Local Quota Club Session Convenes Here Last Evening
Last evening at 6 30 Mrs C W T Lockard hosted the Grafton Quota club with a covered dinner on McGraw avenue. Following the meal the club held a business session led by president Mrs H K Debendarfer. Reports from Rhea Fisher and Hisle Hardy were reviewed. The group voted to sponsor a local hospital blood bank, prepare for a Camp Towles donation, plan a special Quota Day, and organize a rummage sale for September. Next meeting set for August 21 with a slate of officers and assistants.
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McGraw Avenue
C. W. T. Lockard
Grafton
Quota Club
Ira
Elsig Hardy
Sarah Bayres
H. K. Debendarfer
Rhea Fisher
Hisle Hardy
Noveember
Gertrude Suddarth Shaw
Towles
Sarah Sayres
Lockard
J. L. Bush
Eldora M. Bolyard
Bayres
Bertha Hall
Govenor
Debendarfer
Elizabeth Mahaffey
Florence Wilkinson
Grace Miller
Robert
Religious and family gatherings listed for August and September
Aug 8 events include St Johns and St Pauls Methodist circles meeting at homes and churches at 8 pm. Aug 9 American Legion Auxiliary installation. Aug 13 reunions for Kincaid families Harrison Taylor Marion counties Morris Park with Judge Haymond address. Aug 13 Yates and Gawthrop reunion at Davisson Run Harrison County. Aug 13 Losh reunion Webster Baptist Church. Sept 13 Sayre reunion at Pleasant Creek Methodist Church Barbour County starting 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Council of Religious Education
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Camden P. Uhl
Warder Avenue
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Kincaid
Monongalia
Harrison
Taylor
Marion Counties
Morris Park
Fre. C. Haymond
Yates and Gawthrop
Davisson's Run
Harrison County
Webster Baptist Church
Webster
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church
Barbour County
Chenoweth Leads Committee on Ancient Glass Making Origin
Chenoweth chairs a committee examining the origin of glass making, with the ancient craft thought to have originated in Syria or Egypt. The discussion centers on historical and archaeological insights into early glass production and its spread across civilizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass
Syria
Egypt
Convertible Coiffure for Busy College Girls
A beauty feature promotes a two in one hair style the convertible coiffure designed for college life. Using Drene shampoo with conditioner it outlines two versions a dressy pompédour and a daytime turned under bang with pinned side hair for a close to the head look.
Geraldine Loar Feted At Twentieth Birthday Party
Miss Geraldine Loar of East Knotts avenue celebrated her twentieth birthday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs. A. R. Loar. Guests enjoyed games, group singing, and a large birthday cake as refreshments were served. Later, the Fraternal Order of Eagles announced an Open Season Dance featuring Jimmie Morgan and his band from Fairmont this Saturday at 9 30 p.m. Reservations may be placed by calling 1182.
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Geraldine Loar
East Knotts Avenue
A. R. Loar
Marty
Mary Virginia Felton
Clara Louise Felton
Maxine McConky
Flossie Johnson
Kenneth Hovatter
Alfred Hovatter
Paul Poling
Jimmy Haddix
Jean Trimble
Essie Nicola
Order of Eagles
Jimmie Morgan
Fairmont
Eagle
Brethren WMC Holds Meeting At Mrs Rogers Home
The regular meeting of the Woman's Mission circle of the First Brethren church convened at Mrs Paul Rogers home on East Blue Mount street with Mrs Fred Nicola presiding. Devotions were led by Mrs Allan Poe and attendees included Mrs Ida Miller Mrs Roy Stemple Mrs Roy Vandergrift Mrs K E Richardson Mrs Allan Poe Mrs K O Godwin Mrs A Z Stockett Miss Anna Miller and Miss Betty Poe. Guests Avanell Shaffer and Mrs Delmas Stemple attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Mission Circle
First Brethern Church
Paul Rogers
East Bluemont Street
Fred Nicola
Allan Poe
Ida Miller
Roy Stemple
Roy Vandergrift
K. E. Richardson
K. 0. Godwin
A. Z. Stockett
Anna Miller
Betty Poe
Avanell Shaffer
Delmas Stemple
Tromone: Aimed at revitalizing middle-aged men
An ad promotes Tromone a medical formula combining vitamins and hormones to restore vitality and zest for life in middle aged men. It claims added years will not subtract from pleasures and urges following label directions. Malone Drug Co and druggists nationwide are listed as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone Drug Co
Daisy Scarf Pattern and Needlework Book Sale
Daisy scarf border using petal stitch crochet patterns 722 offers directions and materials. Send fifteen cents in coin for the patterns to Grafton Costas Arts Dept 1259 New York. Also available a 32 page Needlework Book with 130 illustrations of embroidery designs for home decor. Written in vintage catalog style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costas New Arts Dept
New York
Grr Sentinel
Pattern Dept
18Th St
Marian
Martin New
Picnic of Otterbein Guild Draws Members and Guests
Members of the Otterbein Guild of the United Brethren Church met on Riverside Drive near Graf ton senior high school for a picnic. Participants included Mrs. Carl Boylen Anna Jeanne Boylen Catherine Harter Flora Lee Losh Mary Losh Mariam Morgan Mary Morgan Rev Lois Luzader Mrs Janet Smith Hazel Jean Stillwell Phillis Towner Ruth Conard Janet Sue Boylen and Charles Breedlove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otterbein Guild of the United Brethern Church
Riverside Drive
Grafton Senior High School
Carl Boylen
Anna Jeanne Boylen
Catherine Harter
Flora Lee Losh
Mary Losh
Mariam Morgan
Mary Morgan
Lois Luzader
Janet Smith
Hazel Jean Stillwell
Phillis Towner
Ruth Conard
Janet Sue Boylen
Charles Breedlove
Farmer claims corn growth measured at six inches in 36 hours
Clarence Ragan of Gruw Castin Indiana set a measuring stick beside a healthy corn stalk and reported hearing sounds he called growing pains as the plant allegedly grew six inches in 36 hours while he camped nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gruw Castin
Ind
Clarence Ragan
Vacation News From Grafton Area Spans Several Cities
Brief notes of local residents traveling visiting relatives and camping trips across Wichita Wheeling Parkersburg Belington Hagerstown and Atlanta. Individuals include Miss Jean Sandsbury Miss Helen Snider Miss Lucille Fields Miss Sylvia Favish Mrs Laura Devers Mr Dale Skidmore and families Mr F C Jackson Miss Kathryn Hart Herbert L Graham and others returning home from visits and enjoying a ten day camping trip on the Little Kanawha river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Skidmore
Eugene *E ‘Theodore
Belington
Grafton
F. C. Jackson
Kathryn Hart
Parkersburg
F. C. Burrows
Kanawha River
Atlanta, Ga
Herbert L. Graham
Atlanta
Riverside Drive
Mr. Graham
Soviet advance rolls east Prussia push widens
Soviet forces press toward East Prussia from Lithuania to the Baltic, baying through 50 towns and advancing near Memel and Tilsit. Bagramian’s troops push to the Baltic coast, while Cherniakhovsky’s army meets resistance near the border. Knyszyn and Lapy fall as Zakharov’s second White Russian army scores gains. A Vichy broadcast notes East Prussia factories closed and people dig trenches.
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Czechoslovakia
London
Ivan
C. Bagramtlaw
C. E. Snodgrass
Fairmont
Lithouania
Memel
Tilsit
Arkenai
Baltic
Bagramian
Riga
Andrusakai
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Butt
G. F. Zakharov
Knyszyn
Bialystok
Lapy
Associated Press
East Prussia
Parkersburg Hospital Surgery Report and Local Notices
Miss Mildred Carpenter of Bluemont street underwent major surgery at City Hospital in Parkersburg yesterday morning. Mrs. E. G. Kuhn from Charleston visiting at her home will return to South Carolina this week. Miss Beulah Bailey and others spent last week at Mrs. Isner’s cottage on Buckhannon river. Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers, formerly of Grafton, now in Washington DC, are visiting relatives. West Boyd street residents Harry Ringler hosts daughter Mrs. John E. Sinsel and grandson John Arthur Sinsel from Mannington.
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Lucille Fields
Morgantown
Mrs. L. H. Hamilton
West Washington Street
Wheeling
Sylvia Pavish
George Favish
West Boyd Street
Harry Poling
Donald
Philip Gerthin
Lincoln Street
Charles Poling
Spen
Buckhannon River
Parkersburg Hospital
Mildred Carpenter
Bluemont Street
Parkersburg
E. G. Kuhn
Charleston
D. C
South Carolina
Beulah Bailey
Harry A. Ringler
Burt Isner
Robert Arble
Harry Franklin
John Rogers
Grafton
Washington D.C
Mannington
Harry Ringler
John E. Sinsel
John Arthur Sinsel
From where I sit parrot sparks a neighborly peace
From where I sit, Joe Marsh’s parrot triggers a domestic squabble with Will Dudley over a smoking pipe and a quarrel about a parrot named Stinky. The dispute escalates until the parrot returns with Will’s corn cob as the Mrs gathers the pipe and they all laugh, ending in a toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Pattern 9061 two piece blouse and skirt pattern
Classic all purpose Pattern 9061 offers a skirt and a jumper with blouses. Available in sizes 1, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 32, 34, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 with yardage and size details. Send twenty cents for the pattern and extra for the Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book pages.
Philadelphia Work Stoppage Persists Under Army Oversight
Armed troops patrol mass transit as 6,000 workers resume service after a wartime directive. Only 131 reported in 24 hours, far below the 650 average. federal officials weigh grand jury probes and possible removal of the directive. Four strike leaders face bond hearings on anti strike act charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Frank L. McNamee
War Manpower Commission
McNamee
PTC
Grand Jury
Smith-Connally
James H. McMenamin
Medical Discovery Promises Pin Worm Relief
Public health notice promotes Pin-Worm tablets by Dr D Jay Son claiming a new treatment using violet. It describes symptoms like rectal itching and discomfort, urges readers to seek PW tablets, and outlines simple directions for use to destroy worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Jay Son
America
Company union leaders named as bargaining agents in strike
The document lists William C. Frank P. Carney and four other senior company union figures as bargaining agents while TWU remains a frequent spokesman for the labor ministry.
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William C. Frank P. Carney
TWU
Frank” Thoth
Min
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W. T. Lockard
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Cube Thornton & Minor
Malone's Drug
Fisher
St. John's Methodist Church
Cédy
Grow
West Main Street
W.s.co
I. W. McDowell
Fet
Circle 4
Andrews Methodist Church
Geof Tee Welsh
Chenoweth
Brethren Wmc
Rogers Residence
Daisy
Alice Brooks
Otterbein Guild
Jean Sandsbury
Helen Snider
Wichita
Kansas
Snider
Robert Rtoft
Eeling
Betty Bippus
Mrs
Riley
Hagerstown
W. C. Han- Way
Fie
Cep
Ruth
Patol Pans LS
Joe Marsh
Parrot
Will Dudley
Gabe
Brewing Industry Fondation
Virginie Comasitice
Nota
Sat Diesel
Kamo Watley
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Alexander Vracui
Chicago
John Tincu
Tincu
Gadie Tincu
Philadelphia
Saipan
U.S. Marine Corps Photo
John Guth
Natiorial Bank
W. Va
Adlerika
Grafton Drug & Chemical
WAR Bonds
Abk
Grafton Baking Ca
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