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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1948

Page

3

First Brethren Church Homecoming Program

The First Brethren Church will hold a Homecoming Day program beginning at 2:30 p.m. Tomorrow. Rev Stanley F. Hauser will announce the schedule including prayer, readings, music by the Hauser quartet, and an afternoon address by Rev. Lee Crist of Covington Virginia. Activities feature piano solos and a talk by the moderator with several musical performances.

First Brethren Church Stanley F. Hauser A.D. Camp S. F. Hauser Reading Mary Parsons Hauser Lee Crist

Mt Israel Church Homecoming Slated For Sunday

The Mt Israel Methodist Church plans a full day homecoming on Sunday with a 10am Sunday school, 11am worship and welcome address by Delbert Phillips, a special vocal by Mrs Marie Shahan, devotional by Rev J W Nottingham, a noon basket dinner, and an afternoon program featuring two songs and Rev Nottingham's address. The Mt Israel cemetery association will report on cemetery conditions and proposed improvements. The service closes with God Be With You Till We Meet Again and benediction.

MS. Israel Methodist Church Delbert Phillips Marie Shahan J. W. Nottingham Nottingham Mt. Israel Cemetery Association

August Homecomings and Gatherings Across Several Communities

August events include First Brethren church homecoming with dinner at noon and a 2 30 p m sermon by Rev. Lie Crist now in Covington Va. Mountaineer Council No 44 meets Aug 14, many family reunions, church homecomings and club meetings planned through Aug 26. Local events list includes Nazum family pavilion in Mori Park, Royal Neighbors meetings, Quota Club at Motel Grito, W Young Adult class at First Baptist, and Delta Nu Tay Phi Lambda hayride.

First Brethren Church Basket Lie Crist Covington Mountsineer Council No Jruiior United American Merheni VP. W. Hall Hail Family Bennyton Park Midsteel Methodist Church Sunda Nazum Morri Park Banemont Royal Neahbars Anwaea Saill Wile Feld Shady Dar Mountain City Council No. 40 Daughters of Amerac Wll Pheres First Presbyterian Church Inrense Wilkinson Bossley Powell

Eighth Losh Family Reunion At Webster Baptist Church

The eighth annual Losh reunion drew over fifty relatives and friends last Sunday at Webster Baptist Church. A noon basket lunch featured a large multi colored anniversary cake inscribed 8th Annual Losts Reunion. Attendees visited, and a brief business session kept last year’s officers in place: Christopher Losh, president. A. O. Losh, vice president. Flora Lee Travis, secretary. Inez Hogue, treasurer.

Webster Baptist Church Christopher Losh A. O. Losh Flora Lee Travis Inez Hogue

Two Family Reunions and Three Homecomings Sunday

Two family reunions and three church homecomings are listed for tomorrow. The Hall family reunion meets at Belington park at 11 am, the 35th Nuzum family reunion at Morris Park pavilion near Fairmont, and Mt Israel Hepzibah churches hold all day events with First Brethren starting at 2:30 pm featuring Rev Lee Crist of Covington Virginia.

Hall Belington Park Nuzum Morris Park Fairmont Mt. Israel Hepzibah First Brethren Church Lee Crist Covington

Berlin Food Shortages and Airlift Disruptions Rise

Western Berlin’s food shortages are blamed on Soviet requisitioning to support a broader plan. In the American zone 300000 Germans protested soaring prices and policy. Bad weather halted the British American airlift into blockaded sectors, pausing operations for the first prolonged break since June 29. Berliners awaited news with concern.

Sion Berlin U.S Tempelhof Gatow

Briefly Told News Involving Local People And Events

A roundup of short items reports improving condition of Benjamin F Par after hospital transfer, Mrs Stella McKeon attending a Fall Style show in Baltimore, Martha Pelloway Day visiting Baltimore, and Rev JH Carson returning from a vacation in Hollow Rock Camp. Corrections note about a misidentified mother’s name. Local residents moving, entering a veterinary program, and returning home are noted along with hospital admissions and discharges. A brief line mentions Moscow-German talks with British commander Sir Brian Robertson in London.

U N Urged Early Palestine Truce Time Limit

Egyptians and Israeli officials clashed over the Palestine Truce as the UN Security Council faced calls for an early deadline. Bernadotte met UN officials in Geneva en route to Stockholm and spoke of promised aid for about 400000 Arab refugees.

Israel U. N. Security Council Palestine Bernadotte U. N Geneva Stockholm

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