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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1936

Page

3

Golden Anniversary Plans Honor Klepfel Family

The Klepfel couple marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a Sunday home celebration hosted by children and relatives. A large cake from Oakland Baking Company bore a 50th anniversary inscription, and many gifts were exchanged as guests enjoyed a midday meal. The couple, long associated with Oakland and nearby towns, wed May 5, 1886, and have six children and twelve grandchildren.

John Klepfel Aee Klepfel Oakland Baking Company Joseph Martin Oakland Susan Burdette Powell Walnut Street Grafton C. Jay Fleming Valley Falls W. Va Coffman Frederick Martha Bardette Bartlett Pruntytown Mr. Kiepfel Mary Klepfel Germany Red House Valley Palls Bartlett Jessie Whitemn Monongah Fred Klepfel Hammond L. A. Jeffries Lost Run French Giles Grafton-Clarke Whiteman Mary Alice Elwood Satzendraber Ben Knepp Kathryn Ben John Beckman

Bracelet purchase thrills Thora at Edmone's jewelry

Thora arrives at the jewelry shop with Wilma and Alec, views a stunning square-cut bracelet, and debates delivery versus safe storage as Wilma plans to take the pieces home. Thora's uneasy feel about the jewel heist pace contrasts with Wilma's bold plans and hints at a risky scheme.

Thora Edmone’s Wilma Mr. Edmond Edmond Babbas Bubba Imthors Phare Wilms Alec Tormora Fair Acres Thorn Miss Marat Wihna

Two Trumps Contract Squeezes North in Vienna Coup

In a partner hand play, declarer reports the East hand doubled by North after West opened with 1 Club and pursued No Trumps. The strategy centers on a Vienna coup, cross-ruff ideas, and careful discard of clubs and hearts to squeeze North and secure 12 tricks.

East North Vienna West Monda Dummy

Veterans and Ladies Plan August B and O Picnic

A joint meeting of the B. and O. Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary in the VFW hall discussed convention reports from Baltimore last week. Plans for an August picnic were proposed with invites to groups from Wheeling Pittsburgh Fairmont Weston Cumberland and Connellsville. Members present included Mrs. C. D. Powell Mrs. T. C. Gough S. T. Seymour John Kimmel and Frank Keane with remarks on the Baltimore itinerary and Fort McHenry sightseer program.

UOTA Grafton Quota Club Cozy Rest Inn Maude Bush Ethel Watson Morgantown Fairmont Clarksburg Grafton Rhea Fisher Fisher Watson Grafton Club Hilda Grottendieck Fairmont Club Isae Luckey Morgantown Club Geraldine Paris Cedric Reynolds Arthur Sidrow Ethel Schielling Summit Hotel Uniontown Pennsylvania Veterans Veterans and Ladies’ Auxiliary V. F. W. Hall Baltimore Robert Wittman S. T. Seymour Wheeling Pittsburgh Weston Cumberland Connelsville T. C. Gough T. Seymour

Local Baseball Game Attended by Notables in Pittsburgh

Jerome Jaco John Madden and Jimmie Deloss were among attendees at the Cincinnati versus Pittsburgh game in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Merle Menear, stationed aboard the battleship U 58 Wyoming in Portsmouth Virginia, visits his parents on Kirby street. Birth announcement for Peggy Marie Custer born Mother’s Day May 10 weighing nine pounds. Parents Mr and Mrs Hubert Shorty Custer report mother and baby doing nicely.

Jerome Jaco John Madden Jimmie Deloss Cincinnati Pittsburgh Merle Menear Wyoming Portsmouth Virginia Clarence Menear Kirby Street Hubert “Shorty” Custer Ben Peggy Marie Custer Eva Colebank

Safe Looting Hits Logan Chilton Co in Rita

Thieves broke open the Logan Chilton Coat company safe in Rita and stole 514 dollars 21 cents from company funds and 31 dollars 29 cents from postal funds. No arrests reported. The incident occurred on an unspecified date and is being investigated by local authorities.

Rita W. Va Logan Chilton Coat Company

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