Home Between Semesters Features Local Visitors
Northwestern journalism student Charles Hoffman visits his Grafton area parents before resuming studies. A Morgantown high school tour draws Postmaster James Murphy and others. Philippi hosts two local travelers. Grafton City Hospital reports admissions and discharges including Iva Woods and Mary Bowman.
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Charles Hoffman
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
Loren Hoffman
West Washington Street
Charles
Grafton High School
Davis and Elkins College
Northwestern
Morgantown
Hospital
Grafton City Hospital
Iva Woods
Tunnelton
Mary Bowman
Moats‘ville
Ellen Iman
Howelsville
Mary McGinnis
Newburg
Virginia Lou Merett
Flemington
George Sypolt
Rowlesburg
Etta Lucas
Grafton
Daisy Garrett
Simpson
A.P. Mosear
Walnut Street
William Felix
Charles Kisor
Minstrel Show To Be Given Soon In County Winter Event
A minstrel show presented by the Comrade class of Andrews Methodist church will be staged at the West Virginia Industrial school auditorium on Monday March 28 at 8 pm. Local dignitaries help form the cast directed by Ruth Batten of Grafton High school with a varied group of performers and sponsors from Pruntytown 4-H club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Methodist Church
West Virginia Industrial School
Ruth Batten
Grafton High School
Howard ‘Wolfe
S. T. Seymour
Paul Murphy
Harry White
Arthur Yates
Claude Ebert
Paul P. Warden
Verne Watkins
W. G. Ross
Nancy Anne Staley
C. B
Rough
Zeppa
Winten
D.P. Cruikshank
Paul ‘“Murphy
Olive Patton
T. Arthur Yates
Seymour
Jackie Nestor Birthday Party Honors Girl at Home
A birthday party for Jacqueline Jackie Nestor marked her second birthday hosted by Mr and Mrs Gene Nestor at 15 East Wilford Street last evening Guests enjoyed games socializing and gifts The dessert course featured Latte and included Buddy Wade Mary Nestor Sonny Wilma Gough David Bobbie Jean Rogers Jo Ann Cooper Bobbie Ellen Martha Ann Mason Junie Nestor Mr and Mrs Bud Nestor Mrs C H Cooper Mrs Grace Rogers Dorothy Gough and Margaret Mason among others.
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Jacqueline
Jackie” Nestor
Gene Nestor
East Wilford Street
Buddy Wade
Mary Nestor
Sonny
Wilma Gough
David
Bobbie Jean Rogers
Jo Ann Cooper
Bobbie Ellen
Martha Ann Mason
Junie Nestor
Bud Nestor
C. H. Cooper
Grace Rogers
Dorothy Gough
Margaret Mason
Jackie Nestor
Meetings and events listed for March across Mountaineer area
Community groups schedule March meetings at V F W Hall East Main street Hotel Grafton and local venues. Dates cover March 24 to 28 with varied times and officer installations yearbook photo requests and dinner plans. Public invites and transportation notes included.
Commendation for Hobby and Art Show Co-Chairs
Barbara Drainer and J Lee Evans Jr are highly commended by the local Woman's club for planning and supervising the Hobby and Art Show. President Burl Mason says they prepared for months with well chosen committees and complete arrangements. The show is set for Grafton Junior High March 28 to April 2 with opening 8 to 11 PM and public hours 3 to 5 PM after.
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Barbara Drainer
J. Lee Evans, Jr
Woman's Club
Burl Mason
Grafton
Music and film stars gather at Academy awards event
The British Hamlet wins five awards as Olivier statues are presented to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Jane Russell performs in a strapless gown while Lew Ayres escorts the star to J. L. Warner's Macombo party. Special honors go to Ivan Jandl, Walter Wanger, and Jerry Wald amid a hurried, cafeteria style ceremony with 950 attendees.
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Lew Ayres
J. L. Warner
Macombo
Hamlet
U.S
Olivier
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Shakespeare
Robert Montgomer
Motion Picture Academy
Jane Russell
Jay Livingston
Ray Evans
Ivan Jandl
Walter
Wanger
Jerry Wald
Academy
Fire kills children in two week old Whitt home
A deadly blaze tore through the Whitt residence trapping three children as Mrs Whitt Wanda Lou and two others were blown into the yard. Neighbors could not reach the three inside as flames surged. A broken gas main fed the fire officials said. Hubert White recalled opposing gas line rights under the house. Whitt, an employee of the LoLean County Coal Corp, and his family had only moved in two weeks.
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Whitts
Whitt
Lolean County Coal Corporation
Congresswoman Faces Heated Accusations in Probe
Reports describe a tense political clash as Congresswoman Rogers and Capty Latta-Lawrence condemn charges as fantastic and ridiculed amid a yearlong close and intimate association with a New England colleague.
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New England
Dress Your Little Lovebug in a Lovebird Pinafore Pattern 7252
Imaginative spring pattern 7252 offers a playful pinafore for children with sizes 2 4 and 6. Includes transfer cutting charts and easy step by step directions plus ready access to visuals and photos for embroidery and sewing. Also promotes the Alice Brooks Needlework Catalog featuring 109 designs with crochet knitting embroidery quilts and toys and a free pattern.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
P. O
Flatbush Station
Brooklyn
Alice Brooks
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William Jason
West Boyd Street
Latimer Bradley
Country Club Road
Mountaineer Council No
Junior Order United American Mechanics
East Main Streets
Quota Club
Hotel Grafton
Grafton Junior High School
Delta Nu
Tau Phi Lambda
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Thelma de. Moss
Blueville
Ellen Tingler
Beulah Rogers
Martha Soles
Marian Gough
Friendship Bible
First Church of Christ
Protected Home Circle
V.F.W. Hall
East Main Street
Susan B. Cook
Disrict No. 5
Nurses Association
Morgan
Lindy Club
Ruby Carroll
Addison Street
Hee-Alums
Louise Collins
West Main Street
Birmingham
U. S. Conference of Mayors
George W. Welsh
Grand Rapids
Mich
W. Cooper ‘Green
Birminghimma
Washington
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Ata
Grafton Finance. Company
Grafton Banking and Trust Building
W. VA
Carl B. White
Mgr
Virginia
Siberia
Unarma
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