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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1949

Page

3

Mrs Wells Speaks At WSCS Meeting

Mrs C W Wells delivered a three minute talk on The Week of Re dedication as the feature of a recent WSCS meeting at West Main Street Methodist church. Re dedication Week observed this week with St Patrick's Day themed dessert served to 17 members and one guest.

C. W. Wells Woman's Society of Christian Service West Main Street Sturms J. B. Mahaffey Robert Arble Harry Tinder George Coulson Grace Frye

Petrovichs fete 13th anniversary with friends

Mr and Mrs Al Petrovich of 131 East Bluemont Street celebrated their thirteenth wedding anniversary with a social gathering. Guests included Merle Orr and children John and Polly Clyde McIntyre and daughter Linda Jobert Armstrong and children Junior and Mary Ruth W Petrovich as Collosa of Moreantown Sherry Petrovich Chiérlene Petrovich Al Petrovich and Jri attended the event plus the honored couple.

al Petrovich East Bluemont Street Merle Orr John Polly Clyde McIntyre Linda Jobert Armstrong Mary Ruth W. Petrovich Collosa of Moreantown Sherry Petrovich Chiérlene Petrovich Jri Mrs. Petrovich

Revival To Begin Sunday March 13 Harmony Grove Baptist

Revival services will be held at Harmony Grove Baptist church from March 13 to March 27 with Reverend D F Desist in charge. Visiting choirs include Grafton First Baptist Simpson Creek Bridgeport Gooths ville Bridgeport Pruntytown Beulah Rose Hill Methodist Janes Memorial Coons Run Harmony Grove Choir. A congregation meeting is set for Thursday at the church.

Harmony Grove Baptist Church D. F. Desist Pior Grafton

Butch Newhouse Celebrates Seventh Birthday Party

Michael Butch Newhouse was honored on his seventh birthday with a party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Newhouse. Guests enjoyed games and gifts, then dinner served by Mrs. Newhouse and Mrs. Norman Menear to a group including Bobby Lawson Stephen Coulson Susie Ewers Carolyn Sue White Carl Ann Johnson Judy Menear Honey Jane Menear Carolyn Menear Loretta Menear Fred Floyd Mary Pritchard Terry Lee Kelly Jimmie Kelly Richard Newcome Diane Newhouse and the guest of honor.

Michael Butch” Newhouse M. E. Newhouse Mary Pritchard Terry Lee Kelly Jimmie Kelly Richard Newcome Diane Newhouse Butch Newhouse

Coming events list spans multiple groups in Grafton area

March 7 meetings include Grafton Minis Association First Baptist at 10 a.m. and Quota Club Hotel Grafton at 6 30 p m. March 8 events feature Fisher class at Mrs W S Phillips 454 Walnut at 2 p m and Book Review dinner at 6 20 p m at St Paul s Methodist with illustrated art talk by Mrs Virginia Yost reservations due by March 5. Various church circles, auxiliary meetings, Girl Scouts, WSCS gatherings, and Mountaineer Council also noted through March 14 with venues around Grafton and Warren Methodist sites.

Grafton Minis First Baptist Church Quota Club Hotel Grafton Fisher St. John's Methodist Church W. S.phillips Walnut Street Book Review Grafton Woman's Club St. Paul's Methodist Church Virginia Yost Wll Philn Lincoln Street Spor March Woman's Society of Christian Service The Andrews Church Ladies’ Auxiliary Grafton Mother's Club Amercan Legion Home V.F.W. Hall Girl Scout Troop No. 1 WSCS Mountaineer Council No United American Mechanics V-F.w. Hall East Main Street Guy McDonald Thayer Street Warren Methodist Church Kingwood

Local Families Share Visits and Travel Plans

TIMNELTON NEWS reports a busy social scene with families visiting relatives in Denver Arthurdale and Kingwood. Gregory Devery heads to Staten Island after a week with Criss relatives, while Wolfe, Whetsell, Auvil and Poling families visit. Mildred Frantz stays with sister Edwina Frantz in town as Damon Goff returns from Charleston for his daughter Carolyn Ann’s pneumonia illness.

Joseph Devery Gregory Staten Island New York Joseph Feather Kingwood Mildred Frantz Cleveland Ohio Edwina Frantz Damon E. Goff Carolyn Ann Mr. Goff Charleston Greyhound Bus Company

Briefly Told Returns To Baltimore

Mrs. Jane Knight, former Grafton resident, has returned to 41 Scott Street Baltimore after visiting relatives and friends. Paul Flanagan, a Georgetown dental student, spent the weekend with his brother and sister in law and Mrs. James V. Flanagan. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Delaney vacationed in Florida. The Browns, former West Main Street residents, spent winter in Florida with their son in law and daughter. Brown was a Graf ton Sentinel linotype operator for 37 years. Hospital notes list admissions and discharges at City Hospital. Other items note visits from Wheeling, Philippi, Clarksboro, and Huntsville areas plus Moose tournament attendance.

Baltimore Jane Knight Grafton Scott Street Laura Devers West Main Street Paul Flanagan Georgetown University Kirs James V. Flanagan Florida C. D. Jacobs Lawson Delaney W. E. Brown Miami Joe Vinson Brown The Grafton Sentinel City Hospital Marie Campbell Philippi Edna B. Fast Russell Harmon Elsie Mae Bennett Pike Street Mabel Rogers East Main Street Commodore Henderson West Main Stree Pemila Robinson West Francis Street Hazel Rutherford West Mains Street Margaret A. Biggins Tunnelton Ethel Denison Moatsville Catherine Robinson East Pre

Legislature to Cover Furnishings and Equipment Costs

A proposed measure from Coombinee Lage would fund the full costs of furnishings and equipment. The passage aims to relieve entities from bearing these expenditures by state or legislative support.

TV Tonight Schedule Highlights and Radio Lineup

Tonight's lineup features CBS channel 8 with Tex and Jinx in Preview at 8, Jean Arthur Journey Among the Lost at 8:30, and radio programs including Inner Sanctum at 10. My Friend Irma at 10:30. ABC-8 presents Jeanette MacDonald Metty Widow at 8:30 and Met in The Met at 10:30. MBS-8 offers Sherlock Holmes at 9:30 and Straight Arrow at 8:30 with Fish and Hunt Club at 9:30. A stable economy forum airs on American Forum at 10.

Cbs-Tv Tex Jinx NBC Jean Arthur Howard Barlow Don Voorhees Radio City Playhouse CBS Radio Theater Red River Irma Bob Hawk ABC Jeanette MacDonald Met Fish and Hunt Club American Forum

Coloring tips for gelatin pudding and salad dishes

To obtain the exact shade you desire in gelatin pudding or salad, carry out a color scheme by adding a few drops of candy or vegetable coloring. This quick method helps achieve precise hues for decorative food presentations.

This is my city Today I am not

A reflective, troubled chronicle of New York City mood swings. The narrator laments urban chaos, endless noise, crowding, crime, traffic, and the loss of charm. He craves green space and quiet, contrasts the city’s beauty with its ugliness, and longs for tomorrow when affection for the metropolis may return.

Bowery Fourteenth Street Park Avenue Paradise Fifth Avenue Empire State Building Empire State Central Park Bronx Los Angeles Miami Chamber of Commerce New York Brooke

Youre Telling Me A Quirky Local Column Snapshot

A fragmented OCR collage mixes farmer cow behavior water worries in Michigan with sightseeing strike era Philadelphia notes and odd cut fragments. It jokes about Aunt Arbor Canada public school sales and a diner seafood binge, then shifts to trivial science and car safety with satirical asides about television puppets.

Wili Central P Michigan Philadelphia Canada Junior Aunt Arbor

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Mrs. Wells Butch’ Newhouse ACE Exterminators, Inc Fairmont Evansurniture Co Timnelton News Kermit Wolfe Linda and Leonard Cora Phillips Arthurdale Laurence _Whetsell Denver Andrew L., Auvil Rowlesbury H. O. Poling Kassem A. C. Auvil Cecil, Wright Niatra Falls W. H. Perrill Wheeling John Smith Harold Waller Love Avenue George Shaffer Pruntytown Pike Leslie Haddix Robert Haddix George W. Shaffer Merle Bailey Auburn Dale Bus”Duckworth Tom Rogers Howard E. Robinson New Albany Indiana Mr. Robinson F. S. Robinson Francis Street Mel Heimer York East Side Times Square New Manville Dishmaster Robt Bill) Fawcett OPERA Ferruccio Tagliavini Mary Phillips Miss Phillips Tagliavini Alaska the Recreation Pitman’s Cue Club George Colebank Malone Oruy & Chemie Aunt Penny Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia Ete Amrit Zadok Dumkopf Bartlett Funeral Homes Harrison Taylor Counties Monongahela Power
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