Local Couple Is Married in Oakland Maryland
Miss Sarah Frances Sturm and Thomas Edwin Woodyard wed in Oakland Maryland on October 2 with Rev. Arthur D. Jones officiating. The couple, graduates of Grafton High, are described as widely known. she serves as deputy and secretary in the County Assessor’s office, he works with Woodyard Lumber Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Frances
Sturm
Thomas Woodyard
Oakland
Arthur D. Jones
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Woodyard
Grafton High School
Harry Batson
Woodyard Lumber Company
Ethel Grimes Weds Walter Heflin in Baltimore
Miss Ethel Grimes of Grafton and Walter Heflin of Shinnston married December 20 1941 at a Baltimore home officiated by Rev. Etta M. Clough. The bride, granddaughter of local residents, graduated Grafton High, recently living in Baltimore. Heflin, son of Mrs. Hallie Heflin, works for DuPont Construction in Baltimore. They reside at 1017 St Paul Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Grimes
Grafton
Walter Heflin
Shinnston
Baltimore
Etta M. Clough
A. J. Spare
Grafton High School
Heflin
Hallie Martin Heflin
Junior Society Holiday Party at Smith Residence
The Junior Society of the First Presbyterian church met at Miss Nancy Smith’s Maple Avenue home. The afternoon featured decorations and a program with devotions by Mrs. Norman Menear and hymns and scripture.
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Maple Avenue
Nancy Smith
The
First Presbyterian Church
Norman Menear
Christmas Luncheon for Elizabeth Cummins DAR Chapter
December 17 at Cozy Rest at 1 30 p m hosted by Mrs H K Debendarfer and Mrs Florence Wilkinson. Also Jan 5 Quota Club meets at 6 15 p m for election of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cummins
Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. K. Debendarfer
Florence Wilkinson
Quota Club
New Year Devotion Ends With Story and Gift Exchange
Rev. Frank J. Turvander led a New Year devotion at the church ending with the story Words, Deeds, and Weeds. A gift exchange followed by games and contests concluded the afternoon with refreshments served by Mrs. F. S. Smith and Nancy. Attendees included Joanna Mullenix Janet Turvander Annette Kirk Janice Hansen Margaret Clayton Louise Cutright Rosemary Cutright Helen Sisler Bobby Cameron and Sonny Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Turvander
F. S. Smith
Nancy
Candy Canas
Joanna Mullenix
Janet Turvander
Annette Kirk
Janice Hansen
Margaret Clayton
Louise Cutright
Rosemary Cutright
Helen Sisler
Bobby Cameron
Sonny Smith
Cairo Man Wed To Local Girl in Oakland Friday
Disclosure was made today of yesterday's marriage of Miss Betty Lee Sloan to Wilford Cunningham of Cairo West Virginia. The wedding occurred Friday at Oakland Maryland with Rev Minor Sprague officiating. They plan to reside in Baltimore after January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lee Sloan
J. T. Sloan
West
Wilford Street
Wilford Cunningham
Cairo
W. Va
Oakland
Maryland
Minor Sprague
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Annual Dance Held By Social Group
Feather Merchants of Grafton hosted an artistic and social dance at the Moose Home drawing many couples to Joe La Rosa’s band with Julie Ann featured. Prior Christmas week gatherings set a festive, carefree mood as the evening stretched into the early hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Moose Home
Joe Larosa
Julie Ann
Begin Now On Fascinating Crochet Crochet Pattern
Begin now on fascinating crochet pattern using mercerized cotton for an in between cloth or a Suxu- Move table. Bix sizes are given to suit home use. 4168 contains instructions and charts for cloth, illustrations of stitches and materials. To obtain, send ten cents in coin to the Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 259 Wich Street New York NY. Include name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
Wich Street
New York
Sub-Deb Group Entertained at Christmas Tea
A Christmas tea for the Sub-Deb club of Grafton was held at Miss Tillie Deegan’s home 501 West Main yesterday afternoon from 3 to 5. Guests and members, including Miss Martha Hopkins, enjoyed decorations, a poinsettia centerpiece, and a program of songs, recitations, and dances by 26 children. Mr and Mrs Santa Claus visited and assisted with the gift exchange, ending a happy social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Tillie Deegan
West Main Street
Deegan
Martha Hopkins
Miss Hopkins
Miss Deegan
Betty Newham
Jerry Hannon
Betty Jean Bailey
Patty McDargh
Joan Welch
Christine Carpenter
Matilda Grow
Martha Jean Kuhn
Constance Reed
Virginia Lee Marshall
Marjorie Lambert
Helen Louise Miller
Betty Rose Miller
Mary Virginia Dent
Ari Rita Riffee
Junior Mc- Donald
Santa Claus
Edward Cecil
Santa
Ruth Cecil
Belle Findley
Normalee Bolyard
Maude Goodwin
Ruth Anderson
Glen Early Currey
Paul Cecil
Mary Louise Ellison
Cecil Gumm
Vivian Ruby Currey
Edward Ci
Maxine Steven
Hepzibah School Pupils Open House and Yule Program
Pupils of Hepzibah School and teacher Walter Wood hosted an open house on Tuesday. Morning classes were held, followed by a Christmas themed Yule program for parents and friends at 1:30 p.m. The decor featured a Christmas tree and guests praised the event. The program included Welcome by Ruth Anderson, Silent Night hymn, group playlet by fifth and sixth graders, Luther's Cradle Hymn, recitations by various students, and songs such as Old Saint Nicholas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hepzibah School
Walter Wood
Ruth Anderson
Vernon Cathell
Mary Louise Ellison
Belle Findley
Annie
Willie
Maxine Stevens
Atlantic City Hospital School of Nursing Ad
Atlantic City Hospital School of Nursing in Atlantic City New Jersey offers a three year course in nursing for high school graduates of the academic course. Uniforms and textbooks supplied. Class enters in February. Apply to Superintendent of Nurses.
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Atlantic City Hospital
Atlantic City, N.3
Sup’t. of
Christmas Visitors and Holiday Travels Reported
Brief notes show Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robertson of Charleston visiting relatives over Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hardy of Greensburg Pa. left today after spending holidays with Mrs. Hardy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Summers at 2171-2 Love Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Jack Robertson
Charleston
Jack Hardy
Greensburg
Holiday Visitors and Local Notables Gatherings
A string of short notes highlights visitors and travelers from Philadelphia New York Wheeling Baltimore Detroit and Washington with mentions of family reunions funerals and hospital admissions including Miss Nelle Tucker Private Robert Ford and Mary Brydon Warder as well as gatherings at Thayer Street and Maple Avenue.
Birth of the Blues at Strand Theatre review
The Strand presents Birth of the Blues with Bing Crosby and Mary Martin. The musical celebrates blues origins in the South while entertaining with a festival of fifteen songs led by Jack Teagarden and Rochester. It blends history with lively performance, aiming to entertain more than sermonize.
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Devees
Paramount
Strand Theater
Bing Crosby
Mary Martin
Brian Donlevy
Carolyn Lee
Jack Teagarden
Rochester
Velma Cross Is Wed Christmas To Clarksburg
Mr and Mrs William F Cross announce the marriage of their daughter Velma to Robert Childers of Lynn avenue Clarksburg. The double ring ceremony occurred Christmas day with Rev Charles V Tate officiating at the United Brethren church. Attendants were Edga Mae Drake and William Childers. The couple will reside at 115 Floyd street Clarksburg where the groom is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Cross
West Main Street
Velma
Robert Childers
Lynn Avenue
Clarksborg
Charles V. Tate
Clarksburg United
Tragedy near Farmington claims 25 year old man
Dec. 27 near Farmington a freight train killed Robert Evans a 25 year old African American man described as an Ever-Son. The incident occurred yesterday and is being investigated by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Robert Evans
Farmington
Avoiding the Dummy Leads in Bridge Strategy
Barclay warns against leading the dummy's suit except in rare cases. The example shows West's risky singleton heart lead costing a partial win, while South capitalizes on the misread plan to gather five tricks in hearts, spades, and clubs, illustrating why cautious, informed leads matter in contract play.
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West
Swing It Soldier at Opera House features star cast
Universal presents Swing It Soldier at the Opera House Sunday with Ken Murray Frances Langford and Don Wilson leading a fifty song parade from sentimental ballads to boogie woogie. The score draws on comical tunes like Annie Laurie Got Love and Bicycle Built for Two with Dorcas Cochran and Arthur V. Jones guiding the screenplay and Charles Previn supervising the score. Reginald LeBorg directs the musical numbers and Harold Young helms the film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
Opera House
Ken Murray
Frances Langford
Don ‘Wilson
Hanley Stafford
Brenda
Cobina
Senor Lee
Iris Adrian
Susan Miller
Skinnay Heaven
Eddie Cher- Ennis
Rose
Jacques Press
Miss Langford
Kenny Stevens
Annie Laurie
Romeo
Skinnay Ennis
Stevens
Dorcas Cochran
Arthur V. Jones
Charles Previn
Reginald LeBorg
Harold Young
Parachute Battalion at Dixie Theatre With Fort Benning Backdrop
A wartime drama photographed for the Dixie Theatre features Fort Benning Georgia as the backdrop for Parachute Battalion. Stars include Robert Preston Nancy Kelly Edmond OBrien and Harry Carey with Buddy Ebsen Paul Kelly Richard Cromwell Robert Barrat supporting. The tale follows enlisted men from enlistment to their first jump and training in parachute packing landing and gear handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Hollis
Buddy ‘Theen
Harry Carey
REO
Parachute Battalion
Uncle Sam
New Parachute Corps
Fort Benning
Georgia
New Picture
John Twist
John H. Fite
U.S. Air Camps
Robert Preston
Nancy Kelly
Edmond O'Brien
Buddy Ebsen
Paul Kelly
Richard Cromwell
Robert Barrat
Ife
Studio under Army supervision records Fort Benning scenes
Army authorities granted access to Fort Benning for production and appointed Captain William Ryder as technical supervisor over studio filmed sequences. The arrangement enables authentic military settings to be captured for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Fort Benning
William Ryder
U. S. To Treat Prisoner of War Standards Outlined
The United States plans to set up an organization with Marc Petér to handle war prisoner questions with the International Red Cross. It notes that Japanese captives include Marines from Peiping and Tientsin, crews of a gunboat near Shanghai, Wake Island garrison, and others in Guam and the Philippines. Prisoner care follows Geneva standards. monthly inspections by Red Cross and Swiss representatives will cover camps in belligerent countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Marc Petér
Washington
International Red Cross
Peiping
Tientsin
Shanghai
Wake Island
Guam
Philippines
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Geneva
Red Cross
United States
Switzerland
Cordingly
Germany
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Sarah Frances Sturm
M. W. Sturm
West Francis Street
Thomas Edwin Woodyard
W. A. Woodyard
Shinnston Man
Smith
Presbyterian Group
Wilbur Cunningham
Alice Brooks
Gloria
C.P
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt
Pasquale
Pat) di Cicco
Santa Barbara
Cal
Philadelphia
Durham
N. C
Nelle Tucker
Washington, D. C
Ed Host Jer
Grafton Park
Grafton City Hospital
Marion Grow
Thayer Street
Ella Barber
G. Wesley Evans
Washington, Pa
Detroit
John Jaco
Detroit, Mich
Lillie Jaco
Thayer
Jaco
Richard Ford
Wheeling
Keith Rice
Keith
Judith
Robert Ford
Fort Bliss
Texas
Richard L. Ford
Mary Brydon Warder
Frederick B. Warder
John Peters
L. H. Greenwald
Lincoln Street
William H. Morgan
Strand Theatre
Strand
Velma Cross
Clarksburger
Barclay ON
Shepard Barclay
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Gawis Pats
Pang
Xourne Uo Ueseo
Hana Carga
Sim Ecco
South
Ee Safenders
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Dixie Theatre
Skaggs & CO
Your Jeweler
U. S
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Reasia
Fasiey
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