Robert Tucker Honored At Farewell Party
A farewell party was hosted last night by Mrs. Russell Tucker at their home for Robert Tucker who departs August 28 for Morgantown West Virginia University. Guests included Doris Dunham Ellen Wiseman Lucille Daugherty Mary Catherine Withers Carolyn Withers Lucille Wilson Martha Rector Janice Tucker and others such as Robert Wyckoff Harold Wilson Jack McQuain Kenneth Orr Bud Tosh Charles Omer Lambert James Ford Mr and Mrs Omer Lambert Richard James Tucker Russell Tucker and the guest of honor. Refreshments followed entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tucker
Russell Tucker
Tucker
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Edna Lambert
Doris Dunham
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Lucille Daugherty
Mary Catherine Withers
Carolyn Withers
Mrs Sichelsteil Hosts W S C S Meeting at Home
Mrs Albert Sichelsteil hosted the W S C S gathering of the Thornton Methodist Church at her home. Mrs Minnie Thomas led devotionals and chaired the business session. Plans were set for a chicken dinner on August 31 at the Thornton school with a social hour and refreshments afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sichelsteil
Picnic Dinner At Grimes Home Honors Local Guests
Mr and Mrs William Grimes hosted a Friday evening picnic on their lawn with dinner at 730 pm. Guests included Mr and Mrs Howard Walls Mr and Mrs Sherman Haselden Mr and Mrs Paul Rector Mr and Mrs Burl Mason Mrs Harriet Hardman Ms Helen Blackburn Miss Helen Thayer Miss Arba Lemmon and the Grimes couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grimes
Howard Walls
Sherman Haselden
Paul Rector
Burl Mason
Harriet Hardman
Helen Blackburn
Helen Thayer
Arba Lemmon
W S C S Meeting At Home In Pruntytown
The W S C S group of Pruntytown met at the home of Mrs Charles Morgan with devotional exercises by Mrs Blaine Sinsel assisted by several members. Meditations were led by Mrs Paul Rector and a story read by Mrs Paul Mason. Plans were made for an Aug 8 ice cream social on the church lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club
West Side Pharmacy
St. Paul's Church
Staley Sisters
Republican Women's Club
K. of P. ‘Hall
W.S.C.S
Pruntytown
Charles Mori
Charles Morgan
Blaine Sinsel
Lawrence de Moss
Charles Scranage
Paul Rector
Paul Mason
Morgan
Blaine Stasel
Alda Laren
Clyde J Thompson
James Morrow
Harry Flesher
Metta | Sinclair
Dorsey Cooper
Harold Wilson
Paul Bartlett
Edgar Daugherty
Russell Lambert
Mrs Layman Hosts WSCS Meeting at St Pauls
The WSCS of St Pauls Methodist Church met Thursday night with Mrs Eva Layman as hostess. The gathering began at 8 pm with devotional by Mrs William Bott. Mrs C C Batson gave a book review. After business, a social hour and dessert were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Eva. Layman
William Bott
C.C. Batson
Layman
Miss Hechmer Married in Washington July ceremony
Miss Marie Antoinette Delores Hechmer daughter of Mrs. John Lawrence Hechmer and the late Mr. Hechmer wed Anna Morgan of Scranton Pa in a quiet July 12 ceremony at St. Paul's Rectory Washington D C Mrs. Morgan formerly of Grafton has lived in Washington for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Antoinette Delores Hechmer
John Lawrence Hechmer
Mr. Hechmer
Anna Morgan
Scranton
St. Paul’s
Washington, D. C
Morgan
Grafton
Washington
Briefly Told Briefly Told Is It In Home
Virginia Ross has been ill for a week in her Ringler avenue home. H L Kerns of Route 2 returned home after visiting their daughter in New York City. Reverend C F Newland will be in his pulpit for the rest of August after attending his daughter's wedding in Dayton Ohio. Arlean Moore starts Sunday school duties as superintendent. Weekend visitors include Loyde Wathern Bess Elsey and the Ku family. Ridenours from Marietta Ga visit friends. Ellen Ott and Marie Miller return from Buckhannon. The Fowlers will visit their son in Malden Missouri for a week, Martha accompanying.
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Virginia Ross
Ringler Avenue
New York
H. L. Kerns
Route 2
Mildred Kerns
New York City
C. F. Newland
First Church of Christ
Dayton
Ohio
Marcella
William Douglas
U.S
Arlean Moore
Loyde Wathern
Friendville
Bess Elsey
Terra Alta
John Ku
Frances Ann
Morgantown
Margaret Harding
Thornton
Thrust Continues as Allied Forces Press Bocage Front
Allied troops assault the Viller’s Bocage, the main German defensive line west of the Orne river, pushing along an eight mile front. They claim to have captured at least 15 towns and villages, including Villers-Bocage Noyers Esquay Evrecy and Hills 112 and 113, as they advance.
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Viller’s Bocage
Orne River
Villers-Bocage
Noyers
Esquay
Evrecy
Germans battle to hold as defenders face wedge trap
Allies report heavy German resistance as forces near Villers-Bocage collapse under pressure. Bradley’s American advance pushes toward Brest with tanks reaching Loudeac, while other columns move along parallel routes toward Nantes from Rennese, Derval, and Chateaubriant amid continued pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villers-Bocage
Odon
Orme
Evrecy
Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Omar N. Bradley
Breton
Loudeac
Brest
Spain Policy Sparks Divisions In U S Diplomatic Circles
Ambiguous support for Madrid policies stirs debate in American diplomatic circles. U S ambassador Carlton Hayes was recalled for consultations, while Prime Minister Churchill had praised Spain's wartime aid in Parliament last May.
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Madrid
U. S
Spain
Carlton Hayes
Churchill
Pattern 9280 Sundress and Bonnet for Girls
Pattern 9280 in washable cotton creates a sunfrock and bonnet for girls ages 2 through 10. Size 6 requires two yards of 36 inch material.
Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book Offer
Pattern notice invites readers to mail twenty cents for masting and pattern set to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept. New York, requesting plain SIZE NAME ADDRESS STYLE NUMBER. An additional fifteen cents buys the Marian Martin new and bigger Summer Pattern Book, a 32 page volume with easy to make styles and a free pattern printed inside.
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Grafton
Sentinel
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Marian Martin
Angels Sing at Strand Theatre in Merrie Comedy
Heaven brings four angels to the Strand for And the Angels Sing with Dorothy Lamour Betty Hutton Diana Lynn and Mimi Chandler. They sing dance and clown with Fred MacMurray Eddie Foy Jr Raymond Walburn and Frank Albertson contributing to the merr y comedy for today Sunday Monday and Tuesday showings.
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Heaven
Strand Theatre
Paramount
Angels
The
Dorothy Lamour
Betty Hutton
Diana Lynn
Mimi Chandler
Fred MacMurray
Eddie Foy, Jr
Raymond Walburn
Frank Albertson
Days of Glory at Dixie Theater Stars Toumanova and Peck
RKO drama Days of Glory comes to Dixie Theatre Sunday through Wednesday. Toumanova, noted Ballet Russe prima ballerina, and Gregory Peck lead a rugged guerrilla group hiding in a bombed monastery near Moscow. A romance unfolds as they wage secret warfare and aid the Red Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RKO Radio
Dixie Theatre
Toumanova
Ballet Russe
Gregory Peck
Moscow
Peck
Red Army
Man From Frisco Opens at the Opera House
Republic Pictures presents Man From Frisco at the Opera House for four days starring Michael OShea and Anne Shirley. The drama follows a peaceful shipyard community transformed by mass production and a surge of diverse workers as ships are built faster than ever before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephanie Bachelor
Michael O'Shea
Frisco
Republic
Opera House
Uncle Sam
Hollywood
Anne Shirley
Cammerman
Richmond
California
Maritime Commission
Islund
Share Her Lover Fate on the Day of the Big Attack
A brief note recounts the fate of a woman and her lover amid a major assault. The passage emphasizes personal loss and the impact of violence, anchoring the event with names and places from the era to convey human cost.
Allied push in Italy nears Florence crossing Arno
Front reports German forces still in high ground to the east while Allied units press into Florence. Indian troops widen bridgeheads over the Pesa toward Scandici and British forces advance along the Arno, capturing Rignano near Pontassieve as Florence's north bank appeals for liberation.
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Florence
Rome
Ponte Vecchio
Old London Bridge
Fiesole
Arno
Rignano
Pont=assieve
Make Your Own Lighthearted Slippers Pattern 704
Crochet bright slippers with medallion band for play and relaxation. Pattern 704 covers small to large sizes with stitched details, priced at fifteen cents. Send coins to Household Arts Dept. Sentinel New York for pattern and a 32 page Needlework Book, 130 embroidery designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N.Y
Eyes Restore Brightness With Thin Vaseline Coat
A fragment notes that a speck of vaseline over tired eyes refreshes them. It mentions Eleazar Wheelock from Dartmouth College, educated at Yale in 1733, in a garbled line as a historical aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Eleazar Wheelock
Dartmouth College
Yale
Eeoee
Eight rooms and bath property for quick sale at $2500
An assortment of early 20th century real estate listings notes eight room houses with bath and cellar, six room homes with basement furnace, and two lots in first class condition. Prices range from 1500 to 3600 with terms available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Washington
Sun Parton
Eascretia
West Francis Street
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Eldora M. Bolyard
Grace Bloom
Hallie Butcher
Margaret Redrick
Mildred Poling
Enid McCartney
Nora Powell
Minnie Thomas
Nora Travis
Grace Travis
Aldine Tucker
Lester Bush
Mary Wolf
Lulu Brown
Pearl McCartney
Dora Sichelsteil
Sichelsteil
Mrs. Grimes
W.E.A
Zena Jaco
Maple Avenue
W.s.cs
I. W. McDowell
Fett
Circle 4
Andrews Methodist Church
George Welsh
County Council of Religious Education
Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Camden P. Uhl
Warder Avenue
Quota Club
C. W. T. Lockard
McGraw Avenue
Webster Baptist Church
Webster
Paul Morgan
C. C. Batson
Hechmer
Harry Hanleiter
Mary Lee
Marietta
Russell Ridenour
Betty
Janie
Marietta, Ga
Ridenours
Ridenour
National Cemetery
Buckhannon
Ellen Ott
Marie Beatrice Miller
America
F. R.A
Flint Rhem
Grafton Baking Co
Dixie
Carl Lynch
Lynch Funeral Home
Walnut Street
Virgil C. Allamong
Allamong
Worshams College of Embalming
Chicago, Ill
M. J. Lynch
Alice Brooks
West Main Street
Rett St
C.C. Richman Real Estate and Insurance
Blueville Homesite
Wis
Country Club
Knottsville
Augil
L. Brooks Harr
Office Grafton Banking and Trust Company Building
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