Briefly Told Briefly Told Returns To New York
Mrs. Alvin Schaedler formerly Anna Belle Ball left for Staten Island after holidays with grandmother Mrs. B. Ball. Ada Ball accompanied her home. Also visiting are Mrs. Shirley Factor and daughter Selma from Buffalo. Other items note travels to Akron, Ohio and Washington, D. C., a wedding attendance, local discharges, and a note on Dominican agriculture supporting 80 percent of the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alvin Schaedler
Anna Belle Ball
Staten Island
8. B. Ball
Ada Ball
Shirley Factor
Selma
Buffalo
Mrs. Rhea Fisher Hosts Fidelis Club Christmas Party
Mrs. Rhea Fisher hosted the Fidelis club of the First Presbyterian church at her home for the annual Christmas party. Members enjoyed decorations, a brief business meeting, and refreshments as new club butterflies were announced for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhea Fisher
Fidelis Club
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Smith
Jacqualine Newton
Bertha Hodges
Rena Goodwin
Ruth Mollahan
Florence Wilkinson
Emily Williams
Ida, Myers
Virginia Morgan
Gertrude Shaw
James Mantz
Katharine Shepler
Hecalums Hold Party At Williams Home
The Hecalums held their annual Christmas party and gift exchange at Miss Betty Williams's West Main Street home. Mrs. Charles Rexroad received a baby gift, secret sisters revealed gifts, Yuletide decorations adorned the house, and refreshments were provided by the hostess. Attendees included Avanelle Denton, Mrs. Nancy Morrison, Mary Lough, Charlotta Fawcett, Elizabeth Rendle, Nellie Cook, Dorothy Douglas, Arlean Moore, Mrs. Chatley Rexroad, Mildred Gall, and Mrs Bua Pressler. The group will reconvene January 25 at Miss Dorothy Douglas's High Street home with Arlean Moore as co-hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hecalums
Betty Willams
West Main Street
Charles Rexroad
Avanelle Denton
Nancy Morrison
Mary Lough
Charlotta Fawcett
Elizabeth Ren
Mrs Mathews Hosts Bridge Party For Relatives In Ohio DC
Mrs Russell Mathews entertained last evening with two tables of bridge at her Maple avenue home. Honored guests were aunt Mrs James Albert of Washington DC and cousin Mrs William Gerber of East Liverpool Ohio. Prizes went to Miss Dorothy Sway and Mrs Ward Blaney. A late plate lunch followed served by Mrs Mathews and her mother Mrs Floyd Lisk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Albert
Washington
D. C
William Gerber
East Liverpool
Ohio
Russell Mathews
Maple Avenue
Dorothy Sway
Ward Blaney
Mathews
Floyd Lisk
Lucille Payne
Strike Looms Over Mail Order Plants In Midwest
A union led by National Vice President Leonard Levy calls for a strike at mail order plants, retail stores, and warehouses along the near north side by the Ivago river. Picket lines formed after workers finished early shifts. Locals in Ward's plants in Delaware and Kansas City already underway, with plants in Denver and St Paul expected to follow federal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lvago River
Leonard Levy
Ward
Del
Kansas City
Denver
St. Paul
December social gatherings listed for the week
Miss Marian Gough hosts the Weekly Sewing Club at 8 p.m. on West Washington. January 1 features the Grafton Quota Club at 6:15 p.m. for dinner and meeting at the Cafeteria Court. Also January 1 the W B A Review No 21 meets at Mrs Clyde Hardman’s home for a 7 p.m. covered dish dinner. January 2 the Lindy club gathers at Mrs T C Gough’s West Washington Street home at 8 p.m. January 4 the Alpha Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets at the Court House at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Gough
West Washington Street
Grafton Quota Club
W. B. A. Review
Clyde Hardman
Lindy Club
T. C. Gough
Alpha Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Court House
Federal seizure plans outlined for wartime control
Reports from Washington say if seizures occur the war department will carry out orders under White House authority. Last April officials seized Chicago properties by Roosevelt direction with commerce department aid and troops. WLB and justice lawyers met overnight to draft a federal filing to restrain interference with government operations.
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Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Calif
Jamaica
Washington
White House
Chicago
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce
WLB
Justice Department
FASTEETH Keeps Teeth Firmly In Place
FASTEETH powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates prevents sliding slipping or rocking. It is alkaline and non acid, leaves no gummy taste, resists souring, and helps control plate odor. Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Complete protection apron pattern for a roomy fit 9387
Advertisement for pattern 9387 a wide size range apron with non skid straps and nearly full dress hem length. Includes yardage 13 4 yards of 36 inch fabric and a companion needlework pattern. Price twenty cents plus optional Marian Martin Fall and Winter Pattern Book available for fifteen more cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Dept
West
18Th St
New York
N. Y
Marian Martin
Needlework ad offers pattern 7396 for crochet smuff set
Readable needlework notice promoting a crochet set titled smuff and nut motif. Pattern 7396 covers sizes 4-6 and 8-10 and includes flowers crocheted from wool. Send fifteen cents for the pattern to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept in New York. A 32 page Needlework Book with 130 illustrations is available for fifteen cents more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Towering Fire Tokyo Raid Details and Reactions
Tokyo sustained great fires as B 29s struck for the fifth time in weeks with nine shot down and five probably. Lt Col William McDowell reports smoke seen 80 miles away while Parliament sat through the raid. Japanese defenses included smudgepots but were largely ineffective. Capt Vance Black leads reports a seven block by two wide pattern in northeast Tokyo near two rivers.
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Tokyo
William McDowell
Brady
Tex
Washington
Musashima
Domei
Vance Black
Fairfax
Okla
al Williams
Dallas
B 29 Flight Ends On Two Engines After Honshu Run
A B 29 escaped disaster over Tokyo with one engine out and others failing as enemy interceptors attacked. Gun crews repelled about 505 passes on the homeward leg while limping along over the Honshu coast. Captain Harold F. Schramm and Lt. Louis of Missouri returned on two engines. their wives live in Aransas Pass Texas.
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Honshu
Tokyo
Harold F. Schramm
Louis
Aransas Pass
Tex
Greek regent plan unfolds amid ELAS gunfire at embassy
A Greek political communique reported via Athens radio said a majority at a conference backed a regency while a minority urged delay. Churchill was wounded by a sniper outside the British embassy as Eden and Leeper stood nearby, the shot narrowly missing the prime minister and a nearby observer as artillery boomed.
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Damaskinos
Greve
Athens Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Seid
Churchill
ELAS
Anthony Eden
Reginald W. A. Leeper
War era steel and aluminum supply outlook and spot program note
The report states steel plates eased by lower maritime costs and aluminum ingot supply remains tight with only half plant capacity used. Civilian allocations for carbon steel dropped from 228000 to 163800 tons under spot authorization, though officials doubt full usage due to manpower limits. A Gibraltar fact and a note on O Henry are also mentioned.
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Couurney
Wuaxs Une
Maritime Commission
Nevetheless
Office of Civilian
WPB
Nativity embroidery panel pattern 7348 from Sentinel Arts
Peace on earth themed transfer panel 15 by 18 inches offers a simple stitchery suitable for any room. The Nativity panel pattern 7348 includes a transfer pattern for linens and garments with decorative motifs. Sent to Sentinel Household Arts Dept New York 11 N T address for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
New York
N. T
New Oxygen Mask Aids RAF High Altitude Flights
The Air Technical Service Command develops a pressure demand oxygen mask for RAF pilots to combat anoxia on ultra high altitude missions. The mask automatically mixes air and oxygen and requires no inhalation effort, helping pilots remain conscious up to about 50 000 feet.
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Air Technical Service Command
RAF
American forces press into Germany near Luxembourg border
Dispatches report U S Army units crossing into Germany toward Bonn and Eschdorf as German armor is beaten back. Patrols near Martelange and Beaufort indicate sustained Allied advances while pockets of German forces are encircled between Celles and Rochefort. Finland’s prewar farm output noted as a separate statistic.
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U.S. Army
15Th Air Force
Salzburg
Austria
U.S. Army Air Force
Anc
Germany
Bure
Our River
Berlin
U. S .Third Army
George 8. Patto
Bonnal
Eschdorf
Martelange
Bastognestio- von Rundstedt
Celles
Beauraing
Meuse
Rochefort
Beaufort
Echternach
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Eldoram Bclyaed ‘Telephone
Akron
W. C. Pembroke
Natalie
Compton
U. S. Army
John Edwards
Elizabeth White
Kew Garden Hills
Lou Pappalardo
Robley Street
Miss White
Phyllis Foerster
Bulova Watch Company
Woodside
Long Island
A. M Campbell
Evelyn
Beech Street
Clarksburg
Mary Frances Smallridge
William Gross
Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Marylou Hamner
8. V. Hamner
Peggy Hamner
Edith Anderson
Parkview
Edgar Tucker
Washington, Pa
George Tucker
Messinger
W. H. Young
Lima Vivian
Patricia Means
Leon Auvil
Washington Street
City Hospital
Dominican Republic
Williams Home
Mrs. R. Mathews
VICKS
Alice Brooks
Georgia Brown
WLW
Salzberg
Syed
le Frien Piat
Gibraltar
William Sidney Porter
O. Henry
By Allee Brooks
Belgium
Vee Une Gtedt
Cern Secaire
Finland
Nature
Beadas Hess
Grafton
Wae Laan
Elie
Uit
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