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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1930
Page
3
A historic savings event concludes Monday at the store with drastic markdowns across all departments. Shoes, clothing, linens, coats, dresses, and housewares are advertised at 25 to 60 percent off, urging shoppers to buy now as prices hit record lows.
Jeanne Williams alias Sonia Karlov embodies a transatlantic tale of name change and accent. A Syracuse-born performer who moved from chorus to Hollywood, she vanished en route west, reappearing as Sonia Karlov with a Russian accent and high salary, only to find talkies exposed her diction and stalled her career, now returning to Broadway still as Sonia Karlov.
The Grafton Sentinel society page carries complete news of all social activities of interest to women and asks that social items be telephoned to the asciety editor by 11 p.m for better handling. heaters are urged to communicate promptly after events.
Readied Children s Day program at St Paul s Lutheran Church with extensive student recitations songs and hymns listed. Also notes a separate Children s Day program at St Paul s M E Church Thayer street West Side with detailed school exercises and offerings. Junior Order Mountaineer Council No 44 met to discuss matters and plan a trip to Fairmont next Monday night.
The Elizabeth Cummins Jackson Chapter of DAR entertained Friday afternoon in Independence West Virginia with a program and luncheon. Members from Kingwood Newbury and Independence attended. Guests enjoyed flowers grounds and a patriotic talk by Mrs Blanch Bailey and a duet by Mrs Gustkey and Miss Bailey.
Local pharmacies advertise PAIN-WELL KIDNEY PILLS as a diuretic stimulant and safe kidney aid. The promotion urges flushing the kidneys and notes a price of 400 with sale at CROSS PHARMACY and COURT PHARMACY.
West Main street Epworth League held its first moonlight picnic last night at Black Falls. Members and guests enjoyed games on the rocks, a snipes hunt led by Roy Hughes and Pete Collier, and a campfire supper of sandwiches, olives, potato salad, baked beans, cake and lemonade. Attendees included Vivian Hayes, Louise Ringler, Ruhah Hughes, Maxine Boyd, Elizabeth Robinson, Virginia Robinson, Marion Virginia Lambert, Avanelle McDaniel, Hady McDaniel, Eloise Jackson, Jo Claire Warne, Sarah Sayres, Clifford Steadman, John Courtney and Frank.
Beatrice Paxter describes a Paris couture inspired gown that converts from a dinner dress to a formal evening gown by unfastening a single snap. A capelet attaches on the left shoulder for added elegance and decollate effect. The design signals fall precursors as summer styles remain busy.
Final tabulation of petitions for the new hospital for Grafton and Taylor County will occur at a special meeting of the Grafton and Taylor County Hospital Association next Wednesday night at 7 30 in the Hotel Blen Avon. All workers should bring petitions or ensure they are in committee hands for that night. Several new members have been added to the list since the last publication, and two honorary memberships have been received John T Pilsen of Fairfield and John L Wittman.
A partial OCR reads a sequence of names likely from a social section or wedding party. The items include Miss Carrie Wehn Mrs J No Tregellas Mrs Chas Chaddock W 8 Wren Mrs W S Wren Mrs Blanche Byers Mrs BD Wilkinson Mrs Will Wissman Mrs C O Newton Mrs Henry Runge and Mrs Will Cline, with no clear event or context.
The Rev. Ralph Brown, theology professor at Wesleyan College Buckhannon, will fill the pulpit at Andrews M E Church Sunday at 10 30 am. Formerly of Grafton, he is son of R M Brown of first ward. Pastor A M Barlow attends International Religious Conference in Ontario, Canada.
About 25 masons from the area attended the Fairmont Blue Lodge No 157 celebration for past masters night. They performed master mason degrees for a class of Fairmont candidates, with 125 total in attendance including visitors from Grafton Morgan Town Uniontown Baltimore Be ington Philippi and others. Notables in the Grafton delegation included L R Butier Edward Hart Charles P Harris John McIntosh and several more. R E Poster was the only Mississippi legislator not to introduce a bill in the 1930 legislature.
Fragmented OCR shows a ham preparation with cloves and brown sugar baked in a covered pan, plus Neapolitan salad ingredients including shredded cabbage celery pineapple and dressing. Also includes cucumber filling for sandwiches and a spice loaf cake recipe with butter, brown sugar, and spices, plus notes on serving and storage.
Professor Nicholas Iorga, a tutor to Carol, stirred the Romanian senate leading to a vote that could install Garo as a new ministry. The move signals significant political maneuvering as authorities weigh cabinet changes.
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