Pearl Eva Noss and Carl Banish Wed in Clarksburg
Miss Pearl Eva Doss daughter of Mr and Mrs A Isaac Route 2 married Carl Banish son of Mr and Mrs John Banish of Clarksburg at 10 this morning in Andrew s Methodist Church The Rev Paul H McKain officiated The ceremony featured lighted tapers pom pom mums music from Mrs S T Seymour The bride wore a white silk lace princess gown with a tam veil and pink rosebud flowers Best man was William Carder Flower girl Cona Lee Conrad The couple will reside in Clarksburg after a honeymoon in Baltimore Md and the bride is a former Grafton Senior High student and Zuker s Department Store employee The groom is a six year Army veteran now discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Eva Doss
A. Isaac
Route 2
Andrew's Methodist Church
Carl Banish
John Banish
Clarksburg
Paul H. McKain
Lohengrin
S.T. Seymour
Isaac
William Carder
Little Cona Lee Conrad
Valley Inn
Grafton Senior High School
Zuker's Department Store
Cleveland
Ohio
Banish
Baltimore
Mrs O J Fleming Hosts S B Club Luncheon
Mrs O J Fleming entertained members of the S B B club at her Walnut street home with a three course Christmas luncheon at 1 30 p.m. Decor and decorations reflected the season and favors were small photos of members with original Christmas greeting poems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Jay Fleming
Walnut Street
Fleming
Degree of Honor Meeting With Dinner December 20
The Degree of Honor will meet at 2 30 p m in the V P W hall with a covered dish dinner at 6 30 p m December 20 The Eastern Star Woman's club will meet in the Masonic Hall at 8 p m for a Christmas party featuring gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V-P. W
Eastern Star Wo Man's Club
Masonic Hall
Social Hour Among Mrs Fleming's Guests
Mrs Fleming's social afternoon featured lively conversation as the principal diversion. Attendees included Mrs C Batson Mrs W Hanway Mrs A Holt Mrs Earl Jenkins Mrs Harry Kunst Mrs D G Kunst Mrs Ralph Kunst and Mrs E F Clark with guest Mrs Carrie Sellers among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming
C. °. Batson
W. C. Hanway
A. A. Holt
Earl Jenkins
Harry Kunst
D. G Kunst
Ralph Kunst
E. F. Clark
Carrie Sellers
Recently Married Couple Honored With Shower
Mr and Mrs James E Walker newlyweds honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mr and Mrs C Burl Mason on McGraw avenue. Five table cards with prizes went to Mrs Howard Richardson Mrs William Yri Mr Walker and Fred Mason as Christmas decor and tall tapers framed the bridal motif. Mrs Walker formerly Doris Byers, Mason home served a dessert course with Mrs E G Byers assisting. guest list included numerous local couples and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Walker
C. Burl Mason
McGraw Avenue
Howard Richardson
William Yri
Walker
Fred Mason
Mason
B. G. Byers
Lowell Mason
Jackie Byers
A B Bible Class Holds Yale Party
The King's Daughters Bible class of the United Brethren church held its annual Christmas party and gift exchange at the home of Mrs. A B Cutright on Yates avenue. Mrs. Clifford Crall led a program with carols scripture reading prayer vocal and piano solos and readings including White Christmas and Preparation for Christmas and Christ a Chimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Daughters Bible Class
The
United Brethren Church
A. B. Cutright
Yates Avenue
Clifford Crall
Meril Stilwell
Lois Luwader
Beverly Sue Cutright
Suet
Ruth Crall
E S. Duckworth
Christag Chimes
Rosemary Outright
R. C. Sloan
Duet and vocal numbers brighten holiday meeting
A brief business session led by Mr. E.8. Duckworth featured plans to send gifts and reveal "Big Sister" names for the year. Janet Boylen and Ruth Crall performed Santy Is Coming To Town, with Mrs. Ruth Crouser and Mrs. Carl Boylen in a second vocal duet. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Cutright with helpers Mrs. Sherman Reed and Mrs. Loren Hoffman to 33 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santy
Janet Boylen
Ruth Crall
Ruth Crouser
Carl Boylen
Duckworth
Cutright
Sherman Reed
Loren Hoffman
Haymond Club Christmas Party at Haymond Church
The Haymond Community Club held its annual Christmas party at the Haymond church with a devotional service led by Mrs. Bertha Montgomery and readings by several members. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. F. Carrothers and Mrs. C. O. Brown, followed by gifts and refreshments for numerous attendees. Celery seed note appears as a gardening tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haymond
C. O. Brown
Ursula Poe
Emily Poe
Willam Riggleman
W. M. Brown
W. A. Henderson
Ralph Watkins
Bertha Montgomery
William Watkins
Pecy Lucas
Ralph Lemmon
Walter Wood
Andrew Bolyard
Christmas Holiday Visitors and Patients At City Hospital
Medical patient Mrs. Lela Mullinas of 529 West Prospect Street remains in City hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Vinson of Columbus Ohio arrive by motor to spend Christmas with Mrs. Vinson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brown of 663 West Main Street. Elaine Bolyard of 47 Addison Street underwent surgery in City hospital today. Miss Alfreda Fisher of Washington DC, with Dorothy and Mary Heaton, arrived to spend Christmas with Mrs. Gauthea Fisher of Maple Avenue. Grafton students from West Virginia University return home for holidays: Willa Copenhaver, Cecilia Debendarfer, Natalie Pembroke, Mary Virginia Stine, Sylvia Favis, Miriam Friedman, Ann Elizabeth Ray, Charles West, Stanley Friedman, Mary Virginia Dent, Robert Stout, William Beaver, Robert Taylor, Robert Gifford, Harold Neal, Jerry Pepper, Richard Watkins, Jane Chrislip, William Gerkin, and Raymond Lockwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Vinson
Columbus
Ohio
W. E. Brown
West Main Street
Vinson
Carolyn Brown
Alfreda Fisher
Washington, D. C
Dorothy
Mary Heaton
Washington
Grafton
West Virginia University
Willa Copenhaver
Virginia
Cecilia Debendarfer
Natalie Pembroke
Mary Virginia Stine
Sylvia Favish
Miriam Friedman
Ann Elizabeth Ray
Charles West
Sanley Friedman
Mary
Virginia Dent
Robert Stout
William Beaver
Robert Taylor
Robert Gifford
Harold Neal
Jerry Pepper
Richard Watkins
Jane Chrislip
William Gerkin
Raymond Lockwood
Parkersburg to Build 62-Foot Flood Wall in 1946
City Engineer Leland Mer-Mi announced spring 1946 start for a 61.9 foot flood wall to shield Parkersburg from Ohio River overflow. City council approved a 300,000 dollar bond issue to acquire rights of way, aligning with a 500,000 dollar congress appropriation for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Leland G. Mer- Mi
Pearl Harbor Air Support Decision Recounted
Summary of a 1941 carrier deployment plan noting Pearl Harbor as the staging point for aircraft to reach Midway and Wake islands. Turner and Kimmel figures are cited, with claims that battleship air support would be limited unless near land, impacting fleet operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway
Wake Islands
Pearl Harbor
Turner
Kimmel
Communists Mass Near Shantung Rail Line Amid Central Hopeh Fighting
Marshall Spencer Davis in Peiping quoted Maj. Gen. Hu Chung Ching spokesman for the Chinese 11th war zone headquarters reporting ongoing fighting between Communist and Nationalist forces. Communists were consolidating positions in central Hopeh and allegedly seizing supplies from farmers and merchants. About twenty thousand Communist troops were concentrated along the Tsinan to Tsingtao railway in Shantung, per government spokesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Davis
Peiping
Hu Chung-Ching
Mustering out payment hid by mother in Colorado home
Mrs. Pete Montoya concealed her son Benny Montoya s mustering out pay and additional family cash totaling 1200 dollars in her Rocky Ford residence on December 20. Police recovered the money after the tip led to the discovery in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ford
Colo
Pete Montoya
Benny
Divorce at the Opera House Starring Kay Francis and Bruce Cabot
A domestic drama titled Divorce comes to the Opera House this Sunday. Kay Francis and Bruce Cabot lead a story about a marriage unraveling and the modern American family facing turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mack
Jerome Cowan
Monongram
Opera House Theatre
Kay Francis
Bruce Cabot
Monogram
Opera House
Attlee family life at Downing Street described
The piece profiles Prime Minister Attlee and his wife Mrs Attlee as a family centered couple. Four children serve in the Merchant Marine, Women's Army, nursing training, and boarding school. The Attlees occupy the third floor of Downing Street, keeping political life at a distance while Mrs Attlee supports the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’kenzie
Merchant Marine
Women’s Army Service
Attlee
Red Cross
Attlees
Ten Downing Street
England
Government to tax Hirohito as wartime profits levy
The Mainichi reports Tokyo plans to impose wartime profits taxes on Hirohito and his household. A MacArthur directive led the welfare ministry to finalize a 200 million Yen relief program for unemployed, war sufferers and repatriates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainichi
Hirohito
Welfare Ministry
Japan miners win 50 percent pay rise after strike
Kyodo News Agency reports workers at a major copper mine in Japan secured a 50 per cent pay increase following a brief strike. The settlement signals broader shifts in the country new social programs include community kitchens medical services and public housing as part of a new lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Kyodo New
Kyodo
Panama Coup Attempt Recalled Amid Latest Clash
Unsuccessful continuee from page one sparked gunfire as Capt Zambrano was killed and Lieut Comparaz wounded in a brief clash. Three to four attackers died. police had arrested four men last week, two identified as Arias supporters linked to smuggling arms from U S soldiers in the canal zone. Arias led the revolutionary coalition that toppled Harmodio Arosemena in 1931. he was elected president in 1940 but ousted in a 1941 bloodless coup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continuee
Zambrano
Comparaz
Persoons
Arias
U. S
Canal Zone
National Revolutionary Coalition
Florencio Harmodio Arosemena
Notice of Stockholders Meeting at The First National Bank
The First National Bank of Grafton West Virginia will hold a stockholders meeting at its banking house in Grafton on Tuesday January 8 1946 between 1:30 and 2:30 p m for election of a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to handle other business J Fleming Cashier December 8 15 22 29 January 5. Johnny S Lundy not responsible for debts contracted by others at 220 34
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Grafton
Grafton
West Virginia
J. Fleming
Johnny S. Lundy
Court notices list dozens of debtors and property claims in Taylor County West Virginia
MELVIN NEWSON sheriff lists back tax and loan defendants in Taylor County West Virginia. Names include Curry, Kidwell L, Mary Layton Hustead, Morris W A and Flora P, Genevieve Grimm, Roscoe Riffle, Leo Johnson, Elizabeth Whitehair, J E Parnhouse, and many others. Districts referenced include Booths Creek. Tax figures show amounts such as 63.25 and 375 A. The notice documents a state backed collection action by the BOOTHS CREEK district and related lenders such as Mutual Building and Loan.
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Eldora M. Bolyard
Pearl Eva Noss
Andrews Methodist Church
O. J. Fleming
Diamonds— Skaggs & Company
Yale Party
Mas
Parrish Agency, Inc
W. Main St
Haymond Club
Lela G. Mullinas
West Prospect Street
City Hospital
Elaine Bolyard
Addison Street
Marshall
OPERA
Real Chistian
Santa
North Pole
Europe
Penney’s
Beavers
Tou
Skaggs & Company—Watches
Bentinel Classifica
Latrobe Street
Heatrola
West Main
Nor‘way
H. M. Queen
Webster Pike
Taylor
Henderson
Walter
Emma
al Kosier
Joe Miller
Eliza
Williams
Mrs
Etta
Delmar Coal Co
Same
Morrison, Allen
Parnhouse, J E
Booths Creek District
A. Coal L. R. al
B.C
AML
Court House District
Shelby Run
Murray Parcel Valley R
Fetterman District
Williams, Grant’ and
Elizabeth
A. Wickwire I Lot
A. Wickwire
East Park
Flemington District
Lot Nestor
Town OF
Flemington
East Side
Christiana Street
Lincoln
Thayer
A. Valley R
Don
Young
Knotts
Ross
K. W
West Side
M. H. PY
M. H. PJ
Knottsville
Valley River
Big Park View
Bil Park View
Park View
A. Glade Run
Lucretia
Moran
S. A. Poe
8. A. Poe
W. Va
A. Poe
State of W. Va
Darl Smallwood
Louise Boylen
L. EB. Williams
C. B. Dadisman I, T. Yates
State of
Hazel Payne
Robert J. Johnson
C. W. Adlington
E. L. Kinby
L. E. Williams
Francis Warder
L. B. Williams
Andrew Poe
L. B. William
Marietta Moore Marietta Moore
Purchit
Nba
Melvin Newson
Taylor County
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