New C E S Head and Officers Take Office
Doom chapter of the Order of Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple with Miss Margaret I Clark presiding as worthy matron. Degrees conferred and officer installation followed with acting grand officers and a list of installed officers. Gifts were presented to Miss Clark. Visitors from Fairman and Weston attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Klayde Spaur Wolfe
Prank Wolfe
Susan Monroe
James F. Stafford
Dessie Gough
Margaret Weaver
Lila K. Dean
Anna Nuzum
Iva Goff
Nancy Wagner
Mildred Debendarfer
Mildred Rohr-bough
Adah
Lora K. Loar
Ruth
Rose C. Murphy
Esther
Nina Zinn Wilson
Martha
Irene Wolfe
Electa
Sara Musgrove
Ona C. Jeffries
Clark
L. J. Brower
Miss Clark
Lucy Pierpont
Mary Yates McVicker
Bertie Jam
Club and church notices schedule for summer events
June 25 P H C holds regular meeting in Red Men Hall. June 26 Webster Baptist Woman's Missionary Society meets at Mrs Earl Waller home. June 30 Ouota Club board meeting at 8 pm. July 4 Shaffer union at Bird's Creek Preston county invites Shaffer family. July 6 Quota Club business meeting at 6 15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H.C
Red Men's Hall
Woman's Missionary Society of
Webster Baptist Church
Earl Waller
Ouota Club
Shaffer 1
Bird's Creek
Preston County
Shaffer
Quota Club
Sharps and Barnes Key Names Highlight Cumberland Item
Sharps of Newbury and Mrs W C Barnes of Cumberland are noted in the readable fragments, with the text lacking full context but indicating a local contemporary matter involving these individuals.
Alumnae Group Entertained At Rte. 119 Affair
Miss Frances Leonard hosted a Girl Reserve alumnae gathering Wednesday evening at her home on the Grafton Morgantown road. The event featured singing and dancing around a bonfire, a brief business session naming Mrs. A. B. Leonard club counselor, and plans for the next hostess Miss Florence Kunst with a box lunch party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Leonard
Grafton- Morgantown
A. B. Leonard
Florence Kunst
Frances Jones
Naomi Robinson
Lilan Shaw
Mary Gilligan
Virginia May Stine
Vivian Thomas
Margaret Ann Curry
Janice Burge
Tippie DeMoss
Virginia B. Newcome
Mary Partish
Mary Louise Ridenour
Mrs. Edgar Poe
Briefly Told Returns To Camp Fort Myers Soldier Back From Visit
Sgt Bernard Trimble returns to duties at Fort Myers Florida after ten days with his parents at Knotts Avenue. Major and Mrs A Harry Davidson Jr were guests of Mrs Davidson's parents Mr and Mrs L J Stover during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Bernard Trimble
Fort Myers
Fla
Mrs
Jesse Trimble
Knotts Avenue
Major
A. Harry Davidson, Jr
Barclay on Bridge Ends with Read-Throwing End-Play
In a hands-on analysis Barclay discusses an end-play built around a modest club as dummy. East ruffs, North wins a diamond return, and careful carding secures the contract. A misstep by North or South could alter the outcome, illustrating precise technique and the role of the club in triggering the decisive sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jin
North
South
East
Scurin
Limi North
Hat and pilots mark tense wartime cross Atlantic
V Stack bomber ferry pilot with a battered felt hat on his head completed thirty delivery flights over the Atlantic and declined a cash offer of 100 for the Kd 7 as he headed to Washington from Louisville. Major Davidson is ordered to foreign service. Hospital notes list Harry G. Clark admitted untreated and two women, Patricia Ann Wraase and Marguerite Baugh, undergoing minor operations at Grafton City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Stack
Atlantic
Utn
Central Press
Harry G. Clark
Ellis’ Club
Grafton City Hospital
Patricia Ann Wraase
West Main Street
Marguerite Baugh
Route 1
Grafton
Grafton Sentinel Pattern Listings Offer Crochet and Sewing Ideas
Notes advertise pattern 7327 for crochet mat and scarf with stitch illustrations and material lists. Marian Martin pattern 9008 for a cotton frock in misses sizes and yardage details. Also promotes a Summer Book of Patterns offering practical designs, all via The Graf ton Sentinel Pattern Department in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
14Th Street
New York
N.Y
Pattern Department
18Th St
Stores Unite for Drive to Sell Stamps in Grafton
The Junior Chamber of Commerce completes plans for a whiteout sale of war bonds and stamps in Grafton. Opening is July 1 from noon to 12 15 pm with a 15 minute sale. merchants pledge support and window displays are planned at several locations. Local groups including the Woman's Club will help with sales at a courthouse booth and at McCrory, Penney, and other stores throughout July. The Grafton Senior High band to provide ceremony music as displays and promotions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Caguawan A. Vel
Dean
Grafton
Feushart
Grafton Woman’s Club
Court House
Blueville
McCrory
Penneystem
Archdeacon’s
J. C. Penney Co
McCrory's
Woolworth's
Fort Pitt
C. V. Miller's
Turner's
Lee Bennett & Son
Evans Hardware
Cooper’s
Barton's American
National Auto Supply Co
Devers Quality Shop
West Penn Public Service Company
Burke's Auto
Leonard's
A, & P, Tea Company
Sayres
Thomas Grocery
A. V. Cuppett
Bias in Bridge Majors and Major Suit Preference
Barclay argues a bias toward pursuing a major suit contract can improve results, noting it reduces necessary tricks to make game. The column discusses bidding mistakes across tables, including misread strength after South shows three-card support for majors and poor reactions to club calls. It also presents a sample duplicate hand and a problem titled Tomorrow's Problem, illustrating strategic play at different tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Hearts
North
Local Businesses Named in City Trade Directory
A list of numerous shops and services appears including stores for jewelry, barbering, furniture, groceries, beauty, and hardware. Notable entries include Loar Jewelry Store Friedmans Jewelry Store and Dempsey's Barber Shop with many others such as J Lee Evans Furniture and Moran's Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Loar
Skaggs’ Co
Friedman's
Dempsey's
Henderson's
Strand
Jacobs and
Zinn
R. C. Ringler
Bolyard’s
Knight's
Parrish Agency
Marinella
Mary Jane
Prosperity
J. Lee Evans
Siehier Furniture Company
Beverly Shop
Heflin’s Siyie Shop
Moran's Grocery
Quality Market
Delaney's Grocery
C. W. Phillips
Mystery Man Seen Photographing East Grafton Tracks
Police, including state officers, a deputy sheriff, and a city officer, searched East Grafton after reports of a mysterious stranger with an out of state license photographing Baltimore and Ohio tracks. A Morgantown worker saw a man with a high powered camera near the east side track layout but no trace was found despite fresh tire marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
Morgantown
Stranger with foreign plates seen at railhead rumor
A tall stranger observed making panoramic views of the railhead in a dark car with foreign plates. Local officials did not discount a possible link to a spy ring, noting similar citizen reports aided by the FBI in capturing enemy agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jaycees Back Army's Drive for Aviation Cadets
A. Carl Lynch announces a cooperative plan by the Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce to support the U S Army aviation cadet enrollment. Junior chambers statewide will aid recruitment with Clarksburg joining, recruiting ages 18 to 26 for bombardier navigator pilot training engineering armament communications meteorology or photography. Training lasts about 29 weeks with $100 monthly pay plus $1 daily subsistence, then commission as second lieutenant with up to $325 monthly pay. Details via William C Moorhouse Box 828 Clarksburg or at Goodrich Silvertown store Otty street bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Carl Lynch
Grafton
Lynch
William C. Moorhouse
Clarksburg
Moorhouse
Goodrich Silvertown
Otty Street Bridge
State police crack down on overloaded trucks
State police have launched a campaign to curb overloaded trucks damaging highways. Portable scales are used in patrol cars with officers weighing trucks on Simpson road over several days. No arrests have been made yet, but truckers are urged to check loads before traveling.
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Corp. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rte
Weiner
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Bee Gakis
North Dil
King
Syndicate
Toa
Lucky Hat
Reese
Washington, D. C
Louisville
Davidson
Foreign Service
Wests
Evans Hardware Company
Main ST
Alice Brooks
Shepard
Barclay Ie
Authority
Hatoz
Eatures Syndicate, Inc
Police
MISS
Dixie
Charlie
Chaplin
mNover
Rogers Hart
Teave Menjoy
Ema Montgomery
Ginger T
Jaycees
Junior Chamber
Arton’ For
Argain
Dyrar T la
Evans Furnitu Store
Fairmont
Lighthouse Cleanser
Jor
SWAN
California Oranges
Chuck
East Main Street
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