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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1940

Page

3

Kunst-Jr and Lyda Snyder Wed in Bellview Pa

Ralph H Kunst Jr formerly of this city now of Pittsburgh and Miss Lyda Helen Snyder of Bellview Pa exchanged vows Wednesday in a double ring ceremony at 7 in the bride’s mother’s home. Rev Hilman officiated. Mrs Helen Little of Philadelphia was matron of honor and Lohm Eunst of Pittsburgh was best man. The couple, after a reception for sixty, are honeymooning in the East.

Ralph H. Kunst, Jr This City Pittsburgh Lyda Helen Snyder Bellview Hilman Lutheran Church F. W. Snyder Helen Little Philadelhia Lohm Eunst Ralph 8. Kunst Wsrarton High School Potomac State College University of Pittsburgh Ralph Kunst Frank L. Kunst Kunst

Fidelis club entertains at Grafton cottage party

The Fidelis club of First Presbyterian hosted a party at T. W. Heironimus cottage in Grafton last evening. Mrs. Rhea Risher led the dinner on the porch with flowers and lanterns. A business session followed led by president Mrs. Fisher, then games entertained the ladies.

Fidelis Club First Presbyterian Church T. W. Heironimus Grafton ‘K Rhea H. Risher F. S. Smith Florence Wilkinson Dorothy Gerkin T. A. Bolyard William D. Fisher James Mantz Harold Debendarfer Kathryn Shepler Nell Haslup F. J. Turvander Elizabeth Mahaffey Harry Shaw Emma Morgan Elizabeth Gill Virginia Stavely Betty Miller Fisher

July community meetings and gatherings listed in notices

The notice lists July events across groups including the B and O Veterans with Clara Fawyer at the VFW hall, Missionary society at First Christian church and meal at Mrs W D Fawley home, a rescheduled General Ladies Aid meeting at St Pauls Methodist, a 6 pm Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting at Andrews church, and a 6 15 pm Quota club gathering at Cozy Rest.

B. & O. Veterans Clara Fawyer VFW The Missionary Society of the First Christian Church W. D. Fawley Pruntytown Road General Ladies’ Aid St. Paul's Methodist Church Woman's Christian Temperance Union Andrews Church Quota Club Cozy Rest

Mrs Florence Wilkinson Mentioned As Absent Member

A note records Mrs Florence Wilkinson as an absentee member after a long period of inability to attend meetings.

Florence Wilkinson

Indiana People Guests At Party

Mrs. Harold Cole of Grand street entertained at dinner Friday evening honoring Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jerger and daughters Harriett and Karen and son Jimmie of Tell City Indiana guests of Mrs. Jerger's father J. J. Rose Maple avenue. Jerger party motored here last Wednesday and expect to begin return journey this afternoon. Pinochle was played at two tables after a bountiful dinner.

Harold Cole Grandstreet Carl Jerger Harriett Karen Jimmie Tell City Ind J. J. Rose Ada Gall Mildred Gall John Gall Kenneth Cole Joyce Ann Ronnie

Monroe Street Girl Is Married

Miss Clara Boyce daughter of Mr and Mrs Abraham Boyce of Monroe street became the bride of Noble Cosby son of Mrs Cosby of Newburg on Wednesday July 3 Rev Gordon L Withers pastor of the First Baptist church read the wedding ceremony in the parsonage The couple was unattended Mr and Mrs Cosby are making their home at Newburg

Clara Boyce Abraham Boyce Monroe Street Noble Cosby Cosby Newburg Gordon L. Withers First Baptist Church

Heaveners Wed In Subdued Cozy Rest Ceremony

The couple known as Mr and Mrs Heavener were unattended at the gathering. The bride wore a dusty rose street length frock with matching accessories and the bridegroom wore a dark business suit. Both are employed at Cozy Rest and will be at home there to friends.

Heavener

Cleveland clinic patient improved after foot ailment

Brief notices from the Cleveland area describe a patient at the Cleveland clinic receiving treatment for a foot ailment and showing improvement. Other items correct a rumor about Mrs. Lulu Fralinger and report various visits, travel, and a birth, with hospital surgery for Mrs. Wilbert Shingleton and a resident’s return home.

Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio Wilbert Shingleton Route 1 Grafton

Wendel Couple Weds On June 5

Mrs. Sadie Anderson of Wendel announces the marriage of her daughter Clara Nell Anderson to Crawford Heavener on June 5. Rev. W L Ragland officiated in the Baptist parsonage at Gore Virginia.

Sadie Anderson Wendel Clara Nell Anderson Crawford Heavener Homer Heavener W. L. Ragland Baptist Gore

Barclay on Bridge Strategy for Establishing an Entry

In a No Trump contest, prioritize aiding partner to establish entries and lead. Examine each trick to see if you can help create an entry for partner, even sacrificing your own potential winners. The example discusses spade and heart plays, with East’s misstep and how correct timing could have secured the setting trick.

East West North Devlarer Auast Iamond K Featurea Syndicate, Inc

Cheerful Pattern 175 Apron for Easy Sewing

Grafton Sentinel advertises Pattern 175, a cheerful apron with few seams and a one piece back strap. Sizes range from small to extra large with curved front seams, optional curved or pointed neckline, pockets, trims, and contrasting back panel options. The pattern requires 25 8 yards of 35 inch fabric for small and 31 4 yards ruffle or ric rac, with a 15 cent price. orders to Pattern Dept New York.

Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department Fifth Avenue New York N. Y

Holiday Visitation and Birth Announce in Local News

Spend Holiday Here Mrs Hazel Jones Owen, Miss Martha Jones and Miss Martha Finley of Chester spent the holiday visiting friends. Announce Birth Mr and Mrs Charles W Gall of Long Beach Calif announce the birth of a 5 pound daughter named Linda Kay at St Marys Hospital on June 25.

Hazel Jones Owen Martha Jones Martha Finley Chester Charles W. Gall Long Beach Calif St. Mary's Hospital Linda Kay Gall Ada Gall Pearl Street

Two Slipper Styles in One Pattern Crochet Slippers

Two crochet slipper styles in one pattern, usable in cotton or wool. Pattern 6750 provides size instructions, stitch illustrations, a photograph, and required materials. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept, 259 W. 14th Street, New York, with name address and pattern number clearly written.

Pat Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N.Y

Family visitors and holiday gatherings noted in Blueville and Clarksburg

After a two week visit with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emrick in Blueville the group traveled by car to Clarksburg to spend the holiday with Mrs. Lloyd K. Conaway. Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Carr, and Mrs. Emrick are sisters. George Junior Davidson of Elizabeth New Jersey is visiting his grandmother Mrs. Margaret Davidson at 200 Monroe Street.

The Sentinel Lulu Fralinger Latrobe Street S. W. Cain New Martinsville Fred McFarland Grandstreet Martha Jayne Owaneco, II Cecil Wilson Rivesville W. Va Calvin Bucklew Morgantown Ona Plum New York City Plum McFarland L. R. Wagner Miriam Kenosha Wis George Carr Robert. Emrick Blueville Clarksburg Lloyd .K. Conaway Emrck Wagner Carr Emrick George Junior Davidson Elizabeth, N. J Margaret Davidson Monroe Street

Rabbits Fret Omaha People in July Furor

In Omaha Nebraska residents race to curb a booming rabbit population as the police and humane society consider traps to catch rabbits alive. Rabbits feed on clover and blue grass, raising fears for trees and shrubs next winter. Some blame fear of tularemia for hunters quitting.

Omaha Neb Humane Society Martha de France Frank Rose John Welch M. Wilhelm Creighton Uuniversity

Foil Attempt at Big Blast at Baton Rouge Ethyl Plant

Three men carrying four sticks of dynamite tried to enter the DuPont Ethyl plant near Baton Rouge. They escaped, leaving the dynamite behind. A frog hunter caller reported digging near the fence and a nightwatchman rushed to the scene but the trio fled. The plant, valued at $20 million, produces a large share of tetraethyl lead used in high grade gasoline.

Baton Rouge DuPont Ethyl Newman Debretton

Coal Company Worker Fatally Hurt By Train Near Logan

Leonard Marshall a 29 year old McCall Coal company employee died in a Logan hospital from injuries after being struck by a west bound coal train near his Christian home. He had moved to Logan county about four years ago from Pine Grove Ohio and was found on the railroad track around midnight.

Logan Leonard Marshall McCall Coal Company Marshall Logan County Pine Grove Christian

New Charges Against Red Candidate Named in Fayetteville

Fayetteville July 6. New charges of fraudulently obtaining signatures to a Communist ballot petition faced Oscar O Wheeler Communist candidate for governor. Wheeler is slated for trial at Charleston July 19 on Raleigh County charges. Indicted by Fayette County grand jury, change of venue granted to Kanawha County Immediate Court.

Fayetteville Oscar O. Wheeler Wheeler Charleston Raleigh County Fayett County Kanawha County Tiny ‘Armediate

Navy to Expand Spending and Train New Recruits

The seven year window shows heavy U S spending on a new Naval rearmament program with further billions needed. The film highlights enlistment and training of youths and the Nas ROTC presence in colleges, vessel roles, and defense of the Panama Canal with Coast Guard and Marine Corps cooperation for national emergencies.

Eral Naval ‘Establishment Quring Nas R U. S Fanama Canal U. 5. Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy

Those Were the Days at Dixie Theatre review

Paramount comedy romance based on George Fitch stories opens at the Dixie Theatre starring William Holden Bonita Granville Ezra Stone and Vaughan Glaser. The campus era tale set at Knox College unfolds with Petey Simmons and Allie Bangs leading a lively, nostalgic escape with yesteryear pranks romance and authentic early twentieth century campus detail.

George Fitch Saturday Evening Post Collegians Paramount Dixie Theatre William Holden Bonita Granville Ezra Stone Judith Barrett Vaughan Glaser Fitch Jto Knox College Galesburg Ilinois Petey” Simmons Siwash Martha Scroggs Bannie Granville Petey Alexander Allie” Bangs Ezra Stone Henry Aldrich

The U S Navy 1940 March of Time Film at Dixie Theatre

The U S Navy 1940, latest March of Time installment, screens at the Dixie Theatre tomorrow. It shows current naval expansion under the defense program, compares with the 1922 Washington Naval Disarmament Conference, and notes funds allocated by Congress for ships and maintenance as part of rearmament.

U. S. Navy Dixie Theatre Congress Army Air Corps Navy Air Corps Washington

Edison the Man opens at Strand Theatre with Spencer Tracy

The Edison biopic stars Spencer Tracy as Thomas A. Edison from age twenty two to eighty two. Rita Johnson Lynne Overman Charles Coburn and Henry Travers also appear. The film follows Edison from penniless beginner to inventor of the phonograph and incandescent light.

Edison Thomas A. Edison Strand Theatre Spencer Tracy Hollywood Metro Robert Rogers New York Aga Tracy Rita Johnson Lynne Charles Coburn Gene Henry Travers Felix Trence Brown Jo Considine, Jr Tom Edison

Global War Updates From Front Lines And Diplomatic Tension

Dispatches detail British naval movements near Martinique amid reports of allied strikes. Gibraltar endures first aerial attack as German raids persist over coastal targets. French officials cite capitulation pressure while American authorities refuse comment. Local military schedules shift, delaying national matches at Camp Perry as guardsmen prepare for August mobilization.

Germany Becq Martinique West Indies Washington Hull Gibraltar Britain Gibraltary Algeciras Spain Strait of Gibraltar Mers| El-Kebir Lah Fni Hood Pate Ministry of Security Charleston Camp Perry Oblos Mt Permit West Virginia National Guardsmen William Lasald Guardsmen Second Army Wisconsin

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Sel Urs Aep Wished Society Ralph Kunst, Jr Bellview, Pa Lida H. Snyder Park Cottage Indiana Brownlow W. P. Wilson R. M. Parrish Margaret Barnes Brownlow Park West Main Street C. A. Pilson Church Rey. E. L. Lowery Pairmont Lowery Nitro Beckley Mildred Wilbur Haislup Washington Street Atyy Terrance Lee Evelyn Mathews Fairmont Alex Mathews Warder Avenue Paul Stanley Odley Campbell Eddie Farrell East Liverpool Floyd R. Lisk W. Wilford Street A. E. Shanabarger Barclay Shepard Barclay South King East Pass A. A. Atha A. L. Swisher Alive Shooks Wie Nebraska Metropolis DuPont Gene Aviry Champion Opera Gene O Gene Autry Frog Smiley Burnette Mary Mary Carlesle Golden West Nola Satchel Congressman Fuller Zeke Blake Eddie Higgins Craig College Pran Ala U.S. Navy Bam. Stone Bill Holden Judith Buster Dhite Theatre Strand
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