Miss Siddartha Staley Marries Sergeant Mahaffey Today
At high noon in the West Main Street Methodist church Miss Siddartha Sue Staley became the bride of Staff Sergeant Charles G. Mahaffey USAAF. Rev J B Staley officiated a double ring wedding with laurel arrangements, a sister sang nuptial hymns, and a reception followed at the bride's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Main Street Methodist Church
Siddartha Sue Staley
J. B. Staley
Church Street
Charles G. Mahaffey
USAAF
West Wilford Street
West Main Street
Nancy Ann, Staley
Ella Holroyd
Thome
Liszt
Mae. Dowell
Johanna Hill
Nancy
Staley
June Church Groups Schedule Seaming and Meetings
A list of church and civic group events for June details sewing at Red Cross headquarters from 1 to 4 p m by Ladies of the St Augus tine church and Lutheran women, meetings of the Business Girls club, Circle 2 W 8 C S gathering, birthday dinners, and other parish activities. Notable mentions include Mrs Nellie Mason hosting, Ruth McCorkle, Margaret Morgan organizers, and a wedding notice for a Fairview high school music director’s daughter planning marriage at 905 Fifth Street Dodge City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Red Cross
Business Girl's Club
iCafeteria
Walnut Street
Circle 3
St. John's
Methodist
C. S
Fetterman Methodist Church
Mother's Club
American Legion
Ladies of the
GAR
Ladies Aid Society and Missionary Society of the
Lutheran Church
Mabel Watkins
Janice Bartlett Graduates From W.V.U. Last Week
Miss Janice Bartlett daughter of Mr and Mrs O J Bartlett of Simpson earned a Bachelor of Science in social work at West Virginia University during exercises May 28. She held a Morgantown Service League scholarship, served in the YWCA cabinet and Social Work club, and earlier graduated from Grafton High School salutatorian. She acted as Taylor County Public Assistance director in 1944 and plans graduate work next fall. her father sits on the Taylor County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Bartlett
O. J Bartlett
Simpson
West Virginia University
Bartlett
Morgantown Serviceeague
Department of Social Work
Young Women
Chrisian Association
Miss Bartlett
Grafton High School
Girl Reserves
National Hone Society
National Tespians
Taylor County Department of Public Assistance
Taylor County Court
Bartletts Host Gatherings Amid Floral Decor
Mrs Ellis Byers of Barrackville hosted a social evening with Mr and Mrs Bartlett entertaining. Guests included Ellis id son Ja of Barrack, Kathryn and Freda Mason of Harrisburg PA, Joseph Conley of Fairmont, Murl Mason and children Rayburn and Sondra of Clarksburg, Burl Mason and family, William Yrn Nellie Mason Scranage and Betty Bartlett of Grafton Pruntytown among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Byers
Barrackville
Ellis Id Son
Barrack
Mason
Deans
Kathryn Ane Freda
Harrisburg
Joseph Conleyo¢ Pairmont
Ares ‘Murl Mason
Rayburn and
Sondra
Clarksburg
Fred Mason Aremnston
Grafton Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Recoveries
Carnes Weaver of Houston and Mrs W B Henderson of West Main hosted Mrs Weaver, formerly Mary Loraine West of Fairmont. Henderson’s granddaughter Miss Florence Edgell of Smith, WV plans to move to Grafton. George Jenkins, recovering from a spinal injury on March 20 in Bridgeport, will seek treatment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Frances Stevens, cadet nurse at Sibley Memorial, visited her parents on Route 4.
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Carnes Weaver
Houston
Texas
W. B.'Henderson
West Main Street
Weaver
Mary Loraine
Fairmont
As. Fanderson
Florence Edgell
Smith, W.vi
Arive
Grafton
George Jenkins
Bridgeport
Johns Hopkins ‘Hospital
Baltimore
Frances Stevens
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington D.C
T.A Stevens
Route 4
Goebbels and family die as Berlin falls to Russians
Reported Russian seizure of Berlin includes Goebbels death by self poisoning and body found nearly decapitated by shell blast. Goebbels and relatives were burned, identified by Russians, with no details on disposal. The piece notes possible secret to deter Nazi fanatics from recovering corpses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ler
Goebbels
Berlins
Wild Bill Elliott to headline Stamford rodeo during Cheyenne Wildcat run
Western star Wild Bill Elliott stars in Republic's Cheyenne Wildcat at the Opera House tonight then heads to Stamford Texas for the Cowboys Reunion rodeo as Grand Marshal. Filmed scenes connect Elliott to the Red Ryder saga with Bobby Blake as Little Beaver and Alice Fleming as the Duchess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Bill Elliott
Republic
Stamford
Texas
Elliott
Bobby Blake
Little Beaver
Alice Fleming
Mayors and councils shift in several towns
In the city races Democrats lost ground while J C Ridenour of Princeton won re election as mayor. Dunbar re elected D L Salisbury over T E Keeling. Ripley counted write in votes for Mayor Robert B Goodwin. Perry O'Brien was recorder as W M Post Ray Halland E Fletcher Glen Persons and Glen Slaven joined the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Charles Loar
John Cynock
George B.hott
George H. Portman
H. L. Winters
University City
Princeton
J. C. Ridenour
Dunbar
D. L. Salisbury
T. E. Keeling
Ripley
Robert B.goodwin
Perry E. O’brien
W. M. Post
Ray Halland
E. Fletcher
Glen Persons
Glen Slaven
Brief Items From Baltimore and Nearby for Summer
Brief social notes record L G Shackelford of Baltimore visiting relatives in Clarksburg and Salem before trips to Gulfport Mississippi. Jack Faulkner and Roberta May of Walnut Street depart for Gulfport to visit Seaman First Class Faulkner. Murl Morrison and children Rayburn and Sondra return home from visit with Burl Mason. Jackie Byers of Barrackville visits the Major family. Ivy Louise Sayres returns home from Daybrook where she taught home economics this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Jack Faulkner
Roberta May
Walnut Street
Murl Morrison
Rayburn and
Sondra
Clarksburg
Burl Mason
McGraw Avenue
Jackie Byers
Barrackville
Ivy Louise Sayres
8. E. Sayres
West Main Street
Daybrook
Junio
Ionakaiead
Bir Hacheim and the Free French in 1942 desert battles
The piece recalls Bir Hacheim as a symbolic victory for the Free French amid 1942 Libyan fighting. It notes Tobruk’s fall and recapures, Gen Ritchie commanding in the desert, and Koenig’s brigade of about 8,000 men including French, Senegalese, and Foreign Legion units encircled by Rommel with two Italian divisions counterattacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobruk
Prisoner of Japan at Opera House Tonight
A tense war drama from Producers Releasing Corp follows a notorious honky-tonk queer and a young American planter who falter under South Sea influence as they duel wits with a suave treacherous Japanese espionage agent in a brilliant confrontation during a two day engagement at the Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producers Releasing Corporation
French Forces Fight to Breakout in North Africa
In the Libyan desert a French force, under strain from limited ammo and fuel, held off German pressure for weeks. General Koenig survived and later led the French resistance in Paris after serving as military governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie
Koenigan
North
Africa
London
France
Paris
Pattern 9121 blouse and skirt sewing pattern
Hurry to order Pattern 9121 for a one piece blouse and separate grind skirt suitable for Junior Miss sizes from 11 to 18. Requires 278 yards of 39 inch fabric, 20 cents per pattern, send to The Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept New York. The Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book offers the nightgown pattern for 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Dept
P. O
Station O
New York
Marian Martin
Hitler death report and Goebbels suicide rumor spread
The text discusses uncertain poisoning as the cause of a man’s death and cites Russian claims that Hitler died from an infection given by his doctor after illness and paralysis. It notes Goebbels sent a telegram naming May 1 as the time of Hitler’s death and mentions Goebbels’ likely suicide near the end of the final stronghold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowes Tom Pare
Hitler
Doctor Morel
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Karl Doenitz
Goebbels
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eldora M. Bolyard Society
Miss Siddartha Sue Staley
Sergeant Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Fairview High School
Concord College
Athens
Alpha Sigma Tau
Gamma Phi Omicron
Kappa Delta Phi
Dodge City Army Airfield
Kansas
University of Pennsylvania
Army Air Force
Owens-Trinion Can Company
Pittsburgh
Fifth Street
Dodge City
W.V.U
Mrs. Bartlett
Iin
Igh School
S,s,s, Co
Itoy
Baltimore, Md
L G. Shackelford
L. R. Shackelford
Maple Avenue
Salem
Ydis B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Radford Ordnance Works
Radford, Virginia
United States Employment Service
West Virginia
WMC
de Gaulle
IO Faltane Stampants
Corre, Shop Union
Rst
Pittsburgher
Pearsee
Nechorls
A Knott Hotel
Bath
Smaugs
Jos
Duddy
Tosa
Nature
Carter
Caarter
Home Sweet Home
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling
WKS. Inc
Clarksburg,w. VA
Coca-Cole
Coca-Cola
George Et
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