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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1949

Page

3

Newcome Loar wedding at Scott Air Force Base

Virginia Newcome daughter of Mr and Mrs George C Newcome Sr of Grafton Morgantown road wed Lt Robert K Loar son of Mr and Mrs Leatle J Loar Sr of Maple avenue in a July 1 ceremony at the Scott Air Force Base chapel in Belleville Harois. The service was conducted by Chaplain George Patterson with Lt and Mrs Jay Meester present. The couple, both graduates of Grafton High School, plan to reside on Oak Lake near Collinsville Illinois after a short wedding trip to the Lake of the Ozarks Missouri.

George C. Newcome Grafton-Morgantown Road Virginia Robert K. Loar Leatle J. Loar Maple Avenue Scott Air Force Base Belleville Harois George Patterson Jay Meester John Madison Jess IK. Kellerman Heide Palm Beach Putnam County Hospital Greencastle Indiana Lear Aviation Cadets University of Cincinnati West Virginia University Unti Scott Air Force Jase Dallas Claypool St. Orville

All Day Picnic by Haymond Club at Riverside Beach

Members of the Haymond Community Club traveled to Riverside Beach on Route 50 on Wednesday for an all day picnic and swimming party. They held games and contests in the afternoon with numerous club members and several children as guests.

Haymond Lulu Carruthers Flora Riggleman Agnes Brown Bertie Bolyard Emily Poe Ursula Poe Ella Wood Hazel Norris Katherine Lemmon Lettie Morris Lela Travis Mary Armstrong Virginia Henderson Mary Matthew Agnes Stemple Valley Springs Grafton Grovery and Dimeha Gas Station Post Office Thornton Pelephone

House Guests and Birth Notice from Grafton City

House guests Mrs A B Timker of Akron Ohio and Mr Mrs Dorsey Davis with children Connie and David visited Mr and Mrs D C Hinkie of 200 Market Street. Birth announced for Barbara Ann Lim born July a m at Grafton City Hospital weighing seven pounds one ounce. mother Dorothy Jean Lake.

D. C. Hinkie Market, Street Have A. B.timker Akron Ohio Dorsey Davis Connie and David Paul Lim Yotes Avenue City Julya Grafton City Hospital Barbara Ann Dorothy Jean Lake D. J. Lake West Francis Street H. L. Linn Knotts Avenue

City Hospital Employes Picnic At Flat Rocks

A recent evening gathering of City Hospital staff and their families met for a picnic at Flat Rocks on State Route 42. Attendees included Ursel Reed and Floyd Hovatter families, Swigers, Hershmans, Ridenours, Gill, Teets, Jennnings, Walls, Werkhiser, Grob, Willard Jennings, Knotts, Hildreth, and others, with swimming and socializing reported.

Flat Rocks Ursel Reed Floyd Hovatter Nel ‘Lie Ridenour Elizabeth Gill Zara ‘Teets Ada Jennings Vivian Walls Ruth Werkhiser Lena Grob Willard Jennings William Knotts Charles Hildreth Doris Mae Hildreth Nita Ridenour Sue Ann Travis David Linda Lou Swiger Bobby Rogers Duane Car

August community events and reunions listed

A long list of August meetings and gatherings across Mountaineer and surrounding areas includes the Junior Order meeting August 6, postal picnic August 7 at Camp Towles, Shaver and Robison family reunions on August 7, Nicola and Guthrie family reunion at Luna Park August 7, Fidelis Club August 8, B and O Veterans and Clara Fawyer Auxiliary August 8, White Rose Grove No 2 August 8, Fisher Class picnic August 9, West Virginia Church School convention August 9, Hee Alums picnic August 11, Circle Two St John s August 12, St Paul s Ladies meeting August 12, Poe family reunion August 28 at Oak Grove church.

Robison Brown Church Country Club Road T—Nicola Guthrie Luna Park Cheat, Neck Cheat River Bridge Route 73 Pairdance Bruceton Fidelis Club The Presbyterian Church William Fisher Maple Avenue Ida Myers B. and O. Veterans and Clara Fawyer V.F.W White Rose Grove No Supreme Forest Woodmen ‘Circle K. of P West Virginia Margaret Graham Women’s Missionary Society St. Paul’s Lutheran Church C. D. Losh American League Poe Oak Grove Church Route Mealey

FDR Memoir Note Touches Reconciliation Hope

The text notes Mrs. FDR hoping reconciliation between two parties, the cardinal’s claim that the Catholic church does not seek public funding for schools, and a brief historical line about early American nail making machines. The fragment hints at church state funding debates and era details.

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Garden notes and seasonal planting advice in 1910 tale

Honor Mrs MestA, Mrs Clark. Mildew watch for phloxes, fall asters and delphiniums. Use Bordeaux mixture or fungicide at first sign of trouble. Canning squash and pumpkins for winter. English marrows also can be canned. By August evergreen tips mature, move and water trees. Seed sowing when ripe. Hollyhocks delphiniums poppies and sweet Williams for borders. pansies forget me nots violets and English daisies for early spring. Native plants camassias mertensias bloodroots phloxes can be planted now.

Air Force Twins Size and Range of XC-99 Plane

The XC-99, the world’s largest land based aircraft, can carry 400 fully equipped combat troops. With lighter loads it can fly about 8,000 miles. An Air Force source notes an aircraft lift of 84,000 pounds and 10,000 mile range at about 250 mph.

International Air Force Caswell Air Base Fort Worth Tex

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