West Virginia Alumni Announce Two Engagements in Clarksburg
Local alumni report two betrothals in Clarksburg last weekend. Ruth Annette Steele, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Steele, is to wed Mosmer Cropp, a football star and dormer at West Virginia University, later this month.
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West Virginia” University
Clarksburg
Steele-Cropp
Ruth Annette Steele
W. C. Steele
Mosmer Cropp
Dormer
Universit
Miss Steele
Lok
Betrothal notices announce Mary Lou Henderson and Lieut Robert Holland
The Henderson family of West Union announces the betrothal of their daughter Mary Lou to Lieut Robert Louis Holland of Fort Benjamin Harrison and Morgantown. Mary Lou attended the state university and studied at Washington School for Secretaries in 1999. Holland earned a bachelor of arts from the university in 1939 and was a senior in the College of Law when drafted into the army.
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Cropp
Sigma Chi
School of Business Administration
Harvard University
Hope Natural Gas Company
Miss Steele
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Washington School For
Washington,d. C
D. Philip Clifford
Harrison County
Farmer
Louis A. Henderson
West Union
Mary Lou
Robert Louis Holland
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Morgantown
State University
Fi Beta Phi
Lieut
Holland
Walter F. Holland
The
University
College of Law
Army
Former Resident Honored by Club
The Glenwood Story Tellers honored a former member Mrs. George Washington Ogden of Van Nuys California at a kanawha park way home gathering. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. Cecil Kelly and Mrs. H B Agsten Jr. Members answered the rel call with verses and games followed. many attendees listed including Mrs. Flavion Fletcher Graves Greenlee Gun ter Hurt Lambing O Riley Peek Steadman Stone Weiss and Bernice Leonart.
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Glenwood
George Washington Ogden
van Nuys
Calif
E. C. Leonhart
Kanawha Parkway
Margaret Garges Feted at Chicago
Miss Margaret Garges of Broad street returned from Chicago after a 16 day visit with her brother and sister in law. In Chicago she attended several parties including dinners hosted by Mrs Michael Robak for 22 guests and Mrs Ray Rabak for 26 guests.
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Margaret Garges
Broadstreet
Chicago
Frank Garges
Miss Garges
Michael Robak
Ray Rabak
Eleanor Rabak
Roger Dye
Joan Dingas
Nellie Garges
The Gazette Daily Quiz
A quiz page asks eleven questions covering grammar geography and history. It includes items on plural of maestro the Land of Nod the Lords presiding officer the Prince of Rails a German Reich minister Asuncion capital counting 3s in 1 to 106 passport Hawaii Pershing or Stanton Lafayette quote and House name of the British royal family.
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Land of Nod
House of Lords
Asuncion
United States
Hawaii
General Pershing
Stanton
Lafayette
Cooperative chartered for West Central Producers Co operative Harrisville
The West Central Producers Co operative association of Harrisville, a non profit group, received a charter yesterday from the secretary of state. Incorporators include J. R. Estep of Proctor Paul Nut ter of New Milton and County Farm Agent Dan Morgan of Harrisville. The note on New England prosperity cites cod fisheries as the source of capital for factories and industries today.
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West Central Producers Cooperative Association of
Harrisville
J. R. Estep
Proctor
Paul
England
Two 1941 Union Theological Graduates Pass Ordination
Ordination examinations were passed yesterday by two Union Theological Seminary graduates in Richmond. Rev. Alfred B. Montgomery Jr. will become pastor of Nitro Presbyterian Church and Rev. J Harvey Grass will assist Rev. Wallace M Alston at First Presbyterian Church. Transfers approved include D H Goshorn from Charleston to West Hanover and Herman M Grass to First Presbyterian Church at Ludlow Kentucky.
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Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Kanawha
First Presbyterian Church
Alfred B. Montgomery, Jr
Nitro Presbyterian Church
Eid
J. Harvey Grass
Wallace M. Alston
D. H Goshorn
Charleston
West Hanover
Herman M. Grass
Bream Memorial Church
Ludlow
Birthday Party Held For Mrs Catherine Spence
Boomer host Anna Cartwright entertained guests at a birthday party Friday night at her home honoring Mrs. Catherine Spence. Prize winners included Mrs. Leslie Shamblin, Mrs Stockton, and Miss Peggy Jones. Assisting were Mrs Gladys Dalporto and Mrs Grace Goodson. Additional guests included Mrs Carter Jones Helen Adkins Jewel Burford Melvin Harrah and others.
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Anna Cartwright
Boomer
Catherine Spence
Leslie Shamblin
Stockton
Peggy. Jones
Gladys Dalporto
Grace Goodson
Masdames Carter Jones
Helen Adkins
Jewel Burford
Melvin Harrah
Flossie Layton
Effie Bryant
Margaret Johnson
Norma Dalporto
Ruth Pennington
Anna Ross
Crown Hill
Fanny Spence
Dartmont
State Auditor Sims and Deputy Attend Insurance Conference
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims ex officio state insurance commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Harlan Justice attended sessions of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in Detroit. The meeting runs through Wednesday. Harold Petty of Rushington England substituted for his wife in the Women's Volunteer service, peeling potatoes with local members while dressed in cotton flowered overalls.
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Edgar B. Sims
Harlan Justice
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Detroit
Shome
Harold Petty
Rushington
England
Women's Volunteer Service
The
W. V
St Albans Women Hold Study Class at Church
St Albans Woman's Society of Christian Service of St Andrew Methodist will host an all day study class on Wednesday using Jesus and Social Redemption by John W Shackford taught by Mrs J J S Kesterson. A covered dish luncheon will follow at noon. Officers to be elected tonight by Local No 128 in Carpenter's Building on Main Street.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. Andrew Methodist Church
John W. Shackford
Kesterson
Department of the St Albans Woman's Club
Wren’s
Neston Coal River
J. Moody McCormick
W.J. H. Knapp
Clih
Knapp
Federated Women’s’ Club
Atlantic City
John Patrick Murrey
B. P. Knight
Kip Smith
Shelby Strum
Bernard Cottrell
TL. WN. Seldonridge, R. 5. Hamrick
Edward Bartrug
B. E. Liggett
Robert Waddell
Virginia Havrkins
van Bacon
L. P. Harvey
Russell Buster
Wirt Harmon
James G. Wilson
Carpenters
Main Street
H. M. Sturm
Sterlington
Graduation honors and staff changes noted at local university
The article reports a graduate, Miss Bernardine Bess, daughter of a local family, earning honors at university exercises. It also notes Mrs B Melton Mrs Jordan Hughart and Mrs C L Nisbet traveling to Bluefield for a woman's auxiliary training school and Vera Krebs preparing to enter Duke University. Weekend visitors Mr and Mrs Wayne Scott of Elkins stayed with relatives, as did Mr and Mrs B P Knight of Sixth Avenue.
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St Andrew's Methodist Church
C. L. Nisbet
Massenetta Springs
Frances Notter
Bluefield
Woman's Auxiliary Training School of
Presbyterian Churches
Bluefield ‘College
M. J. Dunn
Peru
Ind
Lexington
W. T. Hanifan
W. E. Bess
Morgantown
Bernardine , Bess
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