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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1936

Page

3

Mothers honored at TEA by St Pauls Methodist ladies

The Standard Bearers of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church held a tea at Mrs Russell Reeder on Maple Avenue from 3 pm. Mothers were welcomed by their daughters who presented corsages. A Japanese tea pantomime, readings, piano solos, songs, and floral decorations delighted the guests.

St.| Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church Russell Reeder Maple Avenue Reeder Beu- Jah Riley Joan Ford Evelyn Campbell Hazel McDaniel Barbara Gerkin Elizabeth Redinger Margaret Batson Vivian Thomas Miss Thomas Helen Sturmer Miss Sturmer Roberta Cutright Elizabeth Marshall Grace Manear Vera McDaniel Beulah Riley Rosaline Sponangle Mary Alice Wood Mildred Britton Eva Evans Ruth Reeder

Social Calendar Highlights June Events and Meetings

Morgantown District Epworth league rally at West Main Street Methodist church on June 20. Fidelis Club meets June 22 at Mrs Harold Kramer Blueville at 8 pm for a weiner roast. June 24 Business Girl's club at Cozy Rest at 6 30. W C T U meets June 2 at Mrs C F Shafer Walnut Street at 2 30. A bridal ice cream display accompanied by pink and white decor. Plan dance recital June 22 at Moose Home with 75 dancers from Fairmont and Grafton. Groups entertain Women’s Auxiliary at Longstreet. Pals of ’23 meet at Miss Harriet Blaney’s West Main Street home.

Morgantown Epworth League West Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church Fidelis Club First Presbyterian Church Harold Kramer Blueville Business Girl's Club Cozy Rest Meriam Isner Eloise Jackson Methodist Protestant Church Russell DeMoss Longstreet B. F. Davisson Chester Shafer W. R. Williams Greensburg North Carolina Stanley Nicola Harriet Blaney Jack Tucker West Main Street Tucker Virrginia Mason Betty Flesher Betty Plesher Lillian Tueka

Swallows Nail Incident Sends Advertiser To Hospital

Darwin Robinson an advertising man for Strand and New Dixie theatres swallowed a nail while hanging a theatre poster. The nail lodged in his throat and doctors sent him to Cook hospital Fairmont for throat specialist care where surgeons removed the nail successfully. He vowed not to hold nails in his mouth again.

Darwin Robinson Strand New Dixie Theatres Cook Hospital Fairmont Robinson Carwin

Know West Virginia Tour Planned for Three Cities

County Court Agent Harry P. Muffly announced the third annual Know West Virginia tour to be held next Thursday. The itinerary includes visits to Grafton Buckhannon and Elkins along with several scenic points along the route.

Morgantown Harry P. Muffly West Virginia Grafton Buckhannon Elkins

Ten Injured In Pittsburg Driver Auto Crash At Paw Paw Creek

Ten people were injured in a collision near Fairmont when a car driven by James Bulware of Pittsburgh ran into Paw Paw Creek with five passengers. Police said another car driven by John Dembrosy of Fairmont had collided with Bulware's vehicle.

Fairmont James Bulware Pittsburgh Paw Paw Creek John Dembrosy

Illness Fears For Rev L A McNemar At Home West Of Webster

The Rev L A McNemar a retired minister of the West Virginia conference Methodist Episcopal church is gravely ill at his home two miles west of Webster. Friends fear for his recovery after a period of declining health and wish him a speedy return to health.

L.A. McNemar Webster McNemar West Virginia Methodist Episcopal Church

Virginia Roberts Wins County Democratic Executive Seat

Logan June 20 The county court opened a sealed package of votes and declared Virginia Roberts elected member of the county Democratic Executive Committee. She received one vote in the package, tied with Ed Cooke of Davin at 392 each.

Logan Virginia Roberts Democratic Executive Committee Ed. Cooke Davin

Hose bundles feature braided cotton fabric construction

Bundles come in 25 or 50 feet lengths not 18 or 40. The hose uses heavy cotton braid molded into rubber with a bursting pressure of 250 pounds. Includes fittings and cross-cut sectional view showing reinforced cord growth. Call 800 WE DELIVER for orders.

Wheeta Vitamin E Concentrate Promises Vitality Boost

A historic health note claims Vitamin E deficiency in glands lowers vigor and wellbeing. It promotes Wheeta a Vitamin E concentrate enriched with vitamins A B and G derived from Western grains. Sold at Fountain Drug Store Grafton West Virginia, it suggests improved vitality and youthful complexion with regular use.

Great West Fountain Drug Store Grafton W. Va

Local Hospital Notices and Birth Announcement

Arch ie s Keefeter 47 Lincoln street underwent a tonsil operation at Grafton City hospital this morning. L King Solomon 443 Maple Avenue admitted for observation. Miss Anna Mary Warder visiting three weeks. assistant day superintendent at Happy Hills Home for Convalescent Children Mount Washington Baltimore Md. Mrs Harold F. Kramer returned from a week with Miss Alice Christy of Fairmont. Mrs Ross Mitchell Archdeacon apartments remains seriously ill at St Mary s hospital Clarksburg. her mother Mrs Anna Motter with her. Mrs J H Wilmoth Parkersburg returns home after five days in Grafton following death of nephew Robert Carlton Ashby. Mr and Mrs B C Ware Ellkins arrived to visit Mrs Ware s sister Mrs George Ashby. vacationed Atlantic City and learned of Ashby death on arrival. Birth announcement: Mr and Mrs Bonald Tucker Fairmont road announce birth of a ten and a half pound daughter born at home Tuesday June 16. Little Miss Tucker unnamed. Mrs Tucker priorly Miss Amelene Province.

Archie’ Keefeter Lincoln Street Grafton City Hospital L. King Solomon Maple J Avenue Anna Mary Warder Hugh Warder Maple Avenue Miss Warder Happy Hills Mount Washington Baltimore Harold F. Kramer Alice Christy Fairmont Ross Mitchell Archdeacon Apartments St. Mary’s Hospital Clarksburg Anna Motter J. H. Wilmoth Parkersburg Grafton Robert Carlton Ashby B. C. Ware Ellkins

Sailors Lose Runaway Girls Held For Relatives

Sailors hold runaways from out of town as investigators identify them. Forty were sent to Manhattan's Florence Crittenden Home to await relatives, others with New York addresses were sent home or ordered to avoid the navy yard area. An 18-year-old from Scranton joked about beer drinking and dancing there.

Joan Runawaway New York City Manhattan Florence Crittenden Navy Yard Scranton

Public meeting invitation with free will offering

Noted leaders from service clubs colleges and churches attend a gathering. The public is cordially invited to attend this meeting with no admission charge, but a free will offering will be taken.

Congress Proposal Aims at Currency and Farm Finance

The article outlines congressional plans to issue currency and regulate money values and would refinance farm and home mortgages. It references the inflationary Frazier Lemke bill of $3 billion recently defeated in the house and advocates living wages and economic security.

Congress Frazier- Lemke

Lemke Third-Party Prospects Divide Democratic Ranks

Boston lawyer Brien backed as running mate amid friction with Sweeney and Townsend pension groups backing Lemke. Gerald Smith advocates share the wealth while Sweeney predicts Lemke could draw millions of votes possibly sending the election to the House. Boland calls Lemke hopelessly beaten as Huey Long lingers in the background.

Brien Boston Sweeney Lemke F. E. Townsend Gerald Smith Martin L. Sweeney Cleveland Democrat House of Representatives Boland Pennsylvania Huey Long

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