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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1944

Page

3

Miss M Waggoner Reviews Book At Club Luncheon

Miss Margaret Alice Waggoner reviewed God Is My Co Pilot by Col Robert S Scott at the Grafton Woman's Club luncheon in the Cafeteria Court. The talk highlighted Scott's air force career, including wartime service, with notes on his location and history as a West Point graduate and bomber crew member.

God Is Col Robert 8. Scott Robert 8S Scott Margaret Alice Waggoner Grafton Woman's Club Waggoner Grafton High School Col. Scott West Point Tokyo Battan Ferrying Command

Community notices for May church and club meetings

May 17 to May 23 schedule of church societies and civic groups in Blueville and nearby towns. Meetings include W. C. S of the Methodist church at 7 30 p m with Mrs George Norris, Grafton Busines Girls Mother and Guest Night at 6 30 p m, Haymond Community club at Mrs Katherine Lemmon’s home, Degree of Honor at V F W hall 7 30 p m, Woman's Mission circles at First Baptist, Delta Nu Chapter Tau Phi Lambda dinner at 6 30 p m, W S C S St Pauls circles, Eastern Star rescheduled to June 1, and Phelatha class luncheon with victory gardens discussion. Families and members urged to attend.

Blueville George Norris Brownlow Park Hayward Norris Grafton Busines Lucille Payne Marguerite Duckworth The Haymond Community Club Katherine Lemmon Grafton-Morgantown Degree of V. F. W. Hall Woman's Mission Circle Ladies’ Aid Society First Baptist Church W. W. Menear Eastern Star Woman's Club Masonic Temple Delta Nu Tau Phi Lambda Sorority Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle Pauline Keener West Main Street Circle No. 1 St. Paul’s Fist Baptist Church Homer B Daugherty East Main Street

Clara Muter Named President of WWII Mothers Club

Mrs. Clara Muter of Blueville was chosen president of the World War II Mothers Club, succeeding charter president Rev. Lois Luzadder at a Court House meeting. New officers include Marie Ross vice president, Ava Graham second vice president, Lora Loar secretary, Georgia Drainer treasurer, Myrtle Shaw chaplain, Louy Power secretary, Ruth Proudivel color bearer, Leota Hertsook inner guard, and Florence Reedman outer guard.

Clara Muter Blueville Mothers's Club Lois Luzadder Court House Marie Ross Ava Graham Lora K. Loar Georgia Drainer Myrtle Shaw Louy Power Ruth Proudivel Leota Hertsook Guaru F.erence iEeedman

Reading a Double and Takeout Doubles on Major Suit

The article explains an informative takeout double of one major signals strength in the other major. It advises the partner to defend based on the doubler's likely holding and outlines how countering spade leads could have yielded three quick tricks.

East K Iead South

Charming Off Duty Dress Adopted for WACs

Corporal Margaret Snyder of Duluth Minnesota wears the new washable rayon shantung off duty dress added by the War Department to the WAC authorized uniform. The ensemble includes a matching garrison cap brown shoes and regulation gloves. The dress comes in military beige for summer and horizon tan wool crepe for winter. It will be purchasable at cost from the Quartermaster Corps and ready before mid summer.

Margaret Snyder Duluth Minn War Department Women's Army Corps Quartermaster Corps Wacs Snyder WAC

St Pauls Methodist Church Meeting Attends Mother’s Day Service

The Rev Earl Slayton presided and invited members to St Pauls Church for Mother’s Day services A new vice presentation by the club attended Sundays service A wartime loan drive article by Ernie Pyles was read by Mrs Marie Ross

Earl Slayton St. Paul’s Ernie Pyles Marie Ross

Sun patterned playsuit pattern 9091 for sizes 12 to 40

A sewing notice by Alice Brooks promotes pattern 9091 for a sun friendly playsuit with or without ruffles. Curved lines slim the hips and fabrics sized 12 through 40 in cotton or rayon. Includes measurement details and a coin price note.

Alice Brooks Pattyn Evernity Grafton Sentinel Householder‘s Dept W. 14Th Street New York Sdukess Patvern

Fidelis Club Entertained At Beech Street Home

Mrs Ruth Mollahan hosted the Fidelis club at her Beech street home Monday after a business session led by Mrs Rhea Fisher. A social hour followed with social conversation as the main activity and several members received attractive gifts. Refreshments were served late by Mrs McLahan to numerous members including Mrs Harold Kramer Mrs Bertha Hodges Mrs F S Smith Mrs Dick Williams Mrs Ray Meyers Mrs Jacqueline Newton Mass Nellie Hasliz Mrs James Mantz Mrs Rena Goodwin Mrs Earl Wilkinson Mrs Gertrude Shaw Mrs Elizabetty Mahaffey Mrs Elizabeth Gill and Mrs Rhea Fisher.

Ruth Mollahan Fidelis Club Beech Street Rhea Fisher Mclahan Harold Kramer Bertha Hodges F. S. Smith Dick Williams Ray Meyers Jacqueline Newton William 1D. Fisher Nellie Hasliz James Mantz Rena Goodwin Earl Wilkinson Gertrude Shaw Elizabetty Mahaffey Elizbeth Gill

St. Pauls WSCS Meets Last Night

The Woman's Society of Christian Service at St. Paul's Methodist held its monthly meeting after a 6:30 dinner served by Circle No 5. Mrs W McDowell presided, ten dollars was set aside for foreign mission work, and the program featured poetry and music.

Woman's Society of Christian Service St. Paul's Methodist

Briefly Told Akron Ohio and Nearby Visits

Akron notes list Miss Margaret Gawthrop visiting Mr and Mrs Rose Davis. Cecil Daugherty and family from Weirton visiting Mr and Mrs H B Daugherty. Mrs Joe Riffie visiting Mr and Mrs J N Wagner. Evelyn Withers and Ewitht Mae Mahaffey returning to Fairmont. Eus tace B Menear and son Eustace Jr returning to Rolton Missouri. banquet attendance by Mrs Lloyd Lorin and Mrs Ollie Poe for national president Mrs Lawrence H Smith. birth announcement for Patricia Jane Spinks born May 19 weighing eight pounds four and three fourth ounces

Fairmont Evelyn Withers Ewitht Mae Mahaffey J .N. Warner West Boyd Street Altend Lloyd M. Lorin American Legion Auxiliary Taylor County Ollie O. Poe Lawrence H. Smith Wisconsin Loran First District Jack Spinks Fallingtun Morgantown Patria Jane

Meeting attendees include several named ladies

Thirty five members attended the meeting. Attendees listed include Miss Elizabeth Stuck Mrs 4 Ray Shaw Sr Mrs Nina Powell Mrs Howard Courtney and Mrs A E Leonard.

Elizabeth Stuck Ray Shaw Nina Powell Howard Courtney A. E. Leonard

New Arrival Born to Cleveland Couple at City Hospital

Mr and Mrs Charles H White Jr of Cleveland Ohio, formerly of this city, welcome an eight pound twelve ounce son born May 8 at 1 9 p m in Deaconen hospital Cleveland. Maternal grandparents are Mrs Ralph Poling and Mrs John Spinks. paternal grandmother Mrs John Spinks of Charles Town W Va. Mrs Lucille Boyce formerly the bride now Mrs White is mother. Discharges include Mrs Ola Gainer and Harry L Raymond. Tonsil patient Ray Phillips from Route 3 admitted to City hospital for tonsillectomy. Skaggs & Co advertising note.

Spinks Oficer Fort, Benning, Ga Ralph Poling John Spinks Charles Town W. Va Charles H. White, Jr Cleveland Ohio Civ Deaconen Hospital White Lucille Boyce Charles H. White West Main Street Eri. White Los Angeles Calif May Ray Phillips Route 3 Ola Gainer Street Harry L. Raymond Route 1 City Hospital

Three Russian Girls at Strand Theatre Debuts Today

The Strand presents the Gregor Rabinovitch production Three Russian Girls starring Anna Sten and Kent Smith through United Artists. The film follows young nurses volunteering at Red Cross headquarters for service on the Russian front as they glimpse the grim realities beyond imagination.

Anna Sten Kent Smith Gregor Rabinovitch Strand Theatre United Artists Release Red Cross

Field Doctor Briefs Girls on Schoolhouse Hospital Setup

The group arrives at their destination where a field doctor explains the task to transform the schoolhouse interior into a functioning hospital. They begin deep cleaning, moving furniture, scrubbing floors, and arranging beds.

Weir

Hidden Valley Outlaws at the Opera House Tonight

Wild Bill Elliott stars as a peaceable jealving lawman in Republic's Hidden Valley Outlaws showing for two days. The Western hero is noted for riding and roping skills learned before his screen career began.

Wild Bill Elliott Republic

Bill Elliott the Western Cowboy and Stockyard Tales

Essay traces Bill Elliott as a western figure born on a Missouri ranch founded by his grandfather. He grows up steeped in cowboy lore, roping and riding skills learned from stockmen and cowboys at Kansas City Stock Yards, shaping his Western identity.

Bill Elliott Missouri Bill Kansas City

Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Claim

A home recipe using Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice allegedly relieves rheumatic, arthritis, or neuritis pain. The ad promises rapid results within 48 hours and a money back guarantee if no improvement, with sale through Malone's Drug & Chemical and other druggists.

Malone's Drug & Chemical

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eldoram Bolyard Society Robert Clayton Nancy Williams Sne Skaggs & Co Nestles Nestlé Victory Gardens Barclay Sheperd Barclay Jority Vularabia North West Typaturos Syndicate, Inc Gaam Carter WSCS Society Grocers Grafton Baking Co Akron Margaret Gawthrop Pruntytown Rose Davis Cecil Daugherty Weirton H. B. Daugherty Baltimore Joe Riffie Baltimore, Md J. N. Wagner Boyt Street Eustace B. Menear Eustace, Jr Rolton, Missouri Thei Sgt Eustace Menear Alice Menear Latrobe Street America Opera House Elliott Villians Torvoyer Wild Bill Dr. Werner Greyhound Greyhound Terminal Union Drug Company Greyhound Lines
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