Society and Club Activity Miss Etta L. Francis
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Etta L. Francis
Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1947
Page
3
Virginia McDaniel Wed Frederic Smith in Oakland Maryland
Miss Virginia Irene McDaniel daughter of Harold McDaniel of 1508 West Main street married Fred Doc Smith son of Mrs F S Smith and the late F S Smith of Maple avenue. The ceremony April 2 at St Pauls Methodist parsonage Oakland with Rev Denver C Pickens officiating. The bride wore a grey suit with pink and black accessories. Bridesmaid Kathryn Mason wore rose and black with a rose corsage. Best man Jack Skaegs. Mrs Smith a Grafton Senior High student active on the yearbook staff and school paper. Smith a Grafton Senior High senior, to graduate May 31, employed by Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Irene McDaniel
Harold McDaniel
West Main Street
Fred
Kathryn Mason
Jack Skaegs
Smith
Grafton
Brarrat
Tchool
Quill and Scroll
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Johns WSCS Meets At Church
The St Johns Methodist church women convened their regular monthly session at 7 30 p m with a moving devotional and the missionary program led by a featured speaker, reflecting a serviceable church gathering.
May church groups schedule sewing and meetings
May events show the Ladies of the Presbyterian and First Baptist churches sewing at Red Cross rooms and meetings of Minnie Cole Sunday school class Mountaineer Council No 44 DAR Philathea class and Grafton Woman's club. The May dinner at Andrew's church requires reservations by Saturday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
Minnie Cole
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Billie Bott
Mountaineer Council No
Grefton
Philathea
First Baptist Church
DAR
Grace Wolfe
West Main Street
Eleanor Booth
Grafton Woman's Club
Andrew's Church
RTS Class Picnic at Mrs Mada Robinson Home
The RTS class of First Baptist church held a lawn picnic hosted by Mrs. Mada Robinson with Mrs. Norma Wolfe and Mrs. Oma Fornash as hostesses. Devotions by Mrs. Sarah Barcus centered on Memorial Day, with poems and songs. New member Mrs. Evelyn Pitzer joined, guest Miss Ann Robinson attended, next meeting set for June 17 with Mrs. Belle Shay and Mrs. Eva Miller hosting. Also noted, 1947 food outlook lists increased beef canned fish canned fruits fruit juices sugar dry beans spices cereals and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RTS
First Baptist Church
Mada Robinson
Robinson
Norma Wolfe
Oma Fornash
Sarah Barcus
Ada Reese
Flander
Barcus
Pauline Williamson
Arba Lemmons
Beulah Jones
Belle Shay
Mabel Bartlett
Mamie Williamson
Eva Miller
Edna Defenvaugh
Evelyn Pitzer
Ann Robinson
Mrs C Sellers Hosts Missionary Society Meeting
Mrs Carrie Sinsel Sellers hosted the Missionary Society of First Presbyterian at her Mustup Street home. Led by president Mrs A A Miller, the group heard devotional guidance, reported finances, and reflected on hospitality to the West Virginia Presbyterial. June meeting planned at Miss Helen Thayer’s Washington Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Sinsel Sellers
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
Mustup Street
A.A. Miller
F. S. Suddarth
Miller
West Virginia
F. S. Smith
Elizabeth Handley
Suddarth
Mayne Sines
Helen Thayer
Washington Street
Over 30 Attend WSCS Meeting at St Pauls Church
About 30 members and guests of the WSCS at St. Pauls Methodist Church gathered for an evening program led by Mrs. R. Virgil Rohrbough with a devotional, a talk on Christian Home and Family by Mrs. Fred D. Robinson, and a junior choir performance directed by Mrs. Charles Custer. President Mrs. Earl Smith presided, plans were made for the September birthday party, and Rev. J. Harry Carson gave the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Women’s Council Meet at First Church of Christ
The Women’s Council of the First Church of Christ held its regular monthly meeting at the church. Members sang together, joined in a responsive reading, and recited the Lord’s Prayer. Reports were given and several matters of importance were discussed. They were asked to attend the Fairmont conference on May 27. A social hour followed, and the final meeting of the year will be held in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Council of the First Church of Christ
Harry Wilson
Fairmont
Finding Greek Nomumea on Page One Relaxes Balkan Tensions
Greece Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia strive for normal neighborly relations and abstaining from provocations as page one reports. The article highlights diplomatic efforts to ease friction and promote stability across the region with emphasis on goodwill measures and ongoing dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nomumea
Greece
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Births Announced for Linda Louise and Richard Clark
Mr and Mrs Gandy Marsh of Leonard Street announce the birth of a daughter Linda Louise on May 12 at Grafton City Hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces. The mother Virginia Louise Shaw is the former. Grandparents H L Shaw of Parkview and Mrs H L Miller. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Tucker of Route 4 announce a son Richard Clark born May 20 at the city hospital weighing seven pounds. The mother Iris Davis is the former. Paternal grandparent Mrs Viola Tucker of Route 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEJ
Woodrow Tucker
Route 4
City Hospital
Richard Clark
Iris Davis
Viola Tucker
Agriculture budget cuts signal shift in farm support
A Munuentrum page one summary notes farmers’ debts fell from 10 billion to 8.3 billion. The committee cut farm tenants loans and soil conservation funds, scrapped a 20 million dollar soil conservation program for 1948, and reduced public relations and school lunch funding. It kept 2,475,400 for crop and livestock reports and 7,161,268 for state experiment station payments while funding rubber research and related investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayule
Mrs Truman Hospital Bedside Update Keeps Hope Alive
President Truman remains tense and emotional as Mrs Truman’s condition stays unchanged after two days. Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham, the presidential physician, told reporters there is no perceptible improvement and had hoped for gradual progress earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace H. Graham
White lashes out at Young remarks in Senate hearing
Roy B. White president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad denounced Robert R. Young of the Chesapeake and Ohio before a Senate banking subcommittee. White disputed Young's claim that B and O was bankrupt and criticized the idea of debt restructuring versus 1965 payment. White said no creditors or stockholders lost any interest and emphasized the McLauglin act plan is not a bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roy B. White
Baltimore Arid Ohio Railroad
Senate
White
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Young
B and O
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Banking Committee
C and O
RFC
King Bros Circus Aces 28th Year In Grafton Tour
Floyd King reports the 28th year of King Bros Circus with about 600 employed and 150 performers from several countries. The show, amid hard times, remains buoyant with stars like the Dizkie troupe and Christine Sisters. Bozo leads a congress of clowns as the troupe tours, continuing its longstanding era in American amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Bros. Circus
Floyd King
Grafton
Seaon
Commodores
Christian
Dizkie
Europe
McIntosh
Guice
Christine Sisters
Powell
Circus double bill promises pranks and music
Ward and Eddie Hodgins promise a afternoon exhibition and a second performance tonight. Doors to the high five continent menagerie open at 7 0 p m with Prof Hinckley and his military band to precede the show at 8 15 p m. A note on mayonnaise and milk production appears among the fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Eddie Hodgins
Prof. Hinckley
Grandmother's Fan pattern promotion with old time appeal
The Grafton Sentinel advertises Grandmother's Fan sewing pattern 7042 with four pieces, easy guidance, and visuals. It promotes the 1947 Alice Brooks Needlework Book offering 104 illustrations and a free kitchen accessory pattern, inviting readers to mail in details and payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Arts Dept
14Th St
New York
W. Y
Alice Brooks
Comb River For Body Of Negro Taken Last Night
Sheriff Stephenson said deputies comb the Roanoke river area for the body of a man named Bush who had been taken by masked armed men from Northampton county jail in Jackson last night. Jailor Edwards said three men demanded delivery or else and handed the prisoner to the trio who led him away toward the street where more men joined. Bush, arrested in Rich Square by Patrolman Outland on an attempted assault charge, was reportedly moved by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
N. C
A. C. Stephenson
Roanoke River
Northampton County
E. D. Edwards
Streegs
Bush
Rich Square
Frank Outland
Absolute Proven Remedy Travel Promotion
Promises relief from rheumatism arthritis neuritis sciatica with a single trip to a Permanente location at 188 E Fayette St Uniontown PA. Offers overnight accommodations and daily hours 10 to 8 and Sunday 10 to 5 including disabled persons may send a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Fayette St
Oy Senior High
Uniontown
Mrs Durant Trial Claims Denied By Military Court
The petition alleges Mrs Durant lacked timely access to case materials violating the 70th article of war, deprived of due process as a citizen, and subjected to alleged third degree mistreatment after arrest. The 43 year old from Hudson Wisconsin led Kronberg castle officers club in Frankfurt when the theft allegedly occurred.
Aid programs expand beyond military aid to Greece and Turkey
The report notes continued discussion of equipment for the Turkish Army under Ambassador Edwin C. Wilson in Ankara. It highlights that Greece's program is broader, encompassing military assistance and economic rehabilitation, signaling a wider effort in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Wilson
Ankara
Greece
Reece urges tax cut bill as Senate debate continues
Reece contends the tax reduction measure will ease government costs for Americans and businesses. He argues the bill supports a balanced budget, debt payments, and higher national income through incentives for industry. The piece also notes that diabetes is more common in women and Chilean seaweed can reach 240 feet in length with fronds up to 80 feet wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece
Senate
House
Congress
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Frederic Smith
Oakland
St. John’s Wscs
St. John's Methodist Church
Union Drug CO
Union Drug
Ruth Balser
Bals
W. C. Grown
Lena Powell
Daisy Poling
Fred Floyd
William Tombs
Leon Proutfoot
C. Richman
Dale Zinn
W. J. Richardson
Audry Jones
WC Grow
Frank Graham
Buddy Proudfoot
W. Main St
Chas
C. Champbell
Mgr
Mrs. C. Sellers
Bee Erestett
Mrs. Truman
Findus
United
Roberts
Harper
Robertshaw
Detroit
Jewel
U. S
Mrs. Durant
U.S
Chile
Famoup
Chityn, Cook Logh
Mihare
Pucilé Mille
Mohara
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