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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1948

Page

3

Fog forms as moist air cools over cold surfaces

Fog arises when moist Ps blows over a cold surface or when cold air blankets warmer surfaces. The phenomenon involves air cooling and water vapor condensing into tiny droplets, reducing visibility.

Mary L Watkins Weds Joseph H Fawcett In Thanksgiving Ceremony

Local couple Mary Louise Watkins and Joseph H. Fawcett exchanged vows at Haymond Methodist Church on Thanksgiving Day November 25 at 7 p.m. The candlelit ceremony featured family, friends, and a program of music. The couple resides in Blueville Addition after a short honeymoon. Watkins, daughter of Ralph and Mrs. Watkins, and Fawcett, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Fawcett, are both Grafton High School graduates with 1947 and 1944 class years respectively.

Haymond Methodist Church Mary Louise. Watkins Ralph Watkins Grafton-Morgantown Joseph H. Fawcett D. B. Fawcett Blueville Addition Evelyn Watkins Charlotta Selders Paul Fawcett Glenn Watkins Gerald Selders Watkins Pride Fawcett Lucille Henderson Helen Lucas Barbara Bogers Naomi Smith Florence Watkins Grafton High School Delta Nu Tau Phi Lamba Sorority Supreme Forest Woodmen Taylor County Board of Education

December Events Highlight Local Club Activities

Community groups in Grafton schedule meetings and events from December 1 to 27. Auxiliary circles, hosp ital women, Lindy Club, Business Girls, Friendship class, and religious societies hold gatherings at homes, churches, hotels, and schools with times from 1:20 p.m. to 8 p.m. Some programs include gift exchanges, dinners, and speakers such as Dr. John E. Zeller.

Ladies Hospital Grafton City Hosital Woman's Auxiliary St. Paul's W. S.C Paul Willis Beech Street Lindy Club E. F. McFarland Grand Street Grafton Business Girls Club Grafton Caroline McCue V. P. W. Hall East Main Street Baptist Gladesville E. E. White Oak Grove Baptist Church Independence Baptist Church Bethel Baptist Church Gladesville Baptist Church M. M. Malcolm Mountain City Council No. 49 V. F. W. Hall

GHS Junior Class To Present Annual Play Friday Night

Graf ton Senior High School hosts the annual junior class play A Date With Judy this Friday night at 6 15 in the school auditorium under Mrs Mildred Haddox with Sherman Haselden supervising business matters Rosemary Cutright stars as Judy George Moyer co stars as the teen boyfriend and Jimmy Watkins plays the younger brother A large cast includes Marcia Malone Mary Virginia Monore Lela Haun James Yost Jo Ellen Hill Patty Kay Mary Warden Ralph Richman and Joan Wolfe with a full production staff and publicity committee listed.

Grafton Senior High School Judy Mildred Haddox Sherman Haselden Rosemary Cutright George Moyer Jimmy Watkins Marcia Malone Mary Virginia Monore Lela Haun James Yost Jo Ellen Hill Patty Kay Mary Warden Ralph Richman Joan Wolfe Isabelle Henderson Shirley Jenkins Robert Soles John Hancock Paul Shahan Virginia Yost Paul Willis Frank Hoban Jim Newbrough Marvin Rogers Ronald Knotts Betty Costello Norma Sanaberry Barbara Redinger Herbert Robinson William Knotts Daniel Matthews Betty Randolph Betty Travis Alice Kirby Dorothy Hovatter Barbara Lobis Helen Stilwell Dorothy Brown Alfreda Gull Carl Hershman Benny Poe Patty Iver Gerald Grimes Charles Jarrett Robert Yoho Norma Cochran Walter Courtney Sarah Bradley Marilyn Carruthers Veta Jacobs Jean Knotts Maxine Golden Betty Griffith Katriwn Hamilton Patty Patton Gladys Covad Betty Ross

Recipe Note on Food Coloring From Old Press

Instructions describe achieving a shade in gelatin desserts or salads by adding small amounts of candy or vegetable coloring. The fragment suggests practical color matching using readily available colorings to reach a desired hue.

Switzerland’s Aerial Cable Railway Expands Travel

A Swiss aerial cable railway climbs 3,600 feet over a 13,000-foot route and carries 450 passengers per hour. Passengers ride in twin seats suspended from the cable, conveying a bold leap in mountain transit.

Switzerland

Naomi Chapter Visited by State Grand Officer Visit

The Naomi Chapter No. 12 Order Eastern Star in the Masonic Temple hosted an official visit by West Virginia Grand Worthy Matron Mrs. Emma Campbell. The event included dinner at Andrews Methodist church and recognition of honored guests from Fairmont Grafton Weston Buckhannon and Newbury.

Star West Vilginis Emma Campbell Masonic Temple Andrews Methodist Church Rose C. Murphy Robert E. Graham Campbell Bucklannon Lewis R. Ponder Gail Ponder Mildred Morgan Hazel Stiker Jesse Smith Emma Louise Colans Elizabeth Griffin Lewis M. Fin Fairmont Mary B. Wilson Grace Plum Weston Marian Conley Newbury Edna Turner

Local Girl Joins Psychology Club at WVU

Miss Alden Beagle, daughter of Dr. Alden Beagle, joined the West Virginia University Psychology Club as it became a chapter of the Psychology National Honorary Sorority at a hotel installation banquet. Roger W. Russell presided as installation officer. Beagle is also a Virginia University student.

West Virginia University Psychology Chi Hotel Morgan Centre Roger W. Russell University of Pittsburg Alden ‘Beagle Alden Beagle Country Club Miss Beagle Virginia University

Local Births and Hospital News Brief

Proud parents Mr and Mrs Michael E McCue announce the birth of a son Michael Brent at City Hospital on November 29 at 10 am weighing seven pounds four and a half ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harry Locke and Mr and Mrs C E McCue. Mother is Virginia Ruth Locke. Other notes include visits from families in Alli gan Fairmont Parkersburg Columbus and local hospital admissions and discharges for Grafton City Hospital with multiple names and addresses listed.

Michael E. McCue West Main Street City Hospital Michael Brent Virginia Ruth Locke Harry Locke Piedmont Avenue C. E. McCue Jones Street Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Columbus William E. Dryden Charles Allen Ohio

France's government shifts amid foggy weather notes

Authorities explain that ordinary fogs are simply clouds near the ground, and Ue Bonaparte as France's government underwent successive changes. Reunion, the French-owned is early American eating places land in the Indian Ocean, was were patterned after European Bourbon inns, taverns and coffee houses.

Ue Bonaparte France Reunion Indian Ocean

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