May Day Dinner Ends Year for Grafton Woman’s Club
About 100 members attended the annual May Day dinner at Cozy Rest ending a successful year led by Mrs. W. E. Hardin who finishes her two year presidency. The event featured a welcome by Mrs. Hardin, introductions of new members, a musical program with Betty Turvander Alan Staton and John T. Evans, and installation of officers headed by Mrs. E. M. Tomlinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Woman's Club
W. E. Hardin
Frey
E. Bucklew
Harry Sherrard
Charles Wells
Clyre Turner
Nell Haslup
John Shields
N.C. Hall
G. H. Kirk
Mary Forcella
Alden Beagle
Francis Warder
Stewart Whiting
Helen Snider
T. M. Deegan
Harry S. White
Nina Zinn
Parrish
Eileen Robinson
Jimior
C. F. Shafer
Paul Waren
Walter
Community club and church meeting notices collection
A sequence of May events lists club meetings at West Main Street Methodist church White Faun Council St Augustine school hall and First Baptist church. Activities include dinners bingo entertainment and a federated world discussion with hosts and chairmen named. May dates range 14 to 23 with various times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
West Main Street Methodist Church
John H. Evans
White Faun Council
Redmen's Hall
O 'Bingo
Business Girls Club
Post Office
Beatrice Tucker
Mary Thomas
St. Augustine School
Fisher
St. John's Methodist Church
Russell DeMoss
East Longstreet
Quota Club
Cory Rest
Woman's Mission Circle
Ladies’ Aid
First Baptist Church
Rose German
Maud Falmer
Woman's Club
Mildred Keefer
Beech Street
E. M. Tomlinson
Barcaly on Bridge The Correct 6 May Solve Your Pearl
The article discusses choosing between two bridge plays to make a contract and weighing probabilities before acting. It recounts a hand with East dealer where bidding led to a club and heart sequence and a diamond finesse, noting one player achieved success while another was set. It mentions the hand details, spade and club plays, and the lesson of selecting winning lines and potential for trying both plays if possible.
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Shopass
Umassam Inepedes
West
William J. Husker
Civic club lists committees and leaders for new year
Mrs Tomlinson announced committees for the coming year led by Mrs Kaufman for flower show Miss Eva Love for community host and others. Mrs Hardin received a gift for service as the presentation by Mrs Brit McDargh. Mrs J W Stier and Harry Fawyer reelected grand presidents. next meeting in Akron Ohio in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry 5. White
Ray Monroe
Harry Friedman
Parley Reports Heard By Vets and Auxiliaries
Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary held a regular meeting at the VFW hall last night. Harry Carroll and Mrs. Carroll served as delegates from the two organizations, with Mrs. C. D. Powell and Robert Wittman attending as grand body members. The convention was held May 10 and 11 at Cin.
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B, and
O. Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans
Clara Fawyer
VFW Hall
Harry Carroll
Carroll
C. D. Powell
Robert Wittman
Co-Ed Club Plans Sunday Picnic After Meeting
The Co-Ed club held a regular meeting at the Blen Avon hotel. Miss Betty Bartlett hosted. Vice president Mary Alice Wood led business, then plans were made for a Sunday afternoon picnic. Members present included Mary Alice Wood, Sylvia Favish, Jerry Hufford, Lucille Rowland, Rosemary Rowland, Rosemary Newcome, Mary Bragg, Betty Gordon, Mary C. Ewers, Eloise Duckworth, Betty Gye, Mary Lou Lake and Dolores Price.
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Blen Avon Hotel
Betty Bartlett
Mary Alice Wood
Sylvia Favish
Jerry Hufford
Lucille Rowland
Rosemary Rowland
Rosemary Newcome
Mary Bragg
Betty Gordon
Mary C. Ewers
Eloise Duckworth
Betty Gye
Mary Lou Lake
Dolores Price
Rainbow Group Holds Meeting At Limpeon Home
Members of the Rainbow club met at Mrs. Forest Davis's Limpeon home for the regular semi monthly gathering. Business matters took focus as a scavenger hunt was planned for June 23. Later games followed with refreshments served by Mrs. Devis and Miss Pauline Yates. Attendees included Fred Davis Betty Jo Cork Clarice Wagner Earl Radabough Roy Radabough Bob Fleming Pauline Yates and Jean.
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Rainbow Club
Forest Davis
Limpeon
Medallion Crochet Pattern 6689 Promoted in Grafton Sentinel
Memorized medallion called Morning Star shines in crochet form. Pattern 6689 provides instructions for making the medallion, its stitches, an illustration, a photograph, and the needed materials. To obtain, send ten cents in coin to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept. 209 W. 14th Street New York NY. Write plainly your name address and pattern number.
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Grafton Sentinel
Househould Arts‘Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Langley Field guests gather at Uewe Lake gathering
Jean Moran Olan Davis Frank Davis Martha Bartlett Kermit Wheeler of Langley Field Virginia attend a social gathering with other guests as reported.
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Uewe Lake
Jean Moran
Olan Davis
Frank Davis
Martha Bartlett
Kermit Wheeler
Langley Field
Sennen
Briefly Told Briefly Told Attend Funeral
Mr and Mrs George Reese of Fairmont attended the funeral of Mrs Martha Reese in town. The item notes out of town attendance and family connections at the service.
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George Reese
Fairmont
Martha Reese
Voters Write West Virginia Primary Scene Continues
Reporters noted watchers at polls in several sections of West Virginia as federal agents were reported in the state. Senator Neely challenged the ballot with accusations of racketeers and boodle while GOP rivals forecast victory. Democratic and Republican candidates across governor and senate races urged support, with Kilgore and Kump predicting nomination outcomes and Holt defending his record.
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Tage
West Virginia
Gillette
D.-Ia
Neely
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Washington
U. S
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Pawson
Miller
R. Carl Andrews
John L. Lewis
CIO
R. Hugh Jarvis
Morgantown
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
D. B. Ealy
Moundsville
Kump
U. S. Senate
H. G. Kump
Statehouse
Harley Kilgore
Kilgore
Rush D. Holt
Senate
Thomas Sweeney
Oa. G.eee
Reeling
E. B. Moras
Paliont
Decatur 'H. Rogers
Martinsburg
Bachmann
Sweeney
Oath
Pattern 145 Panelled Dress for Women
Claire Tilden designs Pattern 145 a feminine frock with a waist seam back and princess lines. Yokes blend with center panels to shape the neckline while optional lace edging and tiny center buttons add decoration. Pattern covers sizes 14 through 42 with fabric needs and price 15 cents. Send size name and address to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department New York.
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Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
West Virginia campaign scene as Roosevelt third-term tie debated
Campaign rhetoric roils as Holt accuses Neely of dictation by John L. Lewis while Van A. Bittner appeals for Roosevelts third-term pledge. In Congress districts scattered contests emerge alongside party tickets and state offices as tensions rise among Republicans and Democrats.
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Gible
Holt
Neely
John L. Lewis
van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers
Kilgore
Williamson
Kump
Andrews
Bittner
Chicago
Roosevelt
Walter S. Hallanan
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Lee J. Sandridge
Philippi
George W. Johnson
W. T. Lovins
Huntington
Summers H. Sharp
Marlinton
Alan G. Bolton
Elkins
C. C. Weissenberger
C. C. Stone
Point Pleasant
HO. Hitcshew
Parkersburg
State Senate
House of’ S
German Army Reports Captures and Frontline Advances
German communiqué claims places captured or occupied and rumors of Antwerp's fall circulate in Berlin. Berlin press cites anticipated massive conflict along the front with Holland and Belgium as a prelude to a battle potentially larger than World War I's Marne.
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Belgium
Eben Emael
Lelge
DNB
West Wall
Zweibrucken
Lorraine
Antwerp
Norway
Trofilheim
Holland
Helm
Perp
Berlin
The
Marne
Former ECAL Man Morrison Dies at 76 in Bridgeport
Services for John M. Morrison 76, who died Sunday at his Bridgeport home, will be held 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bridgeport Baptist Church with Rev. D. A. Reed of Jane Lew officiating. Interment will follow in Bridgeport cemetery. Morrison, a painter and carpenter, formerly lived in Grafton, moved to Bridgeport in 1902, and had lived here since. Surviving are his wife Daisy Morrison, a daughter Mrs. Bennet Weaver of Washington DC, two sons Albert and Loy Morrison at home, and three sisters Mrs. Lucinda Hart of Bridgeport and Mrs. Charles Maremon and Mrs. Hamilton Filey of Northview.
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John M. Morrison
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Baptist Churc
D. A. Reed
Jane Lew
Washington, D. C
Albert and
Loy Morrison
Lucinda Hart
Charles Maremon
Hamilton' ‘Filey
Northview
Grafton Knights Templar to Attend State Meeting
The West Virginia Knights Templar conclave opens tomorrow in Charleston with strong Grafton representation. Charles W. Steel is to be elevated in rank. delegates include O. Jay Fleming and A. Beavers, past grand officers, among others attending as Commandery representatives.
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Knights Templar
Charleston
Charles W. Steel
Clude O. Jay Fleming
A. Beavers
Taylor Red Cross Drives Toward Eight Hundred Dollar Quota
Taylor county chapter of the American Red Cross reports an $800 quota as part of a nationwide campaign aiming for $10,000,000 to support war relief and mobilization efforts. Norman H. Davis, national relief head, notes the invasion of Holland and Belgium heightens urgent fundraising needs.
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Taylor Red Cross
Taylor Courity Chapter
American Teed Cross
Ional Organization
Telegraphic
Norman H. Davis
Rationia
Holland
Belgium
Jxemibow
Ohio Voting Reported in Quiet Primary Vote
Columbus May 14 Democratic and Republican voters in Ohio cast ballots in a quiet election to select presidential delegates and support favored candidates. Weather was fair with overcast skies noted in some regions as voters completed a small turnout in eight precincts across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Mask Is Elected State Officer in Te Oreota
BLUEFIELD May 14 Only two new officers were elected among the West Knights of Columbus state leaders for the year Griffin of Mounasy retary and Joseph G Grafton advocate State Deputy J M Huntington mie alt eas were teleci
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Bluefield
West
V Knlehts
Columbus
Griffin
Mounasyretary
Joseph'g. Grafton
J. 'M. Huntington
Mie
Alt’ Eas
Téeleci
Endle Reports Allied Landings at Narvik and Bjerkvik
War Office announced Allied forces landed at Narvik and Bjerkvik in Norway, securing positions despite German defenses. The report notes fears of German counterattacks and mentions minor enemy landings, reflecting tense frontline developments in Norway during the campaign.
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London
War Office
Bjerkvik
Narvik
Norway
Hsd
Germans Continued from Page One Play Unsure
Fragmentary OCR note shows a continuation marker with unclear wording about Germans and an expected outcome. Key names and specifics are unreadable, leaving only a vague reference to ongoing coverage.
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