Community program highlights county projects and talks
A Moose Home event featured the orchestra and speeches from Rev Oakey Grow and Rachel Compton on educational and sewing projects. Frank Hollis served as toastmaster while Colonel Harrington and Roosevelt broadcast voices urged project support. A Flemington event followed with similar projects and a Ladies Aid meal for 62 attendees.
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Ang
Rina Gobiety
Bea
Home Sweet Hope
Frank Hollis
Oakey W. Grow
Rachel Compton
Bessie Wood
J. Wilson
Debeth
Kitty
Alabama
Pro- Jechamassien
Temewer
Grafton
Thie
Benah
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Carmody
Federal Security Administration
Florence Kerr
Professional and Service Project
Colonel Harrington
Edmund Hardin
Moose
Community Meeting Schedule May 21 to June 3
A series of church and civic group gatherings is listed. Memorial service at VEW hall May 21. Woman's Society of First Christian Church meets May 21 at Miss Maxine Sisler’s home. American Legion Aux May 22 at Moose home. Haymond Community Club May 22 at Mrs. W. M. Brown’s home. Lend-a-Hand Circle May 22 for luncheon at Mrs. Frank Cather’s home. P H C lodge May 23 in Redmen's hall. Woman's Mission Circle May 23 at First Baptist Church. International Relations class May 23 at Miss Mildred Keefer’s Beech St. home. Quota Club June 3 bi-monthly meeting after 6:15 dinner at Cozy Rest.
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VEW
Woman's Only Society of the First Christian Church
Maxine Sisler
West Washington Street
Catherine Jones
American Legion Aux‘Mary
I Moose
Ladies of the Haymond Community Club
E. M. Tomlinson
Quota Club
Barclay on Bridge: The Bar clay Convention and slam bids
Barclay outlines the Bar clay Convention for a North South deal with Billockwood style responses. The article discusses 2 Diamonds as a transfer to diamonds, a 1 Club fit, and implications for slam invites with lowest bids. It notes signaling by Spear to indicate a fit and the debated sequence leading to the 4 Club bid and final declaration.
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Billockwood Convention
Agipay St Frumpa
North
South
Church Classes Entertained At Home of Deets
M E Church South class gathered Thursday at Mr and Mrs H Deets West Main Street for a devotional program. Wayne Hall led the business session naming committees on publicity entertainment program visiting. Next meeting set for Ida Fay Cross home Pike Street with a lawn weiner roast. 30 in attendance.
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M. E. Church
South
H. Deets
West Main Street
Paul McDaniel
Hagel Withers
Betty Deets
Roy McCue
Wayne Hall
Bee McCue
Claude McDaniel
Bill Mitter
George Trader
Goff McElroy
Dessie Hall
Delegates Named for Quota Club Convention
The local Quota club selected sident Marguerite Thayer and Mrs Mildred Debendarfer as delegates to the annual Quota club convention in San Francisco California. Grace Miller and Ethel McCafferty were named alternates. The group met at Coryrect with a 6 15 dinner and discussed future club service plans. A visit to Donna Ryan in Davis Memorial hospital Elkins is planned. The next meeting is Monday June 3 at 6 15 p m at Cozy Rest.
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Sident
Quota Club
Marguerite . Thayer
San Francisco
California
Mildred Debendarfer
Coryrect
Grace Miller
Ethel McCafferty
Cozy Rest
Two Initiated Into Local Penguin Club
At the president Miss Betty Jean McVicker home two pledges joined the Penguin club after a meeting last evening. The new members are Miss Jane Mitchel and Miss Max Rogers. Attending were Jane Michael, Max Rogers, Catherine Cody, Dottie Lou Miller, Patty O Conner and host Betty Jean McVicker. The next meeting is set for Monday May 27.
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Betty Jean McVicker
Penguin Club
Jane Mitchel
Max Rogers
Jane Michael
Catherine Cody
Dottie Lou Miller
Patty O'Conner
Dress triple-yoke frock pattern from Grafton Sentinel
The Claire Thden frock features a triple yoke and lace-edged edges suitable for city or country wear. Pattern 150 offers misses sizes, with yardage details and a 15 cent pattern price. orders sent to Pattern Department at 70 Fifth Avenue New York.
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Claire
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Recuperating Miss Donna Ryan at Davis Memorial
Recuperating Miss Donna Ryan after a major operation at Davis Memorial Hospital is reported to be improving. Elkins residents were told she is recovering well.
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Donna Ryan
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins
Hospital Discharges Patient From City Hospital
é s Hospital Patrick Duffy at 1 East Wilford Street was discharged from City hospital on Monday.
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És Hospital
Patrick Duffy
East
Wilford Street
City Hospital
French claim iron page one reports slowed German drive near Laon
The report says in a confused situation the western drive is slowed near Laon about 70 miles northeast of Paris. Fighting persists northwest of Laon as the southern end of the German pocket runs about 35 miles along the Aisne river. German bombers attack Channel ports amid the battle.
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Laon
Paris
France
Aisne
Jiffy Knit Shawl Debuts In Vogue Materials
A fragmented snippet announces Jiffy Knit Shawl as a modern Vogue material. It hints at patterns for daytime or evening wear and mentions Shetland influences, suggesting a quick knit project for fashionable use.
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Shetland
All American Aviation seeks permanent pick up mail route
The firm urged a continued air pick up service across 60 cities between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and to Huntington, West Virginia, and proposed expansion into nearby states. Officials argued Congress should authorize, regulate, and report results of the experimental program to establish a permanent system.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Huntington
W. Va
Post Office Department
Congress
All American Aviation
Pitsburgh-Huntington
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Kentucky
New Jersey
Delaware
Bartoo
Towboat Launched at Pt Pleasant Docks
At Point Pleasant on May 21 an unnamed 783 ton towboat was launched at the Marietta Manufacturing docks. Officials said the vessel was built for stock and is a sister ship to a previous design.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Es McKengie
Structural Steel Man Is Crushed To Death
Pittsburgh May 20. John H Field 33 structural iron worker was killed today at the Duquesne plant of Carnegie Steel by an ore car while working on a blast furnace trestle. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Pittsburgh
John H. Field
Duquesne
Camesgie-Tenois Steel Corporation
Nursery program praised for welfare focus opens house week
Inclusive in county services the Nursery School, part of adult education, launches Open House Week inviting public visits. The program serves needy two to four year olds, aims to support parents and child welfare, with mothers clubs, parent education, health checks, and structured daily routines.
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Adult Education
Stock Prices Suffer Heavy Losses on War News
New York May 21 heavy selling crushed market prices as war news revived nervousness on Wall Street. Ticker late. leaders fell 1 to more than 11 points with many stocks hitting two year or longer lows. Occasional small recoveries but traders hurried to unload amid reports of Nazi successes. many prominent losers listed including Westinghouse Du Pont U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Douglas Aircraft Glenn Martin Sperry J I Case Sears Roebuck Anaconda Eastman Kodak and American Telephone.
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New York
Wall Street
Westinghouse
du Pont
U. S, Steel
Oil Company Clerk Slain in Bluefield Office
Charles Roberts McGlumphy 26 chief clerk at Pure Oil in Bluefield Virginia was found shot to death in the district offices. A rifle was discovered on a desk nearby. Coroner Dr. H B Frazier said the body had been dead about ten hours. Police noted McGlumphy was seen around 3 a.m. at a roadhouse and Gibson Morrisey of Bluefield College said they were at the movies the previous night.
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Bluefield
Charles Roberts McGlumphy
C. R. McGlumphy
Moundsville
The
Pure Oil Company
Virginia
McGrumphy
A. E. An
H. B. Frazier
McGlumphy
Frazier
Anijes
Gibson Morrisey
Bluefield College
Fragmentary obituary item tied to McGlumphy family in West Virginia
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a McGlumphy connected figure linked to West Virginia and Parkersburg, with references to Virginia University and a former company associate. The text is incomplete but suggests a biographical notice involving a 14 year old leaving him and a West Virginia context.
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Glumphy
McGlumphy
West Vincgnnia, University Et Me
Theon Company
Parkersburg
Louvain Library Fire Destroys Historic Center Again
May 21 report details the destruction of Louvain University Library by fire. The 590000 dollar building and 1000000 rare volumes were lost. rebuilding plans after 1928 era cited. Fire's cause unclear as Belgian city faced German occupation era memories.
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Louis P. Lochner
Versity of
Louvain
Anerigy
United States
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
Lours Self
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Deets
Fetterman Church
Debendarfer
Miss Thayer
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Junior . Jennings
Robbert Lee
Clarksburg
Henry Jennings
Blueville
John McFarland, Jr
Brow Pate
Charleston
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