Former Local Girl Weds In Baltimore
Mrs. Gusta Maslin of Baltimore announces the marriage of her youngest daughter Martha Jean Bryan to Lester Lafferty of Baltimore Md. The vows were exchanged in the parsonage of Rev. McGowan at North Avenue and Bentlore Street on Saturday June 26. The bride wore an aqua street length dress with white accessories and a red rosebud corsage. The groom wore a grey suit with a white carnation. The newlyweds reside at 1102 North Bendan Street Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gusta Maslin
Baltimore
Grafton
Martha Jean Bryan
Lester Lafferty
George Lafferty
McGowan
North Avenue
Bentlore Street
Adult Cooking Class Closes Soon
The Adult Class in Food Preservation at Grafton High School led by Miss Nellie Cook closed this week with eight members and four guests. The final lesson covered making jams and jellies. Members with perfect attendance were Mrs Ada Withers, Mrs Grace Frye, Mrs Jesse Poling, and Mrs W H Goodwin. Poling and Goodwin travel 22 miles to attend. The next adult class begins October 7 focusing on leathercraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Cook
Grafton High School
Ada Withers
Grace Frye
Jesse Poling
W. H. Goodwin
Poling
Goodwin
Birthday Dinner Honors Norma Lee Parkhill and Wilma Parker
A birthday dinner was given for Norma Lee Parkhill and Wilma Parker of Huntington at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parker on Gay Street. Twenty seven local guests attended plus one out of town guest, Mrs. Willum Blaul of Pineallas Park Florida, with two large birthday cakes and many presents displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Lee Parkhill
Wilma Parker
Huntington
Harry Parker
Gay Street
Willum Blaul
Pineallas Park
Fla
John Kingsberry
Roberta Lee
Wilma
Johnny
Community reunions and church events listed for September
Coming events include circle meetings at St Pauls W80S First Baptist and St Johns Methodist, plus Mountaineer Council No 44 and several family reunions. Reunions span Bailey Memorial, Currey, Sinclair Moran, Reese Hunt Luzadder, Robinson Barnett, Ford, at churches in Taylor County and nearby areas, with dates from Sept 1 to Sept 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
C. C. Batson
Dewey Avenue
R.T.S
First Baptist Church
When Paul's
WSCS
W. A. Colebank
Kirby Street
St John's Methodist Church
Lena Powell
Loveland Addition
Mountaineer Council
United American Mechanics
V.P.W. Hall
East Main Street
Sinclair-Carmwell -Marquess
Mount Zion Church
Indian Rocks
Reedsville
Preston County
Bailey Memorial Church
Currey
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
Taylor Count
Carl And Bernard Knotts Honored
Bernard and Carl Knotts were guests of honor at a birthday party given by their mother Mrs. Everett Knotts at their Washington street home Monday afternoon. Guests enjoyed games and social conversation, with refreshments served to Barbara Ellen Shay Patty Moore Terry Moore Carla Jo Shay Danny Shay Bobby Colebank Almenda Colebank Jacqueline Nestor Jo ann Cooper Frank Knotts Bill Knotts Burl Moore Bernard Moore Bobby Moore Junior Knotts Elwood Knotts Beatrice Knotts Mr and Mrs Everett Knotts Mrs Eugene Nestor Eugene Knotts Rachel Colebank and Dick Bolyard of Manhigh W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard
Carl Knotts
Everett Knotts
Washington Street
Barbara Ellen Shay
Patty Moore
Terry Moore
Carla Jo Shay
Danny Shay
Bobby Colebank
Almenda Colebank
Jacqueline Nestor
Joann Cooper
Frank Knotts
Bill Knotts
Burl Moore
Bernard Moore
Bobby Moore
Junior Knotts
Elwood Knotts
Beatrice Knotts
Eugene Nestor
Eugene Knotts
Rachel Colebank
Dick Bolyard
Manhigh
W. Va
Betrothal announced for Virginia Rosier and Osborne Lucas
Miss Virginia Yvonne Rosier of 308 Barrett Street and Osborne Lucas, son of Ethel Lucas of Charleston and Walter Lucas of Blueville Addition, announce their engagement. Plans for the wedding remain uncertain as both families note their future. Virginia is a bookkeeper at the First National Bank of Grifton. Lucas worked at the Addresse Graph Multi Graph Co and plans to enter West Virginia University in September. The item also references a foreign bulletin about Tito and the Yugoslav Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett Street
Virginia Yvonne
Osborne Lucas
Ethel Lucas
Charleston
Tate Walter Lucas
Blueville Addition
Miss Rosier
First National Bank of
Grafton
Viz
Lucas
Addresse-Graph-Multi Graph Company
West Virginia University
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Tito
Bucharest
Romania
Yugoshav
Russia
Sissy Barcus Observes Birthday Party
Sissy Barcus daughter of Kenneth and Mrs Barcus of Parkview had a surprise birthday party Saturday guests included Billy and Bobby Breedlove Howard Breedlove Jerry Ann Bord Patty Frey Marty Frey Dickie Sissy Jimmy Kisamore Tommy Fawcett Denny Pauli David Gable Eddie Barcus and the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sissy” Barcus
Kenneth Barcus
Parkview
Shirley Frey
Billy
Bobby Breedlove
Howard Lee Breedlove
Bobby
Jerry Ann
Ccrappy” Bord
Patty and
Marty" Frey
Dickie
Sissy
Jimmy Kisamore
Tommy Fawcett
Denny Pauli
David Gable
Eddie Barcus
Sissy" Barcus.i
State Police Plans for Administration Building and Facilities
Plans call for an administration building with offices two classrooms sleeping quarters for instructors a dining room and kitchen a barracks for 40 men and a laboratory building including one classroom. The bit of a penguin is stout and covered with several separate horny plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonumen
Knottsville WSCS Meeting Details and Fair Plans
Knottsville Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Miss Blanche Swisher's home. Mrs. Jerome Boyles led devotionals and presided over the business session. Mrs. A N Wilson taught the Puerto Rico lesson. Plans were made for the Knottsville Farm Women's Club to serve refreshments at the Knottsville Community Fair at Knottsville School on September 16. Guests included Miss Agnes Boyles and several local women and visitors from Herford Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.s.cs
Knottsville
Blanche Swisher
Jerome Boyles
Puerto Rico
A. N. Wilson
WSC.8
Farm Women’s Club
Delton Poling
Edward Beavers
Claude Cozad
Sevier
Lloyd Sayres
Charles Wilson
Ross Luzadder
Everett Ludwick
Hugh McDaniel
Prudence Ludwick
Agnes Boyles
A. L. Wongcott
Arnold Wilson
Oscar Waugh
Mattie Mae Swisher
Herford
Texas
Briefly Told of Recent Guests and Visits
Local notes record Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dana Hinkle of Adrian Michigan visiting grandparents in the city. Albert Willhide of Toledo Ohio and Mrs. Daisy Wharton of Tiltonsville Ohio traveled through, visiting Hinkles and Rockwells. Weekend guests include Earnest Luzadder of Washington Pennsylvania and Miss Jessie Bartlett of Webster visiting Knottsville and Simpson residents. Mrs. J B Mahaffey returns from Evanston Illinois after his graduate work and a new position at Northwestern University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dana Hinkle
Adrian
Michigan
D. C. Hinkle
W. R. Rockwell
This
City
Toledo
Albert Willhide
Ohio
V. R. Rockwell
Daisy Wharton
Tiltonsville, Ohio
Earnest Luzadder
Washington, Pa
Ross Luzadder
Knottsville
Jessie Bartlett
Webster
Dennis Fleming
Simpson
J. B. Mahaffey
West Wilford Street
Evanston, Ill
Joseph H. Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Northwestern University
Wallace Tour Stirs Mixed Emotions Across Iowa
The Progressive Party candidate William Z. Wallace faced hostility in Des Moines and later in Charlotte and Greensboro. Eggs and tomatoes were thrown, boos and catcalls interrupted speeches, and police warned of jail for assailants. Wallace pressed on with a cross state swing and planned a Detroit Labor Day stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Ross
Dexter
Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit
Michigan
Charlotte
Asheville
Frank N. Littlejohn
Boo
Wallace Says Eggs Menace American Business
The president stated he believed eggs and other missiles were highly un American business and violated American principles, reflecting concern over disruptive actions and their impact on national commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Wallace Campaign Amid Violence and Segregation Protests
A Winston-Salem rally for Wallace drew 2500 attendees with boos and chants as he denounced the Marshall plan and urged cooperation with Russia. Miss Mary Price faced hostility during introduction while Gov. Cherry condemned the violence. Police report Birmingham enforces segregation barriers. Fires threaten 11,000 deaths and over twice as many burn injuries nationwide this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Pole
Winston-Salem
Wallace
Marshall Plan
Russia
Mary Price
Gregg Cherry
Durham
Virginia
Eugene (Bull) Conner
Birmingham
Ala
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Janice Myers
Kardelj
Vioe
Greece
West Side Beauty Shop
Bee Walls
Carl and
Bernard Knotts
Bird
Emil Sapio
Brooklyn
N. Y
International
Virginia Yvonne Rosier
MISS
Virginia Y. RO
Barcus
Police
Lula Luzadder
Ray Newcome
James Cole
Brownlow Park
Newark
Delaware
H. E. Custer
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Frank Humphrey
Sandra Kay
Lincoln Street
Ray Conley
Alan
Akron
Medina
Alabama Polytechnic University At
Auburn, Ala
Hal
Frank Yates
Anna Utterback
First National Bank
Arthur Outright
Polly
Kay
Wadsworth, Ohio
Harold Waller
Love Avenue
Alwood Knotts
Carl Parsons
Lorain, Ohio
E. ‘T. Parker
Hunt*ington
Grafton City Hospital
Charles Kelly
Rose Scarcelli
Martha Goff
Thelma Poling
Russell Bolyard
Russell Curry
Patricia Poe
Mary Weaver
Raymond Curtis
Jersey City
N. J
Johnny Larkin
Sally Rae Reese
W. H. Reese
Pearl Street
Columbus
J. J. Swisher
Columbus, Ohio
Blanche
Mattie Swisher
Fred Swisher
Beechwood Farm
Rexall
Kid
Malone's Drug & Chemical Co
United States
Evans Furniture Co
Washington
New York
Pat Elsener
Jackie Lavine
June Stover
Ann Curtis
Gordon Cunen
California
William Gibbs McAdoo
Democratic National Committee
McAdoo
Truman
Wilhelmina
Holland
Jesse Donaldson
William McAdoo
Julius A. Krug
Secretary of the Interior
International Soundphoto
Monongahela Power CO
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