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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1950
Page
3
Local society and club happenings are reported with brief items on meetings, gatherings, and social events. Details include organizer names, venues, dates, and notable attendees, highlighting ongoing community engagement and monthly schedules.
Mr and Mrs W E Knotts Route 1 Grafton announce the marriage of their youngest daughter Jean to Carl Williamson son of Mr and Mrs R Williamson of Pike Street. The ceremony was at St Pauls Methodist Church Baltimore on June 2 officiated by Reverend Clarence E Kirby. Bride's sister Mrs William Birx Jr was the only attendant. Mr Williamson and Mrs Williamson are Grafton High School graduates class of 1950. The couple reside at 102 North Marylin Avenue Baltimore Maryland.
Dorothy Burnside, soon to wed Nathan A. Drainer of Pruntytown, was honored at a bridal shower hosted by her sister Mrs Norman Deakins and co-hostess Phyllis and Patty Burnside at the Deakins home. Guests enjoyed ice cream punch and cake while socializing and playing cards amid garden flowers and a yellow and green umbrella display.
Calendar notes Circle Number One of Andrew's Methodist church W S C meets at 7 30 p m on August 8. St John's Methodist church Sunday school holds a brief business meeting after prayer service Wednesday evening. Grafton Woman's club Executive Board meets at 414 Dewey Avenue at 9 p m. Attendees include Golden Miss Beth Courtney Miss Annie Lobis Miss Mary Jeane Grinnan Miss Virginia Powell guest Miss Dorothy Burnside hostesses Mrs Norman Deakins Miss Phyllis and Patty Burnside.
A long list of local gatherings and dates for August includes the Degree of Pocahontas at 2 30 p m August 9 at the D of A hall. American Legion Auxiliary at 8 p m August 9. First Baptist Young Adult class at 8 p m August 10 at 221 Maple Avenue. Protective Home Circle at 2 p m August 10. World War II Mothers club at 6 30 p m August 10. Webster Methodist W S C S at homes August 10. Taylor County Garden Club at 8 p m August 11. Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary at the VFW hall August 13. Vandergrift reunion August 13 at Morris Park Fairmont. Shaffer reunion August 13 at Birdscreek church. Fidelis club August 14 at Mrs Cosmo Fisher home. Women’s Hospital auxiliary meeting August 14 with 1 30 p m executive board. White Rose Grove No 2 meeting at K P Friendship Lodge hall. August 15 Knottsville women chicken dinner 6 30 to 8 30 p m tickets $1 by August 9. Daughters of American hold covered dish dinner August 15 6 30 p m with regular meeting at 10 30 p m.
Mr and Mrs Jack R Nuzum of 803 West Main street announce the birth of a son at 11 10 am yesterday at Grafton City hospital The baby is unnamed The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Roy E Bolyard 835 West Main street The paternal grandmother is Mrs Rena Rogers 1037 West Main street The baby has two great grandmothers Mrs Laura Devers and Mrs Belle Henderson both of Grafton Mrs Nuzum is the former Eldora M Bolyard August 16 The Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday at Mrs Florence Wilk inson s home for a 6 30 pm dinner August 17 The Forget Me Not Daily club will meet at Mrs Louise Holt s 625 Walnut street at 1 30 pm August 20 The Keefover family will hold its annual reunion at Richard park Route 7 two and one half miles east of Morgantown
Janet Ruth Crockett, 19, a June graduate of St. Petersburg College, will represent Florida in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City next month. The St. Petersburg resident stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 122 pounds with brown hair.
A compact menu suggests cold sliced meat loaf as a summer supper. Accompaniments include new potatoes boiled in jackets, a salad of onion and green pepper rings with greens, and tangy French dressing. Dessert options feature stewed fruit and frosted graham crackers.
Brief notes report Mrs Mildred Cleaver of Grafton traveling with 35 professionals through Virginia to Washington New England Canada and back to Charleston by August end. Clarence Reed of Lancaster Ohio returns home after visiting Mr and Mrs Lloyd E Sayres of Knottsville. Sylvia Logan visits Baltimore relatives. Mary Lois Logan, nursing student, visits Grafton parents. Mrs Rosie Clark visits Sayres household. Hospital admits on August 7 Irma Satterfield Thornton Fillmore Brown Blanche Fullmer. discharges Margaret Irvin Dottie Duckworth Frances Stemple. Federal wage price and rationing controls urged. bread standards proposed by FDA to be adopted in 30 days. Republican Rep Charles Elsten accuses state department of evasiveness.
A British queen marks her birthday as U S and British discussions focus on who guided policy in letting Russia reach Berlin first. Congress debates automatic wage price controls tied to living costs with proposals to allow presidential timing and triggers. A menu note mentions a dinner with beef and salad.
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