Community Dance for Kiwanis Kids Fund at Grafton Park
The Mer chants Kiwanis picnic plans a Thursday August 9 dance at Grafton Park featuring the International Mountaineers led by Davis Evans. Proceeds go to the Kiwanis underprivileged children fund for hospitalization and medical care. A floor show and singing trio Condry and Hart accompany the band with proceeds and tickets sold by Kiwanis members.
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Grafton Park
Davis Evans
International Mountaineers
Olympic
Mountain Lake Park
Condry
Hart
Paris
Kiwanis Club
Evans
Mononah
James Pucey
Monongah
Ona C. Jefferys
E. T. Freee
Park View
Fuccy
Social calendar highlights through Friday events in town
Tonight the Gleaners Class of Andrews M E church meets at Grafton Park with a picnic supper. Wednesday features a St Augustine’s Catholic church charity card party and White Rose Sewing Club at Mildred Renner’s home. Thursday brings Pruntytown church Ladies Aid, Lindy Club at Grand Street, White Rose Gorge No 2 meet at Red Men hall with dues due, and Protective Home Circle meetings. Friday hosts Weekly Sewing Club at Mrs McFarland’s Walnut Hills home. over 100 attended a recent celebration.
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Gleaners
Andrews M. E. Church
Grafton Park
Ladies of St. Augustine's Catholic Church
Srial School
White Rose Sewing Club
Woodman Circle
Mildred Renner
Grand Street
Ladies Aid Society
Pruntytown Church
Charles Renner
Grandstreet
Lindy Club
White Rose Gorge No. 2
Red Men Hall
Fred McFarland
Local Personal News Highlights in Clarksburg Area
Miss Genevieve Murphy of Brooklyn Trust Company spends vacation with her parents in Clarksburg. Fred Reger Jr of Wheeling visits Mr and Mrs Homer McDade and friends. Miss Mary Jo Hehnert and aunt Grace Statler return from motor trip to Syracuse and visit World's Fair in Chicago. Mrs Jolliffe Malone Nuzain Donaldson visit Clarksburg yesterday along with Mrs T M Davis and son Jackie. L R Goodwin of Route 4 stops by Grafton for business and social calls.
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Genevieve’ Murphy
Brooklyn Trust Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
James T. Murphy
Maple Avenue
Fred Reger, Jr
Wheeling
Grafton
Homer M. McDade
Thayer Street
Mary Jo Hehnert
Grace Statler
Fairmont
Syracuse
Indiana
Chicago
George Jolliffe
Fred Malone
J. L. Nuzain
John Donaldson
Clarksburg
T. M. Davis
Jackie
L. R. Goodwin
Route 4
Birth of Donald Lee Shroyer to Mr and Mrs Charles L Shroyer
Mr and Mrs Charles L Shroyer announce the birth of a ten pound son born Wednesday July 25. The newborn has been named Donald Lee Shroyer. The mother is formerly Miss Ovele Marks.
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Charles L. Shroyer
Donald Lee Shroyer
Ovele Marks
Hussion to Speak in Mannington for State Senate Bid
William J. Hussion, Democratic candidate for state senator, travels to Marion county and will address an open air meeting at Mannington tonight at eight. Fred Winston leads Mannington organizers as supporters express optimism about recapturing Taylor county political rights in the race.
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William J. Hussion
Marion County
Mannington
Fred Winston
Hussion
Taylor County
Gwinnett Signature Held Genuine by Authorities
Milwaukee report notes a letter from September 23, 1773 found in Missouri while confirming Button Gwinnett’s signature as genuine by the Milwaukee Public Museum. The rare signature was previously bought in 1926 for 28500 dollars by Dr. A. S. Rosenbaum of New York.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Public Museum
Button Gwinnett
Faye Darrow Steiner
Excelsior Springs
Gwinnett
A. S. Rosenbauch
New York
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
Archduke Otto
Hapsburg
Schuschnigg
Otto
Zita
Belegium
Associated Press
Milk price hike takes effect today citywide
Milk users in the city face a 12 cent per quart increase starting this morning. The measure applies to all retailers, with officials citing higher processing costs and transport fees as the cause.
Decrease Noted in Monongah Division Car Loadings
Indications point to a sharp fall in freight traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Monongah division for July compared with June. Chief Clerk Luther Ford said July figures are not yet complete, but early indications show a downturn in total monthly business.
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Ford
South Park
Pittsburgh
Albert
Campbell
Seattle
Mike Cestone
Newark
N. J
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Luther Ford
Plan to Pour Asphalt Soon on Rosemont Road
Public works chief W O Bolin announced preparations this week to lay asphalt on Rosemont Oval road. Crews are rolling and leveling the section near Rosemont where tar will be poured first while the end toward the Harrison County line remains rock based and will not be surfaced soon.
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Rosemont Road
Rosemont Oval Road
W. O. Bolin
Rosemont
Harrison County
Grafton merchants close at noon for Kiwanis picnic
All Grafton merchants will close their stores at noon on August 9 to participate in the Merchants Kiwanis picnic at Grafton Park.
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Grafton
Merchants-Kiwanis
Grafton Park
Union Leader Van Bittner Denies GOP Tie in 1940 Vote
Van A. Bittner president of district 17 United Mine Workers of America says he votes Democratic. He notes he did not support John W. Davis in 1924 due to Morgan interests and cites backing La Follette in 1924 and Roosevelt in 1932. He backs Rush D. Holt for Senate and mentions others seeking endorsements.
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Charleston
van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers of America
John W. Davis
Great
Morgan
la Follette
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Chicago
Bittner
Rush D. Holt
United States
W. E. Chilton
J. Alfred Taylor
Graham Sale
Clem Shavér
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
Three More Youths Enlisted in U S Navy
G H Dubois announces three more young men enlisting for naval service. David Ray Stewart of Clarksburch Carlos E Fisher of Beverly and Samuel Clements Martin of Elkins will travel to Baltimore for final exams then proceed to Norfolk for duties. Five additional locals have joined the Navy recently. R T Dates, former crewmate, assigned as assistant to Dubois. Know your neighbor at the August 9 community picnic in Grafton Park.
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G. H. Dubois
Ogal Naval Recruiting Office
David Ray Stewart
Clarksburg
Carlos E. Fisher
Beverly
Samuel Clements Martin
Elkins
Baltimore
Orfolk
Navy
Dubois
R. T. Dates
Cunner
United States
Virginia
Civil War Rivalry Deepens Ahead of September Primary
Mayor Walmsley and Senator Long battled over radio in a dispute that highlighted the congressional primary. Long seeks to clean up vice while Walmsley accuses him of trying to seize control via a new police board. A court halted the board from acting as tensions rose.
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Walmsley
Long
Senter
Old Poll Recall of WV Political Upheaval and Figures
The piece recalls a pivotal West Virginia political campaign that broke Democratic control and mentions MacCorkle as the last Democratic governor until 1916. It notes McKinley’s 1900 assassination in Buffalo and Bryan’s death in 1926, with both governors now gone but the campaign memory enduring in the state’s annals.
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MacCorkle
West Virginia
John J. Cornwell
McKinley
Buffalo
N. Y
Bryan
Davis
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