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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1949
Page
3
Society news from the local column highlights Mrs Naomi Lawson as society and club reporter with telephone contact 185 for readers to submit notices and items.
Mrs W Myers of Clarksburg reviewed Esther Forbes Running Of The Tide at the Grafton Womans Club May dinner held at St Pauls church. Over 200 attended as officers were installed by Mrs Blake. New officers include Miss Sara Musgrove president and six department chairmen. Members welcomed 38 new entrants and a Junior Miss of May was introduced. Recommendations to donate to Youth Planning Council Camp Towles and St Pauls church were approved.
Mrs Paul R Brestel of Grand Street is recovering well after an operation at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg. Mr and Mrs Earl Marshall of 328 Maple Avenue were called to Petersburg WV due to the death of Mrs Marshall’s father Isaac Porter of Petersburg.
Strawberry Festival in Buckhannon announces Miss Diana Alleman of Buckhannon as queen of the eighth Central West Virginia event on June 2 3. She will be joined by 23 princesses from Upshur Barbour Lewis Harrison and Taylor counties with maids of honor Miss Jean Dean Weston and Miss Dorothy Zacavish Gallway. The festival features exhibits canning and freezing demos a parade five divisions horse show old time fiddlers contest receptions and balls.
Mrs Warren Turner was chosen president of Blueville Methodist WSCS for the coming year. Officers include vice president Mrs Howard Wolfe recording secretary Mrs George Hunt corresponding secretary Mrs J W Travis spiritual secretary Mrs Charles Burner missions secretary Mrs Raphael Turnley promotion secretary Mrs John Brown treasurer Mrs Walter Knotts supply officer Mrs Luther Bolyard children's work Mrs E L Arnold and pianist Mrs Charles Rogers. The June meeting will be hosted by Mrs Ethel Lucas.
A surprise birthday party was given for Charles Shackelford by Mrs. Shackelford at their home on the Grafton Morgantown road. Social games cards music and dancing entertained guests. The honored guest received many useful gifts and late refreshments were served to a large group of friends and relatives.
Peels are sliced into paper-thin rounds and overlapped in a lightly buttered baking dish. Slices are brushed with melted butter, lightly salted, and paprika dusted before baking until the top turns golden brown in a hot oven.
Walter Jordon representing Monongahela Power spoke to the Glade Run Farm Women's club on Community Improvement. Mrs. Milton Bradley led the month’s lesson "The Family's Health Plan" as devotions were by Mrs. Pinnia Edwards. The president Mrs. Wanda McCartney announced the Stanley party on May 25 at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs. Milton Bradley's home. public is invited.
May 26 sees the ladies auxiliary of the fire department meet at the Fire Hall at p.m. hostesses Mrs Ruth Smith and Mrs Mar Custer invite all wives of firefighters. L H Greenwald entertains the Weekly Sewing club at her East Lincoln home at 8 p.m. Ascension Day service at Andrews Methodist church at 8:15 p.m. Susan B Co Nurse's association District No 5 meets at the Moose Home at 5:30 p.m. Mountaineer Council No 44 Junior Order United American Mechanics wears in the VFW hall on East Main at 8 p.m.
Guests included Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Helen Edwards along with Mrs. Clarence Cozad attending a social event hosted by the hostess.
The N A L C auxiliary met at the Gillespie home on Prospect street to elect delegates for the state convention in Charleston on May 28 and 29. Delegates chosen were Mrs Dale McDaniel and Mrs Truman McVicker. alternates were Mrs Virginia Henderson Mrs Laura Wiseman and Mrs Pauline Parkhill.
Grafton High School hosted a tea by the second period Home Economics class for parents and faculty in the classroom. Miss Carolyn Arnold presided at the tea table with aides Jean Cochran Louise Summers Shirley Nestor Violet Fast Cora Criss Eileen Gillispie Evelyn Gough Barbara Kimble Patty Lake Mary Rosier Elaine Roy Barbara Smith Dorothy Lobis. hostesses included Hazel Kines Shirley Setler Doris Tucker Mary Compton Rebecca Linn Roberta Utt Francis Hebb Betty Smith. about thirty guests attended. Orange Hard Sauce with Apple Betty was served.
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