Local Quota Club Meets On Monday Night For Session
The Grafton Quota club met at Mrs. Florence Wilkinson’s Bluemont street home for a six fifteen p m covered dish dinner and business session. President Mrs Mildred Debendarfer led the meeting with reports from secretarial and treasurer Mrs Rhea Fisher and Mrs Elsie Hardy. Delegates Mrs Debendarfer Mrs Fisher and Miss Betty Rose Majer summarized the Niagara Falls Ontario Canada International convention held May 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Quota Club
Florence Wilkinson
Bluemont Street
Mildred Debendarfer
Rhea Fisher
Elsie Hardy
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Canada
Church group notices for early July meet at homes and halls
Several church and club circles announce July meetings. D. O. B. class gathers at 8 p m July 6 at Msg Lee Weaver’s home. West Main Street Methodist meets in church hall at 8 p m July 6. Woman's Aid Society to meet July 7 at Mrs John B Jenkins 409 Dewey Ave. Circle No 1 of St John's Methodist meets at Mrs W K Shaffer's on Dorsey St at 8 p m. Womans Club of Andrew's Church hosts a picnic at Mrs R F Bender's at 6 p m July 6, husbands invited. Mrs Florence Watkinson to entertain Grafton Quota Club at 6:15 p m Blue Mountain St with covered dish, business to follow. Woman's Missionary Association of United Brethren meets July 11 at Mrs J E Welch's at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boiueville Methodist Church
Msg
Lee Weaver
West Main Street Methodist Church
Woman's Aid Society of the United Arethen Church
John B. Jenkins
Dewey Avenue
Florence Watkinson
Grafton Quota Club
Bluemont Street
Woman's Missionary Association of the United Brethren Church
J. E. Welch
Local club welcomes new members and guests
Eldora Bolyard and Roger Bowyer were accepted into club membership. Helen Chenoweth of Charleston and Flemington and Lena McCandless of Parkersburg attended as guests. Miss Virginia Hanway invited the group to her home for the next meeting on July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Bolyard
Helen Chenoweth
Charleston
Flemington
Lena McCandless
Parkersburg
Virginia Hanway
Barclay on Bridge Learn No Trump Hands and Play
Abridged lesson by Shepard Barclay explaining No Trump play using a sample hand diagram. It shows declarer planning, dummy setup, following suits, and leading from the dummy to win tricks. The piece emphasizes practice with a four-hand deck to grasp hand planning and No Trump concepts.
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Hagle Paks
South
North
West
East
K. West
Westlea
1, Inc
Summer Wardrobe Tips From New York Dress Institute
The article advises simple vacation clothes for travel or home use to boost spirits and style. It highlights versatile outfits including bandbox prints, cotton sundresses with boleros, cote ton fabrics, and gingham swimsuits with matching coats, emphasizing cost efficiency and post vacation wear. It notes outfits should suit travel or street use and suit two weeks of leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Fashion Informaton
New York Dress Institute
New York
Hnen
Five Grafton Girls Attend Girl's State Week
Five Grafton girls, Betty Lee Hoffman Nancy Lee Curry Betty Lou Sorge and Virginia Rosier, departed for Rhododendron Girl's State at Jackson's Mill July 4 to 10. Sponsor groups include Loyal Order of Moose No. 338 for Hoffman Curry and Sorge and American Legion Post No. 12 for Rosier. The girls, chosen for leadership, will train in citizenship at Girl's State under the American Legion Auxiliary Department of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lee Hoffman
Nancy Lee Curry
Betty Lou Sorge
Virginia Rosier
Jackson's Mill
Loyal Order of Moose No. 338
Miss Hoffman
Miss Curry
Miss Sorge
American Legion Post No. 12
Miss Rosier
Girl's State
American Legion Auxiliary Department of
West Virginia
OES Past Matrons Fete Officers Of Naomi Chapter
The Naomi Chapter No 12 of the Order of Eastern Star hosted a banco party for current officers at Florence Hamiltons home on Bluemont Street. High and low prizes went to Carrie Cole and Leon Hartsook. Gifts and refreshments were provided for attendees. Attendees included Mrs Susan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Chapter No
Order of Eastern Star
Banco
Florence Tamilton
Bluemont Street
Carrie O. Cole
Leon Hartsook
Susan
Tromone claims to restore youth vitality for men
An old ad touts Tromone as a medical formula of vitamins and hormones to revive zest, attitude, and pleasure in middle-aged men. It promises renewed spirit and vitality, claims higher libido, and urges following label directions. Distributed by Matone Drug Co and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yigle Yy
Matone Drug Co
List of Names in Neighborhood Social Directory
A long roster of residents including Monroe Anna Nuzum Weaver Lear Loar Marjorie Cole Nancy Williams Sarah Musgrove Rose Murphy Iva Goff Ella Barber Jennie Ringler Emima Morgan Margaret Cather Gertrude Beavers Lev ia Hartsook Appalona Roger Pearl Stover Carrie Cole Florence Wilkinson Klayde Wolfe Mdry Hoffman and Arthur Yates and their spouses appears in a local social notices section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klayde Wolfe
Mdry Hoffman
Arthur Yates
West Virginia Shows Full Payroll Bond Participation
W M Given Jr reports during the Fifth War Loan drive that West Virginia workers in 27 local offices and state administrativas have 100 percent participation in bond purchases via payroll allotments. Over 200 employees are covered, with payrolls consistently allocating at least 10 percent of total pay to bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Given, Jr
Given
WMC - Uses
Briefly Told Briefly Told Of Wheeling-Miss Helen Miller
Wheeling resident Miss Helen Miller visited her parents on St Charles street while employed in an area insurance office. Other items note Miss Mary Mae Weeks guests over July 4th in Mountain Lake, Md., Mrs Arnold Tracy visiting from Baltimore, and Edgar Tucker family returning to Washington, Pa., after visiting George Tucker and John Anderson in town. Capt Robert Scranage, recently discharged, and Mrs Scranage visit Nellie Mason in Pruntytown before Fairmont residency. Virginia leaves today.
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Wheeling
Helen Miller
A. A. Miller
St. Charles Street
Mary Mae ‘Weeks
Mountain Lake
Marie Bailey
Maple Avenue
Pennsylvania
Edgar Tucker
Virginia Ann and
Edgar, Jr
Washington, Pa
Geofrge H. Tucker
West Main Street
John Anderson
South Grafton
Pruntytown
Robert Scranage
Nellie Mason
Fairmont
Capt. Scranage
U.S. Army
Camp Shelby
Miss
Needlework pattern ad offers doll kit 7664
Freckle-faced doll described as pets mascot with tousled yarn hair and mischievous eyes. Pattern 7664 includes doll and clothes transfer, with directions, and lists The Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Department for ordering by writing name, address, and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyke
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Department
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Pattern 9337 Sewing Pattern for Ocean Spray Playsuit
Pattern 9337 offers a Mattering neckline playsuit with skirt and jacket options for street wear. Sizes range from 10 to 44 with fabric and yardage notes. mail order price includes 16 cents to Pattern Dept New York and 15 cents for Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book. describes 32 pages of easy to make styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Dept
West
New York
N. Y
Marian Martin
Local weather and community notes from Blueville and nearby
Hanway leaves for Pittsburg to attend the National Education conference. Earl Satterfield visits from Zanesville at the Barcus home in Blueville. Mrs Robert Louden and daughter Rachel Ann plan to move to Tomah Wisconsin to join husband and father Pfc. Robert Louden at Camp McCoy. Patricia Ann Howatter admitted for tonsillectomy. A C Anderson admitted for medical treatment. Discharges include June Lear and Mrs Lelland Lawler from City hospital. Tornado victim Aleta Smith discharged.
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Ohio
Earl Satterfield
Zanesville
James Barcus
Blueville
Wisconsin
Robert Louden
Rachael Ann
Bluemont Street
Tomah
Pfc
Camp McCoy
Louden
Martha Harter
June Lear
High Street
Lelland Lawler
Grafton
City Hospital
Aleta Smith
Montrose
Enemy bases shelling Iwo Jima and Saipan raids
Carrier planes opened the operation blasting Iwo Jima and Haha Jima with 39 interceptors downed and 16 more probably bagged. Ships shelled Iwo Jima as rocket planes attacked the Bonins, 250 enemy planes downed and six raiders lost. Saipan invasion began June 14 with marine veterans pushing Japanese into the northeast corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo Jima
Haha Jima
Bonins
Saipan
Tarawa
Marshalls
MacArthur Sixth Army Push Toward Second Drome
Gen Douglas MacArthur's Sixth Army troops seized an air field on Noemfoor and began a powered advance toward a second airfield. Reinforcements parachuted to the beachhead bolster the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aro Ae
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Sixth Army
Noemfoor
Scrape Scoop and Skim Drives Fat for War Needs
In a belt-tightening war economy the three S's Scrape Scoop and Skim promote conserving used cooking fat for munitions medicines and civilian manufacture. Scrape fat from pans and bones meltable for the fat container Scoop fat from water fat from frankfurters Skim fat from stews soups and gravies. Citizens earn two red ration points per pound of used fat delivered to the meat dealer.
Pineapple Coe Crochet Pattern Ad From Grafton Sentinel
A vintage ad describes pineapple coe crochet motifs and a wedding doll pattern priced at eleven cents, offered by the Grafton Sentinel Household Department at 250 W 14th Street. The note highlights ease of crochet and decorative use for a bride to be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
German Offensive Suppressed On French Open Fields
The article notes Allied maneuvering as they press the initiative and steadily pressing to crash German forces on the open fields of France. Authorities emphasize continued aggression and tactical advantage in the region.
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Swwesenamens
Minsk
Normandy
France
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