Olive Gail Boyce Weds Lee Edward Bolliger in Maryland
Mr and Mrs E W Boyce Route 1 announce the marriage of their daughter Olive Gail to Lee Edward Bolliger son of Mr Fred Bolliger of Grafton The ceremony occurred December 21 1946 at St Pauls Methodist Oakland Maryland The Rev Denver C Pickens officiated The bride wore a two piece light blue dress maid of honor Louise Collins wore grey The couple will reside in Newport News Virginia The bride has worked at Hazel Atlas Glass Factory and Bolliger is serving in the Navy on the East Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Boyce
Route 1
Olive Gail
Lee Edward Bolliger
Fred Bolliger
Grafton
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Oakland
Maryland
Denver C. Pickens
Louise Collins
Bolliger
Hazel Atlas Glass Factory
United States Navy
Newport News
Virginia
Buddy Smith Honored On His Tenth Birthday
Mr and Mrs Herbert Smith celebrated their son Buddy on his tenth birthday with a surprise party at the Maple avenue home. Friends brought gifts and the children enjoyed games. Guests included Don Mims John Faucett Annett Kunst Barbara Burdette Jean Holt Eileen Barbara Smith Donna Lee Patty Rae Dickie Smith and Buddy Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Smith
Buddy
Maple Avenue
Mrs Smith
Don Mims
John Fawcett
Annett Kunst
Barbara Burdette
Jéan Holt
Eileen
Barbara Smith
Donna Lee
Patty Rae
Dickie Smith
Buddy” Smith
Mrs. A. N. Peters Honored With Party Last Eve
Mrs. A N Peters was surprised with a birthday party at her West Main street home hosted by her daughter Mrs F H Lee of Philadelphia. Guests enjoyed Bingo, gifts, and refreshments, with a list including Mrs Lloyd M Loran and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Peters
West Main Street
F. H. Lee
Philadelphia
Lloyd M. Loran
George Falls
Ed Keane
Commodore Henderson
Howard H. Holt
Collins of
Pairmont
Mary Duffy
P. H. Lee
June Meetings From Local Organizations
A schedule of meetings across June includes Girl Scout Troupe No 1 at City Park for a 5 p.m. weiner roast on June 11. Blueville Methodist Kings Daughters Bible Class at Mrs Myrtly Browns home at 7 30 p.m. on June 11. American Legion Auxiliary at Legion Home for an 8 p.m. business meeting June 11. Hammond Community Club at Mrs Will Browns home at 19 o'clock June 11. Swing Club at East Lincoln Street home on June 12 at 8 p.m.. Protected Home Circle at VFW Hall 2 p.m. June 12 with officer nominations and a birthday exchange. World War II Mothers Club at the American Legion Home clubroom at 7 p.m. June 13 for a covered dish dinner. Quota Club at Ronny's Dairy Bar at 6 15 p.m. June 16 with a program meeting and cancellations via Miss Mary Lough, secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Troupe No. 1
King's Daughters Bible Class
Blueville Methoist
Myrtly Brown
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
The
Hammond Community Club
Will Brown
L. H. Greenwald
East Lincoln Street
VFW
American Legion
Quota Club
Ronny's
Mary Lough
Local W C T U Holds Meeting at First Baptist
The local W C T U met at the First Baptist church for an afternoon session and regular monthly meeting. President Mrs Lela Peters presided. The opening song Lead On O King Eternal was led by Mrs Virginia Mason. Rev Harry Eckels from Evangelical United Brethren Life preached on Keep Thou Heart with all Diligence for out of it are the Issues of Life and spoke on Fatal Abstinence and Woman's Participation in the Community's Civil and Social Life. Special music by the Jones children. Plans were made to hold the July meeting at Mrs Fred D. Robinson's Maple Avenue home. The meeting closed with prayer and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
First Baptist Church
Lela Peters
Virginia Mason
Harry Eckels
Evangelical United Brethern Church
Jones
Fred D. Robinson
Maple Avenue
Crests Strain Missouri Roads as Water Blocks Rail
Downtown streets filled with boats as flood crests hit Missouri. Rail traffic was halted and highways closed across the state. Farmers from Cairo to Cape Girardeau prepared to evacuate as stages moved southward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Cairoll
Cape Girardeau
Mrs Duckworth Hosts Sunday School Class Event
Mrs E. 8. Duckworth entertained seventeen members and guests of the Lois Luzadder Sunday School Class of the Evangelical United Brotherhood church at her home on 344 West Washington Street. The program opened with a song, scripture by Miss Miriam Nestor, and a devotional with prayer by Rev. Harry Eckels. The evening featured songs, a poem by Miss Virginia Lake, a vocal solo by Mrs. Eleanor Stozenfelt, a humorous reading by Miss Katie Jace, and a final vocal solo by Mary Margaret Ward. Refreshments were served by Mrs. B. S. Duckworth and Jo Hathaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckworth
Lois Luzadder
Evangelical United Brothern Church
West Washington Street
Miriam Nestor
Harry Eckels
Virginia Lake
Eleanor Stozenfelt
Katie Jace
Mary Margaret Ward
B. S. Duckworth
Jo Hathaway
Housing agency accused of dismal failure in report
A House investigation cites a dismal failure of the housing program and alleges partiality toward the United Public Workers of America CIO. It also accuses San Diego employers of using their positions to intimidate housing authorities for preferential treatment to CIO strikers. In the San Francisco area, building materials were allegedly fraudulently handled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Public Workers of America
CIO
San Diego
San Francisco
Briefly Told Pebhide beee BRIEFLY TOLD
Pebble by Pebhide brief items announce births and a home return from Philippi. Clarence Grow and Betty Miller welcome son William Edward born June 3 weighing 9 pounds 10 ounces in Graf ton City hospital. Karen June born May 29 in Akron Peoples Hospital weighs 6 pounds 4 ounces to Victor Artis and Sara Shafer. Kay Duff, 10, recuperates at home after hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Grow
Thayer Avenue
Grafton City Hospital
William Edward
Betty Miller
Roy H. Miller
West
Wilford Street
H. C. Grow
Victor Artis
Akron
Ohio
Peoples Hospital
Karen June
Sara Shafer
Grafton
Ruby Henderson
Fanny Street
W. M. Morrison
Route 1
Morgantown
W. W. Artis
Goodyear
Jury Finds Insanity In Sexton's Homicide
In St Joseph Missouri a circuit court jury finds 16 year old Stuart B Allen son of a minister innocent by reason of insanity in the mutilation slaying of a church sexton. The verdict requires confinement to a mental institution as long as his condition remains unchanged. The youth commented that it is a perfect verdict. The article also notes the first archaeological evidences of the wheel in Mesopotamian city cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Stuart B. Allen
Allen
Young Allen
Against It Look in the Yellow Pages of Your Telep Factory
Readable fragments suggest a brief item about a telecommunication business in a yellow pages listing. The note hints at a factory, uncertain details, and potential promotional or critical wording. No clear event, names, or dates available to confirm.
Cash Fare Touts Bus Schedule and Tokens
A concise bus schedule note highlights the cash fare of 10 cents and token price of 25 cents. It specifies a 4:50 time marker, indicating a departure or schedule reference point. The brief item emphasizes pricing and timetable details for riders.
Rumor spread as city floods Sentinel office with calls
The Sentinel office was swamped for two hours by frightened calls about a radio broadcast rumor. No authentic reports or dispatches could be found, and Keyser's news was calm with light wind. Grafton endured 91 degrees, as 11 am reached 86 and forecasts warned of hotter conditions with evening showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Sentinel
Sentinel Office
Mineral News-Tribune
Keyser
Ambiguous note sent to Allied control in Hungary
A message regarding this country's views was sent to Lieut. Gen. V. P. Sviridov, chairman of the Allied control commission in Hungary, with copies to Moscow and London. The note text was expected to be made available later, amid references to iron smelting and a religious ritual in Est.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posas
V. P. Sviridov
Allied Control Commission
Hungary
Moscow
London
Collapse of West Main building shocks city after fire hazard declaration
The large glass windowed building at No. 15 West Main collapsed at 8 45 p m sending debris into Main Street and frightening theatre patrons. Fire Chief L H Greenwald had just learned the structure was condemned as a fire hazard by the State Fire Marshal on June 9. The adjacent Jacobs property suffered extensive damage as a wall torn loose. The destroyed property is part of the estate of Henry Compton with heirs including O G Compton H L Compton Joseph M Compton and other Compton heirs. The 1942 circuit court decree had divided the estate into six parcels transferring the building to Marcellus Compton’s heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
L. H. Greenwald
C. D. Jacobs
Marcellus Compton
O. G. Compton
Clarksburg
No. 15
West Main
Marcellus Comton
Miss Shafferman Dies. Rites Set At Blueville Church
Miss Shafferman is mourned by Myrtle Ayer of Lincoln street and William H. Shafferman of Virginia avenue. Funeral services are planned Thursday at 2 30 PM at Blueville Methodist Church with Rev J B Staley. burial in Bluemont Cemetery under Bartlett Funeral Home. Friends may visit Miss Shafferman’s home in Russia this evening.
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Page
Myrtle Ayer
Lincoln Street
William H. Shafferman
Virginia Avenue
Blueville Methodist Church
J. B. Staley
Bluemont Cemtery
Bartlett Funeral Home
Bessie L. Shafferman
International atomic inspection commission proposed in treaty excerpt
A fragment outlines a proposed international atomic inspection body. It envisions an Inspectorial apparatus, defines the commission's composition and rights, and says it will be established by a special international convention. The commission would include nations on the atomic energy commission and appoint personnel internationally to inspect mining and production facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Commission
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Miss Etts L. Prancis
Olive Gail Boyce
Lee E. Bolliger
Union Drug CO
West Main ST
Pebhide Beee
Kay Duff
Gerald Duff
Market Street
Myers Clinic
Philippi
Herc
Gus Fisher
FPHA
Kenny
Orr
K. M
Florida
Guy Wolfe
Jim
Street
Robert Tucker
Wash
Ington Street
Colum
Congress
Jim Cassell
Potomac State College
Evelyn. McProuty
A. M. McProuty
Sexton
Hardware General Merchant
Grafton Transportation Company
Blueville Fetterman
B.&c
South Side
West Side
Blueville
B&o
Pottery Potery Hospital Bridge
B& O
City Hospital
Keetler
Fetterman
Parkview
A.m
P.m
Fetterman Garage
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Miss Shafferman
Russia
Commission
Niagure
Ture
Welfare Finance Corb
W. Main St
Fairmont Printing Co
James E. Allan
Fairmont
West Virginia
Esso
ATLAS
Har
Avery Tire
United States
Canada
Standard Oil Company
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