DAR Chapter Luncheon Features Yuletide Program
The Elizabeth Cummins Jackson chapter of the Daughters hosted a luncheon at the Cafeteria Court with Christmas decor. Co hostesses were Mrs. H K Debendarfer and Mrs. Earl Wilkinson. The program included carols a Christmas Prayer Nativity story and a review of The Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke. Guests included Mrs. Ralph Hood Williamson Mrs. Rhea Fisher and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Debendarfer
Earl Wilkinson
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Jed W. Robinson
Christmas Prayer" By Mrs. C. V. Miller
Senior 4-H Club December Meeting Recap
The Senior 4-H club met at Mrs. Bruce Bumgardner's home on Yates Aventle with president Miriam Friedman in charge. A brief Christmas program preceded the business meeting. Members added Delores Jean Thorn and Mary Catherine Boy Jen, exchanged gifts, and contributed to the servicemen's lounge. A dance for local youths was planned at the Elks home for December 30, chaperoned by club mothers.
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Bruce Bumgardner
Yates Aventle
Miriam Friedman
Elks Home
Mary Catherine Boy Jen
Delores Jean Thorn
Eleanor Bailey
Vera Alice Klepfel
Jane Chrislip
Dolores Jean Thorn
Mary Catherine Boylen
Dorothy Boice
Ruth Marie Bumgardner
Mrs. Bumgardner
War Today continues on Eastern Front and Vistula drive
The article outlines a large Red offensive moving toward Austria from Hungary and a planned Vistula front drive toward the German frontier. It notes German forces on the Rhine front weakened and Eisenhower’s original plan disrupted. Western Allies monitor the Russian push for potential relief on the western front. Von Rundstedt appears to be in a pivotal position.
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Estern
Hungary
Austria
Vistula
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Jan 1 WEA Review and Lindy Club meet at homes
Community notices show Jan 1 meetings for the W E A Review No 21 at Mrs Clyde Hardman’s home at 7 p m and Jan 2 Lindy club gathering at Mrs T C Gough’s West Washington Street home at 8 p m. Geopolitical note discusses German thrust toward Liege Antwerp and Aachen in World War II context.
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W. E. A. Review
Clyde Hardman
Lindy Club
T. C. Gough
West Washington Street
Beginner's Choice Medallion Crochet Pattern 7353
Crochet patterns for medallions and decorative motifs offered by Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. Each 15 cents, plus a new 30 page Needlework Book for 15 cents more. Send name address and pattern number to New York address.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
New York
Wesigth St
N.Y. Prin
Briefly Told Returns From Washington D C
Local readers note a parade of visitors and holiday travels. Mr and Mrs G J Goodwin and daughter Bertha return from Washington D C where they spent Christmas with Mrs Goodwins sister Mrs H C McKay. Other entries list weekend guests visitors and trips to New York City Philadelphia Keyser Cumberland and notes on a renamed English term in a Japanese Malayan area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D. C
G. J. Goodwin
Bertha
Maple Avenue
Homer Selvey
Washington, D. C
New York City
Rena Goodwin
Warder Avenue
Keyser
Hubert Parrish
West Main Street
Strategic debate on German Eastern offensive plans
Strategists on page one discuss whether the Red Army will launch a full scale attack on Germany’s Poland front as ground freezes. They note German success in the west and fear fierce Soviet retaliation in the east. Allied intelligence failures are blamed for misreading German strength and reserves, while German reorganization aided a surprise drive and heavy American losses in retreat.
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France
West Wall
America
Easy Medallion Crochet Pattern 7402 by Alice Brooks
Crochet pattern ad describes Easy Medallion pineapple motif for cotton yarns for scarves pillows and spreads. It mentions pattern 7402 with stitches and instructions, priced fifteen cents, and to send orders to Grafion New York with a name and address. Includes notes on needlework and home decoration with illustrations.
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Alice Brooks
Grafion Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
14Th St
New York
N. Y
West Virginia Hog and Incident Notes Across Counties
From Hamlin to Charleston reports indicate a West Hamlin man A P Gus Wilkinson died from a cane injury after a ditch discovery. Coroner Homer Mays cites jaw fractures and head lacerations. Separately WV hog production fell from 462000 to 299000 in 1944 due to corn shortages and high prices delaying sow farrowing, with spring forecasts below 1943.
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West Hamlin
West Va
Lincoln County
Homer Mays
A. P
Gus) Wilkinson
Here
Wilkinson
Mays
Charleston
West Virginia
State Cooperative Corp Reporting Service
Army Uses Wartime Radios in Peacetime Era
The U S Army adopts radio equipment once built for national defense, signaling a shift to peacetime use. An "electrical camouflage" method is tested around a level station as new electronic measures move toward joint American war effort coordination.
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U. S
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Eldora M. Bolyaed
DAR Chapter
Liege
Aachen
Dueren
Cologe Alain
Antewerp
W. H. Reese
Pearl Street
Ruth Wilson
Cleveland
Ohio
Dorothea Gregoire
Minneapolis, Minn
Earl Bennett
Grand Street
Dorothy Bennett
Washington, D.C
Mrs
Philadelphia
John Howard Reynolds
West Boyd Street
J. H. Reynolds
Betty Jean Bailey
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Merle Bailey
Cumberland, Md
Merle W. Watkins
Imal
Countere
John Urich
Washington
Red Cross Center
A. Macondray
Miriam Kennever
Malone
Drug & Chemical .O
Agi
Farm Bureau
Gawthrop Pruntytown
W. Va
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Home Office
Columbus
Lillian Hellman
Broadway
London
Mps
Cost of Living Chorus
Nelson Eddy
Robert Armbrusters
EWT
CBS
Monongahela
By Lillien B. Storme
Shay Aconie
Chiefs of Star
Board of Tors
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