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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1948
Page
2
A booklet titled Keeping for Retail Spores is now available through Monongahela Valley Hon offices in Fairmont. The article notes card usage for stores and similar applicability to retail stores, while mentioning unrelated local hospital and furniture history details and a range of officials and plans.
Freda Josephine Collins daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Collins of 1891 Robey Street wed Charles Robert Morgan of Clarksburg in a 2 16 pm November 29 single ring ceremony at United Brethren Church Garden Village near Fairmont. Officiant Rev. Sam McGee and his wife attended. Bride wore a blue suit with gray accessories and red rosebud corsage. Groom employed by Grants Corporation in New York City. The couple will reside at Richmar Hill Long Island New York.
The Friendship Class of Fetterman Methodist Church gathered for their regular monthly meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Claude McDaniel home. They sang Christmas carols, read scripture, and closed with a prayer. A bake sale for December 23 and a Christmas party with gift exchange were planned. Refreshments followed for members including Mrs. H. Deets and several McDaniel and Bennett family members. The next meeting is set for January 6 at Mrs. Deets home.
The estimate places the yearly count of affected children between 150000 and 200000 across the United States, reflecting the scale of family disruption impacting minors amid divorce trends nationwide.
A long list of community meetings and events is scheduled from December 6 through December 27. Band boosters, Quota Club, church circles, missionary society, gospel program, Bible classes, ladies groups, World War II Mothers, and youth and fraternal gatherings are planned across Grafton Blueville and nearby streets with times ranging from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. including dinners, gift exchanges, and officer elections.
The notice lists time family and friends visiting Mr and Mrs H A Canfield on One street including R P Dailor of Oine Spring Colo Roy Canfield from Alton Ohio Mrs M 2 Arthur and children Arnold Ellen Elsie and Anita Mr and Mrs Jesse Rogers and Mrs A W Jacobs and daughter Vera of Brownlow Park and Miss Lillian Reed of this city Hospital notes show several admitted to Grafton City Hospital including Lenora Mafarland Hazel Rutherford Ada Mae Withers Larry Nose George Watkins and others Visit Brother reports L B Henderson and wife returned home after visiting Hendersons brother Alfred a patient at Silver Crest Tuberculosis Sanitarium New Albany Ind a former resident and B O employee of this city
A compact hand sized hearing device enables the deafened to hear faint sounds such as sermons and music. Accepted by the Council on Physical Medicine of the American Medical Association, it requires no battery pack or bulky parts and can be adjusted as hearing changes. Beltone invites requests for a free descriptive booklet and home demonstration from Beltone Dept. 14 1450 West 19th St Chicago.
New York undersecretary of state argues against making documents public due to security. Committee informant would not say if Welles described all seized items. Tomorrow’s 2 p.m. EST hearing may not be public as two State Department officers attended. Sam Boykin and Donald Nicholson said they were not asked to testify.
In a dramatic reveal Poirot explains the complex ties among the Cloade family and the London killing of Rosaleen Cloade. David Hunter flees after learning he is the target of revelation, while Eileen Corrigan’s identity changes the case fate.
In New York city and borough elections, voters chose party lines for city and borough assemblies. Papers moved to New York via macrofilms reflected party seats proportional to total votes. Anti-Communist leaders framed ballots as occupation polls amid a broader East West struggle and Western Berliners urged votes for freedom and against Communism.
Cassandra Takacs was honored on her fifth birthday with a party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Andy Takacs at their East 1 Main Street home. Guests included Janet Henderson and Dottie Henderson, along with Dennis Bassett Violet Hensell and Margaret Hawkins.
Continued discussion notes that despite calls for boycott or spoiling ballots by Communists, election officials say the number of invalid ballots is not unusual.
Congress approved 400 million for China this year, far exceeding the Greek Turkish program. Of the China fund about 275 million backs economic aid and 125 million for arms help. Much of the military money has not yet been delivered. China reports about 25 million in value received, including naval equipment and 16.8 million in army gear shipped since October 1, with two large consignments totaling roughly 9,000 tons of small arms ammunition sent in December.
Reported crashes spread from Marseilles to Alexandria and Shanghai. A private plane went down near Marseilles, injuring two air force crew aboard a transport near Alexandria. One plane left James Town for Dayton and vanished. In Shanghai a transport wreck killed 11, and a bus clash near Wusih killed eight refugees.
Commander on search aircraft reports signals from the water after pilot spotted survivors. A boat was dropped about 100 yards from the area as HMS Strotts reported low gas and began returning to base. Navy Privateer sightings of flares were noted 20 miles away, suggesting a possible second group of survivors.
City work continues as the trade promotion committee of the Taylor County Board of Trade sets standards to fit a pattern chosen weeks ago. About 3.5 percent of all children in the United States have divorced parents.
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