GHS Seniors Diploma Night Named Bethany Dean as Speaker
One hundred six Grafton High School seniors will receive diplomas at commencement in the school auditorium. H. K. Debendarfer, president of the Taylor County Board of Education, will hand diplomas and Dr. Jester G. McAllister of Bethany College and Wellsburg will deliver the principal address. The ceremony features a mixed chorus, processional, invocation by Rev. Forrest P. Reynolds, and a recessional.
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Grafton High School
Mangar
H. K. Debendarfer
Taylor County Board of Education
Chool
Elizabeth Linn
Forrest P. Reynolds
Andrews Method
Naomi Lawson
Jester G. McAllister
Bethany College
Wellsburg
Earl J. Cule
Debendorfer
Reynolds
Athena Alexis Andrews
David A. Bartlett
General Thomas Bartlett III
Shirley Ann Bartlett
Regina Mae Bonner
Billie Olivia Bott
Janet Sue Boylen
Mary Ellen Carpenter
William Robert Clinton
Margaret Sue Coberly
Roberta Ann Coberly
Ranny E. Conner
Carolyn June Costolo
Luella Maxie Currey
Mary Jane Currey
James Delano Davis
Rosemary Delaney
Deloris
Bible Stolen From Calif Residents in Sacramento Theft
A thief removed an overnight bag from Eva Duncan of Winters and others in Sacramento area. The bag contained a Bible and a prayer book belonging to Marlene Proudfoot, Charles I car, James Walter Reed, and Mary. Names listed include W Newman Eloise Jean Park er Virginia Jane Parkull Pansy Dolores Poling Russel J Poling Cora Pauline Pratt and Robert Franty.
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W. Newman
Eloise Jean Parker
Virginia Jane Parkull
Pansy
Dolores Poling
Russel J. Poling
Sacramento
Cora Pauline Pratt
Marlene Proudfoot
Eva Duncan
Winters
Robert Franty
Carol Sue Rand
Calif
James Walter Reed
Mary
Ex-Grafton Man Howard B Kinter Dies
Howard B Kinter Sr of Fairmont formerly of Grafton died suddenly Monday at home. Retired Armour and Company worker born Valley Falls, son of Wilson P. and Josephine Batson Kinter. Survived by widow Sarah Ellison Kinter a son Howard Jr three brothers Ross Horace Gramm and one sister Mrs William Moran. Services 2 pm tomorrow at R C Jones funeral home Fairmont. Rev Harold L Hann to officiate. Burial in Grafton Bluemont cemetery.
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Howard B. Kinter
Pairmont
Grafton
The
Armour and Company
Valley Falls
Lays Wilson P
Josephine Batson Kinter
Sarah J. Ellison Kinter
South Carolina
Ross B. Kinter
Cincinnati
Horace Kinter
Gramm
Youth Night at Gratton Kiwanis Draws 65 Attendees
About 30 youths joined roughly 65 people at the Gratton Kiwanis Club Youth Night last night. District Governor Ed Welch spoke, entertainment came from the Dandy Lions quartet and a movie cartoon. Earl Laureman returned as a member and plans for a refreshment stand along the parade route on May 31 include locations on Main and Walnut Streets. After the meeting members helped with the Kiwanis Memorial Day float preparations.
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Gratton Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Hospital Buys Ice Machine After Discussion Of Lawsuit
Grafton City Hospital Board met in regular session last night and held a lengthy discussion on internal problems. Hospital Administrator A J Williamson noted some debate over the lawsuit brought by Charles Lock.
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Grafton City
A. J. Williamson
Williamson
Charles Lock
Memorial Day Reflections From Early Post War Observances
The article recalls Memorial Day origins from Civil War veterans and the Logan proposal for a national holiday. It notes the 1868 Logan bill creating Memorial Day, the 1869 flower decorating at graves, and the shift from Flower Strewing Day to Memorial Day as communities observed honoring the dead and living who served the nation.
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12Th Infantry
Clinton Albrigite
Millard Carr
Henry Lippencott
Edward W. Walters
Joseph N. Shahan
Wilson
George Davidson
Baptist Church
Jacob B. Bristol
Brinkman
John A. Logan
Iron Mlinois
Reno
Grafton
Grand Army of the Republic
City Plans Street Cleaning and Parade Preparations
The city will flush select streets for Memorial Day events starting tonight. Motorists must not park from midnight to 6 a.m. on parade streets, with Washington Street tonight and Beech and Walnut streets scheduled for cleaning tomorrow night. Fire plug painting is complete along parade routes, downtown Main Street parking lines and Bridge Street East Main markers are painted, and right turn signs installed. The next step is marking parking spaces four inches beyond width lines. A purchase of an ice machine for 31769.12 was discussed, trading in the old unit for 450 and a cash payment of 350.
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Washington Street
Beech Street
St. Mary's Bridge
Walnut
Handley's Crossing
Main Street
Bridge Street
Meztinng Williamson
Suit Over Lost Mustache At Hospital Damages 15000
Fred Oliver of Memphis filed a $15,000 damages suit against a local hospital saying an abdominal operation caused him to lose his mustache and left him hurt and embarrassed after waking from anesthesia. He is 46 and the filing was reported from Memphis Tennessee.
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Memphis, Tenn
Fred Oliver
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Homer Kent Heath
Katharine Sue Hebb
Immanuel J. Hines
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Jo “Ann Holt
Adrienne Jenkins
Robert Lee Jennings
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Rose Marie Lander
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Joe R. Law
Anne Cornelia Lawson
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Charles R. Linn
Roberta Ann Lockard
Silvia Jean Logan
Charles Ludwick
Billy E. Maloney
Donald Lee Matthews
William Arthur Matthews
Jackson Lynn Mays
James Newman McCoy
Mary Ellen McCoy
Susie Ann McCrackers
Mary Christina McDonald
Marlene Yvonne Shaffer
Louey Lee Sharp
Albert Ray Shaw III
Curtis Buxgene Shrover
Evelyn Lorraine Shrover
Janice Marie Sigel
Mary Charlene Simmons
Thomas Lee Stemple
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L. G. McAllister
Howard B Kinter
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Grafton Paint CO
S&h
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Sunbeam
Tappan Gas Range
Siehler Furniture CO
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Henry Benton
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Benton
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