of next school year.
A report by Mr. Rohrbough on the Charleston inspection noted Grafton and Flemington high schools as first class. Each school will receive a certificate of recognition from the State board in Charleston.
Frederick I. Head, Captain Infantry Commanding, commends a soldier for soldierly qualities and urges continued conduct to bring credit to the military service. A copy of this commendation will be placed in the recipient’s 201 file.
Eight teachers will oversee exams at Grafton High starting Thursday May 25 at 10:30 a m and concluding Monday May 29 at 10:30 a m. School buses will return rural students around noon. The Groton Volunteer Fire Department was granted use of the high school auditorium on May 15 for a concert.
A regional tally shows ice plants across America processing 103,000,000 gallons of water each day. The aggregate comes from multiple facilities, reflecting broad industrial demand for ice production and distribution nationwide.
Walter Hopkins topped the West Virginia University student vote with about 16 000 ballots, defeating Morgantown candidate James Saunders who received just over 1 200. Barbara Hoke of Charleston won the vice presidency, defeating Fannie Lee Patterson, governor’s daughter.
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