Community club and church group meeting schedule
A listing of July meetings across multiple organizations. VFW hall at 2 30 p m for Taerkone ane July YO White Fawn. Kings Daughters Bible Class July 10 at Mrs George Norris 1 30 p m. American Legion auxiliary July 10 at the Legion Home 8 p m. Circle No 2 Andrews Methodist home 1 30 p m. Ladies of West Main Street Methodist sew Red Cross 1 4 p m July 10. Haymond Community club July 11 with Mrs Ralph Lemmon covered dish. Circle No 2 WSCS St Johns Methodist July 11 7 30 p m at Mrs Frank Graham Wilkinson street. PHC July 11 VFW hall 2 p m. Ladies of First Brethren sew Red Cross 2 4 p m July 11. Naomi chapter No 12 CBS July 12 Belvedere Club 6 30 p m. World War I Mothers club July 12 club rooms 7 30 p m. Women Missionary Society and Ladies Aid Lutheran Maple Avenue home Mrs Frank Kunst with convention report. Ladies of Fetterman Methodist sew Red Cross 1 4 p m July 12.
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VFW
Kings Daughters Bible
Blueville Methodist Church
George Norris
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Circle
Andrew's Methodist Church
G. D. Vogel
West Main Street
Circle No
Andrew's
Naomi
CBS
Belvedere Club
Mothers' Club
Womens’ Missionary ' 'Society
Ladies Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church
Frank Kunst
Maple Avenue
Ralph Kunst
Robert Heflin
Fetterman Methodist Church
Red Cross
Brief notes of visits and family events
Brief local notices recap several family and visiting updates. Atty. Guy Allender and grandson Jimmy Clark Allender returned from Des Moines after visiting James W. Allender and kin. Rose E. Reed of Cincinnati stayed two weeks with Mrs. Blue Kinter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews of Akron visited their mothers Mrs. Evert Moore and Mrs. Alec Mathews. Mr. Mathews returned home while Mrs. Mathews’s brother Evert “Moe” Moore plans to accompany her home. Fred Clark and wife from Hot Springs, Arkansas, came to East Main Street two weeks, marking Mr. Clark’s first visit since Navy discharge and birthday dinner with sister Mary. George C. Ashby Sr. reports son Pvt. George C. Ashby Jr. arrived in Erlangen, Germany, serving with Mechanic Engineers since December. Paul and wife welcome Joyce Elaine Messenger, second child, first girl, at Grafton City hospital. Paul runs Reliable Broom Factory.
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Robert Mathews
Akron
Ohio
Evert Moore
Alec Mathews
Mathews
Arkansas
Fred Clark
Hot Springs
W. P. Clark
East ‘Main Street
Mr. Clark
Navy
Mary
Clark Home
Germany
George C. Ashby, Sr
West Main Street
Pvt
George C.ashby, Jr
Erlangen
George
Mechanic Engineers
Paul Messenger
Grafton City Hospital
Joyce Elaine
Messenger
Reliable
Phyllis Furlow Weds James Hoffman in Cumberland Ceremony
Miss Phyllis Ann Purlow daughter of H C Purlow 210 Lincoln Street became the bride of James A Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Hoffman 124 Maple Avenue in a quiet double ring ceremony at Kingsley Methodist Church Cumberland June 29. The couple's attendants were Glen Lewis. They honeymooned at Deep Creek Lake Maryland and will reside in Grafton. Hoffman works at Hazel Atlas Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Phyllis Ann Purlow
H.C. Purlow
Lincoln Street
James A. Hoffman
Bernard Hoffman
Maple Avenue
H. A. Kester
Kingsley Methodist Church
Glen Lewis
Deep Creek Lake
Marlland
Grafton
Hoffman
Hazel Atlas Glass Company
Local Quotarians Plan Picnic For Visiting Clubs
Grafton Quotarians will host Fairmont Morgantown and Clarksburg Quota clubs for a picnic at Tygart Dam on Monday night August 5 at 8 o clock. The inter city meeting was discussed at a meeting held at the home of Mrs Rhea Fisher on West Washington street. Committee members named to arrange the picnic were Mrs C W T Lockard Miss Mary Lough and Miss Leota Griffith. President Gertrude Shaw and delegate to the Quota International convention in St Louis Mo June 13 outlined the meeting assisted by Leota Griffith. Roberta Chenoweth past president served as the third delegate. The group voted to contribute to the Camp Towles fund. Reports by Mrs Rhea Fisher and Miss Wilma Jean Tippie De Moss followed the business session. A social hour and dessert were served.
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Rhea Fisher
Wilma Jean (Tippie) DeMoss
Rhea Fish
Mrs Housewife Promotes Brooms Made in Grafton
Local appeal urges shoppers to seek brooms crafted in Grafton, highlighting quality and origin. The notice stresses home goods and neighborhood manufacturing, encouraging support for regional makers.
Mrs W Phillips Hosts Fisher Class Meeting
Mrs W Phillips hosted the Fisher class of St John s Methodist Church at her Walnut Street home at 8 o clock. Juanita DeMoss led devotions and supervised the business session. A white elephant sale provided entertainment and a dessert course followed served by Mrs Phillips with assistance from Miss Lillian Marshall, Mrs Edith Maden and Mrs Gertrude Kincaid. Attendees included Mrs Minnie Henderson, Mrs Maydle Summers, Mrs Cora Jacobs, Mrs Ethel Balser, Mrs Hazel Hoskinson, Mrs Ruth Proudfoot, Mrs Daisy Poling, Mrs Lena Powell, Mrs Josephine Richmond, Mrs Gertrude Kincaid, Miss Juanita DeMoss and Miss Lillian Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Phillips
St. John's Methodist Church
Walnut Street
Juanita DeMoss
Phillips
Lillian Marshall
Edith Maden
Gertrude Kincaid
Minnie Henderson
Maydle Summers
Cora Jacobs
Ethel Balser
Hazel Hoskinson
Ruth Proudfoot
Daisy Poling
Lena Powell
Josephine Richmond
White Rose Grove Woodmen Circle Holds Meeting
White Rose Grove No 2 Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening at 8 oclock in the Knights of Pythians hall. In the absence of Mrs Faye K Littman Mrs Miriam Nestor presided as Guardian and led the session. A very interesting meeting with good attendance. several matters were discussed and acted upon. At closing social time, Mrs Marjorie Eisner and Miss Sarah Sayres, July hostesses, served refreshments.
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White Rose Grove No
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Knights of Pithins
Faye K. Littman
Miriam Nestor
Marjorie E. Eisner
Sarah Sayres
Edna Shingleton Milford Holbert wedding told
Edna Shingleton and Milford Holbert were married in a single ring ceremony June 29 in Philippi officiated by Rev. George W. Bur dette. The bride wore a street length white dress with white accessories, and J Arle Fay Shingleton served as the only attendant. Holbert entered service with the Navy in October 1944 and served in the Pacific before being discharged in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jer
Edna
Milford Holbert
Clyde Holbert
Belington
Philippi
George W. Burdette
United Brethren Church
J. Arle Fay Shingleton
Holbert
United States Navy
Pacific
Plane crash in four homes leaves five believed dead
In a smoking wreck across a quarter mile area, five bodies were believed trapped as charred debris and molten engine pieces lay scattered. Army guards battled pockets of flame while the forest still smoked, with officers noting the plane may have been unfamiliar with the terrain.
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Jeff
UN Relief Row Grows Over LaGuardia Action
UNRRA officials hoped the dispute over wartime goods would clear up soon though some saw potential political fallout for Chiang Kai Shek if the suspension continues. LaGuardia threatened to withhold foods and supplies unless UNRRA was satisfied. Cheng Pao Nan called the move unilateral, denying cargo buildup in Shanghai or other Chinese ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNRRA
LaGuardia
Chiang Kai Shek
Class Evening Guest: Master Billy Marwood
A guest of the class for the evening was Master Billy Marwood, invited to observe and participate in demonstrations. The event highlighted his training and added prominence to the program.
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Billy Marwood
Bailey to confer with army engineers on Elk River Dam
Rep Bailey of West Virginia said he will meet with Army engineers in Huntington this summer to accelerate the Elk River Dam project at Sutton, West Virginia. A $750000 initial appropriation funds land acquisition and relocation of the Clarksburg Richwood branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
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Washington
Elk River
Sutton
W. Va
Bailey
D. W. Va
Army Engineers
Huntington
Clarksburg-Richwood
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Murray's DOOM at drug department stores
Murray's DOOM incident spans multiple outlets including drug, department, hardware and grocery stores as police investigate a pattern of theft and property damage affecting consumers and staff. Investigators track suspect movements across locations and review surveillance footage for leads.
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Murray
Potsdam talks edge toward Germany concerns
Byrnes attacked Russia for excessive levies in Germany and demanded special deputies to study the German problem. He urged a report to ministers at the next meeting, likely next autumn, but no immediate action was taken.
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GIG
Germany
Byrnes
Russia
Grafton broom promotion for Housewife campaign
An unusual local notice urges residents to buy only brooms made in Grafton as part of a Mrs Housewife promotional campaign. The item references Senna Homer rat tort and an offer of over 100 tablets for 38 in a push tied to Graf ton Industry.
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Grafton
Malone's Drug Store Promotes High Alcohol Germ Killer
An advertisement for Malone's Drug Store touts 90 percent alcohol products as faster germ killers, highlighting ETRATES and REACHES as premium disinfectants. The notice emphasizes rapid action against germs and positions these items as effective sanitation solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone's Drug Store
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Atty
Guy Allender
Jimmy Clark Allender
Des Moines
Iowa
Jimmy
James W. Allender
Rose E. Reed
Cincinnati
Blue Kinter
Phyllis A. Furlow
Maryland
W. Phillips
White Rose Grove
Woodmen Circle
SSS Tonic
S.S. Co
Edna Shingleton
Henry M. Paynter
Garsson
Star Chamber
May
Nature
Carter
SHEER
Blue Bird Shoe Store
Wexuuberg Stein
Richmond
Vicinity
Singer Sewing Machine CO
Fairmont
U. S
Harrison County
Atlas Realty
Fourth Ave
Pittsburgh, Pa
South Pole
North
Ciudad
Prana, Rektin E Patapibrer
Maal
Mars Hewcit
Iit
Evans Hardware Co
Main Street
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