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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1941

Page

3

Local Hospital Notes Report Major Operations This Week

The column lists Christa from Lawton and the Fostlers visiting in Sistersville with Dr. and Mrs. A. M. McGovern. It notes Harry D. Men car of 309 Ross Street underwent a major operation at City Hospital and an emergency operation performed on Arnett Watkins of 1301 Railroad Street Saturday night.

Sistersville Harry D. Mencar Ross Street City Hospital Arnett Watkins Railroad Street

Business Girls Dinner Meeting At Cozy

A Business Girls gathering enjoyed a 6 30 p m dinner at Cozy on Thursday evening. Miss Mays as president presided with a brief session of business and a short sing along. Hostesses for the January meeting included Miss Geneva Hilkey and Miss Elizabeth Hoffman, with guests and members listed among attendees.

Cozy Mays Geneva Hilkey Elizabeth Hoffman Philip Gerkin Riley Pittsburgh Strothers Bers Miss Hilkey Miss Hoffman Nellie Cook Helen Snr Ruth Gerkin Earl DeMoss Merle Haddox Mary Stanley Paulince Bernice Hall Trice Tucker Dorothy Helen Gerkin Hugh 1 Mary Virginia Car Kathleen Reese Ireland Imogene Mary Thomas Starkey Margaretson Mary Jo Rauscher Mary Catherine Walter Peggy Warder

Briefly Told News Snippets From Parkersburg Area

A collection of short notices records homecomings visits and new arrivals. Guests and travelers include Miss Jo Ann Waller of Parkersburg visiting in the home of Mrs Rita Sorge, Mrs. W. L. Tis of Flemington returning from Washington D C, and Wilsons welcoming a son Homer David Wilson born January 5. Other items note returns from Detroit Wheeling and Raleigh and a baptismal birth William Fred Breedlove.

Pie Jo Ann Waller Parkersburg Rita Jean Betty Lee Sorge Wilson West Wilford Homer David Wilson Irene It WJZ Oil Company William Earl Breedlove Park View William Fred Breedlove

Jan 6 7:30 P M Band Parents Meet Grafton High

Multiple club and lodge meetings scheduled from Jan 6 to Jan 8 across Grafton area. Band Parents convene 7 30 p m in the band room at Grafton Senior High School. Other groups include Blanket club quota club SO H lodge White Rose Grove No 2 and more with officer installations and socials.

Grafton Senior High School SO. H. Lodge K. of P. Hall Cozy Rest Inn Woman's Society of Christian Service West Main Street Methodist Church White Rose Grove No Woodman Circle P. Hall Littman Woman's Club Elks Eva Love West Virginia Jr. O.U.A.M Wehn Hall King's Daughters Bible Class Blueville Robert Emrick

Gay Crocheted Rug Fun To Mat In Crochet Pattern

Crochet pattern 6866 includes instructions and chart for a rug illustration using single crochet. Details cover stitches materials and color schemes. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th Street New York NY with name and address.

Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y Claire Tilden Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department Pitth Avenue

Weekley Sewing Club Party At Gough Home

Mrs. T. C. Gough hosted the Weekley Sewing Club at her West Washington street residence. Guests enjoyed sewing and stunts, with Mrs. W. P. Clark winning the stunt prize and Mrs. Victor Rockwell taking the club prize. Honored guest Mary Weekley attended, with many members listed. The next meeting is set for Mrs. Myrtle Frazier’s home on North street.

T. C. Gough Weekley Sewing Club West Washington Street W. P. Clark Victor Rockwell Mary Weekley Rockwell Clark Robert Wittman Fred McFarland Lawson Delaney Harry Carroll Forrest Deakins Ralph Paugh W. J. Hussion Myrtle Frazier North Street

Total Defense topic at Woman's Club meeting

At 7 30 tonight the International Relations department of the Woman's club meets at Mrs C F Shafer on Walnut street for a discussion on Total Defense of the Western Hemisphere and the Present Trend in the US Foreign Policy. Mrs Harry Friedman will lead.

The Woman's Club C. F. Shafer Walnut Street Western Hemisphere Harry Friedman

Four Freedoms Speech Highlights Democratic Resolve

The text outlines the nation’s commitment to uphold four essential human freedoms as part of a broader stance against aggression. It emphasizes resistance to peace dictated by dictators and insists enduring peace requires freedom for speech, worship, and freedom from want across the world. The passage stresses unity beyond partisanship in defending national security.

World peace aims urge global armament cuts to end aggression

The passage outlines four essential freedoms including freedom from fear. It argues a worldwide reduction of armaments to prevent any nation from committing aggression against any neighbor. The goal is a healthy peace time life for all inhabitants everywhere.

Plane Crash Continues Texas Bomber Mishap Coverage

Weather blamed for the crash near White Mountain 35 miles southeast of here as a large plane en route to the Naval air station carried an inquiry board and four survivors. The wreckage, found after a seven hour rescue, killed Lt. Comar Joseph Henry Gowan 94 Head Hill Arkansas the pilot, and David Eyeres among the dead with others injured and carried down the mountain by Army cavalry bluejackets and CCC workers.

Texas Here Simpson Ranch White Mountain Tus San Diego Army CCC Naval Air Station Comar Joseph Henry Gowan Head Hill Ark David Eyeres

Wreck Survivors and Board Members Mentioned in Italy Action

The report lists Ferguson and Bland Cooke as board members, with Gaulin Flemming and others among officers and survivors from theTexas mishap. The AP correspondent notes Italian forces being driven from gullies and caves as Allied actions push late in fierce fighting with a redoubt crowding 500 and 2000 filing from a cave under Australian leadership and a Bren gun crew.

Associated Press

Bardia Falls Under Allied Break and Prisoner Surge

Military dispatches report that Bardia fell after GB forces breached Italian defenses with tanks aided by air and sea bombardment. Australian troops reportedly punched two miles into defenses, with nearly 6 000 prisoners taken on the first day and hand to hand fighting continuing as the town was cleared.

Tobruk Graziani Bergonzoli Bardia

Anti Germanic book purge spreads through libraries

Reports indicate Gestapo raids remove anti Germanic books and purge libraries. authorities threaten bans on works deemed hostile to Nazi viewpoint including French authors Russo Finnish war topics and Masonic texts in Alsace Lorraine and the Netherlands.

Gestapo Alsace Lorraine Netherlands

French publishing firms seized by German authorities in Paris

Reports indicate that a major French publishing house has been seized and sent to Germany while German officials tighten control over Paris publishing, including the Maison du Livre Francais, a key French book exporting agency. The total value discussed points to several million francs involved in the transfers and oversight.

France Alliance Issaelsté Paris Germany Maison du Livre Francais

S38 Tonic Promises Boost for Run Down Children

A vintage advertisement touts S38 Tonic as a quick fix for run down children with weak red blood cells. It claims to restore energy and health, cites scientists, and offers a large 20 oz bottle at a discount, urging parents to try the product for visible improvement.

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Ham Ainening Annabel P Swisher Jenny W. L Tis Flemington D. Grant Smith Miss Sale S Fc Washington, D. C Faulkner Detroit Mich Desé Wood Wood Wi Bhater Wheeling Harold B. Knight, Jr Raleigh N. C Harold Knight Maple John Esta Lawrence E. Weaver U. S. 119 Susie Miller Luther Peacock Ross Wolfe Hemrick Hundred W. Va Dorothy Deane Proudfoot Alderson-Broathus College H. E. Proudfoot Mary Clark East Main Street W. P Cannon Rowlesburg C. A. Painter Margaret Hedrick Thornton Grafton Guy Leonard Dorothy Jean S. M. Leonard Welnut Street Andrew Sonny" McGovern Notre Dame H. Hostler Mr. McGovern Hugh McGovern Croche Alice Brecis Wick Gough God A. M. Parry Los Angeles Marvin Magee Long Branch N.J Frank Richard Naylor Dayton Sault Bardia Falls Skaggs and Co. Exclusive Jewelers
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