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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1941

Page

3

Sorority Luncheon Held At Cozy Rest Inn In Elkins WV

Central West Virginia Alpha Xi alumnae of Delta Gamma hosted a luncheon Saturday at Cozy Rest. Guests from Morgantown Philippi and Urbana attended with menus and place cards colored bronze pink and blue. Discussion focused on financing a new sorority house in Morgantown and plans for a rushing dinner at Elkins Country Club before the fall term at the university.

Central West Virginia Alpha Xi Chapter Delta Gamma Grafton Activies Cozy Rest Margaret Gray Bnedeggar Nancy Russell Helen Rise White Mary Elizabeth Brown Elkins Pauline Waddell Ill Margaret Bolyard Maud Burdett Ida Dorsey Kathryn Chrislip Rita Riffee Virginia Stout Emily Murray Morgantown Elkins Country Club

Plan Lawn Fete Thursday Night

August 29 is the date set for the pageant at the Maple avenue playground which has afforded recreation to young and old since early spring. The council is sponsoring a lawn fete on Thursday July 31 at eight o'clock with Miss Gill and Mr Tater assisting in the amusements. The council includes Mrs L J Loar Mrs F S Smith Mr and Mrs Charles Barton Mrs H Eli Debendorfer Loren Hoffman and E S Hamric.

Maple Avenue Thiever Willabeth Gill Siner Tater L. J. Loar F. 8. Smith Charles Barton H. Eli’ Debendorfer Loren Hoffman Hamric

Air-Conditioned City Distributes Free Lemonade

BLUEFIELD July 28 UPi The Air-Conditioned City distributed free lemonade as secretary Edward A. Steele of the Chamber of Commerce fulfilled a year old promise. A half dozen young women stood on downtown streets offering drinks as temperatures hit 91 degrees.

Bluefield Upi Edward A. Steele Chamber of Commerce

Community notices and upcoming reunions in Grafton area

A compiled listing of club meetings and reunions planned in Grafton and surrounding areas. Events include Red Wing and Junior Order gatherings, B and O Veterans picnic, Ladies of the Grand Army, 4 H club, multiple family reunions, and church events. Details cover dates in August 1941, locations such as Terra Alta park and Brown church grove, transport notes, registration contacts, and a note on local weather with a 90 degree day and rain chances.

Red Wing Club Effie Gough West Washington Street United American Mechanics Wehn B. and O Veterans Clara Fawver Terra Alta Park Robinson Brown Church Grove Grafton- Fairmont Road F. F. Robinson Harvey- Rightmire Otterbein Chapel Route 92 Dent West Virginia C. P. Harvey Pittsburgh Marquess Boyce’s Grove Route 119 Methodist Church Fairview White Faun Council Red Mens Hall Gister Grafton Women's Society of Christian Service St. Paul's Church Brown Grafton-Fairmont Road Grfton Post Office Towles Farm Grow Family Arnett

Lovely Needlepoint Pattern for Crucifixion Motif

The item describes a beauty needlepoint pattern titled These beautiful needlepoint pit fes of the Crucifixion by gid St Theresa. It includes full color chart 6 by 9 inches, color chart, stitch illustrations, and materials list. Offered by Household Arts at 259 W 14th Street New York NY for ten cents.

St. Theresa York, N.Y

Birth announcement for Sarah Ethel Smith at City hospital

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of 229 West Boyd announce the birth of a 6 pound 4 ounce baby daughter at City hospital this morning at 3 35. The mother is the former Sarah Marie Cassell and the baby is named Sarah Ethel Smith. This is their first child.

Charles Smith West Boyd Street City Hospital Sarah Ethel Smith Sarah Marie Cassell

Germany Denies In Foreign Correspondent Letter Contention

A foreign correspondence dispatch notes Germany denying authorship of a letter and any communication related to it. The denial is presented as a flat rejection of claims that the letter was written or that any contact occurred. No corroborating details are provided in the fragment.

Figuring the Chances in Rubber Bridge Odds Explained

Barclay analyzes probabilities in rubber bridge with four equally matched players and longer series. He shows a 20-rubber streak occurs about once in 100 824 years. odds shift with skill and sequence length, and he notes practical limits of long runs.

Lome Ne Whiter Ting F Verrow

German minister expelled by Bolivia sparks diplomatic uproar

The Bolivian expulsion of German minister Ernst Wendler triggers sharp Bolivian protests over an unheard of procedure. A German foreign office spokesman warned that continued such practices threaten to poison relations between nations. He refrained from naming the third nation while noting alleged incitement by a third power against Germany across Latin America. The Bolivian incident is seen in this light as significant meddling.

Ernst Wendler Bolivia Foreign Office Belmontte United States Germany Medicing

Red army offensive reshapes Smolensk area and Moscow defense

A Moscow communique cites Red army counter moves around Smolensk and the defense of Moscow and Leningrad as German attempts to burn the two cities fail. Red air operations push Luftwaffe back, with reports of destruction of German torpedo boats and ships during a Red air sweep.

Verdun Hela Smolensk Red Army Moscow Leningrad Russia Itfhe Piitaleriéa Sky Vicé Tom

Election Held To Name New Bargaining Agent

Parkersburg July 24 A national labor relations board election will be held tomorrow to determine the collective bargaining agent for the fork and hoe department of the Ames Baldwin Wyoming company About 800 are employed in the plant with about 700 eligible to cast ballots The Stet Wi Organziheg committee claiming 98 percent of workers signed up asked the election Ward McCabe SWOC officer said if the union is approved it will seek a contract with the firm The contract would include a check-off of union dues The firm is understood to have a government contract for shovels.

Parkersburg National Labor Relations Board Fork and Hoe Ames-Baldwin-Wyoming Company Stet Wi Organziheg Warde McCabe Swoc Offanie~ Er

Pattern 350 dress pattern promises Fifth Avenue air

Pattern 350 from the Sewing Guttle offers a graceful downtown look for afternoons and informal evenings. It features fan-like yokes with lace edging, optional short sleeves, and a buckled belt shaping the midriff. Darts smooth the front, with a single front skirt panel and trim ideas like buttons and flowers. Sizes 36 to 48. yardage given for 39 inch fabric and lace edging. Send 15 cents and size details to Grafton Sewing Desk, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York.

Fifth Avenue Grafton Sebuinel Pater Pith Avenue New York N.Y

Today’s Garden Graph By Dean Halliday

Fuzzy notes describe feds wer tt where beds and be pinged where roots cannot fill your all the space. It mentions planning and the bends of brad available taste and use.

Dean Halliday

Wheeler Blitz and underground defenses amid garden beds

Fragmented OCR text describes a garden defense method using a strip of steel or heavy material underground between flower beds and roots. It mentions temporary measures like sinking spots to deter trespassers and references tension legislation and Indo-China moves in a separate, unclear context. Named figures include Senator Van Nuss and Reynolds related to foreign relations.

Aerie Poe Indo-China Leverholier Sai Haat Conker Buna Van Reynolds

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