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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
3
A pretty party at the home of Mrs. John Packman on Dewey avenue hosted a club gathering last night. Guests arrived by 8 o clock and enjoyed two course refreshments before bridges in the living room. Prizes went to Mrs. Lawson Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Swisher with Mrs. Holt among the guests.
St Pauls Methodist church hosts the seventy third Children s Day service at 10 30 a m on Sunday. A fund begun 72 years ago will receive the offering to aid college students. funds are repaid after graduation. The program features scripture, songs, piano duets, and choral numbers led by Rogers McAvoy Sunny Days Are Here Again and We Honor Our Lord are among the selections.
June 9 grave decoration at Haymond church cemetery route 119 11 a m relatives and friends invited. June 11 regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Mission ary society First Christian church 7 30 p m at home of Misses Iva Nelson and Opal Luzadder Morgantown road Mrs R B Knight leader. June 12 junior band practice 6 p m in lieu of June 10 for flag day exercises. June 13 third anniversary dinner of the Women's Division B and O Cooperative Traffic Program Cozy Rest Inn 6 30 p m. June 17 Quota club picnic 6 p m Bridgeport Airport full attendance urged. speakers Clara Fornash Hazel Knipple violin Bobby Leonard Flowers of Children's Day Norman Parkhill and others songs and children's day offerings. continuous notes end.
J O C Sunday school class and guests gathered at Mrs. William Kehrer Jr on Front Street Thursday evening. They sang In the Garden and read scripture, held a business session, then enjoyed musical selections by Mrs. Krechel and Mrs. Haislip. Dessert was served. Guests included Katherine Hahn Virginia Posten William Kehrer Sr Jr Jamita Kehrer Freddie Kehrer Betty Kehrer. Members present included Exavah Canfield Lessie Krechel Carl Steadman G W Haislip Oma Mac Casteel Helen Pierce.
Inexperienced partners can be advantageous when the stronger player gains initiative. A detailed example from a Barclay column illustrates tactical shifts in a bridge hand where West makes an unorthodox opening and then doubles cautiously to disrupt opponents. The discussion compares outcomes across multiple table settings and highlights how partner inexperience affected the play and scoring.
The Business Girls club voted to continue meetings through the summer with one gathering per month due to large attendance. A birthday box will be kept and a gift-exchange Draw names at year start with no reveal until the next year. July 18 hosts were Helen Shaw and Mary Catherine Walter. dinner at Cozy Rest preceded the session.
Belle Richman asks church members to contribute to an offering designated for the children's work. The appeal stresses support for youth programs and religious education within the church community.
A juvenile party hosted by Mr and Mrs Ed Kirby of Park View celebrated their daughter Wilma Jean s fifth birthday on Thursday afternoon. Guests enjoyed novel games and contests, and refreshments were served to a long list of Kirbys and Moats including Ruth Glen Dorsey Catherine Breedlove Floyd Josephine and several Moore and Stevenson family members.
Piano solo and prayers marked the business session. A strawberry ice cream social was decided for Thursday night at Mrs Bernard Hoffman 724 Maple Avenue. Numerous members and guests from Uniontown Wheeling and beyond attended. Meetings to be discontinued until August 28 when Mrs W P Cannon will host a jamboree.
The Junior department will lead exercises and recitations plus special music by junior and senior choirs in a Children s Day program during the morning worship at St Johns Methodist Church on Sunday. Mrs Rose Nicola chairs the planning committee with Miss Mary assisting.
Mrs Roy Burnside, Mrs Daisy Dotson and others hosted the Ladies Aid of the United Brethren church. The gathering featured songs including More Like the Master and If Jesus Goes With You, a scripture reading by Mrs O A Lestieing, prayer by Rev Lois Luzader, a Memories reading by Mrs Matthews, and a musical interlude by Robert Sloan.
Blueville Methodist Junior Ladies' Aid outlines staging the play Henpeck Holler Gossip. at a Tuesday meeting hosted by Helen Gay. Caroline Tobias led devotions as gifts were given to birthday celebrants Virginia Newcome and Mildred Brown. Attendees included Janet Waders Virginia Bunner Margaret Compton Doris Price Olive Bell Price Betty Brown sponsor Mrs. Robert Emerick and many members.
Begin Now On Fascinating Crochet Youll make this from an easy to follow chart and have a Tile crochet cloth that will be lovely as an in between or a dinner cloth. Four different sizes are given in the pattern depending on the size cotton used. Pat 1 8643 contains instructions chart for cloth illustration of it and stitches materials used to obtain this pattern send ten cents in coin to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th Street New York NY Be sure to write plainly your NAME ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
Pattern 158 offers a slimming soft bodice with curved yokes and a low neckline for busy days. Designed by Claire Tilden, the dress encourages imagination in trims, with front panel tapering to a waist point and back darts for smooth shaping. Sizes 34 to 48 require about 4 yards of 88 inch fabric. price is 15 cents. orders to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department.
Miss Helen Bippus visits Walnut street guest Miss Alice Holt. Bobby Kunst, eight, ill in Washington hospital, convalesces at home per grandparents. Edward Willey leaves for San Diego California. Huntington visitors Mrs Sam Waller and daughters Jean and Janet, former Grafton residents. Mrs Harry Friedman and Stanley and Miriam depart for Logansport Indiana for summer with Greensfelder. Miss Rose Hayden returns to Washington DC after visiting friends.
A Strand Theatre review highlights Jiminy Cricket as a vivid though brief addition to Walt Disney’s second feature length production. The character, originally minor in Pinocchio, gains prominence with a stylish appearance and witty, high diction, prompting other characters to listen intently.
Director Haro Schuster faced a challenging Zanzibar sequence for Universal Pictures. armed guards protected a tense set as lions and leopards were released, with actors Lola Lane Semes Craiz and Yeom Padden amid wary native crowds.
The Weekley Sewing Club gathered at Mrs. Robert Wittman s Grand Street residence on a Wednesday evening. Pot plants and garden flowers decorated the home as a spring theme carried through serving. Mrs. Wittman won the club prize for the evening with conversation and socializing as the main activity. several members including Mrs. T C Gough May W P Cannon and Mrs Harry Carroll attended.
Director Schuster details a jungle sequence shot with three cameras and rapid action. He notes the challenge of coaxing the performers as they faced a mass of roaring lions while applying persuasive psychology to guide the scene.
Linda Darnell stars in Star Dust at the Dixie Theatre for a Sunday showing. The film centers on a town girl who teams with a group of hopefuls to make it in Hollywood. John Payne, Charlotte Greenwood, and others appear as a determined cast pursues fame, romance, and a daring stunt that shakes Hollywood.
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