Indiana couple wed in Grafton church parsonage
Miss Juanita May Lawyer of Indianapolis and Paul Edward Hunt of Blueville were married July 13 at 7 pm in the West Main Street Methodist Church parsonage in Grafton with Rev. J B Staley officiating. The bride, a WAVES veteran, and groom, a 1942 Grafton High School graduate, both held prior military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita May Lawyer
Bert Lawyer
Indianapolis
Ind
Paul Edward Hunt
George W. Hunt
Blueville
West Main Street Methodist Church
Grafton
J. B. Staley
The
WAVES
Washington
Circle No 2 WSCS Meets at Mrs Graham Home
A recent gathering of Circle No 2 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at St John’s Methodist Church convened at Mrs. Frank Graham’s Wilford Street home. Mrs Nichola led devotionals with help from Miss Thelma DeMoss and Mrs C C Richman. A tea towel shower for the WSCS followed the business session.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. John's Methodist Church
Frank Graham
Wilford Street
Stanley Nicola, Jr
Thelma DeMoss
C. C. Richman
Nichola
Newton Nicola
Graham
Juanita DeMoss
Russell DeMoss
Fred E. Floyd
Alvey Jacobs
Estella Phillips
W. J. Combs
Bessley Simpson
Birthday Party for Barbara Ellen Nicola Celebrated
Little Barbara Ellen Nicola, three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Nicola Jr, was feted this week at a party hosted by her parents at 15 East Wilford Street. Games for children featured winners Anna Mae Wilson Joyce Beverlin and Gibby Bunner. Guests included Anna Mae Wilson Rachel Wilson Barbara Duffy Colette Williams Joyce Beverlin Betty Beverlin Doris Beverlin Gibby Bunner Mary Rose Nicola James Stanley Nicola Mrs Newton Nicola and Mrs Simpson. The Red Cross was founded in 1861.
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Barbara Ellen Nicola
Stanley Nicola, Jr
East Wilford Street
Anna Mae ‘Wilson
Joyce Beverlin
Gibby Bunner
Nicola
Anna Mae Wilson
Rachel Wilson
Barbara Duffy
Colette Williams
Betty Beverlin
Doris Beverlin
Mary Rose Nicola
Billy Nicola
James Stanley Nicola
Newton Nicola
Simpson
Community church notices and meetings schedule
A sequence of church group activities is listed with dates from July 17 to July 26. Events include meetings at members' homes, Red Cross sewing sessions from 1 to 4 pm, and social gatherings such as a Wiener roast. Participating churches include Methodist, St John’s, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Baptist, United Brethren, and Presbyterian communities.
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WSCS
Blueville
Fred Robinson
Maple Avenue
Weiner
Ladies of the
Our Church of Christ
Red Cross
Ladies of the Episcopalian Church
Ladies of the First, Baptist Church
Ladies of the United Brethren Church
Ladies of the Presbyterian Church
4-H Club Plans For Camping Trip
Seneca Senior 4-H club members met at 2 pm at Mrs. Ray Parkhill’s home to finalize plans for a July 29 camping week at Camp Towles. Patty Sue Barker led a Safety First program with Marjorie Hebb Alta Lee Sloan Norma Lee Parkhill Richardean Parkhill participating. Richardean and Norma Lee Parkhill will give a demonstration at the Kiwanians club picnic on August 11 at Camp Towles. A dessert course was served to Majorie Hebb Alta Lee Sloan Richardean Norma Lee Parkhill Patty Sue Barker Barbara Carruthers and Mrs. F. S. Smith, director.
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Camp Towles
Seneca Senior 4-H Club
Ray Parkhill
Gay Street
Patty Sue Barker
Marjorie Hebb
Alta Lee Sloan
Norma Lee Parkhill
Richardean Parkhill
Richardean
Seneca Seniors Club
Kiwanis Club
Majorie Hebb
Barbara Carruthers
F. S. Smith
Couple Feted With Picnic In Knottsville Evening
Mr and Mrs Hugh McDaniel of Knottsville were honored with a surprise picnic supper hosted by friends from a port The evening featured social talk and ice cream making The guest list included E Lawson J B Johnson Fay Higgenbotham Lemuel Bridgeport E C McDaniel Gratton A Wilson and son Richard Knottville Helen and Virginia Lee McDaniel Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1820.
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Hugh McDaniel
Knottsville
E.lawson
J. 8. Johnson
Fay Higgenbotham
Lemuel
Bridgeport
E. C. McDaniel
Gratton
A. Wilson
Richard
Knottaville
Helen
Virginia Lee McDaniel
World Calendar Yearly Holiday Ledger Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows a calendar page listing quarters and holidays with scattered numbers and words. It references world holidays, year ends, and dates such as December and June in a disrupted table, suggesting an archival timetable or almanac entry. The readable bits hint at quarterly markers and festival names without coherent S readable details.
Brown Hodges Wedding Told
The marriage of Aleathea Brown and Luther T Hodges former Grafton residents occurred in Glasgow Kentucky on July 8. The Rev M C McCorkle officiated a single ring ceremony at the Glasgow Christian church parsonage. The bride wore an egg shell street length dress with white accessories. They will reside in Glasgow where Mrs Hodges is manager of the Spotswood hotel and Mr Hodges formerly managed the Hotel Graf ton.
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Aleathea Brown
Luther T. Hodges
Grafton
1Lasgow
M.C. McCorkle
Glasgow
Meeting Of King's Daughters Held At Un ited Brethren Church
Mrs O W Hoffman of Dewey avenue entertained the King's Daughters Bible class of the United Brethren church for its regular monthly meeting. Co hosts were Mrs Loren Hoffman and Mrs Sherman Reed. Mrs Carl Boylen led the program with several assistants. Mrs E S Duckworth presided at the business meeting. After a social hour, refreshments were served to about 20 members.
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O. W. Hoffman
Dewey Avenue
King’s Daughters Bible
United Brethren Church
Loren Hoffman
Sherman Reed
Carl Boylen
Flora Stilwell
Hoffman
Ruth Crall
Janet Sue Boylen
Merril Stilwell
E. 8. Duckworth
Food price control bill moves through Congress
The text notes OPA funding and a clash over price ceiling exemptions. The House and Senate battles center on revival measures and proposed removals of future price limits on meat dairy and other goods. Truman reportedly pressed Democratic leaders to sign a bill if exemptions are dropped. The White House remained silent as conference talks begin after a House vote.
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Minn
OPA
Congress
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Capitol Hill
Truman
White House
Pattern 9361 Dress Pattern Advertised by Grafton Sentinel
An amiable dress pattern 9361 with embroidery transfer offers sizes 12 through 40 and 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Order for twenty cents to The Grafton Sentinel pattern department in New York with name address zone. Optional: pay fifteen cents more for printed size and style number and a complete directions page including hat jerkin and accessories set.
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Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Dept
P. O
New York
Births and hometown notices from Park View and surroundings
Birth announcements describe an eight pound son John Wayne Edwards born at 9 25 p m Saturday to Mr and Mrs John A Edwards of Park View the couple’s second child with Mrs Edwards formerly Juanita Robinson. Also listed are births at City Hospital a son Duene Pierce eight pounds three and one fourth ounces to Mr and Mrs Clyde D Courtney and a four pound one ounce daughter Margaret Sue to Mr and Mrs Robert D Curry. Various notes cover tours travels and visits including Charles Coole in Germany on furlough and Bill Curry returning from Tioga.
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John A. Edwards
Parkview
John Wayne
Edwards
Juanita Robinson
Ben Blackman
Wilford Street
Bartlett Funeral Home
Charles Coole
Germany
Switzerland
H. R. Coole
Mackin Street
Clyde D. Courtney
Brown’ Street
City Hospital
Duene Pierce
Robert D. Curry
Tioga
W. Va
Richwood Hospital
Margaret Sue
Ruth Hope Crowell
West New York City
New Jersey
Burl Curry
Virginia Avenue
Secretary Jacobson rises in chemical warfare division
Jacobson, a consultant in the local division of the Chemical Warfare Service, described his rise from a 1939 clerk typist role after resigning from the District of Columbia bar under pressure. He told the committee he had been humiliated and degraded by insinuation and interference as he passed on munitions advances under investigation.
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Jacobson
Chemical Warfare Service
Department
District of Columbia
Bar Association
Communists blamed in capture amid Manchuria railroad guard role
Reports say Communist leaders seek prisoners release while Marines guard the Peiping Mukden railway. Marine officers avoid direct accusation, noting bandit activity and a move to preserve faces. In Detroit Chrysler workers walk out briefly but no widespread disruption noted.
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Vonunen
Page One
Marine Headquarters
Peiping- Mukden
Manchuria
UAW
Detroit
Chrysler
Mihailovic and 23 others hit with death sentences in Yugoslavia
Yugoslav military court last Monday convicted Mihailovic and 23 co defendants. Ten were sentenced to death and 13 to prison terms from 18 months to 20 years. The presidium rejected mercy appeals, deeming the sentences carried out. The Serbian born Chetnik leader maintained innocence of collaboration while saying he fought to drive the Nazis from the country.
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Mihailovly
Mihailovic
Yugoslav Refusal Halts Testimony of Downed U S Fliers
In Yugoslavia the government refused to allow U S fliers held after being forced down to testify about their survival and later won high honors in the first world war, shaping proceedings and honors.
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U. S
Georgia Democrats pick nominees in first time voters primary
In Montana a congressional race featured Erickson backed by CIO PAC and labor groups as he led Wheeler in Butte union stronghold despite letters from Truman and John L. Lewis defending Wheeler. In Georgia the primary elected governor and ten congress seats with negro and 18 year old voters participating for first time.
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Page One
Congress
Erickson
Wheeler
Pearl Harbor
Cio-Pac
Brotherhood of Railway
James BE
D.-Mon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James
Butte
Truman
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Georgia
Embroidered Towels and Pillowcases Pattern Offer
Pattern 7470 provides ten transfer motifs for towels and pillowcases in His or Her styles. Send 15 cents to the Household Arts Dept in New York for pattern 7470 and a 1945 Needlework Book with 94 illustrations on knitting, embroidery, dolls, and more.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
P.O
New York
N. Y
Turbulent Governors Race Highlights Voter Rights Fray
PBI John F Trost reports Justice Department oversight to protect black voting rights amid a heated governor primary. Eugene Talmadge campaigns on white supremacy while James V Carmichael backed by Wells Arnall Rivers and Hoke Kelley warns black voters to stay away. Primary results sweep Democrat renomination in Arizona Wyoming Arkansas and Montana with key races and endorsements noted.
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PBI
John F. Trost
Hoke O'r
Kelley Talmadge
Arizona
Ernest McFarland
John P. Murdock J
Richard F. Harless
Sidney P. Osborn
Wyoming
Joseph C.omahaney
Lester C. Hunt
Rep
Frank
R. Barrett
Earl Wright
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H.C. Shanholtz
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Robert Curry
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Pearl Street
the Sentinel
Washington, Pa
Virginia Lee Thomas
West Virginia Business College
Wisconsin
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Murray
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Alice
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Monogram Magic
J.J. Gross & Co
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Brooklyn Indians
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Cosmopelitan Magazine
Strie Steel Workers
Nels H. Smith
Arkansas
Oren Harris
Brooks Hays
Montana
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