Brief Notices From Baltimore Area Residents News
Mrs James Sterling arrives from Baltimore to visit her parents the Phil lips and Sterling in the prun ity town area. Miss Betty Gail Newbrough and James Newbrough return from Washington D C after visiting their sister Mrs Stanley W Pierson. Mrs Anna Mae Sheets Hazel Perkins and Miss Lewana Jarvis depart to vacation in New Brighton and Beaver Falls Pa. Mr and Mrs H N Phillips and daughter return from a camping trip at Cabins W Va with others from Fairmont. L G Shackelford returns to Baltimore after visiting Clarksburg Fairmont and relatives. he will enter the armed forces in September. Miss Earnestine Jones returns home after visiting the Orrs of West Main St. Misses June and Betty Lee Taylor visit their grandparents Abe and Mrs Taylor of Thorn. They return to Eatons. Mrs Opal Bence leaves for Long Beach Calif after visiting her mother Mrs John Powell of West Main St. J Linn Stevens of Santa Monica New York visits Grafton. Miss Janet Koch, daughter of Dr and Mrs J R Koch Beckley, visits Rev J B Staley and Miss Nancy Anne Staley at Concord College. Miss Koch and Miss Staley plan to resume studies at Concord. Mrs Richard Glenn travels to Memphis Tenn to visit her husband Sgt Richard K Steen convalescing at the army post hospital after a major operation. Sgt Glenn attached to the AAR ferrying command has just returned to the States from overseas. Mrs W C Pembroke and daughter Natalie go to Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Shackelford
L. R. Shackelford
Maple Avenue
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Baltimore
Young Shackelford
Bell Telephone Company
Janet Koch
J. R. Koch
Beckley
J. B. Staley
Koch
Siddartha
Nancy Anne Staley
Concord College
Athens
W. Va
Concord
Richard Glenn
Memphis
Tenn
Richard K. Steen
Army Post Hospital
Sgt Glenn
AAR Ferrying Command
States
Birth Announcement and Visit Plans Mentioned
Mackin Street and Miss Patty McDargh from Yates Avenue travel to spend the coming week with Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards in Akron Ohio. Birth notice: Mr and Mrs Joseph B Walters of Blueville announce the birth of a seven pound four ounce child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ox Mackin
Miss Patty!McDargh
Yates Avenue
John Edwards
Akron
Ohio
Joseph B. Walters
Blueville
Parchment Links to Pergamon Birth of a Writing Material
A note explains parchment's origin in Pergamon and its use as a substitute for papyrus. The text also hints at a musician who, after finger injuries, combines two instruments, showing a history of adaptation in art and craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pergamon
City
Membership Drive For Local Public Library Underway
A drive to boost Grafton Public Library membership is in progress with a one dollar fee. Miss G Minette Watkins was elected chairman at a East ern Star Woman's club meeting held yesterday at 2 pm in the library. Mrs F S Smith is club president and named Mrs Wilda Willis as chairman of the Guest Day Dinner entertainment for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
M! W. W. Copenhaver
H. K. Debendarfer
Cody Grow
John Brown
I. R. Jones
Emily Williams
Smith
A. E. Leonard
Florence Wilkinson
Phealatha Class Weiner Roast Tuesday Night
Members of the Phealatha class of the First Baptist church rode to the home of Mrs. H. H. Bennett in Lucretia on Tuesday evening for a weiner roast. Attending were Mrs. Elsie Hardy, Mrs. L. L. Bradley, Mrs. Lillie Thomas with grandchildren Nancy and Ann, Mr. and Mrs. James Setler, Mrs. Rose Murphy, Mrs. Rose Grinnan, Mrs. Hubert Miller, Mrs. Lou Fralinger, and Mrs. H. B. Daugherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phealatha
First Baptist Church
H. H. Bennett
Lucretia
Elsie Hardy
L. L. Bradley
Lillie Thomas
Nancy and
Ann
James Setler
Rose Murphy
Rose Grinnan
Hubert Miller
Lou Fralinger
H. B. Daugherty
Allied forces push toward German frontier across Seine front
Allied troops from Paris to Le Havre advance along the Seine as Eisenhower says the Northern France campaign runs at least ten days ahead. Hodges American First Army seizes Laon and traps German troops. Third Army pushes to St Dizier near Vitry amid rapid advance. Canadians clear Rouen snipers while bridges fuse American British and Canadian bridgeheads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Dieppe
Seine
le Havre
Rouen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Courtney TI. Hodges
Laon
U.S. Third Army
St. Dizier
Vitry
Germany
Paris
Community reunion and meeting notices for September events
Local notices list numerous September gatherings. The Ladies Aid and Woman's Missionary society meet at Mrs. Wittman in Blueville at 8 p.m. Circle No 3 of W8C8 meets at Mrs. Boylen's 117 East Wilford at 8 p.m. Helen Sloan chairs. Reunions span Sept 3 at Flat Rocks near Gladesville, Preston county. Webster four miles west of Grafton on Route 250. Westerman church near Thornton. and Sayre at Pleasant Creek Methodist Church in Barbour County. Club outings include Grafton Quota to Flemington. White Rose Grove No 2 meets Sept 5 in K of P hall to prep for Charleston district. Hudson society meets Sept 5. Women’s Missionary council election Sept 7 at First Brethren church. Sayre reunion Sept 13 begins 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid and‘Woman's Missionary Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
W. H. Wittman
Blueville
St. John’s Methodist Church
M. Boylen
East Wilford Street
Helen Sloan
Flat Rocks
Gladesville
Preston County
Robinson and Bartlett
Baptist Church
Webster
Grafton
Route 250
Ball, Annon
White Rose Grove No
Supreme Forest
Woodmen Circle
Charleston
Cudson Society of the
First Baptist Church
Gazelle Linn
Knotts Avenue
Women's Missionary Council of the
First Brethren Church
Sayre
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church
Barbour County
Canadians Push Toward Rouen and Seine River Advances
A single attack cut inland roads from Dieppe toward Amiens as Canadian infantry entered Rouen amid cleanup fighting. Canadian First Army swept up the Seine, forcing most German forces across the river with only a small pocket remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieppe
Seine
Amiens
Somme
France
Rouen
First Army
Solo duet by air field sergeant broadcasts daily
S Sgt Charles Herr at Alexandria Army Air Field Louisiana performs a one hand organ and stand piano duet each noon. His concerts are broadcast over the camp public address system. He began playing the organ several years ago and continues to entertain troops with his dual keyboard performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria Army Air Field
Charles Herr
FASTEETH Dental Powder Advertises Comfort and Odor Control
A vintage ad claims FALSE E TEETH improves denture stability with FASTEETH a pleasant alkaline powder. It promises easier eating and talking with no gummy taste. It claims to control plate odor and directs readers to buy at any drug store.
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Eldora M. Boclyard
Max
Sou
Aya Malone
Gov. Neely
Ernors
University Board of Governors
Gubernational
Lawall
Kanawha County
James Sterling
H. N. Phillips
Country Club Road
Frank Sterling
Washington
Betty Gail Newbrough
James Newbrough
Washington, D. C
Stanley W. Pierson
Anna Mae Sheets
Hazel Perkins
Lewana Jarvis
New Brighton
Beaver Falls
Charles Barkins
Cabins
Joseph Phillips
Edmond Phillips
Earnestine Jones
K. M. Orr
West Main Street
June
Betty Lee Taylor
Abe Taylor
Thornton
Eatons
Gots
California
Opal Bence
Long Beach
Calif
John Powell
J. Linn Stevens
Santa Monica
New York
Akron, Ohio
W. C. Pembroke
Natalie
DU Pont
Dupont
Evans Hardware Company
E. Main St
Farm Bureau
Workmen's
Pearl Gawthrop
Pruntytown
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co
Columbus
Cee Pemwae
Penney
U.S. Pat
U.S. Pat. of
Coats
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