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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1944

Page

3

Meeting Of NALC Auxiliary Held At Home

The National Association of Letter Carriers auxiliary met at Mrs. James Parkhill's Gay street home with Mrs. W A Henderson presiding. Reports on the Wheeling state convention of May 27 and 28 were shared by Parkhill and Henderson, delegates. The club date was changed to the third Friday each month. Mrs Ray Wiseman hosts next month. A social hour followed with refreshments served by Mrs Loren Hoffman. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wiseman, Mr. and Mrs. W A Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed McDaniel, Mrs. Loren Hoffman, Mrs. Sherman Reed and daughter Patty, Ary Ellen Carpenter Fillen, Jane and Charles Ray Wiseman, and Richardean Parkhill.

National Association of Letter Carriers James Parkhill Gay Street W. A. Henderson Wheeling Parkhill Henderson Ray Wiseman Loren Hoffman Ed McDaniel Sherman Reed Patty Ary Ellen Carpenter Fillen Jane Charles Ray Wiseman Richardean Parkhill

Bible Class Outing At Brown Farm Last Night

The Lois Luzader Bible class of the United Brethren church motored to W. M. Brown's farm on Wickwire road for a picnic swimming and campfire. Attendees included Mariam Nestor Catherine Jaco Rev Lois Luzader Virginia Lake Leoma Zumbro Ada Bell Marian Gough Alice Jenkins Dorothy Harris Mary Losh Flora Lee Losh Mary Ellen Burnside Mary Bragg Dorothy Linn Cline Christine Sergeant Nancy Jéan Grinnan Louise Lambert and Charles Floyd, with Mrs. Carrie Packman. The Paris Dieppe note appears as stray text.

Lois Luzader United Brethren Church W. M. Brown Wickwire Road Ihose Mariam Nestor Catherine Jaco Virginia Lake Leoma Zumbro Ada Bell Marian Gough Alice Jenkins Dorothy Harris Mary Losh Flora Lee Losh Mary Ellen Burnside Mary Bragg Dorothy Linn Cline Christine Sergeant Nancy Mary’ Jéan Grinnan Louise Lambert Charles Floyd Carrie Packman Dieppe France

Community notices from Webster area meetings

July 26 the American Legion auxiliary meets at the Legion home 8 p.m. Bingo party by White Fawn Council 2 30 p.m. Indian Sister Gift exchange. July 27 the P H C meets Red Men s Hall 7 30 p.m. August 1 White Rose Grove No 1 Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle meets K of P hall 7 30 p.m. August 13 Losh reunion at Webster Baptist church relatives and friends invited assemble 11 a.m. for basket dinner on the ground at noon.

American Legion Auxiliary Legion Home White Fawn Council Red Men's Hall White Rose Grove No Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle K of P Webster Baptist Church Webster

Friendship Class Has Taffy Party At Mrs. Monford Cross

Miss Monford Cross hosted the Friendship Sunday School group from West Main Street Methodist Church last evening. Class president Miss Mary Ellen Peters presided at the brief business session before an evening of social entertainment and refreshments for Mary Louise Haskins Siddartha Sue Staley Nancy Ann Staley Mary Ellen Peters Avanelle Denton Norma Lee Fauley Alta Mae Rogers Dorothy Cross and Miss Sylvia Mason the class teacher.

Monford Cross Friendship Sunday School West Main Street Methodist Church Mary Ellen Peters Mary Louise Haskins Siddartha Sue Staley Nancy Ann Staley Mary Ellen Peters Avanelle Denton Norma Lee Fauley Alta Mae Rogers Dorothy Cross Sylvia Mason

Baptist camp trip for six misses begins in West Virginia

Miss Catherine Hamric, Patty Ann Jaco, Virginia Ann Todd, Betty Costello, Nancy Chrislip and Barbara Lobis left yesterday for Cowan West Virginia to attend a Baptist camp for two weeks. Hamric will act as a counselor at the camp.

Catherine Hamric Patty Ann Jaco Virginia Ann Todd Betty Costello Nancy Chrislip Barbara Lobis Cowan W. Va Miss Hamric

Rag Rag Rugs Pattern Sale Promotes Needlework Book

Pattern includes rug making, crochet, and embroidery motifs. Readers sent 15 cents for a 32 page needlework book with 130 illustrations, offered by Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. in New York. Addresses and pattern numbers requested.

Olio Alice Monstructions Car Phyllis Stemple Akron Ohio Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept W. 14Th St New York N. Y

Local youths to attend event amid entertainment shortage

In Parkersburg Mrs W C Ellers of Grand Street visits her brother Roy A Poe and family. The organization president said a large crowd is expected as there is a scarcity of entertainment for local youths. Misses Dorothy Burnside and Emily Malone lead arrangements.

Parkersburg W. C. Ellers Grand Street Roy A. Poe Sident Dorothy Burnside Emily Malone

Italian Sentimen and War Era Notes

The page notes anxieties over Italian public life and wartime tensions with Churchill’s phrase about the “club and carrot ends” behavior. It mentions a 4-H club dance at the Elks club with chaperons including parents and occupying troops. Miss Mary Louise Haskins is named as a local figure amid Allied war coverage.

Sentimen Churchill Elks Club Mary Louise Haskins

Fragmentary quote hints at easing conveniences in final result

A partial line states that "it" will render very small and unnoticeable the inconveniences of today, suggesting a projected improvement or advantage. The fragment implies a forthcoming outcome that benefits the reader but lacks complete context or specifics on who or what is being discussed.

Brazil Alaska South Africa

Senate Trail Faces Personalities in South Carolina and Arkansas

The page notes Senate race dynamics with Col T H Barton of El Dorado and J Ross Venable as figures in Arkansas. South Carolina voters focus on the New Deal as the main issue while Arkansas shows less issue tension, concentrating on candidate personalities. Mrs Caraway, in office since November 13, 1931 after her husband’s death, releases a letter quoting President Roosevelt on their long friendship.

Col T. H. Barton el Dorado

Senator S moustache veteran pundit of agriculture marches on

The long serving senator, born March 4, 909, stands near eighty, chairing the agriculture committee. He built his career aiding farmers notably in cotton, vocally endorsing white supremacy and opposing tariffs, while denouncing New Deal policies as harmful to states rights. Infantry and aviation actions unfold nearby as front lines intensify with artillery and waves of attackers.

Senate Agriculture Committee

Miss Stardust Blonde Rita Daigle Wins Field Title

Rita Daigle of Lowell, 19, chosen Miss Stardust Blonde over three hundred entrants including servicemen. She wins a $299 prize and a screen test, claiming the top spot in the competition.

Rita Daigle Lowell Iiss Lily

Allied Tanks Press Advance Near Caen and St Lo

Allied forces pressed toward Caen with air and artillery support as German defenses stiffened near Marigny and St Lo. Reports from supreme headquarters said the front continued to widen while German armor moved against British and Canadian units in renewed offensives.

Omar N Caen Marigny St. Lo Bradley Supreme Headquarters Erwin Rommel

Carter's Little Liver Pills Digestive Aid Ad

Health quiz advises proper digestion and cheerful mood through natural digestive juice. The ad claims Nature must produce two pints daily and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to boost digestion within 30 minutes. Available at drugstores for 10 cents and 254.

Nature Carter

Soviet Push Near Warsaw Threatens German Defenses

Reported Red Army and Polish forces advance within 50 miles of Warsaw as Cossack cavalry and Soviet bombers hammer German positions on the Wisla near Pulawy. Authorities aim to slash the Baltic front, liberate Poland, reach East Prussia, and open Danube gateways while pondering internal Reich power struggles.

San Wisla Pulawy Warsaw Red Army Poland East Prussia Prussia Danube Konstantin K. Rokossovsky Siedice

The War Today on Fronts and Home Front Collapse

The column argues that lasting peace hinges on crushing the German war machine on battlefields. It warns Hitler’s expansion threatens bloodshed in the Reich and occupied countries as Himmler purges potential opponents and dissenters.

Hitler

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