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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1933

Page

3

Yuletide Cheer Shines Through Community Gatherings

Beatrice Lentz Shrout notes Andrews M E church group Christmas gathering with 14 members and a guest Mrs Humphreys from Bridgeport. American Legion Auxiliary hosts a Christmas party at Mrs Dik Williamson’s home with gifts, lunch, and donations for old soldiers and toy fund. Fashion notes highlight Maggy Rouff and Augustabernard ensembles in wine, silver, and white tones.

Andrews M. E. Church W. R. Loar Humphreys Bridgeport B. W. Perine American Legion Auxiliary Dik Williamson West-Main-St Everal Bue Maggy Rouff Silver Fox

Birth of son to Mr and Mrs Charles Austin

Mr and Mrs Charles Austin announce the birth of a son at their home on Wednesday. The baby weighs six pounds seven ounces and has been named Ronald. Mother and baby are doing nicely.

Charles Austin Ronald Mother Babe

Seventeen Locations Named for Preston County Night Schools

In Kingwood on December 15 17 tentative sites were selected for adult education night schools in Preston County. Sponsored by the county school board from a CWA fund, the sites will open within a week as teachers visit locations to build support. Additional proposals for other unemployed workers teachers in the county were submitted to federal authorities.

Kingwood Preston County Miss Walls

Ladies Promote Permanent Wave Specials At Coole’s Rooms

Advertises Shelton Croquig hole push ups and oil of Tulip wood permanent waves with two for prices. Offers finger waves and dried shampoo with guaranteed satisfaction under Miss Mildred Teets supervision. Appointment urged for December 14 to 16 at Coole’s Tourist Rooms on Route 50.

Mildred Teets Fairmont Coole Grafton Hill Route 50

Wagging Tongues to be Repeated at Elks Club

The one act play Wagging Tongues presented by the Woman's Club Liter ature and Art Department will be repeated at the Elks Club on Friday night December 15 at 8 o'clock under the Ladies Aid for Andrews Memorial Church. Proceeds aid the community Christmas fund. Cast includes Mrs E F K Roof, Mrs Harry Friedman, Catherine Leamon, Miss Ruth Welch, Evelyn Welch, Mrs Pad Malone, Mrs Luke B Ross, with musical numbers by Anna Cruise Florine Friedman and Anna Tucker and a reading by L A Dotson.

Woman's Club EM. ‘Tomlinson Elks Club Ladies Aid Andrews M.£. Church Ruth Welch Hampton Pottsville Evelyn Welch Hattie Hector Pad Malone Susan Dorkin Good Samaritan Luke B. Ross Grace Harkness Anna Cruise Florine Friedman Anna Tucker L. A

Icy Streets Thaw And Travel Safety Visible

Grafton reports icy sidewalks and hazardous hill streets last night with many slips and injuries. Warmer morning air thawed surfaces, though motor travel remained slowed and buses delayed. several residents, including Mrs. J Frank Wilson and T Cline Goughs family, suffered broken bones. State Road crews spread cinders that froze quickly and did not greatly improve safety. The old town endured significant travel disruption and financial losses for theatres and amusements.

West Washington Street J. Frank Wilson West Main Street Wilson Angel of Death T. Cline Gough Gough Charles Robert Robert Washington Street Leonard Street Main Street D. C. Peck Corse Jean Bolyard Gr. Bolyard Beech Street 6Thi West Side State Road Commission Grafton Strets

Personal visitors from Cecil and Wheeling call on McGrowa ally

W W McDaniel of Cecil was a business visitor today. Mrs Margaret McConnahey Miss Betty Grilligan and Miss Katherine Smith of Wheeling en route to Miami Fla stopped in the city yesterday as guests of Mrs W C Deegan of McGraw avenue.

W. W. McDaniel Cecil Margaret McConnahey Betty Grilligan Katherine Smith Wheeing Miami, Fla W. C. Deegan McGraw Avenue

Blueville PTA Opens Year With New Officers Installed

Blueville Parent-Teachers Association held its first meeting of the school year. New officers were installed as the community recovers from scarlet fever. A committee was formed to discuss school repairs and grounds improvements with Superintendent Lloyd L. Shriver.

Parent-Teachers Association of Blueville Scohol Lloyd L. Shriver Blue- Ville Betty Pierpoint Gwendolyn Cozad Kenneth Latta Evtlyn Poling George Brown Frederick Henderson Letha Norris Lillian Watson Mary Mae Newcome Carolyn Spinner Mabel Carroll Larie Hudson Pauline Watkins Freda Lucas Percy Newcome Richard Hoban Donald Poling Ralph Latta Ralph Brown

Mrs Lydia Bdyard Wiles Visits Town for Renewal

Mrs Lydia Bdyard Wiles of Tunnelton was in town today on business and renewed her subscription.

Lydia Bdyard Wiles Tunnelton

Homemade Candy Making Fragments and Instructions

A rough OCR of candy recipes lists ingredients and steps for chocolate, nuts, dates, and peanut candy. Instructions mention boiling sugar mixtures until hard ball tests in cold water, beating egg whites, adding vanilla, nuts, and cherries, shaping, and cooling before cutting into squares or bars. Some lines are garbled, but the general process and key ingredients remain.

Appreciation for kindness after wife's death Catherine Lyman

W N Lyman expresses gratitude to the friends and neighbor for kindness during illness and death of his wife Catherine Lyman. Special thanks for furnished cars and beautiful floral tributes.

Catherine Lyman W. N. Lyman

My Beauty Hint From Diet To Complexion

The note stresses diet over facial fussing for beauty. It mentions coconuts aiding complexion and teeth, urging tear and drink the juice. It cites Abtacosa County, Texas, as a leading watermelon producer per census bureau ranking, with a value of 5.93.

Abtacosa County Texas

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