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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1950
Page
3
Mrs Naomi Lawson editors society notes and club happenings with contact telephone 514 and brief items on local gatherings and personalities featured in the society pages.
About one hundred guests gathered Sunday noon at the Wick road home of Mr. and Mrs. Colebank to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The table featured a ecru cloth, yellow roses and snapdragons, with crystal holders and tall tapers. the house was adorned with spring flowers. Attendees included family members from Fairmont, Grafton, Morgantown and beyond, with several guests from Knottsville, Tulsa, and other towns. The couple's wedding took place May 37, 1900, at the bride’s parents home, Knottsville, and their children and grandchildren joined the celebration.
A collage of crossword hints lists across and down with multiple clue fragments and a cryptoquote puzzle AXYDURAAXR mapping letters and a reminder of yesterday's quote NOW I MEAN TO SHOW THINGS REALLY AS THEY ARE NOT AS THEY OUGHT TO BE by.
A long roster notes Mary Jane Lynn John of Chester and many Sturm and Lew Sturm family members visiting from Philippi Elkins and Morgantown area. Cleveland guests Junie Shoemaker and Kas son visitors listed with relatives in Lincoln Street and Main Street. Hospital admissions include Wilma Wrainer Mary Bolmer Edward Austen Lola Reed Marvin Bowmar Dennis Reed and others with May 29 30 dates.
Calendar listing community events for June includes Mountaineer Council No. 44 J U A M meeting at Daughters of America hall East Main at 8 p.m. June 1, Ladies Aid of St Pauls Lutheran at 118 Yates Ave with co host Mrs T J Klauenberg, Music Dept of Womans Club at 6 p.m. at 101 East Washington St for a covered dish supper, and Naomi Chapter No. 12 E B and Philippi Chapter No. 41 hosting Worthy Grand Matron Miss Portia Ham at St Pauls Methodist Church with dinner at 5 45 p.m. reservations to Mrs Donald Wagner 1561 J by June 1.
Private first class Brenice Carver of the 63rd Squadron unit in the Air Force has landed safely in Okinawa. Mrs. B H Myers of 9 West Wilford Street was informed of the arrival. Also noted are visits, graduations and trips of local residents including Dorcas Carver, George Drainer Jr., and the Shaffer family.
Names listed include Ruth Ann Durrett and Kathleen Barlow with addresses 39 West St Charles and 117 East Wilford. Those leaving the hospital include George Pugh 203 West Main, Elizabeth Kyle Route 1, Lena Coen Clarksburg, and Arnold Summers inde pendence with Katherine Holmes inde pendence.
The Woman's Corner column edits a reader letter from Mrs Donley A Matthews of Grafton West Virginia thanking Mrs Lawson for a recipe scrapbook and sharing a rhubarb custard pie recipe. Readers are invited to submit recipes or notes to the Grafton Sentinel.
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