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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1946

Page

3

Monongahela Power Workers Hold Annual Picnic

Emploes of the Monongahela Power company and their families traveled to Camp Towles for the annual picnic on August 14. A baseball game and volleyball entertained attendees, a picnic lunch was served, and Mr and Mrs Donald R Shaffer received a wedding gift from the employer.

Monongahela Power Company Camp Towles Donald R. Shaffer William L. Beall Robert Knight Hugh Dennison Barbara Jo Richard Hush Rodger Simpson E. L. Marks Finley Myers Fred L. Moran Robbie H. McVicker Joe Powell O. W. Duckworth B. W. Duckworth H. L Slayton James Rauscher W. M. Martin

Mrs Walter Orr Hosts Bible Class Evening

Mrs Walter Orr entertained the Kings Daughters Bible class of the Blueville Methodist church at her Blueville addition home. Mrs George Norris led devotional, Mrs Myrtle Brown presided over business, social hour served for Myrtle Brown Mona Garlow Walter Knotts George Norris Raphael Purnley Ruby Jean Orr and hostess Mrs W Orr. Mrs George Newcome to entertain in September. Grafton brooms are good brooms use no other.

Walter Orr Kings Daughters Blueville W. Orr George Newcome Grafton

August church and club gatherings listed for Preston county

Community notices list August events across Preston county churches and clubs. Sewing at Red Cross rooms August 16 and 20. reunions at Bethel and Mt Zion churches August 18. B of R T auxiliary and Quota Club meetings August 19. Redwing and Ashford gatherings. WSCS and W.S.C.S monthly meetings August 20 with hostesses named. add cancellations to Rhea Fisher by Thursday noon.

Blueville Church of Christ Red Cross Larue Bethel Church Preston County Sinclair, Marquess, Cornwell Mt. Zion Church Marquess B of R T K of P Ruby Carroll Redwing Club Addison Street Quota Club Flemington Methodist Church Rhea Fisher St. Paul's Methodist Church WSCS The Andrews Methodist Church Edna Oling Hoye White W.s.cs St. John's Methodist Church Circle No

Betty Hoffman Feted With Shower Before Wedding

Betty Hoffman of 509 Watkins Street will wed Albert Terry of Huntington tomorrow at 7 p m. She was honored with a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Lyle Woodell on Beech Street with Miss Laura Hoffman as co host. Guests included Mrs Loren Hoffman and relatives as gifts were exchanged during social conversation and a salad course.

Betty Hoffman Watkins Street Albert Terry Huntington Lyle Woodell Beech Street Laura Hoffman Miss Hoffman Loren Hoffman Crystal Wooddell Jackie Kemple Guy Powell G. W. Welsh W. C. Pembroke Sherman Reed James Skaggs Virginia Powell Patricia Wolfe Natalie Pembroke Patty Reed Janice Burge Cecilia Debendarfer Eldora M. Bolyard

Get Together Club Holds Weiner Roast Plan

The Get Together Club met at the home of Misses Kitty and Mary Joe Shriver on Valley Falls road. Members planned a weiner roast for August 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Curtis Boice of Lost Run at 8 o clock and scheduled the next business meeting for roast evening with a 7 30 pre meeting.

Get Together Kitty Mary Joe Shriver Valley Falls Road Curtis Boice Lost Run Tiny Poole Dottie Boice Monna Duckworth Roberta Utt Mary Jo Shriver Janice Lambert Dale M. West Peggy Shaw Joyce Ann Susan Williams

Harriet Holt to Wed Soon in Ellsworth Church

Mrs William Homer Holt of Ellsworth Kansas announces the coming marriage of Harriet Elizabeth Holt to Louis Desprez Cloud The vows will be solemnized on Tuesday September 3 at Saint Bernards church Ellsworth A reception will follow at the J R Mc Laurin home The bride elects family is well known locally with nursing studies at Johns Hopkins Hospital for Harriet and background of her father a westward settler with ties to Grafton and Blueville An unrelated paragraph notes an elephant trunk has 40000 muscles.

William Homer Holt Ellsworth Kansas Harriet Elizabeth Louis Desprez Cloud Saint Bernard's Church J. R. McLaurin Holt Grafton West Howard H Alfred A. Holt W. B. Rightmire Blueville

Grafton Sewing Machine Service Ad

GRAFTON SEWING MACHINE SERVICE GUARANTEED WE BUY AND SELL H. L. LITTLE 132 W. Main Street Phone 381-R GRAFTON W VA.

Grafton H. L. Little Main Street W. VA

Birth of Honey Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Worman Menear

Mr and Mrs Worman Menear of 241 West Washington announce the birth of a seven pound seven and a half ounce daughter born on August 1 at Graf ton City hospital. The child is named Honey Jane. The mother is the former Miss Maxine Sisler.

Local Visitors and Homecomings Highlight Week

Miss Merle Cartwright and Miss Eileen Smith from Wadsworth Ohio are guests of Mr and Mrs Harold Waller in Loveland addition. Mrs Tregellas and children from Atlanta and Mr and Mrs Walter Smith of Miami have visited Mrs W Booth and Mrs Grace Wolfe on West Main. Miss Vera Alice Klepfel has returned home after hospital stay. Mr and Mrs Joseph C Korte and daughter Mary Ann returned to Cincinnati after a week visiting local residents.

Merle Cartwright Eileen Smith Wadsworth Ohio Harold Waller Loveland Addition Harold ‘Tregellas Brabara and Harold Atlanta Georgia Walter Smith Miami Florida W. L. Booth Grace T. Wolfe West Main Street Vera Alice Klepfel Paul D. Klepfel Grafton-Fairmont Road Union Protestant Hospital Clarksburg Joseph C. Korte Mary Ann Cincinnati Clara Korte Frances Murphy

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