Missionary Group Meets Last Night With Mrs Keener
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren church met at Mrs Charles Keener's West Main street home for its regular monthly gathering. Mrs Merill Stilwell led devotions on The Church Must Spare Its Ministry of Health. Members heard reports from secretaries and enjoyed a vocal duet by Margaret Crall and Mildred Hefner. After social hour 15 members and four guests remained for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Charles Keener
West Main Street
Merill Stilwell
Margaret Crall
Mildred Hefner
America
Linn Norman
Visitors and Guests From Across Towns and Fort Jackson
Briefly Told visits include Pvt James Gowans from Barton Maryland staying with Mr and Mrs H K Debendarfer at Cozy Rest while stationed at Fort Jackson C Maryland W C Pembroke from Mackin Street visiting brother R H ceaatake in Southern Shore Miss Patty McDargh from Yates Avenue staying with Miss Lois Kathryn Robinson at Clarksburg Mrs Wendell Fields of Palestine Texas guest of sister Mrs A R Carver at McGraw Avenue with Mrs Carver returning soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gowans
Barton, Md
H. K. Debendarfer
Cozy Rest
Gowans
Fort Jackson
Maryland
W. C. Pembroke
Mackin Street
R. H. Ceaatake
Southern Shore
Clarksburg
Patty McDargh
Yates Avenue
Lois Katheryn Robinson
We Resematon
Wendell Fields
Palestine
Texas
A. R. Carver
McGraw Avenue
Community notices and visits lead June events list
Local club meetings set for June with the American Legion auxiliary Daughters of the American Revolution and Grafton Quota club meeting at specified streets and times. Community members announce hospital tonsillectomies for Marlene Proudfoot and Paul Dale Fortney. Visitors include Jack Taylor from Massillon, Herbert Louden in Chicago, and James J Nestor from Baltimore visiting before a service in Washington on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Latrobe Street
Ralph Shahan
Grand Street
al P
Marlene Proudfoot
Chester B. Proudfoot
Philippi
Route 2
Paul Dale Fortney
Tunnelton
City Hospital
Baltimore
James J. Nestor
Grafton
James Nestor
Washington, D. C
Westinghouse
Kiwanis Honors Service Roll At Grafton Meeting
Kiwanis Club recognizes Mrs Rufus Yost of Pruntytown and three women for typing and presenting the Taylor county service honor roll. Arthur Wilkin prepared the roll drawings and specs. Robert F Gerkin thanks city and county officials and local firms for support in making the honor roll possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Yost
Pruntytown
Grafton
Seemarta
Kiwanis
Taylor County
Court House
Kiwanis Club
Carteria Court
Lucille Payne
Mildred Keefer
Clyde Mays
Arthur Wilkin
Robert F. Gerkin
City Commission
County Court
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Cmpany
Gostello Breding Company
Woodyar Lumbers Company
IN UNIFORM IN NEW GUINEA Private Manley Arrives Safely
In uniform news Mrs William Manley of Dewey Avenue reports her husband Private William Manley has arrived safely in New Guinea after entering service in December 1943. Manley, son of Mr and Mrs W C Manley of McGraw Avenue, previously worked for Westinghouse in Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
William Manley
Dewey Avenue
Dorothy Lambert
Pvt
Pvt. Manley
W. C. Manley
McGraw Avenue
Westinghouse
Fairmont
Naval Reserve Promotion Reports And War Notes
Navy updates from Glenview Illinois to Navy Pier Chicago note a petty officer rate promotion for Bluejacket Claude Withers wife Mildred Withers of Lincoln Street. Robert Douglas Nestor promoted to fireman first class overseas in the South Pacific, former Glenn L. Martin Baltimore worker. West Virginia liquor ration changes, Clarksburg curfew, and Churchill comments on Anglo American coordination in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Claude Withers
Mildred Withers
Lincoln. Street
Naval
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Navy Pier
James
Nestor
Robert Douglas
South Pacific
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Allied forces press Biak defense in third-front drive
Allied operations report intensified push around Biak with American infantry supported by tanks and artillery advancing toward Borokoe and Sorido airfields. The effort costing four Japanese destroyers sunk or damaged after two reinforcement attempts last week. A solumin neared 1,300 yards of Borokoe drome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biak
Mokmer
Borokoe
Sorido
Army witness testifies denial of force against five women
Army witness Wilkinson testified at the Wit ness stand that he did not use force against any of the five women accusing him. Names of two companions were withheld at the court's request. Wilkinson was arrested April 24 after Caprice Capron, 17 year old night club dancer, filed a statutory rape charge. Maj. Jesse C. Duvall, defense counsel, argued the case rests on flimsy evidence, some of it given reluctantly.
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ARMY
San
Wilkinson
Caprice
Capron
Jesse C. Duvall
West Virginia restaurant group elects officers at Huntington
Phil Goldman of Elkins was chosen as president of the West Virginia Restaurant Association at the 17th annual convention in Huntington. L. O. Williams of Parkersburg and Mrs. J.G. Fraser of Charleston were named first and second vice presidents, with O. N. Young of Charleston reelected secretary-treasurer. A note from Huntington mentions an address by the governor on the flag anniversary during exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Virginia
United States
Continental Congress
Huntington
Phil. Goldman
Elkins
West Virginia Restaurant Association
C. J. Randolph
Logan
L. O. Williams
Parkersburg
J.G. Fraser
Charleston
O. N. Young
Moscovites Report Dietl Command in Helsinki Gap
MOSCOVITES reported in Helsinki that Cir. Gen. Eduard Dietl, commander of a German division garrisoned in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Cir
Eduard Dietl
Stars On Parade at Strand Delivers New Faces and Songs
Columbia's musical Stars On Parade opens at the Strand tonight and plays through Thursday. The show features Lynn Merrick and The King Cole Trio on hits like Love Lover Love and Jumpin At The Jubilee, with many new faces from other fields and a lineup of old and new songs including Ezekiel Saw The Wheel and Two Hearts In The Dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Strand Theatre
Mack David
Joan, Whitney
Alex Kramer
Jack’ Lawrence
Lynn
Merrick
Jack
King Cole Trio
Side of
Heaven
Bert Reisfeld
Chic Adams
Danny O'Neil
Ben Carter
Carl Jones
Ezekiel
Carter
Harry ‘Akstand
Lou Brown
Dave Franklin
Frontier Outlaws features Buster Crabbe at Chera Case
Buster Crabbe stars in PRC’s Frontier films with Al St. John. He plays a Mexican cattle buyer in Frontier Outlaws to penetrate rustlers threatening Wolf Valley ranchers. The production, directed by Sam, presents dual roles across Sigmund Neufeld’s projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Crabbe
PRC
al St. John Heh
Chera
Sigmund Neufeld
Crabbe
Wolf Valley
Sam
Carus Late Slice Pie Promises Faster Digestive Flow
The ad claims a simple method to boost bile flow and improve digestion within minutes. It touts natural liver pills from Carter's as the aid to relief, suggesting artificial remedies are unnecessary for better digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Nature
Newfield Crabb Portrays Mexican Character With Mustache
Newfield Crabb, in his imper sonation, sports a large mustache the first in a decade of films. Writers gave him straight dialogue, but Crabbe swapped in his own lines with Spanish intonations to evoke a Mexican speaking broken English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfield
Crabb
Crabbe
Notice to creditors in Arthur Rich monde Carver estate case
Commissioner announces notice to creditors and beneficiaries of the Arthur Rich monde Carver estate to exhibit claims with vouchers verified by December 9, 1944, at 207 West Main Street Grafton West Virginia. Beneficiaries must attend to protect their rights. Dated June 7 1944 in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rich
Arthur Richmond Carver
Parrish
West Main Street
Grafton
West Virginia
John'k
Guardianship accounts for Jay McVicker settlement
John K. Burdett Commissioner of Accounts in Taylor County West Virginia notes the guardianship accounts of Mary Prledinatty for infant Jay McVicker are presented before him for settlement. Dated June 7 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Keener
Cee
Nestles
Nestlé
Grocers
Grafton BakingCo
Daughters of the American Revolution
V. Miller
Walnut Street
Grafton Quota Club
Betty Miller
West St. Charles Street
Woman's Missionary Circle and Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Rose Grinnan
Warder J Avenue
Fields
Jack Taylor
Massillon
Ohio
Bob Moran
Ross Street
Herbert Louden
Barrett Street
Ill
Ensign Froley Louden
Eclentite
Minor Franklin Abel
Minor F. Abel
Country Club Road
Naval Air Training Center
Corpus Christi
U. S. Aoe
Paul Newton
Church Home Hospital
Newton
Juanita Gatrell
Kenneth Marquess
PF. R. Frasher
Nellie Lowe
W. H. White
Gene Siegel
W. W. Rader
Floyd Kecin
Melville Lindsay
T. F. Ware
Orange
H. C. Baxter
H. B. Scatterday
Clark Morgan
Frank Woodward
George Shields
Robert Neason
R. J. Eisenhower
Tacy Davis
Wirt Swisher
8. Mitchell
Jane Lew
Viola G. Casseday
W. C. Casseday
Harry Casseday
Weston
Charles Headlagher
Wilbur Tembert
Washington
Betty Plum
Trinity
Naval Reserve
Glenview, Ill
Naval Air Base
Sea
Ces
Floyd J. Felix
John W. Felx
Italy
West Virginia Liquor Control Commission
Churchill
London
Orville R. Felix
Antin
Weston al
WU A
Buckhannon
Lynch Tenls
Chesapeake Aid
Potomac Telephone Company
OF Grafton Banking & Trust Co
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