Christmas group activities listed for December in Blueville area
Community notices detail church and club Christmas events including sewing sessions at Red Cross rooms, Legion auxiliary party, King’s Daughters Bible class, W C T U meeting, P H C gathering, Mountain City Council dinner and gift exchange, and Fidelis club meeting. Events occur December 12 to 18 with locations on West Main Street Addison Street Maple Avenue Yates Avenue and church halls.
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West Main Street
Red Cross
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
King’s Daughters Bible Class
Blueville Methodist Church
John Brown
Addison Street
Louise Collins
Fred Robinson
Maple Avenue
P.H. C
Mountain City Council
Lodge Hall
Fetterman Methodist Church
Cla
First Presbyterian
Sarah Sayres
Fidelis Club
First Presbyterian Church
King's Daughters Bible Class
A. B. Cut
Yates Avenue
Christmas Party Planned By Betas
The Betas chapter holds a Monday meeting at the First Baptist church to plan a Christmas party at Mrs. Charles Carpenter’s home. Committee members include Mrs. Russell Mathews and Beta Williams. The group, with Betas from nearby towns, will prepare Christmas favors for the city and elect service volunteers.
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Charles Carpenter
First Baptist Church
Russell Mathews
Beta Tvilliams
Posey Fayeeen
Forouty
James Gowns
Charlotte Fawcet
Dorothy Snay
Piklit
Leo Brown
Kenneth Boylen
Dorothy al
Snay
Yuletide Party Held By Poling Home Class
Members of the Fisher class of St. John's Methodist church gathered at 170 Lincoln Street for their annual Christmas party and monthly meeting. Devotional service led by Mrs. Laura Beall featured scripture read by Mrs. Gayle Zinn and poems by Mrs. Paul Nye and Mrs. Beall. A brief business session was led by Mr. Eleanor Griffin. Social hour followed with poems by Mrs. Beall and Mrs. Mary Louise Grow, then a gift exchange. Refreshments were served by the hostess and helpers.
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St. John’s Methodist Church
Harry Poling
Lincoln Street
Laura Beall
Gayle Zinn
Paul Nye
Eleanor Griffin
List of Ladies Mentioned in Local Social Column
A roster of women including Mary Louise Grow Mrs Eleanor Griffin Mrs Mary Harris Mrs Hazel Hoskinson Mrs Cora Jacobs Mrs Gertrude Incaid Mrs Hazel Nye Mrs Estella Phillips Mrs Lena Powell Mrs Myrtle Bummers Mrs Gayle Zinn Mrs Suline Gerkin Miss Lillie Marshall Mrs Bertha Shaffer and Mrs Vera Hamilton with Miss Jayce Osborne appears in the society notes section.
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Mary Louise Grow
Eleanor Griffin
Mary Harris
Hazel Hoskinson
Cora Jacobs
Gertrude Incaid
Hazel Nye
Estella Phillips
Lena Powell
Myrtle Bummers
Gayle Zinn
Suline Gerkin
Lillie Marshall
Bertha Shaffer
Vera Hamilton
Jayce Osborne
Story of Captain Kramers Warning to Knox Emerges
Fragmentary OCR notes claim Captain Kramers warned Secretary Knox. Army report described as top secret, with wording suggesting brief elation at the warning. Details remain unclear from the partial text.
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Kramer
Knox
Army
Mrs Patton Flies to Germany After Husband Injured
Mrs George S Patton Jr boards a special ATC plane to Pa where another craft will fly her to Heidelberg to be with Gen George S Patton Jr who is seriously injured in a German motor accident. Accompanying her is Col R Glen Spurling, noted surgeon of Louisville Ky.
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George S. Patton, Jr
West
D.C
ATC
Heidelberg
Georges. Patton, Jr
Germany
Engagement Told Of Dorothy Snay And Army Veteran
Mr and Mrs E J Snay of Parkview announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Ivy Snay to Lafayette Murphy son of Mrs Hattie Murphy and the late Lafayette Murphy of Arden. Dorothy is Beta Sigma Phi member and Grafton High School 1938 graduate, employed by Carr China. Lafayette is an honorably discharged army private who served four years including two in Europe. No definite wedding plans yet.
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E. J Snay
Parkview
Dorothy Ivy Snay
Lafayette Murphy
Hattie Murphy
Arden
Snay
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Grafton Senior High School
Carr China Company
Murphy
U. S. Army
Europe
Farm Club entertains Farm Women's Club at Country Club addition
Mrs. Madge Kuhn hosted a recent Farm Club event for the Farm Women's Club of the Country Club addition. A program and gift exchange provided entertainment, with luncheon served at noon to guests including Mrs. J. B. Robinson, Mrs. Delphia Kiser, Mrs. J. Ray Keener, M. F. Abel, Mrs. Wotman Lough, Mrs. E. Q. Ercell Knotts, and Miss Latia Lingamfelter and Miss Mary Kunn.
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Farm Women's Club
Country Club
Madge Kuhn
Dirs
James McCue
J. B. Robinson
Delphia Kiser
J. Ray Keener
M. F. Abel
Wotman ‘Lough
E. Q. Ercell Knotts
Latia Lingamfelter
Mary Kunn
St Johns Circle Holds Christmas Meeting at Burge Home
St John s Circle Number 3 of St John s Methodist church met at Mrs W S Burge s Market street home for a regular business meeting and a Christmas party with gift exchange as the main feature. Mrs Burge, chair, received a group gift. Ten members and two guests were served refreshments.
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Circle No
St. John’s Methodist Church
W.S. Burge
Market Street
Burge
Frei Shaw
C. C Richman
Frank Kincaid
G. D. Sloan
Dale Zinn
Brooks Reed
Arthur Proudfoot
Scott Burge
Lillian Marshall
Virginia Sloan
Scott Burge, Jr
Donald Shaw
Briefly Told On 90 Day Furlough for Gullum Sailor
Cpl Lloyd Gullum son of Mrs Eva Shaffer n is spending a 90 day furlough at home after returning from England where he served nine months with the Third Air Force. He will report to Ft Meade Md for reassignment. Visiting Seaman First Class Don Lee Rowe arrived to visit his home on West Francis street with his mother Mrs A P Rowe arriving from Philadelphia to be with him. The navy man entered service 32 months ago.
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Cpl
Lloyd Gullum
Eva Shaffern
England
Third Air Force
Ft. Meade Md
West Virginia closes theaters and schools for quarantine
In West Virginia the board reports 32 percent of town school children absent due to the disease and orders a quarantine closing theaters Sunday schools and all school activities for children to curb spread.
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West Virginia
Stop Dosing With Soda for Digestive Relief
A health note explains that soda and alkalizers do not cure headaches, sour stomachs, gas, or bad breath when constipation blocks the intestinal tract. It urges using Carter's Pills to unblock the digestive system, aiding digestion and letting Nature’s juices work, for genuine relief.
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Nature
Carter
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Miss Eldora M. Bolyard Society
Betas
Baptist Church
Poling
Marcus Yicks
VaroRus
Patton
St. John’s Circle
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Clarksburg
Coca-Cola Bottling
WKS. Inc
Clarksburg, W. Va
Act of the
Mom
Dad
Junior
Sissy
Skinner
Sunbak
Shaggy Tex
Esmond
Alumna Food Choppers
Eagle Gas Range
Workman's Department Store
Philippi, West Virginia
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