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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1946

Page

3

Wedding Bells for Miss Martha Powell and Robert Richman

Miss Martha Lucille Powell and Robert Clyde Richman wed in a 7 o clock ceremony at South Charleston Methodist church. The bride wore a white palm beach suit, with a shoulder corsage of yellow rosebuds, and was attended by matron of honor Mrs Richard Dean. Best man was John W Richman. The couple reside in Charleston after both graduates of Grafton High School and the groom's U S Army service.

Martha Lucille Powell Bessie E. Powell West Wilford Street Robert Clyde Richman C C. Richman Wilkinson Street South Charleston Methodist Church R. J. Chenoweth Richard Dean John W. Richman Grafton Chesapeake ‘and Potomac Telephone Company West Virginia Grafton Senior High School U. S. Army Carbon Carbide Chemical Company of Charleston Betty June Haddix Nora Haddix Parkview Thomas C. Haddix Findley J. Stutler H. Stutler Galloway J. M. Shaw W. J. Richardson St. John’s Hazel Kittle Helen Haddix Stutler Graftton Senior High Carr ‘China Company Philipp ‘High School Navy Iwilliamsport, Pa Stut

Haddix Stutler Wedding Told In Parkview Home

Announcement of the marriage of Betty June Haddix and Findley J. Stutler. The ceremony was July 26 at the Shaw home in Parkview with Rev. W J Richardson officiating. The couple will reside in Williamsport Pa where Stutler is employed.

Betty J. Haddix Findley Stutler

August 4 8 4 Robison and Nicola Guthrie reunions noted

A sequence of local reunions and sewing sessions listed with dates from August 4 through August 16. Events include Robison and Nicola Guthrie Turnley reunions at Brown Church and Shady Grove, PHC and Ladies groups meeting at VFW hall and Red Cross rooms, Judson Society luncheon, and multiple church ladies sewing schedules at Red Cross rooms and church halls.

Robison Brown Church Country Club Road Nicola Guthrie Turnley Shady Grove PHC VFW Blueville Methodist Church Red Cross Judson Society First Baptist Church Ladies of the St. Augustine Church Clemtown Grove Kincaid Morris Park Fairmont Webster Baptists Church Webster Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary West Main Street Church of Christ Beech Street Blueville Church

Birthday Dinner Graced St Johns Circle Meeting

St Johns Circle No 1 of St Johns Methodist Church held its regular monthly gathering at 6 pm at Mrs Walter Bealls East Knotts avenue home for a covered dish birthday dinner. Members contribute a penny per year of age. A birthday cake centered the serving table and a brief business session followed.

Circle No St. John's Methodist Church Walter Beall East Knotts Avenue Chester Shaffer Rocial W. J. Richardson Welter Beall Cody Grow

Jaycee Pageant and Dance Honor Winner Featured

Continued coverage notes a contestant with 196 total appearances booked for an afternoon beauty pageant and a dance in honor of the winner, highlighting local pageant activities and social events.

Jaycee

Tau Phi Lambda Sorority Dinner Initiation Ceremony

Tau Phi Lambda sorority of the Supreme Forest Woodman circle held an initiation dinner at Mrs. Me ey's home with floral decor and candlelight. New members Kathleen Rogers Edith Jo Robinson Irma Tinzler Mildred Newcome Florence Cunningham and Elizabeth Rendle were initiated. Sarah Sayres led the business session planning the National Convention in Denver, September 30 to October. Old members and guests attended. next meeting August 29 at Miss Leoma Zumbro's home with Beulah Bailey co-hostess.

Tau Phi Lambda Supreme Forest Woodman Circle Me Ey Kathleen Rogers Edith Jo Robinson Irma Tinzler Mildred Newcome Florence Cunningham Elizabeth Rendle Sarah Sayres Denver Colorado Virginia Lake Evelyn Green Miriam Nestor Elizabeth Sinse Beulah Bailey Louise Aible Monford Cross Eleanor Green Bertha Goodwin Mary Coley Sarah Sayers Maxine Harvey Leoma Zumbro Dora Cole Henrietta Snider Richmond Virginia S C. Bartlett W. C. Hall Gazelle Bissitt

Mrs. Nicola Hosts Circle No 2 WSCS Meeting

Mrs. Newton Nicola entertained Circle No. 2 WSCS of St. John’s Methodist at her Pretense street home for a regular meeting. Mrs. Fred Floyd led devotionals from Marks and St Johns and presented God Shows Us The Way Home. Refreshments followed for members and guests including Mrs. Vera Hamilton and others.

Newton Nicola Circle No. 2 WSCS St. John’s Methodist Church Estella Phillips Ralph Bunner Juanita DeMoss Russell DeMoss Fred Floyd Frank Graham W. J. Combs Stanley Nicola Society Vera Hamilton Bessie Simpson W. C. Balser Audra Belle Jane Barbara Ellen Nicola Tygarts Valley Dam

Notable figures listed in a fragmented Ohio Valley article

A fragmented page lists Mrs Julian G Hearne Wheeling club woman Francis Wallace of Hollywood and Bellaire author Steven Kennedy Moundsville native New York concert baritone C B Heller Washington Pa radio executive Karl Klug Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph drama critic and Sonny Dunham orchestra leader Grafton among others with stray phrases noting Brazil’s 1891 republic and barbed wire imitations.

Julian G. Hearne Wheeling Francis Wallace Hollywood Bellaire Steven Kennedy Moundsville New York Bariton C. B. Heller Washington, Pa Karl Klug Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Sonny Dunham Grafton

Atomic Year One Exhibit Highlights Nuclear Era

Photographs capture early war bomb concepts and reactions to atomic advances. Scientists warn of limited defenses and debate international control while Bernard Baruch and Andrei Gromyko present plans to the UN. The New York Museum of Science hosts the exhibit as the public weighs new words, feats, and hopes amid looming conflict.

Bigdewt Tate Rommies U. S Bernard Baruch Russia Andrei Gromyko Baruch New York Museum of Science Albert Einstein Harold Ey Mel Leon Szilard

Briefly Told Visiting In Fairmont

Jean Bott of Ona street visits Fairmont for weekend with friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs Junior Marquess and son William of Washington Pennsylvania and Eddie Marquess of Robley street return from a motor trip through Missouri Indiana and Wichita. They traveled via Kentucky. The Misses Helen Louise Brown and Dorothy Knott return to Parkersburg after two weeks with grandparents. Jim Young of Sistersville visits.

Fairmont Jean Bott William Bott Ona Street Junior Marquess William Washington, Pa Eddie Marquess Robley Street Missouri Indiana Wichita Kentucky Helen Louise Brown Dorothy Knott Parkersburg W.M. Brown Wickwire Road Billy W. M

Social Notes of Local Residents Visited and Hospital Updates

Frank McKain of McGraw Avenue Maryland visits Hin Oak land and Mt Lake Park with Mr and Mrs Fra r linger and others this weekend. Mrs J A Deblinger of Philadelphia discharged from Grafton City hospital after major surgery and recuperating at home. Mrs Mary Abel recuperating at home after major operation at the Palmont State hospital. Charles Warder Associated Press editor visits Charleston with his family to see his mother Mrs Hugh Warder. Mis Jap Come and Gen Robert Delores Wehn of Pittsburgh visiting grandfather C W Webn of Blueville.

Maryland Joe Frarlinger Latrobe Street Hin Oakland Mt. Lake Park and Weeks J. A.deblinger Philadelphia Rose Deblinger West ‘Main Street Grafton City Hospital Mary Abel Pailmont State ‘Hospital Sociated Press Charleston Hugh Warder Maple Avenue

Two New Wartime Pay and Benefit Measures Approved

The plan includes funds for enlisted furlough pay and boosts to old age and other payments. It also freezes the social security payroll tax at 1 percent for both employers and employees until January 1948. The president will likely act on related appointments and a five member atomic control board, with nominees awaiting Senate confirmation when it reconvenes.

Ko Wier Domestic Atomic Control Board Senate

Arab kings and princes receive Palestine update from ambassador

The Saudi ambassador in London conveyed to Arab rulers that a conference in the Middle East was addressed by the Shah. The regent of Iran was asked to consider an interim plan and to insist on three conditions, starting with a clarification of any Palestine solution.

Palestine London Middle East Tran Pal

Fragmentary historic note on Jewish-Arab state visions

Incoherent OCR fragment discusses Arabs and Jews, mentions Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan, and hints at a Middle East solution. The text is garbled, lacking clear events or dates, but preserves names of regions and groups.

Hospital letter seeks aid for nursing program

A patient letter from June and September urges Fairmont General Hospital officials in Fairmont West Virginia to provide adequate support for nursing education and women's aid programs.

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Herb Powell R. C. Richman Ree Tee St. John’s Circle Belvedere Club Tau Phi Lambda Sorority N. Nicola Brazil Atom Sen Brien McMahon D., Conn Los Alamos Bomb Laboratory J. R. Oppenheimer Be the Jim Young Sisteroville Paul B. Ware Welling Frank McKain McGraw Ave Charles’ Warder The Robert of Delores Wehn Pittsburgh C. W. Webn Blueville Vee Singer Vacuum Cleaners Singer Sewing Center Adams’St W. Va Holt STATE James F.holt Senate of Marion, Taylor and Monongalia Taylor Feoncross PHS Saudi Arabia Ghos Trans-Jordan Fairmont General School of Nursing Fairmont General Hospital Fairmont, W. Va J. J. Gross & Co Francis L. Warder Ady
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