New Year Enters With Few Local Activities Noted
New Year celebrations in Grafton were quiet as many youths serve in defense plants or are scattered across the country. Churches held watch services while only two weekend parties were noted. The Elks club hosted a youth dance and the Loyal Order of Moose held a New Year’s Eve party and buffet luncheon on Washington Street for members and families.
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Grafton
Elks Club
Loyal Order of Moose
Washington Street
Clyde D Norris Hosts New Year's Eve Watch Party
Clyde D Dale Norris hosted a Blueville New Year's Eve watch party at his home for a group of young people. Music and games accompanied social conversation, and dessert was served late by Mrs. George Norris to a long list of attendees including Loraine Miller Helen Jennings Mary Weaver Vonda Bolyard Gerry Dowell Charlene Murphy Jean Hunt Barbara Carruthers Mary Andrews Srede Andrews Norma Walls Helen Norris Delores Norris Marguerite Norris Kenneth Hovader Leroy Newcome Billy Curry Leon Johnson Herbert Ball Jimmy Barcus Jim Tingler Bert Riley Carl Dribble Billy Risk Andy Duckworth.
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Clyde Dale Norris
Blueville
George Norris
Loraine Miller
Helen Jennings
Mary Weaver
Vonda Bolyard
Gerry Dowell
Charlene Murphy
Jean Hunt
Barbara Carruthers
Mary
Sréde Andrews
Norma Walls
Helen Norris
Delores Norris
Marguerite
West Virginia Conference on Vocational Rehabilitation Opens
A three day conference of West Virginia vocational rehabilitation workers begins in Charleston with remarks by federal vocational rehabilitation officials. State Director F Ray Power announced the event as part of ongoing efforts to aid disabled workers.
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Charleston
Federal Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
F. Ray Power
January club and society meeting notices from Grafton area
January schedule lists meetings for the Grafton Quota Club W B A Review No 21 WSCS Lindy club Judson society and others at various venues with dinners, 8 p.m. start times, hostesses and addresses. Also includes national coal production figures for the week and a note on vegetation covering spoil banks from West Virginia agricultural experiment station. mentions Gibraltar area and Mongol introduction of firearms to Europe.
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Grafton Quota Club
W. B.A. Review No
Clyde Hardman
WSCS
Main Street Methodist Church
Judson Society of the First Baptist Church
Woman’s Club
Charles Carpenter
Maple Avenue
Ed McDaniel
Lindy Club
T. C. Gough
Washington Street
Business Girls Club
Ruth and Evelyn Welch
Naomi Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Alpha Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Court House
Morgantown
West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Europe
Barclay on Bridge Minds and misreads in a tricky deal
The column discusses forecasting bridge outcomes, learning from missteps, and the South player’s guiltless pursuit of a G-Hearts slam after misreading North’s 4 Hearts. West’s heart ruff derails the attempt, leaving the player to refocus on the next deal.
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East
West
Woodrow Wilson
Briefly Told Briefly Told Goes To Elkins
Mrs W A Beavers of McGraw avenue associate grand matron of OES of West Virginia travels to Elkins after the weekend death of Mrs Pearl Earle immediate past worthy grand matron. Funeral services held today. Visiting here include Miss Betty Low Bippus and Mrs Lucas Pinney of Wheeling with sister Mrs Robert Burtoft.
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Elkins
W. A Beavers
McGraw Avenue
Order of Eastern Star of
West Virginia
Pearl Earle
OES of
Betty Low Bippus
Lucas Pinney
Wheeling
Robert Burtoft
Beech Street
Bippus
West Virginia University
Pinney
Grafton Senior High
Wartime Meals With Rationed Foods
Wartime dietary guidance from nutrition consultant Vianna D Bramblett outlines economical meals using rationed ingredients. Recipes include a mixed rice dessert with raisins and nuts, plus no ration point menus for breakfast and dinner featuring staple items like evaporated milk, beans, and corned beef to stretch scarce supplies.
Congress Eyes Social Security Expansion And Peace Talks
The new seventy Congress faces study of a broader social security plan possibly covering all adults, with promises of lower taxes and reduced spending amid drive for peace aims. Senators Wheeler Hatch Ball propose measures after talking with Roosevelt as others prepare speeches, signaling shifting foreign policy debate. German planes previously raided London six weeks before the 1940 blitz.
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Congress
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Adv Promotes Creomulsion
An advertisement urges treatment of bronchitis to avoid chronic illness. It promotes Creomulsion as a non narcotic cough remedy that reaches the mucus and eases irritation. The maker guarantees satisfaction with a money back option if rest and sleep are not restored promptly.
Beautiful Nan Grey Aims Dramatic Role in New Film
A dramatic new film casting Beautiful Nan Grey dominates headlines as industry insiders note her performance could redefine the era. Producers outline a bold script blending romance and suspense to captivate audiences.
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Beauteous
Nan Grey
WLW
B17 Crew Mourns Missing Buddies as War Continues
Radio Operator T/Sgt. Fobert R. Rude of Washington DC consoles crew and their mascot Roger at a European base while awaiting the fate of missing shipmates after a German shoot down. Four men are now prisoners of war as the airmen remember friends.
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Germany
Fobert R. Rude
Washington, D. C
Roger
Embroidery Patterns Offer For Fifteen Cents Each
Beginners can transform linens with Pattern 7299 featuring 14 motifs sized 2 1 2 by 9 1 4 to 5 by 10 inches. Send fifteen cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept New York NY for patterns and include name address and pattern number. Also offered is a 32 page Needlework Book for fifteen cents with 130 illustrations. Buddy Young, Illinois back, carried the pigskin nine times against Ohio State with four tackles by Bill Hackett.
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Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
Marian Martin
Household Arts Dept
W. 1Th St
Buddy Young
Mlinois
Ohio State
Bill Hackett
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Gibraltar
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Gee
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Carl E. Huggins
Olivia Street
Key West
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U. S. Naval Hospital
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Thelma Pirone
Detroit
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Romney
Mary R. Painter
W. Va
C. A. Painter, Sr
Thornton
Lester Hovatter
Baltimore
Carl Manear
Edward Lee
Earl Manear
Thorton
Susan Jane Hedrick
the Memorial Hospital
Cumberland, Md
Margaret Hedrick
Dorothy Casto
Clarksburg
E. W. Bloom
Ohio
Elizabeth Potts
Wellsville
Annie Wells
Parkview
Boris
Coon
Vianna D. Bramblett
Tores
Wheeler
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Hatch
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Ball
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Senate
Ness
London
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin
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Mominican Republic
Alice Brooks
Claudia Morigan
Carolyn Kramer
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Grafton Baking Co
Barton’s
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