Quota Club Dinner Elects Officers At Hotel Grafton
Quota Club held a 6:30 p m meeting at Hotel Grafton to select officers and committees for the coming year. Grace Marie Bart was named president with Eisie Hardie and Bertha Woodyard as vice presidents. Kathleen Pane as secretary and Bertha Good as treasurer. Committees include Youth Service chaired by Wilma Jean Cramer and others in Publicity Public Affairs Program Membership By-Laws Club History and Post War Planning with named chairs and members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Grafton
Atlantic City
The
Cancer Control Society
Grace Marie Bart
Eisie Hardie
Bertha Woodyard
Kathleen Pane
Bertha Goodtreasurer
Roberta Chenoweth
Dorothy Hood
Mildred Debendarfer
Florence H.wilkingon
Youth Service
Wilma Jean Cramner
Maxine Snider
Rita Jean Sorge
Grace Miller
Margaret Lambert
Geneva Hilkey
Eldora Bolyard
Florence ‘Wittman
Sallie Myers
Mary Anne Miller
Bertha, Woodyard
Leota Griffith
Lillian Marshall
Margaret Byers
Kathryn Hawkins
Arvie Lockard
Marguerite ‘Thayer
Mary Catherine
Walter
Betty Jo Meanor
Virginia Henway
Mabel Randolph
Kathleen Young
Aileen Outright
Virginia Hanseiter
Roberta Chenotéth
Rhea” Fisher
Gertrude Shaw
Florence Wilkinson
Anne Heflin
Bertha Goodwin
Maxine @nider
Mildred Dehendarfer
Elsie Hardie
Marguerite Thayer
Rhea Fisher
Florrence Wittman
St Johns WSCS Holds Annual Birthday and Covered Dish Dinner
St Johns WSCS met at Mrs Frank Lake’s home for its annual birthday and covered dish dinner. A devotional led by Mrs Ralph Newcome followed the meal, with scripture from the Gospel of Matthew read by Mrs Frank Graham. Eleven members and two guests attended, plus two visitors named Miss Nancy Kayen and Beverly Jean Mar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. S Johin's Methodist Church
Frank Lake
Ralph Newcome
Frank Graham
Lake
Walter Beall
Ray Osborne
Frank Kincaid
Ralph Graham
Walter Stivens
W. R. Williams
Dale Zinn
Prank Lake
Nellie Williams
Lillian Marshall
Nancy Kayen
Beverly Jean Mar
Westmoreland County Plant Celebrates 24 Years of Service
Located in a large industrial city in Westmoreland County about 20 miles from Pear, the firm has built an enviable reputation for service and quality over the past 24 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laige
Westmoreland Co
Coming Events Across Blueville and Nearby Churches
Community calendar lists meetings and gatherings from June 8 to June 14 across St Pauls Blueville Methodist and Lutheran Churches. Groups include D O B classes, American Legion Auxiliary, Kings Daughters Bible Class, World War II Mothers Club, Weekly Sewing Club, Protected Home Circle, Hecalums, Ladies Aid Society, Mountaineer Council Junior Border AMM, and White Rose Grove. Notable dates include June 9 10 12 14 with locations at homes and Legion and V F W halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle
St. Paul's W
Fisher
St. John's Methodist Church
Fred Floyd
Grafton Dam
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Kings’ Daughters’ Bible
Blueville Methodist Church
Rachel Turnley
Mothers’ Club
American Legion
Ralph Shahan
Walnut Bt
V.F.W. Hall
Jewell and
Klepfel
Hecalums
Louise Collins
West Main St
Miss Cook
Ladies Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church
H. J. Logsden
Logsden
Watkins
Mountaineer Council
Border United American Mechanics
V.P.W
East Mainst
White Rose Grove
Supreme Forest Woodmen's Circle
K. of P. Lodge
Stores Closing For Wednesday Afternoons In Local Trade Area
Mr Prickitt announced that stores including Crary's Woolworth Sears Pettrey Archdeacon Siehler Evans Fort Pitt Grafton Skaggs Western Zinn Monongahela Costolo Style Lee Parkhill Willhide Lear Evans W V Farm Roberts and W Va Liquor Commission will close Wednesday afternoons. Barber shops R B Knight T B Utsinger Alvey Jacobs George Colebank Recreation Fred Alkire Strand W T Bolyard and Adlington's will also observe Wednesday closures. Closure signs available from trade board offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawe
Crary’s
Woolworth’s
Sears and Roebuck
Pettrey Shoe
Archdeacon’s
Siehler Furniture Company
Evans Furniture Company
Sears Jewelry Company
Fort Pitt
Grafton Jewelry Company
Skaggs Jewelers
Western Auto
Zinn Music Supply
Monongahela Power Company
Costolo Electric Company
Style Shop
Lee Bennett and Son
Parkhill’s
Willhide
Lear's
Evans Hardware
W.va
Farm Supply
Roberts Farmers’ Supply
W. Va
Liquor Commission
R. B. Knight
T. B. Utsinger
Alvey Jacobs
George Colebank
Recreation
Fred Alkire
Strand
W. T. Bolyard
Adlington
Mr. Prickitt
Trade Board
Mary L. Morgan Weds Hugh Wagner in Oakland Md
Mary Louise Morgan daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Morgan wed Hugh E Wagner son of Mr and Mrs Arvy Wagner at St Pauls Methodist Oakland Maryland The bride wore a medium blue suit with white accessories Her corsage red roses Her twin Marian Lee Morgan was maid of honor George R Wagner best man Witnesses were Mr and Mrs Joseph Thorn The bride graduated Grafton High School 1947 and works at Roberts Furniture The groom a 1944 high school graduate served in the U S Navy 28 months and studies at TC Vocational School A wedding supper followed at the groom’s parents home The report also notes Gaines case and a park commission project on river banks below Grafton dam with various officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Morgan
Mary Louise
Hugh E. Wagner
Arvy W. Wagner
E. Main St
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Oakland
Denver C. Pickens
Marian Lee Morgan
George R. Wagner
Joseph B. Thorn
Grafton Senior
Robert's
Wagner
U. S. Navy
T. C. Vocational School
Vacationing in Atlantic City and visits noted
Short notes record a two week vacation in Atlantic City for Mr and Mrs Homer Daugherty of East Main Street and various visits and travels. Mrs Henry Mauller returns home from a visit to her daughter Mrs K M Orr of West Main Street. Several Graftonians attend the Perrchehle Fort Show in Pittsburgh including C W Phillips and daughter Rita Lou, Mrs K M Orr, Warner Phillips, Richard Carroll, and Josephine Kiger. Other items mention a summer stay in Jefferson PA, trips to Pittsburgh for Showboat with A N Peters and Mrs Howard Holt, and visits to Weston and Blueville with several relatives. A critical illness concerns Mrs Emmett Blaney. A second son, John Richard Jr., is born May 31 at City Hospital Wheeling weighing 8 lbs 6.25 oz to Dale DeMoss and Betty Robinette. Mrs Lilly Bott returns from a two week Atlanta trip visiting her son and daughter-in-law Adj and Mrs Robert Bott and Ruthie. Louis Marro and Helen Benda announce the birth of son Michael Louis at St Mary’s Hospital Clarksburg with paternal grandparents Frank Marro and Browns town and maternal grandparents John and Helen Benda Flemington. Mrs Vaun McMinn Warren of Blueville is visiting home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
C. W. Phillips
Rita Lou
K. M. Orr
Warner Phillips
Richard Carroll
Josephine Kiger
Wheeling
Dale DeMoss
John R. Carr
Route 3
Blueville
City Hospital
John Richard, Jr
Betty Robinette
Clarksburg Paper Box Co
Atlanta
Lilly Bott
Adj
Robert Bott
Ruthie
Louis Marro
Browntown
Michael Louis
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Helen Benda
John Benda
Flemington
Frank Marro
Brownstown
House Budget Cuts And Reorganization Push
The House committee outlined deep cuts across defense and war agencies including Office of Defense Transportation and War Assets Administration. It urged abolishment of WAA by August 31 and transfer of inventories and funds to RSOC Air Force and other bodies, while noting cash reductions and broader budget shifts amid stalled bills and limited presidential approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Congress
War Assets Administration
WAA
Budget Bureau
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Air Force
Bureau of Federal Supply
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Alumni Meeting Attendance Mentioned in Cincinnati
Mrs. Robert Gilligan of Blueville attends the Cincinnati General Hospital alumni meeting in Cincinnati. The note mentions wine aging, Beaune vineyards, a dairy herd consuming about one ton of grass daily, U.S. Steel production growth from 1939 to 1947, and coke coal locations across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gilligan
Blueville
Cincinnati General Hospital
Cincinnati
Charity Hospitals of
Beaune
Burgundy
France
U.S
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
Atomic city operation costs spark committee critique
A committee criticized ABC plans to run three atomic sites Ok Ridge Tennessee Los Alamos New Mexico and Hanford Washington noting 2 700 000 dollars requested to operate the trio is vastly excessive while the iron making snippet hints at ore requirements and refining yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Ok Ridge
Tenn
Los Alamos
N. M
Hanford
Wash
Gece
Limestone shipment joke shocks local quarry scene
A quirky report notes a 0.41 ton limestone delivery described with playful misreadings and odd phrasing. Local observers tease the scene as a lighthearted moment amid an ordinary quarry day.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janice Myers
Hotel Grafton
St. John’s
WSCS
ATLAS
Fourth Ave
Piteburgh
Mary L. Morgan
Hugh Wagner
Oakland, Md
Gaines
Page
Ford
Everett Castee
Hazelton
Lloyd Young
Maxwell and Young
Henry Duff
Bower
James Richards Brunson
Charles #1
Homer Daugherty
Points East
Henry Mauller
Monongah
Main Street
Forst Grafton Unlor
Jefferson,Pa
A. N. Peters
Howard Holt
Civil List Opera Association
Jim
Wife Allender
Mansfield
Mrs. J. Guy Allender
Weston
J. Guy Allender
Emmett Blaney
Barrett Street
Vaun McMinn Warren
HOUSE
Ae Malone
Drug and Chemical Co
Styra
Dore
Pinkhan
Lydia
Pepperett Vayom
Imide
Armstrong Cork
Grafton, W. Va
Olds and Buescher
Our
Ket
Big
U. S. Pat
Monongahela Power
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