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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1940
Page
3
About 200 members and friends of the United Republican club of Taylor county and Women’s Division toured to Frank Morgan’s camp on the Buckhannon river for a Sunday get-together and basket dinner. Outdoor diversions included swimming boating and fishing from noon until 830 pm with ample food for two meals.
Final plans for the Co-Ed club camping trip were set when members met at Miss Shirley George’s home. The girls will spend the week at Deep Creek Lake, camp at Will O’ The Wisp, and enjoy swimming boating tennis golf horseback riding and dancing with Mrs. S. M. Squires as chaperone.
Miss Mildred M. Bartlett and James Darrel Strader revealed their marriage on January 25 in Winchester Virginia. The bride wore blue and the groom a blue green suit. Both graduates of Grafton High School. Strader is employed by the South Penn Company and they reside with the bride's mother at 209 Ross Street.
Mrs. Evelyn Carder of Grafton route 2 was admitted to One City hospital Sunday for medical care. Little Billy Jean Godwin of Grafton route 1 was discharged Sunday and Mrs. Louie Duvall of Grafton route 5 went home today. To Kentucky Miss Helen Louise Outright and Miss Jo Ann Dye left this morning for Ashland Ky.
July 30 events include an Elks Auxiliary film at 8 30 p m at the Elks auditorium and meetings for G A A VFW Auxiliary and other local groups. August 4 5 and 18 feature reunions and picnics at various churches parks and homes with hostesses and schedules provided.
Mrs. C. C. Moore and daughters Maxine and Justine returned to Lucretia from Ports mouth Virginia after two weeks visiting relatives. Rev. Morris Blanchard and Miss Agnes Levicki were guests at H. E. Proudfoot’s home on Walnut Street. Blanchard, a Bible and Religious Education professor at Alderson Broaddus College, has resigned to accept a missionary call in Ragoon India. He will travel to New York City, then Canada, before sailing from San Francisco to India on September 28.
Pattern 6754 offers transfer motifs for tea cloths scarfs towels and pillow cases to add distinction. It includes two borders 621-8 by 30 inches and 12 corner motifs 3 12 by 5 inches plus materials illustrations and stitch instructions. Send ten cents and your name address and pattern number to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York NB satire to write phibhig your NAME ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
Communities wish him success in new undertaking as fair attendees From Grafton and nearby attend Fair Rosemary Oliver Rowline Sponangle John Howard Reynolds and Robert Denton return from New York World's Fair Visiting parents John Hulky in Norfolk Navy leave with his parents Mr and Mrs John Hulley West Street Announce Birth Mr and Mrs Carl Moore Portsmouth announce birth of 14 pound son at Parrish Memorial Hospital July 20 Named John Calvin Moore Genevieve Reese mother daughter of L A Reese of this city
Sheriff Herbert Evans announced the county treasury closed 1989 40 with a cash balance of 57555 30. Taxes paid to the sheriff totaled 898229 59 including 163590 98 current, state auditor payments and rebates brought 182567 28, or 80.6 percent of levies. Real estate taxes rose, capitation taxes only 60 percent. City returns totaled 16760 22 for Grafton and Flemington 683 34. Sheep claims paid. 745 23 remaining in that fund from 2101 71 dog license receipts.
Morgantown July 29 WVU announces annual Freshman Week to help new students become familiar with campus before classes begin. President C E details activities and orientation planned to ease first days on campus.
Registrar L. L. Priend reports new student inquiries show a larger freshman class than last year when 900 attended. Faculty and upperclassmen guides run the program, opening at 8 p.m. September 13 in Reynolds Hall and continuing through September 19.
Charleston July 29 The American Legion filed for an injunction to keep the Communist party off the November ballot. The praecipe is in the Kanawha circuit clerk’s office and a bill of complaint will be completed later. The action targets Secretary of State W S O'Brien and Communist candidate Oscar O Wheeler among others.
The United States Committee for the Care of European Children disclosed today it will send 1,000 children from the war zones to the United States in about three weeks if a ship is available.
Frances Dunn faced a public scandal as Goddard, a 29 year old with many aliases, was executed at 8 27 p m in the state prison. Officials reported he thanked Sheriff Lawrence and said he had suffered enough, while relatives planned to bury him in the prison cemetery.
The Weather Bureau reports widespread abnormally warm weather nationwide with readings above 100 in several states. Philadelphia and Cincinnati hit around 99 to 101, New York City reached 94, while Lake Superior breezes cooled Duluth to 68. An all time beach relief surge drew 3.2 million people to resorts.
The Texas Democratic nomination figures show Sen. Tom Connally renominated for a third six year term and most national representatives seeking renomination with 19 of 20 assured of victory. Clyde Garrett trails in Eastland with 19,271 votes, Russell 13,734, Blanton 206 in a three man runoff.
Several youths and adults died in river and lake incidents across the region. Roy Louis Light, 15, of Martinsburg, drowned while rescuing his sister in the Potomac. Nelson Fraley, 15, of Terra Alta, walked into water too deep near Terra Alta. Charles Walker, 11, a Black boy, drowned at Leestown in Jefferson County. Two highway deaths followed: Stemp Ball of Decota in a vehicle crash and Guy Barlow, 36, of Beckley in a motorcycle mishap.
Vintage sewing pattern ad describes Pattern 968 by Claire Tilden for girls ages 6 8 10 12 and 14 featuring a bias skirt with two pieces and optional suspenders or not a fitted trim top with long or short sleeves and high riding pockets. It covers color options checks and plaids and suggests using the top as a jacket or blouse. Ordering details and yardage are given.
In a pre dawn raid described across the northern coast and Wales, 37 dive bombers attacked a single objective amid hundreds of planes. Anti aircraft fire burst, planes dove from the sun, bombs struck water and land, killing three and wounding a woman severely. British fighters contested the waves, driving off raiders with heavy barrage after a 90 minute engagement.
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