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Newspaper
The Mountain Statesman
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
7
GRAFTON The Wickwire Extension Homemakers held their monthly meeting at the Clubhouse with Mrs George Colebank as hostess.
Ohio Center official Charles Boyles will speak on West Virginia Green Pastures and Still Waters at a Saturday program near Tacy June 18 1977. The day includes hay baler demonstrations lunch, field demo and bale storage plus a grass weed identification contest and devotional by Mrs. Charles Watkins.
Masontown and Tunnelton mingle as Mr and Mrs Michael Grist of Millboro Virginia and Mrs Elda Mayfield host guests including Mrs Cora Sypolt of Pittsburgh and Marietta Roach of Toledo. Visits from Lansing Illinois New Lexington Ohio Clarksburg and Tampa are noted along with a funeral attendance and alumni events.
Civil War veterans buried in Masontown Cemetery were honored at Sunday Decoration services on June 5. The graves of Joseph McKinney Brice Dunn Seth Stafford William Sergent Charles Johnson John Dill Scott Watson Isaiah Kirk Samuel Kirk James McCauley John Emerson John Bean Simon Martin Amos Hartley Miles Harr Sanford Watson Simons Snyder Hunter Pell Nicholas Posten Lewis Cupp Jonathon Moore Peter Everly George W Taylor Lemuel Newear Elisha McKinney Santon McKinney Drake Swindler noted on Dr Cobun's lot from War of 1812. inscription mentioned Andersonville.
National Geographic News reports Americans will spend a record amount on dining out in 1977, rising 12.5 percent from 1976 to a predicted $ billion. Average spending reaches 34 of every 100 on food in restaurants, with 40 projected by 1980, as trends shift to ethnic meals, fast food growth, and varied dining venues from salad bars to sidewalk cafes.
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