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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1947

Page

5

Young People's Group Monthly Meeting at Fetterman church

The Young People's group of Fetterman Methodist met in the church basement for the monthly gathering. President Fran Linn led the session with devotion by Mrs. C P Hall, followed by songs Silent Night and Away in a Manger. Attendees included Frances Linn, Madalee Shingleton, Gladys Murphy, Janice McDaniel, Pauline Keener, Ruth Shingleton, Eva Carr, Evelyn Morris, Goldie McDaniel, Elsie Moran, Agnes Simmons, Carl Williamson, Dick Williamson, Willie Lambert, Jack Stull, Harry Lee Wittman, Johnny Wittman, Roy Shingleton, Fred Williams, Clyde Brown, and Mrs. C F Hall.

Fetterman Methodist Church Fran Linn C. P. Hall Pauline Keener Frances Linn Madalee Shingleton Gladys Murphy Janice McDaniel Ruth Shingleton Eva Carr Evelyn Morris Goldie McDaniel Elsie Moran Agnes Simmons Carl Williamon Dick Williamson Willie Lambert Jack Stull Harry Lee Wittman Johnny Wittman Roy Shingleton Fred Williams Clyde Brown C. F. Hall

Homebound visits and holiday school programs in local notes

Residents report visits to Thayerstret and Terre Haute relatives while others plan Texas and Port Arthur trips. Local shopping and Christmas events fill Farmington and Flemington schools with readings, choirs, and gift exchanges as colleges prepare winter breaks and parties.

Nancy Ann Staley Mildred Haddox Temple Bailey Jean Smith Leonard Flemington High School Couney Hte Carlinas Schoals Davis and Piklas

Burglars Steal Cash Register From Kazy Nook Restaurant

A restaurant burglary reported shortly after 7 a.m. left the cash register missing, valued over 300 dollars. Suspects entered through a broken downstairs restroom window and exited via a side door, with officers noting no sign of the register at the rear of the premises.

Sammy Gerard Mask Kazy Nook

Happy Reunion AFTZ2 ARRIVING at LaGuardia

Valerie Parker, aged 9, arrives with father Dorothy Moynihan in New York after England adoption. She had been adopted in Cardiff after her mother’s divorce in England. Mrs Moynihan remarried, moved to Natick, Massachusetts, and seeks a legal Massachusetts adoption to offset the prior Sardiff arrangement.

LaGuardia Wield England Valerie Parker Dorothy Moynihan Cardiff Wales Moynihan Natick Mass Massachusetts Sardiff

West Virginia Streams Polluted Campaign Mentioned

The report notes efforts to rid West Virginia streams of pollution from industrial sources. Unclear incident details reference a crash with injuries and aircraft engine failures soon after takeoff. Investigations will determine causes while base officials withhold official conclusions until a board completes its inquiry. Witnesses report no immediate explosion on impact.

West Virginia Tucson

Republicans push taft bill amid transportation talks

The House faced a clash as Republicans resisted changes while Taft warned the bill could reach a vote if cleared by the Senate. Rep Walcott had previously blocked similar provisions, and Speaker Martin pledged rapid action if the special session agenda permits.

Rose Rom House Rep Walcot R.-Mich Taft Senate Martin Fmass

Mysteries of Metals and Early Scientific Names

Miners in Saxony found a white hard metal like copper but unusable. They called it Kupfer-Nickel or Old Nick’s Copper. Cronstedt later dubbed it Mickel, an unknown metal. The text touches on comet origins and Charlevoix, Wadham College, Henry Clay, and the debate over Moon etymology.

Hinkle Arthur H. Colmer Is Fontaine Saxony Old Nick Cronstedt Mickel

Broadway Play Critic Buzz and Gum Machine Banter

Critics laud the Broadway hit A Street Car Named Desire while humor threads through pop culture and toy dreams. Grandpappy Jenkins jokes about Vishinsky dolls and Forever Ambling as a nickname for Louis Newsom. An automatic gum wrapper processes half a million sticks in eight hours amid neighborhood chatter and holiday wishes. New York hosts its annual poultry show at Madison Square Garden as Hollywood stylists debate daily fashion.

Louis Bobo) Newsom New York Madison Square Garden

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