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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1955
Page
3
St Pauls W S C S hosts a Christmas gathering as transit news notes a faster rail era. The first passenger train between St Louis and Kansas City once took 14 hours for 279 miles. today trains complete the run in about five hours.
The St Pauls Methodist W S C S held its Christmas meeting at the church with newly named president Mrs Orpha Henson presiding. Devotions led by Mrs Lee Smith featured We Would See Jesus Today and No Room in the Inn.
Mrs. Boyles known as Granny Gay honors her seventh son Donald Boyles who is to serve in the U S Navy. Inducted for basic training in Maryland, Donald is one of six brothers with World War I and Korean War service in the family. Granny Gay long led Sunday school and 4 H in Taylor County, credits faith and prayer for the sons’ safe return.
In Ireland, custodians begin the day by scrubbing lipstick from the Blarney Stone, a ritual aimed at preserving the historic stone. The practice underscores enduring legend connected to the castle near Cork.
Mr and Mrs Max E Rau of 215 Walnut Street Grafton announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Ann Elizabeth to Harley C Moore Jr son of Mrs Mae C Folkes of Richmond Virginia The wedding is set for January 14 1956 at Ascension and St Agnes Episcopal Church Washington DC Miss Rau a Grafton High School graduate also attended WVU Richmond Professional Institute and works at St Elizabeth Hospital in DC Moore from Richmond holds a government post in DC Miss Ray is home for Christmas arriving from the capital
The Eastern Star Women's group held a Christmas party at the Masonic Temple featuring a traditional program led by Miss Minette Watkins. The event included poems, solos, a Christmas story, a monologue, group carols, and Santa Claus distributing exchange gifts beneath a decorated tree. Refreshments followed with candlelit, pine-themed table arrangements.
The Green Valley Lodge No. 235 will meet in the K of P Hall at 7 30 p m on December 26 for a gift exchange and election of officers All members are urged to be present
The Haymond Community Club hosted a Christmas gathering with Mrs. Bertha Montgomery as hostess. Members quilted two blankets, shared a covered dish dinner, and conducted a short business session with a gift exchange and program. They sent sunshine baskets to three shut-ins, with several named attendees and guests.
In Seoul the 26th Anti Aircraft Battalion sergeants hosted privates and corporals for a Christmas Eve party and agreed to pull guard duty to let their guests celebrate. In Grand Rapids Zoo Director Fred Meyer opened his first Christmas present, two diamondback rattlesnakes from a Texan friend, saying he couldn’t appreciate a gift more.
The notice asks for Christmas wishes and cards for Standley McDaniel who survived polio and uses a modern wheelchair provided by the West Virginia Crippled Children's Division. It also mentions Charles Robert McFarland and Richard Taylor, both at the Easton Convalescent Home Morgantown for treatment, with friends urged to send gifts and greetings.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Vincent of Belington announce the marriage of their daughter Jet tie Marie to Robert W Heflin of Baltimore Maryland on Friday November 25 at Holy Comforter Lutheran Church parish house with Rev William Fox reading the vows Heflin a former Grafton High School graduate of 1940 served in Korea and is a senior at the University of Baltimore
December admissions include Li ane Goodwin Rt 5 City Stephen Allen Yacanech 119 Fanny 5i ra Shay Tunnelton Carl E jayle Simpson Discharges dated December 23 include She don Kittle 102 West Boyd John Humphrey 44 Lincoln Sarah Smith 22 Addison St Al cert Grim Rt 1 Thornton Rufus Mauller 117 West Washington St Andrew Rowand Independence
The Taylor County Clerk Roxie Fowler reports deeds filed for December 19 through December 23. Edward Morgan and Sybie Morgan transfer land in Booths Creek district to George B. Coole and Nevah L. Coole as joint tenants along U.S. Highway 50. Walter Wood and Bernice Wood transfer property in Fetterman district to Everett Carroll and Ruth Carroll. Everett Carroll and Ruth Carroll grant to Guy Allender as trustee. Everett Carroll and Ruth Carroll grant real estate on North Side of U.S. Route 119 in Fetterman district to Paul B. Ware as trustee.
Rosemont residents and many visitors gathered during the holidays. Among those listed were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Isa Bella Jr formerly of Wislington Delaware now in Flemington, and numerous family friends visiting relatives in Salem Marlington Clarksburg Hepzibah Darby Bridgeport Flemington Wendell and nearby towns. The Bailey Memorial Church Young Adults held a December meeting with a Christmas program and gift wrapping for Marlington’s children’s home, while a Fleming County unit attended the Eastern Star in Flemington and Christmas party at Corbon Co. in Clarksburg.
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