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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1940
Page
3
A fashion item notes Pattern 137 by Claire Tilden fits sizes 34 to 50 with front panel lines for easy fitting and no waistline seams. Suggested styles include a casual cotton or a dressy frock with scalloped neck and sleeves, tulip pockets, and ric rac trim, with order details for 15 cents.
Funeral services were held yesterday for A A Holt. Robert Davisson of Pittsburgh visits his parents for several days, spending time with his mother and father.
Friends of Mr and Mrs H L Linn gathered at their West Knotts avenue home Wednesday for a surprise birthday party. Gifts were exchanged, cards and banco were played, and prizes awarded to high and low scorers. Refreshments followed late in the evening with many relatives in attendance.
May 3 Woman's Aid society meets 7 30 p m in King's Daughters classroom. May 3 Circle No 1 St John's Methodist meets 7 30 p m at Mrs Fred Floyd's home at Tygart Dam. May 6 Quota club meeting 6 15 p m Cozy Rest urged to attend. May 7 Lindy club meets at Mrs Edna Poling home replacing previous location. May 7 Women's Division Republican club Taylor County meets 8 p m at K P hall guest speaker Mrs Mary Tidwell Fairmont. May 8 Weekley Sewing club dinner 6 p m at Mrs Emma Rockwell Route 50. May 8 May Day program WCTU at 2 30 p m First Baptist church. meeting moved up from May 10.
O Waugh, Mr and Mrs Donald Carrico, Frank Campbell, Mrs Edna De fenbaugh, Mrs Sarah Mahaffey, Mrs Nola B Powell, Mrs Mary EB Henderson, Mrs Charles Linn, Mrs Bessie Powell, Mr and Mrs Linn and sons Ray and Paul are named in a readable community notice segment.
Mrs. W. P. Clark of East Main entertained Y N T club members and guests at a Wednesday evening dance. Three tables of games determined prizes for Mrs. A R Williams, Mrs. A V Riddle, Mrs. John Hoskinson, and guest Mrs. Idella Carroll. Other guests included Miss Etta Warthen and Miss Mary Clark. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. W. P. Cannon's home on Barrett Street in two weeks.
The Friendship Bible class met at the First Christian church with eleven members and six guests attending. Fred G. White led devotionals and presided over a brief business session in president R. H. Bunner’s absence. Hymns, scripture reading, and prayer marked the gathering followed by refreshments from Mrs. Roy Thorn and Mrs. J. N. Wagner.
Tonight at eight o clock a repeat performance by popular demand of the three one act plays from three weeks ago by the juniors and intermediates of St. John's Methodist church will be held at the church as before.
A collection will fund junior Sunday school equipment. The pageant play When the Sun Stayed in Bed features costumes and colors. Rooking Chair Row recounts gossipers at a modern summer resort. Little Black Heliotrope tells of a slave girl devoted to her mistress. Miss Lucy appears in Naomi chapter No. 12 at Mrs. Zeppa Wyckoff’s funeral in Fairmont. Mrs. Robert F. Gerkin returns from Massillon, Ohio after visiting parents W. C. Deegan. Joseph A. Pugh Sr. travels from St. Petersburg, Fla to St. Marys, W. Va via Grafton. Miss Lucille Monroe and Richard Bunner attend a Ted Weems dance in Clarksburg. A. A. Holt’s funeral attended by Fairmont. C. A. Pilson attended Here For Funeral. A Hale Watkins, Marion county assistant prosecuting attorney, was present.
Mrs Grace Rohrbaugh and Grand Martha Mrs Leota Hartsock with Ona C Jefferys attended the funeral in the city. The group represented the association in a solemn ceremony.
Alice Brooks presents a companion woodland scene to Pattern 6624 and Pattern 6704. The 15 by 19 12 inch transfer pattern includes stitch illustrations, materials list, color chart and key. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York for pattern.
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