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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1935

Page

3

Dance Night At Moose Lodge Brings Local Talent

Large crowd attended the Friday dance sponsored by the L. O. C. Moose at the Moose hall. Eddy Schneider led a Fairmont orchestra with Betty of Fairmont singing and a military dance. Youngsters Margaret and Louise Whitehair danced and sang, with Margaret four and Louise seven. Reed Raines and his orchestra will play next Friday. Basket dinner by Star Sewing club members at the park featured families like the Russell and Renner clans. Next meeting at Mrs. Isner’s Beech street home.

L. O. C. Moose Moose Eddy Schneider Prchvstra Fairmont Ralph Cline Bettyson Margaret Louise Whitehair Louise Jimmy Morgan Reed Raines Star Sewing Club Russell Roxie Rexroad Victor Rockwell Clara Louise Robinson Jack Warner Jacqueline Pearl Hussion Jackie Crouser A. B Tsner Amanda Renner Hilkey Loudin Ernest Reed Isner W. F. Simmons Harold Hugh Nestor

Social Calendar and Local Visit Highlights

August 12 Ladies Auxiliary A O H call meeting near E of C hall. August 13 Fisher class of M P church at 8 pm. August 13 B and O Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary memorial service at 7 30 pm. Pa visiting sister Miss Anita Ladoux West Main St. Miss Gladys Metiler visiting Griffin and Atlanta. Mr and Mrs Earl CassellSpend week camping on Middle Park river. Mr and Mrs W H Currey Fairmont visited city Friday. Dolores Curry and Alayde Spaur week course at Glenville State Teacher College. Mr and Mrs Joe White and son visiting relatives. J H Carroll back from Columbus visiting Steatz and Arthur Carroll. Wesley Beenes recovering from broken leg. Natiss Katherine White back from Middle Fork river camping.

Ladies’ Auxiliary C. Hall Fisher M. P. Shurch B. & O. Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary Anita Ladoux Glenville State Callope Joe White Jor Charleston Rives J. H. Carroll Columbus Steatz Arthur Carroll Wesley Beenes

Visiting Families in Wilmington and Columbus Speeds Change

Mr and Mrs W B Neiswonger and Betty May of Columbus Ohio visit Mr and Mrs Frank Wardwell in Blueville Wilmington Del Mrs Lily Young and daughter Evelyn stay with Mrs Ella Welch on Wilford Street W T Monroe and son Melvin of Miami Fla arrive to visit daughter Mrs Willis Linn and son Ray Monroe. plan weeklong stay Miss Martha Powell departs for Witsenberg to visit relatives Miss Evelyn Ladoux Pi Marion

Neiswonger Betty May Columbus Ohio Frank Wardwell Blueville Lily Young Evelyn Wilmington Del Ella Welch Wilford Street W. T. Monroe Melvin Miami Florida Willis Linn Ray Monroe Martha Powell Witsenberg Evelyn Ladoux Marion

Moley Boy Hurt In Garage Cleaning Fluid Incident

Malcolm Moley 10 year old son of Raymond Moley, longtime Roosevelt adviser, was severely injured by exposure to a cleaning fluid in a garage behind his Berea C home. Mrs Moley and two brothers reside there while Moley edits a New York magazine linked to Vincent Astor.

Berea Malcolm Moley Raymond Moley Roosevelt

Music lovers advised on three Salzburg broadcasts

Mrs. Rhea H. Bicher of the Grafton Woman's Music club announces a series of three internationally important musical events. NBC Blue Network will air Salzburg Music Festival programs in Austria on Sundays August 11 18 and 25. Conductors Toscanini Walter and Weingartner lead the Vienna Philharmonic in ninety pieces starting at 11 A M.

Rhea H. Bicher Grafton Woman's Music Club Salzburg Austria NBC Blue Arturo Toscanini Bruno Walter Felix Weingartner Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Sues Crack Pilot Over Child Support Claim

Florence Sadderth seeks $150 monthly alimony from Royal Leonard, the London to Melbourne air race pilot, in Los Angeles court accusing him of fathering Royale Leonard. Leonard denies paternity. case traces back to a 1988 Kansas City stop during cross country flights.

Sisty Royal Leonard Royale Leonard Florence Sadderth Los Angeles Dales Leonard Te Tins Kansas City

Salzburg festival to broadcast three concerts this August

The Salzburg Music Festival plans three broadcasts in August. On August 11 Beetho ven's Symphony No 3 in E major conducted by Felix Weingartner will be heard at 11 am Eastern Time. August 18 features Mozart and Wagner works conducted by Bruno Walter. August 25 under Arturo Toscanini was to be announced. American audiences have never heard these broadcasts before.

Felix Weingartner Conducto Mozart Wagner Bruno Walter Aturo Toscanini Fisher

Rotary clubs hear Trotter at Brookside Inn meeting

Dining with Terra Alta and Oakland clubs, 64 members and friends of Grafton Rotary attended a joint meeting at Brookside Inn east of Aurora on Route 50. Dr Frank Trotter Morgantes spoke on Rotary ideals, dismissing the late mood as over. Three Grafton women entertained with readings while Oakland and Terra Alta clubs contributed about 30 members and a welcome from Prentice Watson.

Terra Alta Oakland Grafton Rotary Club Brookside Inn Aurora E.G. Kuhn Grafton Club W. A. Beavers Frank Trotter Morgantes West Virginia University Rotary Club Trotter Grafton Clara Benett W. E. Robinson Mattie Jaco Jaco Prentice Watson Terra Alta Club

City Employee Killed by Bat During Baseball Incident

Chicago on August 10 William Gannon 28 assistant foreman died from a blow to the head as he tried to stop a boys baseball game in city asphalt yards. An unidentified youth struck him last Thursday. Police opened an investigation.

Chicago William Gannon Gannon

Adopt Budget in Matewan Council Meeting

Matewan West Virginia town council adopted a budget calling for expenditures of 2212 dollars and 40 cents for the year. Local officials approved the plan at a meeting held on August 10.

Matewan W. Va

Cauliflower Family Welcomes Baby Daughter Mary Ann

Mr and Mrs Corbett Cauliflower of Huntington announce the arrival of a T pound baby daughter Mary Ann at Huntington Hospital. Mrs Cauliflower was formerly Miss Genevieve Whelan daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Whelan of this city. Mother and baby are doing well.

Birtit

Joe E Brown Stars in Alibi Tire at Strand

Joe E Brown returns in the Warne Bros picture Alibi Tire at the Dixie Theatre Sunday. Written by the late Ring Lardner, the pennant winning baseball comedy pairs Brown as a crack pitcher with a blond romance. The film is hailed as his hile most hilarious performance yet.

Joe E. Brown Warner Bros Disi Theatre Ring Lardner Olivia de Havilland Warne Bros Dixie Theatre Joe Brown

Lady in Red Winnie Shaw Stars in In Caliente at Strand

Strand Theatre brings Winnifred Shaw known as the Lady in Red to the Strand for Sundays showing of the First National production In Caliente. Shaw, famed Broadway musical comedian, explains she is a nine o clock person who must sleep early due to eight o clock calls, resisting night life yet captivates as the pictured Lady in Red who sings the title song.

Winnifred Shaw Caliente Strand Theatre Winnie

Dogs to be impounded by Pan-American crew in Alameda

Sheriff Lee Bennett authorized by Pan-American Clipper crew to impound dogs owned by nonpaying taxpayers in Alameda California. The operation broke the former record for duration and reached 17 hours 9 minutes, surpassing the previous 17 hours 59 minutes.

Alameda Calif Charles Whitescarver Wilford Josh Moore Simpson Anolulu Pacific Lee Bennett California

NAB SLAYER DOG QUARANTINE ALERT IN WEST VIRGINIA

In Lewisburg West Virginia authorities impounded about 25 dogs since Thursday as county canvass for tax payments continues. Dogs are held at the county poor farm and will face death or sale if taxes remain unpaid by the deadline. Sheriff James W. McClung announced the plan amid a county dog quarantine issued to curb a threatened rabies outbreak.

Whitescarver Moort Lewisburg W. Va James W. McClung Bill Kearns B. E. Legg

County education board sets September 3 opening day

Welch West Virginia August 10 the county education board picked September 3 as the school opening day.

Welch W. Va The County Education Board

Arliss Stars in The Iron Duke at Opera House

George Arliss brings Wellington to life in The Iron Duke at the Opera House a heroic British historical drama hailed in London and praised on its American debut at Radio City Music Hall. The production features grand battle scenes bustling Parisian intrigue and a distinguished world premiere attended by the Prince of Wales.

George Arliss Wellington Waterloo Gaumont Opera House Arliss London Prince of Wales Radio City Music Hall

Fragmentary prose on beauty and fevered life

A fragment describes beauty as radiant and feminine, with references to fair rashes and life’s pulse beating feverishly, suggesting a lush, romantic mood without clear context or names. The text reads like lyrical prose, not a complete news item.

Tyler County Seeks WPA Funds For Two Schools

Tyler County board of education voted to apply for PWA funds to build two schools and ordered Superintendent J D Garrison to confer with Charleston officials about the application. The board set September 9 as the school opening date.

Sistersville W. Va Tyler County Board Deducation PWA J. D. Garrison Charleston

Two New State Stores Will Open On Tuesday

Charleston West Virginia August 10 The liquor control commission said stores in Man and Mat will open August 13. Those at Keystone and Madison will open later in the week. The commission appointed R G Barrett manager at War with R B Hammon as cashier and Cecil Y Brewster clerk.

Charleston M. Va Liquor Control Commission Man and Mat Keystone Madison R. G. Barrett R. B. Hammon Cecil Y. Brewster

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