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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
3
A brief society note records ongoing club activities and calls for participation, indicating telephone contact 514 for more details. The item reflects a period gossip column style, listing meetings, upcoming socials, and member reminders in concise notices.
Announcement of the marriage of Alice Jean Gawthrop to Warren Lee McVicker. The ceremony took place July 15 at 4:30 p.m. at Henry Loving’s home in Bridgeport. The bride wore a light blue gabardine suit with white accessories and a red rose corsage. The Gawthrops’ daughter is a Grafton High School senior, class of 1948, active in Future Homemakers of America and held leadership and librarian roles.
Louise OBrien of Tulsa will represent Oklahoma as Miss OKLAHOMA in September at Atlantic City. She worked in a Grafton store before transferring to Clarksburg where she has been employed two years. Mr. McVicker, a Grafton Senior High School graduate class of 1943, served in WWII and now farms after retirement. The couple wed and left for a brief honeymoon, with future calls at their Philippi Pike home.
More than eighty people from thirty three churches attended last night’s Young Adult Rally in Evansville Methodist Church. New officers were installed by Rev Paul Trimpey. Speakers included Rev B B Suite and Dr Craig. A weiner roast and fellowship followed. Plans for a Fall Rally at Tunnelton Methodist Church were announced.
The Friendship Class of the Southern Methodist church held its regular monthly meeting. A salad course was served after the business hour by hostesses Louise Robinson Anna Weaver and Pauline Lawler. The group planned to meet in the church basement on Tuesday August 8 with members and visitors listed.
July 19 regular meeting of Royal Neighbors of America Camp 9543 at 8 p.m. in the D of A hall. Also July 19 Business Girls club to meet at the post office at 6 15 to ride to airport park for a picnic. Cancellations to Ellen Jane Wiseman or Mildred Campbell. Also July 19 WS G S of Blueville Methodist church to meet at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs Hayward Norris with cohostess Mrs Geor Nomis.
A reception was held for Reverend E. E. Suite and his family at the annex of Pruntytown Methodist church. James L. Flesher welcomed them. group singing and refreshments followed. Attendees included the Losh, Richardson, Flesher, Bartlett, Rutherford, Cooper, Maxwell, Grimm, Reed, Mason, Laulis, DeMoss, Flesh er, Larue families, and Janet and Joyce Suite. July 20 notes itemize local church events and meetings across Blueville and Parkview communities.
Rebekah Lodge No. 79 held Friday night installation services in the lodge hall. Mil dred Athk staff from Maning ton served as Installing officers. Officers installed included Noble Grand Gertie Christian Vice Grand Mary Louise Humphreys Conductor Neva Bland Chaplain Margaret Laske Right Supporter to Noble Grand Opal Ware Left Supporter to Noble Grand Reba Hitch Inside Guardian Mildred Turnbull Outside Guardian Louise Moyer Color Bearer Alta Boyles Musician Agatha Boyles Right Supporter to the Vice Grand Dorothy McCauley Left Supporter to Vice Grand Lena Moyer. A Past Noble Grand Jewell was presented to Cave McDonald. Twenty four members attended.
Tests indicate that lambs receiving a vitamin C capsule at birth stand a better chance of living. Composer Peter Tschaikowsky died in 1893 from cholera. An African bird called the tufted timber builds a three room nest. The Isle of Man was technically at war with Germany from 1914 to 1945.
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