Christmas Party at Grafton Nursery School
The Grafton Nursery School hosted a Christmas party with a Mothers' club business meeting on December 22. Mrs Marle Burkett led the session while plans for a January 15 fundraiser dance at Goose Home were announced. Santa distributed gifts and students performed carols, stories, and recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Nursery School
Grafton Mothers’ Club
Graff Nursery School
Marle Burkett
Goose Home
Christine Pilson
Ernest Riddle
Jimmy Scott
Evelyn Pirone
Shirley Settler
Billy Reed
Jimmy Holtz
Rondy Morgan
Santa Claus
Aes
Marie Burkett
Mae
Nora Reneman
Dorothy. Roy
Rosa Brown
Lilly Bolliger
Georgia Pirone
Mary Morgan
Alice Scott
Merle Bolliger
Allan Reed
Evelyn Reed
Lewis Reed
Bobby Burkett
Wells Entertain With Open House Christmas Day
Dr and Mrs Charles M Wells held open house on Christmas day at 141 West Knotts avenue from 2 to 7 pm welcoming many friends. The home was attractively decorated with buffet service in the dining room. An editorials note urged maintaining Christmas spirit year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Wells
West Knotts Avenue
Quota Club Annual Meeting at Cozy Rest
January first at 6 15 p m the Quota club holds its annual meeting including election of officers and committee reports. December 28 PHC lodge meets at Red Men's hall at 7 30 with important business on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Cozy Rest
PHC
Red Men's Hall
Initiation Held Of New Members Of Social Club
The Sub-deb club held a semi-formal initiation at president Miss Martha Hopkins Riverside Drive Tuesday evening. Pledges Miss Peggy Kirk and Miss Mary Parrish recited the pledge by candlelight, gifts were given, refreshments served, and dancing followed with members and guests including Judy Grow Frank Bartlett Marjorie Lambert Randy Norris and several others.
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Martha Hopkins
Riverside Drive
Peggy Kirk
Mary Parrish
Judy Grow
Frank Bartlett
Marjorié Lambert
Randy Norris
Fairmont
Charles Carpenter
Tillie Deegan
Joe Buchanan
Eloise DeMoss
Jack Kincaid
Barbara Gerkins
Scotty Hamilton
Lantz Carrico
Jo Ann Reger
Bob
Wed Couple Feted After Christmas Evening Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T Beall hosted a Christmas night gathering at their home for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knight Jr whose December 21 1939 Washington DC wedding was recently noted. Guests included the groom's parents Mr. and Mrs Harold Knight Sr Mr and Mrs George Smith of Swoope Va and the couple themselves with the brides parents Mr and Mrs Jesse T Beall.
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Jesse T. Beall
Harold Knight, Jr
Washington D. Cc
Harold Knight
George Smith
Swoope
Yankee to Operate Bluefield Bluesball Club for One Year
Paul Yankee, noted businessman and sportsman, announced the purchase of a one year operating privilege for the Bluefield Bluegrays of the Mountain State League with a five year option for 6000 dollars.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Bluegrays
Paul Yankee
No Trump vs eight trumps rule in bridge problem
In a duplicate deal North opens 1 Diamond and Arthur Pulver chooses 4 No Trumps over a suit contract. The sequence leads to a heart, club and spade play with diamonds running. East must discard to defeat 6 No Trumps as East holds high hearts and clubs, offering a defensive defense problem.
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Trump
North
Arthur L. Pulver
Blackwood
East
Mr Pulver
South
Contract Features Syndicate
Ine
Sub-Deb Club Opens Holiday Tea Event
Miss Gertrude Sommerville hosted a tea at her Walnut street home last Friday from 4 to 5 PM to start a series of holiday events. Guests exchanged gifts, and reports from the Welfare committee and charity drives for underprivileged children were presented by Miss Tillie Deegan.
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Gertrude Sommervillé
Here
Walnut Street
Sommerville
Welfare Committee
Grafton Women's Club
Tillie Deegan
Women's Club
Miss Deegan
Virginia Stout
Marjorie Lambert
Martha Hopkins
Miss Sommerville
Mary Parrish
Peggy Kirk
Gertrude Sommerville
M Vicker Heads Mountaineer Junior Council for Six Months
Ellsworth McVicker of 640 West Main street is elected head of Mountaineer council No. 44 United American Mechanics Grafton for six months. H R Shaffer named vice councilor A D Camp reelected secretary C Moats Jr financial secretary and other officers chosen. Installation set for Tuesday January 2 with a large turnout urged.
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Ellsworth McVicker
West Main Street
Mountaineer Council
United American Mechanics
Grafton
H. R. Shaffer
A. D. Camp
C. ©. Moats, Jr
E. McVicker
State Council
C. C. Moats, Sr
A. F. McConkey
Briefly Told Briefly Told Student Home Christmas News
Parkview student Cleta Glover of Fairmont State Teachers College spends Christmas with her parents, E. J. and Mrs. Glover. Wheeler Bachman of Carr China Co. returns to work after visiting relatives in Wheeling. Mrs. J Friedman and Florine accompany to Baltimore for the holidays. Miss Kath leen Stemple of Athens Ohio and Jo Ann Bartlett of Clarksburg are guests of Miss Natalie. Evelyn Mathews of Fairmont visits her parents on Warder Avenue. Mrs. Katherine Fahey of Washington DC visits with her brother on Maple Avenue. Richard Bartlett and family of Clarksburg spend holidays in Graf ton. Hayward Skidmore and family return from Arlington Virginia. Mrs. Leroy Hedrick of 415 West Washington ends Christmas greetings.
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Cleta Glover
Parkview
Fairmont State Teachers College
E. J. Glover
Wheeler Bachman
Carr China Company Pottery
Wheeling
Kathleen Stemple
Athens
Ohio
Jo Ann Bartlett
Clarksburg
Natalie
Pembroke
Mackin Street
Evelyn Mathews
Fairmont
Alex Mathews
Warder Avenue
Capital
Katherine Fahey
Washington, D. C
W. P. Turner
Maple Avenue
Three Family House Destroyed By Flames In Pineville
A heating stove pipe caused a blaze that wiped out a three family home and damaged two nearby structures in Pineville on December 27. The J A Mace property at Athens suffered major losses valued at 2500 for the building and 1000 for furniture, with additional damage totaling around 5500. No injuries were reported.
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Pineville
J. A. Mace
Athens
Minta Morgan
Wile Preservers eT. ae Pie Crust Tarts From Leftovers
A brief note suggests baking leftover crust on inverted muffin tins to form tarts for the next day's meal, a practical kitchen tip for reducing waste and preparing ready desserts.
Central Press Satire on War Efforts and League
A terse satirical column mocks wartime fundraising, Japanese goldfish taxation, and Russia and Finland tensions. It rails against delays in mobilization, the League of Nations, and calls for a tougher, fight-minded world stance amid global conflict.
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ENE
Russia
Finland
League of Nations
Ressit
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Wells
Yankee Runs Club
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
M’vicker
Baltimore
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Florine
Maryland
Richard Bartlett
Hayward Skidmore
Arlington, Va
John Baker
Hedrick Better
Leroy Hedrick
West
Washington
Street
Wit
Dr. Smith TD
J. A. Cunningham
Altoona Lang
Washington, Pa
G. N. Walters
Virginia Flaharty
Beckley
Curtis Walters
Mrs. Walter
W. Va
Robert Davidson
Pittsburgh
Mr. and
B. F. Davidson
Pearl
Iidme
Paul Walters
Mrs. Reed
John Nuzum
I. DuPont de Nemours Company
Wilmington
Delaware
Rex R. Nuzum
Dewey Avenue
Brownie Thom
Scott Flaharty
Parkersburg
Alice Hall
Wilford Street
NYA
Harold Jenkins
Miss Elizabeth
J. M. Palm-Neason
Morgantown
Mary Elene
the Rasmussen
Waukegan
Ill
J.S. Palm
Thayer Street
Fox Murphy
Philippi
Freda Mason
Route 2
Grafton City Hospital
Charleston
Mrs. Keith Rice
MEI Central Press
Dees
MXS
Sahee Ae
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