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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1949

Page

5

Shannon Child Guest Of Honor in Tunnelton Party

Mrs Harold Shannon hosted a birthday gathering in Tunnelton on March 14 to honor her daughter Carolyn Sue Shannon on her ninth birthday. Attendees included Shirley Lipscomb Glenn Dale Britton Jim Bob Zinn Opal Faye Sylvia Teddy Layton Jeannine Miller Kiven Simpson Ronnie Nine Nancy Bolyard Donavon Shannon Shirley Uphold Larry Shannon Ronnie Simpson Helen Lee Shannon and others. Local notices mention Women’s Society meeting at Tunnelton Methodist Church with about thirty members and several health updates for residents including Janice Eileen Zinn ill with pneumonia and other local residents facing surgeries illnesses and recoveries.

Tunnelton Harold Shannon Carolyn Sue Shirley Lipscomb Glenn Dale Britton Jim Bob Zinn Opal Faye Sylvia Teddy Layton Jeannine Miller Kiven Simpson Ronnie Nine Nancy Bolyard Donavon Shannon Shirley Uphold Marshall Miller Larry Shannon Ronnie Simpson Helen Lee Shannon Carolyn Sue Shannon

Garden Tips on Planting and Weed Control

Garden guidance covers digging depth for enrichment while avoiding excess subsoil, storing forced bulbs for autumn planting, and starting onion seedlings indoors for early season outdoors. It warns weed control is essential as aphids beetles spread disease, advises against cultivating when plants are wet, and suggests discarding oldest seeds due to declining germination.

Ralph Bolyard Injured In Fall

Keng Maryland March 14 Ralph Bolyard was injured in a three story Baltimore fall while erecting a tele ion aerial on a fire escape. He suffered a broken shoulder a broken nose facial lacerations and possible internal injuries. Mrs Bolyard returned from Baltimore and reported the condition at the time.

Keng Vance Bolyard Ralph Baltimore Maryland Bolyard

Wire Preservers One Way to Eliminate Excess House

The article outlines organizing tips to reduce clutter by arranging closet and cabinet contents so frequently used items are accessible. It suggests packing out of season gear into dust proof bags and storing on high shelves. It notes gas utility companies in the country employ about 160000 workers.

San Francisco New Guinea Cecil Abel Kwato Milne Bay Abel England Lawrence Bill East St. Louis Duke Ellington Arthur Evans Sinatra

Jiffty Brunch Coat Pattern Sale Notice

Pattern 9323 offers a wrap tie aside peasanty style with ruffled pocket in sizes 12 to 20. Size 16 uses 414 yards of 30 inch fabric. complete Sew Chart. send twenty five cents to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept at West 18th Street New York. Marian Martin Spring Pattern Book features sew fashion and free baby bottle holder. fifteen cents for the book.

Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept West 18Th St New York N. Y Marian Martin

Spring Hair Revival Through Simple Brush and Shampoo

Dusty March winds mess hair but a routine wash and brush can restore gloss. Clean hair restored to shine with a complete beauty routine, leaving curls soft and springy ready for style with a hairpin. A modern economical method keeps hair lovely.

Vitamin C Uses and Benefits Explained by Dr Bundesen

Dr Herman N Bundesen outlines vitamin C as ascorbic acid, essential to prevent scurvy and aid wound healing. It supports amino acid use, tissue repair, and may help premature babies receive necessary protein. Daily vitamin C may prevent heat-related illnesses. readers are urged to ensure adequate intake.

Features Syndicate, Inc

Quiz from history and literature figures

A compilation asks readers to identify sources and figures. Questions cover a quote’s book, Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book author, the U S ambassador to France at WWI, Appomattox Court House’s significance, and Croesus. The page also lists historic dates and a famed railroad financier born February 14, 1897, plus a famed retired second baseman noted as a great right handed hitter.

Diana of the Canadian Tex New Jersey Frank F. Kolbe Alleghany Corporation van Sweringen Alleghany Chesapeake &Ohio Nickel Plate Pere Marquette Wall Street

Baseball star who led St Louis Cards and managed three teams

Brief biographical note on a Texas born player who rose to Major League prominence with the St Louis Cardinals after 1915, boasting a .358 lifetime average and later managing the Cardinals to a pennant, along with stints managing the Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs. The column weaves in unrelated trivia and language notes.

Winters Tex Hugo-Denison St.Louis Cardinals Boston Braves Chicago Cubs

Birthday wishes for notable women and artists today

Anniversary greetings go to Florence B. Allen the first female United States federal judge Louis Adamic author Egon Petri pianist and Joan Crawford film star celebrate their birthdays today with tributes from readers and teams at the paper.

Plymouth Mass John Carver United States Aguinaldo Richard Halliburton Florence B. Allen Louis Adamic Y Egon Petri Joan Crawford

Postcard threat note amid 1000 cards on boy’s birthday

Eddie Devlin, on his seventh birthday in Atlantic City, received an unsigned postcard claiming “God help me for hitting you” and saying the sender lacks the strength to surrender. His mother handed the card to police as she offered sympathy for the sender.

Atlantic City Nwn Eddie Devlin Eddie Atlantic City Hospital Frank Devlin

Evans Seeks New Crooner After Sinatra Success

Mel Heimer writes that George B. Evans, famed press agent, is courting Bill Lawrence as a new national idol after the Sinatra campaign. He notes editors’ tightening space rules and anticipates renewed hype across radio records films and newspapers with Lawrence hailed as the next big name.

Evans Sinatra Pygmalion Mr. Evans Bill Lawrence Perry Como Dick Haymes George Mr. Lawrence

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Shannon Child Woman's Society of Christian Service Tunnelton Methodist Church Carrie G Taylor Joseph Vincent Emma Maier Gertrude Halbritter Bessie Hartman Janice Eileen Donnie Zinn Grafton City Hospital Hoddie Watkins Denver Grafton Percy Stevenson Veteran's Hospital Martinsburg Edwina Frantz Mildred Frantz Cleveland Ohio Nora Wise Sylvester Bdlvard Grafton Hospital Lester Shaver William H Billy) Sigley Victor G. Halbritter Leslie Guy Fairmont L. C. Halbritter Helen Maier Charleston Mrs E. C. Maier T. H. Zinn Cumberland Mrs. C. 8. Zinn M.D. Montgomery N. W. Montgomery Clarksburg Watson Poland H. H. Poland A. P. Wiles Pairmont Wiles W. Frank Wiles Herbert Wiles Harold Wiles Ralph Bolyard F. W. Westerman Keith Griffith Morgantown First Presbyterian Church Ronald Mason Paul Mason Reeasvile Camp Lee Virginia Sgt. Mason Osaka Japan Vic Han Noah Bess Thomas Niles MES Walbred Alan Dieso Calif Naoah H Gales di Herman N. Bundesen M.D Stanley Ocoe King Peatures Syndicate Eustathus Thessalonica S_OF FAME Gues Lilian Campbell Central Press Rudyard Kipling Myron T. Herrick Robert H. Lee Ulysses S. Grant Aqugohl Eavfou Happy Harold Dotson Petroleum Ritchie County Parkersburg Little Kanawha Regional Council Paul Ingram Tyler County Dotson West Virginia University Mel Heimer York George B. Evans America Frank Sinatra Frank Tex Rickard Oue Georges Carpentier William Harrison Dempsey Bress Winchell Alckerey Esquire F Dearaoah Abel Foshan Dearanoah Ism Richard Aoah Miltoa F Wagner New Tripoli Kidder Kiwanis AT. State Sports Center Fairmont State College G. H. S. Field House Lions Club Towles
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