WCTU Institute Opens June 10 In Grafton
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union holds an institute at St. Paul’s Methodist church on Thursday June 10 starting at 10:30 a.m. Mrs Mae T Henson state president will conduct the White Ribbon Recruit Dedication and deliver the main address “A Time For Patriotism.” Local, county and church leaders attend with luncheon served and a full program including devotions talks and musical selections.
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Christian Temperance Union
St. Paul's Methodist’church
Mae T. Henson
Bluefield
Wc.t.u
Ministerial Association of
Grafton
Barbour
Preston
Randolph
Ben F. Donley
Andrew's Methodist Church
Burton G. Lockwood
Institute
C. F.shafer
W. Ganz
Barbara
Helen Red- Inger
Joaquin Miller
Agnes Margaret Helm
Arthur Lazenby
St John's Methodist Church
C C. Richman
K. E. Richardson
First Brethren
Katheryn Hamric
Dottie Lou Sterling
Margaret Alice Waggoner
F. J. Turvander
Presbyterian Church
W.C.T.U
E. W. Slayton
Vs. Paul’s
Prayer listed as top weapon by Christian Science Board
The Christian Science Board of Directors in Boston on June 8 placed prayer atop defenses and offense in the war against oppression. Mrs. Cassette D. B. McKenzie of Cambridge was elected President of the Mother Church for the coming year, succeeding Mrs. Elisabeth F. Norwood of Brookline. The board reported continued growth in religious education and a regional lecturer system that adapts to war, including authorized read lectures where travel is blocked.
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Boston
Mass
Christian Science Board of Directors
Cassette D
Christian Science Board of
Howell Held For Beating Wife in Grafton
Paul Howell of Grafton recently discharged from the U S Army was arrested by state police and a deputy sheriff Sunday night after he severely beat his wife Mildred Marie Howell. He was confined in Taylor county jail as doctors reported her condition. An X-ray showed no fractures and an assault and battery warrant was issued by a local justice of the peace. No disposition of the case has yet been made.
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Paul Howell
Grafton
Mildred Marie Howell
Taylor County
Howell
War Bond Personal Savings Advice Note
An instructional note suggests that about half of households have at least two workers and invites readers to determine how much beyond 10 percent of family income can be allocated to War Bonds from each payday. It frames a personal budgeting prompt in wartime savings language.
Dyspepsia Is Effect Not Cause of Nerves
M D Logan Cle discusses how dyspepsia reflects nerve-related stress rather than causing nerves, noting wartime cases with ulcer and dyspepsia among soldiers, with reports from London hospitals and the Lancet. The piece cites Army data on digestive disorders and the view that peptic ulcers can render men unfit for service.
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England
London
Major Chamberlain
James R. Glenn Passes Today in Grafton
James R. Glenn 72 of 20 Sycamore street Grafton died at 10 15 this morning after a three year illness. A veteran merchant since 1903 he leaves his widow Lessie Malone and children Lena Collins Louise Ringler and C William Glenn in Alaska Army service. Survived by grandchildren, he was active in the Southern Methodist church and civic projects. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm with Rev J B Staley officiating F H Hughes Salem WV handling arrangements incomplete.
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Grafton
James R. Glenn
Sycamore Street
Taylor County
Fetterman
Lessie Malone
Lena Collins
Louise Ringler
C. William Glenn
Unied States Army
Alaska
C. M. Glenn
Emily Keener Glenn
Southern Methodist Church
J. B. Staley
F. H. Hughes
Salem
West Virginia
Button-Up Dress Pattern Marian Martin 9423
There is nothing to equal the comfort and convenience of a button-front dress. Pattern 9423 offers a high neck line and straight yoke with an inset waistband. Sizes 14 to 42 available, $0.16 to order. send size number address and style to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department, New York.
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Marian Martin
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
New York
N. Y
Grafton High School Band Practice Evening Rehearsal
Grafton High School band will rehearse in the band room at the school building at 6 30 tomorrow evening in preparation for the Elks Flag Day Celebration set for Monday June 14. All band members are urged to attend the practice session.
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Grafton High School
Rehersal
Rogers Appointed New City Police Patrolman
Graf ton resident Robert Howard Rogers was appointed to the city police department by the city council as the fourteenth officer. He will serve a six month probation under civil service rules, after which a regular position may be filled, while no candidates remain on the eligibility list. The department now includes Capt. E. C. DeMoss Joseph Maske H L Woodford and Rogers with Frank Watring serving as emergency extra patrolman.
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Robert Howard Rogers
Grafton
C. O. King
Police Civil Service
Rogers
Paul E. Malone
E. C. DeMoss
Joseph Maske
H. L. Woodford
Frank Watring
Farmer's Cooperative Announces New Schedule
The Farmer's Cooperative Market will open Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays in the Compton Building on West Main street featuring strawberries during berry season. Lloyd Ried announced the schedule and urged residents to visit for farm produce home canned fruits and vegetables dairy products and fresh berries. Nine government owned herds of buffalo exist in the United States.
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Farmer's Cooperative Market
Compton
West Main Street
Lloyd Ried
Reichs Suppressed Reds Rumors Stir Hitler Worries
Charles P. Stewart analyzes German and Allied ideologies in a column noting whispered revolutionary sentiment in Nazi Germany, Hitler's anti Communism, and the Western view of Nazism Fascism and Falangism as similar. He weighs whether a German internal upheaval could threaten Hitler while considering Mussolini Franco and Japan.
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Herr Hitler
Fatherland
Russia
Mussolini
Franco
Stalin
Mikado
China
Germany
Duce Mussolini
Generalissimo Franco
Japan
Adolf
Stalish
Parking Meters Boost City Revenue After Repairs
City meters collected 145 dollars and 17 cents in a two week period ending Saturday night. Finance Commissioner John A Newcome said this is the largest take since broken meters were fixed in spring. Police enforcement and fines contributed to the rise in revenue.
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John A. Newcome
Allies Try to Invasion Raids Spark Italian Refusal
A Berlin broadcast reported a British commando raid last night that allegedly sunk several Allied landing craft while Italian defenses held, with Italy declaring strong resistance. German radio claimed the attack failed by 103 percent and noted heavy Allied air activity over Messina, Trapani, and Pantelleria.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Messina
Sicily
Trapani
Pantelleria
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Wctu Institute
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America
Rhees Ek
National Dairy Council
Dening
Logan Cle
M.D
Clendening
P. M
Indy
Jas. R. Glenn
Rolee Ie Base
Robt. Rogers
NEW Police
Farmer’s Cooperative
United States
Benrus
Skaggs & Company
Washington
Hitler
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Fort Pitt Shoe Store
Just
Niu
North Africa
Italy
Joan
Savienteen
Monongahela
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