Notable Guests Attend Clarksburg Class Reunion
Velma Dever Virginia Newcome Shirley Rexread Charlotte Fawcett Katie Norris Lillian Sapp Roberta Brown Harriett Dempsey Bettye Piesher Julia Conaway of Clarksburg joined as a guest of the class for the event, recognized among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Dever
Virginia Newcome
Shirley Rexread
Charlotta Fawcett
Katie Norris
Lillian Sapp
Roberta Brown
Harriett Dempsey
Bettye Pieshher
Julia Conaway
Clarksburg
Thayer Street Residents Return From Trips and Hospital
A surgical patient at Ohio Valley General in Wheeling remains admitted. Mrs Anna Utterback has returned from an extended Mullens W Va vacation. Miss Julia Conaway came back to Clarksburg after two weeks with grandparents in Blueville. State Trooper G F Randall and Mrs Randall, with Mr and Mrs Delmar Heck of West Main, return from New York City and the world fair. Mrs Heck was selected for a RCA exhibit TV interview. The group reports a very delightful trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odist Church
Thayer Street
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling
Anna Utterback
Mullens
W. Va
Julia Conaway
Clarksburg
Robert Emrick
Blueville
G. F. Randall
Delmar Heck
West Main Street
New York City
Coney Island
FSA Loans Ten Made Here in Taylor County Public Notice
The Farm Security Administration will handle all farm loans through the local office in room 347 of the post office building under Claude R Kemper by August 15. Tenant purchase loans at 3 percent for 40 years target qualified tenants and farm workers. applications are available at the Grafton FSA office and early applicants receive priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Taylor County
FSA
Claude R. Kemper
County RR
PSA
Congress
Kemper
Choyen
Arthur N. Allender
Grafton
RFD
Harvey B. Scranage
R.F.D
Sylvanus C. Colebank
Post Office
Pattern 963 by Claire Tilden Sews a Flattering All Day Top
The Sewing Guide promotes Pattern 963 by Claire Tilden as a smart, comfortable adult top with a crossed neckline double-breasted button detail and slenderizing bustline. It suggests gay trim, neat sleeves, and a four piece skirt in sprightly prints, with sizes 84 to 48 and fabric needs specified. Send 5 cents and order to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department.
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Claire ‘Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tax rates and profits tax plan for 1938 39 base period debated
A minister warns that oil refineries docks and rail junctions will be targets for bombing as profits tax details unfold. The article explains two tax calculation methods for corporations base period incomes, exemptions and credits with examples for invested capital 1 million and varying incomes, showing outcomes under each approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Penner
August 17 wedding planned for Miss Wheltin and Har old Brumage
A dessert bridge and shower Tuesday night honored Miss Mary Wheltin, bride elect to Har old Brumage of Clarksburg. Guests included Miss Ava Headley, Miss Knotts, Miss Reese, Miss McTighe, Mrs. Robey, and others. garden flowers decorated the home at the party hosted by Miss Catherine Madden of Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wheltin
Harold Brumage
Clarksburg
Augustine Church
Catherine Madden
Washington Street
Richard Robey
Bridge
Miss Whelan
Robey
Ava Dell Headley
Naomi Knotts
Kathleen Reese
Patricia McTighe
Barbara McTighe
Kathryn Johnson
Nelle Tucker
John Maden
Helen Constance Lowe
Helen Brumage
Week's Camping Trip Enjoyed by Church Group
The Joy Maker's class of Blueville Methodist Sunday school returned from a week at Honey Dew cabin on the Buckhannon river near Volga. Chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Emrick, the trip featured swimming boating and hiking with special evening entertainments and a visit from Rev. E L Lowery Mrs L Conaway and daughter Sandra Lou of Clarksburg and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blueville
Emrick
E. L. Lowery
L. Conaway
Sandra Lou
Clarksburg
Community club schedule with August gatherings
A dense list of August events includes regular meetings for St Pauls Lutheran groups White Rose Grove No 2 Woodman Circle with a welcome for new state manager Mrs Faye Littman, various church classes and family reunions across Barbour, Georgetown, Parsons, Preston and nearby areas. Members urged to attend. several dates note receptions, dinners, or programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Missionary Society of
Grow
Amnett
Dever
Jerove
Nicola-Gutherle
Shady Grove
Preston County
Fred Nicola, Sr
William Nicola
Famies
Quota Club
Cozy Rest
Hepvdbah
Kincaid
Devers Grove
Route 119
Grafton
Barclay on Bridge Major suit over No Trump in balanced hands
In this column Barclay discusses the sole exception to preferring a major suit over No Trump with balanced distributions. When both players hold three cards in all but one suit, No Trump lines up with the same number of tricks if all suits are stopped, but with other distributions a major suit contract typically yields at least one more trick.
Bid Inference From a Shorthanded Bridge Hand
In a bridge puzzle excerpt East opens dealer, Hast-Weat vulnerability, South passes 1 Heart and North bids 2 Diamonds. With a powerful hand South contemplates 2 Spades, weighing why responder should raise with spade strength and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
Amleton
Inatea
Atriren Ryndlente
Woodman Circle Plans To Install New Officers Tonight
Newly elected officers of White Rose Grove No 2 Woodman Circle will be installed by Mrs Faye Littman of Albert as state manager of Woodman Circle of West Virginia. Installing attendant will be Mrs Aan Maloney. A reception follows the installation. Mrs Littman is former West Virginia special deputy under Henrietta Snider of Richmond who becomes manager of Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Rose Grove No. 2
Woodman Circle
Faye Littman
Albert
Woodman Cirle
West Virginia
Aan Maloney
Littman
Ruth Crouser
Edna Maloney
Margaret Batson
Henrietta Snider
Richmond
Snider
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Club Forced To Picnic Indoors
The Past Matrons and Past Patrons club of Naomi chapter No 12 Order of Eastern Star held their annual picnic last evening in the Masonic Temple with present officers and families as guests. Over 60 attended as rain forced the event from Charles Warder farm near route 50 to the temple. Picnic baskets contents were laid out on long tables in the dining room and the meal was enjoyed. Social conversation followed for several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Chapter No. 12
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Charles Warder
Route 50
Temple
Garden Party Postponed In Pruntytown By Rain
The garden party sponsored by the Pruntytown Valient 4-H club at the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph W Bartlett was postponed from last evening to tonight. If rain continues, the event will be laid over again and a new date announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruntytown
Birth of a Lancaster Baby and Local Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Harold Gall of Lancaster New York announce the birth of a 7 4 pound son on July 22 at the hospital. The mother is Miss Clara Merkle of Buffalo and the father is the son of Mrs Ada Gall of Pearl Street. Hospital Notes Miss Opal Phillips underwent major surgery at City Hospital this morning. Mary Ann Behen was discharged yesterday. In Washington Mrs Ada Gall of Pearl Street returns from Washington DC where she visited her son Amos Gall and family. Rev Durward B Brown pastor of St Pauls Meth...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gall
Lancaster
N. Y
Clara Merkle
Buffalo
Ada Gall
Pearl Street
Opal Phillips
Dewey Avenue
City Hospital
Mary Ann Behen
West
Washington Street
Washington
Washington, D. C
Amos Gall
Taylor county approves 1940 41 levy with reduced budget
Taylor county board of education approved the 1940 41 levy estimate showing expenditures $7,524.79 lower than last year due to an overdraft and lower receipts. Current expense fund totals include $242,012 with 18.2 3 64 and 72.8 cent rates on a $18.95 million valuation, yielding about $107,213 before delinquencies. Debt fund levy remains 2.9 5.8 11.6 cents totaling $17,081, with Flemington and Grafton districts retaining their bond levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Taylor County Board of Education
E. G. Kuhn
Flemington
Old Grafton Independent
Town of Flemington Plans Levy for Year
The Flemington town council set a total budget of 2677.42 dollars for the coming year with 1714 dollars to be raised by levy and 963.42 dollars from receipts. Levy rates remain 12.12 cents for class I, 25 cents for class II, and 50 cents for classes III and IV, within legal maxima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
Medallions Pattern Teaches Easy Memorization and Stitches
The notice offers a pattern titled Medallions Pattern 6744 with instructions for making medallions. It includes illustrations and photographs, lists materials, and promises quick mastery. To obtain the pattern send a few cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept at 259 W 14th Street NY with name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toin Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Deph
W. 14Th Street
Lainiy
Pruntytown Club Formed by Local Democrats
The Democrats of Pruntytown organized the Hoosevelt-Neely Club of Pruntytown. William Hamilton was elected president, C. R. McCulloch vice president, Clyde Henderson treasurer, and Miss Blanche Hustead secretary. Attendees planned further meetings and reports for August 18 at the Industrial School gymnasium with refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruntytown and
William Hamilton
C. R. McCulloch
Clyde Henderson
Blanche Hustead
Hoosevelt-Neely Club
Pruntytown
French Giles
Court House
Hamilton
Eal
Compromise Reached In Child Injury Case In Taylor County
A settlement of 217.60 dollars for injuries to Charles Campbell a youth of Flemington was accepted by Judge Herbert W. Dent in Taylor County circuit court. The boy was struck by a West Virginia Transportation Co. bus in the town on March 10. Opal M. Campbell guardian was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Campbell
Flemington
West, Virginia
Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County
Opal M. Campbell
Colored Lady Georgis Ann Jackson Brown Dies at 65
Mrs Georgis Ann Brown Jackson, 65, widow of David Jackson, died at 9:85 this morning at her Barrett street home. Native of Buckhannon born February 1875, she lived here 40 years and leaves three children Jackson Grafton Paul Jackson Akron Ohio and Sadie Jett Grafton and one stepdaughter Rachel Jackson Richmond Virginia. She was a member of Second Baptist Church of Grafton and the ladies auxiliary of the colored Knights of Pythias lodge. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with G T Bartlett preparing the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgis Ann Brown Jackson
David Jackson
Barrett Street
Buckhannon
Jackson
George and
Mary Frances Brown
Grafton
Paul Jackson
Akron
Ohio
Sadie Jett
Rachel Jackson
Flemington Condemnation Award Granted for Rail Underpass
A special term of Taylor county circuit court awarded 200 dollars for five hundredths of an acre in condemnation proceedings brought by the State Hold commission against the Flemington Telephone Company and others. Land taken for a railroad underpass. project pending in Flemington. Lloyd L. Shriver case to be heard before Judge Herbert W. Dent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
State Hoold Commission
Flemington Telephone Company
Flemington
Lay
Brcinst
Lloyd L. Shriver
Herbert. W. Dent
Card of Thanks for Icy M. Jacobs and Calvin Vandergrift
The Vandergrift and Jacobs families express deep gratitude to friends relatives and neighbors for sympathy and support after their loss. Special thanks to Rev G L Withers Baptist choir R N A and all who donated cars sent flowers and offered kind deeds during this difficult time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eartfelt Theta
Fhelighbors
Seeee Renner
Icy M. Jacobs
G. L. Withers
Baptist Choir
Calvin Vandergrift
Apie An¢L
Kim
Housing crisis stifles industrial growth in West Virginia towns
HOUSING HELD plants manufacturing metal for airplanes chemicals tanks and other military equipment already has serious housing shortage and needs 600 new homes. Wheeling reports expansion of steel production hampered by desperate housing shortage. Morgantown says a large chemical plant will bring immediate housing needs. Elkins warns shortages may worsen with army air field activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Morgantown
Elkins
Army Air Field
Economic aid and famine risk amid German aggression
Notes on wartime policy predicting famine this winter and next spring, warning that Hitler faces revolution risk if starvation and slavery are extended. Greenwood cites heavy bombardment of Germany’s key industrial areas and homes by British fighters, affecting output and livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Greenwood
Gery
Man Indicted in Slaying of Wife in West Union
Harvey G. Shields, 36, of One Point, charged by Ridge County grand jury with the July 14 ambush slaying of his wife Ruby Shields. Prosecutor Jan Smith outlined the case citing a shooting from ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Harvey G. Shields
Oie Point
Ridge County
Grand Jury
Ruby Shields
Jan Smith
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Missery Whalen
Miss Madden
Joy Maker
River Cabin
Harold James
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Denler
Uoney Ny
Ping
Atten
Kinear
Durward B. Brown
St. Paul’s Meth
Board of Education
Aghiy
Seeetoud
Uechold
Arts Ie
Alice Brooks
Ee Ead
Pruntytown Club
Rosevelt-Neely Club
Charles
Beverly
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