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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1929

Page

3

Social club notes from Cal Bentinel and local gatherings

Social and fraternal notices list Regular Meeting of A C H Lodge at Knights of Columbus Hall with a full attendance and plans for the Minneapolis National convention. Evangelistic meetings announced for Mountain View Camp starting July 7 with ministers from Clarksburg Fairmont and local churches speaking on July 7 9. Four H Club at Keener School held semimonthly meeting with about twenty members and a program including songs devotionals and recitations. Protective Home Circle meets Wednesday at 8 pm in Bush building with state deputies expected. Wheeling trip reported for Grand Army of the Republic state convention. Ladies Aid Society postpones July meeting to next month. Quotarians hold dinner and plan Fourth of July picnic at Grafton Park.

A. C. H. ‘Lodge Knights of Columbus Minneapolis Minnesota Mountain View Camp Route 250 Grafton Fairmont Road C. C. Lawson Clarksburg W. D. Reed Fairmont Bee Methodist Protestant Church Shird Vangilder Four H. Club Keener School Dorothy Keener Dorothy Amos*Keener America Betty Billie Keener Irene Knight Protective Home Circle

Personal notices of residents visiting and events in Grafton area

George W. Foster Jr of Clar ington W Va an employee of the Hope Natural Gas Company visiting friends in Grafton and vicinity this week Miss Mary Lawson of Philippi and Miss Ruby Warner of Davis guests of Mr and Mrs R L Newton on Warder avenue leave Wednesday for Davis Home Gaming celebration July 4 Miss Bertha and Mabel Woodyard and James and Ralph Wood yard of Knottsville Pike visited Oakland Md and Hope mont W Va Mrs Rhea Fisher and Miss Blanche Guard returned from Worcester Mass where they attended the Quota International convention Mrs D G Brown of Blueville and son Lawrence left for Cleveland Ohio Helena Broderick returned home from Bluefield Kentucky after attending her brother Edward Broderick's graduation Mr and Mrs William Rosen sh ine returned from Pittsburgh for funeral of Mrs Rosenshine's aunt Mrs Genevieve Sabella and Miss Wille Adlington returned from Pittsburgh Elizabeth Hale of Fairmont attended the funeral of Mrs John Huleys infant son and will stay with the Hulteys On St Charles street Mr and Mrs Benjamin Wilson and sons Charles and Benjamin.

George W. Foster, Jr Clarington W. Va Hope ‘Natural Gas Company Grafton Mary Lawson Philippi Ruby Warner Davis R. L. Newton Warder Avenue Bertha Mabel Woodyard James Ralph Woodyard Knottsville Pike Oakland Hopemont Rhea Fisher Blanche Guard Worcester Mass Quota International D. G. Brown Blueville Lawrence Cleveland Ohio Helena Broderick Bluefield Kentucky Edward Broderick William Rosenshine Pittsburgh

Club Votes for Salvation Army Drive at Meeting

Twenty five dollars was voted to the Salvation Army drive. A special feature of the meeting was reports from delegates who attended convention in Worcester Mass last week. Miss Blanche Guard reported the business meetings and Mrs Rhea Fisher the social affairs. The reports were unusualy interesting and well received. The clubs will meet again next Monday evening at the Hotel Grafton at the usual time.

Salvation Army Worcester Mass Blanche Guard Rhea Fisher Grafton

Weekend Visits Across Town Mentioned in Local Notes

Jr. toured to Pennsboro on Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. Kennedy, mother of Mrs. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bunner and their children from Washington, Pennsylvania visited Mrs. Tillie Bunner on East Main Street over Saturday and Sunday.

Grim laughter and bravado hold at soggy air fields

Report on WW2 pilots amid crashes and grief. Soldiers cope with grim humor while continuing flights. a Nassau hospital blood transfusion fundraiser draws many volunteers. a funeral procession honors Bil Stultz. An iron safety cabinet note ends the excerpt.

Brown Reunion Planned For August In Brown Church Grove

The Brown family reunion will be held on the second Sunday in August at the Brown church grove on the Fairmont Grafton pike. M E Brown announces the event. Grafton secretary treasurer, officers include C G Brown Fairmont president Clyde Brown Grafton vice president M BE Brown secretary treasurer. The grounds committee features Harold Morris George Kiger Clyde Brown all of Grafton. The program committee is led by Miss Maude Brown and includes Mrs Harold Morris and Charles T F Rogers of Grafton.

Brown M. E Brown Grafton Brown Church Grove Fairmont-Graftonpike C. G. Brown Fairmont Clyde Brown M. BE. Brown Harold Morris George Kiger Maude Brown Charles TF. Rogers

Haislip Appointment Pleases Local Friends

Grafton friends of Dr Norval Haislip express pleasure at his appointment as resident staff physician for Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling. Born in Grafton, he comes from a prominent family linked to Taylor county pioneers and active religious and civic life. Mrs C W Rauschenbach of Hammond Indiana will visit Grafton on the 4th to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs W W McDaniel at Cecil.

Grafton Norval Haislip Leobard B. Haislip Wheeling Haislip Ohio Valley General Hospital Taylor County C. W. Rauschenbach Hammond Indiana W. W. McDaniel Cecil. St

Will of Ambassador Moron T Herrick Bequeaths 25000

The American Hospital in Paris and the Herrick public library at Wellington Ohio receive a combined 25000 under the late Ambassador Moron T Herrick's will filed in probate court today.

Cleveland American Hospital Paris Herrick Public Library Wellington Ohio Msron T. Herrick

Start Perennial Seeds This July For Next Spring Planting

Ellen Eddy Shaw of Brooklyn Botanic Garden urges sowing biennials and perennials in mid summer to have sturdy young plants ready for transplant next spring. She notes seeds saved from your own garden perform best, and advises sowing when mature on the plant and drying harvested seeds before placing them in a seed bed.

Ellen Eddy Shaw Brooklyn Botanic Garden William American Home Authority

Passaic Banker Kidnaped and Returns Home

Passaic banker H. Elliott was reported missing after a kidnapping. He said he was held captive by three men and later found sitting in his car. The action followed his disappearance from Sydney, Nova Scotia, as Captain Caries Kingeford Smith and companions pursued leads.

Rangoon Burma Caries Kingeford Smith Southern Nutley N. J Sydney N.S Wey Lon- H. Elliott Passaic Don

Beardless man recounts abduction escape with captors

The man described his ordeal saying no threats or ransom were demanded. He could not explain the abduction. He recalled starting to drink with his captors and managing to flee when they became intoxicated. He had last been seen Wednesday morning escorting his year old daughter to school toward the bank.

Elliott

Feet On Rudder Bar Caused Stultz Death

Roosevelt Field July 2. Two passengers bracing their feet against a rudder bar were blamed for the plane’s fall in which Wilmer Stutz trans-Atlantic flyer and the two passengers Edward Harwood and P Castelluccio were killed. Stultz, pilot of Miss Amelia Earhart's plane Friendship, was starting over Long Island yesterday when the crash occurred. The passengers were killed instantly. Stultz died shortly after. Plans were made to send his body to Williamsburg Pa for burial on Thursday.

Roosevelt Field Wilmer Stutz Edward Harwood P. Castelluccio Stultz Amelia Earhart Friendship Wales Long Island Stulte Stulte Ete Williamsburg

Potatoes and Pelets and Grape Ice Dessert

Recipe items include 12 potatoes with butter flour milk and seasonings cooked to form a sauce, plus a grape ice mixture with sugar water lemon juice orange juice boiled then frozen. Instructions mention serving twelve and finishing with parsley.

Petra Tay

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Club Sreharen Cal Bentinel Goral Lucy Sharps Mary and Marie Jeffers B. I. MeVicker Birdie Thompson Isaac Locke Jane Johnson Leona Sayres Laura Beavers Dan MeVicker the Grand Army of the Republic Ladies Aid Society of St. Pal's Lutheran Church Grafton Park West Main Street Baku Maga Aists du Louvee Sofe Lord and Taylor New York Best and Company Jensen Martin’ Jensen Vieja Gentry Nassau Astrcraft Aids “Hospital Cloverbloom Geamey Rayou Tdi Abel Sautiful Stepins Peach Nile Rose Burton & Randolph Inc New Georgia Alexander ‘Georges Weston Tex Nix Malta Faim Venltm Joua June TS West V
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