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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1944

Page

3

Reunion notices and social items from Oak Grove pages

The column lists numerous local reunions at churches and parks with dates in September, plus various social notices. Individuals named include the Reese, Hunt, Luzzader, Snider, Gaudy, Nose, Robinson, Bartlet, Ball, Annon, DeNoisy, and Grafton Quota Club members. Also noted are hospital visits, travel plans, and weekend trips among residents of Grafton and nearby towns.

Reese, Hunt, and Luzzader Oak Grove Baptist Church Flat Rocks Gladesville Preston County Robinson and Bartlet Webster Foulr Grafton Route 250 Westerman Church Thornton Grafton Quota Club Flemington H. K. Debendarfer Rhea Fisher Woman's Msionary Society of the United Brethren Church R. C. Sloan Walnut Street White Rose Grove Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle Central District Convention Clarksburg Judson Society of the First Baptist Church Gagelle Linn Knotts Avenue Nellie Cook West Main Street

Mrs. Wittman Hosts Joint Ladie s Aid Session at Blueville

Twenty members of the Ladie Aid and Woman's Missionary societies met at Mrs. W. H. Wittman’s Blueville home for a joint monthly session. Mrs. Minette Watkins led the Ladies Aid business while Mrs. D. B. Pawcett presided over the Missionary meeting which planned to pack relief boxes for Russia in October. Rev. E. P. Roof spoke on his Gaston vacation, and refreshments were served after social hour by Mrs. Wittman and her daughter Florence.

Ladie+ ’Aid society Woman's Missionary Society St. Paul's Lutheran Church W. H. Wittman Blueville

Quota Club Plans Dinner For Monday

The Grafton Quota club will motor to Flemington on Monday evening for a 6:30 dinner at the Methodist church for prospective members. A social hour after dinner will feature music and a speech by club president Mrs HL K Debendarfe. Transportation arrangements were announced by club members.

Grafton Flemington Methodist Church HL K. Debendarfe Dent Clussy Rhea Pishx

Radio and Political Leaders Clash Over War Policy

Three continued from page one describe critics from Gov Schoeppel of Kansas City and Gov Martin of Harrisburg denouncing CIO actions as a pressure group and objecting to European doctrinal imports. Truman faces attacks for not repeating a speech, while Dewey praised anti-bureaucratic rhetoric. Hanegan in New York urged nationwide campaign organization and a cross-country tour next week.

Charlie Machin Thye Minneapolis Dewey New York Democratic Natonal Robert E. Hannegan Hannegan

Allied Front Moves as British Armor Pushes North

The report details a wartime front extending about eight miles into Belgium along a 30 mile line. British armored columns advance almost parallel to the American northward push, with incursions described as rapid and coordinated to pressure German positions.

Bre Belgium

Four Jills In A Jeep Opens At Dish Theatre

Hollywood musical comedy opens Sunday at the Dish Theatre starring Kay Francis Carole Landis Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair with Dick Haymes Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra John Harvey and Phil Silvers also features guest stars Alice Faye Betty Grable Carman Miranda and George Jessel acting as master of ceremonies all amid a lively blend of song romance and humor.

Broadway Hollywood Kay Francis Carole Landis Martha Raye Mitzi Mayfair Jimmy Dorsey John Harvey Phil Silvers Radio Dick Haymes Alice Faye Betty Grable Carman Miranda George Jessel Dixie Theatre 20Th Century-Fox Kay Carole Martha Mitzi Alice Page Carmen Miranda

Opera House Showcases Deanna Durbin In Christmas Holiday

Deanna Durbin, Hollywood's top singing star for years, earns ranking as a dramatic actress in Universal's Christmas Holiday. The film, based on Somerset Maugham, follows a cafe entertainer who becomes a bride as her world collapses when her husband murders. Durbin delivers a dual, flawless performance. Meanwhile Allied fronts report Eighth army gains and Fifth army advances near Pisa and Florence as the push toward final objectives continues.

Deanna Durbin Hollywood Opera House Miss Durgin Somerset Maugham Deanna

Coal and Coke Board Ballot Details in Monongalia County

The report outlines union voting at Mona mine and nearby sites with ballots mailed to Pittsburgh for canvassing. Supervisory workers at Mona mine voted by mail, a process the union dislikes as it requires a representative from each mine to travel to Pittsburgh. Osage No 3 mine ballots were also expected to arrive for tally today, per Delmar Hagedorn, Monongalia county union president.

Delmar Hagedorn Monongalia County Mona Arkwright Coal Company NLRB Pittsburgh Osage No. 3 Christopher Coal Company Hagedorn Ach

British and Allied Forces Break Through Last Po Line

American troops of Japanese ancestry occupy the southwest slopes of Pisano Pass as eighth army units from British Indian Polish and Canadian forces push forward from the Metauro river on August 26. A communique reports they advanced 15 miles through tough terrain and shattered the enemy's defenses, breaking the last enemy prepared line south of the Po river.

Pageast Pisano Pass Eighth Army Metauro River River Po

Secret Weapon Doubts Rise On Nazi Plane Threat

Article notes that the alleged secret weapon, a composite aircraft, appears slow and unwieldy, unlikely to threaten Nazi reprisal. It claims such planes could not compete with V-12 or flying bombs and cites a Normandy beachhead encounter where a pick-back craft was shot down.

Normandy Isea A. C. Lewes F

Classified rates and terms for Sentinel ads

The Sentinel outlines advertising rates at two and a half cents per word for the first insertion and one and a half cents per word for each additional insertion. A minimum charge of 55 cents applies. Each figure counts as a word and ads must follow regular style. The Sentinel is not responsible for more than one error per insertion and corrections are to be verified immediately.

Sentinel

Florida 10 acre tracts near coast for sale

Real estate notice offers 10 acre tracts in a high and dry section suitable for fruits and vegetables. Located about 0.6 miles from the coast and St Petersburg, with access to fishing boating and swimming. Priced at $195 with $5 down and $5 monthly. Inquiries to G B Potterfield Union Building Charleston West Virginia 26-11.

Florida Coast St. Petersburg G. B. Potterfield Union Building Charleston W. Va

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