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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1949

Page

3

Graf ton Women s club to hold fail reception at Legion home

The Graf ton Woman s club executive board decided to hold the fall reception at the American Legion Home on Mc Graw avenue. Plans for the year s work and activities were approved, with general meetings also at the Legion home. A card party and an old fashioned square dance were tentatively planned for early fall. Attending were Miss Sara Musgrove Mrs J McGonagle Miss Barbara Cather Mrs Harry Friedman Mrs Carl Harman Mrs Joe Evans Mrs O E Hoffman Mrs Burl Mason Mrs Ray Watson Miss Elizabeth Cather and hostess Mrs Kunst.

Grafton Woman's Club American Legion McGraw Avenue Woman's Club G.H.A. Kunst Legion Sara Musgrove J. McGonagle Barbara Cather Harry Priedman Carl Harman Joe Evans O. E. Hoffman Burl Mason Ray Watson Elizabeth Cather Kunst E -Baeseeeew

Mrs Cleo Weston Plans South American Tour

Mrs Cleo Weston owner and manager of Cafeteria Court prepares for a paid two person trip to Guatemala and El Salvador with Mrs Grace Brand. They depart New York for New Orleans then fly to Guatemala and El Salvador aboard a TACA liner for a twelve day tour visiting volcanic sites villages markets and religious ceremonies. They return to New York likely September 10.

Grace L. Brand Morgantown Grafton Sheriff Newton New York New Orlean’s Hotel Roosevelt New Orleans Guatemala el Salvador Weston

Coming Events for August 17 Weiner Roast at Liberty Street

The W. F. W Auxiliary will meet at 7 30 p m at Mrs Clint DeMoss home 202 Liberty Street for a weiner roast. Memoirs are urged to attend. August 17 The Blueville W S is noted.

Sebebeeendeseteto W. F. W. Auxiliary Clint. DeMoss Liberty Street Blueville W.S

Tennessee's HAZELEYED Adelyn Sumner to Miss America

Adelyn Louise Sumner, 22 from Knoxville, wins Miss Tennessee and will compete as Miss America in Atlantic City this September. She is blond and stands 5 feet 6 inches.

Hazeleyed Adelyn Louise Sumner Knoxville Tennessee Atlantic City

Local weekend notices and reunions around Pruntytown area

Brief items list weekend visits from Parkersburg to Pruntytown and several August gatherings. Activities include church events at St Pauls Lutheran and Haymond church, picnics for Grafton Business Girls and Rebekahs Oddfellows, fall reunions in Morris Park Fairmont and Jacksons Mill, and Legion Auxiliary and Nuzum Poe family events. Public baskets, dinners, and meetings are noted with dates and locations.

Women’s Missionary Society of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church C. D. Losh Mountaineer Council No. 44 United American Mechanics V.F.W. Hall East Main Street Rebekahs and Oddfellows Lodges Oak Grove Church Haymond Church McVicker Grove Webster Baptist Church Nuzum Morris Park Fairmont W. Va Kemper Jackson's Mill American Legion Auxiliary Legion McGraw Avenue Poe Route 119 Mealey

Visiting Friends and Hospital News From Local Briefs

Fidelman and Mrs. John E Berda visit Wheeling Downs races with their hosts. Visiting parents Mrs Jack Difatta and Jacque Difatta of Baltimore stay with Mrs Difatta's parents on West Main. City Hospital admits Charles Schola and Mildred Jenkins. discharges include Arlington Austen Freda Bolyard Jedd Sapp Mrs Dora Teets and Lester Hamilton. Mildred Debendarfer attends Clarksburg meet with Mary Catherine.

Fidelman John E. Berda Wheeling West Virginia Wheeling Downs Jack Difatta Jacque Baltimore, Maryland City Hospital Charles Schola Philippi Mildred Jenkins Market Street Arlington Austen Newburg Freda Bolyard Kasson Jedd M. Sapp Beech Street Dora Teets Grand Street Lester Hamilton Clarksburg Mildred Debendarfer Quota First District Mary Catherine

Local meeting notes among named residents in Utah

Mary Anne Walters and Doroth y Hood attend a gathering of the Clarksburg Quota club alongside Gare Miller and Leota Ailsaaa fith. The text mentions a blast furnace in Utah and notes Mormons and over Quotarians were present at the meeting.

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White Sulphur Springs Florence H. Wilkinson Hotel Grafton Arvie Lockard Florence Wittman Betty Huffman Mrs. Cleo Weston Nancy Anne Staley Parkersburg Ellen Jane Wiseman Pruntytown Janice Hendrickson Charlotte Litzinger Washington Pennsylvania Miss Hendrickson John R Jenkins Cleaners N. Y Roem Shors Ural Sanford Monongahela Power CO Penney's Dollar Day Dollar Day Chambray Nucraft Penney's SAVE Terry Bath Feature
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