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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1949
Page
6
The Well-Child Clinic will convene tomorrow morning at the YMCA building under sponsorship of the Health and Hygiene committee of the Grafton Woman's Club. Mrs Paul P. Warden announced the clinic runs from 9:39 a m to 12 o'clock noon for children aged six months to six years.
The 40 and 8 society lays out nomination and election of officers for La Société des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux at a Legion Home dinner meeting followed by a business session. Charles R. Skaggs of Kingwood leads the program with members from Kingwood Terra Alta Reedsville Corinth Newburg and Masontown. The current Chef de Gare Charles R. Cather of Grafton attends. The Flying Dragon glides between tree limbs on sails stretched over movable rigs.
VFW Post No 3081 and its Ladies Auxiliary held installation at the VFW hall. P J Moran and a former district commander served as installing officers. New post officers include Harold A Cross as commander and James V Rinker as junior vice commander. Auxiliary leaders feature Agnes Shields as president and Agnes Woodford as historian.
Lou Brissie, star southpaw of the Philadelphia Athletics, accepted as chairman a Philadelphia sports fans blood donor recruiting drive for a new Red Cross regional center. He underwent 23 operations and 40 blood transfusions to survive war injuries, saying blood saved his life and he offers his services to the program.
Negotiators raced against time to avert a strike by 60,000 Ford workers at the River Rouge plant scheduled for noon tomorrow. The dispute centers on the CIO United Auto Workers charge of speed-up as management and leaders from the UAW-CIO agreed to renewed talks at 8 p.m. today.
Leo Evans of 419 West Main Street is among seven candidates for city council posts in the June 7 election. Reports incorrectly stated he is a painter. he is a fireman for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, where he has worked for eight years.
Mr. Appleby has arrived in town to assist the Sentinel with all-coverage of the new accident insurance policy announced to readers. Persons interested in representing the feature are invited to call at the Sentinel today.
HAL BOYLE notes Ciocetti’s team takes the heavy lift on estimating costs and preparing work schedules. She adds she enjoys the collecting work, while Boyle remarks he does not handle much of the contract work, preferring field tasks. The scene portrays a cooperative dynamic in their enterprise.
Mrs Crocetti describes long serving aides Emanuel Spans and Arthur Cavazzi as almost like sons. She notes tile setters are temperamental artists and must stay harmonious for steady work. The couple call them husband and wife and aim to keep the team together, with Reno trips if quarrels arise. Many have been with the firm since its founding as Mrs Crocetti stays in touch with families. She writes for an Italian paper and has tested 1500 recipes for a cookbook.
The second Grafton program will be carried over the Mutual network on Mother s Day. It is a historical skit written by Mrs. Ruoy Withers a Grafton Senior High school teacher featuring several regional persons.
A live broadcast is planned from 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. EST on Mother’s Day over 150 Mutus stations. An area segment will air from 9:00 to 9:15 a.m. EST in the state. The third installment of the series is scheduled to take place.
A Mother's Day afternoon event at Andrews Church will feature a live broadcast open to the general public. Attendees may participate in person to hear the service and view the broadcast from the church hall.
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