Fifteen Grafton Members Plan To Attend Gathering
Mrs. Faye K Littman state manager of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle hosted White Rose Grove No 2 at Resthaven on the Grafton Clarkshoro road. The theme Friendship featured a girls chorus and readings by Mrs Arble and others. Seventeen members discussed the Eastern District convention at Philipp August 28 with plans for fifteen Grafton members to attend and assist at initiation ceremonies. The meeting closed with a finance review and bingo prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye K. Littman
Supreme Forest
Woodmen Circle
White Rose Grove No
Resthaven
Grafton-Clarkshoro Road
Louise Arble
Margaret Batson
Friendship
Robert H. McCaslin
Arble
Margaret Magellran
Mary Goley
Philipp
Grafton
Pauline Keener
Grace Marie Bartlett
Eleanor Jacobs
Fairmont
Della Wittman
Ruth Robinson
Elan Batson
Mary M. Weekley
Dora Cole
Emma Parlow
Gazelle Littman Bissett
Ruth Harris
Rose Klein
Correne Grecco
Marlene Klein
Church Groups Meet Together At St Pauls Lutheran
A pleasant evening gathered at Mrs. Far Fawcett’s Blueville home with members of the Woman's Missionary and Ladies Aid societies of St. Pauls Lutheran church. Mrs. Fawcett led a discussion on Our Home followed by a brief business session by Mrs. C. E. Ware. The Ladies Aid program featured the History of the Scandinavian Lutherans in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far! Fawcett
Blueville
Woman’s Missionary
Ladies Aid Societies
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fawcett
C. E. Ware
America
Social hour after routine meeting ends with refreshments
A report notes the gathering was devoted to routine matters and a social hour. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess.
Valient Four-H Tea Planned for August Twentieth
Valient 4-H Club of Prunty town completed arrangements for a tea on Wednesday August 20 at the home of Doris and Claude Dunham. Betty Bartlett presided with a public invitation to an afternoon lawn event at two o'clock, featuring a silver offering. Guests included Janice Tucker Bobby Tucker Luella Dougherty Charles Omar Lambert Vera Alice Klepfel Carl Ford of Washington Pa and Mrs Jewel Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valient 4-H Club
Pruntytown
Doris
Claude Dunham
Betty Bartlett
Ray Wiseman
Burl Dunham
Doris Dunham
Janice Tucker
Bobby Tucker
Luella Dougherty
Charles Omar Lambert
Vera Alice Klepfel
Carl Ford
Washington, Pa
Jewel Ford
Mary Catherine Curry
Carolyn Laren
Betty Curry
Catherine Mason
Freda Mason
Leroy DeBarr
Jimmy Ford
Joe Boyd
Howard Lee Utt
Robert Bunner
Claude and
Briefly Told In Short Notices At White Day
Short notices detail visits and family matters in Chillicothe Ohio and surroundings. Mollie Dawson and Compton family members host relatives at White Day and Buckeye Lake. Other items note patient care at Johns Hopkins and a family member ill in Philadelphia.
Exclusive Alice Brooks Design Pattern 7081
A Grafton Sentinel Household Arts notice offers a seven by ten inch class stitch pattern 7081 for a coordinated entertaining cloth. It includes a large 15 inch square motif and several small motifs with transfer patterns, plus illustrations and materials needed. Send ten cents to the Household Arts Dept. in New York to obtain the pattern by writing name address and pattern number clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
14Th Street
New York
N.Y
August family reunions and meetings listed at various WV sites
The August schedule lists numerous family reunions and organizational gatherings across Grafton Fairmont Morgantown and surrounding areas. Entries name groups such as Hovat ter Hovatter Nicola Guthrie Linn Withers Riley and George D Zinn Jabez Brown, with dates August 17 to August 28. Events include church meetings picnics basket lunches and program talks with noted organizers like William Nicola Ruth M Withers and Rev Gerald Zimmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair-Marquess-Cornwell
Mt. Zion
Hovatter
Dawson's Camp
U. S. Route 50
Grafton
A.D. Hovatter
Sayre
Pleasant Creek
Devers Grove
Wickwire Road
Grafton Park
William Nicola
Moats- Ville
J. Stanley Nicola
Ford
Oak Grove
Morgantown Road
Giton Park
Linn
Grady Creek
Morris Park
Fairmont
Morgantown
Sweet Noters
Groves’ Harmony Singers
Woman's Mission Circle and
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
A. Homer Garrell
Maple Avenue
City Hospital Discharges Noted In Morning Roundup
A hospital appendix operation was performed this morning at City Hospital with several patients dismissed. Names read include Clara Felton Webster Virginia Wilson Route 1 Grafton and Peggy Warder Maple Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Clara Felton
Webster
Virginia Wilson
Route 1
Grafton
Peggy Warder
Maple Avenue
Evening bag presented to D A official at meeting
Miss Helen Comp retiring as associate state vice counselor of the Daughters of America will be installed at the annual Parkersburg lodge convention. She received a gold mesh evening bag at Mountain City Council No 49 meeting. Alberta Camp elected delegate. Maxine Robinson presided. Emma Krepps praised for birthday. All members urged to attend next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Comp
Daughters of America
Parkersburg
Mountain City
Alberta Camp
Maxine Robinson
Emma Krepps
Hot Weather Kitchen Aids From Skaggs & Company
Skaggs & Company showcases a self turning off coffee maker that stays warm and a table ready grill designed for ease of use no mess or effort. The items promise simple operation and practical convenience for hot weather cooking and beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaggs & Company
Lillys Gather For Reunion At Flat Top
A large Lilly family reunion unfolds at Flat Top with kinfolk from many states gathering. A. A Cousin Abe Lilly predicts the usual 70 000 attendees by adjournment, introducing visitors. Governor Gore, Bevercomb, Ragland participate. Sunday features include Governor Dwight Green and boxing great Jack Dempsey with other officials and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe” Lilly
Howard M. Gore
State Public Service Commission
W. Chapman Bevercomb
Charleston
Ned H. Ragland
Beckley
Dwight Green
Illinois
Jack Dempsey
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
Supreme Court
H. H. Rose
C. L. Heatherlin
Recently Married Couple Guests At Surprise Affair
Mrs. Edward J. O Conner and the former Miss Dorris Alkire were honored at a surprise party and shower hosted by Mrs. P 3 O Conner at her Knotts avenue home on Friday night The couple wed July 18 at Oakland Maryland as announced earlier this week Guests and local friends attended a garden themed event with a pink and blue color scheme a large wedding cake and a plate lunch served late in the evening Gifts and well wishes were given to the newlyweds with hostess assistance from Miss Marie O Conner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. O'Conner
Dorris Alkire
O'Conner
P. 3
Knotts Avenue
Oakland
Marie O’conner
Shadwell
Clarksburg
Maple Love
Jessie Cochran
Blanche Guard
Grace Brown
C.F. McDermott
Robert C. Beard
Charles Campbell
O. I. Montgomery
Cora Scott
C E Society Of Brethren Church Meets On Friday
The August meeting of the Christian Endeavor society of the First Brethren church was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Godwin on Bluemont street. A devotional program opened with song prayer and a quartet selection. Plans for the coming season include a rally month and a telephone program. Weather postponed the planned wiener roast. hot dogs and lemonade were served indoors. Attending were Rev and Mrs Dick Mrs Ethel Nicola Miss Alebria Comp Miss Anna Lou Shaffer Miss Juanita Nicola Miss Feveka Weese Miss Helen Comp Miss Anna Miller Mrs Naomi Weese and Donald Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society of the First Brethren Church
Kenneth Godwin
Bluemont Street
Helen Comp
Jesus
Godwin
Alberta Comp
Paul Dick
Betty Poe
Anna Miller
Ethel Nicola
Alebria
Anna Lou Shaffer
Juanita Nicola
Feveka Weese
Naomi Weese
Donald Shaffer
U S Britain Propose Moscow Three Power War Conference
Roosevelt and Churchill proposed a three power conference in Moscow with Stalin to arrange the maximum US and British lend-lease supplies to the Soviet army. Lord Beaverbrook and Hopkins or Harriman were named as top representatives to Moscow for the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Josef Stalin
Soviet of Peoples Commissars
U. S
Moscow
Red Army
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Harry Hopkins
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
Roosevelt-Churchill
Great Britain
Lord Beaver Brook
George C. Marshall
Army
War Department
Welles
H. M. S. Prince of Wales
U. S. S. Augusta
Hull
Viscount Halifax
Roosevelt- Churchill
Stalin
Arctic
America
Murmansk
Archangel
Pacific
Vladivostock
Japan
Abbott and Costello in The Navy opens at Opera House
Opera House screens Abbott and Costello with Dick Powell in a new Universal Navy comedy. The trio of Andrews Sisters, Claire Dodd, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard and the Condos Brothers co star. Arthur Lubin directs with Alex Gottlieb producing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
Dick Powell
the Andrews Sisters
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Abbott and Costello
Buck Privates
Navy
Opera House
Uncle Sam
Buck
Andrews Sisters
Patty
Maxene
LaVerne
Claire Dodd
Dick Foran
Butch
Buddy
Shemp Howard
Condos Brothers
Arthur Lubin
Alex Gottlieb
Kiss the Boys Goodbye Now Playing at Strand
Strand theatre presents Paramount musical comedy Kiss the Boys Goodbye based on Broadway hit. Cast includes Don Ameche Mary Martin Oscar Levant Raymond Walburn Connie Boswell and Rochester. Victor Schertzinger directed and wrote music with Frank Loesser lyrics for five new tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Theatre
Paramount
Don Ameche
Mary Martin
Oscar Levant
Raymond Walburn
Frank Loesser
Ostar’Levant
Five New Tunes Crowd Favorite at Radio Dance Night
A buoyant bassinade filled the audience as a quintet of fresh songs drew lively reactions. The set included Kiss the Boys Goodbye, Sand in My Shoes, My Start, Find Yourself a Melody, and Ill Never Let a Day Pass By, all recently heard on the radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Tribet Bend Fittec
Pithaventé
New York
Dance Hall at Dixie Stars Romero and Landis
Romero and Carole Landis headline 20th Century Foxs Dance Hall to open at the Dixie theatre Sunday. Romero plays Luke the dance hall manager who clashes with a spectator turned Venus, while Landis showcases both vocal talent and charm in this romance comedy with lively dance sequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Pavilion
Venus
Cesar Romero
20Th Century-Fox
Dixie Theatre
Carole Landis
Romero
Luke
Carole
Duke
BREATHEASY asthma remedy marketed with guarantee
A promotional item touts BREATHEASY as a real asthma or fever remedy offering a money back guarantee. It invites readers to a free demonstration and provides contact details for Cecil Cottrill on Fowler Ave Station C in Clarksburg with phone 1685-W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Cottrill Fowler
Clarksburg
German Radio Says Reds Only Partly Encircled
New York report cites CBS noting Berlin broadcasts referred to partly encircled Soviet units in the southern Ukraine front. Berlin claimed heavy German attacks continued on retreating Soviet forces and reported 15 ferries across the Dnieper destroyed by German artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ukraine
CBS
Berlin
Odessa
Nikolaev
Dnieper River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valient Four-H Club
Wiseman Home
White Day
Mollie M. Dawson
West Boyd Street
J. J. M. Compton
White
J. A. Mahaffey
St. Charles Street
Chillicothe
Ohio
Buckeye Lake
Kiay Poole
J. M. Compton
A. S. Love
Boyd Street
Frank Morgan
Thayer Avenue
Mathilda Morgan
Philadelphia
Bill Morgan
Lenora Love Joy
Jon Ansil
Charles Edward Marshall
George Gerkin
David
Baltimore
Gerkin
John Hopkins Hospital
Mary McDaniel
Alice Brooks
Brooks
Tousehall
Cross Stiteh
D. of A
Lillys
Edward J. O’conners
C.E. Society of Brethren Church
London
Landis
Dixie
Mic
East Main Street
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