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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1949

Page

3

Grafton Chorus Concert Promises A Rich Local Evening

Tomorrow night at 8 15 pm at Grain Senior High School auditorium the Grafton Community Chorus will present its ninth concert guided by three local women from Philippi. The secular program features mixed and ladies choruses with piano duets by Mrs Malone and Mrs Mason hacker. Soloists include Mrs Frank Toth and Miss Nancy Staley. The Men’s chorus will sing Ride of the Cossacks When You Were Sweet Sixteen and Shine On Harvest Moon with piano by Mrs Seymour and Mrs Warden. Final numbers include The Crimson Rose Tea For Two and a medley Gypsy Choral Fantasie. The program highlights two pianists of Mrs Rex Pyle and a violin obligato by Cody Grow. The choir lists many sopranos altos tenors and basses.

Grafton Community Chorus Grain Senior High School Philippi Donald Malone Latires Mason ‘Hacker Frank Toth Hero Straus Nancy Staley Age ‘Tarkett Frank Randolph Paul Warden Nancy Anne Staley 8. T. Seymour Rex Pyle Rachmaninoff

Constance McProuty Honored at WVU

Miss Constance McProuty daughter of Mr and Mrs M A McProuty of West Main street was chosen to join Li Toon Awa sophomore women s honorary at West Virginia University The installation took place on Library Terrace Friday May 6 at seven p m She graduated Grafton High School class of 1948 and was valedictorian of her class.

Constance McProuty M. A. McProuty West Main Street West Virginia University Li-Toon-Awa Sophmore Harold Waller Miss McProuty Grafton High School

Mrs Earl Stimson to Speak on Poetry at Luncheon

Mrs Earl Stimson will speak on The Poet and Our Selves at the Book Review Art and Literature Department luncheon tomorrow at St Pauls Methodist church at 1 pm. She will relate poetry to readers, discuss Robert Silliman Hillyer and his Pulitzer winning verse, and share some of her own poems. Michigan State’s three varsity football coaches are all graduates of other schools.

Earl Stimson Book Review St. Paul's Methodist Church Michigan State Clarence Munn Minnesota Forest Evanchevski Michigan Hugh Daugherty Syracuse

Community events calendar May lineup at local churches

A run of church and club gatherings spans May 3 to May 19 at United Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Evangelical United Brethren, and other groups. Meetings include May 9 B O veterans dinner, May 10 Mother and Daughter banquet, May 11 Ladies society grand inspection, and multiple study and social sessions at homes and halls across town with co hosts and special guests.

University of Life Andrews and St. Johns B&o Veterans Clara Fawyer V.F.W. Hall Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Moscar Walnut Street Grace Moran Fidelis Club The Presbyterian Church O. B. Fortune William Flanagan White Rose Grove No Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle K. of P West Main Street Evangelical United Brethren Church Fisher St. John's Methodist Church Mildred Coombs Tygart Dam Nessie Floyd VFW Neva Brewer Womans Club J. ©. Rupert Beech Street WCU First Baptist Church

Vacation News and Training Updates From Akron Area

Brief notices report Shirley Tingler visiting kin in Blueville while other Tingler members finish basic at San Antonio. Local hospital admissions and discharges listed, plus visits from Erie and Indianapolis residents. New arrival Norvell Lilly announces a son born in Pittsburgh. A rescue tale recounts mountain crash survivors aided by RCA air rescue and pararescue teams amid cold, ice, and hunger.

Charleston man killed in wreck on Rocky Fork Road

Patrick McMillan 32 of Charleston was killed yesterday when the car he was driving crashed into a tree on Rocky Fork Road RFD 4. His brother John B. McMillan 22 is in a local hospital with a head injury and cuts to the face and legs.

Charleston Patrick McMillan Rocky Fork Road John B. McMillan

Invisible Beltone Hearing Device Without Ear Receiver

Chicago Beltone announces Phanto mold invisible hearing aid that eliminates the need for a visible receiver button in the ear. The device lets users enjoy songs sermons and business success without self consciousness. Beltone offers a free brochure and at home trial with no risk by writing to Dept. 40 Chicago Ill. Ady.

Chicago Ill Beltone Dept 19Th St Ady

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MRS. Naoml Lawson Club and Society Reporter Mesdames Elizabeth McKeen Wilbur Ward Robert Brown Rhea Fisher Edward Dougher Mason Tucker Abe Tackett Paul Malone Lois Monroe A. A. Crouser Eleanor Rogers Elizabeth Stuck Thelma DeMoss Ruth Marie Bumgardner Virginia Mae Stine Margaret Moran Altos Robert Arble Charles Custer Gertrude Shaw Zeppa Ash S. T. Seymour J. E. Rupert FE. S. Duckworth Ray Monroe Frances Jaco Paul P. Warden George Welsh Oral J. Jones Richard Leonard William Beall Ronald Knotts Victor Cuppett Merritt Feather Ralph Redinger Cody Grow William Fisher Paul W. Shahan Wayne Daugherty Edward Fawcett WVU King’s Daughters ‘Bible Blueville Methodist Church Ethel Lucas St. John’s Methodist Church Mildred Combs Laura Beall Huntington Ritter Park Pat Jones Joanne Altizer Rosemary Poe Shirley D. Tingler Akron Ohio Lawrence Tingler Route 5 Blueville James L. Tingler Jack Skaggs Marion Skaggs Morgantown Road John Hoban Joe Hoban Inland Air Force Base San Anntonio Texas Hospital Arthur B. Hern, Jr West Main Jean Davis Patsy Bartlett Esker Biffle Flemington Thelma Vega California Robert Carder Thornton Walter Glenn Balveras Tunnelton Edna Hall Edna May Canfield Charles Lockard McGraw Avenue Grafton Luther Wilt Mary M. Withers Raymond Collins Wendel Earl Punk Law Shingleton Thelma Trimble Knotts Avenue Ray Poling City Robert Earhart Erie Pennsylvania Homer Poling Lafayette Street Indiana J. J. Rose Maple Avenue Washington William F. Campbell Pittsburgh Charles Campbell St. Johns Street Pfc Theodore Shaw Quantico, Maryland 22Nd Marines F.M.F R. E. Shaw St. John’s Street Page One Sheila Grant Miss Cure Demoss Clariss Cowen Paul Fawcett R.C. AP R.C.A. F. Dakotas Andy Coakley Columbia University Grafton Sentinel
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