Juanita Shears and William Manning Wedding Told
An announced marriage of Miss Juanita Shears and William E. Manning, both of this city, occurred Friday August 23 at 3 pm in the West Main Street Methodist parsonage. Rev. J. B. Staley officiated the double ring ceremony. the bride wore a gray wool dress with black accessories and red rosebud corsage. There were no attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Shears
William E. Manning
West Main Street Methodist
J. B. Staley
West Main Street Methodist Church
Corn-Weiner Roast At Whitescarver Home
Mr and Mrs C C Whitescarver hosted a corn weiner roast at their Pike Street home with friends and relatives from Fairmont Clarksburg Winchester and local guests. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Robert Whitescarver Mrs Marie Smallwood and Patricia Smallwood of Winchester Va and Mr and Mrs Edward Whitescarver among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Whitescarver
Robert Whitescarver
Fairmont
J. A. Nutter
Clarksburg
Marie Smallwood
Patricia Smallwood
Winchester
Virginia
Edward Whitescarer
B. F. Whitescarver
Ellis McAvoy
Betty
Dick and
Nelson
Jessie Boyd
Charles Boyd
Kate Dennison
Cora Ridenour
Tna Smith
Helen Gank
Martha Trimbie
Jessie Whitescarver
Mary Whitescarver
Priscilla Hines
Dora Cole
Martha Hines
Mrs. Whitescarver
Poe Family Holds Annual Reunion
The Poe family reunion was held Sunday at Devers Grove Wickwire road with a noon picnic. Ursula L. Poe led an afternoon program featuring talks and readings with Sallie Poe Shirk and others. prizes were awarded for oldest member, youngest, oldest married couple, and more. Officers elected: President W A Wood, vice president Lula Carrothers, secretary-treasury Pauline Adlington. committee members include Minnie Reese Ursula Poe and others. Members came from Nebraska Kansas Washington DC Uniontown Pa Fairmont and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Devers Grove
Wickwire Road
Ursula L. Poe
Sallie Poe Shirk
Sedan
Kansas
J. B. Staley
R. W. Roberts
Vivian Wood
Knotts Sisters
Karrell Jeanne Stevens
Amos Keener
Cop’e
Vireil Poe
Otto Miler
Tom Stevens
W. A. Wood
Lula Carrothers
Pauline Adlington
Minnie Reese
Ursula Poe
Max Sinse
Harry Sinsel
Murray Bartlett
Nebraska
Washington D. C
Uniontown Pa
Fairmont and
Music
Local Community Notices and Reunions Schedule
August events list for Grafton and nearby areas includes Legion auxiliary meeting at the Legion home, Baptist church sewing at Red Cross rooms, Tau Phi Lambda sorority meeting at Leoma Zumbro’s home, Geneva area luncheons and bingo party at VFW hall, Bartlett and Sinnett Colebank Lindsay reunions, World War Mothers club picnic, and multiple church reunions with dates from August 28 to September 4. Friends and relatives are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Red Cross
Delta Mu
Tau Phi Lambda Sorority
Supreme Forest
Woodmen Circle
Leoma Zumbro
Grafton Park
Beulah Bailey
Woman's
Bartlett
Webster Baptist Church
World War Mothers Club
Floyd
Tygart Dam
Sinnett- Colebank-Lindsay
Deavers Grove
Ball-Annon-De- Moss
Westerman
Thornton
Fourth Sunday Reunion Plans for August 1947
The text notes Clarksburg attendees at a reunion with plans for the next gathering on the fourth Sunday of August in 1947. It mentions Veterans Administration hospital patients may study arts and crafts, music, and trades as part of a recovery program designed to speed rehabilitation through activity and interest. Mountain laurel is the Connecticut state flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Veterans Administration
Connecticut
Nature
Carter
Mrs. Carlos Goff Hosts Philip Otterbein Class Meeting
The Philip Otterbein Sunday school class of United Brethren church met at Mrs. Carlos Goff’s Lincoln street home with co host Mrs. Herman Cooper. Devotionals were led by Mrs. Ralph Redinger. The annual election of officers named Harold Waller president Ada Withers vice president Ava Hines secretary Ruby Wooddell treasurer and Rena Proudfoot secretary of class fund. A social hour followed with refreshments served to members and guests including Elizabeth Sinsel Harold Waller Ralph Redinger Helen Mims Linn Norman Peggy Jenkins Ada Withers Ava Hines Ruby Wooddell and James Proudfoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Otterbein
United Brethren Church
Carlos Goff
Lincoln Street
Herman Cooper
Ralph Redinger
Harold Waller
Ada Withers
Ava Hines
Treasury
Ruby Wooddell
Rena Proudfoot
Elizabeth Sinsel
Helen Mims
Linn Norman
Peggy Jenkins
James Proudfoot
Brief Moments in Wheeling and Nearby News
In Wheeling yesterday Mr and Mrs Sherman Travis and children Pvt Charles Travis Betty Jean and Donnie visited Mrs C W Travis former Grafton resident and mother. T 5 Charles B Hughes 319 Marley Ave one of 253 enlisted men chosen for Adjutant General school correctional course to graduate Sept 5 at Fort Knox Kentucky. Rev G E Manson Paster of local Episcopal church vacationing at Acadia National Park Mt Desert Island Maine. Mrs Nadia Weaver Mr and Mrs F A Dean returned from Oteen North Carolina where husband is patient at hospital and improving. friends in Grafton share the good news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Sherman Travis
Pvt
Charles Travis
Betty Jean
Donnie
T-5
Charles B. Hughes
Marle
Adjutant General's School
Col. Lathrop B. Clapham
Hughes
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Maine
G. E. Manson
Episcopal Church
Acadia National Park
Mt. Desert Island
Nadia Weaver
F. A. Dean
Oteen
North Carolina
Powers Considers Remedies To Meet Car Freight Demand
J Monroe Johnson, director of the office of defense transportation, says mid October car loading will peak at 1,000,000 weekly, 75,000 above rail capacity. Remedies include diverting freight to water carriers, price relief for shippers, rapid foreign orders for next year car production, and joint efforts to relieve bottlenecks in perishable foods and grain and coal export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contin
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Steelman
Yay
Wheeling
J. H. Lind
Blueville
OPA
State Department
ODT
Agriculture Department
Mrs Foster of Hickory Visits Local Friends
Recent visitor Mrs W A Foster of Hickory Pennsylvania spent the past week in town staying with friends and relatives, enjoying time with local residents and noting local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Foster
Hickory
Knit Jacket Pattern 7160 for Girls 12 to 18
Ad for pattern 7160 jacket knitting in worsted yarn with easy cable and stockinette. Includes sizes 12-14 and 16-18. Request Fifteen Cents from The Grafton Sentinel, Household Arts Dept. New York, plus option to order 1945 Needlework Book with free handbag pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
P. O
New York
N. Y
Maan Maen Teener
Pattern
New York N.Y
Marian Martin
Aleo
Eemi
Illness Fatal Oak Claims Wallace Grose at 36
Wallace C. Grose, 36, retired division superintendent of New River and Pocahontas Coal, died after an eight month illness. The Morgantown notice notes a soil science address by Louis Bromfield at West Virginia University’s 35th Farm and Home reel, with California described as occupying over half of the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAK
Wallace C. Grose
New River and Pocahontas Coal Company
Morgantown
Louis Bromfield
Licas
West Virginia University
California
United States
Paris Fashion Week Opens With Dior Style Revival
Paris fashion previews progress as designers unveil fall water styles. Elsa Sciaparelli planned to open her salon this afternoon while Heines Atelier and Lucien Lelong showcase mid 1920s inspired silhouettes with mid calf lengths and wide shoulders. The hobble skirt returns in Lelong evening gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Elsa Sciaparelli
Heines Atelier
Lucien Lelong
Lelong
Greek role in Rodionov exit visa dispute cited
Acting foreign minister Stephanos Stephanopoulos said Rodionov sought exit visas for himself his wife and daughter but not return visas. The day prior he complained about anti Soviet articles in Greek papers and bans on Russian films in several districts, seen as evidence of U S support for Greece amid a diplomatic tussle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Greece
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Rodionov
Stephanopopoulos
Two New Trains to Begin Service After Delayed Inauguration
Officials stated inauguration could not occur before September 29 due to equipment shortages. Westbound No 75 and eastbound No 76 will stop here. Travel between Cincinnati and Washington will take 11 hours 30 minutes in daylight as trains are added to boost passenger service amid heavy traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Cincinnati
Washington, D. C
Frank Kunst Named Chairman of Commercial Exhibitions
Frank Kunst has been named chairman of the commercial exhibitions and will inform business houses about commercial displays. He stated that space will sell for one dollar per front foot. Any committeemen not fully informed of their responsibilities are urged to study the forthcoming notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kunst
Amazing feet treatment claims fire and ache relief
An ad promotes SAN-CURA Ointment as a quick softener for callouses. It urges applying after a bath and foot soak, promising noticeable relief the next morning. The product is advertised at 60 cents, available at druggists like Malone's Drug & Chemical Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone's Drug & Chemical Co
County fair prize list released in staged portions
The Sen tinel prints part of the fair’s classification and prize list. Department A lists grains and grasses with prizes from $1.50 to $2 for items like alfalfa corn oats and soybeans. Departments B C and D follow with vegetables fruits baked goods and other entries and prizes. Supervisors named include A N Allender Chester Sharp and John McCartney among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Sharp
Milton Matthews
John Grimes
Waitman Lough
Henry Vincent
Leonard Williams
Department C
John McCartney
J. Arthur Poe
Department D
Bertha Montgomery
Smith Shroyer
YMCA campaign aims to raise ten thousand dollars
The YMCA plans a fund drive with a goal of $10,000 to expand Y facilities and equipment and cover the first year’s operating budget. Genthner stresses trained personnel and directed programs as essential for morale. Rev. Slayton leads organization teams with captains for American Veterans and Junior Chamber of Commerce groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genthner
YMCA
Earl W. Slayton
Frank Gerard
Samuel J.gerard
Clarence Kelley
Paul McVicker
Ralph Murray
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Local organizations list officers and committee teams
Loyd Mumaw and others named as captains lead various clubs including Quota Eastern Star Grafton Woman's club Elk's Moose Lodge and Veterans groups. Women sponsor team and special gifts committee names appear. A few groups have not yet announced representatives but plan to name committees this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Mumaw
William Bell
C. Jackson, Jr
William Nestor
Richard Shafferman
Quota Club
Gertrude Shaw
C. W. T. Lockard
Kathleen
Young Business Girls Club
Lucille Payne
Maxine Cockrell
Nellie Cook
Mildred Gall
Helen Gerkin
Mary Grinnan
Barbara, Hamiton
Betty Williams
Rosaline Lockwood
Mary Lough
Eastern Star Club
Mary Smith
R. Campbell
H. K. Debendarfer
Frank Cather
C. F McDermott
A. R. Williams
Arthur Yates
Grafton Woman's Club
Sarah Musgrove
W. A. Collins
Carl Harman
Kenneth Haun
Harold Kramer
R. A. J. Morrison
Merle Watkins
Elk's Club
James Flanagan
Kenneth Dougherty
Sherman Reed
Clyde Mays
Max Ray
James T. Murphy
Moose Lodge
Elmer Behan
Charles Campbell
Lawson Delaney
Aubry Duckworth
Robert Mollohan
G. D. Vogel
Taylor County Labor Club
Frank Davidson
H. G. Gross
Claude Haddix
Robert Lambert
P. D. Boynes
Charles Proudfoot
John Ford
Don L. Rowe
Harold Cross
Scott Kinney, Jr
John Trainum
American Legion
Edgar T. McKee
G. W. Vogel
Harry Green
F. M. Randolph
W. R. Matthew
Leota Griffith
Grace M. Bartlett
Harry Frieman
Rosaline Heironimus
Amelia McGonagle
F. Seymour
Tia Carpenter
Paul Malone
Loraine Painter
Paul Warden
Claude Ebert
G. Ed Powell
Clyde Richman
Abe Tackett
James F. Holt
William Morgan
Jed W. Robinson
R. V. Rohrbaugh
W. D. Sergent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yisa Etta L. Francis Society
William Manning
Poe Family
St. Joseph
Flat Rocks
Gladesville
Oak Grove
Mt. Pleasant
Belvedere Club
Calvary Tabernacle
Beaumont
Ruby G. Foley
John McCord
Aluminum
Building Supply CO
Main St
Grafton
W. Va
Fateoseeeh
Edgar A, Murray
Murray
J. J. Gross & Co
Woolworth's
Wife Preservers
Lanind
Royal Typewriters
Adams Office Supplies
Adams Street
United Stat
Roya
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