Three Mothers Honor Guests At Surprise Affair
Mrs A W Dean Mrs G H Kirk and Mrs 8 Smith were guests of honor at a surprise Mother's Day party on Maple Avenue Sunday afternoon hosted by their daughters Norma Jean Mary Lou Dean Annestta Kirk and Nancy Smith. Each mother received a gift and Mrs Smith spent her birthday with a personal gift. Ice cream cake and coffee were served at a black and white decorated table. Hostesses were joined by Mrs E L Amos visiting from Stockport Ohio, assisting in the dining room. The event was well planned and enjoyed by the honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. Dean
G. H. Kirk
Smith
Maple Avenue
Norma Jean
Mary Lou Dean
Annestta Kirk
Nancy Smith
E. L Amos
Stockport
Ohio
Fourth Birthday Celebrated At Kiddies Party
Mr and Mrs Warden Sapp hosted their son Robert s fourth birthday Friday at their Country Club road home. Children played games and contests before refreshments by Mrs Sapp assisted by Mrs Roy Moran and Mrs Vivian Goff. Edith Smallwood baked the birthday cake and gifts came for the honored guest. Many Moran and Smallwood family members attended including Beatrice Betty Lucille Lucretia and Elsie Moran and the guest of honor Robert Sapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warden Sapp
Country Club Road
Robert
Sapp
Roy Moran
Vivian Goff
Edith Smallwood
David Lee
Jackie Smallwood
Howard Moran
Billy Maloney
Billy
Ellis
Robert Lee
Betty Jean Maloney
J. D. Goff
R. L. Moran
Arthur Peters
Ada Barnes
Beatrice Moran
Betty Moran
Lucille Moran
Lucretia Moran
Rhea Lake
Shirley Ann Pauley
Elsie Moran
Billy Moran
Kenneth Duff
Beard Davis
Clyde Thomas Brown
Robert Moran
Jimmy Ed Hughes
Fred Moran, Jr
Mrs. Sapp
Robert Sapp
Briefly Told Leaves For West Miss Katherine Shields Visit
Katherine Shields daughter of Mr and Mrs John Shields of West Main street leaves this week for a California visit lasting one month. En route she will stop at the Grand Canyon Albuquerque New Mexico and other points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Catherine Shields
John Shields
West Main Street
Friinds
California
Grand Ganyon
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Community notices and social calendar items for Andrews church
May events include Queen Esther society at 8 p m at Betty Lou White home on St Charles street and Grafton Worham's club May Day dinner at Cozy Rest with officer installation May 14 Naomi class at West Main Street Methodist at 7 30 p m and May 17 entertainment at St Augustine school hall Also Fisher class meets May 14 at Mrs Russell DeMoss home May 20 Quota club session at Cozy Rest All weekend arrivals and departures include relatives visits in Washington D C funeral attendees from Fairmont Terra Alta and Cleveland and plans for Mary Jane Courtney's Washington trip with hospital and discharge notes for Herbert Grow Palo Argentine and Mrs Roy Williams and infant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Society
Andrews
Betty Lou White
St. Charles Street
Grafton Worhan’s Club
Cozy Rest
L. C. Frey
Naomi
West Main Street Methodist Church
John H. Evans
St. Augustine School
Fisher
St. John's Methodist Church
Russell DeMoss
East Long Street
Quota Club
British expeditionary force advances in Belgium aid by French
The British general headquarters reports the expeditionary force advancing successfully into Belgium in cooperation with French troops. British mechanized units gain an edge in early skirmishes with German forces on the Belgian front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Admiralty
Home Office
Scotland Yard
Morrison
Churchill
Simon
John Simon
House of Lords
Viscount Caldecote
Alfred Duff Cooper
John Reith
Loni Lloyd
Malcolm MacDonald
Kingsley Wood
John, Simon
John Anderson
Home Secretary
Andrew Duncan
Board of Trade
British RAF claims heavy WWII air action over weekend
The Union Leader reports a British communique stating the Royal Air Force shot down about 100 German planes and aided halting a Nazi advance by bombing enemy lines, reflecting one side of the weekend air war developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Dawson Seen Continues in Bid for Governor Nomination
Campaign manager Benjamin Shott praised Boone Dawson as a natural born winner who defeated Governor Homer A. Holt’s influence and a Democratic cash slush fund. He credited Dawson with clean campaigning and broad appeal that could defeat political machines, noting Dawson’s strong primary and general election record and a large Buchannon Upshur rally as his campaign closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Henry D. Hatfield
Shott
Charleston
Boone Dawson
Homer A. Holt
Republican Party
Refugees Hold Line as Belgian Forces Defend Maastricht
Refugees report continued fighting along the front as Belgian troops repel heavy assaults. With Maastricht holding, Belgian defense remains firm despite continued pressure and wintered conditions impacting the retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Maastricht
Belgian Front Reports Key Allied Push and Tank Losses
A Belgian communique said German attempts to cross the Albert canal by boats were repelled by heavy fire as French troops fight alongside Belgian forces. A French counter attack against motorized units was successful and many enemy tanks were destroyed. Roads north of the border were jammed with Allied reinforcements as Brussels civilians were kept moving to avoid hindering the troops. The capital faced air raid alarms after several bombardments, with Louvain and Antwerp also hit. Belgian troops mopped up scattered German parachutists as German air activity remained high and communications lines faced bombardments. Foreign Minister Spaak said morale stayed high despite seriousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Louvain
Antwerp
Paul Henri Spaak
NEED CASH Deficiency Claims Spark Defense Funding Debate
Senate figures push for large defense appropriations amid sudden deficiency claims. La Follette supports necessary funding but demands explanation. Army testimony cites shortage of anti aircraft batteries and anti tank guns. Reed warns against neutrality act backsliding as European conflict continues. The Nazi invasion of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg escalates urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Wis
Mintoh
D.-Ind
Reed
R. Kans
United States
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Proclamation Extends Neutrality Act Provisions to Belligerents
From the president site Saturday a proclamation extends to those countries the neutrality act provisions which ban arms sales to belligerents on credit. General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, says the Army needs at least 15,000 more regulars to form a sixth streamlined infantry division, to expand a mechanized cavalry unit into a full division, and to permit creation of a second field army corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marshall
Army
St Augustine School Hosts Evening of Student Plays
Friday at 8 00 p m the St Augustine School hall presents annual exercises by grade and high school pupils The high school performs The Stolen Jewel a one act comedy while seventh and eighth graders present Bugs Incorporated and upper grades stage The Girl That Was Lower grade pupils provide interludes and there is a May Day chorus Rheumatiz song and a ball for the younger pupils Tickets available from pupils The public is invited to attend the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine School Hall
Perkin
St. Augustine School
Youngster Fatally Injured When Hit By Car
Roderfield May 13 Ralph Jones four years old was fatally injured yesterday when a car rolled into a ditch and overturned. A playmate released the brake and the automobile rolled over during play. State Trooper M. Hofstetter reported no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderfield
Ralph Jones
M. 8
Hofstetter
Ralph
Fon To Do In Simple Stitchery Pattern 675
Cute pups and a companion picture to kittens, shown recently, with dogs crafted mainly in single stitch. Pattern 6712 includes a transfer image 15 by 15 inches, color chart, stitch illustrations, and required materials. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. at 269 W 14th Street New York NY. Include name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
A Button Front Cotton Frock Pattern 847
Fashion conscious readers seek up to date style and wearability in a button front frock. Pattern 847 by Claire Tilden offers easy sewing with a front buttoning view, scalloped collar, and simple darts for fit. Sizes cover misses and women, with yardage for size 36 and instructions to order by sending 15 cents to Grafton Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
War Bulletins Describe Skirmishes Near Ijssel Meer
War bulletins report forces suffering slight losses at Ijssel Meer while German and Dutch troops clash west of the Ijssel river, with simultaneous engagements noted to the south along the Zuider Zee front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Ued
Ijssel Meer
Zuider Zee
Ijssel River
Paris Air Raid Alarm Sounds At 2:30 P M
An air raid alarm sounded in Paris at 2 30 p m today and was raised 21 minutes later marking a brief emergency alert in the French capital during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Erie Railway Crash Leaves 250 Hurt Near Port Jervis
Erie railroad officials blamed a too swift approach to a station for a collision at Port Jervis New York as two excursion trains carrying 250 International Business Machines employees from Endicott collided. 35 were seriously enough to require hospitalization and most injuries were minor cuts bruises or shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erie Railroad
Port Jervis
N. Y
International Business Machine
Endicott
Nazis in the Dutch south and Rotterdam battles
Nazi troops in the south and reports of Dutch control in the interior. Parachute units were driven from Rotterdam and Waalhaven airport remains unusable due to heavy artillery. Civilians in The Hague faced curfews and bans on gatherings as Dutch forces acknowledge German advances across the Maas and Ijssel rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
Waalhaven
Hague
Maas
Meuse
Ijssel
Dutch Retreat Aids Nazi Column Slowdown Across Holland
A wartime communique reports Dutch forces withdrawing virtually without heavy damage as Dutch aircraft bombarded Nazi columns. French units move toward the Reh of the Netherlands while British troops occupy flood defenses in central Holland. Rotterdam’s clearing nears finish as parachute incursions are suppressed. Amsterdam sees limited fifth column activity and Dutch Nazis driven from The Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niga Comamnd
Netherland
Netherlands
North
Brabant
Maas
Holland
Moriern
Rotterdam
G Wit
Amsterdam
Hague
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Annabel P. Swisher
Society Reporter
Mas
Harvey Wittman
Bridgeton, N. J
Siebert Ytc
Silver Lake
WTCU
Bridgeton
Wittman
YTC
W. T. Coirfny
West St. Charles
Frank
Baltimor
B. & O. Veterans Convention
Cincinnati
Richard Robey
Holt Apartments
Washington, D. C
Martha Rogers
Robert Merrifield
Edward Summers
Eugene
Zana Jolce
Claude Brown
Lena Kincaid
Johnson
Iva Utterback
Maud Summers
Max Sinsel
Fairmont
Harold Sinsel
Terra Alta
Boyd Rogers
Corinth
Ralph Rogers
Cleveland
Allen Rogers
Steubenville
Albert Sinsel
Evansville
Washington
Mary Jane Courtney
West St. Charles Street
Edwin Davis
Alexandria
Remington, Va
Herbert Grow, Jr
Thayer Avenue
City Hospital
Palo Argentine
Newburg
Roy ‘Williams
William Bee
Beech Street
Hussion
William Jennings
Hussson
Nat Spee Oebpl
Odo Praia
Grafton Drug and Chemical’ Company
Malone
School Plans Entertainment
Alice Brooks
Copa. Fle
Household Arte, Inc
Marinello Beauty Shop
W. Main
Erie
S.S
RED Cross Pharmacy
Reymer's and
Jacobs
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