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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
3
The Sloan family expresses gratitude to relay friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy flowers and use of cars after the recent death of their mother and grandmother Sarah J Sloan. Reverends E K Richardson and Ruby Foley offered comforting words and Bartlett at home extended thanks.
Brief notices report Mrs. Joseph Shafferman who will leave tonight for Houston Texas to join her U S Army husband. Mrs Charles McGee heads to Seattle to visit her navy fireman husband. Miss Jane Miller returns home to spend Christmas with her Miller family in West Street Charles. W F Campbell of Pittsburgh visits his Grafton mother Mrs Campbell yesterday. Mrs Perry Sapp leaves for Texas for the holidays.
The R. T. 8 Sunday school class held its annual Christmas party and December meeting at the church with 7:30 p m start. W T Gifford and Mrs Frank Stilwell served as co hosts. Mrs Opal Bryan led devotionals and officers were elected: president Mrs Ernest Reese vice president Mrs Herbert Fornash and secretary treasurer Mrs Hubert Reed. Guests included Mrs Annie Chaney of Maine among those attending.
Mrs W D Sergent entertained the Needlecraft Knitting club at her Blueville home with a 6 o'clock covered dish dinner, followed by a brief meeting and Christmas party. Officers were elected missives. gifts exchanged. several members present. decorations in Christmas style. plus crochet pattern notice and a brief station about sugar supplies.
The note enumerates several December gatherings: Business Girls hosted by Miss Lucille Payne at Yates Avenue at 8 p m with co hostesses Mrs Ray Withers and Mrs Russell Mathews. White Fawn council Christmas party and Indian sister gift exchange at Red Men hall 2 30 p m after covered dish dinner. W S C o Blueville Methodist church Christmas party at Mrs Bartlett G Brown. Alpha Mu chapter Beta Sigma Phi Christmas party and cultural session at Mrs Charles Carpenter's Maple Avenue with First Baptist church 2 30 p m. Eastern Star Woman's Club Christmas party and gift exchange at 8 p m Masonic Temple with Mrs H K Debendarfer in charge. Mrs C R Watson hosts Literature and Art departments of Woman's Club Walnut Street and Mrs Fred Robin of Grafton at 309 son program chairman.
Betty Hoffman Betty Jo Loraine McAvoy Mary Jane Frances Leonard Marie Knight Lois Sapp Ruth Haislop and Paul Shanhan, students at Fairmont State college, are in Grafton spending the holidays at their respective homes Texas Yuletide with her husband stationed at Sheppard Field Texas Canada leads world predation of asbestos newsprint platinum and radium.
Advertises Udga Tablets a fast relief for gas and excess acid with a 25 cent home trial and double money back offer. Claims quick relief within minutes and lists Malone's Drugs Chemical Co as distributor. Includes references to drug stores nationwide.
In a late night session lawmakers mounted a spirited but unsuccessful bid to grant a $400 yearly blanket pay rise for postmasters and other post office employees. A half billion river and harbors bill died as the Senate adjourned without final action, while the 78th Congress appropriated about $182 billion and lifted the national debt limit to $260 billion amid vast fiscal pressures.
The Minute Maids 4 H club met at Miss Shirley Bumgardner’s Yates Avenue home and arranged a Christmas basket for a needy family. They also planned gifts for Hopemont hospital children in Terra Alta. Project circulars for 1945 were distributed to Marcia Malone Sylvia Waggoner Patty Burnside Phyllis Burnside Billy Huff Barbara Redinger Lela Haun Rosemary Outright Mary Lou Dean Ella Moyer. Club leaders are Miss Hazel Cole and Mrs A W Jean.
Partial text shows a reference to 115 billion dollars in the previous 12 months. No additional context or entities visible to identify company, time frame beyond the prior year, or factual conclusions.
West Virginia reports that after a collision at White Rock near Fairmont last Saturday several people remained hospitalized with three in serious condition.
An advertisement touts a lemon juice method claimed to relieve rheumatic pain quickly. It references a two week trial and a money back guarantee through Malone's Drug & Chemical Co. and various drug stores.
The family thanks friends neighbors floral offerings and use of services. Gratitude goes to Rev E W Slayton Rev B K Richardson Rev W T Gifford the funeral home and Grafton City hospital staff for their sympathy at the death of Mrs Evin Sette. The children express appreciation for support.
The family thanks friends neighbors and Rev Lois Luzader for words and sympathy. Gratitude to Bart Funeral Home Grafton City Hospital and all who provided cars and floral tributes after the death of our husband John R Moore. Mrs John R Moore.
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