Grafton Club Receives Charter At Court House
The World War II Mothers club was granted a charter at the Court House last night during a bi monthly meeting. Rev Earl W Slayton presented the charter and Thomas Schofield spoke on price control and war effort relations. Major C T Burke praised the club for aiding Civilian Defense and War Bond sales, with eight new members joining the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Earl W. Slayton
Taylor County Civilian Defense Council
Court House
Thomas Schofield
OPA
Charton
Schofield
B. A. Tate
Vee Tieta
Charleston
C. T. Burke
Slayton
O. E. Wyckoff
Local Club Meetings Planned Through March 20
March events include Fidelis club dinner at Everett Mc Daniel home Brownlow park 6 30 p m hostess Mrs Bertha Hodges Comrad class Andrew Methodist church to meet at George Welsh 263 Ross street 8 p m co hosts B O Veterans Clara Fawyer Auxiliary meet V F W hall 7 30 p m W S C S Fetterman Methodist church 7 30 p m Book Review department Grafton Woman's Relief will meet Cafeteria Court 1 30 p m Mrs Earl Stimson to view So Little Time call Arch McCoy 351 J reservations Missionary Society First Presbyterian will meet March 15 at Mrs F Suddarth Thayer street Quota club program March 20 Cafeteria Court 3 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis Club
Everett McDaniel
Brownlow Park
Bertha Hodges
Comrad
Andrew's Methodist Churen
George Welsh
Ross Street
Harry White
B & O Veterans
Clara Fawyer
V.F.W. Hall
Fetterman Methodist Church
Book Review Department
The
Grafton Woman's Rule
Earl Stimson
J. P. Marquand
Arch McCoy
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
Suddarth
Thayer Street
Grafton Quota Club
Jimmy Morgan To Play For Eagles
Jimmy Morgan and his band from Fairmont will perform at the Eagle’s ballroom tonight at 9 30 for a Saturday dancing party. Morgan will do vocals with Mrs. Morgan at the piano. An unusually large crowd is anticipated and War Bonds and Stamps will be on sale at the ballroom.
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Jimmy Morgan
Grafton
Fairmont
Eagle's Ballroom
I Morgan
Mrs. Morgan
Briefly Told Returns To Lumberport
Wording trimmed to reflect a local brief. W. Wongcatt, formerly of Taylor county, returns to Lumberport after visiting niece Mrs. G. W. Shaffer near Pruntytown. Weekend guests included Miss Ann Vaney, Miss Nancy Nuzum, and Pat Wilson at various local homes. Mrs. Alice Thayer from Fairmont visiting her crane mother, Mrs. S. A. Shroyer in Blueville. Bren Snodgrass of Fairmont spending the weekend with his uncle here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberport
C. W. Wongcatt
Taylor County
G. W. Shaffer
Pruntytown
Ann Vaney
McGraw Avenue
Nancy Nuzum
Pittsburgh
Pat Wilson
Manning On
Alice Thayer
Fairmont
S. A. Shroyer
Blueville
Bren, Snodgrass
Betty Jean McWilliams
Fairmont General Hospital
Elmer Todt
Marshall Colege
Huntington
George Todd
Main Street
Bobby Lockard
Todd
Births and visits fill Fairmont local notices
Birth announcements report the birth of a nine pound daughter Mary Ellen to Mr. and Mrs. William Earl Travis of Thornton born March 1 at 7:25 am at home. Sally Jo to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cox of Fairmont born March 2, third child. Other items note Bill Watkins returning from Washington, Fairmont State College students home for weekend, Miss Mary Jo Cunningham visiting, Willam Watkins and college students in Pittsburgh, and various locals visiting relatives or staying with hosts for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Earl Travis
Thornton
Mary Ellen
Virginia Radcliff
Travis
Hazel Atlas Glass Company
Kenneth Cox
Fairmont
Sally Jo
Cox
Ada Watkins
Bill Watson
Route 1
Walter Cox
West Main Street
Washington
William
Bill) Watkins
W. Merle Watkins
Maple Avenue
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Washington, D. C
Mary Jo Cunningham
Manningtor
Frances Leonard
Grafton - Morgantown Road
Farmont State College
Modern Pattern 9055 Promises Easy Sew No Sleeves
Advertisement for Pattern 9055 with straight seams and waistless princess panels in sizes 32 through 52. Includes fabric yardage for size 36 and mail order details from Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept. at 232 W 18th St New York NY. Also mentions a 1944 Marian Martin Spring Pattern Book available for ten more cents.
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Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept
New York
N. Y
Marian Martin
Needlework pattern for living room accessories booklet
Reader can obtain a living room accessory pattern set from the Household Art Dept of the Grafton Sentinel for eleven cents in coin. Include name address and pattern name to 259 W 14th Street New York NY. Instructions cover slip covers curtains lamp shades floor screen and braided rug sizes 212 to 5 by 12 inches.
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Stitehe
Grafton Sentinel
Household Art Dept
14Th Street
York
Bomber Moon missions target French aircraft plants
Western front dispatch notes air ministry claims bomber raids on three aircraft factories and two bearing plants in central and southern France as part of a campaign against Germany’s air production. One Lancastrian loss reported. The prior night a factory near Marseille was hit. U S heavy bombers again escorted by fighters, with medium fighter bombers also active. A force escorted by fighters moved toward Dieppe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Ministry
France
Germany
U. S
Boulogne
Calais
Dieppe
War Today: Gateway to Balkans Becomes Focus of Clash
The page discusses a pivotal war moment as forces defend the gateway to the Balkans and pressure the Nazi line back toward central Poland. It notes that automobile proving grounds have been repurposed for military vehicle testing, highlighting mobilization and wartime shifts in industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vuurneu Fromm
Balkans
Poland
Henry Aldrich Debuts at Opera House in Burst of Fun
Henry Aldrich bursts onto the screen at the Opera House as Jimmy Ly don in Paramount’s Henry Aldrich for President. Jackie Cooper’s successor brings more spring and kick, delivering a swiftly paced comedy about a Centerville High School student body election with hilarious results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Henry Aldrich
Jimmy Lydon
Paramount
Opera House
J Une Preisser
Mary Anderson
Aldrich
Special formula used to get best results from his cast
Hollywood director Anthony Mann applies a unique method to his actors for My Best Gal at the Opera House. He requires complete relaxation between scenes, arguing the camera heat leaves performers overly keyed and tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Andnthony Mann
Reublic
Jane Withers
Opera House
My Best Gal Behind the Scenes Drama Details
The article notes nervousness on set and describes director methods to calm actors. It quotes a practice of walking, reading, or brief breaks to clear minds between scenes. Jane Withers is praised as easy to work with off screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grey
Jane Withers
Guadalcanal Diary opens at the Dixie Theatre this Sunday
The film adaptation of Richar Tregaskis’s best seller Guadalcanal Diary debuts at the Dixie Theatre this Sunday. Starring Preston Foster Lloyd Nolan William Bendix Richard Conte and Anthony Quinn, the picture portrays Marines in Guadalcanal with 20th Century-Fox backing and a Book-of-the-Month Club selection status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century-Fox
Richard ‘Tregaskis
Dixie ‘Theatre
Freston Foster
Lloyd Nolan
William Bendix
Richard Conte
Anthony Quinn
Lewis Seiler
Pacific
America
Dixie Theatre
Richar Tregaskis
Preston Foster Lloyd Nolan
Richard Jaeckel
Roy Roberts
Minor Watson
Ralph Byrd
Lionel Stander
Reed Hadley
John Archer
Guadalcanal
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Guadalcanal Island
Kokomo
Oshkosh
Brooklyn
Wendell Willkie
Charlotte Bronte
Betty Smith
Franz Wertel
Sandridge case notices in Taylor County court
Legal notice from the Circuit Court of Taylor County West Virginia to creditors of Evaline Cot trill deceased including lien holders by judgment or other claims regarding the infant defendant Vincent R Sandridge and others in the matter of Elizabeth L Sandridge plaintiff against Vincent R Sandridge et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
Elizabeth L. Sandridge
Vincent R. Sandridge
Evaline Cottrill
Court appoints special commissioner in Cottrill estate case
In pursuance of a Taylor County Circuit Court decree special commissioner John K. Burdette will hear claims related to Evaline Cottrill deceased. He seeks details on personal and real estate, administration accounts, debts, and interestate relations with Matilda McWilliams, with March 20 1944 deadline for submissions and March 20 1944 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
County of Taylor
Evaline Cottrill
Special Commissioner In Chancery
Gordon Sandridge
Herbert C. McWilliams
Eveline Cottrill
Oaline
Cottrill
Matilda McWilliams
Parrish Building
West Main Street
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
John K. Burdette
Chancery
Creditors and beneficiaries warned in Taylor County estates
To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Walter C. Good and of Alice J. Rauscher, deceased, notice is given to file claims or appear by September 6, 1944, or be barred from benefits. Both notices urge verification of claims and presence on the specified dates in Taylor County West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C
Alice J. Rauscher
Parrish Building
West Main Street
Grafton
West Virginia
Taylor County
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Grafton Club
Cohn
Eagles
Mrs. H. K Debendarfer
Cozy Rest
Jean Shingleton
Betty Jn McAvoy
Mary Jane Hancock
Cetta Glover
Marie Knight
Donis Cleavenger
Gwendolyn Newton
Paul Shahan
Fairmont State College
Willa Copenhaver
West Virginia University
W. W. Copenhaver
Bluemont Street
Cumberland
Frank Cather
Memorial Hospital
Pearl Street
James Bolyard
Shade Bolyard
Ona Street
Richard Bolyard
Delaware
Ohio
Janice Bartlett
Weston
Jo Ann
Joycelyn Vigor
Helen Harper
Mice Brooks
Grocers
Grafton Baking Co
Dixie
Monongahela System
Sentine
Ately
Sentinel
Flossie’s
Ford
Small Willys
Washington St
Bath and Garden
St. Charles St
Thayers
Iaest
Dana Barker
R. L. Brand
Bryant St
N. E
Washington, D.C
Wendel Coal
Oak Flat Top
Inquire
London
Trenton
N. J
Arranjay's
West 20Th
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