Social events and reunions reported by Coral Parrish Montgomery
Hobnobbery notes from The Gratton Sentinel society page reveal a Lindy Club roast hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Delaney with family and friends. Ramsey's Orchestra provided music, prizes awarded to several attendees, and a long list of guests included many local residents from Clarkeburg and surrounding towns. A Loughry family reunion is announced for August at Cheat River Islands, with dignitaries and a program, and a White family reunion is planned for Hardesty Grove with a basket dinner and casket lunch. Also listed are an apartment rental and Blue Bird Sewing Club gathering led by Olive Nestor with members and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harh Bennett
Jim Irinnan
Clarkeburg
A. V.iddie
Karl Ridenour
Ramsey
Clarence Ramsey
the Gener
John’ Lovejoy
Delaney
Eat] Bennett
A.V. Riddle
Earl Ridenour
John Bickford
C.D. Jacobs
H.C. Furlow
Eddie Sargeant
Bill Shackleford
Jill Grinnan
Clarks’burg
Hal Lambert
Tom Jeffreys
Bob Wittoe
Frank Hedrick
Matilda Morgan
Idella Pau ’Gling
Maude Grinnan
Anne Rogers
Will Clark
Kate Greenwald
Merel Bailey
Elizabeth McWarland
Renner
Virginia Jacobs
Kathleen Cockrell
Mary Tk
Ada Mae Bickford
Georgia Lowe
Margaret Lenour
Ada Ridenour
Fairmont
Phyllis
Furlow
Louise Moore
Paull Jewell
Delbert Lowe
Cecil Daugherty
John Lovejoy
Albert
Joe Sinitti
Warner Jacobs
Wesley Loughry
Loughry Renion
Cheat River
Rowles TE
Loughry
Icker
Preston
Thisunty
W. A. Wilhelm
Hi ‘Elty
Miss Louughry
Rowlesburg
Hardesty Grove
Mt. Lake Park
C. Ie. Watking
Blue Bid Cha
Olive Nestor
Barrett Street
Blue Bird Sewing Club
Virginia Simmons
Addalyne Locke
Gusta Bryan
Boyd Street
Lena Griffith
Permanent waving six fifty and more at parlor
Eugene LeMur Keen and Supreme Sen to Marcelling Waving shampooing and hair dyeing. Thursday August 14 Grafton Room 53 540 for appointment Wilfong formerly with beauty parlor of Fairmt in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
LeMur
Keen
Supreme Sen
Marcelling
Grafton
Wilfong
Fair
New Teachers Employed for City Schools in Grafton District
Three new teachers join the Grafton Independent School District staff. Ruth Turner, Mary Thomas, and Virginia Samples, all WVU graduates, are the new hires. Their exact placements in city schools have not been decided. Janitors for the high school, William Bott and H. F. Pratt, are reappointed for the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Grafton Independent School District
Ruth Turner
Clyde G. Turner
Mary Thomas
L. Thomas
Virginia Smples
W.P. Samples
West Virginia University
Morgantown
William Bott
H. F. Pratt
Girl Kidnapped by Negro Gang Near Raleigh
Milton Rodgers 22 says three African American men abducted his 17 year old companion Viola Edwards after flagging a ride on a Raleigh street. He claimed they followed, boxed in his car, and seized the girl, then fled with her, leaving him unharmed. The incident occurred about six miles from Raleigh near Angier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
Milton Rodgers
Angier
Tidl
Ganer
Rodgers
Viola Edwards
Elizabethton
Southern campaign figure sets up Dixie 6.0 group
Horace A. Mann, longtime Southern campaign manager for Hoover, moves to perfect a permanent Republican organization in Dixie. The group, based on principle over patronage, will use radio, literature, and newspapers for education and political outreach. A Savannah meeting last month set the charter plan with Atlanta to follow. He cites Democratic machines as corrupt and seeks to channel Southern political thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Horace A. Mann
Hoover
Dixie
Brown
Savannah
Atalnta
Mann
Rexall Orderlie Promises Relief From Constipation
A Battle Creek physician says constipation causes great misery yet Rexall Orderlie offers relief by drawing water into a dry colon to produce a gentle natural movement. Take at night for morning comfort. Available at Rexall Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Rexall Orderlies
Chewa
Rexall Orderlie
Rexall Drug
Grafton Drug and Chemical’ Co
Firemen From Several States Headed To West Virginia Convention
Fire fighters from West Virginia cities and towns passed through Grafton this morning by car and train bound for Terra Alta for a three day state convention. Firemen from Maryland and Eastern Pennsylvania are expected to attend, Weston plans to send a fire truck and band, and Grafton has no representative at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Grafton
Terra Alta
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Weston
Justices Hear Billings Plea At Folsom Prison
Six supreme court justices convened behind prison walls at Folsom California to hear Billings and Mooney plea for a pardon for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco that killed 10 and injured 40. The proceedings mark a historic and unprecedented event in American jurisprudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Cal
Pisa
San Francisco
Heir
High Court
Billings
Institute Praises Eighteenth Amendment as Success
University of Virginia notes at Institute of Public Affairs that prohibition works in the United States, while Canada’s scheme is deemed a failure. Speaker Ben H. Spence, Toronto Daily Star correspondent, calls himself the “Wayne Wheeler of Canada” and grounds his address on a single acid test: whether people consume more alcohol.
Turks Defeat Kurdish Band Near Angora
In Angora area violent fighting between Turkish government troops and Kurdish rebels in the Ighdir district ends with Kurdish defeat and about 60 dead on the field. Turks hope to exterminate over 3,000 tribesmen in a broader operation around Mount Ararat.
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Angora
Turkey
Ighdir
My. Ararat
Tirkisti
Aghridagh
Ararat
Auto crash near Elkwater claims Beryl Judy
Miss Beryl Judy, 19, of Lewisburg, died at Davis Memorial hospital after a car wreck on the Lewisburg Elkins road near Elkwater. Patricia Hendley and George McGuire were treated for minor injuries. Richard Pickering serious but not fatal. Frank McClung and Dwight Scagg still hospitalized with mainly cuts and bruises. The group was en route to Older Boys Four camp. the crash occurred in a sharp curve after speeding on the unpaved road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Elkwater
Here
Elking-Lewisburg
Beryl Judy
Lewisburg
Judy
Patricia Hendley
Roncevette
George McGuire
McGuire
Richard Pickering
Frank McClung
Ronceverte
Dwight Scagg
Jackson's Mill
Lewisburg-Elkins
Blic
Young Pickering
McGuire Lad
Bankhead Wins Senatorial Nomination Over Thompson
About 110,999 votes were tabulated with slightly more than 100 precincts missing in the race for the senatorial nomination. John H. Bankhead was conceded a victory over Mobile publisher Frederick I. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bankhead
Frederick I. Thompson
Mobile
Handprint Clue In Robbery of Shroyer Store
Police connected to a Beech street burglary at A B Shroyer store after a handprint on fresh walls indicated the aging of suspects. Three hundred pennies were taken during a two story entry with thieves slipping to the first floor general store. Officers suspect a gang of youths carried out the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shroyer
A. B. Shroyer
Beech Street
Crushed Afridi tribal unrest covered with military response
Reports from Lapa describe authorities deploying infantry air force and armored cars to quell marauding Afridi violence in an endangered area. Arrests for picketing liquor shops were reported in New Delhi as authorities act against protest activity involving women and other suspected classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samal
Ter Dietrid
Lapa
Behayar
New Delhi
India
Higher Indi Fain
Mies
Alabama primary vote ends with slim turnout
In Alabama's biennial Democratic primary the total vote appears far short of the 200,000 hoped for. The piece notes triumphant and trailing candidates alike and reports pledged united support from party members amid the incomplete turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alm
Alabama
Hope is Abandoned Kor Schooner and Her Crew
Halifax August 14. An uprising of prisoners threatened last night after fire broke out in Belmont county Jail. Guards subdued the 63 prisoners who demanded release as flames swept through the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kor
Clairerine
Belmont County
Nut Sandwiches and Fruit Cup Summer Menu Recipe
A fragmented recipe page describes Nut Sandwiches and a Summer Fruit Cup with ingredients like graham flour, molasses, milk, and butter. It includes a Cheese Filling for sandwiches, almond circles, and cookies with almond and lemon flavors. Instructions mix, bake, and serve with fruit drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahwood
Teow
Singers Stage Contest Friday at Elks Home
County contest featuring women singers competes for state and national honors under Atwater Kent Foundation. Judge Mrs A Worster and local officials invite entrants to perform at Elks Home Friday opening at 7:20 PM.
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Elks Home
Youpz
Mng
Nat Radio
Atwater-Kent Foundation
Wapder
Eh Man
Oudges
Pele
Elke
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Grafton, W. Va
Trio
J. A. Kimbie
Maple Avenue
Joe van Zandt
Jo Ann
Newburg
Harry Rexroad
Helen
Rosemary
Herrisonburg
Osgoods
Smart Shoppe
Adam
Folsom Prison
Marcels
Elizabeth F. Notts
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Gia Do
Wilkins Hospital
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