Local residents visit friends and relatives around town
PERSG NALS of Chicago and daughters Clara Christine and Margaret visit with Mr and Mrs Fred Kunst on West Washington Street. Drollingers of Aberdeen Md guests of Gedneys. they attend national shooting at Camp Perry Ohio. Mrs Frank A Ross returns from Baltimore after visiting daughter Mrs Owen Solomon. Several families travel or host gatherings across Grafton and surrounding areas including trips to New York City Cleveland and El Paso. Newton C Price undergoes major surgery in Grafton hospital. Frank Marcum postmaster of Ceredo dies.
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John Flanagan
Chicago
Clara
Christine
Margaret
Fred Kunst
West Washington Street
C. V. Drollinger
Aberdeen
Ralph Gedney
Drollinger
Camp Perry
Ohio
Frank A. Ross
West Main Street
Baltimore
Owen Soloman
Earl Bennett
Bill’ Myers
Hartford Haller
Lucille
Hayward Gainer
Wilmoth
Buckhannon River
Irene
Glenna Ruth Haller
O. F. Gainer
Lee Haller
Valley Furnace
Edsel Gainer
B. F. Poe
Philadelphia
Poe
Owen Solomon
Torlock Rasmussen
Cleveland
William B. Stuck, Jr
Washington, D. C
Grafton
Newton C. Price
Grafton Hospital
Florence Wilkinson
New York City
George Hamilton
Coal Loadings Rise in Monongah Division
The Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported higher coal loadings in July compared to June, with 17,799 cars of coal and 174 cars of coke loaded for July, while June figures stood at 14,910 coal cars and 227 coke loads.
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Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Dr Frank Lynch to Speak at Mountain Top Meeting
Dr Frank N Lynch a former Andrews M E church pastor in Grafton will deliver the first sermon at the Mountain Top camp meeting near Oakland Md The event opens August 6 at 8 p m and runs through August 16 Local friends plan to attend and many expect to travel to hear him during his camp stay
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Frank N. Lynch
Andrews M. E
Grafton
Oakland
Lynch
The
Tabernacle
Playwright’s House of Scrape Brings New Intrigue
Porter Hall offers a suggestion while Glenda Farrell arrives seeking alimony from Brent, the luckless playwright. Her lawyer and Sheriff Frank McHugh accompany her as the ex-fiancé remains in jail awaiting the outcome of a vendetta tied to a literary circle.
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Porter Hall
Glenda Farrell
Brent
Miss Tobin
John Eldridge
Frank McHugh
Gallant Defender Opens With Starrett in Western Drama
Opera House presents Gallant Defender a two day run starring Charles Starrett in his western debut. Based on Peter Kyne and filled with action, the film portrays homesteaders vs cattlemen in the old west with Joan Perry and George Billings in key roles. Edward LaSaint and Harry Woods headline the conflict while David Salman directs and Ford Beebe pens a compelling tale.
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Columbia
Charles Starrett
Starrett
Peter B. Kyne
Joan Perry
George Billings
Edward LaSaint
Harry Woods
David Salman
Benjamin Kline
Ford Beebe
New Dixie Comedy Snowed Under Lights Dixie Theatre Tonight
New Dixie presents Snowed Under a First National comedy romance set in New England. George Brent stars as a young playwright snowbound in a Connecticut farmhouse with two ex-wives a new sweetheart a lovelorn lawyer and a romantic sheriff. Genevieve Tobin Glenda Farrell and Patricia Bitlis headline the leading women.
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New England
Dixie Theatre
Hollywood
George Brent
Rsad
Genevieve Tobin
Glenda Farrell
Pattrica Bitlis
Connecticut
Brent
the Flaywright
New York
Strand Theatre Promotes The Devil Doll
The Devil Doll, a new MGM thriller based on A Merritt novel Burn Witch Burn, opens Thursday at the Strand. Lionel Barrymore leads a notable cast including Maureen O Sullivan Frank Lawton and Robert Greig in a Tod Browning scripted production renowned for its sensational on screen violence and mystery mood.
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Strand Theatre
A. Merritt
Richard Schayer
Garrett Fort
Tod Browning
Edgar Allan Poe
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Lionel Barrymore
Maureen O'Sullivan
Barrymore
Bugle Ann
Frank Lawton
David Copperfield
Robert Greig
Grace Ford
Lucy Beaumont
Arthur Hohl
Fred Warren
Whegemeeee
Loyalists Pressured as Rebels Face Siege in Spain
In a city wide police roundup loyalists were arrested while government officials said rebel strongholds could fall any day, urging surrender with minimal bloodshed. A Bourges rebel radio message showed desperation as Spanish Fascists wore Swastika armbands in Tetuan. Front line fighting intensified with government artillery targeting Tolosa near San Sebastian. Prince Juan of Asturias reportedly met rebels near Pamplona, signaling complex negotiations amid ongoing conflict.
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Page
Bourges
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Prince
Hendaye
France
Oyarzun
Spain
Juan of the Asturias
Basque
Pamplona
Safety Meet Planned Across Cameron County
Citizens organize a county wide safety meet for mid August in Cameron. Circuit Judge James F. Shipman will be invited to speak at the event.
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Cameron
James F. Shipman
Labor federation faces split over Lewis committee unions
The AFL seeks to dissolve a committee of 12 union officials representing over a million workers amid a clash with craft unions. President Green notes possible suspensions or fines as a verdict nears, while two unions deny affiliation despite officer ties. The federation weighs revenue implications but aims to avoid outright expulsion.
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Mittee
Lewis
William Green
A. F. of L
Green
Drive Safely Warns After Fatal Lewis County Crash
Two men were killed Monday evening in Lewis County as drivers are urged to keep to the right when meeting oncoming vehicles. Taylor County Safety Council notes the need for caution despite income, and Frey adds that council decisions will face federal review at the November Tampa convention, which is expected to be stormy in the federation’s 49 year history.
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Lewis Coan
Government plans to continue functions amid strike threat
GRECIAN KING faces stalemate as cabinet moves to uphold authority after leftist unions threaten general strike over a law setting minimum wages and compulsory arbitration. Proclamation to establish martial law and abolish the pee of the legislature was issued to proceed with government duties unmolested.
84-Vote Referendum Results by Districts
The wets won in most districts with 643 to 292 in this district. Ringwood and Valley districts all went wet, Reno with 73 wet votes, Lyon with 33, totals 230 wets to 187 drys. Union district favored dry with 486 dry versus 62 wet. Portland district notes a liquor store nearby.
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Pase Pe
Ringwood
Valley
Reno
Lyon
Union
Portland
Terra Alta Goes Dry as Dry Side Wins Large Majority
In a special election, Terra Alta districts favored dry by 504 to 331, while nearby towns showed mixed results. Kingwood reported 663 wet and 264 dry, Reedsville 115 wet 59 dry, Arthurdale 155 wet and 27 dry, and Bruceton 155 dry to 24 wet, with overall county totals 3 1783 to 262. About 24 percent of voters cast ballots.
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Terra Alta
Kingwood
Valley Cts
Lyon
Ibt
Reno
Union
Portland
Boll
Pleasant
Grant
Lquor
Tumb Nelton
Reedsville
Masontown
Arthurdale
Newburg
Rowlesburg
Albright
Bruceton
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Ceredo
Frank Marcum
Monongah Division
Frank Lynch
Mountain Top Meeting
West's
Bird Foods
Taylor County Hardware CO
ST. John
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Gratton Banking & Trust Bldg
Starrett Star
Opera House
New Dixie
Edward Everett Horton
Universal
Atlantic City
Baltimore & Ohica
Tolosa
Bay of Biscay
San Sebastian
Council
Taylor County Safety Council
Ford
United States
Universal Credit Company
Great Lakes Exposition
Pittsburgh-Wheeling
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Shriver Motor Company
Pike Street
Grafton, W, VA
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