R T S Class Holds Baptist Meeting At Williamson Home
Mrs Mayme Williamson and Mrs Oma Fornash hosted the First Baptist group at the Williamson residence for a recent evening. Devotional led by Mrs Melba Stilwell from Luke, carols sung, and a closing prayer by Mrs Shady Poe. Edna Defenbaugh presided as president with officers elected: Francis Adlington president, Melba Stilwell VP, Paulean Williamson secretary treasurer, Lillie Adlington reporter. Yearbook committee named Beulah Jones Melba Stilwell and Pauline Williamson. Secret pals revised, refreshments with Christmas motif served to 27 attendees. Next meeting set for January 18 at an undetermined location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Williamson
Oma Fornash
First Baptist Church
Williamson
Melba Stilwell
Shady Poe
Edna Defenbaugh
Francis Adlington
Melba
Stilwell
Paulean Williamson
Lillie Adlington
Beulah Jones
Pauline Williamson
Hazel Jean Stilwell
Juanita Shaw
Gladys Wiseman
Lula Jackson
Tony Lee Shaw
Mary Lou Williams
Fidelis Club Elects Officers at Presbyterian church meeting
The Fidelis club of the First Presbyterian church elected officers for the coming year at a regular meeting hosted by Mrs. Rhea East on Washington street. New president Ruth Molloh an, vice president Nonnig Sergent, and secretary treasurer Lila Mantz were chosen, with gifts exchanged after the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis Club
First Presbyterian Church
Rhea
Cosmo Fisher
Mary Hines
Jane Proudfoot
Ruth Mollohan
Emma Morgan
Nonnie Sergent
Lillie Delaney
Elizabeth Gill
Emily Williams
Bertha Hodges
Virginia, Morgan
Lila Mantz
Gertrude Shaw
Nell Haislip
Rhea Fisher
Coming Events Calendar for Mountaineer Council and Local Groups
A January schedule lists meetings for Mountaineer Council No 44 in V F W Hall, Quota Club at Hotel Grafton, Judson Missionary Society at First Baptist, Circle No 2 at Mrs Carl Harman blueville addition, Mountain City Council No 48 CAR at V F W Hall Heil, Hospital Woman's Auxiliary, Willing Workers 4 H Club Haymond, Alpha Mu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi at Mrs Carolyn McCue blueville, Woman's Council Beech Street church covered dish dinner for members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountaineer Council
United American Mechanics
V.F.W. Hall
East Main Street
Quota Club
Grafton
Judsonsionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Oma Fornash
Norma Wolfe
Clara Withers
Betty Shaffer
Minnie Kin
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Carl Harman
Blueville
Montain City
V. F.W. Heil
Willing Workers
Haymond
Haymond School
Alpha Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Carolyn McCue
Ernette Skinner
First Church of Christ On
Beech Street
Oakland newlyweds Efaw Miller wed in Mil parsonage
Wed In Oakland reports the marriage of Gladys Lee Miller to John Wayne Efaw at St. Pauls Methodist parsonage Oakland Mil on October 6. Bride, daughter of Hubert A Miller, and groom, son of I A Efaw, reside at 216 Beech street and Lincoln street respectively. Both 1946 Grafton High graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Lee Miller
John Wayne Efaw
Beech Street
Efaw
Hubert A. Miller
West Boyd Street
Mr. Efaw
Mrs
I. A. Efaw
Lincoln Street
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Oakland
Mil
Denver C. Pickens
Judy Miller
Grafton High School
The
Baltimore and Ohiailroad Company
Weekend Visits and Induction Notes From Grafton Area
Local brief highlights include Jacky Osborne spending the weekend with his East Wilford Street family in Richmond Virginia. Local men James Fletcher Edward McGee and Frank Price leave for final Army inductions at Fairmont. Families report returns, visitors, and newborn Stephen Blake Deakins born December 27 at Myers Clinic Hospital Philippi weighing six pounds eleven and a half ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacky Osborne
WRVA
Richmond
Virginia
Mr. and
Ray Osborne
East Wilford Street
Mairmont
James R. Fletcher
Grafton
Edward Earl McGee
Rosemont
Frank Neal Price
Belington
Norman B. Deakins
Beech Street
Myers Clinic Hospital
Philippi
Stephen Blake
Mary Alice Burnside
Roy Z. Burnside
Maple Avenue
Forrest M. Deakins
Washington Street
Best Dressed Squirrel Stays Hidden By Rocks
A well groomed squirrel earns the nickname Best Dressed as it remains in shadowy crevices near rocks, darting only briefly to forage. Local observers note its stylish pose and careful avoidance of open ground, drawing smiles from passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Piley
Barbara Cushing
U. S
New York Dress Institute
Stanley Mortimer
International
Origin of blue Monday linked to naval flogging lore
A long cited tale ties blue Monday to 18th century naval punishments and weekly flogging orders. Separately, Haywood County in North Carolina is noted to have 72 mountain peaks exceeding 5,000 feet in height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood County
North Carolina
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
J. Wayne Efaw
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Budapest
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Lee Bennett
W. Main ST
Union Drug Company
W. Main
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Lancaster
L. L. Kunst
S.C
Ralph Kunst
Ralph S. Kunst
West Washing Street
Ralph S. Kunst, Jr
Carol Lynn
Bellevue
Pittsburgh
Grafton City Hospital
Rebekah Keener
Johnny Rifey
Flemington
I Soy Beall
Newburg
William A. Morgan
Glen Turner
John Funk
Dorothy Westfall
Arenu
Frank Grimes
Charleston
Harry Grimes
Lucretia
Helen J. Weaver
Army Chemical Center
Maryland
John Grimes
Myers
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Sergem
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