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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
3
Mrs Naomi Lawson, long time club and society editor, signs her weekly column and reports on social gatherings, charity events, and society news. The item notes her telephone contact at 514 for readers seeking updates or submissions.
Final plans for the Faye K Littman District convention were discussed by White Rose Grove No 2 of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle. One hundred members are expected from visiting groves Philippi Fairmont Elkins Clarksburg and Salem for a 6:30 p.m. banquet at the Grafton Hotel with Faye K Littman as toast mistress.
Mrs. C. G. Stroud of Flemington is in Omaha Nebraska attending the Supreme White Shrine convention. She is the wife of Dr. Stroud, a local Flemington physician.
Mrs James W Rinker presided for the monthly Auxiliary Guild of St Matthias Episcopal church last evening. The meeting opened with the Lord's prayer and the secretary and treasurer reports were given. Plans for a bridge canasta card party May 12 at the American Legion home were advanced with progress reported by the committee. attendees included Mrs Rinker Mrs Collins Mrs Keane Mrs Engelhardt Miss Young Mrs Davis Mrs Duffy Mrs Goff D A Trimble and guest Master Billy Kennedy.
The Social Games club of Grafton High invites anyone from 12 to 90 to a Friday evening gym lesson from 7 30 to 10 p m to learn square dancing. Miss Barbara Cather and Miss Nellie Williams train a group to guide newcomers and provide partners. No experience necessary and the event promises joyous fun and the fascinating patterns of old American square dance. Paulean Williamson, formerly of Grafton but now in Fairmont, and Mrs W H Springer of Fairmont visited Grafton yesterday.
Seventy five members and guests attended the annual Mother Daughter banquet of Judson Mission Society at the First Baptist church dining room. Graduates from Gratton Senior High School received testaments as graduation gifts presented by Mrs. Melvin Mackey. A musical program featured three high school girls, Shirley Bumgardner, Rosemary Outright, and Marcia Malone. New officers were installed including Floyda Holloway as president and Reba McDermott as vice president. Two out of town guests, Mrs. Paulean Williamson and Mrs. W. H. Springer, attended from Fairmont.
May filled with gatherings at St Pauls and other venues. Circles of the WSC S of the St Pauls Methodist meet at homes. Lady societies convene at D A Hall and churches. Lindy Club Easter week. Union groups plan dinners, inspections and officer inductions. May 12 and 13 Baltimore convention plans noted.
Raib Ghali, 31, political adviser to Dowager Queen Nazii, will wed Princess Fathia in San Francisco. The couple follows a previous April marriage between Princess Faikah and Fouad Sadek, a member of the Egyptian consular staff, who departed for their honeymoon.
The Grafton Sentinel invites readers to contribute recipes to obtain a free 5 by 8 inch My Woman's Corner scrapbook. Readers are asked to mail or telephone with recipes or hints, and a stamped return envelope is provided. Mrs. Lawson is the contact for Society Editor's notes.
Hoffman's 58 year old prediction of Tito breaking from the Soviet sphere clashes with State Department views. Officials hope for a crackup but see Tito as a distinct case. The piece also contains stray lines on fruit juice and desserts as side notes.
State Department notes Tito's strong military influence and broad local prestige unlike other eastern European communists. It also notes skepticism about overthrowing Soviet power in satellites. Separate eggs best when warmed to about 70 degrees to beat whites for cakes.
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