Engagement Revealed At Lost Run Dessert Bridge
Miss Alice Margaret Holt of Grafton will wed Robert F. Davison of Charleston and Grafton. The announcement came at a dessert bridge party hosted by her aunt Mrs. Howard Holt at Lost Run. The likely wedding in late August will follow a grand party with table centerpieces of white flowers and wedding motifs and guests including family, neighbors, and notable locals from Grafton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Holt
Aliceargaret Holt
Bob Davisson
Lost Run
Alice Margaret Holt
Grafton
Robert F. Davison
Charleston
Holt
Alice Margaret
Bob
Hubert Parrish
W. H. Willhide
A. A. Holt
Walnut Street
West Grafton
Red Cross
Grafton High School
Hood College
Frederick
Southern School
West Virginia University
Davisson
B. Frank Davisson
Pearl Street
Fairmont State Teachers College
Beta Theta Pi
Public Service Commission of
Ohio
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
B. Frank Davison
John A. Dennison
Stevenson
Als
Newton Barnes
Fairmont
Helen Bippus
Wheeling
Vaughn M. Kerr
Clarksburg
Paul E. Malone
Wilam D. Fisher
William C. Lawson
J. Paul Murphy
Frank Kunst
John K. Burdett
Hugh McPhail
Geneva Hilkey
Virginna Hanway
Lynn Faulkner
Dolores B
G. T. Bartlett
E. F. Clark
C. M. Wells
E. F. K. Roof
W. Q. Hanway
W. Merle Watkins
G. H. A. Kunst
C. C. Batson
Ralph Kunst
W. E. Stafford
Mildred Keefer
Lester Lambert
Lawrence R. Swisher
Community church events face varied August gatherings
The August schedule lists W S C S and church group meetings at Blueville Methodist St John s Methodist Missionary Society First Presbyterian and Andrews churches. Picnics reunions dinners and a weiner roast are planned at locations including Graf ton Park Grady Creek school Hepzibah Pisgah Morgantown and Reedsville with related entertainments and family record activities.
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T. W. Heironimus
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
Heironimus
Grafton Park
Linn
Grady Creek
Morris Park
Fairmont
Kiwanis Queens Attend Church Dinner Program
Fifty eight Kiwanis members and their guests gathered at the Methodist Community hall in Fetterman Tuesday night for dinner and entertainment. Mrs. Stuart Whiting led the program with harmonica and piano artistry by Curtis Marshall Bruce Gurd read, Charles Thompson sang, and a radio quiz crowned the ladies as winners 6 to 3.
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Kiwanis Club
Fetterman
West Main Street
Stuart Whiting
Whiting
H. K. Debendorfer
Curtis Marshall
Bruce Gurd
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Vivian Thomas
Tom Yeager
U. S. Revenue Office
Yeager
James E. Fidler
Parkersburg
Martha Debendarfer
Mary Elizabeth Shaffer
Bertha Goodwin
C. Ray Watson
Clyde Mays
J. Lee Evans, Jr
Howard Cameron
Edgar A. Poe
W. Merle Watkins
Stuart W
Recently Married Couple Guests At Party On Monday
Mr and Mrs William Bee of Beech street entertained Monday evening at a miscellaneous shower and party for Mr and Mrs Robert Graham Jr who were recently wed. Guests included close friends, gifts were presented, and a dessert course with a large wedding cake and white candles finished the festive occasion. Attendees included Tillie Deegan Martha Kuhn Helen McDonald Christine Hufford Rosemary Rowland Lucille Rowland Frank Devlin William Graham Robert Stemple Bud Mantz Leslie Loar and Alfred Campbell.
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William Bee
Beech Street
Robert Graham, Jr
Tillie Deegan
Martha Kuhn
Helen McDonald
Christine Hufford
Rosemary Rowland
Lucille Rowland
Frank Devlin
William Graham
Robert Stemple
Bud ‘Mantz
Leslie Loar
Alfred Campbell
Moatsville Woman Surprised With 65th Birthday Party
Mrs Hattie Murphy of Moatsville Route 3 received an all day celebration for her 65th birthday. Family and close friends gathered at a designated spot then surprised her at home with a covered dish dinner, ice cream making, and photos. Guests included numerous Murphys, Mitchells, and Weavers among others.
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Hattie Murphy
Route 3
Moatsville
Ellis
Mitchell
Martha Lee
Adrian
Vicker
Lara Queen
Amanda Murphy
George Bryan
Hattle Murphy
Annual Eastern Star Picnic Is Forced Indoors
The Past Matrons and Past Patrons club of Naomi chapter No 12 Order of Eastern Star moved indoors from Grafton Park due to bad weather. They relocated to Pruntytown Industrial school gym for an evening picnic with officers their spouses as guests. Grace L. Rohrbaugh presided over a well attended event featuring games, diversions, and lunch.
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Naom
Order of Easter Star
Grafton Park
Pruntytown
Industrial School
Grace L. Rohrbaugh
Guest Night Of Church Society At St Johns Methodist
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at St. John's Methodist held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday in the church auditorium. Special music by Thelma DeMoss and Juanita DeMoss followed a devotional by Mrs. Walter Beall. Refreshments were served after tables were arranged downstairs. Mrs. Stanley Nicola announced a district meeting in Andrews on September 16 and circle chairmen reported while Rev. Arthur Lazenby spoke on the study book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. John’s Methodist Church
Thelma DeMoss
Juanita DeMoss
Walter Beall
Stanley Nicola
Andrews Methodist Church
Arthur Lazenby
Brief hospital notes and reunion travel update
Hospital notes report tonsil operations at City hospital this morning on Charles Bragg Mary Brage Annabelle Barton Florence Courtney all discharged. Reunion attendance shows Mr and Mrs Ray Wongcott and family left for Baltimore after visiting relatives and Isner reunion. Mrs W M Row an returns to Fairmont from visit with daughter Mrs June Austin. Mrs Ella Welch and daughter Ruth Ann Welch depart on motor trip to the west coast via Los Angeles en route west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Charles Bragg
Ross Street
Mary Brage
Annabelle Barton
Maple Avenue
Florence Courtney
West Main Street
Nancy Campbell
Grand Street
Ardith Lee Kirby
High Street
Daisy Silcott
Park View
Ray Wongcott
Baltimore
Isner
Ella Welch
Ruth Ann Welch
Washington Street
West Coast
Los Angeles
Will
Visitors and residents note in local column
Private Karl Weller visits at Fort F. E. Warren in Cheyenne Wyoming. Mr and Mrs John A Dennison of Stevenson Alabama depart after visiting Mrs A A Hall on Walnut Street. Former resident Clarence Reed and wife return home to Lan caster Ohio after visiting here. Mary Belle Richman recovers at home from nose and throat surgery at Union Protestant Hospital Clarksburg. Paul Reed and family host guests including Mrs Beryl Johnson and D Q Reed while Dorsey Reed, on furlough from the U S Navy, visits before returning to Norfolk Virginia September 8 to resume duties. he marks thirty years in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Dennison
Stevenson, Ala
A. A. Hall
Walnut Street
South
Clarence Reed
Lancaster
Ohio
Grafton
Mary Belle Richman
C. C. Richman
Maple Avenue
Union Protestant Hospital
Clarksburg
Paul Reed
U. S
Pittsburgh
William Reed
Curtiss Wright Company
Brooks Reed
Beryl Johnson
D. Q. Reed
Dorsey Reed
U. S. Navy
May Revoke Drivers' License On Conviction
West Virginia officials consider suspending drivers licenses for vehicle law violations following Maryland action. State Police Superintendent John W. Bosworth said he was informed by Maryland Motor Vehicles Commissioner W. Lee Elgin that revocation actions are being taken against reckless drivers to reduce accidents.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Maryland
John W. Bosworth
Bosworth
W. Lee Elgin
Pattern 423 Jumper and Bolero for Schoolgirls
Claire Tilden designs Pattern 423 a complete school outfit with suspender skirt blouse and bolero. Readily mixed with other items the set suits junior misses sizes 11 to 17 and uses modest fabric. Send 15 cents to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department New York for orders.
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Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Patern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Maryland Adds Penalty For Out of State Violations
Elgin notes that drivers convicted out of state would be barred from Maryland roads, strengthening penalties for nonresident offenses and aiming to improve road safety statewide.
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Elgin
Maryland
Seek Slayer in Kentucky
In Louisa Kentucky Dan J Brown Jr 19 a 1939 Louisa high school graduate was killed by a shotgun blast on the Louisa river road before daybreak Police led by Sheriff Proctor Fyffe worked through the day with aid from Paul Gillum a Commonwealths attorney investigator Friends gathered at his parents home in Richardson for tomorrow’s funeral The investigation centered on the fallen peach tree blocking the road and the car bearing shotgun pellet marks and a pierced back pistol bullet while Brown had been returning from Painsville with companion Dick Akers 22 after vocational classes The body was found by a truck driver
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Louisa
Proctor Fyffe
Dan J. Brown
Louisa River Road
Richardson
Paul Gillum
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Ashland
Fyffe
Brown
Louisa High School
M. J. Lee
Dick Akers
Painsville
Britain and Russia poised on Iran frontier amid ultimatum doubt
Report aged that Britain had not sent an ultimatum on the issue while British and Russian troops stood ready on Iran's frontier for possible direct action if the Iranian government fails to satisfy the allied governments.
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Britain
Iran
West Penn-REA Hearing Resumed After Recess
Charleston August 20 Residents in five central West Virginia counties were called to testify as Monongahela West Penn Public Service fights Harrison County Rural Electrification Association plans to build 606 miles of lines in Upshur Doddridge Lewis Ritchie and Gilmer counties and to fund a power plant with a 700000 loan. The cooperative currently buys power from West Penn.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Harrison County Rural Electrification Association
Public Service Commission
Harrison County
Upshur
Doddridge
Lewis
Ritchie
Gilmer
Accused of Shooting Deputy With Own Gun
In Charleston on August 20 a murder charge was filed against Louis Goldfarb for the fatal shooting of Jack Diamond, a 55 year old intermediate court bailiff. Diamond was found dead in an alley early today, shot with his own gun after warning Goldfarb and two companions. Goldfarb, 46, admitted scuffling with Diamond and said he had been drinking.
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Charleston
Louis Goldfarb
Jack Diamond
N. R. Henderson
Diamond
Henderson
Goldfarb
Elliott Roosevelt in London Cousins Visit Reported
Elliott Roosevelt arrived in London from the Roosevelt Conference voyage and went to the U S embassy to see Ambassador John G. Winant and other officials. He told the ambassador he planned to see some cousins. the hotel noted he registered then left, his topcoat remaining on a counter.
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London
Elliott Roosevelt
West End
Roosevelt
U. S
John G. Winant
Allies Give Iran Week To Expel Germans
London reports Britain and Russia have asked Iran to expel about 3,000 German tourists and technicians who have entered the country. Authorities say the allotted week allows Iran a chance to respond to the request. The note signals coordinated pressure amid wartime tensions and German presence in Persia.
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Iran
London
Britain
Persia
Germans Raid on English Coast Continues
The DNE reports Nazi planes struck the English east coast port of Sunderland with a large fire and several small blazes and bombed the Dover harbor. A British plane attempting a glide landing was shot down during an attack on an airport.
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DNE
Sunderland
Dover
British warn Japan again over Far East action
London sources declare any further Japanese move in the Far East would be extremely serious for Britain. Britain has not assured Thailand of independence guaranteed by arms, though no guarantee was requested. Official reaction follows a Dutch East Indies broadcast urging Thailand to stand firm, with Britain stating its forces are prepared in the region.
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London
Japan
Far East
Britain
Thailand
Ting
Nettherlands East Indies
Roosevelt Hosts Duke of Kent at Hyde Park Visit
President Roosevelt likely departs for Hyde Park North Carolina for a weekend at the presidential retreat where he will host the Duke of Kent, brother of King George VI, who has been touring Canada. The duke will accompany the president to Washington Monday then inspect Norfolk and Baltimore defense plants.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. C
Duke of Kent
King George of England
Canada
Norfolk
Baltimore
Americans and Britons flee Harbin by special train
Foreign dispatches from Hsinking report more than 100 Americans and Britons leaving Harbin in Manchukuo on a special mornin g train bound for Tientsin or Shanghai. The reports credit Japanese sources for the information.
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Manchukuo
Shanghai
Hsinking
Harbin
Tientsin
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