Pastors Birthday Honor at United Brethren Church
The Ladies Aid of the United Brethren church honored Rev. Lois Luzader with a surprise birthday feature during a lawn party at hostess Mrs. B. C. Isner. Officers were elected for the coming year, gifts and a silverware shower presented to the pastor, and an ice course was served. The Shafferman family plans their reunion at Meadowdale near Fairmont with a 2 pm program.
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Ladies Aid Society
The
United Brethren Church
Lois Luzader
B.C. Isner
Beech Street
W. H. Reese
Ruth Crauser
Bessie Hoffman
E. W. Hugill
Ora Jenkins
A. B. Outright
Bessie Poe
Hazel Reed
Ruth Bumgardner
Luzader
Aid
B. C. Isner
A. B. Cutright
Ruth Crouser
C. F. Kirkpatrick
John Evans
Elsie Bolyard
Helen
Daisy Dotson
Mary Hoffman
Robert
Myrtle Anvil
Mary Spiker
Guy Powell
Vivian Reese
John Waller
Evelyn Saffel
Benny Lansbury
Rebecca Cole
Audra Gabbert
C. T. Bolyard
J. C. Sturm
D. W. Jaco
B. W. Hugill
C. E. Warder
Lida Hathaway
Helen Louise Outright
Miriam Isner
George Kiger
Margaret Brown
Local Social Calendar Highlights Aug Reunions and Meetings
Aug events list multiple family reunions in Harrison and Taylor counties plus organizational gatherings. Shafferman family reunion at Meadowdale near Fairmont invites all relatives and friends. memorial services for B and O Veterans planned. American Legion Auxiliary and D of A meetings noted. Boy Scouts program at Methodist church. various reunions at Brown church, Mount Zion, Beechwood Grove, and other locales. Includes names Shafferman, Lambert, Rogers, Isner, Murphy, Morgan, and Lambert homestead at Boothsville.
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Yates-Gawthrop
Davison Run Baptist Church
Harrison County
W. Lem Rogers
Old Tannery
Wickwire
V. F. W. Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Moors Home
Mountain City Council No. 49
D. of A
Boy Scouts of the
Methodist Protestant Church
Isner
Brown Church
Murphy
Clemtown
Morgan
Mount Zion
Fairmont
Davis-Meredith
Beechwood Grove
Alma
Taylor County
Local notes on visits and minor injuries
Mrs. Dorsey Ridenour and daughters Margaret and Virginia Lee left yesterday for a visit in Virginia. R. B. Powell, 74, of 414 Barrett Istreet, fell at his home and injured his head slightly. He was treated at Grafton City hospital and discharged. Kenneth Grinnan is visiting relatives in Parkersburg, W. Va. and New Straitsville, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hollis and children returned from a motor trip in Virginia.
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Dorsey Ridenour
Margaret
Virginia Lee
Virginia
R. B. Powell
Barrett
Frank Hollis
Restoration Effort in Williamsburg Backed by Rockefeller
The Williamsburg Foundation spearheads a project to restore the city to its colonial appearance funded by John D. Rockefeller who has invested millions in the effort. The program aims to recreate historic streetscapes and landmarks while preserving the town’s heritage for future generations.
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg Foundation
John D. Rockefeller
Mad Admits He Killed Three in Rochester Area Slayings
Wabash Indiana August 8 state police question Harry Singer 25 after he confessed to three murders saying he was mad while Justice Byron Kennedy planned a preliminary hearing. Investigators probe links to ax murders of Singer's mother Mary and Lonnie near Rochester two years earlier as another man reportedly confessed those killings. Bryant, 23, died two miles from the Wesley farm where John Fielding Wesley and his 12 year old daughter Marjorie were slain July 21.
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Wabash
Ind
Byron Kennedy
Harry Singer
J. D. Bryant
Singer
Estél Bemenderfer
Rochester
Bemenderfer
Mary Singer
Lonnie Singer
Bryant
John Fielding Wesley
Marjorie
Sidrow Employees Leave For Peoria Gathering
Charles Leach and Guy Davis of Sidrow General Radio Shop on West Main depart tonight for Peoria Indiana to join a general A B C Washer dealers meeting. Retailers will tour the A B C factory and learn about the new trailer design to be brought back next Thursday for Sidrow use and demonstration. The trailer includes a complete laundry, electric lights and a public speaking system to showcase equipment at the housewife's door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Leach
Guy Davis
Sidrow General Radio
West Main Street
Peoria
A. B.C
Mr. Leach
Mr. Davis
Sidrow General Radio Shop
Judge Tanner Renamed As 9th District Candidate
Princeton dispatch reports the Republicans of the ninth judicial circuit nominate incumbent Judge Howell M. Tanner of Bluefield for the circuit bench. Mercer and Wyoming counties form the circuit. John J. O'Brien, 67, president of L. M. Byllesby and company and the Standard Gas and Electric company, dies of a heart attack in Chicago.
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Tanner
Princeton
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Howell M. Tanner
Bluefield
Mercer
Wyoming
Chicago
John J. O'Brien
L. M. Byllesby and Company
Standard Gas and Electric Company
Ennis Speaks to Rotarians on Far East Issues
Professor Thomas E. Ennis of West Virginia University spoke on international problems in the Far East, focusing on Japan, at the Grafton Rotary Club meeting at Cozy Rest Inn. Afterward he led a discussion, answering questions as Harold McMillen introduced him and A V Cuppett chaired the session. Thirty members and three guests attended.
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Thomas E. Ennis
West Virginia University History Department
Far East
Japan
Grafton
Teachers Act Huntington Bid for School Reform
Teachers at Marshall College summer sessions pass resolutions urging the legislature to create bipartisan boards of education and a separate measure for teacher tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Marshall College
Drought Stricken Farmers Seek WPA Jobs in North Dakota
North Dakota farmers hit by drought face crop loss and dusty fields. They seek relief through WPA employment in Bismarck offices, assigned to water conservation and irrigation projects to avert starvation for themselves and families.
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North Dakota
WPA
Bismarck
N. D
Little Lord Fauntleroy opens at Dixie Theatre
The film stars C Aubrey Smith as the Earl of Dorincourt with Freddie and Prince spending time prior to production to acquaint themselves. United Artists releases a light comedy drama praised for its cleverness, strong cast, and broad appeal.
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Fauntleroy
Earl of Dorincourt
C. Aubrey Smith
Freddie
Prince
Little Lord Fauntleroy
United Artists
Lederer
House Madcap Tragedy Follows Zioncheck Office Jump
Witnesses describe Oregon legislator’s aide Marion Zioncheck leaping from a window after an apparent note reading of a thwarted suicide attempt. The scene unfolds in a city office where Zioncheck’s wife reacted with hysteria after the crash. Authorities recover a note criticizing the economic system and promising to improve conditions for the poor.
Opera House Hosts Great Dane Dougal in Little Lord Fauntleroy
Prince the Great Dane, playing Dougal with Freddie Bartholomew and Dolores Costello Barrymore in Selznick International's Little Lord Fauntleroy, arrives at the Opera House for four days. The dog is described as highly trained, frequently cast, 4.12 years old, and 180 pounds after recent appearances in Call of the Wild and A Tale of Two Cities.
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Prince, the Great Dane
Dougal
Freddie Bartholomew
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Selznik International
Lord Fauntleroy
Opera House
Two Cities
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Strand Theatre Thriller Gable Buried Alive Scene
Clark Gable narrowly survives a risky earthquake sequence in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's San Francisco at the Strand Theatre. A wall collapses as Gable shields co-star Margaret Irving, leaving him buried under bricks for minutes while crew and extras fear for his safety. He emerges bruised but unhurt as applause erupts. Also included is a municipal levy estimate for Flemington, West Virginia.
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Clark Gable
Gable
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
San Francisco
Strand Theatre
IV Cafe
Margaret Irving
Jack Holt
Jeanette MacDonald
Miss Irving
W. S. van Spyke
Miss MacDonald
Pay For Steel Ordered By Taylor County Court
The Taylor county court in session yesterday ordered payment of 892.09 dollars to Clarksburg Auto Wrecking Company of Clarksburg for steel used in the South Grafton bridge construction. The court also ordered five dollars paid to the account of the poor.
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Taylor County
Clarksburg Auto Wrecking Company
Clarksburg
South Grafton
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Shafferman
Arthur Cassel
Meadowdale
John Shafferman
William Shafferman
Harry Shafferman
Earl Fawcett
PERSO
Sidrow
Ennis
West Virginia
E. Main Street
Dixie Theatre
Francis Lederer
Bassai i
Little Lord Bereta
Selenick International
United Artiste
W. H. McFarlane
Penned Sninida Nate
Nadeau
Marion
Zloncheck
Ai & Chambers
Freedom
W. Va
Bernard Hyman
John Emerson
Robert Hopkins
Anita Loos
Taylor
Flemington
Stanley Fleming
John A. Spinner
York Marks
Howard Hawkins
Bryan Newhouse
Arthur Whitehair
Ceres
Mnd
Telephone and Telegraph
Rae
Spencekeiharia
Cece
Municipa
West
Stanly Fleming
Plemington
Stanly
Gtr
New Dixie
Motion Picture Dailies
Spencer
Club Galile
Francisco
Dallas
Fort Worth
Miller
Green Street
Cumberland
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