Golden Anniversary Party For Breedloves At Grafton Home
A golden wedding anniversary honoring Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breedlove was held at their Jefferys avenue home on Friday evening. Breedloves, longtime Grafton residents, are stonemason and homemaker. They have two children, Nellie Pifer of this city and John Breedlove of Toledo. Guests included Nellie Pifer, Carroll Pifer, Thelma Betty, Lawrence Pifer, Mrs. James Wiseman, Patricia Wiseman, and Marvin Zinn. A tiered heart shaped cake with golden bells and a dessert course were served.
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Charles Breedlove
Jefferys Avenue
Nellie Pifer
Carroll Pifer
Thelma Betty
Lawrence Pifer
James , Wiseman
Patricia Sua Wiseman
Marvin Zinn
Fete and Meeting Announcements for August and September
A series of local events listed: Daughters of America special meeting at VFW hall on 7 30 p m. Grafton Community Chorus rehearsal at First Baptist church at 7 45 p m with song request list. WSCS Circle No 4 at St John s Methodist church to meet Mildred Combs home at Tygart Dam 7 30 p m. Hee Alums initiation meet at Post Office 6 p m for car trip to Inwood Inn reservations 1541 M. W C T A regular meeting at First Baptist church 8 p m with important meeting and election.
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Daughters of America
VFW
Grafton Community Chorus
First Baptist Church
O Mighty Land
Stodola
Pumpa
Circle No 4
WSCS
St. John's Methodist Church
Mildred
Polio Victim Reaches New York After Ship Arrival
Eight year old Frank Wynn arrives in New York on a hospital ship from Germany on a stretcher suffering polio. His father, Lt. Col. William J. Wynn, with U S occupation forces, died last month in Frankfurt of the same disease, linking the family tragedy to the war zone.
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Frank’ Wynn
Comfort
New York City
Germany
William J. Wynn
United States
Frankfurt
Local notices and upcoming gatherings listed for early September
Community members attend events and visits across West Virginia and nearby towns. Names include Jarrett, Collins, Waggoner, and Malone families. hospital admissions and discharges. plan gatherings at Harmony Grove Baptist church, Mount Pleasant church, Kasson High School band, Oak Grove Baptist church, Rose Hill Methodist, and Linn School with basket dinners and programs.
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Currey
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
Taylor County
Quota Club
Hotel Grafton
Mount Pleasant Church
Reckart
Garner Valley
Kasson High School
John v. Shaw
Reese-Hunt and Lavadder
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Noo
Rose Hill Methodist Church
Rose Hill Church
Linn
Linn and
Ham
Miss Miriam Friedman Weds Milton Nachman of Morgantown
Miss Miriam Fience Friedman daughter of Mr and Mrs starry Friedman of Gratton became the bride of Milton Waldorf Nachman son of Mr and Mrs Nachman of Pittsburgh in a double ring ceremony at 4 p.m. on Sunday August 28 at the Hotel Morgan Morgantown officiated by Rev Dr Burton E Levin. The bride wore a white slipper satin gown with marquisette yoke and lace edged fingertip veil. she carried a bouquet of white roses and stephanotis. Attendants included Elizabeth Nachman sister of the groom in pink marquisette. About a hundred guests from Clarksburg Fairmont Pittsburgh Gratton Morgantown and Charleston attended. The couple will reside in Morgantown while the groom completes electrical engineering studies at West Virginia University.
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Miriam Fience Friedman
Airs
Starry Friedman
Gratton
Milton Waldorf Nachman
M. Nachman
Pittsbusch
Morgan
Morgantown
Burton E. Levinson
Sinai
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Stuck
Paul P. Warden
Slizabeth Nachman
Origes
Dianne Greens Elder
Marilyn Greensfelder
Loganswort
Indiana
Stanley Friedman
Grun
Joseph Levey
Clarksburg
Marc Selman
DuBois
Pennsylvania
Stanley Rudin
Leland Franks
Charleston
Sylvan
Jack Friedman
Richmond, Virginia
West Virginia University
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
Pan Hallenic Council
Chimes National
W.C.A
Nachman
Washington Irving High School
United States Army
Europe
Pi Lambda Phil Fraternity
University Avenue
Sayre and local reunions mark September events
Notices invite mond schools to attend a basket dinner and list September gatherings at Webster Baptist church in Taylor county and Pleasant Creek church for Sayre family relatives. Grafton Business Girls meet at Hotel Grafton hosted by Elizabeth Rendle. Nearby health notes discuss polio case trends and school openings in several states with few openings delayed.
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Robinson and Bartlett
Webster Baptist Church
Taylor County
Sayre
Pleasant Creek Church
Sayres
Grafton Business Girls
Hotel Grafton
Elizabeth Rendle
Milwaukee
Wis
Oklahoma
Perkins Advocates Global Aid and Selective Tariffs
In his inaugural address Perkins urges using U S resources to aid developing regions. He proposes nations cooperating with the United States deserve a larger American market share and favors selective tariff cuts toward near free trade for goods from cooperating countries.
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Dence
Comic icon Sir Harry Lauder critically ill in hospital
The famed comedian Sir Harry Lauder lies critically ill in a Strathaven hospital in Scotland. Doctors are reportedly constantly at his bedside as the veteran performer, who played the bagpipes, celebrated his 78th birthday last year.
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Sir Harry Lauder
Strathaven
Scotland
Moving fire damages van and furniture in wreck blaze
A moving van caught fire beneath the cab and spread to the living room furniture, with $2000 in merchandise damage and about $500 to the cab. Fire Chief Proctor cited a wiring short as the probable cause as seven firemen salvaged remaining belongings from the scene.
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Proctor
Political stance shifts on China aid and anti-Communist forces
A committee urged continued aid to anti-Communist forces in China while Erle Cocke of the Legion favors abandoning China to Communism. The piece notes a national security debate amid a period of Cold War tension and mentions a Giants sweep of the Yankees in the first World Series broadcast.
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Page
China
Erle Cocke
Giants
We York Yankees
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