Coronation Prom Held By Two High Schools In Colorful Riverside Setting
Miss Bertie Cather of Flemington High and James Skages of Grafton Senior High were crowned queen and king at the annual Junior Senior prom on Riverside drive. The coronation featured a processional, Latane Ware’s Morgantown orchestra, and gowns enhanced by spring flowers. Faculty hosts and sponsors coordinated booths, dancing, and refreshment areas with specials lighting from Monongahela System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Cather
James Skaggs
Flemington High School
James Skages
Grafton Senior High School
Field House
Riverside Drive
Marjorie Lambert
Floyd “Scotty” Hamilton
Latane Ware
Orchestra
Morgantown
Betty Bartlett
Helen Shingleton
Lillian Shaw
Grafton
Marjorie Brown
Ruth McGrumphy
Clara Richards
Flemington
Betty Gordon
Detta Glover
Natalie Pembroke
Wilma Springer
Agnes Shaffer
Pauline Shreves
Bill Slack
Lantz Carrico
Richard Bolyard
Roy Simons
Sam Humphreys
Clifford Hall
Paul Graham
Harry Murray
Wayne Daugherty
Robert Taylor
Thomas Kelley
William Haney
Harry Friedman
William C. Pembroke
Robert Graham
Ware
Coffman
Robert Clayton
Mary Thomas
Mrs. Lawson Hosts Spring Themed Bridge Club
Mrs W C Lawson hosted her bridge club at her West Main Street apartment Thursday night with garden flowers and seasonal table décor. The games lasted several hours and a salad course followed. J Paul Murphy won the high score prize as club members included Mr and Mrs Murphy Mr and Mrs James C Holt Mr and Mrs Richard Robey Mrs H L Noble and Mr and Mrs Lawson. Mrs Murphy to host next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Lawson
West Main Street
J. Paul Murphy
Murphy
James C. Holt
Richard Robey
H. L. Noble
Lawson
Local clubs schedule May meetings and events
May 24 joint meeting of the local Jr. OU and Elkins lodge at 8 p m in the Moose home Elkins. May 25 White Faun Council No 3 Degree of Pocahontas meets 2 30 p m in Reedmans hall gift exchange. May 27 Elizabeth Cummins Jackson chapter DAR meets 2 p m at Mrs Alice Chamberlin 13 East Washington election of officers. May 27 executive committee of W 8 C S Andrews Methodist church 7 p m precedes General society meeting. May 26 Woman s club May Day dinner 6 30 p m Andrews Methodist church chair Mrs Charles Carpenter. May 27 Jr O U A M meeting 7 30 p m in Wehn hall City hospital last night Lyman Wine 106 E Blue mont St and Mrs Harold Teets Tunnelton are medical patients. Clifton Cole 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry R Cole rt 1 Simpson admitted today. Victor Ringler 112 West Washington St dismissed yesterday. Harold Adlington Grafton dismissed today. Here Thursday Mr and Mrs A Pilson and Miss Emma Preiss of Fairmont visited relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr. OU
A M
Elkins Lodge
Elkins
White Faun Council No. 3 Degree of
Pocahontas
Reedman's Hall
Indian Sisters
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Alice Chamberlin
East Washington Street
Andrews Methodist Church
General Society
Woman's Club
Charles Carpenter
City Hospital
Lyman Wine
E. Bluemont Street
Harold Teets
Tunnelton
Clifton Cole
Henry R. Cole
Route 1
Simpson
Victor Ringler
West Washington Street
Harold Adlington
Grafton
Weekley Club II Entertained By Member Friday
The Weekley sewing club met at Mrs. Ralph Shahan's Thayer street home with nine members enjoying stunts and a prize for Robert Wittman. Flowers and roses decorated the rooms as a salad course was served. Mrs. Shahan was assisted by her mother Mrs. Wittman. In two weeks the group will meet at Mrs. Simmons's Francis street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekley Sewing Club
Ralph Shahan
Thayer Street
Robert Wittman
W. F. Simmons
Wittman
Thomas Miller
T. C. Gough
W. P. Clark
Ben Poling
Ralph Paugh
Lawson DeLaney
Fred McFarland
L. H. Greenwald
Simmons
Francis Street
Battleship Hood Sunk Near Iceland Reported by Germans
Berlin reports a German fleet unit sunk the British battle cruiser Hood near Iceland after five weeks of pressure on the English fleet. The claim cites a high command press release and German radio statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
High Command
John Pre
Neal
Hood
Richmond
England
Homzy J. Jet
McGraw Aveaus
Bismarck
Senator Seeks Action on Physical Pairings in Draft
Representative Randolph urges Brig Gen Hershey to correct physical shortcomings among youth examined for military training. He cites 43 percent ineligible due to disabilities, mainly dental problems, and calls for a definite program to improve their physical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Randolph
D.-W.va
Lewis B. Hershey
The
Selective Service
Fine Beckley Bowling Alley for Underage Labor
Labor Commissioner Sattler announced a statewide probe and fined a Beckley bowling alley operator for employing nine boys 17 and under. The owner refused to remedy conditions, and action proceeded before a magistrate. He noted Bluefield Lewisburg and Huntington alleys also violated the law but complied after inspectors visited. Similar inspections will expand to other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Charles J. F. Sattler
Beckley
Sattler
Bluefield
Lewisburg
Huntington
Dies Probes Subversive Activities In New York
WHITE PLAINS May 24 A Dies committee investigation into alleged subversive influences in Webster county near New York City was disclosed after a county official charged efforts to sabotage Westchester defense emergency registration. Col Frederick L Devereux Bronxville mayor said 348 000 men women and children aged 16 to 65 were being registered by the Westchester defense council to prepare for possible emergencies. He warned Communists and fifth columnists were astonishingly well organized in trying to disrupt the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Dies Committee
Webster County
New York City
Westchester
Westchester Defense Council
Frederick L. Devereux
Bronxville
Huntington Sports Scribe Named Game Protector
State Conservation Director T. D. Gray announced the appointment of Carl V. Ridgley of Huntington as a game protector for Cabell county. Ridgley, a sports writer for the Huntington Herald-Dispatch, will assist County Game Protector A. R. Pitser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
T. D. Gray
Carl V
Duke) Ridgley
Huntington
Cabell County
Ridgley
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
A. R. Pitser
Club Protests Boycott of East Kentucky Coal
The Corbin Kentucky Rotary Club passes a resolution charging that Mayor Schultz and the Louisville Courier Journal foster a boycott of eastern Kentucky coal. It says Louisville’s anti smoke ordinance is unfair to Kentucky soft coal and favors coal from West Virginia and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Kentucky Coal
Louisville
Corbin
Kentucky
Rotary Club
Joseph Schultz
Louisville Courier Journal
Corbin Civic Club
West Virtucky
Britons Urged to Stand Firm In Invasion Leaflet
A World War II leaflet instructs Britons on how to respond to invasion threats. It urges staying in place, seeking the safest position, and not blocking roads while home guards, aided by mobile columns, engage the invaders. It notes it may take weeks to defeat the enemy and calls for continued war effort and secrecy.
German Pilot Continued From Page One
English raids were the first since Sunday night and were so light that a corps commander’s involvement seemed unlikely. The daily communique cited routine air attacks on England targets. For the fifth day in a row there is no official word on Crete, though unofficial sources say full details will be released at the proper time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Grauert
Crete
Roosevelt to name third man on American board
The article notes President Roosevelt is likely to decide soon on the third member of the American board. The combined board will inventory U S and Canadian resources, production, and priorities to aid Great Britain and allies, while strengthening American defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Add A Gay Cloth To Your Linens Pattern Ad
Pattern offers easy lazy-daisy stitch Frenen knots for a flower garden tea cloth or pillow top. Includes stitches, materials, color schemes, and a 158 unit item list. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Arts Dept at 59 Wall Street New York NY with name, address, and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Houel Old Arts Dept
Wat Street
New York
Twin boards to coordinate Allied aid and defence production
A government plan proposes two twin boards to unify aid to Britain and Western Hemisphere security. They would synchronize raw materials and manufactured goods, coordinate production, and study long-term cushions for postwar hardships. The move follows Roosevelt and King’s Hyde Park talks aiming to boost American Canadian defense collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Western Hemisphere
Twin Boards
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
Hyde Park
United States
Sagat
Solon Senator Flags Axis Ties in U S War Goods
Iowa Solon Senator DeGillette alleges British and American firms ship petroleum to Japan via West coast routes, with some American companies using foreign subsidiaries to aid Axis nations. He claims royalties are paid to Germany on aircraft materials and urges a joint congressional investigating committee to probe the matter, with swift Senate action anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Gillette
Germany
Crete Fight Rages as Germans Press on Malemi
Reports say German planes continue delivering troops and some artillery to Malemi island while the British fleet disrupts convoys around Crete. Earlier gains suggested defenders held, with Candia and Retimo in flux as Axis forces seek coastal landings and Sandia Harbor remains strategically important for the island’s rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malemi
Crete
Candia
Re~ Timo
London
Eet
Sandia
Island
Nevis
Strand Theatre Feature Emma Dunn in The Great Dictator
Emma Dunn, portraying Mrs Jaeckel, headlines at the Strand in The Great Dictator. Her career showcases a string of mother roles from stage to screen including roles as Paulette Goddard’s foster mother and a Irish mother in Back Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Dunn
Warrens of
Virginia
David Belasco
Mary Pickford
Cecil B. de Mille
Miss Dunn
Rachel Crothers
Henry Miller
Ruth Chatterton
Opera House Probes Charles Boyer Appeal in Back Street
Producer Bruce Manning interviewed about seventy five extras in Universal's Back Street with Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan to learn what makes his eyes voice and aura captivate women. Extras call him Chuck with varied theories from smoky eyes to chivalry and a melancholy look. Manning finds no single reason to pin down his universal charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiles Boyer
Frank Mattuen
Margaret Sullavan
Universal
Fannie Hurst
Charles Boyer
Universa
Back Street
Boyer
Opera House
Bruce Manning
Manning
Chuck
Witch
Bayer
Thioad
Dixie Theatre Shows Bogart Gangster Film High Sierra
Humphrey Bogart stars in High Sierra at the Dixie Theatre with a revealing take on gangster traits. The actor notes that blue eyes are not universal among criminals and that many speak from the corner of their mouths to avoid guards. He adds that real hard men keep their chins up during business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphery Bogart
Gimman
High Sierra
the Dixie
Nelson
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Crowley
Diamond
al Capone
Bogart
Underworld
Strawberry Shipments To Be Started Shortly
Strawberry shipments will begin soon with a concentration point in Graf ton for pickup between five and six oclock in the evening. Receivers must pick berries in the morning, keep them cool and handle carefully to fetch top prices for Pittsburgh shipments. Prices on yesterday's market in Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinnati show various Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky varieties with ranges from 2.50 to 5.50 per 24 quart crates. county agent's office can provide shipment information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Patents County
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Blakemores
Kentucky
U. S
East Tennessee
Aromas U
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Annabel P. Swisher
Mrs. Lawson
A. Pilson
Emma Preiss
Fairmont
Weekley Club II
Iceland
Nates
Maj Rahey Sugery
Saayer
Dies
Huntington Sports Scribe
Wheeling
West Virginia
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Kenneth E. Hines
Sehole
Brooks
Iowa Solon
Strand Theatre
Dixie Theatre
DIXIE
Litdé Palmer
Talon
Claire Tilden
Fifth Avenue
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