Church Circle Benefit Luncheon at Pearl Street Home
Members and guests of the Lend-a Hand Circle of First Presbyterian held a benefit luncheon at Mrs. F B Cather’s Pearl Street home with co hosts Mrs Dana Barker and Mrs Margaret Weaver. Mrs John Muter presided, a lawn group photo was taken, and plans for a June luncheon at Mrs John Muter’s Tygar t Dam home were announced with several members noted as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Cather
Dana Barker
Margaret. Weaver
First Presbyterian Church
Pearl Street
John Muter
Cather
Harry Lemmon
Tygart Dam
Charles Wells
G. N. Walters
Barbour County Club Guests Of Glade Run Club
Barbour County clubs Knottsville Millersville and Shucks Run visited Glade Run Farm and Home club hosted by Mrs. Mary Exline with Mrs. Vaugn Exline in charge. Program by Knottsville Millersville. social hour and games directed by Mrs. Ea Wilson. prize to Mrs. Gail Luzadder. refreshments served. Attendees included many Barbour county residents and guests from Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shucks Run Club
Barbour County
Knottsville- Millersville Club
Glade Run
Mary Exline
Vaugn Exline
Knottsville- Millersville
Ea Wilson
Gail Luzadder
Troy
Haddix
Owen Haddix
Arthur Vowels
Cody Harvey
Lacy Shaw
L. Glenn Zinn
Campbell
Clarence Herriss
2. D. Zinn
Claude Kemper
Ja Limerick
Grafton
Rex Kincaid
Cora’ Gull
Ada Thomas
Gail Lu
Club and church meetings scheduled for late May into June
May 23 P H C lodge meets at 8 p m in Redmen hall. May 23 Woman's Mission Circle and Ladies Aid of First Baptist meet at 2 30 p m with Rose Grinnan, C C King and Maud Palmer hosting. May 23 International Relations class final meeting at Mildred Keefer's Beech street at 8 p m on Toward a Federated World. Mrs E M Tomlinson chairman. May 24 Kings Daughters Bible class meets 7 30 p m at United Brethren classroom with social hour. May 28 Elizabeth Cummins Jackson chapter DAR meets 7 30 p m at East Washington home of Allie Chamberlin. June 3 Quota club regular bi monthly business meeting after dinner at 6 15 p m Cozy Rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. C. Lodge
Redmen’s Hall
Woman's Mission Circle
Ladies’ Aid
First Baptist Church
Rose Grinnan
C. C. King
Maud Palmer
Woman's Club
Mildred Keefer
Beech’ Street
E. M. Tomlinson
King’s Daughters Bible
United Brethren Church
Elizabeth Cummins
Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Allie Chamberlin
East
Washington Street
Quota Club
Knottsville Names Gathered at Exline Hosted Event
A list of attendees from Knottsville and nearby towns mixes names including Prudy Ludwick, Ada Reckart, Margaret Kinney, Ruth Knotts, Evelyn, Emma Boylen, Betty Sharpe Lyman, Nan Hoffman, Everett Ludwick, Ella Wilson and daughter Betty Jean, Dolly Ludwick, Carl Boyles, Flossie Shroyer, Mary Shumaker, Bernice Luzadder and Haymond, Alta Mersing, Norton, John McCartney, Jane Hebb, H R McCartney, Robert Spring, Mary Exline, Roy Shumaker, W D Exline, Walter Bradley and son Gerald, W H Goodwin, Charles Knotts, Dorsey Goodwin and son Glen, C A Thorn, Frank Smith, M O Bradley, Audry Godwin, Forest Edwards and hostess Vaughn Exline.
Memorial service held by VFW Auxiliary for departed members
The VFW Auxiliary conducted a memorial at its regular meeting in the VFW hall Tuesday night. Mrs George Lowther and Mrs Ernest White were honored as Gold Star Mother and members, with Chaplain Mrs Chloe Moran leading the service. President Mrs Herbert Evans presided over a lengthy business session outlining future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
George Lowther
Ernest White
Chloe Moran
Herbert Evans
Adla Tablets Offer Relief For Stomach Pains At Union Drug
Adla tablets relieve burning and gnawing stomach pains caused by excess acid and irritation. The Union Drug Co offers relief or money back. Eat what you want while taking Adla and experience neutralizing effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adla
Union Drug CO
Needlework pattern for church linens offered by ad
A Grafton Sentinel notice advertises pattern 6722 for altar cloths and church linens. It includes transfer motifs, crochet edging, and charts with eight motifs sized from 31 to 23 inches. Send ten cents to the Household Arts Dept. in New York with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N.Y
Quota Convention Plans Set for Sixty-First Year Meeting
Quota Club International will hold its twenty-first annual convention in June 2022 in San Francisco with delegates from 118 clubs across the United States Canada and Australia attending a three day session at the Palace hotel. The program focuses on good citizenship crime prevention world peace and recognizing women’s achievements. Officers and board members from multiple states and Canada are listed along with honorary life president and international honorary members Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde and Viscountess Nancy Astor. General secretary Gladys W. Jones heads the organization from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club International, Inc
United States
Canada
Australia
San Francisco
California
Palace Hotel
Mildred Debendarfer
Marguerite Thayer
Grace A. Miller
Ethel McCaffferty
Quota International
Constance J. Wardle
Providence
R. I
Clara Mason
Fargo
N. D
Effie Loudermilk
Bluefield
W. Va
Eva M. Leger
Saskaktoon
Sask
Frances V. McKillop
Pittsburgh
Mary Powell Mortham
Baltimore
Hannah C. Simmons
Worcester
Mass
Wanda Frey Joiner
Los Angeles
Calif
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Alderson
Nancy Astor
England
Gladys W. Jones
Washington, D. C
Entertained Travelers and Local Birth in Grafton
Brief items from Olean and Grafton note F J Turvander and Robert Love being entertained in Olean on the way to Rochester. Howard Williams and wife route 3 Grafton welcome a 9 lb 12 oz son born at City hospital Wednesday. Claude Hendricks of East Main street admitted for medical care. H C Brinkman of Cumberland Md admitted to Grafton City hospital for a fractured ankle and head lacerations. Dr D C Peca physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
F. J. Turvander
Robert Love
Rochester
Olean
Francis Powell
Howard Williams
Route 3
Grafton
City Hospital
H. C. Brinkman
Humbird Street
Cumberland, Md
Grafton City Hospital
D. C. Peca
Vote Final Leads to Contested Nominations in West Virginia
Contested Republican and Democratic nominations linger as counties finish tabulations. In Second district A Emerson Doak and George H Springer of Sistersville contest the GOP result by one vote. Seventh district recounts favor John J Pelter of Logan. First district delegates John C Hupp and A W Paull Jr cited for Democratic nods. Republican delegates Ralph M Hiner and Dale Crawford appear winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Emerson Doak
Sistersville
George H. Springer
Oliver W. Shingleton
John J. Pelter
Logan
Ohio County
John C. Hupp
Fairmont
A. W. Paull, Jr
Wheeling
Ralph M. Hiner
Franklin
Dale Crawford
Elkins
Richard Earle Davis
Kermit R. Mason
Morgantown
Allied forces move to restore front in Boulogne region
The report notes ongoing coastal fighting near Boulogne with Weygand in supreme command directing operations across Allied armies to restore and reconstitute their combined front. It stresses that results are too early to judge but imply serious implications for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville II
Boulogne
Arrests and police raids deepen Britain's wartime security
Captain Archibald H. M. Ramsay, Conservative MP, is arrested amid a roundup of others on grounds of actions prejudicial to state security. Police control tightens over Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley’s headquarters as part of a broader purge. Lords and ministers warn of invasion risks while Duff Cooper says England faces fearful danger and cautions the United States as a test of friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald H. M. Ramsay
Oswald Mosley
British Isles
House of Connons
Privy Seal
Clement R. Attlee
Great Britain
Tri-land
Eire
Britain
Ireland
Alfred Duff Cooper
England
United States
House debate tightens on aliens and WPA relief plan
The GOP urged action to curb aliens amid a House focus on three points. A bill to dep ort CIO leader Harry Bridges faces a rule decision. Rep. Dies aims to tighten immigration quotas and laws. Amendments seek to bar Communists from WPA aid. Debates extend beyond planned relief vote as Democrats block Republican changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
House
House Rules Committee
Allen
D.-La
Harry Bridges
CIO
West Coast
Rep. Dies
D.-Tex
Navy Bill Aims at 10000 Planes and 16000 Pilots
Senate naval committee opened hearings on boosting the fleet to 10,000 planes and 16,000 pilots. The plan would authorize work on 20 naval air bases at a cost of 124 million dollars while aviation funding in the army and navy bills totals hundreds of millions for planes bases and related gear. Other defense topics included mobilizing economic resources, Lindbergh policy replies, possible enlistment of dollar a year men, and anti trust relaxations to aid wartime industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Army
Senate
Navy
Senate Naval Committee
Naval Air Bases
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
Charles A. Lindbergh
Byrnes
Hitler
Goering
United States
White House
Justice Department
Landon Calls for National Council to Head Defense Program
Landon argues for a national council of leaders and experts to head defense, criticizing current leadership as self serving and urging the president to publicly quit pursuing a third term. He contends a nonpartisan expert body would strengthen national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ropean
Landon
Xxx
WellFitting Slip Pattern 858 Promises Easy Sewing
Claire Tilden Pattern 858 offers a princess style slip with side panels forming straps. The design features a wide neckline and a flared skirt with a shadow-proof back panel, suited for beginners and various misses and women's sizes. order by sending 15 cents plus name address and size to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Sagebrushers Trail West at Opera House Feature
The Sagebrush Family Trails West centers on Doc Sawyer who devises noiseless blasting powder and is pursued by western criminals. William Lively wrote the screen play for this feature at the Opera House starring Bobby Clark, a 13 year old world junior champion cowboy, leading eight in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc” Sawyer
William Lively
Opera House
Bobby Clark
Landon Says No Cabinet Offer After Luncheon
President Roosevelt’s press secretary said Landon’s luncheon with the president covered the European military situation and nothing about cabinet posts. Landon claimed a pleasant visit about ships shoes sealing wax cabbages and kings and said no third term discussion occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Early
Kansas
Landon
Europe
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Invasion Echoes as Soldiers Dream of England
Reporters describe invasion anxieties among German troops massed on the European mainland, with many hoping for a final command to strike for England. Young soldiers speak of peril and daring, while occupation forces and normal life linger in the background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Belgium
England
France
Adolf Hitler
Saxony
Mecklenburg
London
Hitler
Belgians Carry On With Everyday Life Amid Frontline Pressures
Report notes Belgians continue normal routines in occupied areas as cafes, restaurants, and shops stay open and people mingle with German soldiers. The description suggests ordinary civilian life persists despite combat conditions and occupation.
German Strategy Shifts in Online War Context Report
The article discusses currency values and military moves as Germany tightens its vise on Allied forces in northern France and Belgium. It outlines Adolf Hitler’s plan to neutralize British capabilities by air, naval, and ground means before any major land assault, including ongoing bombing of Ostend Dunkerque Calais and Dieppe to disrupt British reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
England
Fuehrer
Ostend
Dunkerque
Calais
Dieppe
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Annabel P. Swisher
Society Reporter
Church Circle
Presbyterian Society
Kirk Waters
Charles B. Jenkins
Lee J. Weber
T. W. Heironimus, Sr
F. S. Suddarth
Bess Powell
A. A. Miller
J. A. Newton
Virgil Swearengin
Kincaid
Betty Sharp Lyman
V.E.W
Alice Brooks
Crochet
Gration
Claudé Hendricks
Main
Ramsay
GOP
The
Sagebrushers
Rate Jones
Artid
American Institute of Laundering
Pan Fin
Sturay
Gay Colors
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