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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1944
Page
3
Wartime guidance covers preserving fruits and vegetables using salt water rinses, hot water bath canning, and pressure canning for non-acid foods. It advises cleanliness, preparing jars, leaving headspace, and using reliable processing times. Also included are two sample "No-Ration Point" menus aligned with Government Basic Seven Food Groups.
The Women s Society of Christian Service at Andrews Methodist church hosted last evening s gathering with a vocal solo The Rosary by Mrs John Pickens and a humorous reading Never Lean An Umbrella by Miss Nellie Williams. Mrs Newman led the business session, reporting finances from the banquet for the VFW on July 20 as Circle No 1 served refreshments.
Harold K. Fetty president of the Rotary club names Mrs Jed W Robinson Mrs O Jay Fleming Mrs Chester A Huff Mrs C W T Lockard and Mrs Paul P Warden to organize the clubs Rotaryanne event for the year. Thursday night August 31 is set for Rotaryanne night when the ladies will entertain their husbands.
The Third Mile class of First Baptist met for its regular monthly session at Miss Mary Jo Nutter's home with a weiner roast. Vice president Mildred Yates led, Mrs. Belle White taught on Faith, Yates led devotionals, and Miss Nutter played piano. Attendees included Mrs. Belle White, Mildred Yates, Ruth Hock, Leona Waveline, and Pauline Pigott.
Emma Rogers Bible class met at West Main Street Methodist church last evening for a monthly business devotional and social session. President Mrs. Lawrence Kinter led the brief business and conducted the study on Second Corinthians. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Minnie Mason and Mrs. Riley Utt with help from Mrs. Utt’s granddaughters Helen Jean and Patty Utt. Visitors included Rev. J B Staley and several members listed.
Aug 16 WS C 8 of Blueville Methodist will meet at 6 30 p m for a covered dish dinner at the church. Members and friends urged to attend and bring a dish. Aug 17 Woman's Missionary circle and Ladies Aid of First Baptist meet with Mrs Alice Chamberlain at 2 30 p m. Aug 17 Vesper and Senior choirs of First Baptist meet at Mrs W E Robinsons home at 7 30 p m for practice and social hour. Aug 17 Mrs Burl Mason of McGraw avenue will entertain the W C T U at 8 p m. Aug 20 Larue reunion at Bethel Church Scotch Hill Preston County all day with program. Aug 20 Home coming and Rededication of First Brethren Church St Charles and Route 50 morning services picnic lunch and afternoon program all members urged to attend visitors invited. Aug 25 Weekly Sewing Club meeting moved to Aug 25 at Emma Rockwell home 8 p m. Sept 14 Sayre reunion at Pleasant Creek Methodist Church Barbour County starting 10 am.
West Virginia will receive an unlimited supply of school buses after other states canceled orders. Paul Boggs, state school transportation supervisor, said applications for new buses will be accepted by county boards of education through November instead of September 1. The report notes the era’s voting machines were first used in England.
Brief notices list locals vacationing in Washington and Maryland, visiting relatives in Buffalo and East Main street, and guests staying with families in various homes. It notes trips to Deep Creek, Ohio visits, and a Morgantown resident visiting Grafton, with several local host arrangements and travel plans.
A fragmented report notes Dewey’s limited time for labor issues as governor and potential future president. It cites his absence from a labor day message, his return to state business, and campaign speech prep after a news conference. Dewey dismisses Roosevelt’s holidays remark and comments on Pearl Harbor. Windmills appear lone in Germany.
Matchmates for Fall crochet set advertised as affordable and expert looking in worsted yarn. Pattern 7228 includes hat and purse with stitches. paired with a needlework motif collection. Price Fifteen Cents, mail to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. New York. Request name, address, and pattern number. new 32 page Needlework Book offered for Fifteen Cents more with 130 embroidery designs.
Pattern 9162 is smartly designed with dainty embroidery suitable for gifts. Includes embroidery transfer and sizes 14 16 18 20 32 94 38 40 and 42. requires 2 yds of 39 inch fabric. Send twenty cents to Pattern Dept. 232 West 18th St New York for pattern and motifs.
The piece argues Hitler faces a mounting crisis as Allied forces threaten Germany from France and Russia. It notes a large German force, growing civilian strain, and the Führer’s stubborn defense of positions. A successful inner fortress retreat could still prolong conflict, with the Rhine and Oder looming as strategic fronts.
Pacific theater notes describe air and sea actions from Shumushu to Iwo Jima with bombers, patrols, and ship sinkings. Liberator crew downed after heavy strikes on airfields. Japanese pressure reported near New Britain to Nauru with broader Allied offensives and wrath at Tokyo’s stance. Honolulu dispatch cites OWI director Elmer Davis forecasting Japan’s surrender terms amid weather delays and ongoing campaigns.
A western melodrama opens tonight at the Opera House with Hoot Gibson Bob Steele and Chief Thunderbird leading in Monogram Trail Blazers drama. They battle undercover outlaws in a town plagued by murder and robbery. Jennifer Holt stars opposite a cast of rugged forties era western types in a fast paced action film.
Iris Adrian and Frank Jenks star in PRC's Shake Hands With Murder a comedy melodra ma set in a bail bond office. Douglas Fowley joins the case as a suspect in embezzled securities as the trio hunt a thief and murderer through a suspenseful brisk mystery with humor.
The report states that the Vistula area 100 miles below Warsaw and 35 miles from Krakow witnessed 140,000 Germans killed and 32,360 captured in the month ending August 12. It notes total German dead and captured at 781,886, covering six of nine army groups, with immense Nazi materiel losses amid a major offensive.
Soviet communique reports Germans forced back near Warsaw in Brag area as flank blows from north and south destabilize positions. Russians claim destroying 114 Nazi tanks in southern Poland while other German counterattacks near Fast Pensaian front and west of the Vistula fail.
A compact guide notes two kitchen tasks. It explains using kitchen scissors to remove cores and seeds from halved oranges and grapefruit. It also outlines browning meat thoroughly in fat in a frying pan before making a savory stew.
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