Grafton High School presents Magnificent Obsession play
Miss Eldora Bolyard reports a large crowd viewed the Grafton high school senior class production Magnificent Obsession last night. Eugenia Stevens starred as Helen Hudson with Maxine Rogers as Nancy Ashford and Dottie Sterling as Joyce Hudson. Lloyd Elsey played Merrick and James Wirkiew Monty Brent, with Natalie Dowden as Martha and Ruth Battan honored for directing.
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Grafton
Nancy Ashford
Dottie Sterling
Joyce Hudson
Dr. Huson
Robert Stout
Merrick
Joyce
Helen Hudson
Lloyd Elsey James Ad
Malerm Pyle
Jamey Wirkiew
Monty Brent
Joyer Huson
Natalie Dowden
Martha
Betty Long
Mrs. Wick
Nancy Curry
Marian Dawson
Jack Crane
Jack Dowden
Charles Tighe
Perry
Sammie DeMoss
Bessie Jones
Rosemary Por
Dale Chenoweth
Beatrice Cunningham
Wirwins Freeze
Anna Zorick
Avanelle Denton
Roy Stout
Ruth Battan
Uncer
Betty Rose Miller
Bobby
May events listed for women's clubs and church groups
A long list of upcoming meetings for the World War II Mother’s club Fidelis club and several church and civic groups. Notable items include May 15 church services at St Paul’s Methodist May 16 WSS and Andrew’s Methodist meetings at various times May 16 Book Review Graf ton Woman’s club at 1 30 pm May 17 Blueville Methodist WSC Mother and Guest Night at 6 30 pm May 18 Fast Star Woman’s club postponed to June 1 and an all day session May 17 at Mrs Ralph Lemmon’s home on the Grafton Morgantown road.
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Mother's Club
Red Cross Pharmacy
St. Paul's Methodist
Fidelis Club
Ruth Mollahan
Beech Street
RB. T
WSS
Ti Andrew's Methodist
Ehuren
P.m
Churehs
Petterman Methodist Chiret
Chureh
Book Review
Grafton Woman's Club
Margaret Alice Wasgoner
God
Col
Randolph Scott
W.S. C
Blueville
George Norris
Brownlow Park
Hayward Norris
Grafton Business Girly
Lucille Payne
Marnusrite Duckworth
Haymond Community Club
Katherine Lemmon
Grafton-Mormantown
Rhe
Fast Star Woman's Club
Elb
Masonic Temple
At & P.m
Nate
Ralph Lemmon
Grafton-Morgantown Road
Mrs. E. McCoy Hosts Haymond Community Club Meeting
The Haymond Community club met at Mrs. Emory McCoy's home for an afternoon session with timely subjects and reports in place of the usual program. Needlework and social discourse prevailed as . Ella McCoy was introduced as a new member, and refreshments were served by the hostesses.
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Haymond
Emory McCoy
Charles McCoy
Ella McCoy
Youth Fellowship Tea Hour At Andrews Methodist
Miss Florence Seymour, president of the Youth Fellowship at Andrews Methodist, announced today a tea event this Sunday evening at 6 o clock downstairs in the chapel. Members are urged to invite others to attend the fellowship gathering and movie program.
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Plorence Seymous
Youth Fellowship
The
Andrew's Methodist
Allied troops push across Rapido and seize Monte Cassino area
Allied forces establish a first bridgehead over the Rapido amid heavy fire and armored opposition. French troops seize Monte Cassino crest after intense close combat while other units advance north of Cassino and push back German outposts in rugged terrain and hill defenses near the Gustav line.
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Rapido
Contac
Gustav Line
Liri
Fifth Army
Monte Faith
San Sebastiano
Castellote
Cassino
Eighth Army
Cassini
Germans Increase Night Attacks Across Channel and Europe
Contimental page reports intensified German night fighter activity, plus heavy RAF and American air operations over Folkestone Louvain Hasselt and surrounding areas. It notes claims of substantial Allied losses, including 95 American aircraft and 150 enemy units, with factories and rail links targeted in the ongoing offensive.
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Tme
Fevces
Folkestone
Louvain
Brussels
Hasselt
Thunderbolts
U. Ninth Air Force
Paris
Berlin
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Barclay on Bridge A pre emptive bid and misled defense
In this Barclay column a pre emptive bid by South in a major or minor suit tests defenses. The article discusses lead choices against such bids and analyzes a sample hand where misdefense cost the declarer. It emphasizes that other major leads are often strongest against these overcalls.
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South
North
King
Reid
West
Briefly Told Mother S Inspiring Poem and Local Notices
A column of brief items from Grafton West Virginia features a poem about a mother by J B Staley and several local notices. Mrs Lee Smith returns to Pittsburgh after a funeral for her grandfather Leonard Cox. Audra McCartney resigns as city hospital secretary to take a Washington DC position. Jo Jenkins of Fairmont visits Grafton. Mrs Richard McDade heads to Pittsburgh as guest for two weeks.
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Lee Smith
Pittsburgh
Mrs. Smith
Leonard Cox
Audra McCartney
Beech Street
City Hospital
Washington, D. C
Washington
Richard McDade
Maple Avenue
Lawrence J Klippel
Mt. Lebanon
Republican Delegation Lines Form for Nomination Fight
The GOP field centers on Dewey support with Revercomb Hatfield Lilly Townsend Shott and Summers promising backing. Sharp wins seventh on late returns as Hugus and Sowers trail. Democratic leaders back a fourth term for Roosevelt while Hedrick tops Koontz for sixth district. Maxwell bests Neff for GOP nod. Holt and Dawson show weakened gubernatorial support. Funkhouser leads in north, Dawson down in south.
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Hallanan
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
Charleston
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
Abe” Lilly
T. C. Townsend
Hugh Ike Shott
Bluefield
Hall
Harley M. Kilgore
M. M. Neely
Roosevelt
Kanawha County
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Patrick Koontz
J. W. Maxwell
GOP
Harold Neff
Holt
Senate
Dawson
Funkhouser
Opera House Screens Million Dollar Kid Adventure
The East Side Kids led by Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall star in Monogram’s filmization of their adventures opening Sunday at the Opera House. The gang rescues a wealthy man, is treated to his private gym, and helps the millionaire’s children with their troubles, while creating riotous mischief.
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Bobby Solid
Jimmy Strand
Leo Gorcey
Comedy Stone
Johnny Duncan
David Durand
Monogram
Gang Mavetous Worl
East Side
Opera House
Huntz Hall
Gabriel Dell
Benedict
Louise Carpie
Gorcey
Herbert Hayes
Noah Berry
Stanley Brown
Iris Adrams
Patsy Moran
Snow White Disney Feature Opens with Live Action Drawings
A review notes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is built from animated drawings unlike Disney’s usual short outputs. It praises Snow White as a charming heroine with white skin red lips and ebony hair and mentions her singing four of the eight songs in the film starting at the Strand today.
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Disney
Snow White
Strand
Jane Eyre to Open Sunday at Dixie Theatre
Dixie announces the film Jane Eyre will debut Sunday at the Dixie Theatre. The story, already a best seller and decades of readers’ favorite, is touted as surpassing prior success and joining 20th Century Fox’s notable film list.
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Orson Welles
Edward Rochester
Joan Fontaine
Jane
Jane Eyre
20Th Century-Fox
Charlotte Browne
Dixie Theatre
Robert Stevenson
Margaret O'Brien
P Zgy
Ann Garner
John Sutton
Charlotte Bronte
20Th Century Fox
Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Feature
For years movie goers worldwide were carried by Walt Disney's animated characters as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs promises a new short experience. The piece notes the enduring appeal and the era defining nature of the film in animation history.
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Walt Disney
Major War Debate Over Military Production Fails Armies
The article notes a major war in the dispute itself with concern over the failure to continue producing for the armed forces. It outlines tensions between parties, highlighting urgency and the impact on war effort.
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Keniors
G. H.S
Mrs. E. McCoy
Skages & Co
Snow White and the
RKO Radio
Strong Raf
Italy
War Department
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Features Syndicate, Inc
Mother
Trish
J. B. Staley
Church Street
W. Va
Bebe
Terete Eet Tet
Jo Jenkins
Fairmont
U.S
East Side Kids” Register
Dixie
Allure
Seven Dwarfs
Grafton Baking Co
Telebet Ai
McGraw Ave
Washington Street
Lucretia
Grand Street
West Main St
C. C. Richman
W. Main St
Minorca
London Poultry
Box
Trenton
N. J Aitt
Elmen
Harvard Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Billford
Sentinel Office
J.C. Jenkins
Miletus
Joe Lach
Paul Drain
East Washington Street
Mary Rene Jones
Thayer Street
Cardin Brown
Nancy M. Wagner
E. Main St
Walter Street
Maple Ave
Morgantown
West Virginia
M. C
Bath
Washington St
Florida
Coast
St. Petersburg
G. B. Potterfield
Union Building
Busy Bee Restaurant
Inquire B & O
Renee Potts
Singer
Flossie
Candler
Atlanta
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