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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1949

Page

3

Local Society Notes and Coming Events Announced

The Society and Club section lists Aug 4 events from St Pauls Lutheran and St Johns Methodist, including hostess homes and circle meetings. Aug 5 features the W C T U covered dish supper at West Main Street Methodist with temperance speaker Miss Sarah Palmer and continuation of Circle Two activities.

Ladies Aid Society St.Paul's Luthern Church G. ‘Hh. A-Kunst Ada Mae Withers Thomas Beall Circle St. Paul's Methodist Church A. V. Cuppett Maple Avenue St. John Simpson Baptist Church Simpson School West Main Street Sarah Palmer Ireland The

Morgantown district picks Greta Taylor as Princess State Senator

14th District Princess Don J. Eddy appoints Greta Marie Taylor to represent the 14th State Senatorial District. Miss Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Taylor of Morgantown, will enter West Virginia University this fall. Also listed are community notices and reunions scheduled around August 6 to August 12 at various local venues and organizations. In Laurel Maryland a man and wife died and a passenger was critically injured in a bus truck collision on Route 1 near Laurel.

Don J. Eddy Morgantown Greta Marie Taylor Silvia XIII Elkins Miss Taylor Robert W. Taylor West Virginia University Laurel Noble Collison Harold M. Quenzer Towson Don Gallen Baltimore

Marriage Vows Exchanged At First Baptist Church

Miss Mary Louise Cart became bride of James Barcus Jr at an open church ceremony held July 10 at the First Baptist Church. Reverend W T Gifford officiated as attendants, including maid of honor Betty Lee Cart and bridesmaids Sue Ann Cart and Mrs Kenneth Orr. The couple plans a trip to Niagara Falls and Crystal Beach before residing at 238 West Main Street Leonard apartments.

First Baptist Church Mary Louise Cart James Barcus, Jr W. T. Gifford Miss Cart C. L. Cart Beech Street Betty Lee Cart Sue Ann Cart Kenneth Orr Mrs. Carr Niamara Palls Crystal Beach Canada Buffalo New York Leonard Apartments West Main Street

Vacation Here About Family Guests and Local Returns

Brief notices recount Mr. and Mrs. Donald White and daughters Judy and Mara Lisa visiting with Ada Rogers and Donald White’s parents in Fairmont, plus Mrs. Joe E. Green and daughter Susanne, all connected to former Grattan roots. Robert E. Cassell of Gettysburg eyes improved after a weekend with his mother in East Main street as his eye infection improves. Bobbie Lawson returns home from St Marys hospital to West Main Street to be with grandparents Gordon on Warder Avenue. Agnes Tierney and Mary Agnes Warder of Washington DC return home after a month with Rufus Holden and family. Mrs. Charles H. Cooper and Betty Jo Ann Cooper of West Washington Street arrive back Sunday from Washington Pennsylvania.

Camp Towles Shaver Route 50 Cool Springs G.C. Snoops Robison Brown Church Country Club Road Nicola and Guthrie Luna Park Cheat Neck Cheat River Bridge Route 73 Fairdance Bruceton White Rose Grove No Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle K. of P. Friendship Lodge West Virginia Council of Churches and Christian Education Thornton Methodist Church Hee Alums Tygart Dam WSCS St. John’s Methodist Church Margaret Graham Maple Avenue Donald White Judy Mara Lisa Joe E. Green Susanne Ada Rogers Grafton Morgantown Road Mr. White Fred ‘White Fairmont Grattan White Mabel Rogers Spartansburg South Carolina Green Mara Lee “Petty” Rogers Atlanta Georgia Robert E. Cassell Gettysburg Pennsvania E M. Cassel East Main Street Bobbie Lawson West Main Street Hom Mrs. Gordon Warder Avenue St. Mary's Hospital Clarksburg Agnes Tierney Mary ‘Agnes Warder Washington, D. C Rufus Holden Walnut Street Charles H. Cooper Betty Jo Ann West Washington Street Washington Pennsylvania

Fragmented OCR reveals scattered social notes and trivia

The text lists guests and dinners in a small town setting, including Mrs. Cooper’s reference, A. S. Reese visiting his mother, and Mrs. Alva Putnam Groves hosting family guests. It also mentions Dr. Joe H. Linsley’s historical college leadership and a note about Texel export and Bob Feller’s strikeout record.

What a saleswoman at Marietta College

A young woman applied for a job at Marietta College with a persuasive letter. She described her abilities thoroughly but made one mistake in the submission.

Marietta Marietta College

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