Golden Wedding Anniversary To Be Held Tuesday
Local relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Campbell of Cumberland invite them to an open house on Tuesday afternoon May 28 and a reception at 8 p m at the First Presbyterian church lecture hall. Mrs Campbell was Margaret Nesbitt before 1890 marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Campbell
Patterson Avenue
Cumberland
First Presbyterian Church
Campbell
Margaret Nesbitt
Mr. Campbell
Elk Garden
W. Va
Thomas
Maple Avenue
R. L. Campbell
Dewey Avenue
King's Daughters Bible Class Meeting Friday Night
The King's Daughters Bible class of the United Brethren church met Friday evening in the classroom. Mrs. Merrill Stillwell led with hymns and readings, honoring Esther with a paper by Mrs. Sherman Reed. One new member joined, and refreshments were served to 21 members and 5 guests by hostesses.
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King's Daughters Bible
United Brethren Church
Merrill Stillwell
Jesus
Loren Hoffman
Lois Luzader
Helen Louise Stillwell
Mildred Hefner
Flora Stillwell
Esther
Sherman Reed
Duckworth
Orin Zinn
Minnie Stillwell
Charles Warder
Nell Shumaker
C. T. Bolyard
Mencar
Shine
Club Meetings Schedule May June Three groups list dates
May 27 a Red Wing club meeting at 7 30 p m at Mrs Mary Parkhill home Gay street May 28 Elizabeth Cummins Jackson chapter DAR meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs Aliie Chamberlin East Washington street June 3 Quota club regular bi monthly business meeting after dinner at Cozy Rest at 6 15 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing Club
Mary Parkhill
Gay Street
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Aliie Chamberlin
East Washington Street
Quota Club
Cozy Rest
Popular Young Couple Wed In Winchester Inferno March 23
Miss Edna Mae Moats and Oberlin Robinson wed at United Brethren church in Winchester Virginia on March 23. Rev Lucius Bridges officiated. Bride wore a rose mist dress with navy accessories. She is Park View graduate and Carr China employee. groom, son of Mr and Mrs Robinson, works at Norfolk Navy Yard. They honeymoon in Washington and plan to reside in Portsmouth after June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mae Moats
Oberlin Robinson
Lucius G. Bridges
United Brethren Church of
Winchester
Robinson
Asa M. Monts
Park View
Carr China Company
Mr. Robinson
M. 8. Robinson
Highstreet
Norfolk Navy
Portsmouth
Elderly Lady Honored on 82nd Birthday Celebrations
Mrs. J. S. Bennett was guests of honor at two May birthday parties, a noon dinner hosted by granddaughter Mrs. Troy Poling and a 6 pm gathering at daughter Mrs. Hugh Hefner's Warder avenue home. Relatives and friends joined in hymn singing and shared in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Bennett
Troy Poling
Hugh Hefner
Warder Avenue
Alvain
Idabelle
Lena Mae
Lois Ann
Martha Trimble
Raymond Sayre
Wesley Junior
Ed Bennett
Hubert Hefner
Mildred Hefner
Robert Bennett
Alice Stout
Sun surface shows mean temp of twelve thousand degrees
A humorous remark from Grandpappy Jenkins mocks the reported mean temperature of the sun’s surface as twelve thousand degrees Fahrenheit, calling it “plain fierce.”
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Grandpappy Jenkins
Dainty Motifs For Luxury Touch Pattern 67.6
Transfer pattern with 46 motifs from 3.5x7.25 inches to 1x1 inch for baby layette lingerie. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York NY. Include NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arere
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Birth of an 8 Pound Girl Delores Louise
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kirk of Bluemont announce the birth of a daughter weighing 8 pounds named Delores Louise. She is the couple’s first child. Mrs Kirk is formerly Alma Wilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Kirk
Bluemont Street
Delores Louise
Kirk
Alma Wilt
Spring Fire Loss Is Down Across State
The Conservation Commission reports 1940 spring fire season ended May 25 with fewer than half the fires and burned acreage compared to 1939. There were 810 fires versus 1,900 last year and about 30,000 acres burned this spring versus 68,000 in 1939. Labor costs totaled 32,801.33, down from 73,000 previously, aided by an educational program and stricter permit rules and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
C and C Seeks To Buy Two-County Short Line
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to purchase properties of the Kanawha Glen and Eastern railroad in Fayette and Raleigh counties West Virginia. The request covers about 14 miles of main line and 12 miles of switching track from Glen Jean to Derryhate Kilsythe junction Sugar Creek junction to Tamroy and from Sugar Creek junction to Pax plus a 6.4 mile right of way from Glen Jean to Thurmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chesapeake , Ohio Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kanawha, Glen & Eastern Rail
Fayette
Raleigh
West Virginia
Glen Jean
Derryhate
Kilsythe Junction
Sugar Creek Junction
Tamroy
Pax
Thurmond
State To Receive M. D. Applications On June 1
Charleston May 27 The Health department announced that applications for licenses will be received through June 1 from physicians and surgeons who wish to practice in West Virginia. Examinations will be held during the meeting of the Public Health council July 1-3 in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Health Department
West Virginia
Public Health Council
Huntington
Teacher Tenure Law Not Applicable to Aides
Charleston May 27 Attorney General Clarence W Meadows said in an opinion that the 1939 teacher tenure act does not apply to assistant county school superintendents The opinion asked by State Superintendent W W Trent warned against subterfuge to make the act applicable to assistant superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Clarence W Meadows
W. W. Trent
Weygand Calls for One Month to Victory
General Weygand urged Allied nations to endure one month as the Paris Mondial broadcast cited. He said France would march to victory within a fortnight at most, noting German breakthroughs are being countered and troops redeployed with improving prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxime Weygand
Paris
NBC
General Weygand
German assault seeks breach of fortifications in France
The German command attempted to pierce the Maginot line by blasting fortifications then probing their strength. After hours of artillery, German sentries moved from the Siegfried line to attack, signaling a wide armored and infantry push in a major clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maginot
Siegfried Line
Big Increase Reported In Income Of B and C
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad reported net operating income of 1,712,897 for April, an increase of 1,701,835 over April 1939. For the first four months of 1940 net income reached 6,576,605, up 1,608,893 from 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pattern 153 versatile outdoor wear for summer life
Claire Tilden pattern 153 offers a three piece daytime wardrobe with blouse skirt and slacks. includes bias cut four section skirt, trim slacks, two blouse versions with scalloped buttoning and shoulder darts. pattern fits misses sizes 12 to 20, 438 yards fabric for size 16. send 15 cents and address to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Young Farm Boy Missing After Nightlong Search
A 14 year old farm boy vanished while returning home for supper in Sutton. An all night effort by deputies and volunteers failed to locate him. Sheriff W. Brosius indicated ongoing concern and continued search plans.
Curfew Ordered for Malta by Civil Governor
The civil governor of Malta, a major British naval base, ordered a curfew from 11 p m to 6 a m tonight as a defense precaution against a parachute invasion, effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Boy Disappears After Ravine Search Near Creek
Tony Mick’s son disappeared after bringing cows to the fields near the creek. The youth entered a ravine that separates farm homes from woods and streams. Brosius assisted in the search without result. The sheriff found no indication of voluntary disappearance.
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Tony Mick
Homhe
Brosius
Hospital Ships Arrive in England With Wounded
London dispatch says hospital ships arrived at an English port today with a closed number of wounded from the British expeditionary force in France. Three hospital ships brought several hundred wounded, fourteen had died en route, and more wounded were landed yesterday at a west of England port.
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London
Iwi
England
France
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John Boylen
Fairmont
Ilas
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Thornton
Claude Hendricks
East Main Street
City Hospital
Anna Mae
Taylor
Wilford Street
U. S
Uswa Sam
Harvard
Cambridge, Mass
Paul E. Cram
America
Harvard Committee For
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Weygand
RED Cross Pharmacy
Parker
Chesterfield
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Lee Dizon
Billie Worth
Chesterfield Cigarettes
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