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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1935

Page

3

Society Notes From J F B Club And Quota Group

W F E at Mrs Hayward Skidmore hosted a lively gathering with dance and prizes for high and low scores. Guests included Mrs Virginia Sandy and several club members. Weekly Sewing Club met at Mrs Lawson Delanney in Blueville with sewing, singing and music. prize won by Mrs Lizzie McFarland. Quota Club held a dinner at Hotel Bien Avon with host Mrs Rhea Fisher and one guest Miss Dorothy Jefferys of Weston.

Bessie Campbell Lloyd Shackelford Selah Skidmore Virginia Sandy J. R. Jones Bertie Thompson Roxanna Smith Ellen Kinney Lloyd Ware Arthur Chapman Delbert Lough Ada Powell Skidmore Vir-ginla Sandy Lawson Delanney Blueville Lizzie McFarland Earl DeMoss Lincoln ‘Street Quota Club Hotel Bien Avon

Regular Scout Meeting Held at Y M C A

A weekly Troop No 4 Boy Scouts session at the Y M C A was led by Scoutmaster William A Williams. After a brief business meeting knot tying instructions were given and a basketball tournament followed among patrols led by Clyde Courtney.

Boy Scouts of America Y. M.C William A. Williams Clyde Courtney

Ladies Auxiliary and B and O Veterans Regwar Meeting

Social calendar items note a regwar meeting Tuesday evening in Modern Woodmen Hall with all members urged to attend. Other gatherings include Fisher class at 112 E Washington St Tuesday 8 pm, Welfare Department at Elks Club Tuesday 2 30, Red Cross advisory committee at the telephone office 8 30 pm with Mr McFarland Northern West Virginia district director present, and Wednesday sub district rally for Epworth League at Fellowsville 7 20 pm.

Ladies Auxiliary B. & O. Veterans Woodnen Hall Fisher M. P Lloyd Plum E. Washington Street Red Cross Advisory Committee McFarland Northern District West Virginia Epworth League Fellowsville

Army Plans to Conduct Four Salvation Army Meetings

Beginning Wednesday night the Salvation Army will hold four services at the Citadel 127 East Main Street with ministers from Grafton and vicinity speaking on successive evenings Adjutant and Mrs Ernest Pickering of Clarksburg will open the series fifteen Army members from Harrison County will attend Speakers include Rev B J Null Rev R O Phillips and Rev William Knox Each gathering starts at 7 45 pm and is preceded by open air meetings on Main Street and Latrobe Street An invitation is extended to those not going anywhere on those evenings.

Salvation Army Citadel Main Street Grafton Ernest Pickering Clarksburg Harrison County B.J. Null Methodist Protestant Church

Last rites for two year old Sandsbury in Webster

Last rites were held at the Sandsbury home on Webster road for two year old Charles Pranklin Sandsbury, son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin F Sandsbury. Rev Lois R Luzader officiated and burial followed at Bluemont. Pallbearers included Junior Sandsbury Richard Redinger Frank Luzader and Denzil Groves with flower bearers Joan Bowles Helen Louise Bolyard Helen Virginia Redinger Neil Sandsbury Mildred Barnes and Ruth Ann Newhouse. The child died after a two week illness of pneumonia on Sunday morning.

Little Charles Pranklin Sandsbury Benjamin F. Sandsbury Webster Road Lois R. Luzader United Brethren Church Bluemont Junior Sandsbury Richard Redinger Frank Luzader Denzil Groves Joan Bowles Helen Louise Bolyard Helen

Silence From Voters Edict Insa ari dictates silence at plebiscite

Nazi leaders in Saar Basin issue ten commandments to force voters into silence for the January 13 plebiscite. Voters are warned not to say Heil Hitler, refrain from speaking in the booth, and to depart quietly after casting ballots. Election technical rules are stressed.

C. E Masonic Temple M. K. Whiteleather Associated Press Saarbruecken Saar Basin Thhus Hitler Governing Commission

Literature and art group meets at Gibson home

The Woman's club literature and art group will gather at Mrs H R Gibson's house on the Pruntytown pike Thursday at 2 30 PM. A patrol leader emerged as champion in the tournament, crowning the event with a decisive victory.

Woman's Club H. R. Gibson Pruntytown Pike

Personal notes from Fairmont visit Mary Chapman travels

Mrs. Mary Chapman of Fairmont is visiting Mrs. Leota Griffith. Mrs. Mary Sharps and her son Donald of Webster Road have returned from Charleston where they visited Mrs. Sharp's son J. H. Sharps and family.

Mary Chapman of Fairmont Leota Griffith Mary Sharps Donald Webster Road Charleston

Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues

A fragmented displayed crossword puzzle with numerous across and down clues. The readable segments list several clue numbers and hints such as act, rule out, preposition, aluminum symbol, and others, though many letters and entries are garbled or incomplete.

Cline to Speak Tonight Before Kiwanis Club

Ralph Cline, chairman of the President Roosevelt birthday ball committee, will address the Kiwanis club at 6 15 tonight in the Blen Avon hotel. He will discuss Grafton and the Birthday Ball and outline plans for the January 30 observance in the city.

Cline Kiwanis Club Ralph Cline President Roosevelt Blen Avon

Classified Advertisement Rates and Local Listings

The notice outlines rates for inserts in the Sentinel and provides examples of word counting and minimum charges. It lists rental notices for rooms, garages, furnished apartments, and a duplex, plus a farm sale near Grafton and a job ad for a reliable young man in Electric Refrigeration and Air Conditioning with training potential.

Utilities Engineering Institute Box U Care Sentinel

Fog Blankets Hits Motor Car Traffic Across Region

A 200 mile fog blanket chilled Western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia delaying travel after dusk. Minor accidents were reported. Waynesburg players reached Wadestown before turning back. Fog-bound ships delayed in Boston harbor and New York ferries stayed offshore to avoid the murky harbor approach.

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania West Virginia Pennsylvania- West Virginia Waynesburg Fairmont Wadestown W. Va Clarksburg New York New York Harbor Ambrose Light

Ferry disruptions hit New Jersey service and Cortlandt Street halt

Five liners due yesterday with national codes were among those to New Jersey business. The administration spent about $741,000. Ferry schedules were disrupted. The Cortlandt Street ferry to Weehawken stopped service last midnight. All other ferries were 20 to 30 minutes behind schedule.

New Jersey Admin Cortlandt Street Weehawken N. J

University Governors Resume Meeting Today

University of West Virginia governors resume a budget review session with the state control board to discuss departmental appropriations. The session aims for no radical changes, with university officials considering budget recommendations for legislature approval.

University In-dian Air Force Hubb Charleston Board of Governors of West Vir Hab India Itginla University Arabian Sea State Board of Control

New Jersey Act Abolished by Acting Governor Powell

Trenton January 8 acting Governor Clifford R Powell abolished the New Jersey state industrial recovery act by proclamation. The codes governing 17 industries were terminated. Powell, a Republican who was 1934 senate president, acted as chief executive.

Trenton N. J New Jersey Clifford R. Powell Senate

Dahlia Growing Expert to Speak at Convention

Dr A B Scott a city horticulturist renowned for dahlia breeding will headline the January 1935 first monthly meeting of the Ohio Valley Dahlia Association in Cincinnati He will discuss On Modern Dahlias and Their Breeding Other speakers will outline topics at the session held on a Thursday night in Cincinnati.

Brayton and Richardson Lead Valley Dahlia Group

George A Brayton serves as president of the Ohio Valley Dahlia Association with George A Richardson as secretary. Sentinel Advertisers are urged to patronize.

George A. Brayton Ohio Valley Dahlia Association George A. Richardson

Unclear medical ad mentions juniper and Buchy leaves

Fragmentary ad copy describes using juniper and Buchy leaves to treat bladder irritation and nocturnal awakening. It cites Grafton Drug and Red Cross Pharmacy and Central Drug Store as advertisers without clear dosage or efficacy details. The looser phrasing references a teen named Bukets and phrases like feel full of pep.

Grafton Drug,& Chemical Co Red Cross Pharmacy Central Drug Store

Saar plebiscite preview pits Germany against France

A long survey of the Saar region outlines its size, population, industry and coal exports, plus the pending plebiscite on January 18 to decide if it joins Germany, France, or remains under the League of Nations. It notes British LON oversight, diverse political factions, and cross border ties to Lorraine and Germany.

Great Britain Italy Sweden Netherlands Saar Germany France League of Nations

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