Ninth Birthday Of Weekley Club Celebrated Here
The Weekley Sewing Club marked its ninth anniversary at the home of Mrs. Victor Rockwell on Route 50. A pink and white theme featured dogwood and cherry blossoms as members and guests shared a covered dish dinner, elections for the next year were held, and a nine candle cake was cut to end the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Rockwell
Route 50
Weekley Sewing Club
W. F. Simmons
Lawson DeLane
Ralph Paugh
L. H. Greenwald
Ben Poling
W. J. Hussion
Robert Wittman
T. C. Gough
Harry Carroll
Myrtle Frazier
W. P. Clark
Fred McFarland
Thomas Miller
Forrest Deakins
Lawson DeLaney
T. C Gough
Ralph Shahan
Thayer Street
Rockwell
DeLaney
Home Economics Class Hosts Mothers Tea at Grafton High
The sixth period tea event was arranged by the Home Economics class at Grafton Senior High School. Mothers, faculty members, and several guests enjoyed the beautifully organized gathering during Friday afternoon.
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Grafton Senior High School
Newburg Girl Weds Grafton Resident Friday
Miss Leona Haskell of Newburg and Thomas Sheets of Grafton were married Friday May 9 in the United Brethren parsonage with Rev. Mrs. Lois Luzader officiating. The bride wore blue and was attended by the groom's sister Mildred Sheets. The couple plans a short visit in Clarksburg then Salem Ohio with relatives before settling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Luzader
United Brethren Church
Leona Haskiell
Newburg
Thomas Sheets
Mildred Sheets
Clarksburg
Salem
Ohio
Sheets
Newburg High School
Mr. Sheets
Roy H. Sheets
Walnut Street
Local Alumni Attend Delta Gamma Luncheon in Philippi
Local alumnae members gathered for the quarterly Delta Gamma Alumnae of Central West Virginia luncheon in Philippi Saturday. Key organizers included Marie A. Kittle, Betty N. Nestor, and Pauline W. Waddell, with attendees such as Mrs. Burdett, Mrs. Bolyard, Ida Dorsey, Lucille Neely, Virginia E. Robinson, Peggy Cox Robers, and Mrs. Saffell Talbott among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Burdett
T. A. Bolyard
Ida Dorsey
Delta Gamma
West Virginia
Philippi
Marie A. Kittle
Betty N. Nestor
Pauline W. Waddell
Lucille Neely
Jane Lew
Virginia E. Robinson
Clarksburg
Peggy Cox Robers
Bid” Saffell Talbott
Mary E
Crochet Your Rug Pattern Notice
Crochet your rug in two pattern strands with four candle-wick repeats. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York NY for the pattern and supply details. Include name and address and pattern number clearly.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Notable Names in Clarksburg Obituary Fragments
Brown, Miss Margaret Grace Snedegar, Miss Mary Gambel Kump, Elkins and Mrs. Helen C. Kuhl are listed among individuals connected to Clarksburg in a preserved obituary fragment, indicating local record of residents or families.
Three Baptist Classes Unite To Pay Tribute
A Mother's Day program by Baraca Philathea and R T S classes at First Baptist featured Attorney J Guy Allender as speaker on mans progress in revering mothers. William Morgan spoke on Mother Our Best Friend with Mrs Russell Reese reciting Mother of Mine. The group sang Count Your Blessings My Country Tis of Thee. Oral Jones gave prayer and Morgan delivered benediction.
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Baraca
Philathea
First
Baptist Church
J. Guy Allender
Allender
William Morgan
Russell Reese
Oral Jones
Morgan
Hospital News and Local Appointments
Bettye Pauline Craft daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Craft of West Main street is confined to St Mary's hospital Clarksburg with a head infection. D O Reed leaves today for the United Brethren general conference in South Bend Indiana May 13 to 23. Mrs John Hamilton of 510 Christiana street and Mrs Richard Sheets of 115 East Boyd street had tonsil operations at City hospital. Laura Stalnaker of 217 McGraw avenue was dismissed from the hospital Saturday. several others were dismissed Sunday including Mrs James F Clingan 82 Addison street and Mrs Helen Rupp Freeze Park View and Mrs Dale Zinn 107 West Washington street who went home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. and
O. Veterans
Clara Fawyer
VFW
Bingo
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church
Mabel
White
Yates Avenue
Fisher
St. John's Methodist Church
Woman's Club
Masonic Temple
Nina Zinn
Jr. OU. A.M
Albright
W. Va
D. E. Williams
Clarksburg
General Woman's Society of Christian Service
St . Paul's Methodist
Bettye Pauline Craft
T. A. Craft
West Main Street
St. Mary's Hospital
D. O. Reed
General Conference of
United Brethren Churches
South Bend
Ind
John Hamilton
Christiana Street
Richard Sheets
East Boyd Street
City Hospital
Laura Stalnaker
McGraw Avenue
James F. Clingan
Addison Street
Helen Rupp Freeze
Park View
Dale Zinn
West Washington Street
Swisher and Stipe Couple Wed in Fairmont
Betty Lee Swisher wed Charles William Stipe in Belington at 10 o clock Friday morning. Rev F A Brandon officiated. The bride wore a pale green street length frock with beige accessories and a corsage of American Beauty roses. The bride, a Grafton High School graduate 1940, and the groom, a Simpson High School graduate 1933, studied at West Virginia University School of Mines, earning a BS in mine engineering. he works in the Consolidation Coal Co engineering department at Fairmont. The couple will reside at 414 Guffey Street, Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Swisher
Webster
Betty Lee Swisher
Charles William Stipe
Edward Stipe
Plemington
Belington
F. A. Brandon
Freezin
More Selectees Called For Early Next Month
West Virginia will furnish 540 men for the Army in early June as part of a set of three monthly calls. Inductions occur at Huntington between June 2 and 10 with 500 white and 40 Negro selectees. Clarksburg station not opened due to small numbers. total 2,400 to 2,600 men expected for the month, with calls spaced about ten days apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
C. C. Pierce
Selective Service Executive
West Virginia
Army
W&l
Huntington
Clarksburg
Pierce
Utility Taxes Allocated to Counties and Municipalities
Charleston May 12 The final distribution of utilities taxes for 1940 41 totals 9 988 254 91. Edgar B Sims State Auditor announced counties receive 7 306 712 95 municipalities 565 530 10 sinking fund commission 2 060 269 33 and state general revenue 55 752 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Office of
Edgar B. Sims
State Sinking Fund Commission
General Revenue
Davidson College Chief To Talk At Davis Elkins
Dr. Walter Lee Lingle, president emeritus of Davidson College, will deliver the commencement address at Davis Elkins College on June 4. Dr. R. T. L. Liston announced the plans, with Dr. Wallace M. Alston, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Charleston, delivering the baccalaureate sermon on June 1.
Dinner Talk Highlights First Baptist Banquet
Dr E W Bloomquist spoke at the Father and Son banquet of the Baraca class held at the church in the class rooms. He presented Five Essential Rules of Building Christian Character as the address, with a quartet of local ministers and Rev Grow delivering benediction. The Judson Missionary Society served the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraca
First Baptist Church
E. W. Bloomquist
Clark Surg Baptist Church
Garton
Withers
Oakey W. Grow
E. F. K. Roof
B. L. Lowery
Grow
Judson Missionary Society
Interim Committee Named By Speaker Plan Meeting
Speaker Malcolm Arnold announced five members to the legislative interim committee. The first meeting is set for May 17 in Charleston to study mining conservation juvenile court laws institutional care of children and adults and public lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Malcolm Arnold
House of Delegates
Brief Arrival and Visits Reported in Local Notes
Mrs. John Dennison of Stevenson Alabama will arrive this afternoon to attend the bedside of her brother W E Leonard who is seriously ill in City hospital. Mr and Mrs E L Amos are spending two weeks at the home of Dr and Mrs F S Smith Maple avenue enroute to Butler Pennsylvania from Orlando Florida. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs John Potteroff Mr and Mrs Roy Shelley and daughter Miss Sally Shelley of Waynesburg Pennsylvania visiting Frank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dennison
Stevenson, Ala
W. E. Leonard
City Hospital
E. L. Amos
John Potteroff
Roy Shelley
Sally Shelley
Waynesburg, Pa
Frank
Court Battle Over Paternity Claims Highlights Denny Case
In New York a court action seeks to declare Mrs. Jane Schlam the daughter of socialite Mrs. Elsie Denny. Mrs. Denny denies maternity, admitting her first husband Charles W. Lewis was Schlam’s father. The case centers on paternity and status amid ongoing cross tension with Iraq’s Gulf region diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Denny
New York
Jane Schlam
Denny
State employes civil service committee leadership names
The article notes a bipartite committee on corporation problems and civil service for state employees. One co chair will be Senate President Byron Randolph with Arnold, and the House membership includes Gates Ross D Mercer Alltop Marion labor chair Mrs Nell Walker Fayette Casto Wood and Powell Pleasants Republican minorit y.
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Senate
Byron Randolph
Arnold
House
Ross
D.-Mercer
Alltop
D.-Marion
the Labor Committee
Nell Walker
D.-Fayette
Casto
D.wood
Powell
R.-Pleasants
Minorit der
TRAQ IS GIVEN Continentium Page One Report
Foreign agencies report on a diplomatic proposal scene with Iraq and Soviet Union. Tass notes that by end of 1940 Iraq through its minister in Turkey urged the USSR government to establish diplomatic relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ussr
Iraq
Britain
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Tass
Turkey
U.S.S.R
Tragedy Ties Doctor's Daughter to Michigan Connection
Miss Scott died from a gunshot to the temple after being with Haltenberger and C Donner. Dr Roy W Scott, city hospital chief, discounts suicide theory, noting his daughter was in good spirits. Haltenberger, en route to Ashland, Ky, had studied with Scott in 1934 at the University of Michigan.
Hoover Fears Transformation Of War Threats And U S Preparedness
The article reports on Hoover arguing that the war has transformed into a conflict unlikely to end quickly, with Hitler potentially seizing strategic regions and the British unable to invade Europe. He warns the U S is unprepared, urges unity, and lists three hard facts including naval action and global threats from Japan.
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America
Hitler
Suez
Iraq
North
Africa
Mediterranean
Europe
England
United States
Japan
Pattern 360 cool suntan dress for summer wear
The Grafton Sentinel promotes Pattern 360 by Claire Tilden a chic sun tan dress with matching or contrasting jacket designed for cool casual sports wear. It features a smooth curved waist girdle a deep V neckline a halter back and a flared front panel skirt with a brief bolero. Sizes 12 14 16 18 20 require 3 12 yards of fabric plus 1 yard contrast. Send 15 cents to Pattern Department New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Nation Divided Over Unity as Policy Fails to Converge
A convention debate highlights tensions on national unity and defense of the western hemisphere. Speakers criticize unpreparedness in military and industrial capacity while urging government alignment with public will. The record notes 86 favoring a network agreement and 46 opposing it, with stations free to arrange local programs.
Mutual halts and tentative ASCAP deal teased at NAB
Under the old contract the society took 5 percent of gross. Neville Miller, NAB president, had no comment as Mutual halted actions on the eve of the NAB convention. Mutual stockholders had tentative agreement with ASCAP 10 days prior. Network affiliates gathered last Saturday to vote but reached no decision. another meeting Sunday morning produced 61 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Miller
National Association of Broadcasters
Mutual
ASCAP
Radio Schedule Highlights West Virginia Station WMMN
A dense listing of radio programs across several networks for WMMN Fairmont. Includes Eddy Rogers Orchestra, Ed Hill sports, Captain Midnight, Fibbing music blocks, news by Walter Winters, Lanny Ross, and various comedy and variety acts through the evening. Notable stations NBC CBS MBS WJZ WEAF and KNX with multiple shows and times.
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MBS
Eddy Rogers
Orch
Bs-Wabc
Edwin C. Hill
Nbc-Weaf
NBC
WJZ
Escorts
Betty
Joe and
Sam
CBS
WABC
the World Today
KDKA
Lowell Thomas
WEAF
Paul Douglas
WBLK
Gasoine Alley
WMMN
Cbs-Wabc
Amos
Andy
WJR
Fred Waring
Palton Lewis, Jr
Lanny Ross
Gal
Texas
Mr. Smith
Nbc-Wiz
Guy N'nettes
Boake Carter
Voice of the Stone
West Virginia University
Gabriel Heater
CB5
Lux ‘Radio Theatre
Basin Street Chamber Music
Joan Edwards
Nat
Radio Forum
Matty Malneck
WLW
Cavalcade of America
News of the World
Voice of Hawaii
Amos ‘N’ Andy
WCAE
Jack Coffe
Ted Fio-Rito
Three Suns
KNX
Blondie
Dance Orch
Clyde Lucas
Lou Breese
Chuck Foster
Neil Bondshu
Joey Kearns
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weekley Club
Grafton
Luzader
Iuseway
Alice Brooks
Henry
Amily
Ross Street
Betty L. Swisher
C. W. Stipe
Davidson College
Davis Elkins
Dr. Bloomquist
Anc
Sbs
Bette
C.richman General Insurance Room
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Hoover Fears
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Talon Parra
Rte
Holland Furnace Co
Fairmont
Tnific Work Radio
KCS
Bill Stern
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Ray Winters
Tim Healy
Paul Sullivan
Ted Steele
Listener
Guy Lombardo
Raymond Gram Swing
Nbc-Wblk
Who
Radio Tube
RCA
Bn al
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