Laughlin Bride Weds Howard J. Welsh in Cumberland
Miss Mary Aldene Laughlin daughter of Mr and Mrs Hice R Laughlin of Cumberland Maryland wed Howard J Welsh son of the late Mrs Anna Welsh in a quiet ceremony at St Patrick s church North Center street The Rev Francis J McKeon officiated Only immediate family attended The couple left for an eastern honeymoon after a wedding breakfast at Ali Ghan Country club The Laughlins are longstanding Grafton residents connected with Monongah division supervision and later Cumberland duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Laughlin
Howard J. Welsh
Charles J. Welsh
Anna Welsh
Francis J. McKeon
St. Patrick's Church
North Center Street
Rose Alice Laughlin
Charles P. Welsh
LaSalle Institute
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Laughlin
Grafton
Monongah
Cumberland
Grafton Group Attends Parley At Jackson's Mill
The Grafton Group attends the 10th annual luncheon of northern West Virginia DAR chapters held Saturday at Jackson's Mill Belington chapter hosted 225 members and guests. State regent Mrs W H S White of Shepherdstown attended along with Miss Kathryn Shepler and Mr and Mrs Virgil Handley former Grafton residents now in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Shafer
Elizabeth
Cumminst Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Alden Beagle
Jay Fleming
H. K. Debendarfer
Jesse G. Wolfe
Elizabeth R. Handley
Florence Wilkinson
C. V. Miller
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Belington
W. H. S. White
Shepherdstown
Kathryn Shepler
Virgil Handley
Grafton
Morgantown
Miss Boyce Weds Noble W Cordy
Miss Clara E. Boyce daughter of Mr Abraham Boyce of Monroe Street married Noble W Cordy of Newburg on Wednesday July 3. Rev Gordon L Withers of First Baptist Church officiated in the parsonage. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The couple plan to reside in Newburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara E. Boyce
Abraham Boyce
Monroe Street
Noble ‘W. Cordy
Newburg
Gordon L. Withers
First Baptist Church
July church and auxiliary meetings schedule
A list of community meetings in July including B and O Veterans, Clara Fawyer Auxiliary, Naomi Sunday school class, Fisher class at St John’s, Missionary society visitations, General Ladies Aid, King’s Daughters Bible class, American Legion Auxiliary, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and Quota club with dates, times, and venues across local churches and halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. & O. Veterans
Clara Fawyer
VFW
Naomi
West Main Street
G. H. Coulson
Fisher
St. John's Methodist Church
The
Missionary Society of the First Christian Church
W. D. Fawley
Pruntytown Road
Kitchen Shower Honors Grafton Bride Mary Louise Robinson
Kitchen shower given Friday night at Wilford Street home by Mrs. Ben Blackman honored her daughter Mrs. James Snyder of Blacksville, formerly Miss Mary Louise Robinson of this city, with games and refreshments. Attending were the honoree, Mrs. Snyder, and many relatives and friends including Mrs. W. S. Phillips, Mrs. E. O. Waugh, Mrs. P. E. Turner, Mrs. Earl Marshall, Mrs. G. C. Kelley, Mrs. Delbert Wolfe, Mrs. L. A. Collins, Mrs. Charles Pickens, Mrs. Clarence Hinkle, Mildred Jones, Helen Turner, Dorris Waugh, Jean Collins, Dorothy Ann Pickens, Juanita Robinson, Jean Blackman, Joan Blackman, Dorothy Blackman, and Mary Jo Hehner t of Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Blackman
Wilford ‘Street
James Snyder
Blacksville
Mary Louise Robinson
Mrs. Snyder
Snyder
W. S. Phillips
E. O. Waugh
P. E. Turner
Earl Marshall
G. C. Kelley
Delbert Wolfe
L. A. Collins
Charles Pickens
Clarence Hinkle
Mildred Jones
Helen Turner
Dorris Waugh
Jean Collins
Dorothy Ann Pickens
Juanita Robinson
Police Action Reveals Wounded Youths and Suspect
Williams is expected to recover. Third youth arrested. Sergeant DeMoss and officers Tutwiler Bry Farley plus Troopers McClung Lucas and deputies Herold Bryant aided in transporting the wounded to a hospital and arresting Grady Dillon, 14, who allegedly had a pistol found on him during questioning of Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svonumeg Arom Pak
Williams
DeMoss
J. C. Tutwiler
Wallace Bryand
Virgil Farley
H. A. McClung
G. A. Lucas
Richard Herold
John E. Bryant
Grady Dillon
Norman
Dillon
Girl Scouts Pattern 6751 Transfer For Needlework Fans
An old household arts notice invites Girl Scouts to obtain Pattern 6751 a sampler with a pompler transfer and color chart. It lists materials and illustrations and asks readers to send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept New York 14th Street with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
Ani
Pacific Fleet Head In Washington For Parley
Admiral J O Richardson arrived secretly at the Navy Department from Hawaii to confer with officials on routine policies for taming the fleet. He was to meet President Roosevelt and discuss with Acting Secretary Lewis Compton and Admiral Harold Stark among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. O. Richardson
Navy Department
Hawaii
United States
Roosevelt
Lewis Compton
Secretary of the Navy
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
British ships flee Tangier as German radio reports
A German radio broadcast heard by CBS said all British ships at Tangier Morocco have fled into the open sea. The Tangier zone, once internationalized, was taken over by Spain during the German union of France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CBS
Tangier
Morocco
Spain
Uniforms Guarded From Fifth Column Threats
London reports a directive to soldiers airmen police and postal staff to guard uniforms from theft and to report even the loss of a single button as a precaution against fifth columnists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Crippled Children's Board Sets Huntington Meeting Dates
In Charleston West Virginia the executive committee of the Society for Crippled Children outlined October plans for the Huntington state meeting and reviewed Easter seal fund reports led by James B Rodney of Clarksburg. In New York Lieut Col Brehon B Somervill ordered three of four WPA murals at Floyd Bennett Field burned as Communist works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crippled Children’s Board
Capital
N. Y
Charleston
West Virginia Society For Crippled Children
Huntington
James 8. Rodney
Clarksburg
New York
Brehon B. Somervill
WPA
Floyd Bennettfield
Stimson Knox Nominations Up for Senate Vote
Henry L. Stimson and Frank Knox faced senate confirmation for secretary of war and navy as leaders anticipated approval. The nominations, approved by committees, were central to a light calendar ahead of the Democratic convention. A larger defense bill and new tax measures were expected later, but postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
Secretary of War
Navy
Senate
Stimson
Knox
Chamber
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Holt
D.-W.va
Bone
D.-Wash
McNary
Oregon
Industrial production up in May and early June
The Federal Reserve Board reported a sharp rise in industrial production with the seasonally adjusted index climbing to 105 in May, driven mainly by higher output from steel and woolen mills. The gains continued into the first half of June, signaling an expanding economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
School Man Resigns Romney Principal Post
Stanley D. Roth announced his resignation as principal of the state school for the deaf here to take a similar post on September 1 at the Missouri School for the Deaf in Fulton, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney
Stanley D. Roth
State School For the Deaf
Missouri School For the Deaf
Fulton
Pattern 971 House and Garden Frock for Busy Matrons
Practical comfortable frock designed by Claire Tilden to suit summer wardrobe needs. Features include full-length panel lines, waistless silhouette with side tie sashes, two sleeve styles, optional neck accents, and color buttons. Fabric options gingham broad cloth or seersucker. pattern 971 fits multiple sizes with yardage listed. send 15 cents to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Birth Notices and Local Visit Updates
Brief announcements report the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs John Marks of Flemington with mother Yona Knabenshue, and both mother and baby reportedly doing well. Other items note Frank Bennett undergoing a Memorial hospital operation, and multiple local residents visiting or returning home from trips with family updates and place names in Cumberland, East Liverpool, Charleston, and local streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Announte
Pétina
John Alexander Marks
Ohn Marks
Flemington
Marks
Yona Knabenshue
Frank Bennett
Taylor County
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Germans Keep Bombers Layered Raid Attacks
British planes fought dramatic dogfights as German bombers breached coastal defenses and raided western England three times over the weekend. An air ministry tally says four Nazi fighters were shot down and a fifth probably destroyed, with casualties including a policeman and a post office pair buried in ruins. Despite losses, British reports claim 40 Nazi planes downed in two weeks and 2,500 Nazi aircraft destroyed since the war began. Bremen and Hamburg stations went off air as British bombers pressed targets in Bremen Kiel and other sites. The submarine Snapper reportedly torpedoed five supply ships near Norway while Malta and Gibraltar were also raided. Rich mond resident Clara Korte visited in Richmond, returning home tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Air Ministry
London Times
Fair Ministry
Hamburg
Bremen
Mediterranean
Malta
Gibraltar
Kiel
France
Belgium
An Armayg
Germany
Weekend Guests and Homecomings Inbridgeport Area
Spanning Bridgeport households several guests and travelers are noted. Last night Mrs Douglas Powell of Addition and Mr Killian of Fairmont retired for visits, with a boating and fishing excursion along the Potomac and Blackwater Falls on a return trip via Maryland and Petersburg. Weekend visitors include Mrs Eunice Wilson and family on West Wilford Street plus Gene Keighroh Jean and Richard Shurtleff. Mr and Mrs Williamson and Barbara and Paul Risburg Pa. Mrs Richard Robey, vacationing in Washington and Manor Beach, visited with her son in Norfolk. A party from Wiltz routes and a 1317 West Brain Street arrival are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Powell
Addition
Ati. Killian
Fairmont
Tirs
Eunst
Hom Wilson
West Wilford Street
Barbara
Gene Keighroh
Jean
Richard
Ap Richard
Shurtleff
Miss Shurtleff
Dean
A ‘Williamson
Aniren
Paul
Je Risburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary A. Laughlin
J.M. Riffee
Mary Aldene Laughlin
Hice R. Laughlin
Washington Street
Northern West
Virginia
D.A.R. Hold Mill Conference
Miss Boyce
Noble W. Cordy
Mr. and
Mrs. Cardy
Grafton Bride
Ourogors
Ousehold
Alice Brooks
Ana
Dan Topping
Chicago
Sonja
Topping
Arline Judge
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pacific Fleet Head
Britain
Pere English
Liverpool
Ohio
Roy Bolyard
Simon Matthews
Ross Street
Bolyard
Life Insurances Company of
Fathier
James Biyjous
Lars Satterfeld
Aut Mémorial Hospital
Freda Galhar
Mrs. Gainer
John Lock
Street
Richmond
Clara Korte
Mrs. Lynwood Kelley
BANCO
Brenda Joyce
Hollywood
Maryland
He Maying
Tobaccoland
U.S.A
Chesterfilta
Mrr
Copri
Bridgeport
Richard Robey
Pabt
Washington, D
Manor Beach
Bertea
Prt
West Brain Street
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