Grafton society notes include turtle dinner and family reunions
The Grafton Sentinel reports social news from Knottsville and nearby communities. A turtle dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rockwell’s home on the Northwestern turnpike was enjoyed by many relatives. Gold Star mother Mrs. T H Newton plans a six week tour to visit her son Frank Newton’s grave with her sons Earl Ralph and Paul. Dever family picnic featured the Night Hawk String Band. Shaffer and Ford family reunions are scheduled at Allender grove and Harmony Grove respectively on August 10 and August 17 with public invitations and programs announced.
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Luke Kinney
John Kinney
Rosaline Bradley
Knottaville
Grafton
Victor Rockwell
Northwestern Turnpike
H. Newton
Main Street
Taylor County
Frank B. Newton
New York
Earl
Ralph Newton
Paul
Roosevelt
France
Delaney
Harry
William
C. D. Ramsey
Katharine
Joe Smith
Roy Kirby
John Lovejoy
Raymond Austin
Bertie Reed
Axia May Bickford
Mabel Carroll
Henry
Charles Trader
Shaffer
Allender Grove
Knottsville
Knottsville Pike
8. M. Shaffer
Louisiana Girl Coronated As Beauty Queen
Galveston Aug 5 A New Orleans girl Dorothy Dell Goff 17 was named Miss United States of America and will face seven European entrants tonight for the Beauty Queen of this Universe title. She was breathless after the coronation.
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Galveston
Tex
New Orleans
America
United States of America
Dorothy Dell Goff
Billy Doll Undergoes Emergency Operation in Morgantown
William Billy Doll son of Mrs Seva Doll formerly of the city now in New York City underwent an emergency operation Saturday night at midnight in a Morgantown hospital. He is grandson of Mrs Charles Immel of this city with aunt Miss Isabelle Kimmel of Charleston present. Relatives in Grafton report he is progressing as well as expected.
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William
Billy” Doll
Seva Doll
Ther City
New York City
Morgantown
Charles Immel
Isabelle Kimmel
Charleston
Grafton
Child Prank Blamed for Sao Paulo Fire Injuring 23
In Sao Paulo on August 5 a child's prank using a match caused a blaze that injured 23 children. Ten of the victims are expected to die. Brothers aged 14 and 15 had planned a movie show with a new projector charging three cents admission. A frightened child touched a match to celluloid, the film exploded, and the room burned before escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Archimareht Brothers
Dry Head Asks Public Aid In Enforcing Law
Washington August five P Obtaining public sympathy and help are two objectives of Prohibition Director Woodcock as he reorganizes enforcement under the justice department He urged citizens to support the lawful enforcement of the law and to help stop the unlawful traffic The director asked Americans to join in making the nation law abiding and to consider aiding in the effort to curb contraband liquor.
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Washington
Prohibition
Woodcock
Justice Department
Dity
Freighter crash halves Swedish vessel. four men missing
The American freighter Chickasaw collided with the Swedish freighter Femmern, splitting the Femmern in two. Four men were reported missing. The Chickasaw, damaged, was to arrive later, towing the forward portion while attempting to bring the derelict into port with the after part in tow.
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Stockholm
Judges Named For County Radio Contest
The Atwater Kent Foundation selects county judges for an audition contest in Taylor County. Ages 18 to 25 compete to pick a top male and female to advance to the state contest. Prizes reach 5000 dollars each plus two years at an American conservatory, with decreasing prizes for places two through five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent Foundation
A. R. Warden
Florence Hamilton Wilkinson
Kate Smith
William B. Cruise
E. F. Clark
Harry Rymer
Anna Utterback
Paul Warden
Anna Tucker
Elizabeth Stuck
Lester Bush
R. R. Redinger
Rosa. Fisher
J. Lee Evans
C. Howard Cameron
Taylor County
Baby Show Held Over For Second Run Wednesday
Crowds at the Opera House packed the first Grafton baby show in movies with heat closing doors, prompting a repeat two performances Wednesday night. Babies posed on screen and the talkie program drew wide community interest with no price change.
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Opera House
Grafton
Two Are Hurt In Explosion At Republic Steel Plant
Six men were injured in an explosion at the Republic Steel furnace division power plant in Canton. Fred Wilson was reported in critical condition. Two blasts damaged equipment, with property loss pegged at $60,000 as ambulances rushed to the scene.
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Canton
Republic. Steel Corporation
Fred Wilson
Weekend Guests and Local Social Roundup in Charleston
Mr and Mrs Dallas Keener and children with Harry Ayers of Charleston were guests of Mr and Mrs Alfred Zumbro over the weekend. Keener Ayers and Thompson returned to Charleston Sunday evening. Mrs Keener and children will visit here a few weeks. Daniel Keenan and Mrs Keenan visited Mrs Shaffer in Christiana street last week and returned to Ashland by motor. Bar Iram Stover: Baby Show returns August 6 at Opera House. Mrs Harry Friedman and children Miriam and Stanley returned from Logansport. Miss Dorothy Courtney and Miss Maxine Courtney returned home after visiting Mrs Emma Rogers. Carl and Dorothea Crawford recover from operations at City hospital. William Manley, on vacation from Tunnelton, visits his mother Mrs W C Manley. they plan trips to Cumberland and Frostburg.
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Dallas Keener
Harry Ayers
Charleston
Alfred Zumbro
Mr. Keener
Ayers
Roy ‘Thompson
Grafton
Keener
Daniel S. Keenan
Kentucky and West Virginia Gas Company
Keenan
Iram Stover
Opera House
Harry Friedman
Miriam
Stanley
Logansport
Ind
Friedman
Dorothy
Maxine
Courtney
Tunnelton
Emma Rogers
Carl
Dorothea
T. L. Crawford
City Hospital
William Manley
W. C. Manley
Cumberland
Frostburg
Secret Court Divorces Evelyn Marshall Field in Reno
Mrs Evelyn Marshall Field obtained a divorce from Marshall Field the grandson of NT at a secret hearing in Reno Nevada The court sealed all papers and reports say the settlement covers property and custody of three children The couple wed in 1915 She is the daughter of the late Charles H Marshall of New York Desertion is alleged as the cause but financial terms remain undisclosed and rumored to include a 1 000 000 annual income.
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Reno, Nev
Evelyn Marshall Field
Marshall Field
Field
Mrs. Field
Charles H. Marshall
New York
Summerall Replaced as Army Chief by MacArthur
Washington announces Major General Douglas MacArthur is appointed chief of staff of the army by President Hoover, succeeding General Charles P. Summerall on his retirement. Hoover says he takes great pleasure promoting a brilliant soldier to lead the army.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Hoover
Charles P. Summerall
Summerall
Radio Stations Asked Closed to Relieve Drought Heat
C D Hill of Kendalia wrote to President Hoover and the commerce department requesting closure of all radio stations for 60 days to relieve heat and drought conditions. Mrs Rightmire and daughter Lucy along with Miss Alice Holt returned from Morgantown after a week visiting friends.
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Charleston
W. Va
C. D. Hill
Kendalia
Hoover
Department of Commerce
W. E. Rightmire
Lucy
Alice
Margaret Holt
Morgantow
Forest Fires Still Raging in Lumber Districts
Richwood August 5 three forest fires burned in Nicholas and Pocahontas counties but were believed under control after morning rain dampened dry undergrowth. Fires tracked along Middle Creek Williams River Little Laurel Creek Cherry River and North Fork Cherry River on Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company lands and on Akin Lumber Company property near Richwood.
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Richwood
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Middle Creek
Williams River
Fuller Heads Marine Corps in Hoover Appointment
President Hoover named Brigadier General Ben H. Fuller commandant of the Marine Corps succeeding the late Wen dell C. Neville. Fuller, age 60 from Michigan, had been acting commandant after Neville’s death and previously held state police war and navy roles in the Dominican Republic.
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Washington
Hoover
Ben H. Fuller
Marine Corps
Wendell C. Neville
Fuller
Neville
Navy
Michigan
Middlecreek Fire Sparks Near Pea Creek Blaze Area
The Middlecreek fire erupted near the site of a large blaze that swept the Pea Creek sector weeks earlier, rekindling concerns over continuing wildfire threats in the region.
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Little Laurel Creek
Middlecreek
Pea Creek
Isabella M Alden Dies At 88 In California Author Of 120 Books
Palo Alto Calif Aug 5 Isabella M Alden 88 famed as Pansy author of more than 120 books died here today after long illness following an auto accident in 1926 and a hip fracture. Her last work Memories of Yesterday completed in four years will be published soon.
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Palo “Alto
Cal
Isabella M. Alden
Train derailment injures several in Indiana
Report from Liberty Indiana dated August 5 notes a derailment injuring several passengers. The description mentions slight injuries and emphasizes the late season and low prices affecting Georgia growers and South Carolina warehouses, reflecting disjointed OCR fragments rather than a cohesive narrative.
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Columbia
Georgia
South Carolina
Train Derailment Near Here Injures Several
An Ohio passenger train bound from Cincinnati to Indianapolis derailed two miles south of Here. Six cars went into a ditch after an axle break. Physicians provided first aid, no hospital care required. The wreck halted traffic for several hours.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Inapolis
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Grafton Sentinel Society
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Haymond Settlement
R. D. Ramsey
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L. Meade Ford
Louisiana
Billy
Dry Head
Osgoods
Smart Shoppe
Army Staff
Dove Cash & Carry and
West Main Street
Heinze
Acust Sales
Nicholas and
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North Lin
Jardine
Associated Press
William Jardine, Jr
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Indiana
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Baltimore
S. J. Walter, Jr
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