Recent Bride Is Honored Friday Shower for Mona Storm
Mona Storm, soon to be Mrs. Harry DeLaney, was honored Friday night with a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Lawson DeLaney of Blueville. Floral decor brightened the event and a dessert course followed social conversation, served to a long list of guests including Mrs. Warner Jacobs Mrs. William Shackelford and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry DeLaney
G. L. Hedrick
Robert Arble
Kathleen Watkins
Myrt Frazier
Helen McDaniel
Curley Eisner
Adela Carroll
Ralph Woodyard
Earl Monroe
George Nose
L. H. Greenwald
William Clark
Marvin Posten
Lawson DeLaney
Mrs Haselden Hosts Bunco Evening At Webster
Mrs Sherman Haselden of Webster entertained her bunco club Friday evening at 35 West Main Street the residence of her father Sheriff Melvin Newton pink and red bouquets set the scene Prizes went to Beatrice Walls Beulah Grimes and Arba Lemmon A salad course was served to Helen Blackburn Grimes Burl Mason Nellie Cole and Misses Helen Thayer Arba Lemmon with Mr and Mrs James A Newton Sheriff Melvin Newton and Sherman Haselden as guests
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Haselden
Burl Mason
Nellie Cole
Helen Thayer
Arba Lemmon
James A. Newton
Melvin Newton
Sherman Haselden
Haymond Citizens Organize Society Elects Officers
A Haymond school gathering formed the Haymond Civic club to discuss farm issues with community talent. Officers installed were W. A. Henderson chair, Ed Marquess vice chair, Mrs. Mary Boyer secretary, Ursula Poe publicity. Committees named and county agent B A Hensley aided the effort with local farm families joining. Next meeting set for Thursday July 5. Production value of tractors in 1944 reached 657 million dollars, up from 357 million in 1943 and 342 million in 1941. The note ends with a remark on comic strips’ emergence in daily papers in 169.
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Haymond
Haymond School
W. A. Henderson
Ed Marquess
Mary Boyer
Ursula Poe
Florencen Watkins
Emma Mealey
H. R. Watkins
Mary Watkins
Quota Club Meet at Mrs Mahaffey's on Washington Street
Members of the Quota Club of Grafton will gather at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Mahaffey on Washington Street for a covered dish dinner at 6 30 p m on June 18.
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Quota Club of
Grafton
Elizabeth Mahaffey
Washington Street
Baptist Guild Meeting Held at Mary Moffit Guild
The Mary Moffit Guild of the First Baptist church met for its regular monthly session at Miss Evelyn Reed’s home. Josephine Bryan led the business part, Elaine Gifford directed the program, and croquet plus social time followed. Miss Reed hosted with help from Jean Stilwell and Ann Robinson serving refreshments to Elaine Gifford, Nancy Holloway, Frances Newton, Barbara Reed, Norma Walls, Mildred Yates, and Mrs Homer Poling. Next gathering set for Miss Nancy Holloway’s home.
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Mary Moffit Guild
The
First Baptist Church
Evelyn Reed
Josephine Bryan
Elaine Gifford
Miss Reed
Jean Stilwell
Ann Robinson
Nancy Holloway
Frances Newton
Barbara Reed
Norma Walls
Mildred Yates
Homer Poling
Guild
Flemington OES Officers Chosen Amid Initiations
Flemington Chapter No. 126 elects officers and initiates three new members Mrs Neva Feltner Mrs Violet Sayre and Mrs Maxine Vincent at a regular meeting. Upcoming officers include Mrs Maude Setler Dorsey C Setler Mrs Doris Mor an Robert Savage Mrs Helen Ross and others. Three cotton states Arizona Florida and New Mexico have no cotton spinning mills. Beer the Middle Ages was the chief breakfast drink. Ancient cosmographers believed extreme heat under the sun prevented life in certain Earth regions.
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Flemington
Order of Eastern Star
Neva Feltner
Violet Sayre
Maxine Vincent
Maude Setler
Dorsey C. Setler
Doris Moran
Robert Savage
Helen Ross
Gertrude Sinsel
Ruth Selvey
Beaulah Reppert
Bessie Knight
Marshal
Virginia Sayre
Bertha Martin
Ada
Margaret McGlumphy
Ruth
Stephen Reppert
Esther
Pearl Savage
Martha
Electa
Georgia Fleming
Sentinel
I D. Martin
Arthur McGrumphy
Arizona
Florida
New Mexico
ERB-HELP Medicine Promises Bowels Cleanup Claim
An advertisement claims ERB HELP with twelve herbs can cleanse bowels stomach and organs. A man reports dramatic improvements including relief from headaches pimples and rheumatic knee pain after three days. Sold at local drug stores in Grafton.
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Erbhelp
Grafton
War Food Administration Urges Fat and Oil Salvage
The War Food Administration proclaims fats and oils as essential foodstuffs and industrial inputs in peace and war. It asks housewives to salvage every drop after cooking, enabling industry to supply medicine, munitions, soaps, paints, varnishes, synthetic rubber, and many wartime needs.
Eisenhower greeted by crowd on return to Capitol Hill
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived from the Atlantic coast to Virginia then a victory drive through Washington streets. He was welcomed by Mrs. Eisenhower and thousands, then led a parade to Capitol Hill where a joint session awaited. The march passed Memorial Bridge, the Pentagon, Lincoln Memorial, and Constitution Avenue before reaching the Capitol.
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Atlantic
Virginia
Potomac
Washington
Eisenhower
Africia
Sicily
Italy
France
Germany
Berlin
Memorial Bridge
Constitution
Nrth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Weekend Visitors and Travels From Local Homes
Leaves for New York City include Miss Margaret McElroy of Sycamore Street Elizabeth Rendle of West Main Street and Grace Marie Bartlett of West Francis Street as they begin a weeklong vacation. Grant Smith of Ethelstree visited Morgantown for the weekend to see his son. Weekend guests included James Grover of Sistersville employed in Oakland Maryland staying with Rev H Paul McKain. Mrs George Rendel of West Main Street left for Newark Ohio to visit her sister. Sunday guests at St Charles Street home of Mr and Mrs Robert Graham Jr included Mrs William Graham and Mrs Higgenbotham of Clarksburg plus Mr Higgenbot ham. Frank McKain of McGraw Avenue and Clayton White spent last Friday in Washington D C.
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New York City
Margaret McElroy
Sycamore Street
Elizabeth Rendle
West Main Street
Grace Marie Bartlett
West Plancis Street
James Grover
Sistersville
Oakland, Md
H. Paul McKain
Mcuian Avenue
Ohio
George Rendel
Newark
John Shaw
William Graham
Betty Robertson
Clarksburg
W. Robertson
Dorothy Higgenbotham
Higgenbotham
Robert Graham, Jr
St. Charles Street
Washington
Frank McKain
McGraw Avenue
Clayton White
Washington, D. C
Emaciated POWs in Camp Kilmer and postwar barter
At Camp Kilmer exhausted soldiers received steak dinners and summer clothing before being released to chat about life in America. Talks ranged from thefts of military goods to exchanging guns and arms with civilians, as prices for pistols and other items fell aboard ships. General Bernard Montgomery is noted for carrying a cage of canaries and rove birds during the Italian campaign.
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Camp Kilmer
Bernard Montgomery
Fashion preview and war commentary mix in June issue items
A Good Housekeeping June preview highlights a shell stitch coat and sweater adaptable for day or evening wear, plus garlic salt for dressings. The wartime column discusses Soviet outreach, language in diplomacy, and Stalin’s negotiations, noting Russia’s growing international posture and historical use of buttons for ornament. Greenland’s Arctic summer snow-free extent is observed.
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Good Housekeeping Magazine
Stalin
Russia
Battle updates from China on new overland routes
Reported actions show the Liuchow to Indo China route severed by Chinese forces. Japanese advances toward Laipin on the Yungning Liuchow railroad bed were claimed repulsed, with unclear territorial gains. Another engagement nears Wenchow on China's eastern coast.
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Liuchow
Indo-China
Nurses Wanted at Fairmont General School of Nursing
Fairmont General Hospital in Fairmont West Virginia seeks apt and qualified young women for a three year nursing program approved by the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Entrance dates are June 4 and September 4, 1945. For information contact the Director of Nurses at Fairmont General Hospital.
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Fairmont General School of Nursing
U. S
Cadet: Nurse Corps
Fairmont General Hospital
Fairmont
W. Va
Awareness grows as nations reflect on past conflicts
The passage notes progress in self understanding and suggests the United States gains balance by recalling historical moments such as the Mexican War, Nicaragua days, or 1919-20, warning that ignoring such eras could leave the country confused about its present stance.
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America
United States
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