Wedding of Miss Charlotte Fawcett and Gerald Selders
Miss Charlotte Carolyn Fawcett of Blueville wed Gerald C. Selders of Fairmont at St Pauls Lutheran church. The ceremony featured traditional music, white mums, and a three-tier cake. Attendants included Mrs. Lewis Van Gilder, Miss Betty Williams, and Carl Fawcett. They plan to reside in Fairmont after a wedding trip east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Carolyn Fawcett
D. E. Fawcett
Blueville
Gerald C. Selders
Fairmont
Thurman Selders
Aurora
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
EP K
Anha Utterback
Dorothy Wittman
Utterback
Mendelssohn
Lewis van Gilder
Duard Selders
Pairmont
Broom
Betty Williams
Carl Menear
Carl Fawcett
Joe Fawcett
William Selders
Paulett
Howard Blue
Fawcett
West Virginia Business College
B & O Railway Company
Beta Sigma Phi
Selders
Aurora High School
Jones Fur Service of
Signal Corps
Jones Pur Service
World War II Mothers Meet in Club Session
The World War II Mothers club held a regular monthly meeting with president Mrs. Charles Warder presiding. Elva Hawkins was elected treasurer to fill an unexpired term. Plans for a Christmas program and gift exchange were made. The next meeting is set for December 13 in the club rooms.
December community club and church events list
A dense late notice lists December meetings for Circle No 2 St Pauls church Quota Club Judson Society Lindy club Ladies VFW aux WSCS White Pawn council Business Girls club Junior Mountain e er 4 H Circle 2 WSCS St Johns church WMC United Brethren Ladies Aid and other groups with dates times locations and co host notes.
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Circle No
St. Paul's Church
C. B. Mason
McGraw Avenue
Quota Club
Ronny's Dairy Bar
Rhea Fisher
Judson Society of the First Baptist Church
Lindy Club
L. H. Greenwald
Lincoln Street
VFW Auxilary
Lodge
WSCS
West Main Street
Methodist Church
White Pawn Council
VFW
Business Girls Club
Gwendolyn Proudfoot
Helen Shomo
Foy
Junior Mountaineer
Nancy Parkhill
Circle No. 2
St. John's Church
Robert Knotts
North Western Turnpike
WMC
First Brethren Church
Rex Satterfield
East Bluemont Street
Ladies Aid Society
The
United Brethren Church
Stanley
U B Church Circle Holds Annual Thanksgiving Service
The Otterbein Guild and World Friendship circle of the Evangelical United Brethren church held their annual praise service and Thanksgiving breakfast at the church. A candlelight service followed with Miss Shirley Jenkins leading. Readings and hymns featured include Psalm 98, America The Beautiful, and a talk on Thanksgiving 1946 by Miss Mary Kathryn Boylen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otterbein Guild
World Friendship Circle
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Shirley Jenkins
Helen Virginia Redinger
Rosemary Cutright
America
Mary Kathryn Boylen
Barbara Redinger
Cotché-McProuty
Kathleen Shaffer and William Silcott Wedding Told
Mr and Mrs Walter Shaffer of Rowlesburg announce the marriage of their daughter Kathleen Virginia to William S Silcott son of Mr and Mrs G T Silcott of Newburg The ceremony was held at Grace Methodist church Cumberland Md on November 23 conducted by Rev Arthur L Hunter The couple will reside in Newburg Guests included Mr and Mrs W C Phillips of Baltimore and the Stucks J A Sr and Jr A wedding dinner followed at the Stuck home Kathleen a Rowlesburg high school graduate William a Newburg high school graduate and Army veteran will start a new life in Newburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Shaffer
Rowlesburg
Kathleen Virginia
William 5. Silcott
G. T Silcott
Newburg
Grace Methodist Church of
Cumberland
Arthur L. Hunter
J. A Stuck, Sr
J A Stuck, Jr
J. A Stuck
Silcott
Rowlesburg High School
Newburg High School
U. S. Army
Alaska
DAR Chapter Holds Meeting at Walnut Street Home
The Elizabeth Cummins chapter of the DAR met at Mrs. C. F. Shafer’s Walnut street home. With regent absent, vice regent Mrs. C. V. Miller chaired the session. After a brief business period, refreshments were served to attendees, including out of town member Mrs. Virginia Miller Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cummins
C. F. Shafer
Walnut Street
Florence Wilkinson
C. V. Miller
Virginia Miller Hood
Coal strike squeezes Monongah area as loads rise
Union miners in Taylor county and the Monongah division have not returned to work. Daily loadings reached 1313 with 1441 hopper cars ordered. Local businesses report a sales slump and residents avoid Christmas shopping to endure the coal stoppage. Taylor County court house and jail risk a coal shortage if cold weather persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Randolph
Taylor County
Monongah
Taylor County Court House
Supreme Court Opinion on 1937 Non-Intoxicating Beer Law
The court reads the amendment as clearly fitting the statute’s aim to curb loud boisterous conduct and loud instruments in selling non intoxicating beer. It notes the law regulates the beer sales business and guards against abuses linked to such conduct and instrument use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alo
Roagy Panto
Birth Announcements and Local Family News
Brief notices report the Brown family welcoming an eight pound nine and a half ounce daughter named Pamela Ann born Novus in the city hospital. Grandparents Hulley of St Charles street and Brown of Natick Mass are named. Also listed are visiting families, the Duckworths welcoming a seven pound three ounce son named Richard Howard born at Fairmont State hospital. Other items note return visits, travel for the Clark family, Shackleford's Baltimore return after funerals, Kramer’s trip home after the Army Navy game, and hospital admissions for Mollisse and Skidmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Brown
Nospita
Ents
Pamela Ann
Marguere Hulley
John Hulley
St. Charles Street
Lynchan A. Brown
Natick, Mass
Leland Duckwoth
Lincoln Street
Fairmont State Hospital
Richard Howard
Mary Plymale
Hal Boyle column on Christmas, humanity, and postwar strain
The piece reflects on the forgotten and lonely during Christmas and the year after World War I. It contrasts charity and hypocrisy, noting how kindness fades after holidays and how misfortune returns as neighbors resume conflict. It cites a mass migration to California during the war era and uses vivid, worldly anecdotes.
From where I sit a grand Cuppers reunion
A postwar family gathering brings together Big and little Cuppers from Nebraska to Vermont at Dee and Jane's home. They arrived by car or train and found space in barns and with neighbors. The reunion blends Vermont accents and Alabama drawls amid lively, differing tastes and political views, yet remains a unified family tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Vermont
Dee
Jane
Report of hunting kills in Knotsville and neighboring districts
A partial hunting tally lists several 175 to 200 pound animals killed in the Knottsville, Kn.s ville, Fetterman, Court House, and Grafton districts. Game Protector Powell twice failed to contact all stations as telephones were unavailable. full station checks expected tomorrow amid ongoing efforts. Yuletide plans report shows a large downtown Christmas tree, possible electric lighting if the coal strike ends. Jaycees elect Victor Halbritter vice president and Lloyd Mumaw president, with Salvation Army collections set for December 14. Charter-elections preparations to be completed before Christmas. charter board guests at Ronay's Dairy Bar meeting awaiting progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pannyton
Knottsville
Donald V. Bradley
Grafton
Sville
Porter Boylen
Victor Harve
Shinns
Booths Creek
Everett Taylor
Fetterman
Carl Parsons
Uta
Vuine
Joe Hamen
Galloway
Court House
Powell
Sians
Page One
Victor Halbritter
New City Home and Auto Supply
Lloyd Mumaw
William Fisher
Jaycees
Salvation Army
Charter Board
Ronay's Dairy Bar
Nazi edict destroys painting. replica copied by Schuller
Duschl testified that a painting vanished under a Nazi order and was destroyed. Friedrich Schuller of Augsburg Maximilian Museum secretly photographed the canvas and began a copy despite the ban. Schuller died in late 1943 at 35 after finishing the replica of Padua's work. The model for "Le da" was rumored to be the wife of a high Nazi leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duschl
Friedrich Schuller
Augsburg Maximilian Art Museum
Schuller
Padua
Street Widening Project For 1947 State Budget
Local boards discussed a wage street widening project last night and today moves begin to place the work in the 1947 budget of the State Highway Commission. The commission informed the board that the project will proceed pending approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swuumura
State Highway Commission
Sidewalk and street cleanup plan proposed for Grafton
The city prepares to curb curbside sidewalks and widen streets with state commission input on how much removal is needed. The plan emphasizes water pipe removal costs, an intensified cleanup of sidewalks and streets, morning sweeping, and a new Merchant's Retail association linked to the Board of Trade to support merchants and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
State Commission
Merchant's Retails Association
Board of Trade
Helb
Milk Mixture for Stomach Ulcers Tea Treatment
A new tea mixture claimed by doctors to heal stomach ulcers caused by excess acidity shows unusually good results. Marketed as harmless and refund available, it is sold by Malone's Drug Store and many other drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceptale Evecwbert
Malone
Community business plans and tourist folder discussed
The Board of Trade outlines plans to solicit each member with details on program goals and working hours. Merchants will decide among themselves on plans to keep Grafton business vibrant and maintain ties with other towns. A handbook on industrial promotion and a tourist folder are planned along with an agriculture committee push for a local eurization plant and a new bus terminal project.
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Mnessman
Board of Trade
Ton
Gavitt
Chants
Grafton
Agriculture Committee
80 Year Old Woman Finds Relief From Rheumatic Pain
An elderly local resident reports dramatic recovery after using RHU-AID. She suffered severe rheumatic pains along her right side, could barely walk, and felt like a bundle of nerves before trying the medicine. After use, she walks pain free and feels her nerves are strong. RHU-AID is advertised as a liquid formula of three key ingredients sold at local drug stores in Grafton.
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Here
Grafton
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Curtis Marshall
Long Island
New York
E. F. Clark
Baltimore
L. G! Shackleford
Lloyd Shackleford
A. G. Gtiseman
Seattle
Washington
Harold Kramer
Army-Navy
Philadelphia
West Point
City Hospital
Fred Mollisse
Rosalie Skidmore
Gia Ehas
Hal Boyle
Mystic Brotherhood of Man
Brooklyn
Yonkers
Santa
California
Joe Marth
Cuppers
Alabama
United States Brewers Foundation
Yule
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Doaase
Paris
Prince Philippe
Greece
Elizabeth
England
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Shade
Barton's
Wembley
Roberts
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