Mother and Daughter Banquet By Girl Reserves
A Mother-Daughter banquet hosted in the Home Economics room featured talk by Youth Conservation committee member Mrs. J Paul Murphy and 4-H leader on Growth for Girl Reserves and mothers. New officers Lory Harrison president Barbara Redinger Inger secretary Vera Jacobs treasurer Alice Kirby installed. Eighty six attendees included many listed ladies and Miss Gladys Hickman sponsor. The event closed with Follow the Gleam as the girls sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lory Harrison
Barbara Red. Inger
Vera Jacobs
Alice Kirby
Ms Harrison
Mary
Virginia Monroe
Ellen Gainer
Gladys Hickman
Par rish Agency Property Deals Near Hospital
Property listings describe a 13 room 3 bath home near Rt 50 hospital with $1800 income apartments, reduced to 10500 for quick sale, plus other homes on 525 W Main St 500 Watkins St and Parkview bungalow from 3000 to 5500, plus two building lots on E Main next to Sal Army. Loans available. Location notes include proximity to West Side school church and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 50
Hospital
W. Main St
Watkins St
West Side School & Church
E. Main
Sal
White Rose Grove Plans For State Lodge Meet
White Rose Grove No. 2 of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle prepares for a three day State Lodge Convention in Clarksburg with president Miriam Nestor presiding. Team members Irma Jean Stutler Edith Jo Foley Barbara Wyckoff Ellen Tingler Virginia Peters Kathleen Bolyard Mildred Cole Jean Riggleman will join in team work. National officers attend. five degree teams from Grafton Elkins Fairmont Parkersburg and Philippi take part. Additional attendees include Maxine Harvey Faye K Littman Mary Jaco Marjorie Eisner Leoma Zumbro Grace Marie Bartlett Nancy Kemple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
White Rose Grove No. 2
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
R. of P. Friendship Lodge
Miriam Nestor
Mesdames Irma Jean Stutler
Edith Jo Foley
Barbara Wyckoff
Ellen Tingler
Virginia Peters
Kathaleen Bolyard
Mildred Cole
Mary Jaco
Marjorie Eisner
Leoma Zumbro
Grace Marie Bartlett
Nancy Kemple
Mrs Moran Hosts Alpha Mu Meeting At Walnut Street Home
Mrs Herbert Spencer spoke on art for Alpha Mu Beta Sigma Phi during a meeting at Mrs Donald Morans home on Walnut Street. Miss Dorothy Burnside presided, committees were named for the year, and Cancer Drive envelopes were opened with $113 reported to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Alpha Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Moscar
Walnut Street
Donald Moran
Dorothy Burnside
May Events Schedule Recaps Local Group Meetings
A dense listing of May community gatherings across churches lodges and clubs. Notes include dates May 2 through May 19 for events at Andrews and St. Johns Methodist churches First Brethren Church PHC Lodge VFW hall Oddfellows Latrobe Street Knottsville Trusts Hotel Grafton Tygart Dam and Hotel Gore with speakers guests dates and meal details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Life
Andrews and
St. Johns
Woman's Missionary Council of the First Brethren Church
Joseph Isner
Christiana Street
PHC
V.F.W. Hall
Sadie’s
Fire Department
Oddfellows
Latrobe Street
VFW
Taylor County Garden Club
Arthur W. Wilson
Knottsville
Fred G. Ballard
Mountaineer Council
Junior Order
United American Mechanics
East Main Street
Beta Siem
Phi’s
Hotel Grafton
Converu
King's Daughters ' Bible Class
Aineville
Mary Jean Grinan
Fisher
St. John’s Methodist Church
Mildred Combs
Tygart Dam
Nessie Floyd
Laura Beall
Briefly Told and Hospital News From Grafton Area
Discharged from Union Protestant hospital in Clarksburg is Ray Davis son of Mrs Lillie Davis after five weeks for burns suffered in a defense plant five years ago. Mrs Gerald Duff and Kay Duff return home after visiting Hamiltons Cabins. Mrs Albert E Colebank has joined husband at Fort Riley Kansas after Officer Candidate school. The piece notes service history including Alaska Japan and the Philippines. California visitors Paul and Mrs Kinsley visit Las Vegas natives A N Kinsley. Hospital admissions list several individuals. births include George Joseph Robinson born in McKeesport. Other hospital notes list admissions and discharges for multiple residents. A historical note recalls Sultan Selim I taking tile makers from Persia to Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Davis
Clarksburg
Lillie Davis
Union Protestant Hospital
Albert E. Colebank
Fort Riley
Kansas
Grafton
W. A. Colebank
Kirby Street
Judith Ann
Colebank
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Japan
Philippines
George Robinson
McKeesport
Pennsylvania
George Joseph
Robinson
Alex Bahus
Wait Robinson
Francis Street
Beautifying the Home Topic for WW 4-H Group
Willing Workers 4 H club at Haymond school heard county agent Ralph Fike present a Beautification of the Home demonstration and discuss project books. Dorsey Weaver, president, led a short program with Eloise Bogers James Weaver Doottie Weaver Donna Watkins and Naomi Weaver among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Fike
Willing Workers
Haymond School
Dorsey Weaver
Eloise Bogers
James Weaver
Doottie Weaver
Donna Watkins
Naomi Weaver
Business Girls Fete Mothers With Dinner in Grafton
Miss Nancy Anne Staley and Mrs Rufus L Yost led a Mother Daughter banquet of the Grafton Business Girls at Hotel Grafton. Illustated art talk by Mr Yost featured color and drawings by high school students. Vocal solos by Miss Staley. Attendees included Betty Bolyard Mildred Campbell Maxine Cockrell Hazel Cool Nellie Cook Thelma DeMoss Helen Gerkin Evelyn Greene Mary Jean Grinnan Josephine Haddix Marian Hollis Arlean Moore Gladys Murphy Frances Proudfoot Gwendolyn Proudfoot Virginia Mae Stine Helen Shomo Gloria Squires Eleanor Weekly Ellen Jane Wiseman. Guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Anne Staley
Rufus L. Yost
Grafton
Hotel Grafton
Helen Gerkins
Evelyn Greene
Yost
Varous High School
Miss Staley
Betty Bolyard
Mildred Campbell
Maxine Cockrell
Hazel Cool
Nellie Cook
Thelma DeMoss
Helen Gerkin
Mary Jean Grinnan
Josephine Haddix
Marian Hollis
Arlean Moore
Gladys Murphy
Frances Proudfoot
Gwendolyn Proudfoot
Virginia Mae Stine
Helen Shomo
Gloria Squires
Eleanor Weekly
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Mesdames Shade Bolyard
Ada Gall
W. M. Cockrell
F. W. Grinnan
W. C. Manley
Frank Hollis
Nadia Moore
Roscoe Murphy
J. W. Shomo
I A. Stine
S. M Squires
R L. Yost
T. Seymour
Dorothy Burnside
Also Mentioned on This Page
MRS
Naomi Lawson
Club and Society
C. Gifford
E. B. Denton
Kate Warder
W. H. Shafferman
Edward Kay
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Kenneth Haun
Edwin R. Williams
Dana Barker
Brady Currey
J. Ray Keener
Eugene Moyer
P. W. Robison
J. Paul Murphy
Randall McKinney
Margaret Jenkins
B. I. Poe
John B. Jenkins
Joseph M. Compton
Hazel Blackmun
Charles G. Sweet
Parrish Agency, Inc
Parkview
Bath
Grafton Finance Company
Phione
Grafton Banking and Trust Building
White Rose Grove
State Lodge
Mrs. Moran
Moran
Kenneth Boylan
Norman Deakin
Kenneth Daugherty
Virginia Rosier
Evelyn Golden
Francis Julian
Norma Jean Moore
Gerald Duff
Kay
John F. Hamilton
Hamilton
Lost River
West Virginia
California
Paul Kinsley
Las Vegas
A.N. Kinsley
West Washington Street
Grace Calhoun
Galloway
Lowell Hawkins
Newbure
Ira Bolyard
Tunnelton
David ¥. Lucas
McGraw Avenue
Wanda Custer
Kingwood
Ola DeMoss
Edward Williams
Gladys Lambert
Neva Pitzer
Fanny
Pauline Gerkins
Lincoln Street
Faye Halbritter
Row
Genevieve Yuckowsky
Wallace Wright
Washington, D. C
Jessie Read
Pearl Hoffman
Lessie B. Tucker
West Boyd Street
Edna Hall
Sharon Hood
Newbury
Selim I
Turkey
Persia
Charley
Fleming-Joffe
Cobra
Charmer
Pettrey’s Shoe Store
Caplan
Penney
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