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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1957

Page

6

St Augustine Seniors to Conduct Class Night Ceremony

St Augustine senior class night scheduled for Tuesday May 28 at 8 pm in the social center. The program includes processional hymns speeches torch presentation by Joan Etta Jenkins and Carleen Smith, salutatory by Norma Ann Keener, class honors by Father Michael J Hannon, an American Legion address by Father Hannon, Patroness of America song by the choral group, and a valedictory by Rose Starcelli. Graduating seniors listed include Sandra Barlow Rose Marie Behan Dorothy Gamsiger Davis Hostler Joan Etta Jenkins Norma Keener Mary Lou Kunst Dennis Litzinger Rose Scarcelli Barbara Ellen Shay Joyce Slaton Tim Stilwell Ella Mae Takacs and George Walter will accompany on piano.

St. Augustine Sandra Barlow Rose Marie Behan Dorothy Gamsiager Davis Hostler Joan Etta Jenkins Norma Keener Mary Lou Kunst Dennis Litzinger Rose Scarcelli Barbara Ellen Shay Joyce Slaton Tim Stilwell Ella Mae Takacs George Walter

Graf ton High seniors eye college after graduation

Graf ton High School seniors plan further schooling after baccalaureate and graduation. Students named include Joe Getz and Nancy Lord both choosing WVU, Bill Harman majoring in engineering, Kay Jaco in nursing, and John Bartlet in business management. The Rev Hany T Rowe will give the sermon at the baccalaureate.

Grafton High School GHS Joe Getz Herman Getz WVU Nancy Lord Howard J. Lord Bill Harman Glen Harman St. Mary's School of Nursing Clarksburg Kay Jaco William Jaco John Bartlet G. T. Bartlett Sally Judy Bill Hany T. Rowe

City Hospital to Dedicate Flag Pole in Ceremony

Samuel T. Johnson announces that Boy Scout Troop 50 of St Augustine Catholic Church will dedicate a flag pole on the hospital grounds Sunday at 2 p.m. The pole will stand in front of the hospital building and the program will include a color bearer from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3081 and a firing squad. The Rev. M. J. Hannon will participate.

Samuel T. Johnson Grafton City Hospital St. Augustine Catholic Church Veterans of Foreign Wars M. J. Hannon

Ex Graftonian Passes Friday

Mary Elizabeth Yost Flint age 69 of 1319 North 13th Street Clarksburg died at 9 50 am yesterday in St Mary's Hospital Clarksburg after three years illness and four weeks of serious illness She was born January 30 1688 in Clarksburg to John and Jenny Yost Her husband John Salt Sr survives along with seven children Catherine Wiseman Eva Mae Rowe Harold F Flint Raymond F Flint Jesse L Flint John L Flint Jr Donald L Flint one brother John Yost 16 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren

Mary Elizabeth Yost Flint North 13Th Street Clarksburg Grafton St. Mary's Hospital John Jenny Yost John Salt Catherine Wiseman Clark Street Eva Mae Rowe W. Wilford Street Harold F. Flint 24Th Raymond F. Flint 13Th. Street Jesse L. Flint P. K. Addition John L. Flint Cleveland Ohio Donald L. Flint John Yost

Berry Show Set for May 31 in Grafton High

The Agricultural Extension Service and F. C. Waggoner and vocational agriculture teachers at Grafton High School announce the third annual Taylor County strawberry show. The exhibit is planned for Friday, May 31, in Grafton.

Agricultural Extension Service F. C. Waggoner Grafton High School Taylor County Graftonee

This Home Has Many Features This Home Has Many Features

A compact description of a frame house with a spacious living room featuring large windows, a separate dining room with built-in storage, and a kitchen with right angle equipment and corner sink. The plan includes a master bedroom with twin closets and vanity, a front bedroom with cross ventilation, multiple linen closets, a breezeway that could serve as a family room, and a masonry half wall creating a focal front window.

Creezeway

Camel Caught Grazing Sparks Zoo Theft Report

In Nantes police followed a telephoned tip to a camel feeding near Place Royale Fountain. Minutes later a frantic keeper reported a camel theft at the city zoo. In Florala Alabama soft drink bootlegging resurfaces as distributors cut off supplies over a 16 cent per case tax while dealers keep stock.

Nantes Frances—Nantes Place Royale Fountain City Florala Ala A. H. Lurie

John T. Dorsey Retired Railman Dies at 78

John T. Dorsey 78 of 1627 Woodbourne Avenue Baltimore died May 23 at his home after a sudden illness. A former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dispatcher with over 50 years service on the Monongah Division, he was a member of St Matthew's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife Bernardine Schilling, daughter Kathryn, two sisters living in Ohio and Maryland, and two brothers who preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements incomplete.

John T. Dorsey Woodbourne Avenue Baltimore Grafton Dorsey Bernardine Schilling Kathryn Matthew Grohe Chillicothe Ohio Ann Dorsey Clumberland Joseph William Dorsey Baltimore and Ohio Railroad St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Cumberland

Funeral for Lovina Ball Held in Grafton on Sunday

Funeral services for Lovina C Nicola Ball 86 of Grafton Route 1 were set for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Bartlett Funeral Home. A member of the Church of the Brethren she died yesterday at 12:30 a.m. after a year of illness. The Rev Lee Crist and Rev Noah Sullivan will officiate as survivors and heirs are named in the county land deeds filed this week. Ball lived in Grafton 30 years, previously in Barbour and Preston counties.

Lovina C. Nicola Ball Grafton Lucretia Barlett Lee Crist Brether Noah Sullivan Church of the Nazarine Clarence E.williams H. W. Arbogast Lovina Shreve Norvell L. Haislip Charles E. Wilmoth Mildred Hudson Mary Louise Shafferman Juanita Kersting Lucille Deck W. W. Menear Fetterman P. A. Manion Nellie J. Manion Kenneth O. Godwin E. June Godwin U.S. Rt Fetterman District Robin L. Barnett Mary Louise Barnett Bernard M. Blake Sunnyside Flemington Evelyn Blake W. J. Stoneking Daisy L. Stoneking Collins H. Smith T. Lee Teagar Georgi Knotts J. Lee Teagardsen James V.newton Alice Newton Charles R. Henderson Ernestine June Henderson Samuel H. Gramm Ada Freez Dowden J. E. Dowden Jack E. Swift Bonnie Jo Swift Yates Stanley Ray Ball Church of the Brethren Ball Barbour Preston

Retired Politician Thanks Voters In Mississippi Note

W L Houston a once unpopular candidate for alderman in Philadelphia Mississippi published a note in the Neshoba Democrat thanking the 12 voters who backed him before retirement He said he would not be guilty of the same mistake again and signed as the retired politician.

Philadelphia Miss.p Neshoba Democrat W. L. Houston

Notice to Parties in Veltri v Veltri Chancery Suit

Notice to parties in the suit Anton Veltri vs Sam Veltri in Taylor County West Virginia Chancery No 2447. On June 17 1957 at 10 AM in the Grafton WV office the Commissioner in Chancery will execute the Order of Reference issued Sept 19 1956. Parties must bring books papers vouchers and evidence as required by the court. Dated May 5 1957 Hugh R McPhail Commissioner in Chancery.

Antonio Veltri IN Chancery NO Sam Veltri jCircuit Court Taylor County West Virginia Grafton J Hugh R. McPhail Anton 20 Veltri Circuit Court Hugh R. McPhail

Notice to Creditors of Florence V Wittman Estate

Creditors and beneficiaries of the Florence V Wittman estate are notified to present verified claims with vouchers to the commissioner at the Grafton Courthouse Main Street West Virginia by November 15 1957 or be barred from the estate. Beneficiaries must be present on that date to protect their interests. Dated May 11 1957 Richard B Bord Commissioner of Account Taylor County West Virginia.

Florence Richard B. Bord Taylor’ County West Virginia

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