Housewarming Held For Maters By New Neighbors
A gathering of friends and neighbors surprised Capt. and Mrs. John Mater at their Blueville Addition home for a housewarming on December 6. Capt. Mater, age 65, recently retired from his position as dam tender at Tygart Dam and moved to the outskirts of Grafton. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wyckoff, Mr. and Mrs. Dotson, Mr. and Mrs. Allender, and several others, with Mrs. Dotson entertaining with humorous poems and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mater
Blueville
Capt. Mater
Capt
Muter
Tygart Dam
Grafton
L. O. Dotson
E. Wyckoff
L. O Dotson
Guy Allender
A. Leuthardt
Luther Bolyard
Clara Phillips
Hattie Hoban
Harvey An
Mrs Mason to Present Pupils in Rosemont Recital
Mrs Burl Mason of Pruntytown invites the public to a Rosemont school piano recital on December 10 at 7 45 PM. Readings include a variety of piano duets solos and vocal numbers performed by her pupils with accompanists, featuring works by Brahms Strauss Wagner Mozart and Nevin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Burl Mason
Pruntytown
Rosemont School
Five act drama at St Augustine school auditorium
A December 9 program offers a five act drama at St Augustine school auditorium starting at eight o clock. Various club and auxiliary meetings follow including B and O Veterans Clara Fawyer Auxiliary at VFW hall and a turkey luncheon review of The Bird in the Tree by Elizabeth Goudge by Virginia Samples Hawker with reservations via Mrs E F K Roof or Mrs Paul P Warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine School
B. & O. Veterans and
Clara Fawyer
VFW
Grafton Woman's Club
U.B. Church
Virginia
Hawker
Elizabeth Goudge
E. F. K. Roof
Paul P. Warden
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
Moose Home
A. A. Muller
Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Nellie Cook
West Main Street
Quota Club
Cozy Rest
Student Variety Recital Highlights Local Musicians
Marie Mitchel performs The Booger Bear with Martin Flesher at piano. Mary Luceurre and Jimmy Ford present God Bless America and Blueberry Hill with Ruth Mitch. Mary Succurro leads a vocal trio and solo pieces including Auld Lang Syne and Cradle Song. Betty Jones, Patricia Savage, and others accompany or perform piano duets and dances in a packed program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brahms
Betty Jones
Ruth Mitch
Lowell Mason
Mary Succurro
Tommy
Preston
Patricia Ann Savage
Eloise Mitchell
Louella Daugherty
Jimmy Ford
Gaynor
Betty Biffle
Elizabeth Flesher
Strauss
Rose Marie Mitchel
Virginia Mason
Zudger Zee
MacLachlan
Billy Jo Demetrich
Spaulding
Robert Savage
Wagner
Dan Giovanni
Mozart
Ethelbert Nevin
London Bridge
Eloise Mitchel
Forrest
Patricia Savage
Rose
Marie Mitchel
The
Martin Flesher
Mary Luceurre
Woodpecker
Schumann
My Jolly
Pal
Hopkins
Tiny Poole
Ca‘dels
Ketterer
Alr
Rossini
Parade
Killing
Gruebr
Elizabeth Flesner
Brahms J
Faust
Gunod
Betty Riffle
Joanna Carter
America
Couple Married Honored With Friends Shower
A Friday evening gathering at the Musgraves near Fetterman honored Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Musgrave who were recently married. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy, with music cards and a late lunch.
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Fetterman
Nathan Musgrave
Musgrave
Rhea Stolzenfels
Bill Wright
Jimmy
Simple Cutwork Motifs for Easy Embroidery Designs
Loveliest cutwork offered in simple motifs for cloths scarfs towels or pillow cases. Pattern 6447 features 18 transfer motifs from about five to two and a half inches with stitch illustration and material notes. Send ten cents to The Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 259 14th Street New York for pattern 6447 with name address and pattern number.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
14Th Street
New York
N. Y
List of names in local social column
Phuttlesworth Mr and Mrs William Jacobs Mr and Mrs Alburt Woodyard Mr and Mrs George Sapp Mrs Ruth Luzadder Miss Helen McDonald Miss Anna Miller Miss Lucille Barcus Miss Lorine Musgrove Mrs Viola Lorentz Miss Guldie McConkey and Miss Marie Stolzenfels
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phuttlesworth
William Jacobs
Alburt Woodyard
George Sapp
Ruth Luzadder
Helen McDonald
Anna Miller
Lucille Barcus
Lorine Musgrove
Viola Lorentz
Guldie McConkey
Marie Stolzenfels
Dessert Bridge Held To Honor Miss St. Clair
A dessert bridge at Cozy Rest Inn honored Miss Una St. Clair whose upcoming marriage to Glen C Ireland of Morgantown will be Christmas afternoon at St. Pauls Methodist church. Hostesses Beatrice Tucker Ruby Ramsey and Helen Cheno weth announced pink and white themes with prizes presented to Mrs. Mason Tucker Mrs. Francis Warder and Miss Mary Virginia Carder. Out of town guests included Thelma Heck and Betty Saunders of Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Tucker
Ruby Ramsey
Helen Chenoweth
Cozy Rest Inn
Una St. Clair
Glen C
Ireland
Morgantown
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Mason Tucker
Francis Warder
Mary Virginia Carder
Drivers Urged to Exercise Extreme Caution This Weekend
Motorists were urged to use extreme caution in weekend driving due to slick highways from continued rain. State Trooper C W Dye, commandant of the Grafton detachment, warned driving is perilous and Taylor county aims to maintain a year without a fatal auto accident.
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C. W. Dye
Grafton
Taylor County
Orlando woman named Orange Bowl festival queen
Jean Kobey of Orlando Florida wins a state wide contest to reign over the annual Orange Bowl festival in Miami One of the festival highlights is the Orange Bowl football classic event
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Central Presa
Jean Kobey
Orlando
Fla
Miami
Weekend Visit By Williams Strauss Stafford and Sin sel
Brief notes say William Strauss James Stafford and Wayne Sin sel will motor from Charleston tonight to spend the weekend with their respective parents. Also items on hospital stays and discharges, and Chauncey Miller coming from Johnstown for a week’s vacation with relatives.
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William Strauss
James Stafford
Wayne Sinsel
Charleston
Hias
Chauncey Miller
Johnstown
American Aid Pledged To Greece By President
President Roosevelt pledged American aid to Greece in a message released through the State Department. He said the United States policy is to extend aid to governments facing need, responding to King George II’s thanks for prior aid.
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Greece
Washington
George TI
Roosevelt
United States
State Department
Barclays On Bridge Practical Advice From The Critiques
Barclay explains rational play for defense and bids while stressing maximizing your score and limiting opponents. The column discusses a hand where poor bidding led to a sacrifice and a bad ramp. It analyzes alternate lines, noting how different leads and discards could alter outcomes and reduce risk.
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West
East
South
Roosevelt pledges aid to Greece defending itself valiantly
In a speech Roosevelt assures the majesty that measures are being taken to extend aid to Greece as it defends itself against aggression. He emphasizes continued support and solidarity with Greece amid threats to its sovereignty and security.
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Roosevelt
Greece
Remnants of Rome March Leaders in Mussolini Era
The passage names remaining quadrumvirs of Mussolini's Blackshirts who led the 1922 march on Rome. Bastico, veteran of Ethiopian and Spanish wars, commanded Italy's streamlined Po Army designed for blitz tactics. Reasons for de Vecchi's resignation are not given.
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Mussolini
Rome
Bastico
Italy
de Vecchi
Pietro Badoglio
Dodecanese
Turkey
Greece
Italy Claims Counter Attacks Regain Ground in Greece
Italy reports renewed counter attacks regaining positions from Greek forces. The communique notes Alpine battalions, the second Bersaglieri regiment, and the 26th artillery of the army corps as especially distinguished in taking back ground.
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Italy
Bersaglieri
Army Corps
Pattern 268 A tailored dress for busy matrons
A imble wardrobe staple for hectic days with a small collar under a coat. The front bodice uses darts or gathers to slim the figure, a yoke spans the bust, and front panels may be straight or bias. Choose sheer wool or spun rayon. Sizes 34 to 48. Send 15c for pattern and address details to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Fifth Avenue
New York
Italians Pound Greek Front Lines In Air Attacks
Italian warplanes pressed attacks despite adverse weather and strong anti aircraft response. They hit Greek troops and communications, bombed highways and supply columns, and machine gunned positions near Arta and Zante. Bombardment also targeted an ammunition dump at Erseka in Greek held Albania. Continued air raids by Italian and British aircraft were reported in Africa.
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Arta
Zante
Erseka
Bristol Hard War News Quiet Over England and Wales
A government communique notes German air activity over the island was not on a heavy scale, with no bombs reported in London. Cable communications between New York and London were interrupted for several hours last night as Western Union reported lines down.
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England
South Wales
London
Western Union
New York
RAF Wages Battle Amid Bristol Bombing Report
RAF reports a six hour and fifteen minute interruption due to trouble near Bristol. Bombs fell in the Bristol Channel town, with a church, a cinema, and a furniture warehouse hit. A hospital windows broken but no casualties as patients were basemented. Thirteen trapped before rescue crews freed them. RAF also attacked enemy airfields in occupied Belgium and northern France, claiming guns turned toward Seattle, with Oregon next. Portland workers gain 5 cent raise. CIO strike threat looms. AFL pact locks in 5 cent rise and a paid week off for 95 B F Johnson Lumber workers. union membership to vote.
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Bristol
England
RAF
Bristol Channel
Royal Air Force
Belgium
France
Seattle
Orggon
Portland
Cio
International Woodworkers of America
Washington
B. F. Johnson Lumber Company
AFL
Uator
Labor Strife Continues At Puget Sound Plants
Labor dispute details unfold with AFL locals in Seattle signing a five cent per hour wage increase. Union spokesmen report criticism from Puget Sound council members for not pursuing the 7 1/2 cent demand as the strike influences nearby plants.
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Seattle
AFL
Puget Sound
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Barclay
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Main St
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