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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1941

Page

3

Judson Society Program On Service Topic At First Baptist

A Judson Missionary society meeting at Mrs. Edna Defenbaugh home on Maple avenue featured a program on Service. Devotions and scripture were led by Opal Bryan and Marie Cole respectively. Belle White spoke on White Cross, Stella Poling on Christian Friendliness, with reports on Baptist Children's and Old People's homes by Claire Menear andva Poling. Beulah Jones, a guest, discussed Migrants. Bandage rolling and picnic plans followed a business session.

Judson Missionary Society First Baptist Church Edna Defenbaugh Maple Avenue Opal Bryan Marie Cole Belle White White Cross Mada Robinson Elsie Hardie Stella Poling Christian Baptists Children's Home Baptist Old People's Home Claire Menear Va Poling Beulah Jones Luella Powell Defenbaugh Ruby Bonsfield Reba McDermott Clive Watson Gazelle Linn Mabel Gaskin Estella Poling

Bunco Party At Mrs Reed Home With Lindy Club

Four tables of bunco were set up Tuesday evening at the Grand street home of Mrs Ersel Reed. Garden flowers decorated the living room where prizes went to Mrs J Gough Mrs Zaza Ridenour and Mrs John Jones. Other club members present included Mrs Fred McFarland Mrs Ben Poling Mrs W P Clark and several others.

Bunco Ersel Reed Grand Street Lindy Club J. ©. Gough Zaza Ridenour John Jones Fred McFarland Ben Poling W. P. Clark L. H. Greenwald Etta Warthen Ralph Paugh Robert Wittman Lora Lyman W. J. Hussion

Reveal Wedding Held on May 13

Marriage on Tuesday, May 13, of Miss Margaret Poe of Flemington and Paul Long of Simpson was performed by Rev. G. H. Snyder at his Flemington residence. The couple will reside in Flemington where the groom is employed.

Margaret Poe Flemington Paul Long Simpson G. H. Snyder

Community club and church notices from Os area

A June schedule lists meetings and events: Friendship Bible class at First Christian at 8 p.m., Business Girls club dinner at Cozy Rest at 6:30 p.m. hosted by Dorothy Sapp and Mrs. Francis Warder, Women’s Missionary Council election at Lucretia home, Grafton Junior 4-H motor trip to Tygartham, Circle No.3 WSC at Mrs. Ekis home, B and O Veterans and Clara Fawyer Auxiliary at VFW hall, Jr. O U A M rally at Webn hall with officer nominations.

First Christian Church Business Girls Club Cozy Rest Dorothy Sapp Francis Warder Women's Missionary Council of the First Brethren Church Irwin Miller Lucretia Grafton Tygartham Betty Purinton Circle No W. S.C St. John’s Methodist Church D. H. Ekis West Boyd Street B. and O. Veterans and Clara Fawyer Auxiliary VFW E.S.T Webn Hall

Holiday Guests and Weekend Visitors in Bridgeport Area

Brief notices list Dr and Mrs George S Faris of Philadelphia plus others from Clarksburg Bridgeport and Akron visiting in Bridgeport and Wilford Street. Return Home notes Alanson and family from Lansdowne Pa after Memorial Day. Sunday visitors include Ruth Burge and family en route to Aberdeen Md. Recent guests include George S Bailey Sally and sons from Johnstown Pa.

George S. Faris Philadelphia B. F. Shuttlesworth Clarksburg C. C. Shinn Mary Faris Florence Faris Bridgeport B. F. Wsailey McGraw Avenue Zola Wilson G. Smith Akron Ohio the Sormer Homer Wilson Wilford Street Alanson Brown Lansdowne H. C. Inghram Jean Herbert, Jr Ruth Burge Aberdeen George Bailey Sally Ben Don Johnstown, Pa

Quick Gift Idea Towels Pattern 6998推广

Note reads an advertisement offering a pattern set of six towel motifs with a transfer design. It invites sending six cents to Grafton Sentinel Arts Dept. at 259 W 14th Street New York for pattern 6998 and asks readers to print name, address, and pattern number clearly.

Grafton Sentinel Houselaid Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N.Y

Doctor of Letters Lord Halifax Receives Columbia Honor

Lord Halifax the British ambassador to the United States receives the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at Columbia University's 187th commencement in New York. He stated that Britain's aim in the war was to defeat Hitlerism and world domination.

Lord Halifax U. S Columbia University New York Great Britain

Built-in furniture meets domestic design clash

A fragment hints at home life conflict as a household scene unfolds with built-in furniture noted and a humorous or sharp remark about a wife reworking the living room, illustrating domestic tensions and repurposed spaces.

Delegates Named To VFW Sessions

Delegates to the department encampment at Martinsburg from June 19 to 22 were elected by the Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Named delegates are Chloe Moran Ola Menear Effie Gough and Juanita DeMoss with alternates Madge Rowland Carolyn Hail Genevieve Ridenour and Mary Louise Ridenour. Auxiliary president Ethel B Evans presided and raised other important topics for discussion.

Martinsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Hall Chloe Moran Ola Menear Effie Gough Juanita DeMoss Madge Rowland Carolyn Hail Genevieve Ridenour Mary Louise Ridenour Ethel B. Evans Auxiliary

Cincinnati centenarian returns after forty years

Gray-bearded 104-year-old William Welch, formerly a fireman and river tugboat captain in Ohio, returned to Cincinnati from Sunlevy Pennsylvania after forty years. Found wandering at Union Terminal with $1860, he was aided by a travelers’ aid worker and police. Hospital guards secured him while he insisted the money stayed with him and planned to go downtown.

Cincinnati William Welch Welch Pennsylvania Sunlevy Union Terminal Travelers’ Aid William Sandoz General Hospital Natalie Thornburg

Licenses Issued by Clerk in May Record

County Clerk Ed St Clair issued 170 licenses in May including 164 statewide fishing and hunting permits five non resident tourist licenses and one statewide tourist license. Eight marriage licenses were issued and two license applications filed late in the month remain pending.

Ed St. Clair

Named to Council Charleston

The governor's office announced the appointment of Dr. W. A. Wallace of Martinsburg to the Berkeley County public assistance council.

Council Charleston Governor's Office W. A. Wallace Martinsburg Berkeley County Public Assistance Council

Bank Official Takes Stand In Williamson Bankruptcy Case

Testimony in federal court reveals Dr M E Simon’s wife and daughter held bank accounts totaling about 35 000 the year before his insolvency filing in 1938. Wives and daughter accounts include 30000 and 4057, while Simon lists 800 assets against 50000 liabilities. The government will call the first of 12 remaining witnesses today as defense questions about asset ownership and hospital ties.

First National Bank of ‘Williamson Malvina Simon Magdalena ‘Simon Simon Harry E. Watkins Mercy Hospital of Williamson

Glenville Graduates Hear Newspaper Editor Graves

John Temple Graves II, Birmingham editor and lecturer, urged Glenville State Teachers College graduates to exercise self discipline to preserve democracy. He addressed 96 graduates and a crowd of over 500, stressing patriotism and a rebirth of self restraint.

Glenville John Temple Graves Glenville State Teachers College

Flemington Coal Board Elects District 3 Directors

Six teen members have been elected to the bituminous coal producers board for District 3. Daniel T. Buckley of Koppers Coal Company is chairman. Directors chosen on a tonnage basis include Buckley and Frank R.

Former Coal Company Electrician Shoots Self

Logan, June 5. Don Thompson Sr., 56, former Island Creek Coal chief electrician, was found dead in a Holden room with a shotgun shell fired nearby. Ill health prompted his January resignation. he had just visited a son in California. Surviving are his widow and six children including Down Thompson Jr., island Creek store manager.

Logan Don Thompson, Sr Island Creek Coal Company Holden Coal Company Edwin California Down Thompson, Jr Island Creek Mon

Rumford Baking Powder Ad Promises Better Baking

A Georgia homemaking notice promises divorce avoidance through varied cooking using Rumford Baking Powder. It urges readers to follow directions with any recipe and asks them to request a free booklet from Rumford Baking Powder, Box, Rumford, Rhode Island.

Georgia Rumford Box Rhode Island

Election Winners Named From Fairmont Morgantown and More

A slate of candidates including T. E. Johnson Howard W. Showalter and R. A. Courtney, all Fairmont, plus others from Morgantown New York City Crelim Md and Philadelphia won by majority vote. The list includes Amos Fairmont H P Zeller Grensburg Pa Earl Payne New York City E H Reppert Flemington George D Curtain Clarksburg Samuel Pursglove Morgantown W L Findlay Barbour county and T J Johnson Joseph Arkwright Harold McGee Harold Ream and Lewis Sitnik.

Harold McGee New York City Harold Ream Crelim, Md Lewis Sitnik Philadelphia

B and O orders five hundred gondola cars

Huntington June 5 The American Car Foundry plant will start work on 500 seventy ton gondola cars for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, then produce 400 fifty ton hopper cars for the Chesapeake and Ohio line. District Manager RB Ward said peak employment of about 950 men through the summer is assured.

Huntington American Car Foundry Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chesapeake and Ohio RB. E. Ward

Plant dispute stalls talks after CIO UAW ratifies

The CIO UAW local ratified an agreement amid stalled production and mediation talks. Washington's North American President J H Kindelberger planned to meet the mediation board, while the company said it remained ready to negotiate and accused the union of violating the May 31 accord.

Cio-Uaw Washington North American J. H. Kindelberger W. P. Goodman CIO United Automobile Workers Jocal Defense Mediation Board

Pattern 327 dress offers slimming front and back shaping

Claire Tilden’s Sewing Garden Pattern 327 presents an easy to sew dress with front buttoning to aid fit and elongate the silhouette. Options include double front paneling, curved hiplines, and choice of sleeves and collars. Full size range from 36 to 50. requires 4 3-4 yards fabric plus contrast. Send 15¢ to Weite Sentinel, 710 Fifth Avenue, New.

Claire Tilden Weite Sentinel Pith Avenue New

Labor dispute tense as talks stall with North American

The CIO threatened a second walkout after failed local talks over wage gains and job benefits. Mediation was sought in Washington as North American, with orders totaling 196 million dollars, faced 11,500 workers and 9,000 CIO members. Separate floods caused widespread damage across West Virginia with record-high waters, road closures, and power failures, disrupting traffic on B&O lines and sweeping bridges along state routes 23 114 and 2.

CIO Hope P Washington Mediation Board North American Ited Goodmen Wheeling Creek Ritchie County Mannington Cameron Glass Manufacturing Cameront Littleton Pine Grove Welling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cameron Tock No. 10 Monongahela River Morgantown Rock Wall Scott's Run New Martinsville Road Commission Motongalia Wetzel Arnettsville

Unclear fragment prompts obscure health claims

Vague text blocks mention looks vitality and body image with scattered garbled phrases and names. No coherent events or persons emerge to summarize into a factual news item.

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Judson Society Mrs. Defenbaugh Baptist Missionary Society Skaggs & Company Ambulance Corps Africa Benrus Skaggs & Compan Alice Brooks B. F. Bailey M. J. Davison Jon Melvin Parkersburg Davisson C. F. Kirkpatrick T. J. Davisson John McCafferty Lloyd Loran Walnut Street City Hospital Weekley Sewing Club W. F. Simmons Francis Street Dorsey Sapp East Liverpool J. H. Ott Henry Rupp Deroy Hedrick West Washington Street Baltimore Rupp B. & O Railroad Company Paul Williamson Harrisburg, Pa Hi .Williamson H. H. Williamson Eureka Auoreniae the Eureks Shv Erry Monongahela System Brazil Ena de Larrinaga England Central Press Buarque Rio de Janeiro Long Logarounty Graves Flemington Coal S. Aurid American Institute of Laundering Rich Fon Pir
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