Four-H Music Camp Attendees Return from Jacksons Mills
Cecelia Debendarfer Virginia Debendarfer Betty Jean Bailey Frances Jones and Mary ODell, members of the local 4-H club, returned from Jacksons Mills where they attended the Music camp June 13 21. Betty Bartlett Catherine Mason Betty Curry Carolyn Larey and Cecelia Debendarfer of the Pruntytown club also attended. Anne Vance and Jane Chrislip of the Grafton Junior club are at Jacksons Mills for the Younger Girls camp open yesterday through June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia Debendarfer
Virginia Debendarfer
Betty Jean Bailey
Frances Jones
Mary O'Dell
Jackson's Mills
Betty Bartlett
Catherine Mason
Betty Curry
Carolyn Larey
Pruntytown
Anne Vance
Jane Chrislip
Grafton
Senator Pep per Urges Full Wartime Power for Roosevelt
Florida Senator Claude Pepper urged the Senate to grant President Roosevelt full wartime power to prepare and defend America for the duration of the present emergency. He recommended authority to suspend laws and government regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Pepper
Florida
Senate
Roosevelt
America
Summer Day Pattern 168 for junior girls
Claire Tilden designs Pattern 168 in two versions for young readers with round necklines soft darts and a wide waistband. One version features cap sleeves or a face edged trim while the other is sleeveless with a halter neck yoke. Includes back button opening and easy stitching for vacation sewing. Size 11 to 17 requires 278 yards of fabric and 1 yard lace ruffing. Send 150 cents to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department 70 Fifth Avenue New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire ‘Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Baptist Church Class Met At Linn Residence
Members of the R T S class of the First Baptist church met at 7:30 p m at Mrs Gazelle Linn s Knotts avenue home with Mrs Mary Alice Carrico and Mrs Belle Shay assisting in hosting The evening featured Madonna Lillies and other flowers devotionals scripture readings prayers poems and group singing A July camping trip and kitchen remodeling plans were discussed The group served a salad course to about twenty five attendees and a roasted venue is set for July 18 at Mrs Louella Powell s Wickwire road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Knotts Avenue
Gazelle Linn
Mary Alice Carrico
Belle Shay
Linn
Stella Poling
Hazel Withers
Bertha Goodwin
Opal Bryan
Louella Powell
Wickwire Road
FSA Sponsors Canning Show Next Tuesday
The Farm Security Administration will sponsor a canning demonstration at the old Hepzibah school on June 25 at 1 30 p m. Miss Myron Clinard food preservation specialist for Ball Brothers company will conduct the program with Miss Ida F Limerick home management supervisor for FSA in Grafton announcing. Clinard, raised on a Tennessee farm, excelled in 4 H club work and later studied Home Economics. She has since taught and supervised canning for low income families in Tennessee and Alabama, including those with primitive kitchens and limited equipment.
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Hepzibah
Farm Security Administration
Myron Clinard
Ball Brothers Company
Ida F. Limerick
Grafton
Miss Clinard
Tennessee
Alabama
Kings Daughters Bible Class Meeting and Quota Picnic
The Kings Daughters Bible Class of the United Brethren Church will meet in the church classroom at 8 p m on June 21. On July 1 a quota picnic is scheduled at Bridgeport Airport at 6 15 p m, weather permitting, with a dinner meeting at Cozy Rest otherwise.
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Kings Daughters Bible
Unites Brethren Church
Bridgeport
Cozy Rest
Homemakers Invited to Public Canning Demonstration
Miss Clinard presents laboratory training and practical canning methods for women and girls. Her rural background and teaching experience support effective public work. The demonstration features an audience review summarizing the activity, inviting all homemakers to attend.
Bridge Club At Holt Home Hosts Evening Round
An attractive party at the Maple avenue home of Mr. and Mrs. James F Holt hosted members of their bridge club. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Parrish. Rambler roses adorned the living rooms where bridge tables were set. High score prize went to Mrs. W C Lawson. guest award went to Mrs. Parrish. salad course served to the listed guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Holt
Maple Avenue
Hubert Parrish
W. C. Lawson
Parrish
Lawson
Relatives Attend Galion Wedding in Ohio
Mrs. Homer A Gatrell of Maple avenue and her daughter Mrs. Virgil Handley of Morgantown plan a Saturday motor trip to Galion Ohio for the wedding of Charles Prim and Miss Juanita Plack on Sunday at Peace Lutheran church An afternoon ceremony will be followed by a reception at 374 Cherry avenue Galion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer A. Gatrell
Maple Avenue
Virgil Handley
Morgantown
Galion
Ohio
Charles Prim
Prim
Juanita Plack
Herman Plack
Peace Lutheran Church
Cherry Avenue
Stoppers Versus Losers in No Trump Bridge Deal
Barclay discusses how counting stoppers in the opponents suit guides No Trump bids. A single stopper limits losing leads. two stoppers allows two such losses. The article analyzes a deal where bidding varied, detailing how declarers achieved or failed contracts depending on lead sequences and responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Brief Visits And Return From Trips In Grafton
Community notices list visits from Detroit to Woodford addition and a Pittsburgh trip by Mrs Schroeder and grandchildren, canal zone guest Judge Welch, Miss Cave visiting McGraw avenue, police officer Brown recovering from facial and arm injuries, Mrs Dancer a medical patient, discharges from City hospital, and other residents traveling or hosting visitors including Mrs Buckman and Miss Jewell with plans to Baltimore and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Zone
Joseph Li. Welch
Balboa
Welch
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
B. and C
D. G. Brown
University Hospital
Baltimore
O. Yards
Washington Visitor Plans to See Uncle William H West
A brief note records that an individual from Washington, D C will visit her uncle, William H West. The item highlights travel intentions and confirms kinship link to the named uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
William H. West
Farmers Get Big Payment Across Counties in 1939
Taylor county farmers received 18282.70 dollars for the 1939 agricultural conservation program. West Virginia totals show Barbour county 32541.96 and Preston county 51101.77, with the grand state sum near 1.58 million and the national figure about 490.01 million. The report also lists projected remaining certifications and admin costs across departments and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
U. S. Agriculture Department
Washington
West Virginia
Barbour County
Preston County
AAA
Agricultural Department
General Accounting Agency
Texas
Rhode Island
Odd Fellows Memorial Service Planned at Flemington
Unison Lodge 152 LOOF of Flemington will hold a memorial service at Flemington Methodist church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Reese Burns will lead the service with music by the IOCF home children’s band at Elkins. Members meet at 1 o'clock in the Flemington lodge room before proceeding to decorate the Odd Fellows cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unison Lodge
Lo.o.f
Flemington
Flemington Methodist Church
Odd Fellows
Reese Burns
Elkins
Flemington Lodge
IHC Pattern 6703 Linen Towels for Guest Rooms
Add unusual linens to your stock of guest towels. Pattern 6703 offers a transfer motif of about five by eight inches with stitch illustrations and materials. Send ten cents to the Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Captain at 269 W 14th Street New York NY with your name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mater
Household Arts
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Fire department meeting plans Fourth of July event in Grafton
Grafton Fire department calls a 7 30 pm meeting at City hall fire station to discuss a large Fourth of July celebration with fireworks. President Russel Mathews urges all members to attend due to important business. Pharaoh's Run misprint on library borrower's cards sparks local pride and defense of the town name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Bookmobile
Pharaoh's Run
School of Patience Quote on Virtue and Growth
A compact reflection on patience as essential for youth and maturity. The remark suggests patience shapes character, contrasting childhood will with later heart, attributed to Richter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richter
Route 250 Resident Pays Fine On Assault Charge
Harry Wilson of Route 250 near the Marion county line was fined five dollars and costs after a trial before Justice A B Knabenshue yesterday. A peace warrant issued in the same case was kept open pending his good behavior, as he promised to avoid further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilson
Marion County
A. B. Knabenshue
Wilson
German armistice terms outlined in 1918 surrender note
The article recaps 1918 armistice terms as read by the German news agency. It outlines three aims: demilitarization of France, guarantees to continue the war against Britain, and pre conditions for a new European peace. Hitler departs amid Deutschland Ober Allies strains as the preamble states Allied forces did not conquer Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Great Britain
Hitler
French Plenipotentiaries Face Likely Severe Terms
The piece notes French leaders awaiting a possible interlude to present terms to Premier Petain for final decision. It highlights Petain seeking a soldier’s peace and French resolve to fight rather than accept dishonorable demands. It also mentions Hitler’s vow to respond in kind, Swiss neutrality as a haven for soldiers, and London’s secret war-status briefings with another expected session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Philippe Petain
Hitler
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Atd F. Holt Home
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Ernest Smith
Detroit, Mich
Z. J. Smith
Woodford Addition
Alice A. Cave
Chicago
Lawrence R. Swisher
McGraw Avenue
Miss Cave
Alice Dancer
Railroad Street
City Hospital
Christian McDougal
Thayer Street
Warden Carroll
A. J.buckman
Rainelle
W. Va
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William D. Fisher
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Kensington
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Odd Fellows Memorial
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