Wedding of Mary Winnett and Charles Carpenter Jr. in Rochester PA
Mary Grace Winnett and Charles Carpenter Jr married in a Wednesday evening ceremony at the Methodist church in Rochester Pennsylvania. The couple traveled from Pittsburgh to celebrate with families in Clariton and will reside there. The bride is a Pitt alumna and former Mt Lebanon teacher. the groom holds degrees from Virginia, West Virginia, and Bucknell and works as a research chemist at Carnegie Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carpentre
Maple Avenue
Pennsylvania
Charles Carpenter, Jr
Mary Grace Winnett
M. Clarkson Winnett
Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh
Rochester
William M. Baumgarther
Amy Robinson
James R. Butler
Clariton
University of Pittsburgh
Delta Delta Social
Pi Lambda Theta
Mt. Lebanon
University of Virginia
West Virginia’ University
Bucknell College
Louisburg
Kappa Alpha Social
Carpenter
Carnegie Steel Company
Clariton, Pa
Naomi Robinson to Become Bride of H Lawson Today
Miss Naomi Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Robinson 715 West Main will wed Howard Lawson son of Mrs Mary F Lawson 228 Pearl Street this afternoon at 4 in the brides parents home Rev Gordon Withers officiating Ann Robinson sister of the bride elect maid of honor Catherine Hamric and Frances Leonard bridesmaids William Murray best man. Robinson held a BA in Music from West Virginia Wesleyan College taught music and directed bands and choirs in Grafton while Lawson attended Potomac State College and West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Robinson
W. E. Robinson
West Main Street
Howard Lawson
Mary F. Lawson
Pearl Street
Gordon Withers
Ann Robinson
Catherine Hamric
Frances Leonard
William Murray
Robinson
West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia University
Grafton Highh
Grafton
First Baptist Church
Lawson
Potomac State College
Bride To Be Honored At Washington Street Shower
Mrs. Olive Patton and Mrs. Mary Cosner hosted a pre-nuptial shower for Miss Naomi Robinson at Cosner’s home on Washington street. Guests included Mrs. Everett Robinson, Mrs. Mary Lawson, Mrs. Ada Gall, and many Patton and Leonard family members. Miss Robinson will wed Mr. Howard Lawson at 4 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Patton
Mary Cosner
George Coulson
James Barcus
Marjorie Eisner
Charles Shay
Walter Patton
8. W. Patton
Norman Menear
O. F. Sterling
Mildred Gall
Frances Leonard
Mabel Lee Patton
Mary Jo Patton
Patty Lou Patton
Ann Robinson
Local Veterans and Daughters Plan Evening Meetings
On June 14 B and O Veterans and the Clara Fawyer Auxiliary meet at 8 p m in the V F W hall with all members urged to attend as grand officers are expected. Also on June 14 the Elizabeth Cummins Jackson chapter DAR entertains at 1138 West Main at 8 p m with co hosts Misses Kate Smith and Lila Love. June 15 Kings Daughters Bible class of United Brethren holds its monthly social and business meeting. The W S C S of St Johns Methodist meets June 15 at 8 p m in the church with Circle No 3 and Mrs Helen Sloan chairwoman hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B& O Veterans
Clara Fawyer
V.F.W. Hall
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
W. Burdett
West Main Street
Kate Smith
Lila Love
King's Daughters Bible Class
United Brethren Church
W.s.cs
St. John's Methodist Church
Helen Sloan
Betty Flesher Complimented At Bridge Party
Mrs Burl Mason hosted a bridge party at her McGraw avenue home in honor of Miss Betty Flesher visiting from Bluefield West Virginia where she taught school last winter. Patriotic decorations framed two bridge tables and prizes went to Mrs Charles Smith Mrs Charles Hartman and Miss Claire Korte. Desert service followed for guests including Mrs Richard Husk Mrs William Grimes Mrs Smith Mrs Hartman Mrs Barbara Drainer Miss Sarah Sayres and Miss Korte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Mason
McGraw Avenue
Betty Flesher
Bluefield
W. Va
Charles Smith
Charles Hartman
Claire Korte
Richard Husk
William Grimes
Barbara Drainer
Sarah Sayres
W C T U Institute Held At St Johns Methodist Church
The Grafton W C T U Institute met at St John’s Methodist church with State W C T U President Mae T Henson and local ministers and county unions as guests. The program opened with devotionals, pledge, patriotism talk, and a luncheon, highlighting Christian citizenship and efforts to guard homes against alcohol, with musical performances and a bi county executive meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Woman's Christian Temperance Union Institute
St. John’s Methodist Church
W.c.tu
Mae T. Henson
Ministerial Association
Barbour
Preston
Randolph
Ben F. Donley
Andrews Methodist Church
Burton G. Lockwood
Arthur Lazenby
St. John's Methodist Church
C. C. Richman
Captain Wolf
Salvation Army
Herbert McCue
C. B. Mason
Taylor Preston
W.C.T.U
Trimbly
Terra Alta
Ethel Whitehair
Shafer
Conrad W. McDonald
The
Christian Church
Elizabeth Stuck
Henson
Katheryn Harrie
Dottie Lou Sterling
Margaret Alice Waggoner
Virginia Lake
Tomor
Doris Day News Sinc ere on Nation Station Reporting Mix
The piece notes Doris Day as the new singer on national radio, with surrounding items on Presbyterian services, Round Table discussions by Mrs. Whitaker and others, plus reports of union activities and a coal strike penalty dispute tied to Tekes terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Day
Nation
F. J. Turvander
Presbyterian Church
Whitaker
Terra Alla Union
Fred Robinson
W. W. Menear
Union Signal
Lelia Peters
Soldiers and Sailors Committee
Grafton
Briefly Told Briefly Told and Return to Wheeling
News notes and personal items from Wheeling and surrounding towns include Nancy Zinn visiting the Carpenters on Maple Avenue and returning home to Wheeling. Mr. Homer Bell and wife travel from Boyd Street to College Station Texas to visit their son Charles and attend Homer Bell Jr.’s graduation at the Air Corps Training School in Allus Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Smith announce the birth of a son, David Franklin, June 8 at Myers Hospital Philippi West Virginia. Mrs. Guy Cole and son Guy Cole Jr return from a month in Baltimore where he was a patient at Johns Hopkins Wilmer Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Nancy Zinn
Charles Carpenter
Maple Avenue
Homer Bell
Boyd Street
College St. Texas
Charles
Texas A & M College
Homer Bell, Jr
Air Corps Training School
Allus
Oklahoma
Harry B. Smith
Route 2
Myers Hospital
Philippi
W. Va
David Franklin
Baltimore
Guy Cole
Guy Cole, Jr
Guy Junior
Wilmer Institute
John Hopkins Hospital
New Walkout Continues Over Underground Travel Pay Dispute
The War Labor Board may approve a wage increase of 1.30 a day for underground travel time after miners rejected the UMW demand for 2 more dollars. A decision, expected next week, could go to court. Union officials fear a suit if the WLB ruling seems unfair. Secretary Ickes directs miners until midnight June 20, amid late concessions and fines for absenteeism.
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War Labor Board
WLB
Lewis
Central Pennsylvnia Producers Association
U.M.W
Ickes
Pantelleria Falls as Allied Air Power Drives Mediterranean Win
Pantelleria capitulated after a relentless air campaign, becoming a key Allied base for Mediterranean dominance. RAF bombers hit Reggio Calabria, long range desert fighters attacked enemy ships, while reports say Lampedusa could be next. Twelve Allied planes were lost in the campaign.
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Pantelleria
Mediterranean
Sicily
Malta
Air Ministry
London
RAF
Reggio Calabria
Italy
Middle East Air Command
Cairo
Aegean
Casablanca
Lampedusa
Algiers
Associated Press
Tahiti Honey tops Republic Opera House lineup opens Sunday
The Republic presents Tahiti Honey at the Opera House with Simone Simon and Dennis O'Keefe in a singing dancing lead. Auer earns top technical notes as seven songs brighten the film with tunes by Styne Meyer Brown Newman Pollack and others. Supporting players include Whalen Stander Vernon Seidel Seymond Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simone Simon
Dennis O'Keefe
Republic
Simone
Tahiti
Michael Whalen
Line Stander
Wally Vernon
Tom Seidel
Dan Seymond
Tommy Adams
John H. Auer
Jule Styne
Sol Meyer
George R. Brown
Charles Newman
Lew Pollack
Dixie Benny shifts from amiable to sharp in new film
Dixie Theatre opens The Meanest Man in the World starring Jack Benny. The piece notes Benny’s shift to a harsher persona for bigger laughs, with Cupid turning him from genial lawyer to a more roguish antihero in a hometown twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Benny
Dixie Theatre
Benny
Plunk
Cupid
Dixie Theatre Puts Harines Life on Stage
At the Dixie Theatre audiences are promised a vivid glimpse of the Harines journey from recruits to their ultimate fate as they experience the life and trials portrayed on the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Theatre
Harines
Leathernecks Fight for We Are the Marines Film
On the road to war the March of Time filmed a full length feature about Marines. Major General Alexander A. Vandergrift trains Leathernecks for action in the Pacific as they learn a new kind of war. The documentary aims to capture the living qualities of the men as the film opens Sunday.
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America
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Pacific
Fim
Flight for Freedom Opens at Strand with Russell and MacMur ray
The Strand Theatre debuts RKO Radio's Flight for Freedom starring Rosalind Russell and Fred MacMurray. The film, set against a wartime backdrop, follows Tonie Carter a daring pilot in a tense romance while she undertakes a solo world flight amid personal and national stakes.
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RKO Radio
Herbert Marshall
Fred MacMurray
Rosalind Russell
Pacific
Strand Theatre
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Filer
Tonie Carter
Randy Britton
Paul Turner
Paul
Tonle
Rubber policy speaker warns of supply risks after Pearl Harbor
Jeffers addressed about 600 guests at Institute reflecting on dissention in Washington and the rubber shortage. He said the situation was nearly collapsing due to overcomplication and warned against having rubber supply far away in Java and the Far East. He predicted U S artificial rubber capacity would reach 850000 long tons next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
U. S. Rubber Company
Institute
Jeffers
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Java
Far East
United States
First US synthetic rubber plant praised at dinner
The article notes 25,000 long tons produced this year as officials tour the new synthetic rubber facility. Spokesmen say wartime pressure accelerated completion from a ten year timeline, with President Roosevelt and Bernard Baruch praised for the program. Attendees included Carbide and Carbon head J A Rafferty, U S Steel’s F B Davis Jr, Chesapeake and Ohio’s Carl E Newton, and Senator Chapman Revercomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Roosevelt
Bernard M. Baruch
J. A. Rafferty
F. B. Davis, Jr
Carl E. Newton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
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Mary G. Winnett C. Carpenter, Jr
H. Lawson
Skaggs & CO
Mrs. Burl Mason
W.C.T.U. Institute
Alabama
Tekes
Tckes
Wlw-Wsai
Miss Day
Middle West
Bob Crosby
Les Brown
WLW
EWT
Jimmy Wilbur
Priscilla Lane
Opera House
Simone Simon Oes
Htc
Annie
Anor
Aramt
Republic Picture
Dixie
Leatherneck
Bentinel
Sts
Pearl St. Tf
Grafton Sentinel
East Knotts Avenue
Uncle Sam
Lis
Monongahela System
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