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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1948
Page
3
The fragment notes that fertilizer production started in the United States in a small Baltimore plant in 1849. It also mentions the luminous moss with leaves only one cell thick standing erect toward the light.
Jonnie Lovejoy celebrated his eighth birthday with a party hosted by his grandmother Mrs. J M Compton on Valley Falls road. Guests included Paul Glass Patsy McIntyre Ina Lambert Jackie Newhouse Tiny Poole Jenny Lovejoy and Mr and Mrs Lea Lambert along with Mrs Lenora Lovejoy and R A Zimmerman. After outdoor games a dessert of ice cream and cake was served.
Funeral services for Mrs Henry Severe will be Sunday at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 pm with the Rev M J Hanney officiating. Burial will be in Woodsdale Cemetery. The weather at night dipped to 61 degrees, rising to 66 by 7 am with high temperatures reported in the business district.
A birthday party was hosted by the parents for Sarah Ethel Smith on Addison Street to celebrate her seventh birthday. The event featured games and a trek with Mr Walker Loy, with guests including Susan Williams, Joyce Ann Williams, Eva Brown, Mary Marie Brown, Nancy Mel Daniel, Shirley Ridenour, and many others, plus gifts and refreshments.
Eddie Casner was guest of honor at a birthday party hosted by his parents on West Main Street. Friends gave gifts and joined outdoor games then records. A large white cake with ten candles was featured as the highlight of the evening. Attendees included Johnny Keener Terry Keener Charles Keener Gene McDaniel Paul McDaniel Larry Martin Billy Lambert Elmer Shreve and the hosts Mr and Mrs Charles Casner.
One of the 15th Air Force fleets based in the United States will shift to England. The article notes the commander will depart Sunday. It also mentions Arpal Szakasits, as a likely successor to Tildy as president, currently heading the Unified Labor Party.
A sequence of local gatherings listed for late July and August includes Sun Day School groups hosting a picnic at Indian Rock from 1 to 4 p m on July 30, Grafton Women's Club Infantile Paralysis Society meeting at the Presbyterian church at 8 p m, Mountaineers Council meet at 8 p m August 1, Nicola Guthrie and Robinson family reunions at local churches, a Grafton Post Office employee picnic at Camp Towles August 1, Quota Club picnic August 2, Circle 3 St Pauls Methodist at 2 p m August 3, Losh Webster Baptist Church August 8 program and basket dinner, Shaffer family reunion at Birds Creek Preston county August 8, and Morgan family reunion at Mt Zion Grove Fairmont with officers named.
A fragment notes continued efforts by rescue and firefighting personnel who had faced peril and now returned to life after their demanding duties. The terse line hints at ongoing recovery and acknowledgment of their sacrifices by the community.
Brief items note Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nestor and Leland Duckworth families returning from Baltimore. The Rev. F Carl Davis leaves for a month’s vacation at Myrtle Beach and Del Ray. Ralph McCartney and Elva Sturm announce birth of son Ralph Clinton Jr. in Grattan City Hospital. Local visits include Mrs Russell Ludwick and Miss Dorothy Ludwick. Hospital notes list discharges and admissions at Grafton City hospital. A visiting brother section covers James Edward McCracken in Pittsburgh. US and German comments praise American rescue efforts amid postwar relief.
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