Social News From Grafton Brightens Local Life
Claritéburg entertained guests with a charming bridge party honoring Miss Mildred Stafford whose August 20 marriage was announced. The event featured pink and green decor, a four course dinner, and four tables of bridge with Irene Kunst and Miss Emmias Thayer winning top prizes. Also reported are family reunions, church social events, and a Junior Order meeting in Morgantown and nearby communities.
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Claritéburg
Hiss Mildred Stafford
Widge
Irene Kunst
Emmanis
Thayer
Missesrith
Evelyn Welch
Esther Murray
Iréne Kunst
Alda Sober
Roselle
Folio
Virginia Duickenberk
Geraldine Morgan
Josephine Nley
Marguerite Burke
Betty Tafford
Mildred Stafford
Grafton
Catherine Fultz
Weston
Jean Crile
Clarksburg
Temporary Waving Services Open at Hotel Grafton
Eugene and LeMur introduce Keen and Supreme Waves with finger waving shampooing and hair dyeing. Starting Thursday August 14 appointments available in Room 63 at Hotel Grafton. Wilfong, formerly with another beauty parlor, leads the team.
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Eugene
LeMur
Keen
Supreme
Otel Grafton
Wilfong
Palit
Muchie couple welcome baby boy in Clarksburg
Mr and Mrs Angelo Muchie of Clarksburg announce the birth of a son on Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 o clock dated August 12 The mother is the former Miss Mary Lobis of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo Muchie
Clarksburg
Mary Lobis
Sunday Dinner Menu From Mrs Alexander George
Sunday dinner offerings include fried chicken buttered potatoes brown gravy buttered lima beans chopped pickle relish and vegetable salad with gelatin lemon flavors. Desserts feature cake with coconut creamy frosting and a chocolate pudding style frosting with coconut and egg yolks. Recipes outline gelatin mold frosting and cake batter steps with ratios and oven times.
Local Notes on Hospital Patients and Visits
Miss Isabelle Kimmel underwent appendicitis surgery at City Hospital last evening, with friends wishing her a speedy recovery. Several locals and visitors, including Mrs. Ralph C. Brown and family, Miss Vivian Hays, and Eleanor Ross, spent time with relatives across Buckhannon, Fort Wayne, and Simpson. Mrs. Mertie Montony of Parkersburg recently had a serious Camden Park Memorial Hospital procedure, with her condition now satisfactory. Irvin Findley of Webster was in the city on business today.
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Isabelle Kimmel
City Hospital
Ralph C. Brown
Ellen Lou
Mary Doreas
David Bob
Buckhannon
Maude Brown
Vivian Hays
Near the City
Edward Hays
Fort Wayne
Ind
Sullivan Resroad
Charles
Shirley
Fairmont
B. F. Redinger
Grafton
Simpson
Huntington
Thomas Watring
Morgantown
E. Lodge Ross
Misa Margie Bailey
Salem
Eleanor
Zelina Ross
Margie Bailey
Inez Findley
Eleanor Ross
B. Lodge Ross
Bridgeport
Jackson's Mill
Fara
D. L. Bosely
David Bosely
Lodge Ross
Mertie Montony
Murdock Avenue
Parkersburg
Camden Park Memorial Hospital
Birth control endorsed by Lambeth conference
London August 15 The Lambeth conference of Anglican bishops approved a birth control resolution by 193 to 67. It accepts abstinence as primary but permits methods for couples with a clear moral obligation to limit parenthood, provided principles remain Christian. Condemns contraception for selfish or luxury purposes.
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London
Lambeth Conference of
Anglican Bishops
Archbishop of Canterbury
Jolliffe's Buyers Headed to Fall Market in New York
Jolliffe's buyers depart Sunday by automobile for New York City to shop for fall ready to wear and millinery. They will attend several fashion shows and join with other buyers to view Indies lines and accessories for the season.
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Jolliffe
New York City
Metropolis
National Mode Dresses Display by Local Buyer's Store
The latest fashion line at Buyer's showcases current National Mode dresses led by Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jolliffe and Mr. and Mrs. George G. Jolliffe as prominent exhibitors, with attendees noting refined styles and seasonal tones.
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George L. Jolliffe
George G. Jolliffe
Can't Kiss and Pet In Parks in Florence and Rome
Florence Aug 15. Bruno Irmini was sentenced to three months and 10 days in jail for kissing his paramour Letizia Mamont in a public park and she received three months for accepting caresses. Both suspensions followed. The article notes Rome imposes only a dollar fine for a similar offense.
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Florence
Dante
Beatrice
Savanarola
Bruno Irmini
Letizia Mamont
Rome
Pottery Plant in Cambridge Destroyed by Fire
Fire consumed the A. B. Hews and Company pottery plant in Cambridge Massachusetts causing an estimated loss of 500000. Firefighters from nearby areas aided as tenements were at risk and Cambridge apparatus struggled to contain the blaze. The plant traces its origins to 1765 and is tied to a renowned barge owning firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
A. B. Hews and Company, Inc
Barrello novel barrel guitar by Grafton maker
Grafton resident W A Coffman designs and builds the Barrello a four foot high barrel based instrument with four strings and walnut fingerboards. Displayed at G W Loar Co it blends cello and bass tones and will be sent to the Employees Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Loar and Co
W. A. Coffman
Gay Street
Coffman
C. A. Keefer
Boy Injured When Coaster Collides With Car at Elkins
Elkins August 15 The condition of 11 year old Jobb Shrader son of Mr and Mrs Charles Shrader remained critical after being struck by a car driven by John Borcoski of Davis while coasting in a wagon The driver was absolved of blame and veered into a ditch to avoid the accident without injuring others
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Elkins
Jobb Shrader
City Hospital
Hers
Charles Shrader
John Borcosi
Davis
Borcoski
Truck Crashes Near Farm Wagon In Narrow Escape
Two touring cars and their occupants narrowly escaped injury near Oras when a truck collided with a farmer's wagon carrying staining material. The incident involved a stain load on the wagon and occurred close to Tay Patterniah. No serious injuries reported.
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Oras
Tay Petterniah
Two Trainmen Wreck Victims Identified After Southern Rail Crash
Beneath a twisted wreckage the bodies of two trainmen lie buried as Southern Railway passengers engine derailment wrecking crews work to extricate them. The crash involved two coaches and eight Pullman cars and occurred early today, with Chappell listed among the victims.
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Enoch Ross
Jacob Miller
Oss Ohme
Cartwright Farm
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Laidies Aid Society
Mision Circle
First Baptist Jute
Grafton Park
Reed
Al-Ldance
Johard Brown
Martinsburg
Whitescarver
Mary Whitescarver
N. T! Club
Homer Beall
West Boyd
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Tefuon
Banco
Cline Gough
Dan Larne
Ill Clark
Nice
West Side
Charles Steel
Early Bennett
West Main Street
Mountaineer Council No. 44
United American Mechanics
Wehn Hall
Eea Fers
Mrs
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Osgoods
Smart Shoppe
Jewson
the Love Drug Co
J. L. Potts
Haymond Piano Co
West Virginia
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Massachusetts
Japan
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