Mrs Rockwell Hosts Weekley Sewing Club Anniversary
Victor Rockwell hosted the Weekley sewing club at his Route 50 home to celebrate the eighth anniversary. A covered dish dinner featured a birthday cake with eight candles and flowers. Prizes went to Mrs. Wittman and Mrs. Cannon. Officers elected: president Mrs. L. D. Delaney, vice president Mrs. Harry Carroll, secretary Mrs. T. C. Gough, reporter Mrs. W. P. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Rockwell
Weekley Sewing Club
Route 50
Robert Wittman
Club
Fred McFarland
W. P. Cannon
Harry Carroll
L. D. DeLaney
T. C. Gough
L. H. Greenwald
James Hussion
Ralph Paugh
Robert Shahan
Big Buckhannon Wedding Set For Saturday
Next Saturday June 8 at First Methodist church in Buckhannon will witness the marriage of Miss Mary Betty Kelly and Arthur Butch Jones. Rev Ralph C Brown will read the vows at 7 45 p m before family and friends. Matron of honor will be Mrs Olin Goodwin with maid of honor Miss Jo Ann Bartlett. Other bridal party members include Miss Sue Bartlett and Miss Mary Warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Betty Kelly
E. H. Kelly
Buckhannon
Arthur “Butch” Jones
J. E. Jones
Ben
Wood
Ralph C. Brown
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Keln
Olin Goodwin
Jo Ann Bartlett
R. P. Bartlett
Grafton
Catonsville
Sue Bartlett
Mary Warden
Community clubs schedule for June meetings
June 3 Band Parents meet at 7 30 pm in new high school band rooms to plan sending a band to the Strawberry Festival and alumni and friends invited. Also June 3 St Augustine alumni banquet at 6 30 pm in the St Augustine school auditorium with reservations via Miss Mary Forcella or Miss Nellie Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Parents Club
New High School Buiding
St. Augustine
Mary Forcella
Nellie Tucker
Bridal party named for Warden wedding in city
Mrs Paul Warden will be bridesmaids and Herbert Jones of McMechen serves as best man. Ushers are William Ciccone of New Castle and Lorrin Lambert of Parsons. Music will be by Mrs Paul Warden and Lucille Malone will sing. A reception follows at the bride’s parents’ home. Miss Kelly, Buckhannon High School and Wesleyan graduate, teaches at the Academy. Mr Jones, Union High School assistant coach and PE instructor, is a Union graduate and Wesleyan attendee with varsity letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul P. Warden
Herbert Jones
McMechen
William Ciccone
New Castle
Lorrin Lambert
Parsons
Paul Warden
Lucille Malone
Weston
Kelly
Buckhannon High School
Wesleyan College
Sigma Delta Chi Sorority
Play Shop
Hought Literary Society
A Capella Choir
Academy School
Jones
Union High School
Union
West Virginia University
Wesleyan
Siema Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Grafton
Signal the Right Suit in Bridge Signals
Barclay explains how partners use card plays to signal preferred leads when an opponent shifts suits. Examples show low and high card signals, including specific hands and the resulting lead choices to force favorable diamond or club leads and avoid misdirection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armer
Nurses Officers Meet In Clarksburg For State Plans
Miss May Maloney presided at a meeting of state officers and sectional chairmen at the Waldo hotel Clarksburg to map plans for the annual West Virginia State Nurses Association convocation set for October 17 1819 in Clarksburg expected to draw more than 500 nurses Official headquarters named the Waldo hotel Attendees included Miss Mary Whelan Miss Mary Friel Miss Eleanor Wiseman Mrs J Mason Duncan and Miss Jessie Groves all of Clarksburg with Groves leading the private duty section and Duncan heading the program committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Maloney
Charleston
West Virginia State Nurses Association
Waldo Hotel
Clarksburg
Alice March
Mary Whelan
Nat‘ionel Carbon Company
Maloney
Miss Whelan
Mary Friel
St. Mary's Hospital
Eleanor Wiseman
J. Mason Duncan
Jessie Groves
Briefly Told Leaves Hospital and Returns Home
The item notes Robert Corn of Thornton was discharged Sunday from City hospital and returns home. Mrs. Leslie Phillips will return home today after confinement in City hospital. Everett Gull returns to Charleston after weekend with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. E. Huffman. Mrs. C. A. Painter of Thornton visits Memorial Day hosts Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Clark on East Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Phillips
Warder Avenue
City Hospital
Everett Gull
Charleston
Mrs. J. D. E. Huffman
City
C. A. Painter
Thornton
W. P. Clark
East Main Street
Charles Wiles
Tunnelton
Cumberland
M. J. Kinney
Washington, D. C
T. L. Nuzum
Nettie Barnes
Weston
R. L. Clark
Parkersburg
Dessie Lorraine Losh
Visitors and Remembrances From Grafton Area
Local notices list Esther Lee Mullenex visiting there for several days, Nedra Williamson and Thelma White returning to Salem Ohio after visiting grandparents Huffman Addison Street, plus Clairton Pa guests of P H McGrady. Weeklong visits, vacations, and hospital updates follow with residents from Grafton, West Virginia Wesleyan student Ruth Sherrard home for summer, major operations on John Blackman and Hary White, and various trips home or to attend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nedra Willamson
Thelma White
Salem
Ohio
J. D. E. Huffman
Addison Street
Pope Pius XII Holds Private Audience With Italian Nuncio
In Vatican City on June 3 Pope Pius XII met privately in his library with Monsignor Francesco Borcegini Duca papal nuncio to Italy. Details of their discussion were not disclosed but observers suspect they talked about Italy possibly entering the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Monsignor
Francesco Borcegini Duca
Italy
Medallion Beginners Favor Simple Snowflake Medallions
Beginners can craft Snowflake crocheted medallions quickly to decorate cloths, bedspreads, or scarves. The pattern 6723 offers instructions, illustrations, stitches, and a material list. Send ten cents to Grafton Septinel Household Arts Dept for the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Septinel
Household Arts Dept
14Th Street
New York
Sizemore and Stansbury Surrender in Washington State
Earl Sizemore and Eva Stansbury, linked to the Charley Cart theft, surrendered to Washington authorities. Grafton police may waive extradition to repatriate them for charging in the theft case. Prosecutor weighing if a court order is needed. return could cost at least $500, with Sheriff Evans noting they will come back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Sizemore
Eva Stansbury
Washington
Grafton
Francis L. Warder
Herbert Evans
Six Cars Looted at Mountain View Camp
Six parked cars were looted at Mountain View Inn on Route 119 Saturday night. The thefts, reported to Sheriff Herbert Evans yesterday, are being investigated by state police. Evans said he did not know what had been taken or who owned the cars.
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Mountain View Inn
Route 119
Herbert Evans
Evans
American Liner Heads Home From Galway With War Refugees
The US liner Roosevelt left Galway today bound for New York carrying 720 passengers. The American embassy in London said officials eased rules to permit 10 year old Peter Duffy to sail alone to join his father in Gary Indiana after his mother’s recent death in England.
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Galway
Ireland
United States
Roosevelt
New York
London
Peter Duffy
Peter
Gary
Ind
England
British Hospital Ships Bombed By Nazi Planes
London reports two British hospital ships the Worthing and Paris were bombed and machine gunned by German planes off the French coast Sunday. No British expeditionary force personnel were aboard.
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London
Worthing
Paris
Nazi Propagandists Try To Distract U S Attention
Henry R. Luce editor of Time and Life magazines says Nazi propagandists seek to stir South American alarm over bomb plots to distract the United States from Europe. He warns fear hysteria could hinder Allied war material purchases, including airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry R. Luce
Time and
Life Magazines
Europe
German Division Wiped Out Report From NBC Hears
NBC aired a BBC German service note claiming a German division was wiped out by French forces near Rethel during a German assault. The Paris report said France reported German losses in Flanders over the last 23 days totaling 60000? or 600,000 men with the bulk of Nazi tanks and first line planes. timing of the engagement was not specified.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
NBC
Rethel
Paris
Germany
Flanders
No Clues From Police Probing Trotsky Assassination Plot
Mexico City June 3 Colonel Leandro Sanchez Salazar chief of the secret police said all persons detained for questioning in the attempted assassination of Leon Trotsky had been released and no important clue to those responsible had been unearthed. Trotsky and his wife escaped with minor injuries May 24 when 20 men with machine guns raked his bedroom. One of his secretary-guards Sheldon Harte of New York City was kidnapped and still missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Leandro Sanchez Salazar
Secret Police
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Sheldon Harte
New York City
Highest Court Case Continues On Page One Restraint Allegations
The story notes that the highest court discussion continues from page one, focusing on activities alleged to restrain commercial competition. It highlights legal arguments about restraint of trade and the impact on market competition. Key parties or organizations are referenced but not fully named in the visible text.
Sun-tan frock pattern 886 by Claire Tilden
Sun dress pattern 886 offers airy princess lines with gathered side panels. Describes fabric choices from white pique to printed cotton or linen for a jumper option, with blouse and collar details and sizes 10 through 20. Include 15 cents for pattern, send name and address to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Supreme Court Decisions Shape Roosevelts Court Turn
The term saw a shift as Roosevelt appointees outnumber earlier justices. Decisions favored federal and state price controls and labor board rulings, limiting private price regulation while upholding Bituminous Coal Act provisions. Federal courts limited to reviewing legal questions, not factual labor board findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Hughes
McReynolds
Labor Board
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
The
West Virginia Boys State candidates announced
Five seek textbooks, Nationalist as principals. Willard McIlwain, 19, of Booth Charleston, led the Federalists with a plan for national recognition of West Virginia industry and recreation. Ray Turley, 16, of Madison, and Arthur Fisher, 18, of Parkersburg followed. Edmistory To Speak R. Worth Shunisger, Upshur County superintendent, directs the camp again. Andrew Edmiston and Phil Conley spoke at last night’s rally. Mountaineer Boys State alumni reelect Reed as president and Wolfard as vice president, with Brake named secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard McIlwain
Booth Charleston
West Virginia
Ray Turley
Madison
Arthur Fisher
Parkerburg
Edmistory
R. Worth Shunisger
Upshure County
Memorial to Poling Jacksons Mild Mountaineer Boys Camp
Memorials honor Forrest Poling state commander of the American Legion who died last winter. At a rally for boys attending the Legion sponsored camp a baby bond will be offered for the best citizen. Three names will be voted by citizens and councilors and instructors then the final selection. A loving cup will be dedicated to Poling’s memory each year.
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Jackson
Mountaineer
Forrest Poling
American Legion
Washington Hospital
Philippi
Nake
Poling
Flag Salute Ruled Legal by Supreme Court
Washington June 3 1949 The Supreme Court upheld a constitutional rule requiring school children to salute the American flag Justice Frankfurter delivered an 8 to 1 decision sustaining a Minersville Pennsylvania school board flag salute requirement He argued patriotic training serves democratic ideals while respecting individual differences Justice Stone filed a lone dissent.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Minersville
Prankfurter
Franksfurter
Comedian George Jessel Suffers Paralytic Stroke
George Jessel, 42, suffered a paralytic stroke in Los Angeles. His attorney Burnett Wolfson asked a superior judge for a continuance of a damage suit claiming $3,600 in commissions. One side of his face is paralyzed and he cannot leave his home for some time.
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LOS Angelss
George Jessel
Hag
Jessel
Burnett Wolfson
Americans Escape Injury During Germany Invasion
Washington reports that all Americans in the Antwerp area escaped injury during the German invasion. John Cudahy, ambassador to Belgium, informed the State Department of the May 28 telegram received via the German foreign office and released by the American embassy in Berlin five days after filing.
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Washington
State Department
John Cudahy
Amiliag Sadon
Belgium
Americahd
Cudahy
Foreign Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Rockwell
Weekley Group
Arthur Jones
Quota Club
Cozy Rest
Emma Rockwell
West Main Street
VFW
Woman's Republican Club
K. of P. Hall
Ladies’ Aid
Missionary Society of
White Rose Grove No. 2
Redmen Hall
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
South
Aevrce
Parley
Esther Lee Mullenex
Clairton
P. H. McGrady
Clairton, Pa
A. C. Walkenhauer
Wheeling
Bert Utsinger
Delores Wehn
Pittsburgh
Charles Wehn
Blueville
Ruth Sherrard
H. M. Sherrard
Maple Avenue
John Blackman
West Wilford Street
Hary
White of
Loveland
Grafton City Hospital
Waite
Central School
Frankie Ronsinger
Pearl Street
M. A. Bonnell
Bud Paige
Helen
Ed. Poole
Joe
Thomp- Augustine
Mis
Maude
Page
Walter Robinson
Dorothy
Betty Lee Clark
Fairmont
George Murphy
Monongah
Newton Price
Mary William
Yvonne
Norma Jean Buch
D. E. Huffman
Albert Kunst
Bert Kunst
Lillian Watson
Washington, Pa
Charles Watson
Harry Small
W. R.smith
Pope Pius
Alice Brooks
Sizemore
Stansbury
Mountain View Camp
U.S
George Jessél
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