Grafton Social Notes and Visits Across Town
Local residents frequent friends in Fairmont and Rowlesburg while guests visit from Terre Haute and Indianapolis. The column records numerous trips through Grafton, Cleveland, Massillon, Akron, and Morgantown, with mentions of soldiers, students, and workers, including gains at a local rackets store and a variety of family visits and motor trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Baker
Barbara Jean
Fairmont
Friends
W. L. Pittman
Rowlesburg
Eleanor Smith
Doorthy Baker
Beech Street
P. H. Gull
Indianapolis
James
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Neta
Baltimore
Alonzo Bartlett
West Grafton
B. L. Roach
Webster
Grafton
Francis Jaco
South Grafton
Hagerstown
Jaco
A. H. Warren
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Gettysburg
W. S. Burton
Masontown
C. T. Miles
Joseph
J. Warne
First Ward
Akron
C. Shahan
Paul
Ralph
L. R. Lowe
Lila
Elkins
E. F. Nye
Hiram
George Ross
Cleveland
J Joh Ross
Simpson
Keyser
George Favish
Wheeling
Dewey Mayo
C. E. Spenker
Chipped Fliers Sure of Crossing Atlantic
Paris reports Francola Coll, now a real estate agent, and Paul Tarascon believe they will complete a non stop flight from Paris to New York at the end of August. The one eyed flier and the one legged Tarascon say they have the willpower and energy required, despite motor concerns.
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Paris
Francola Coll
Paul Tarascon
New York
Tarascon
Woman Killed in Storm at Honolulu
Honolulu reports that a Japanese woman died from injuries after a small car was blown off a hillside amid unusually high winds that swept the Hawaiian Islands. Three men were reported threatened with death as winds churned waves and conditions elsewhere.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Nevers
A F L Goes On Film Propaganda Effort
Washington August 4 Labor launches movie propaganda with a contract for a picture that traces labor evolution from ancient slavery to modern times Paid officials of state labor federations will lecture in cities where the film is shown The move aims to shape public understanding of labor history and achievements
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Washington
A. F. of
L. Today
Chavery
Abd el Krim Gets His Men Airplanes
Paris reports Abd el Krim the Moroccan war lord has obtained airplanes promised to his troops. Planes were transported by sea to Morocco with landing stations prepared in Fez. French planes bombarding the Rift may arrive first, with French and American volunteer escadrilles on hand.
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Paris
Abd-el-Krim
Temps
Fez
Morocco
Ajar
Zesuan
Farmer Wrote His Own Funeral Oration
Charles W. Lau, a wealthy retired farmer of Davenport, had funeral orations prepared by himself and recorded on phonograph records for both the home service and the crematorium, where incineration occurred. He also selected musical pieces to be played and left a list of attendees, excluding all others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Charles W. Lau
Lau
General practitioners guide patients to the right specialist
A brief note urges general practitioners to direct patients to appropriate specialists. The fragment references a shift from Darwin to Tiryan in a cyolus ton, but lacks clear context or details.
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Darwin
Tiryan
Hornsby Suspended Three Days After Umpire Spat
St Louis Aug 4 Manager Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals was suspended three days after a dispute with Umpire Sweeney during a game with the Giants. The NL president sent the notice by telegram and the incident followed Hornsby’s strenuous objection to strikes in the fifth inning. The ban also gave him needed rest for a bad leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Sweeney
Hornaby
New York Giants
Heydler
National League
Hornsby
Fire Station Foundation Under Construction In City
W P Withers began work on the new city fire department facility behind the city building. The foundation is mostly erected with concrete pillars to be added. City trucks haul lumber brick cement and other materials. Project completion is estimated in forty to sixty days. A brick from the old pump and power house is reused in the new structure. Monument To Honor Burro By Colorado Mining Group.
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W. P. Withers
New City
Colorado
West
Jen
Epworthians in State Meet Open in Buckhannon
Buckhannon August 4 figures show 300 Epworth League delegates from across West Virginia attending the ninth institute. Wheeling led outside the local leagues in numbers while Clarksburg churches send 15 delegates. Parents accompanied youths as they settled into Agnes Howard dormitory for girls and the gym for boys amid a reception last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
West Virginia
Epworth League Institute
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Methodist Episcopal
Stealey
Broad Oaks
Agnes Howard
Riverside festival and boat float event near Knottsville
An item notes a festival and fund raising box supper at Wesley Chapel near Knottsville. The Park View band will provide music as attendees bring boxes for a weekend event with a cheerful-night atmosphere and community welcome.
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Wesley
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