Claude H Dunham Weds Mary J Thomas In Fairmont
Mary ae Thomas daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Thomas of Fairmont married Claude H Dunham at 5 p m Saturday in Fairmont First Baptist Church. Officiant was Rev M C Johns. The ceremony was small with immediate family present. The bride wore a white linen suit with white accessories and a corsage. The twin sister Mrs Ray M Henderson served as matron of honor and wore a blue suit. Best man was Mr Henderson. Mrs Dunham is a graduate of West Fairmont High School and attended Fairmont State Teachers College and WV Business College. She is employed by the Craig Motor Bernice in Fairmont. Dunham, a Gishton Senior High School and class of 1943 alumnus, was active in athletics Thespians and H Club and was a student at West Virginia University.
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Mary Ae Thomas
J. L. Thomas
Fairmont
Claude H. Dunham
Iba
M. C. Johns
Ray M. Henderson
Henderson
Dunham
West Fairmont High School
Fairmont State Teachers’ College
West Vir Tina Business College
Craig Motor Bernice
Gisfton Senior
Clss
Thespians
West Virginia University
Bonna Jo Cooper Celebrated At 11th Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs Herbert Cooper hosted an afternoon party in honor of Donna Jo Cooper on her 11th birthday. The event featured games and a costume making contest with Donna winning the prize for best costume. Guests included Jean Hinkins Mary Sue Blue Nancy Flanagan Barbara Towles and the Groves sisters among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Cooper
Donna Jo
Miss Cooper
Jean
Mary Hinkins
Mary Sue Blue
Nancy Flanagan
Barbara Towles
Maxine
Patty Groves
Community club and church events listed for June
June activities include Band Booster Club meeting at Grafton Senior High and band camp planning at Camp Horseshoe June 20 to 26. Various lodge, church, and auxiliary meetings occur across Grafton and Blueville with a noted World War II Mothers Club gathering and a key inspection at White Rose Grove No 2. Local officers and guests from Clarksburg and surrounding areas are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Senior High School
Camp Horseshoe
Grafton Rebekah Lodge
D.O.B
Blueville Methodist Church
William Bowman
Lois Luz
J. B. Koch
Beech Bt
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Kings’ Daughters’ Bible Class
Rachel Turnley
Mothers’ Club
American Legion
White Rose Grove No. 2
Supreme Forest Woodymen's Circle
K. Jot P. Lodge
Party Given For Robert L. Rogers Birthday Honoree
A small group surprised Robert Lewis Rogers at his Blueville home for his fifteenth birthday. Guests Eugene Sapp Junior Hamilton Howard Hunt William Buddy Myers and the guest of honor enjoyed games social conversation and late refreshments hosted by Mrs R L Rogers.
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Robert Lewis Rogers
Blueville
R. L. Rogers
Eugene Sapp
Junior Hamilton
Howard Hunt
William “Buddy” Myers
Robert Rogers
Rainfall totals tracked across Morgantown area notice
The article notes over half an inch of rain in six hours at Clarksburg and Parkersburg, with Morgan County recording a quarter inch. It also mentions winery workers receiving a bottle daily and a cask every two months for home use.
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Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Morgan
Briefly Told News Items From Around Town
Visiting In New York Mr and Mrs LeRoy Nell of 265 High St left yesterday for Olean N Y for two weeks visiting their daughter and son in law Harold and Rogers They will also visit Buffalo Rochester and Syracuse Jevonne Marie will spend the summer with the Rogers family At Huntington Earl D Wilkinson Class of 1908 reunion held centering on the grads Graduation exercises were at Keith Albee Theatre George M Ford uncle of Arthur Yates was football coach Ernest G Lockard promoted to private first class stationed at Fort Wayne Wyoming Visiting From Washington Mr and Mrs F S Arble of Washington D C spent ten days with the Fornash family and their grandson Herbert Jr Graduation at Grafton Senior High School Sail For Tokyo Mrs Charles Barking and son Philip Neal sailed June 4 from Seattle to Tokyo to join husband S Sgt Charles W Barkins at Johnson Air Base Beaniestreet Beaniestreet Fred Nicola Jr visiting Beall Street parents Fred Nicola Sr Visiting Parents Fred Nicola Sr hosts son from Beaniestreet
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New York
LeRoy Nell
265 High Bt
Olean
N. Y
Harold Rogers
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Neu
Jevonne Marie
Earl D. Wilkinson
Huntington
Mershall College
George M. Ford
Arthur G. Yates
Keith Albee
Ernest G. Lockard
Lockard
Fort Warne
Wyoming
Herbert Forash
W. Main St
Washington, D. C
F. 8. Arble
Herbert Fornash
Robert Arble
Grafton Senior High School
Herbert, Jr
Tokyo
Charles Barking
Philip Neal
Seattle
Wash
U.S
Alexander
Japan
Charles
W. Barkins
Johnson Air Base
Bernadotte Truce Talks Reportedly Faltering
Negotiations for a truce appear to be breaking down as Bernadotte returns from Beirut Haifa and Amman. Jewish and Arab sources differ on when the armistice might begin with one high Arab official warning that Jewish conditions could derail any settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadotte
Beirut
Haifa
Amman
Short Circuit Incident Prompts Probe And Hospitalized Victims
Police report two youths were taken to Polyclinic Hospital after a short circuit incident. A girl was seriously hurt while a boy died, and District Attorney Carl Banesley ordered the pool closed pending further investigation.
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Young Peters
Carl Banesley
Twenty Four MotifsPattern for Needlework
Twenty four motifs offered as Pattern 7090 with 24 small dainty designs 2 by 2 to 4 1/4 by 8 inches. Improved pattern visual with charts and photos and complete directions. Send twenty cents to Sentinel Household Arts Dept Brooklyn NY with name address zone and pattern. Fifteen cents more for Alice Brooks Needlework Book featuring 104 illustrations and a free kitchen accessories pattern.
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the Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
P. O
Brooklyn
Alice Brooks
Penguin eats more than six pounds of fish daily
A 40 pound penguin consumes over six pounds of fish each day. In British show business a performer who delivers a strong show is described as producing a nice noise.
Dinner to honor new railroad superintendent toastmaster
Attorney Jed W. Robinson of this city will serve as toastmaster for a formal dinner honoring the arrival of a new Baltimore and Ohio railroad superintendent. The evening will feature speeches by top railroad officials from Baltimore and Ohio and greetings to the new leader. A unique gift will be presented, and invocations and benedictions will be offered by local clergy.
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Jed W. Robinson
F. Carl Davis
First Presbyterian Church
Morrison
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
P. G. Hoskins
F. A. Baldinger
T. H. Hollen
R. L. Harvey
John Edwards, Jr
Monongah Division
W. Mor Ton
Baltimore
T. C. Smith
Ohio
Cincinnati
Wheeling
Buckhannon
Parkersburg
Gashaway
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Cowen
Flag Day parade set with Elks veterans and scouts
Elks lodge parade planners expect a large turnout for Flag Day activities. Ex Senator William J. Hussion chairs preparations and a guest speaker will be announced soon. Jack Nuzum and Boy Scouts present the History of the flag with James O. Parkhill guiding scouts. Floral bell ceremony, benediction by Rev Arta F Shomo and school band selections highlight the event. Flags from local businesses will remain displayed along the parade route.
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ELKS
Elks Lodge
Thomas J. Moran
William J. Hussion
Hussion
Jack Nuzum
West Virginia University
James O. Parkhill
Arta F. Shomo
Andrews Church
Lewis Attacks Coal Bosses in Taft Hartley Era Rhetoric
In a speech continuing from page one, Lewis denounces Southern Coal Producers Association leader Goldsborough under a court injunction. He blasts 1946 and 1947 coal profits, claims industry overcharges and calls management “fat cats.” He condemns government processes used against unionists and warns of coercive tactics.
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F Lewis
T. Alab Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Lewis
Republic
UMW
Joseph E.moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis heads miner talks in Terre Haute strike warning
Hoy Lewis led a large delegation into a Terre Haute meeting of mine negotiators with Harvey Carton named chair of the operators group. Lewis warned of a possible strike and implied loss of income after July 1 as a pressure tactic.
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Hoy Lewis
Gotiators
Harvey
Cart
Lewis
UMW
Welly K. Hopkins
Idoor
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Bonna Jo Cooper
Evans Furniture Co
Rere
Autyrest Mattress
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Linda Woodyard
I Arlene Bruner
Nanicy McDaniel
I Linda
Bonnie Uhi
David Bruner
John Men
Ear
Don
Wna Jo
Robert L. Rogers
Bartlett Funeral Homes
Grafton
Graston
Bridgeport
Clarlabory
Fred Nicola, Jr
Waukegan, Dl
Fred. Nicola, Sr
Beaniestreet
Cae
Scooten
Drugs and Chemical Co
Sa Snerwin-Williams
Rockefeller Foundation
United States
Minnesota
Draggiata
America
J. Lee Evans Furniture
West Main Street
Grafton, W.va
Paul W. Shahan
Simpson & Rosemont Flemington
Flemington High
Grafton High
West
Ward
East 'End School
Blueville School
Parkview School
Haymond
All Grafton
Pruntytown and Webster
Slydia
Pinkhan
Greene
Hugh Greene
Aia
Mariy Pareaare
General Electric
DeLaney's Furniture
Lincoln
Nna
Aaa
Monongahela Power CQ
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