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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
6
A large crowd from Flemington Baptist and Union Baptist churches gathered to welcome Reverend A W Kurlovich and his wife at the Simpson church. The event featured devotions by Thomas Findley, greetings from several ministers, a social reception, and an Old Fashion Pound party with about two hundred attendees.
Mrs Mary Jane Merandi and Mrs Richard Delaney hosted a personal shower for Mrs Tommy Davis of Grafton at Miss Merandi’s Flemington home. Guests included Mrs Davis and numerous Merandi and Davis relatives plus friends. refreshments followed gifts. The notice also covers a birthday party for Basil Roy Delaney and several weekend visits among local families with travel to Cumberland and Keyser.
Miss Sarah Jane Ruf, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry L Ruf of Parkersburg, will be Miss Parkersburg New at the 17th annual North South football game. A 1950 Parkersburg High graduate she sings in the A Cap Ella choir and Glee Club and was an office assistant. She attends the Pigskin Pageant parade in Charleston with 20 Miss North and Miss South candidates from West Virginia papers. They tour Charleston Friday visiting Capitol Kanawha valley sites and Gazette offices. A luncheon at The Greystone and a reception at the Daniel Boone Hotel precede the Victory Ball at Casa Loma after the game.
Beatrice Fornash of Astor and Lola Stevens visit relatives in McKeesport and plan to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ridenour in Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. George Shaffer and family will attend the Shaffer reunion on Sunday as another family gathering in the area.
Taylor county residents interested in helping the local agriculture extension office start new community 4 H clubs are urged to contact County Agent Ralph E Fike or Home Demonstration Agent Lenore Crouser at once. About September 1 the extension office began reorganizing 4 H clubs and any assistance is welcome.
Carlo Diani, 16, arrived on Lat line maiden voyage with Monsignor Carroll-Abbing and will stay a month in New York. He enjoyed the subway and Macy's mouth organ, liked American breakfasts and street noise, plans to visit George Junior Republic, and hopes to return home with ideas on self government. He is a bicycle fan, future potter, and boxing admirer.
Consumer prices show a sharp rise in May and June 1950 after modest early-year fluctuations. The cost of living jumps largely due to higher retail food prices. Rents also continue rising while other categories inch up, including home furnishings and fuel.
A cooperative study by West Virginia University’s Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service compares school centered and community centered 4 H clubs. It notes nonschool clubs tend to have longer organizational life, and profiles two basic types used nationally.
New York State residents, making up 9.9 percent of the national population, own about 16 percent of life insurance in force across the country.
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