Town Calendar Notes Social Events and Trips
Numerous notices describe motor trips to antic City and Washington D C, family reunions on Cheat river and at Wilson Camp, a Sandridge reunion in Junior, W Va, and various church and club gatherings. Also planned are Girl Scouts hikes to Grafton Park, a Hovatter reunion, a weekend party at Graf ton Park, and a Baptist picnic plus a missionary society meeting with talks and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Park
Florence. Wilkinson
Hovatter
Wilson Camp
Cheat River
Sandridge
C. W. Sandridge
Junior
W. Va
Ladies Aid Society
First Baptist Church
E.M. Tomlinson
John Ward Brown
Lehusrh
Grace” Whitescarver
E. M. Tomlinson
Baby Month Offer Enables Free Colored Enlargement
A notice promises that with every five dollar order for pictures of any child under six, customers will receive a free enlarged color print. The ad notes the colored enlargement is valued at the purchase price, encouraging parents to submit photos.
Local Residents Entertain and Travel in Courtship
Dr Hugh Church of Mt Morris Pa visits his parents on West Washington street. T M Davis and Jackie Baker plan a trip to Clarington W Va and cities in Ohio with stops in Wheeling Bellaire and Bridgeport. Mrs Kidd and sons return from Braxton Webster counties. Ruth Turner visits Morgantown. Miss Louise Holt visits Kingwood. Tricoletts from Cleveland visit Ella Taylor in St John street. Marie K Pritts returns to Brenton N J after two weeks with Mrs B W Koelz. Grafton Wafer and family visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Church
Mt. Morris
H. F. Church
West Washington Street
T. M. Davis
West Main Street
Jackie Baker
Mr. Davis
George W. Foster
Clarington
W. Va
H. R. Kidd
Robert
Billy
Braxton
Webster Counties
Ruth Turners
Morgantown
Melba Waters
Darla McCabe
Rosaline Pendergast
Chicago
Louise Holt
Kingwood
Joseph “Tricolett
Helen
Ruth
Cleveland
Ella Taylor
St. John Street
Marie K. Pritts
Brenton
N. J
B. W. Koelz
W. R. Loar & Son
Leroy Hedrick
Daught Grafton
W. Wafer
Eleanor
Jury Finds and Local Social Notes Sparsely Reported
A court recounts the jury finding as social notices from Knottsville to Cumberland and Fairmont list visiting relatives and guests from Pittsburgh Johnstown and Cleveland. The column also notes unsettled testimony by Snook about hammer blows at a rifle range last June 13 and incomplete statements about the head injury of Miss Hix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kinney
Knottsville
L. H. Peacock
Laredeune
Cleveland, O
Stanley McNess
Karl J. Mosebach
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Mosebach
John P. Marshall
Johnstown
Moritz
Bontnberger
Northwestern Turnpike
Marie Guth
Molly Pendergast
Cumberland
John Dorsey and Son
Fairmont
W. S. Haymond
Snook
Miss Hix
John J. Chester
Birth Announcements From Local Couple And Hollis Family
Mr and Mrs Marion BL Skages announce the birth of a 9 pound baby boy named Jackie Don born August 14 at 301 East Washington Street. Mrs Skages formerly Mildred Devers. Mr Hollis and wife also announce the birth of a daughter eight and one fourth pounds arriving 5 15 Wednesday morning. Mrs Hollis formerly Helen Brown of Tunnelton. A separate court report notes a murder verdict with Dr Snook found guilty after a confession deemed credible and an insanity defense rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion BL Skages
East Washington Street
Jackie Don Skages
Skages
Mildred Devers
G. W. Loar & Company
Frick Hollis, Jr
Wefening
Jury considers extended deliberation in airman case
Snook's attorneys express displeasure at the verdict after hours of deliberation. About 850 gallons of gasoline and 30 gallons of oil were reportedly involved in the incident. Editor B O Ricketts claims the defense is entitled to longer deliberation and vows to seek reversal, noting the jury lacked time to review testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snook
B. O. Ricketts
Ricketts
NAME HUSBAND AS SLAYER
Chicago officers report Florence Flener, 21, was found mortally stabbed beside the road near West Chicago. Her dying words named her husband Enlo Flener as her slayer. Their baby Dorothea, believed doomed, was found alive after a Monday kidnapping. Flener later disappeared after appearing with the child at a woman’s home seeking boarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atte
Cl Ence Flewer
Florence
Flener
Dorothea
Old Time Breakfast and Preserved Watermelon Rind Recipe
A vintage menu item outlines a breakfast including cantaloupe, corn cereal, baked bacon, buttered toast, coffee, ginger cookies, and a spicy dough. It then details preserved watermelon rind with rind preparation, soaking, simmering, spicing with cloves and cinnamon, and canning steps for storage.
Lightning Kills and Floods Hit Boyertown Area
A severe storm left the Oley valley under several feet of water with residents seeking raised shelter. A Philadelphia roofer, Arthur Verville, was killed by lightning while at a school site, and gardener James Thompson of Burn Mawr was struck down. An automobile driver, blinded by rain, drowned with two Black men and a Black woman as the car plunged into the Delaware River. South Jersey areas also suffered damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oley
Boyertown
Philadelphia
Arthur Verville
James Thompson
Burn Mawr
John Nash
Delaware River
South Jersey
Seek Non-Refueling Endurance Record Flight Progress
Long Beach California August 15. Pilots Jack Reid and Emory Bronte attempt a nonstop endurance flight to surpass the German record by more than an hour. They continued circling the municipal airport aiming to beat 65 hours 25 minutes with 1:04 a.m. clocking 19 hours in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Jack Reid
Emory Bronte
Missionary Released By Chinese Bandits
Peiping August 15 official reports say Henry Weshe of the National Holiness Mission was freed by bandits who captured him at Tungchang Shangtung on August 9. The bandits claimed they would surrender when authorities agreed to recruit their force into government armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
China
Tsinan
Henry Wesehe
National Holiness Mission
Tungchang
Shangtung
Wesche
Deserters confess to assault and car theft
Deserted hospital Friday in Concordia Kansas, Rice Walsh and Aldrich Frost admitted to police they attacked two women near Limon Colorado, stole their car, then drove toward Denver. They restrained the victims with clothing strips, leaving them in a field and seriously injured. the pair waived extradition back to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice Walsh
Concordia
Kan
Limon
Col
Aldrich
Frost
Denver
Kansas
Baltimore Wins Game in Regional American Legion Junior Series
Baltimore defeated Wilmington Delaware 10 to 9 to take the regional series first game. Davis and Gunn backed Baltimore while Marchlewicz and J Bassara led Wilmington. Also noted were $50,000 in peach and apple orchard damage from a rail storm near Beck Creek Valley and a UC summer session motion picture law course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Baltimore Today
American Legion
Wilmington
Del
Davis
Gunn
Baltimore
Marchlewwicz
J. Bassara
Martinsburg
Beck Creek
Here
Police Hunt After Attack on Massachusetts Educator in London
In London on August 15 police searched the Mayfair area for assailants who attacked Philip Eaton, a Massachusetts born educator. Eaton was injured and in St George's Hospital while authorities questioned a suspect who provided no usable information. A lookout remained for 22 year old Romald Bateman suspected of causing bodily harm in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Philip Eaton
Massaousetts
St. George's Hospital
Mayfair
Scotland
Yart Offterala
Roms Ald Bateman
Cholera Toll Rising in Bombay Flood Zone
Telegraph dispatches from Bombay report 1,300 deaths in the Sino division of Bombay province after Indus floods. An additional 2,500 are stricken with cholera as the epidemic continues unchecked this period. In Petersburg Virginia, plans for a new road into the Petersburg National Military Park are announced for completion this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eie Change Telegraph Agency
Bombay
India
Sino Division
Indus
Petersburg
Marvelous Discovery Relaxes Skin and Muscles for Mothers
Doctor touts Mother's Friend as a safe, drug free remedy for expectant mothers. The ad claims it relieves nervousness and strain, tones the skin and breasts, and promotes pliability. It emphasizes early use, promises relief, and offers a free booklet in exchange for an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Gay
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Blueville
Antic City
Washington, D. C
Valley of Virginia
Virginia
Brannon Brown
John William
Brown
Wilmoth
Shenandoah Valley
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Points
Canada
Detroit
Michigan
Akron
Ohio
Ruth Turner
Clyde Turner
Sally Knight
Lucille Hall
Jelba Waters
Jessrs
Wiley Garrett
Lawrence Mills
Clarksburg
John Howard
Shinnston
Charles Connell
Charleston
West Virginia University
Protective Home Circle
Mountain View Camp
Grafton-Fairmont Road
Mountaineer Council No. 44
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Wehn Hall
Baltimore and Ohio Veterans
Iva Powell
Watkins Street
Miss Powell
Elizabeth Hefner
Bertie Bell Thompson
Isabelle Davis
Jean Haymond Camille Hugill
Virginia Thayer
Womans’ Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Katie Ray
Nell Shu‘maker
Gether
E. F. Redvingr
Lois Luzadder
Katie Rau
Harold Waller
Jom Waller
Harald Waller
Iva Hugill
Stewardship
Osgood
Hollis
Helen Brown
Tunnelton
A&p
Best Foods
Sunnyfield
Lux
Kansas Cleanser the National Cleansing Powder
Chuck
Can
Atlantic & Pacific
East Main Street
Grafton
Yates Avenue
Haymond Piano Company
Main St
W.va
Alexander George
Somerset
Lightning Kills
Parsons-Sauders Co
West Virginia
University of California
Henderson
Burton & Randolph
America
Pugh- Waters Co
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