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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1933
Page
3
Neighbors and friends of J Roscoe Keyser of Lucretia attended a birthday surprise party at her home last evening. Guests enjoyed games, ice cream, cake, gifts, and well wishes as Mrs Keyser received numerous birthday presents.
Twenty five members attended a pleasant meeting with a social hour and cafeteria style refreshments hosted by Mrs. Reddick. Mrs. Lillian Devison hosts the next class gathering on Washington Street. Mrs. W. P. Cannon traveled from East Main Street to Athens, Ohio for her nephew George Newell Cochran Jr.’s BA in commerce at Ohio University, where he led as class president and belonged to Theta Chi and Tau Kappa Alpha. Cochran departs June 25 for a position with W. T. Grant in New York. The Knottsville Epworth League held a farewell party for William Boyles, departing June 6 for a reforestation camp in Knoxville, Tennessee, with games and refreshments and many attendees listed.
A West Main Street M. E. church group presents Two Hours of Comedy at the First Ward School on Thursday at 8. The program features a full cast including Mabel Dick Buck Samson Charles Mahaffey and Ruth Henderson with music by the West Main Orchestra and an evening of songs and a play. The event also includes a marriage notice for Louise Campbell to Hamilton Garne and coverage of St. Augustine's Alumni Association banquet with remarks from Rev. M J Hannon and John L Hechmer.
Jack Pitman and His Orchestra provided music for a delightful dancing event at Ferndale pavilion in Grafton Park last evening. A large crowd attended and youths reported a most enjoyable time.
Lloyd Riley son of Edward Gene Headley of Shinnston celebrated his third birthday in Blueville with Mrs E J Headley and a party on Tuesday afternoon. Prominent business visitors R E Dunham of Pruntytown and Howard R Dudley of Parsons were in the city yesterday. Guests included Charles Gow and Johnnie Gow, Ann Dunigan, Deloree Webn and Harriett Dempsey. Mrs Headley and daughter Ava Dell along with Miss Mildred Lucas assisted.
Mr and Mrs Harry Walter return from visits in Charleston W Va and Ashland Kentucky. A group including A R Loar Mrs John Hulley and Kenneth Godwin attended church in Fairmont. Local staged plays at First Ward School Thursday night June 8 at 8 PM with cast members Dick Williams Grace Wells Ruth Henderson LaDonna Rosier Clifford Wells and Cece Phillips in titles The Splent aid cast in Marrying Off Brother Samon and The Answer To Cyrus Huggins Adt.
Word reached Wheeling of the death in Norfolk Virginia of Agnes E Brown 85 former Wheeling resident widow of General George W Brown who died in 1889. The body will arrive Friday at 340 PM and go to Bluemont cemetery for a brief service by Dr Potter. Survived by Miss Mabel S Brown and George W Brown Jr both of Norfolk who accompany the remains. The funeral will be held in Norfolk. Relatives from Wheeling will come for the burial.
The clipping lists a cream sauce for potatoes with butter flour milk and seasonings and a relish dressing with salt paprika mustard sugar celery seed catsup olives pickles horseradish vinegar and oil. Also included is Somerset Shortcake a sponge cake dessert with gelatin berries lemon juice sugar and whipped cream served chilled with seasonal fruit as a summer option.
In Morgantown on June 7 two gunmen robbed the Wadestown home of Dr. Ernest Bell, bound seven family members, and fled with cash bonds and coins reportedly totaling about 50000. The suspects demanded last week’s 1000 government bond cash in the safe, a clue tied to the physician’s recent financial transaction. One victim freed himself and raised the alarm.
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