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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1929

Page

3

Holy Communion May Procession At St Augustine Parish

Social notes report St Augustine's Roman Catholic parish children received their first Holy Communion on May 19. The May Procession followed, with the Queen of May crowned and the crown placed on the statue. Father Hannon delivered a sermon on devotion to Mary and benediction closed the services.

Pita St. Augustine’s Mev M. J. Hannon Loretto Cod Percyder 5 Dent St. Augustin School Mary Hannon

Birth announced for Barnes family son William Dexter Barnes

Mr and Mrs EB Barnes of West Washington street announce the birth of a ten and one fourth pound son on Sunday morning May 19 named William Dexter Barnes Mother is Mildred Bayley former Miss Mildred Bayley Barn es father works in the Monogahela West Penn Public Service Company office at Clarksburg both mother and baby doing well

EB. L. Barnes West Washington Street William Dexter Barnes Babe Barnes Mildred Bayley Monogahela West Penn Public Service Company Clarksburg

Invaluable Say Society Women MELLO GLO Face Powder Ad

MELLO GLO Face Powder is preferred by beautiful women because it leaves no flaky or pasty marks and prevents irritation. It stays on longer with no shiny noses. Made by a new French process prevents large pores and spreads smoothly for a youthful bloom. Very pure. Grafton Drug and Chemical Co. advert.

Grafton Drug and Chemical Co Adv

Q R S Camera description of lens and film price

A fragmentary note describes a camera with an Antistigmat lens, noted as very fast and capable of moving object capture. It mentions testing film priced at 85e for 49 exposures and references Thia or Camera branding.

Personal Notes From Grafton Area Residents

Arthur Poling, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Poling, has mumps at home on Walnut Street. Miss Virginia Stover of Fairmont Normal spent the weekend with her parents on West Main Street. Luther Boyce of route 2 went to Grafton Saturday on business. Mr and Mrs Harry McAuley of Rock Run visited Mr and Mrs R I Newton on Warder Avenue. Hunter Hardman has returned from Berkley California to Loveland Addition. Mrs W C Dillon left for Cumberland Md after her mother’s death Saturday, accompanied by her son Paul. Avah Polling of Pairmont passed through Grafton en route from Parsons to the funeral of her cousin Mrs Fred Long in Cleveland Clinic blast.

Arthur Poling Ralph Poling Walnut Street Virginia Stover Fairmont Normal L. J. Stover West Main Street Luther Boyce Route 2 Grafton Harry McAuley Rock Run Simpson R. I. Newton Warder Avenue Hunter Hardman Rome Loveland Berkley California W. C. Dillon Cumberland Paul Avah Polling Pairmont Parsons Fred Long Cleveland

Arrests Reported For Minor Violations This Weekend

State police listed three arrests for driving while intoxicated. Names given: Hed Lowther, Fred Gordon, and Warder Stansberry. Gordon released after paying fine and costs. Four train-riders, named W. B. Cook, Howard Dailey, Leonard Walker, and Thobert Howard, were to appear before Magistrate John L. Wittman later today.

Hed” Lowther Fred Gordon Warder Stansberry Gordon Naw Reir W. B. Cook Howard Dailey Leonard Walker Thobert Howard John L. Wittman

Shepherd College Farm Project Describes Construction Study

The article details Shepherd College students learning farming skills, elemental engineering, and building a limestone barn reproducing modern West Virginia farm design. It notes the farmhouse layout, rooms, and a focus on spelling, writing, and home economies under teacher guidance, with ongoing farm work and crop experiments ahead.

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Devout 83 year old Mrs Long mourned in Ohio funeral

The 83 year old Mrs Long was laid to rest at her home in Parsons after a Christian service led by Rev Hampton Barnett. Survivors include her husband and two children. Miss Irene Lentz also traveled to Cleveland for treatment after a hospital visit preceding the explosion. Several Grafton residents attended the funeral.

Hampton Barnett Riley Barb Charles Pleasants Charles Buckhannan Gerald Kelly C.bailey Long Willard Poling Hambleton Cleveland Irene Lentz Parsons

NO LONG HOPS Continued Crom cage 5n8

Crom cage dispatch discusses plans after meetings with department heads and preparations for a Toulon repair. In Cuers France on May 20 motors of the Graf Zeppelin are being repaired to permit departure from Toulon or nearby. Two of five motors were in commission yesterday and emitted a drone pleasing Captain Leman. Hugo Nekener departs for Germany and two new motors arriving from Friedrichshafen will be installed as soon as possible.

Strang Jim Billing a _Keenante Joroushi Eswen Uis Hang Plentig Friedrichshafen America Lehmann Eckener Friedrics Hafen Ty Toulon Cuers France Graf Zeppalin Mriedrichshafen Leman Hugo Nekener Germany Uriedrichshafen

Hoover suffers eye injury during Virginia fishing trip

President Hoover sustained a black eye after tripping on a rock and hitting a low hanging limb near his Rapidan River fishing preserve in Virginia. Lieutenant Commander Joel T. Boone treated him on site, but the bruise developed quickly. Howard H. Holt, publisher of the Grafton Sentinel, was ill at home.

Washington Hoover Virginia Rapidan River Rock Joel T. Boone Howard H. Holt Grafton Sentinel

The Brat brought a large crowd to Gratton high

Gratton high school actors staged The Brat a clever comedy on Friday night May 17 in the auditorium with Oletta DeMoss in the title role. The play drew one of the largest audiences for a school production. Sentinels readers praised the cast and the planning, noting the fine talent and stage management by Eileen Robinson Hazel Cole Tarlock Roesmussen and Herbert Hefner among others.

Gratton High Schol

Morrow to Return Home From Mexico City This Week

Dwight W. Morrow the American ambassador to Mexico plans a 40 leave for the United States this week traveling via Laredo. He will visit New York Washington and Englewood New Jersey and will be accompanied by Allen Dawson embassy secretary.

Mexico City Dwight W. Morrow Mexico United States Laredo New York Washington Englewood N. J Allen Dawson

TILDEN-HUNTER WIN IN PARIS DOUBLES START

TILDEN-HUNTER win in Paris at the French championships as they crush Nissaen and Rasmussen. In their first doubles match the Americans sweep the Danish pair 6-0 6-1 6-0.

Paris Bui Tilden Frank Hunter Hff Nissaen Rasmussen

Asparagus Salad and Angel Cake Dessert Recipe Card

A collection of old recipe fragments includes steps for an asparagus salad with gelatin and a lemon sugar dressing, plus an angel cake dessert with ice cream and berries. Also a brief card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during illness and after a death.

Serge Coe Ei Mra, Lzabets

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