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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1949

Page

3

Mrs Faye Littman Speaks To Delta Nu Sorority

Mrs Faye K Littman district manager of Tau Phi Lambda spoke on sorority life to Delta Nu chapter at Miss Marjorie Hebbs home 308 Pearl street on Thursday evening. The scrapbook of the town chapter won first place at the state convention in Clarksburg and will go to the national convention in Miami Florida in December. The group voted to donate five dollars to Cancer drive and twenty five dollars to Camp Towles Taylor Countys youth camp. Program chair Irma Jean Stutler led the talk with Edith Jo Foley reviewing laws and by laws. Mrs Claribel Upton led singing Tau Phi Lambda songs. Refreshments were served to many members. Next meeting will be a scavenger hunt June 23 1949 at Mrs Mildred Coles Brownlow Park with Edith Jo Foley Helen Miller Mary Louise Fawcett and Rita Reed as co hosts.

Faye K. Littman Tau Phi Lambda Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle Delta Nu Marjorie Hebb Pearl Street Paulino, Keener Cotinie Murphy Littman Mildred Cole Clarksburg Miami Florida Nate Camp Towles Taylor County Irma Jean Stutler Edith Jo Foley Claribel Upton Mesdames Kathaleen Bolyard Maxine Harvey Pauline Keener Monford Loar Mesdames Virginia Peters Jean Riggleman Barbara Wyckoff Gloria Poling Mary Jaco Grace Marie Bartlett Norma Murphy Louise Henderson Helen Lucas Mary Jo Patton Clara Jean Kines Mary Sue Goole Ruth Ellen Hostler Betty Jean Travis Brownlow Park Helen Miller Mary Louise Fawcett Rita Reed

Milk for Magic Topic For Knottsville 4-Hers

Knottsville 4-H Excelsior club members heard demonstrations on washing milk utensils and using cottage cheese. Jean and Dorman Williams spoke, Lila Jo Dillon read a poem, and plans were made for a community social at Knottsville school ground on June 22 to raise camp funds.

Knottsville Jean and Dorman Williams Lila Jo Dillon Haymond Luzadder Don Boyles Loney Lee Sharp Ian Williams Mary Jo Sharp Evelyn Knotts Alice Williams An Migs Laila Lingamfelter

Communist Leaders Cheered by Small Crowd After Trial

U S marshals escorted the three Communist leaders outside after the trial adjourned for the weekend. About 30 sympathizers gathered and cheered as they left the courtroom area.

U. S. Marshalls

Lila Resigns at St Cloud State Teachers College to Lead Idaho Schools

Mrs Lila resigns from St Cloud State Teachers College where she taught until June 1 and accepts a new role as elementary supervisor. Her headquarters will be in Boise Idaho under the Idaho State supervisor of schools.

St. Cloud State Teachers College St. Cloud Minnesota Boise Idaho State Supervisor of Schools of

Commencement themes from a pastor’s guest editorial

Guest Editorial by Arta F. Shomo outlines four commencement meanings for graduates. It emphasizes entrance into a fuller life with God, moral living guided by the Golden Rule, continuous mental growth, and respectful care of the body as a gift from God.

God Jesus Jesus the Evangelist Je “Ie Paul Arta F. Shomo Andrews Methodist Church

Double Birthday Party For Barbara Clelland And Bearl Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Noel Clelland hosted a double birth party at their home for Barbara Karen Clelland who turns eleven and Mrs. Clelland’s sister Bearl Thompson of Barberton Ohio. Guests included Barbara Weaver Patty Hovatter Eileen Brown Jane Evans Mary Perkey Jo Ann Able Joan McDaniel Benny Ekis Carl Stevenski Howard Moran Gary Newton Ted Landsbury Bearl Thompson Johnny Clelland and the honorees.

Noel Clelland Barbara Karen Clelland Bearl Thompson Barberton Ohio Barbara Weaver Patty Hovatter Eileen Brown Jane Evans Mary Perkey Jo Ann Able Joan McDaniel Benny Ekis Carl Stevenski Howard Moran Gary Newton Ted Landsbury Johnny Clelland

Community Meeting Schedule for June in Mountaineer Area

A series of local club and church events are listed for June across community venues. Junior Order No. 44 meets at FW hall East Main at 8 pm. Circle No. 1 hosts Mrs Atwell Summers at 14 Addison St at 7 30 pm. Vacation Bible School runs June 6 to 17 at Andrews and St John Methodist, 9 30 to 11 30 am. Judson Missionary Soc of First Baptist meets June 7 at 7 30 pm. Circle 4 St Pauls WSCS meets with Mrs Glenn Harman at 3 Pike St now. Circle No. 2 St John Methodist meets at 107 West Washington St at 6 30 pm for birthday dish. West Main Street Methodist WSCS meets June 7 at 7 30 pm in church sanctuary. Grafton Quota Club meets June 6 at Grafton Hotel at 6 30 pm.

Mountaineer Council No Circle 4 St. Paul's Methodist Wscs Glenn Harman Pike Street St. John’s Methodist Church Dale Zinn West Washington Street West Main Street WSCS Grafton Quota Club Grafton Hotel Circle 2 Gail Zinn White Rose Grove No. 2 SFWC K. of P. Friendship Lodge Hall Jack Kincaid Columbus Ohio

Local Social Notes From Buckhannon and Dayton

Brief items record attendees at a Buckhannon Strawberry Festival including Mr and Mrs William Carder and others, visiting military mother Mrs Cora Scott in Dayton, a Baltimore guest William Taylor, and Mr and Mrs Harold Waller returning from New York City with Mrs Waller winning a lounge chair set after a Missus Goes Shopping broadcast with John Reed King.

William Carder Sheridan Kittle Kitty Gill Zara Teets Zada Ridenour Buckhannon William E. Scott Wright's Field Dayton Ohio Cora Scott Wes Washington Street New York Harold Waller Love Avenue New York City John Reed King

Summer Visitors and Local Guests Arrive in Grafton

Mrs W T Balyard Jr and a small party arrived in Grafton for summer. Mr Balyard, Union College coach in Barboursville Kentucky, will attend summer school at West Virginia University and live with his parents on Lincoln Street. Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Harry White and daughters Barbara and Diane from Bridgewater Virginia visiting friends and relatives in town.

W. T. Balyard Small Grafton Balyard Union College Barboursville Kentucky West Virginia University Lncoln Street Harry White Barbara Diane Bridgewater Virginia

Birth announced of Colleen Curran in Clarksburg

Webster area notes the May 30 birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson Curran of Clarksburg at a local hospital. Colleen weighs eight pounds. The mother is the former Wanda Wilson of Clarksburg. Graduation and social notices mix with several weekend visits and local engagements among area families.

Pearl Felton Webster James Gibson Curran Clarksburg Colleen Wanda Wilson

Pruntytown W S C S meets at church for lesson

Pruntytown W S C S held a Thursday afternoon meeting at the church with devotionals led by Mrs. Virginia Laren and a lesson on Darkness Turns to Dawn in Africa. Mrs. Annie Gray conducted the study, with talks by Mrs. Martha Bartlett and Mrs. Mary Lewis. Attendees included Daisy Rector, Ida Larew, and several Larew sisters plus Carolyn Barnett. Next gathering will be a covered dish dinner at noon. Also noted: Leslie Wiseman was taken to Aspenwall Veterans Hospital, improving. Mr. and Mrs. Traxler, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith visited Pleasant Creek. Fitawater family moved to Grafton on Maple Avenue.

Paul Bartlett Pruntytown W.S.C.S Virginia Laren Annie Gray Africa Martha Bartlett Mary Lewis Daisy Rector Virginia Larew Ida Larew Viola Grimm Ada Larew H. E. Flesher W. J. Richardson Carolyn Barnett

Local Visitors Pack Weekend at West Virginia Homes

Morgantown hosts relatives and friends from Ohio New York and West Virginia over Memorial weekend and midweek visits. Notables include the Rec tor Laren Giles Bartlett Williams families and several Smiths Dorsey Ford and McIntyre households. In Indianapolis George A Metzler a 38 year old driver died from injuries after a May 28 crash at the speedway the car owned by Lee S Gassner of Wheeling West Virginia. Metzler was survived by a spouse and one child.

Indianapolis George A. Metzler Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Civic Spirit Evident in Seven Men’s Willingness for Job

WANTS that seven gentlemen are willing to take on this type of job, and that their friends are working actively to elect them, shows real civic spirit.

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MRS Naomi Lawson Club and Society Faye Littman Delta Nu Sorority Mrs. Lila John Barrymore, JR Hollywood Cal Dolores Costello Vruwinik Amarillo Tex International Soundphoto Kara Clelland Mrs. B. Thompson William 5. Taylor Baltimore Alger Hiss State Department Whittaker Chambers Chambers U. S International Webster Lloyd Roach Harold Roach Dianne Washington, D. C Arlen Crouse Ersel McGowen Washington, Pennsylvania Frank Smith Parkersburg Howard McWilliams Ancel McNemar Earl Vincent Fairmont Elizabeth McNemar Paul Wolfe Barbara Withers Betty Bailey Eloise Poling Willis Preston Grafton High School Russell Bartlett Arthur Davis Okey Blackwood Wilsonburg C. F. Bartlett Simpson Mrs. Sherman Haselden Mt. Clare Bill Wolverton Jack of Belington A. G . Bailey H. M. Mossburg Fredericksburg Truman B. McVicker Charleston Lettercarriers Ray Jones Barbour County Hattie Sinsel Dawg Washington Congressional Atomic Energy Committee Bourke B. Hickenlooper Towa Atomic Energy Commission David Lilienthal Lilienthal Carroll Wilson AEC Arthur Vandenberg Michigan Hickenlooper Richard Russell Georgia Leslie Wiseman Veterans ,Hospital Aspenwall Pennsylvania John M. Traxler Aiter Carl Smith Pleasant Creek Gerald Fitawater Maple Avenue Rita Aly Rita Hayworth Aly Khan Epsom Downs London Lindsay Mahaffey Morgantown Paul Rector B. J. Larry Walter McKee and Frazersburg, Ohio C.O. Laren, Jr Howard Smith Charles Sped Lockport French Giles Ance Smith Giles J. E. Griffin Bellaire Columbia Myrtle O. Bartlett Daugherty West Dorsey Ford Akron, Ohio Rossett Arthur Ford Raymond Bartlett Paul C. Bartlett Henrietta Hughes Jane Lew Eugene Williams Warren McIntyre Spelzer Clyde McIntyre Metzler Lee S. Gassner Wheeling W. Va Wilbur Shaw Loyal Order OF Moose Ralph Shahan Parrish Agency, Inc Wilford Street Bath Kirby. St Addison St Thayer St Caplan
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