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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
6
A Medford Massachusetts jury awarded Alfred Frisco Jr. twenty five thousand eight hundred dollars in damages after he was struck by a truck. The verdict reflects the seriousness of the injuries and the compensation deemed appropriate by the court.
A page one continuation describes a ceremony where T J Klauenberg and John Bradford received brief remarks, Earl Stimson and Mayor Rusell G Dotson spoke, and gifts were presented including a $10 Archdeacons’ certificate to George J Fletcher among other distinguished guests.
Hepzibah festival schedules an evening program with a Grafton floor show at 8 p m featuring locals and a 7 30 pm girls chorus from the school. Acrobatic dances by Mrs Daugherty and Miss Mason, tapping by Gene Headley and Miss Wright, and a student orchestra will accompany. Followed by Clarksburg string band playing hillbilly tunes, days include games, pony riding, horseshoes, food stalls, and a chicken dinner from five to seven.
The article notes people from all walks seek facial changes to improve appearance and confidence, not mere vanity. Dr Pollock says plastic surgery is an economic investment with many clients including lawyers, entertainers, teachers, and beauty parlors operators seeking to alter their faces.
A surgeon describes how income and self-esteem rise after cosmetic fixes for facial disproportions. He notes common flaws like the nose ears wrinkles and chins and explains cartilage banks allow dramatic changes. A rare client sought to resemble Lon Chaney’s grotesque roles and was dismissed with his suitcase.
Gifts were given by Loar Jewelry Leompany to Mrs George Norris a lamp and by Bartons to Mark Felton of Route 1 Montsville a $10 merchandise item. A Graf ton Junior High quartet performed with Nancy Ann Staley at the piano and a movie titled Meeting the Challenge closed the CTP meeting followed by a dance with about 600 attendees.
A Yonkers hospital yesterday welcomed a new role for a doctor. The doctor asked how he liked the change and John replied it is swell.
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