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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1944

Page

3

Local Wodmen Sorority Chapter Attends State Meet

Delta Nu Chapter Tau Phi Lambda sorority will travel to Clarksburg on Sunday July 2 for the annual Phi Lambda state meeting in Gore hotel ballroom. Mrs Fay K Littman state Woodmen circle manager announces local chapter will handle the initiation ceremony to be candlelight. Delta Pheta Philippi conducts pledges. Zeta Rho Clarksburg hosts tea 8 to 4 pm. Attending chapters include Gamma Tau Fairmont Gamma Sigma Elkins Delta Phets Philipp Zeta Rho Clarksburg and Delta Nu Graf ton. State officers listed as distinguished guests include Littman Parkersburg president Sayre and Giffin. Two yearly meetings alternate by region, with the most recent held last Sunday at Governor Cabell hotel Huntington.

Delta Nu Tau Phi Lambda Sorority Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle Clarksburg Phi Lambda Sorority Gore Hotel Fay K. Littman Grafton Woodman Circle Eileen Sayre Parkersburg Eleanor Jacobs Giffin Governor Cabell Huntington

False Teeth Comfort Powder Promises Secure Fit

An advertisement touts FASTEETH powder to keep dentures stable during eating talking and sneezing. The product claims to prevent slipping and wobbling without taste or gumminess and to reduce plate odor, presenting a quick, alkaline solution available at drug stores.

Community notices from Monongahela area events

A series of local notices list meetings and social gatherings: July 29 food preservation meeting at Fetterman Methodist hall at 1 30 p m with Miss Helen Tucker and Miss Nancy A Williams. June 29 Degree of Honor inspection at V F W hall with Mrs Mary Masco. June 30 Weekly Sewing club at Grand street home of Mrs Fred McFarland. Tau Phi Lambda sorority practice at Wehn hall. Eastern Star annual dinner at Cafeteria Court. July 2 World War II Mother's club assembly for church services. July 4 Judson Missionary society meeting postponed. July 4 Shaffer reunion postponed due to gas shortage. July 6 Grafton Quota club dinner at Bluemont street with regular business meeting.

Fetterman Methodist Hall Helen Tucker Monongahela West Penn Company Nancy A. Williams Mary Masco Fred McFarland Grand Street Tau Phi Lambda Supreme Forest Wehn Hall Eastern Star Mother's Club First National Bank First Baptist Church Judson Missionary Society Shaffer Bird's Creek Anna Knotts Florence Wilkinson Grafton Quota Club Bluemont Street

Reading fragments hint at sorority chapters and funding note

The clipped text names Delta Phi Huntington Epsilon Eta Pt Pleasnt and Eta Tota Logan representing chapters. A Lanham Act fund allocation exceeds $1,000,000 for new child care projects. A North Carolina farmer survey shows males leading in affection by nearly five to one over horses. A breakfast slogan promotes Post's Raisin Bran with nut brown flakes and bran and raisins.

North Carolina New Post

Barclay on Bridge Lesson Bidding and Declarations

The article explains bidding in bridge focusing on odd tricks and five declarations. It outlines how bids progress from 1-Club to 7-No Trump, overcalls, doubles and redoubles, who becomes declarer, and penalties for bidding irregularities.

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Mrs Luzadder Hosts Haymond Club at Home

Mrs J A Luzadder of the Grafton Morgantown road entertained Haymond community club members at her home after a brief business session. Assisted by her daughter Mary Jo, she served refreshments to Mrs W E Brown Mrs William Watkins Miss Ursula Poe Miss Emily Poe Mrs W A Henderson Mrs Ralph Watkins and guests Misses Laura Henderson Barbara Evelyn Watkins Elizabeth Stemple Bernice Luzadder.

John A. Luzadder Grafton-Morgantown Haymond Reading Mary Jo W. E. Brown William, Watkins Ursula Poe Emily Poe W. A. Henderson Ralph Watkins Laura Henderson Barbara Evelyn Watkins Elizabeth Stemple Bernice Luzadder

Briefly Told Visiting Brother-Mrs. W. T. Robinson

Visiting brother and family in Valley Heas Ranoollph county from 109 Grand street noted. Clarksburg visits include Richard Robinson on business. Picnic dinner attended by Mrs. George Kinsey at Lillie Thomas home on Ross street. Cadet Nurse Betty Jean Pailey visited parents after aiding tornado victims. Ton sil patients Betty Hugh Anna Guillani admitted to City hospital. Major surgery for appendicitis performed on William Hinkston. Birth of a ten pound daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Kittle in City hospital. Discharges: Mrs Max Sins and infant, and Betty Godwin from City hospital.

George Kinsey Lillie Thomas Ross Street Betty Jean Pailey St. Mary's Hospital Clarksburg W. Mere Bailey Maple Avenue Robert Kittle New Marlinsville City Hospital Kittle U. S. Navy

It Takes A Woman Every Time ADVANCED HQ, Southeast Asia

Allied masterminds faced a road block near Kandy Ceylon when a mahout intoxicated on arak fell from his elephant. The beast bared tusks and blocked traffic until the mahout’s wife arrived, retrieved her husband and led the procession away. The driver grimly waited and the convoy moved on with the elephant in tow.

Southeast Asia Command Kandy Ceylon

Dewey accepts nomination as party cheers in Chicago

Edith Gaylord describes Mrs. Thomas E Dewey among cheering crowds at the Chicago platform as her husband accepts the presidential nomination. She notes her outfit, pearls, and orchids while observers discuss potential women in Dewey’s cabinet including Clare Luce and Mary Dolan. The piece also mentions the convention atmosphere and a shift to tungsten mining in North Carolina.

Chicago Thomas E. Dewey New York Eileen Hutt Sapulpa Okla New York City Tom Dewey Owosso,Mich C. T. Hutt George M. Dewey Dewey Clare Boome Luce Connecticut Congress Mary Dolan State Industrial Board

Needlework pattern for pinafore embroideries

Alice Br presents an easy to embroider pinafore pattern 7164 with lazy-daisy stitches. The notice invites readers to mail eleven cents to The Grafton Sentinel in New York for transfer patterns and necessary pieces in sizes 2, 4, and 6, asking for name address and pattern number.

Alice Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Department 14Th St New York N. Y

Athletes Foot Germ How To Kill It Teol Solution

The germ imbeds deeply and cannot be killed unless reached. Many liniments fail to penetrate sufficiently. Ask any druggist for Teol solution made with 90 percent alcohol. It penetrates and reaches more germs. Apply full strength for itchy sweaty or smelly feet. Locally at Paul F Malone.

Paul F. Malone

Kidney Sleep Aid Claims From Misleading Ads

The text parrots an advertisement about kidney health products promising relief from sleepless nights and energy problems. It mentions unnamed pills, warnings against waiting, and claims of removing waste from blood, urging readers to use a specific product.

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Eldora M. Bolyard Wodmen Sorority Barclay Shepard Barclay x the Authority On Authorities Mrs. J. Luzadder Richard Dick) Robinson Betty Hugh Anna Guillani Newbure William Hinkston Newburg Max Sins Route 1 Thornton Betty Godwin Scientife Dr. D. Jayne & Son America Irenes Mrs. Dewey Edith Gaylord Farm Bureau MES Pearl Gawthrop Pruntytown W. Va Farm Bureau Live Insurance Home Office Columbus United States Rayon Crepe Gay SLAC Action Ramona K Shoes RED Duck Oxfords RAYON
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