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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1948

Page

3

Two for dinner and you in rose apron pattern 7129

Embroidery pattern 7129 offers one and a quarter yards of fabric needed plus scraps for applique. Describes improved pattern visuals with charts and photos and complete directions. Send twenty cents to Sentinel Household Arts Dept. in Brooklyn. Includes offer for Alice Brooks Needlework Book for fifteen cents more with patterns and a free kitchen accessory and bib pattern.

The Sentinel Household Arts Dept P. O Station F Brooklyn Brooklyn 26, N Alice Brooks Cory

German Professor to Speak at Blueville Church Tomorrow

Lydia Strother a German language professor at West Virginia University and daughter of a German Methodist minister will be guest speaker at Blueville Methodist Church tomorrow night at 7 15 p m. She came to the United States to study and remained to teach at the university.

Lydia Strother W. Va. University Germany Blueville Methodist Church Strother

Birth announcement for John James Jr in City Hospital

Mr and Mrs John Hussion announce the birth of a son, John James Jr, born April 15 at City Hospital. First child of the couple, mother Helen Ruth Norris, formerly Norris of Blueville. Father is turner at Turner's. Robert Love of Pearl Street and Alfonso Leuthardt of Blueville have returned home after winter in Florida.

John “Jack” Hussion Linccoln Street City Hos ‘Pital John James, Jr Helen Ruth Norris Robert Love Pearl Street Alfonso Leuthardt Blueville Florida

Campaign spending figures surface in Beckley report

Campaign expenses and contributions are listed for several candidates including Kay Thomas, Walker Jordan, Mort Robinson, J. W. Maxwell of Beckley, and Robert H. Kidd. Auditor Edgar B. Simms is noted, with various small expenditures and no listed contributions. Weather and historical notes accompany the page.

Walker Jordan Mort Robinson J. W. Maxwell Beckley Maxwell Edgar B. Simms W. W. Trent Robert H. Kidd Burnsville

Mock Convention Aims for Taft Presidency at Wooster College

Fragmentary OCR reveals Wooster College in Ohio hosting a mock convention for Republican presidential preference. Names of participants appear garbled, but it mentions a leftengraver and a publican convention with a potential aspirant for the presidency. The text hints at primary-related activity and a May timeframe.

Litics Wooster College Wooster, C Tannarelli Robert A.nett

It Youre Yours Easily Summer Ensemble Pattern 9179

Pattern 9179 offers a date dress and versatile jacket outfit with a complete sew chart and sizes 12 to 42. The ad urges sending twenty five cents to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept for the pattern and notes a Martin Pattern Book sold for fifteen more cents, with belts and spring fashion cues included.

Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept West 18Th St New York

Community club events and meetings May schedule

A series of local organizational meetings and events are listed for May. Junior Lodge No 12 meets May 1 at the MCA gym from 1 30 to 3 30 p m. Mountaineer Council No 44 meets May 1 on East Main. Delta Nu Chapter Tau Phi Lambda hosts a mothers tea May 2 at Andrews Methodist Church with a pledge ceremony at 2 00 p m. Quota Club holds a 6 15 p m hotel Grafton meeting on May 3, cancel 4380. Circle No 2 of St Pauls WSCS meets May 4 at 2 00 p m at 70 West St. Charles. Judson Missionary Society meets May 4 at First Baptist at 7 30 p m for officer installation. White Rose Grove No 2 meets May 10 at Turners K of C Lodge Hall 7 30 p m. attendance urged for team members and officers.

Supreme Forest Woodman Circle Mountaineer Council United American Mechanics East Main Street Pim Delta Nu Tau Phi Lambda Sorority Judson Missionary Society First Baptist Church White Rose Grove No Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle K. of C

Spring Beauty and the Arrival of Blossoms

A reflective piece celebrates the first warm spring day and the arrival of blossoms. It notes how sun rain and air transform winter’s drab scene into spring’s beauty, recognizing change as a gift from God. The author muses on the season’s renewal and personal renewal.

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