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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1954

Page

3

Last Fete Set Tonight At St. Pauls

Grafton Woman's Club closes its year with a 6 30 p m dinner at St Pauls Methodist church. Installation of officers for the new club year opens in October. Mrs John McCuskey presents a book review for the program. Invocation to be sung by the Mes WFD Ward department. New officers to be installed include Mrs Wayne Uhayer president and other club officers. Retiring officers listed.

Mes WFD Ward Elvirge Effin Wane Uhayer Wayne Sinsol Paul Warden Bob Brown Recordin Bruce Bumygar Nev Robert Cleer

Business Girls Welcome Five New Members at Cozy Best

The Business Girls Club initiated five new members Nancy Bennet Patty Gallaher Sarah Isner Virginia Powell and Mary Beavers during a meeting at Cozy Best Ellen Jane Wiseman the president led plans for the Memorial Day parade and a trip for a girl to the State Conservation Camp at Camp Caesar Local members and visitors viewed colored slides taken by Mr and Mrs Waller including Flower Show images at the International Flower Show in New York Attendees included Mary Beavers Nancy Bennett Mildred Campbell Maine Cockrell Thelma Le Moss Joan Duncan Patty Gallaher Jean Gans Margaret Grinnan Mary Jeane Grinnan Marion Grugh Lucille Tenderson Sarah Tsner Florence Johnson Violet LeMaster Jeannie Jo Caesar Helen Lucas Anna Milinovich Virginia Ponsi Dariene Shurges Gloria Squires Mary Sheets Patty Thorne Ruth Withers and Shirley Christian

Business Girls Club Cozy Best Nancy Bennev Patty Gallaher Sarah Isner Virginia Powell Mary Beavers Ellen Jane Wiseman Camp Ceasar Grafton High School Harold Waller Lowers Tower Waller Jaken Internationa New York Marlé Beavers Nancy Bennett Mildred Campbell Maine Cockrell Thelma LeMoss Joan Duncan Jean Gans Margaret Grinnan Mary Jeane Grinnan Marion Gr

St John’s WSCS Installs Officers and Renames Circles

The Woman’s Society of St John’s Methodist installed officers for the new conference year under Rev. E E Suite. Named circles include Mary Martha Circle and Naomi Ruth Circle replacing numeric titles. New officers and their roles span president to status of women beraten with devotion led by Mrs Shafer citing John 8 16 and Luke 9 20 23.

Woman's Society of St. John's Methodist Church WSCS E. E. Suite Robert Richman Raymond Fast Newton Nicola Roy Miller Gale Zinn C.F. Shafer George Shroyer Walter Beall Frank Kincaid Norman Adlington Chester Shaffer C. C. Richman Douglas Powell Adlington Mary Martha Naomi Ruth Shafer

Hospital admissions and discharges listing with names

Admission and discharge notes for May 22 23 include Bibiana Mayle Jo Ann Mc Ginnis Delores Topielewski Opal Martin Barbara Carder Shirley Carder Ronald Carder Linda Carder and other patients. Discharges include Lena Smith Leola Ball Aaron Arthur Ruby Richman Gilbert Moore Leona Brown Lena Huffman Jo Ann McGinnis and Marguerite Wilson among others.

Bibiana J. Mayle Rt. 2 City Jo Ann McGinnis Rt. 3 Newburg Delores Topielewski Howesvil Lucas St. John Opal Martin Simpson Barbara Carder Thornton Shirley Ann Carder Ronald Carder Thorn Lena Smith St. Charles Leola Ball Sandusky Saaron Arthur Cit Ruby Richman Walnut Gilbert Moore Leona Brown Tunnelton Lena Huffman Brownton Marguerite Wilson

Alumni Group Fetes St Augustine Seniors With Dance Banquet

The St Augustine High School senior class will be honored by the school’s Alumni Association with a dance at 8 pm Friday in the Knights of Columbus hall and a banquet at 6 715 pm May 31 at Cozy Rest. Mary Emmer, West Virginia Chapter IFCAI Wheeling, will speak. Mrs. Bernadine Waters supervises. An officer election for the new year will occur.

St. Augustine High School Knights of Columbus Cozy Rest Mary Emmer West Virginia Internation Federation of Catholic Alumni Wheeling Bernadine Waters

NALC Auxiliary To Entertain State President

The Ladies Auxiliary to the National Association of Letter Carriers plans a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel to honor State President Mrs. Meadows. The event is set for Wednesday June 9 at the MeVicker residence on Philippi Road with refreshments served and reports on the state convention in Fairmont.

NALC National Association of Letter Carriers Alg T. B. MeVicker Philippi Road MeVicker Fairmont McDaniel Gladys Ray Wiseman Wilbur Fauley James C. Parkhill

Hose Jams Delay Firefighting at Bernard Young Home

Firemen arrived at the burning Bernard Young residence on Sunday and unrolled a hose to a pump but found no water an hour later. Gravel clogged the nozzle, allowing the house to burn to the ground before water could reach the fire.

Powasan Oat Bernard Young Youn House

Commercial Club Outing at Tygart Park

The Commercial Club of Grat ton High School held its annual spring wiener roast at Tygart State Park. Members and guests attended, including Jo Ann Childers Shirley Harmas Pauline Hagailton Sherry Simmons Joan Goff Barbara Westfall Sue Kannall Janice Siget Bobby Lockard Patty Satterfield and many others.

Gratton High School Tygart 'S State Park

Auction Purchase Finds No Takers

Los Angeles reports failed bid on a peculiar prize described as a grab bag. Robert Sin atra tried to dump the item on police, coroner or friends, ultimately storing it in an old trunk. Awaiting auction, the crate contained an urn with human ashes, a grim discovery amid a statewide Molor technical center project.

Los Angeles Robert Sinatra Shapiro

May 24 27 Club and society meetings listed

Calendar notes a May 24 Red Wing Club at 8 p m with Zada Careyoul and a May 24 May dinner for Giffon Woman's Club at St Paul s Methodist Church with reservations by phone. May 25 DAR at Mrs Frankers home. Xi Kappa Beta Sigma Phi at Mrs Mary Ellen Brown s home. May 26 Women of the Moose meetings and Irish luncheon. May 27 Tau Phi Lambda Sorority at the Legion home with several hostesses. May 41 Augustine Alumni banquet at 6 15 p m with reservations phone numbers.

Red Wing Club Zada Care Youl Spee Ane Street Giffon Woman's Club St. Paul's Methodist Church DAR Frankers Sie Chamberlain Xi Kappa Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Mary Ellen Brown High Street Women of the Moose Moose Home Circle No. 2 Presbyterian Church Lodge Tau Phi Lambda Delta Nu Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle Legion Home Thelma De‘Moss Gloria Poling Ellen Tingler Ruth Royce Nancy Tingler Martha Kemple Virginia Moran SS Augustine

Killer traced to San Francisco call to Los Angeles

Ruth W. Grossman reported a call claiming to be Char fie Case the killer. Police traced the call to a man who said he headed a termite exterminating company and spoke from a home phone in San Francisco to Los Angeles authorities.

San Francisco Ruth W. Grossman Los Angeles

All These Gals Will Get Grades

All girls in the senior sociology course by Miss Doris Swain at the New Jersey College for penson are receiving grades this term. Swain reported she took the papers home for grading and they were lost in a fire that destroyed the building, with an estimated $500,000 in damages. Back Bay in Boston is noted as an exclusive residential district once part of the city’s inner harbor.

Asuary Park N. J Doris Swain New Jersey College For Penson Swain Back Bay Boston

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