Local Girls Help Misses Win At WVU Mothers Day Sing
The Alpha Xi Delta sorority at West Virginia University Morgantown placed second in the annual Mothers Day sing as twenty six campus groups competed before over six thousand spectators. Phi Kappa Psi, Delta Gamma, and Woman's Hall Center won top honors. Attendees from Grafton included Mr and Mrs Virgil Rohrbough Mrs Loraine Painter Mr and Mrs Paul Malone and Dr and Mrs Paul Warden.
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Nancy Rohrbough
Virginia Ann
Painter
Emily Janes
Grafton
Alpha XI Delta Sorority
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Delta Gamma Sorority
Woman's Hall Center
Virgil Rohrbough
Yates
Loraine Painter
Maple Avenue
Paul Malone
Paul &. Warden
Maple Venue
Bassett Elected to Grand Circle Office in Weirton
Mrs. Helen Bussett and Mrs. Laura Matthews were elected Worthy Grand Sentinel and committeewoman for the Grand Circle of West Virginia during the convention in Weirton. Both terms run two years. They marked a rare local election milestone as attendees from Grafton included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bussett
Mon
Grand Sentinel
Grand Circle
West Virginia
Cirle
Laura Matthews
East
Wilford Street
Bassett
Matthews
Weirton
Grafton
Roy Thorn
Local Wives and Mothers Honored at Communion Breakfast
Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society members at St Augustine's celebrated Mothers Day with a communion breakfast at the Grafton Hotel. James T. Murphy served as toastmaster and introduced William J. Hussion who gave a short talk. Germaine Coughlin presided, Theodore Stilwell spoke, with Ross Gerard and A J Sorbello on the arrangements committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Society
St. Augustine
Jo Ellen Clelland Honored On Birthday
Jo Ellen Clelland was honored on her seventh birthday with a Sunday party at 44 West St. Charles, hosted by Mr and Mrs George Clelland. Guests enjoyed games and a large three tier cake with seven candles and the inscription Happy Birthday. Mrs Clelland cut and served the cake with Mrs John Brown assisting. Attending were Patty Lan cen, Mary Costolo, Carolyn Mc Cartney, Pamela Grown, Monella Vandergrift, Kenney Godwin, pippie Fletcher and Jimmy Proudfoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ellen Clelland
George Clelland
West St. Charles Street
Clelland
John Brown
Hops Production Concentrated in West Coast Families
About 58.5 percent of the average Japanese family’s ex California Oregon and Washington account for most U S production of hops, highlighting a shift in regional agricultural influence and a notable demographic linkage to industry output.
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California
Oregon
Washington
U. S
Fisher church group meets at Tygart Dam home
The Fisher class of St. John's Methodist church gathered at Mrs. Fred Floyd's home for their monthly meeting. Devotionals included The Red Rose by Daniel Poling, a vocal solo Mother, and business was led by President Mrs. Yaaura Beall. Refreshments followed with many named guests.
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St. John’s Methodist Church
Fred Floyd
Tygart Dam
Ruth Proudfoot
Red Rose
Daniel Poling
Jane Proudfoot
Yaaura Beall
Fievd
Gale Zinn
Lillie Marshall
Helen Proudfoot
Nancy Jane Proudfoot
L. G. Robinson
May 17 to 23 club meetings listed across town
Calendar lists multiple society gatherings for May 17 through 23. Blueville Methodist Women meet Mrs EB Arnold. Business Girls at Grafton Hotel with Miss Virginia Rosier. Taylor County Fair Association in extension office. Grafton Womans Club executive board at 514 Walnut with Mrs Mary Lewis. May 18 Degree of Honor at D A hall. Eastern Star Womans Club at Masonic Hall with program by Mrs Mary Hoffman. Mountaineer Council No 44 J U A M at Daughters of America Hall. W C T U meets with lesson Light on the Brown of Motherhood and white ribbon recruitment. May 25 joint Student's League of Associated Arts at Presbyterian church. May 23 RT S class at First Baptist with Melba Stilwell and others. Tau Phi Lambda Delt Nu meeting at American Legion home with initiation.
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Blueville
Methodist Womens Society of Christian Service
EB. L. Arnold
Grafton Hotel
Virginia Rosier
Taylor County Fair Association
Grafton Womans Club
Vera Keller
Walnut Street
Mary Lewis
D. of A
Eastern Star Womans Club
Masonic Hall
Mary Hoffman
Margaret Byers
Mountaineer Council No
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Daughters of America
East Main Street
Melba Stilwell
Mildred Courtney
Mayme Shahan
Tau Phi Lambda
Woodmen Circle
American Legion
McGraw Avenue
Thelma DeMoss
Ellen Tingler
Gloria Poling
Betty
Weekend Visits and Local Notes From Indiana
Mr and Mrs J J Rose 223 Maple Ave return from Washington Indiana where they visited Mr and Mrs Oscar Potts and daughter Judy and other friends. W R Kraft of the local post office leaves on extended visit to the southwest with son Richard Norma Kraft and grandson Rickie. They plan to visit Krafts mother in Arkansas and relatives in Texas Mississippi and Alabama before June. Hospital notes list arrivals James Goodnow Route 5 Carol Sue Coffman Parkview Wayne Knotts Route 5 William Lee Poe Route 3 Moatsville Karen Johnson Route 5. Departures include Vivian Dalton Route 1 Simpson Juanita Annon Thomson Edina King 312 West Washington Street Loran Miller Route 1 Tunnelton James Goodnow Jr Route 5 Carol Sue Coffman Parkview Miss Carrie Frantz Barrett Street. Eugene J Sapp, recently in Washington DC, visited his parents Eddie and Mrs Sapp Blueville Addition over Mother's Day weekend. Fraternal Order of Eagles district meeting attendees included Mr and Mrs Herbert Hovatter and Mr and Mrs
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Indiana
J. J. Rose
Maple Avenue
Washington, Indiana
Oscar Potts
Judy
Southwest
W. R. Kraft
Richard
Norma Rinker Kraft
Rickie
Mr. Kraft
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Hospital News
James Goodnow
Carol Sue Coffman
Parkview
Wayne Knotts
William Lee Poe
Moatsville
Karen Johnson
Vivian Dalton
Simpson
Juanita_Annon
Thomson
Edina King
West
Washington Street
Loran Miller
Tunnelton
Carrie Frantz
Barrett Street
Eugene J. Sapp
Washington, D. C
Eddie Sapp
Blueville Addition
Quiet artist centers open in Israel by education ministry
Israeli education and culture ministry plans quiet painting centres for painters and sculptors. In Galilee regions north of Safad and Ein Hrod, beneficiaries include Dennis Bassett and Mr and Mrs Losh, Mr and Mrs Rob inson, and Mr and Mrs Shahan.
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Jerusalem
Safad
Ein Harod
Galilee
Dennis Bassett
C. D. Losh
Paul Robinson
Junior,Shahan
My Womans Corner scrapbook offers recipe clipping book
Requests pour in for the My Womans Corner scrapbook now being printed. It is a small handy kitchen sized blank book to paste clipped recipes from the column. Readers send a recipe and a 3c stamp for publication. Mrs. Henry Harter contributes a Quick Devils Food Cake recipe with mayo and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Womans Corner
Woman's Corfier
Henry Harter
Francis Street
Quick Devels Food Cake From The Woman's Corner
The Woman's Corner features a quick Deviled style cake recipe using cake flour sugar cocoa mayonnaise coffee and vanilla. Instructions include sifting dry ingredients beating wet ingredients folding in liquids filling greased pans baking at 350 for about 30 minutes and frosting options. Mrs Henry Harter and a Society Editor note invite reader mail and calls to share recipes and tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harter
West Francis Street
Artists' hostels rise in Jerusalem and Negev region
The article notes new small hostels being established in Jewish Jerusalem and the southern Negev to house artists for focused work. It also mentions postwar sheep numbers in Japan jumping from 196,425 in 1946 to 459,000 in 1949 and references Duff and fellow candidates overturning a statewide political pattern as a Republican president in 1952 seems possible if Pennsylvania policy spreads nationwide.
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Jerusalem
Negev
Japan
Duff
Page One
Pennsylvania
Duff wins in Pennsylvania amid Grundy clash over power
Duff defeated Grundy’s candidate for senator in a near record turnout of about half of Pennsylvania Republicans. He chose John S. Fine to succeed Grundy, who had ruled for 30 years. Fine then beat Jay Cooke for the Republican governor nomination. The piece notes the Pony Express began east west Utah operations in 1860 and Mt Etna stands at 10,741 feet as Europe’s highest volcano per the National Geographic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Grundy
Duff
John S. Fine
Jay Cooke
Pony Express
Utah
Mt. Etna
National Geographic Society
Europe
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Greyhound
Greyhound Terminal Union Drug CO
W. Main St
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Dress Institute
L. D. DeLaney
Lincoln Street
Donna Brookfield
Haverford
Bryn Mawr Hospital
LOS Angels
M. G. Hujtcherson
D. K. Duggans
Jay
Hey
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Herbert Hovatter
Truman
Pendleton
Ore
Leah Conner
Umatilla
Butte
Mont
Anetzmm
International Soundphoto
Society
The
Hartford
Insurance
Ace
C. Richman and Son
West Main Street
Beauty
Frigidaire Electric
Frigidaire
Frigidaire Food Freezers
Monongahela Power CO
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