Grafton Teacher Weds Oil Official In June Ceremony
Mildred Geraldine Summers, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Summers of Love Avenue, married Jack Louis Hardy, son of Mr and Mrs C R Hardy of Goldsboro North Carolina. The wedding occurred Monday June 2 in Shelby North Carolina with Dr John C Roper officiating. The bride wore white with gardenia and lilies of the valley. They left for Asheville and other points. The bride attended Fairmont State Teachers college and Duke University and taught in Taylor County elementary schools. The groom, a Duke graduate active in athletics, works for Atlantic Refining in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Summers
Love Avenue
Mildred Geraldine
Jack Louis Hardy
C. R. Hardy
Goldsboro
N.C
Shelby
N. C
John C. Roper
Buford Street Methodist Church
Asheville
Hardy
Fairmont State Teachers College
Alpha Delta Chi Sorority
Duke University
Taylor County
Atlantic Refining Company
Charlotte
Dessert Bridge Held Friday By Mrs E R Bucklew
A dessert bridge hosted by Mrs E R Bucklew on Pruntytown road brought twelve guests. Tables set in the living rooms featured pink rosebud decorations and flower arrangements. After several hours of contract the prizes went to Mrs John S Palmer for high score and Mrs Hubert Parrish for the traveling award. Other attendees included Mrs Ed Steel Mrs G H Kunst Mrs Vaughn Kerr of Clarksburg Mrs H L Noble Mrs George G Jolliffe Mrs Victor Willhide Mrs James F Holt Mrs Robert Williamson of Wendell Mrs E G Kulin and Mrs Richard Robey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R Bucklew
Pruntytown Road
John S. Palmer
Hubert Parrish
Palmer
Parrish
Bucklew
Ed Steel
G. H. Kunst
Vaughn Kerr
Clarksburg
H. L. Noble
George G. Jolliffe
Victor Willhide
James F. Holt
Robert Williamson
Wendel
E.G. Kulin
Richard Robey
Buckhannon Strawberry Market May Be Broadened
Commissioner of Agriculture J. B McLaughlin announces an informal Upshur county poll on broadening the Buckhannon strawberry market to include farm produce. Farmers will report to Glen Ford Upshur county farm agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
J. B McLaughlin
Upshur
Glen Ford
Local Club Meetings Schedule For June
A list of community group gatherings with dates from June 7 to June 12. Gratton 4 H Club tours to Tygartham for a Betty Purinton home meeting. Circle No 3 W S C8 at Mrs Ekis home. B and O Veterans and Clara Fawyer Auxiliary meet at VFW hall. Fisher class at St Johns Methodist church. Jr O U A M rally with officer nominations at Wehn hall. W C T U flower mission day at Mrs Sinsel home with other mission groups invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratton
Tygartham
Betty Purinton
Circle No
W.S.C
St. John's Methodist Church
D. H. Ekis
West Boyd Street
B. and O. Veterans
Clara Fawyer
VFW
Fisher
Fisher Friends
Wehn Hall
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
O. M. Sinsel
Walnut Street
Mrs. Miller Hosts Mission Council Meeting at Home
The June meeting of the Ladies Missionary Council of the First Brethren church was hosted by Mrs. Irwin Miller in Lucretia Addition. Florence Vandergrift led the opening, readings were shared by several members, and Janetta Martin read a poem. Miss Helen Camp was elected president, with Shady Poe vice president and other officers named. A sock social was planned for June 19 on the church lawn, and the July meeting was set for Mrs. Jonetta Martin’s Knotts avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Missionary Council of the First Brethren Church
Irwin Miller
Lucretia Addition
Florence Vandergrift
Shady Poe
Jesus
Jonetta Martin
Knotts Avenue
Lilacs For Your Sumer Tea Cloth by Ettoire
Lavender lilacs in lazy-daisy and French knot stitches adorn a tea cloth pattern 6999. Includes transfer motifs of varied sizes and stitch illustrations. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept for pattern 6999 with name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N.Y
Hurt In Mine-Ray Turner Injured In Sunrise Mine
Hurt In Mine Ray Turner 47 Reedsville was injured early today in Sunrise Coal mine near Newburg and is under treatment at Grafton City hospital. X rays will determine extent of injuries after examinations. Virginia Visitors Dr and Mrs Charles W Steel and daughters Joan Fox Steel and Shirley Ann Beet of Suffolk are guests of former’s parents at 835 West Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Turner
Reedsville
Sunrise Coal Company
Newburg
Grafton City Hospital
Virginia
Charles W. Steel
Joan Fox Steel
Shirley Ann Beet
Suffolk
West Main Street
Federal Judge Names Trustee for Fidelity Reorganization
Federal Judge Ben Moore designated Central Trust of Charleston as trustee for Fidelity Assurance of Wheeling after a petition under the bankruptcy act. Receivers H Isaiah Smith and R B Thomas were ordered to surrender Fidelity properties and turn over assets. Fidelity operated in 28 states with about 25 million dollars in assets and over 200,000 contracts, more than 60 percent held by West Virginians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ben Moore
Central Trust Company of Charleston
Fidelity Assurance Corporation of Wheeling
H. Isaiah Smith
R. B. Thomas
Fidelity Properties
Trust Company
Julian F. Bouchelle
Kanawha County
Smith and Thomas
Edgar B. Sims
Sims
Fidelity
Rife resigns from Wayne County Democratic Committee
J Rife resigns after more than 20 years on the Wayne County Democratic Executive committee citing time demands of duties with the unemployment compensation board. The resignation ends a long tenure as a member of the local party leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Board of Review
J. Rife
Wayne County
Democratic Executive Committee
Huntington Girl Wins 200 Court Judgment
Anna Lee Hill was awarded 200 by a circuit court jury in her suit for 3500 damages against Ralph W. Wiggins alleging poisoning from ham salad at his tavern in Huntington on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Anna Lee Hill
Ralph W. Wiggins
Wiggins
RAF Attacks French Occupied Coast Again
RAF planes engaged German targets over the French coast, launching explosions heard in Folkestone as they pressed a fresh strike against forces occupying the region. The activity marks another confrontation across the channel in the ongoing air campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
Folkstone
England
France
Blackout lamp eyed as potential wartime safety aid
Frances Dearstyne of Albany examines a new blackout lamp designed for use if war reaches America. The device emits both visible and invisible light with fluorescent paint to reveal ultraviolet rays on signs and roadways for motorists and pedestrians. Also notes Spitfires and Hurricanes over the English coast as bursts roared and aircraft filled the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Dearstyne
Albany
America
German war rumors swirl over Syria and Middle East
Reuters reports eight Nazi pocket submarines in Beirut harbor while Turkish attaches say German engineers build a fighter airdrome at Latakia. German crews shuttle Syria and Rhodes in the Dodecanese as Aleppo residents seen in shorts. Malta warns it will not permit Axis gains. Romanian rail service cuts amid freight movement surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Lebanon
Reuters
Beirut
Ankara
Turkey
Latakia
Syprus
Mediterranean
Columbia Broadcasting System
Rhode
Dodecanese
Aleppo
Malta
Bucharest
Romania
Berlin
Pattern 377 back buttoned sports frock for home and sport
The Claire Tilden style Pattern 377 suits tennis or golf dates and daily wear with a full back buttoning for easy dressing. It features a wide front collar, curved V yoke, gathered bodice, skimpy puff sleeves, optional bow tie, and optional pocket pair. Sizes 12 through 40 with linen or gingham fabrics. Send 15 cents. Pattern Department, 7 Fifth Avenue, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
L. Patter Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Neely addresses WVU graduates in 194x commemcement speech
Morgantown June 7 Governor Neely warned that any axis invasion would fail badly and urged graduates to join a crusade to abolish war and solve unemployment. He received an honorary doctor of laws as West Virginia University conferred degrees on 775 graduates including four doctorates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
America
Neely
West Virginia University
Bie
Germany
Italy
Jay
Byron Norman Bauer
Hollidays | Cove
Millard Kessler Bushont
Charles Town
William Milton Hutchinson
Flatwoods
Hugo McGraw
Parkersburg
Grew Opposes War Peace Talk Contagion Cited
The article quotes Secretary of State Sumner W. Greet? and a cable from an ambassador urging no immediate talk of a just peace. The language claims war could contaminate heart and soul of nations and Germany, and ties to John T. Flynn of the keep America out of war congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Grew
John T. Flynn
Keep
Congress
Brennan Leads Gwynne-MISs New Team With Song Debut
Brennan, Gwynne, and MISs introduce a fresh lineup in gs-town. Benchley pabtin performs alongside Stephei and Peter with four new songs including Perhaps Love At Last Beneath the Lights of Home and Thank You America. The latter is a stirring patriotic number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwynne
Deanna
Brennan
Gs-Town
Benchley Pabtin
Stephei
Peiter
America
I Wanted Wings at Dixie Theatre Sunday
Paramount aviation epic stars Ray Milland William Holden Wayne Morris and Brian Donlevy with Veronica Lake and Constance Moore. Produced by Arthur Hornbley Jr directed by Mitchell Leisen the Army Air Corps cooperated to deliver thrilling authentic flying scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Theater
Paramount Aviation
Ray Milland
William Holden
Wayne Morris
Brian Donlevy
Veronica Lake
Constance Moore
Arthur Hornbley, Jr
Mitchell Lefsen
Army Air Corps
Milland
Holden
Morrig
Randolph Field
Combelt
Morris
Wwho
Constance
Nice Girl grows up Deanna Durbin in glamorous film
Deanna Durbin shines in Nice Girl as she leaves ingenue roles behind. The Universal star headlines with Franchot Tone and a strong supporting cast including Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, Anne Gwynne, and Elizabeth Risdoch under director William Seiter. The plot follows a small town girl who escapes a petty scandal through a staged engagement, leading to comic misunderstandings and a fitting finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Durbin
America
Deanna
Opera House
Universal
Joe Pasternak
Franchot Tone
Walter Brenman
Robert Stack
Robert Benchley
Helen Broderick
Ann Glllis
Anne Gwynne
Elizabeth Risdoch
Naina Bryant
William Seiter
Tone
Benchly
Deatha
Connecticut
Gillis
So Ends Our Night at Strand Theatre Premiere
The Strand presents So Ends Our Night a sweeping drama with brilliant acting and direction. Fredric March and a starry cast lead a romantic tale based on Erich Maria Remarque about love and upheaval across Vienna Paris Prague and Switzerland with brisk pacing and gala audience acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Loew-Albert Lewin
Strand Theatre
Hollywood
John Cromwell
Talbot Jennings
United Artists
Fredric March
Margaret, Sullavan
Frances Dee
Glenn Ford
Anna Sten
Erich von Strohelm
Roman Bohnen
Leonid Kinskey
Lionel Royce
Vienna
Paris
Prague
Switzerland
Italians Renew Attacks Against Malta and Tobruk
Rome reports renewed air attacks on Malta and Tobruk amid heavy fighting along the Omo river and in the Galle Sidamno area of Ethiopia. A Sudanese attempt to encircle the Italian garrison on the Gorter front was repelled as nights of combat continued in the central Mediterranean theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Malta
Tobruk
Libya
Sala
East Africa
Omo
Galle Sidamno
Ethiopia
Gorter
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Grafton
Mildred Geraldine Summers
Jack L. Hardy
E. R. Bucklew
Pike
Buckhannon
Mrs. Miller
Mission Council
Vichy
Maxime ‘Weygand
North Africa
Algeria
Sumer
Ettore
Anto
Alice Brook
Njoy This
Lena Vacuone
Harding
W. Va
Bruce Weese
C. B. Gough
Akron, Ohio
T. ©. Gough
Nell Cline
John Hulley, Jr
San Diego
Calif
Washington
George Hechmer
John Hechmer
Washington, D. C
Cassell
Fairmont
Anna Utterback
Carrie Brendel
Washington, D.C
Wilmer Davis
New Jersey
Ronald Kirby
Route 1
City Hospital
Central Trust Company
Fidelity Company
Democratic Committee
English Channel
English
Doctor ‘of Laws
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Dixie Theatre
Dixie
Strand Theater
Iima
Daily War Bulletin
Halfar
Diamonds
Jeivelry
Skaggs & Company
Elie Etelen
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