Engagement Told Elsie Morris to Norman Ion
Mr and Mrs Robert M Morris of Route 3 announce the engagement of their daughter Ele Loverna to Norman W Ion son of the Rev and Mrs LeRoy Tor of Bradford Pa The bride elect is a Grafton high school graduate class of 1939 while the prospective groom was graduated from Mari enville high school Both attended Chesbrough Seminary at Ni chi and are employed at Rochester Products Division of General Motors in Rochester New York The wedding date has not been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Morris
Route 3
Ele Loverna
Norman W. Ion
LeRoy Tor
Bradford
Grafton High School
Marienville High School
M. Morris
Mr. Ton
Chesbrough Seminary
Ni Chili
New York
Rochester Products Division
General Motors
Rochester
Quota Club Board Meeting Scheduled at Home
Grafton Quota club executives will meet tonight at 101 East Washington Street, the home of secretary Rhea Fisher. President H. K. Debendarfer emphasizes all officers must be present for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Quota Club
Rhea Fisher
East Washington Street
H. K. Debendarfer
Eastern Star Club Meeting Convenes
A new executive officers meeting of the Eastern Star Woman's Club convenes this afternoon at the Public Library with Mrs. F S Smith presiding as the new president. Retiring president Mrs. H K Dehendarfer will hand over duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star Woman's Club
F. S Smith
H. K. Dehendarfer
Whisky shortage cited as imports halted by commission
The commission warned of growing scarcities of Scotch and 100 proof whisky as imports stop and overseas military demand rises. Manufacturers use aged whisky to stretch blends, a shift noted while Thysania moths in Guatemala reach wingspans up to twelve inches.
Aug 30 Minutes Maids H clubs meeting at Burnside home
Church and club notices list gatherings for Aug 30 through Sept 13. Items include the Minute Maids H club meeting at 7 p m at Phyllis and Patty Burnside, and multiple reunions and church group meetings across Blueville Grafton Webster Barbour County and Pleasant Creek with dates August 30 through September 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minute Maids
H Club
Phyllis
Patty Burnside
Diet Boosts IQ in Undernourished Toddlers
Undernourished children under four show up to 18 point IQ gains after receiving adequate nutrition. Separately, a commemorative bell toll marks the death of John Marshall, the first U.S. chief justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John Marshall
Births and visits mark Suffolk city life
Dr and Mrs Charles W Steel Jr of Suffolk announce the birth of a daughter Charlotte Willis born August 28 at 8 20 am in Norfolk General Hospital weight seven pounds eleven and a half ounces paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs C W Steel Sr Visiting here Miss Emma Annis Thayer of Charleston visits her mother Mrs Myrtle Thayer Mrs D M Coole of Baltimore and children Sally and Jackie spend days with relatives in town Mary Mae Weeks accompanies Eleanor Bailey home from London Tennessee to Maple Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Steel, Jr
Suffolk
Norfolk General Hospital
Charlotte ‘Willis
C. W. Steel, Sr
Charles W. McDaniel
Route 1
City Hospital
Rita Sturm
Knotsvile
Sgt. McDaniel
Fort Bragg
N. C
Emma Annis Thayer
Charleston
Myrtle ,Thayer
Maple Avenue
Baltimore, Md
D. M. Coole
Sally
Jackie
Tennessee
Eleanor Bailey
London
Mary Mae Weeks
Mountain Lake Park
Baltimore
Richard Brutto
David Allen
W. C. Ellers
Grand Street
Betty Joan Bailey
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Merle W. Bailey
Junior Miss Pattern 9031 for feminine dirndle and accessories
Pattern 9031 offers a feminine dirndle with a rave notice neckline in cotton wool or rayon with a matching dutchie and ships in Jr Miss sizes 9 through 18. A frock and hat size 13 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Include name address and style number when sending twenty cents to the Grafton Sentinel Patterns Dept. Also advertise Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book for fifteen cents more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Marian Martin
Pistol Packers Delegate Choice and Local News Briefs
Vacationing Miss Flossie Johnson of High Street visits Atlantic City New Jersey. Mrs Lawrence Sinsel of Pearl Street sustains a fractured arm after a fall in Evansville last night. Donald J. Tansill of Addison Street admitted for tonsillectomy at City Hospital. Discharges include Mrs Charles Dwyer 269 High Street Mrs Paul Martin 331 Warder Avenue Mrs Franklin Annon Newburg and Howard Matlie Route 1 Kasson. Misses Geraldine Loar Alberta Camp Ann Miller and Mrs Helen Dennis depart Monday to Winona Lake Indiana to represent First Brethren Church at a church convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sinsel
Pearl Street
Evansville
Charles Dwyer
High Street
Paul Martin
Warder Avenue
Franklin Annon
Newburg
Howard Matlie
Route 1
Kasson
City Hospital
Geraldine Loar
Alberta
Ann Miller
Helen Dennis
Winona Lake
Indiaa
New Power and Optimism Clash Over Pacific Moves
In a tense report, Sonumea contrasts with Montgomery who leads a carrier task group. Land based planes attack Yap Palau Halmahera approaches to the Philippines igniting fires in Davao. Dr Carlos P Romulo, new resident commissioner, proclaims a hopeful path back to the Philippines as Ambon Amboina faces potential Japanese threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonumea
Pikes Long
Montgomery
Yap
Palau
Halmahera
Philippines
Davao
Carlos P. Romulo
Islands
Ambon
Amboina
World War II Update From Far Pacific And Asia
In the Philippines rear the invasion area was reduced to a mass of flames after an 188 ton bombing raid. Three Japanese ships were crippled. Gen Douglas MacArthur announced 503 enemy soldiers killed and 112 captured in cleanups, indicating waning morale. British forces moved toward the Chindwin river in Burma and seized equipment after 500 Japanese deaths at Thawan. Japanese casualties rose on the Tiddim road. Chinese troops captured Suchowtang north of Hengyang on the Canton Hankow railway. Tokyo reported a third air stroke at Shanghai as bombers hit Two Jima and targets in the Marianas and Marshall Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Aemy
India
Chindwin
Burma
Thawan
Tiddim Road
Parisian Report Describes Postwar Paris Chaos and Hope
In Paris daily life remains orderly yet unsettled after the invasion. Public transport and hot water are scarce due to fuel shortages. American forces run a food delivery network and aid traffic, while De Gaulle sets up civil government amid competing authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trou
Paris
FFI
Charles de Gaulle
Fkris
de Gaulle
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Quickly
An old advertisement claims poor digestion and headaches stem from undigested food and urges readers to boost digestive juice with Carter's Little Liver Pills. It promises relief in 30 minutes and recommends purchasing at drugstores for 10 or 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attre
Carter
Spook Town at Wheaton Opera House Tonight
In Hollywood stars rarely escape autograph seekers but Gary Grant Gary Cooper Jim Newill Lex O'Brien and Guy Wilkerson must wear stout clothing to avoid being torn by fans. Spook Town stars The Tex as Rangers in a PRC western thriller teaching fair play as it screens tonight at the Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Erich von Stroheims
Gary Grant
Gary Cooper
Jim Newillex O'Brien
Guy Wilkerson
Newill
O'Brien
Wilkerson
The
Texas Rangers
Upholder
Opera House
Fly By Night Spy Mystery Opens at Opera House
Paramount presents the rom com murder mystery Fly By Night starring Richard Carlson and Nancy Kelly. Directed by Richard Siodmak the film features Carlson and Kelly in a murder plot hatched by international espionage operatives with a notable supporting cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Opera House
Richard Carlson
Nancy Kelly
Richard Siodmak
Carlson
Miss Kelly
Albert Basserman
Dr. Storm
Martin Kosleck
Walter Kingsford
Nester
Soday's Needlework Pattern Offer for Hat and Purse
A vintage advertisement urges readers to add a wool beanie and bag to fall wardrobes. It promotes single crochet with a narrow ruffle finish and matching sets. Pattern 7254 provides hat and purse directions and stitches, offered with a companion needlework book for fifteen cents plus mailing to Sentinel Household Arts Dept. New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
Paiva Edward Gargin Morris and Miles in Siegel Production
Edward Gargin Paiva Michael Morris and Miles anchor a production produced by Sol C. Siegel. The fragment lists key names involved in the project though lacks context and role details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paiva, Edward Gargin
Michael Morris
Miles, Mander
Sol C. Siegel
Deanna Durbin Tops Armed Forces Pin-Up Picks
In Universal’s Christmas Holidays filming, Deanna Durbin is shown as the favorite pin‑up of six different outfits, chosen by 42 groups of service men in one day’s mail. The Opera House screening begins Saturday, highlighting her as a coveted figure despite modest attire.
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Althoug
Deanna Durbin
Universal
Opera House
Deanna
Genghis Kan Birthday and Bastille Day Symbol History
A compact reflection cites Genghis Khan’s 700th anniversary and French Bastille Day as enduring symbols in the global fight to safeguard human rights, linking historic milestones to ongoing struggles for liberty.
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Eldora M. Bclyaed
Elsie L. Morris
Norman Ion
Eastern Star Club Meeting
Thysania
Ladies Aid and Woman's Missionary Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
W. H. Wittman
Blueville
W. S.C
St. John's Methodist Church
Flat Rocks
Glacesville
Preston County
Robinson and
Judson Society of the First Baptist Church
Gazelle Linn
Knotts Avenue
Women’s Missionary Council of the
First Brethren Church
Sayre
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church
Barbour County
Albany
Nestle
Xoilo
Nestlé
Nestles
Weme
Fairmont
Cecilia
Cozy Rest
Weston
Morgantown
Fairmont Hotel
Columbus
Ohio
A. F. McConkey
Bailey Knotts
Hazel Atlas Glass Company
Mariclewitin
Flossie Johnson
Atlantic City
N. J
Donald J. Tansill
Addison Street
Mam'selle
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Nature
Lydia E. Pinkham
Oklahoma
Florida
York
England
Canterbury
All
Wheaton
Jim Newill
Tex O'Brien
Soday
Alice Brooks
West Virginia Business College
T. B. Cain
Ww. Va
Churchill
Pope
Vatican
Pius XII
Winston Churchill
U. S
Signal Corps
Hayden Planetarium
Manhattan
Phyllis Newmark
Planetarium
Genghis Kan
Personal Finance Co
Deveny Bidg
Ee Va
PhaniiFuittiont
B. F. Poe
Sage
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