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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1931

Page

3

Community Society Notes and Local Club Meetings

Society editor notes prep for memorial services for deceased members and calls officers to meeting at 7 15. Ladies wear white. Pruntytown Aid and WCTU meet at members homes with devotionals, reports, and socials. Children’s Day practice at St Paul’s Lutheran ahead of Sunday June 7. Blue Bird Sewing Club hosts Virginia Sherman party with games and prizes and next meeting set for June 16. Christian Aid and Ladies Aid plan cream chicken dinner June 16. Valley Inn Hosting Johnny Christian and Baltimore's Boy Friend June 9. Baltimore and Ohio Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary to meet June 9.

Nee Ry Somniuniehte Gratton Sentinel Society Carmen Templete Interen Sonen Peebespedin Cnes Kph Goth St. Paul's Lutheran Church Blue Bird Sewing Club Virginia Shermans Blue “Hird Sewing Club Wilford Street Gusta Bryan Virginia Simmons Christian Aid Society Ladies Aid Society of the First Christian Church Valley Inn Johnny Christian Baltimore Hollywood

Births for William Harrison and Robert Louis

Mr and Mrs Albert Noble of Middleton Ohio announce a son born June 1 named William Harrison. Mrs Noble formerly Miss Helen Weese daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce Weese of this city. Mr and Mrs James Rogers announce a son born Thursday June 4 weighing nine and a half pounds named Robert Louis. Mrs Rogers before marriage was Miss Grace Canfield.

Albert Noble Middleton Ohio William Harrison Noble Helen Weese Bruce Weese James Rogers Robert Louis Rogers Grace Canfield

St Augustine grads honored at breakfast after ceremony

Sisters of St Joseph hosted a breakfast for St Augustine's high school graduates after Tuesday night exercises. Rev J J O'Brien delivered the baccalaureate sermon at St Augustine Church with the theme No Life Is Complete Without Religion. Graduates Wenelda Deegan Elizabeth Madden Mary Ford Rosemary Walters Catherine Daugherty James Flanagan Carroll Lowe received their diplomas as Rev M J Hannon officiated.

Sisters of St. Joseph St. Augustine's High School J. J. O'Brien Newman Hall Morgantown St. Augustine Church Clifton College England M. J. Hannon St.Augustine’s Church Wnelda Deegan Elizabeth Madden Mary Ford Rosemary Walters Catherine Daughety James Flanagan Carroll Lowe Hannon O'Brien P.T. Brady Mannington St. Augustine’s High School

Oil flow depends on East Texas field tonight

Texas and New York dispatch notes say foreign oil imports may be curtailed beyond June 30 based on events in the East Texas field. Also a local note mentions Grafton high school game today at 8:15 P.M. with a tilting pair of sixes reference.

Texas New York East Texas Grafton High School

Day five roast veal dinner and pineapple tart menu

The article lists a supper menu featuring roast veal with browned potatoes creamed peas and pineapple tart and maple sugar cake with fruit salads and tea. It includes dressing directions for a tomato celery pepper onion salad and a pineapple tart recipe with lemon and nutmeg notes and a two layer maple sugar cake recipe. Techniques for removing ink and varnish stains are provided.

Mrs Nixon-Nirdling departs France aboard Roma

Mrs Charlotte Nixon-Nirdling, recently acquitted of killing her husband Fred a former theatre man, left Villefrance France on June 5 boarding the steamship Roma to return to the United States.

Villefrance France Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlingjer Fred Enerjean Theatre Roma United States

Special Need Fund Aids Destitute School Children

Los Angeles June 5 An appeal for city wide cooperation to feed destitute children in public schools rested with citizens as county supervisors provided for resumption of other charity work through a special fund.

Los Angeles

Radio Tubes Test and Replacement Offer

An advertisement invites radio owners to have tubes tested for free, with optional in-home testing and cleaning for a small fee. It warns worn tubes cause poor reception and promotes affordable replacement sets from Majestie, R. C. A. and Cunningham, urging customers to consider a complete new tube set if their tubes are a year or older.

Majestie Cunningham

Attack Motive and Other Local News Items

The column reports on a civil suit filed by Eu nice Pringle against an attacker, with hearing set for July 30. It notes movements in the Pan tages case, criticizes LA district attorney actions, and covers a Los Angeles trial contention. It also covers the death of Richard McKirty in Washington amid eye issues delaying West Point entry, and a statistic on 40,000,000 dozen handkerchiefs manufactured in the U S last year.

Geles Eunice Pringle Miss Pringle Jerry Geisler Pantages Los Angeles District Attorney's Office Frank Dunn Miss Lydia Nitto Washington West Point Richard McKirty Yellow Springs Military Academy

French woman flier hurt in plane wreck at Istres

Istres France June 5 Mile. Lena Bernstein French woman flier was slightly injured today when her airplane hit a pile of gravel on takeoff while attempting to break the world's straight line distance record. The plane was destroyed.

Istres France Lena Bernstein

Unusual Record Noted by Secretary Adams

Secretary Adams calls Samuel F. Williamson of North Tiverton Rhode Island unusual and a sign of practical patriotism in a letter to Williamson whose six sons serve in the navy. Mrs. George W. Foster of Clarlington West Virginia visits her brother-in-law Arthur Foster on West Main Street for a few days.

Washington Adams Samuel F. Williamson North Tiverton, R. I Williamson George W. Foster Clarington, W. Va Arthur Foster West Main Street

Curtailed government cuts discussed by Hoover aides and creditors

President Hoover considered reducing government expenses with war interior post office and agriculture officials. Buckeye Savings and Trust notes land sale issues claim parcels 14 15 16 17 18 known as The Home Farm underlied by coal and timber valued at least five thousand dollars. farm valued around one hundred nine thousand dollars but sold for twenty three thousand five hundred, with alleged inadequate advertisement and misstatements.

Sentative Simmons Nebraska Hoover Interior Post Office Agriculture Department Buckeye Savings and Trust Company Home Farm Pittsburgh

Dignity in Pajama Vogue Ideas of Movie Stylist

Hollywood costume designer Adrian defends pajama wear as a fashionable yet dignified option for evening dress. He warns against tight fits and reckless styling, urging careful tailoring to maintain elegance while avoiding gimmickry.

Hollywood Adrian Consy Island

Hard Fought Case Ends With Re Advertisement Of Sale

A long battle in this court centered on the Ralphnyder estate seeking repayment of about 140000. Creditors push for sale while out of town lawyers face illness and court sanctions. Decree of sale was issued, though renewed efforts aim to re advertise and describe the property for maximum proceeds. Special commissioners Nutter and Amos plan to file the decree and re advertise Monday morning.

Ralphenyders Sthende Nutter Amos

Demand for Reform Spurs Female Party Rally

Mrs Rushmore Patterson of New York and Washington, named chairwoman of the women's branch, urged reorganizing for presidential campaigns. She said reformers are common sense people who must prove their value, while Allied spokesmen support stricter enforcement as leaders plan a tour of the West and South.

Rushmore Patterson New York Washington Poling Caldingf Allied Spomen West Woodcock

Man's Affection For Girl Led To Dual Murder

June 5 in Round Lake New York Clyde Clemens a 45 year old man killed a girl and her uncle then shot himself The victims named Milei Grate Del Witt 19 and Gordon De Witt The De Witt family says Clemens broke into the house in the early hours and opened fire Mrs De Witt managed to escape through a second story window Her son was hurt Relatives say Clemens showed affection for the girl and jealousy led to the killings.

Round Lake N. Y Clyde Clemens Milei Grate del Witt Gordon de Witt Ee Clemens de Witt de With aRlow Clem

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Oral Parrish Montgomery Society Prentytown Ladies Aid Society Pruntytown M. &. Church Herbert Soranage Merle Stalnaker Scranage V. C. TU Pruntytown Womans Christian Temperance Union Mra. H. E. Fiesher W. Cc. T. U. Institute Mra Fiesher Nina, Kinter Myrtle Spring Gusta Byron Kathryn Spring Lesta Ervin Hester Lucas Ollie Boysen Little Gon Hebert Lee Baltimore and Ohio Veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary Lodge ST. Augustine Grads Mrs Alexander George SONAY the— de Luxe Duce Mussolini Rome Coffman-Fisher Main St Grafton Dupont Eastern Star Woman’s Club Edward Peple Samuel Frencis Directed By Mildred Ann Waters Wrapton High School George B. Nettleton Boggs Johns Eureka Digestive Pill Co New York City Mr. Nettleton Vivian Dotson J. Lee Evans Furniture Ralphsnyder Edwin Booth Booth Man
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