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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
3
Calendar notes December meetings for Blueville Methodist Naomi Ruth Circle St Johns Methodist WSLS District Foe and many local groups. Events cover Christmas parties gift exchanges and officer elections at homes churches and the city building with varied times through December 19.
Mr and Mrs John Packman and their daughter of Sutton spent the weekend at the home of Mrs Guy Bennett's mother. They were called home by Mrs Bennett's illness. Mrs L F Sawyer is visiting in Clarksburg. Mrs Earl Stimson of Pittsburgh formerly of Grafton is spending several days visiting trends.
Hospital admissions and discharges for December 4 list multiple individuals with varied hometowns and street addresses including Hazel Sanders in Tunnelton and Lora Henderson in Addison Street. Other admissions include Charles Taylor Rt. 3 and Alice Wood Rt. 3, with a broader set of discharges such as Dale Adams Newhite Norman Courtney and Harry Moses Tunnelton among others.
The Baltimore and Ohio Veterans met at the Graf ton Hotel on Friday at 7 30 pm to honor retired Monongah Division members. Superintendent J R Trease praised the group for their service as 33 retirees totaling 1453 years of combined work were recognized. Elmer Behen presented each man with a pen and a set. B L Hoffmen delivered a response. Virginia Parigh Wolfe sang with W G Coffman and C E Taush. La Donna Hall performed baton twirling and Nancy Shahan did two ballet numbers. Refreshments were provided by the Ladies Auxiliary led by Mrs. Bessie McIntosh.
The Ladies Auxiliary, Fraternal Order of Eagles, held a regular meeting December 3 with Alta Stow presiding. Plans were set for a district meeting December 1 2024 at 2 p m. A Christmas gift exchange was planned. The Eagle Christmas party for members and families will be Sunday afternoon December 1. Irene Frey will be kitchen captain for the next meeting December 17. Refreshments followed for numerous members.
The Quota Club held a regular meeting at the Episcopal Parish House on McGraw Avenue with parish ladies serving dinner. Grace Bartlett presided, members sold candy for a project, and reports on various efforts were given. The next meeting is December 17, and the club urged donations to an underprivileged children's fund.
The Pruntytown Home Makers Club held its November meeting at the Methodist Church annex. Devotions on Living and Working in the Family were led by Mrs. William Durham. A panel on Your Family and TV moderated by Mrs. Ira Culp reviewed the month’s lesson. President Mrs. Paul Klepfel led business. committees for next year's work were named, including Better living led by Mrs. Beall and health and nutrition by Mrs. Chester Sinsel. A questionnaire by home demonstration agent Mrs. Helen Fleming sought desired extension training. The gathering featured a demonstration on making Christmas ornaments from ordinary household items like coat hangers.
Grafton Women’s Lith held a Monday evening meeting at St Paul’s Methodist Church with an opening group sing led by Mrs. Robert Leonid. Miss Nellie Williams gave a musical reading, and a Diana Department parody of The Night Before Christmas was directed by Mrs. William Merew with Santa played by Mary Ellen Brown. The Muss department performed carols under Mrs. Ralph Shahan. Seventy five members and guests attended including Mrs. Earl Stimson of Pittchurch.
The December meeting features a dinner served at Four Corners Restaurant on December 27 at 6 30 p m. No gift exchange. Recreation supervised by Mrs Chester Sinsel prior to refreshments hosted by Mrs Lee Tucker and Mrs William Beall to Mrs Eugene Williams and a long list of attendees.
Mr and Mrs T W Knotts celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with open house at 395 E Blueront St Grafton on Sunday December 2. Family and friends filled the event with flowers gifts and a lace table cloth centerpiece.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Grafton City Hospital met Monday to discuss plans for showing puppets for the children's ward. They will display the puppets in a future display with before and after photos of the ward decoration. The group has painted the ward in light blue and pink and added a lounge chair for mothers. members are sewing draperies for the ward.
The state and local officers held a function at Mrs Pauli and Ma Lone's home to discuss ways to promote more interest in the auxiliary. The January event planned a thirty gal shop and other activities to engage members and encourage participation.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Mrs Helen Haley and Capt Haley, occupant of a car that struck a firehouse nearby in Massachusetts. Readable bits mention a collision near a home or street scene with authorities likely responding. Further details are unclear due to garbled text.
A fragmented Boston notice records a family event with a Fevitalis daughter and Bowdoin involvement. It mentions an infant and a birth date, but many specifics are unclear in the readable text. Further readable details may reveal exact names and dates.
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