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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
3
Lillian and her sons Lyle and Carl welcomed honored guests Mr and Mrs Kenneth Shaw at a gathering marking the occasion.
The street church community hall event day was not included when the program appeared in Wednesday's Sentinel Isle. Mrs Wolfe will speak on Have You Heard. Vernon Frazier has returned to Maple Avenue home after over a month in Washington DC with Mr and Mrs C Howard Tameron.
The text lists students by name and class year with hometowns and states junior Mary Grace Proudfoot from Philip pi, Robert Hurst from Shinn ston, sophomores Miss Visalia Ballen gee from Clayton and Sherwood Wilson from Belington, Miss Betty Lou Smith from Philippi and Floatz Pelaez from Moundsville, freshmen Miss Sue Bartlett from Belington and Brance Lindsey from Philippi.
Distinctive in design and fun to crochet these doilies suit buffet and table use. Pattern 69799 provides instructions, illustrations, stitches, and a photograph with materials list. Send ten cents and write name address and pattern number to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept New York.
Grafton Fire department schedules a May 7 dance at 9 pm at the Moose Home featuring Bob McCartney's Moonshine Hollow gang. The event aims to raise funds for fire equipment and offers round and square dancing with a variety program for non-dancers. Admission is 26 cents.
Graf ton Senior High Hi Y club elected officers for 1941 42 at a May 29 meeting in the MCA rooms Floyd Borneman was named president William Watkins vice president and Stoner installed as officer After installation the members discussed a joint dance with the Girl Reserves set for May 9 Wrights orchestra of Salem will provide music The event is open to alumni of both groups Robert Clayton sponsors the club
The final meeting of the Public Welfare department of the Graf ton Woman's club for 1940 41 will be held at the Elks club at 2 30 p m on Tuesday May 6. Reports from officers including chairman Mrs Walter Beall will be presented with her presiding.
A May calendar lists meetings for Hecalum at Martha Collins home May 1 at 7 30 p m. Woman's Work of St John Methodist at Mrs Russell DeMoss Long Street Circle No 3 at 7 30 p m. annual May luncheon for all churches at West Main Street Methodist Community hall at 1 p m with program Thy Kingdom Come Through the Work United Hearts Can Do. Other events include Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society May 2 at 7 30 p m. United Brethren Ladies' Aid May 2 at 7 30 p m in King’s Daughters classroom. G A R Ladies May 2 at 3 p m with Mrs Ethel Rose present. Taylor County Teachers Association banquet at Graf ton Senior High cafeteria. 4 H club May 3 at 1 30 p m at post office and 2 p m at Aldene Beagle’s home. Lindy club May 6 at Effie Jones home. Public Welfare department May 6 at 2 30 p m Elks club. Quota club May 5 at 6 15 p m Cozy Rest. White Rose Grove No 2 Woodman Circle May 6 at 7 30 p m K of P hall with Mrs Faye Littman present. St Paul’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid May 8 at 2 p m at Nettie and Mabel Watkins home with Muhlenberg the Eagle of the Wilderness noted.
The Friendship Bible Class met for its monthly gathering after a prayer service with R H Bunner presiding. Mrs J N Wagner led a program of readings and music including The Lost Purse by Mrs Charles Jenkins, a poem by Jenkins, readings by Nancy Fauley and Bunner, a piano solo by Doris Jean Thorn and a chorus from several members. A business session preceded the program and Roy Thorn, with class men, provided refreshments for about thirty attendees.
A shower for newlyweds Kenneth and Mrs. Shaw took place at the home of Mr and Mrs. Alva Shaw last night. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lambert and families, Edward Manning, Helen Peters, and several other local residents who brought gifts, enjoyed motion pictures, dancing, conversation, and a dessert course.
Brief items from Fairmont include visits between families in Fairmont and Park View, a Florida wintering return to Maple Avenue, hospital admissions and discharges, the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sloan of East Main, James Love’s move back to Houston with family, a Fairmont Tuesday visit by Mrs. Lulu Fralinger and Miss Jackie Trainium, and a May Day luncheon program omission for Mrs. Francis Wolfe.
Two bridge tables were played at a party hosted by Mrs. John 8 Palmer on Thayer street. Spring colors and brass flowers decorated the rooms. High score prizes went to Mrs. Frans Jacobs and Mrs. William Sinnett, with a consolation for Mrs. A A Holt. A salad luncheon followed for the guests.
The T N T club met at Mrs Fanny McCartney's Washington street home on a Wednesday for a pleasant social evening. Two tables of dance entertainment and several hours of games preceded high score prizes to Mrs W P Clark and Mrs George Hamilton, with the hostess receiving a consolation prize and spring flowers decorating the room. On May 14 the club will be entertained by Mrs A R Williams on East Main street.
Margaret Tasker of Moundsville, sophomore at Alderson Broaddus College, has been chosen by Elza Hamrick to serve as maid of honor during the May Day festival on Friday morning May 16. Seniors’ class princesses and their escorts are listed among the preparations.
Mrs Ellen Messenger Sheets aged 78 wife of William H Sheets died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her step daughter Mrs Ethel Heckler in West Philippi after an illness that began December 17 The body is at Spindler funeral home Kingwood pending funeral arrangements Services will be at Kingwood Methodist church with burial in Kingwood cemetery
The auditor's office told 40 securities sellers in West Virginia to renew licenses by July 1. Deputy Securities Commissioner Robert F Brown said June 1 is the deadline for renewal applications. New data will be required for late filings, with fees of 25 dollars for a deal er and 5 dollars per salesman. Notices were sent to firms in New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Baltimore Columbus Richmond Cleveland and Chicago in addition to West Virginia offices.
Taylor county will send 106 schoolboy patrolmen to the national safety patrol parade May 10 at Washington D C. Ronald Knotts Pruntytown school principal who is in charge of the delegation announced today. The number more than doubles that which the county had last year forty three and is in accordance with a general program of increased numbers according to George M Brase managing direc-
The state board of aeronautics will allocate biennial appropriations at its first post Bailey era meeting in Charleston. The board includes Ernest L. Bailey as ex officio chairman with members D W Giltinan and E W Stifel of Wheeling. Stifel unable to attend due to illness.
William Jasper Funk 176, of Rowlesburg, died Tuesday night at his home. The obituary notes he was aged and passed away at his residence, with local response and funeral details to be announced by the Sentinel.
Macomber dies after extended illness. He was married and the last of nine siblings born to John and Catherine Casseday Funk, a lifelong resident.
Connie writes to Mother praising Bill and his taste for variety in cakes and cookies. Mother mentions Rumford Baking Powder as the easy path to great results without adjusting recipes. The ad invites readers to request a free booklet with baking ideas from Rhode Island.
Funeral services are set for Friday afternoon at 1 88 o'clock at the home of Willis G Wiles in Macomber with Rev Thomas S Wat kins of St Pauls Methodist Rowlesburg officiating. Burial will follow in Punk Farm cemetery. A new liquid claims to improve meals but readers prefer Urs planked fried baked and not yet through.
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