Grafton People Take Summer Visits Across States
A busy round of visits unfolds as residents travel to and from Washington DC New York City Dallas Morgantown and Cleveland. Notable mentions include Eleanor Tierney visiting family on Beech Street and Mrs. Halley returning from Lake Geneva while many others journey to Pittsburgh Morgantown and Detroit for gatherings and sightseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Tierney
Washington, D. C
Beech Street
Martin Halley
Lake Geneva
Genevieve Murphy
James Murphy
Maple Avenue
New York City
Dorothy Murray
Fairmont
William J. Madden
Washington Street
Mary Shields
Lena Walters
Roy Walters
W. P. Walters
Dallas
Texas
Brooks Rogers
Mary
Alice
Sandusky
Ohio
West Virginia
Lorraine Miller
A. B
Miller
Robert Snider
Virginia
Helen
Betty
Augusta
W. Va
Harold Kramer
Blueville
Grafton
Harold F. Kramer
Harold Noble
New England
Canada
Boston
Montreal
Quebec
Jessie B. Wolfe
Billy
Morgantown
Henry Newman
William Wilson
Mulder
Town
Detroit
Mich
C. W. Withers
Railroad Street
Sarah’> Tucker
Beatrice Tucker
Mason Tucker
Bridgeport
Kenneth Shroyer
Enterprise
Katherine Madden
Carl Mason
Valley Falls
James A. Holt
Dana Poling
Wilbur Haddix
John S. Palmer
Frank P. Warder
Charleston
Warder
Hugh Warder
H. A. Bangert
Margaret McFarling
Jo Ann Gerkin
Virgil Handley
Cleveland
Shepler
Kalamazoo
Bertha Williams
Knottsville Road
Simpson
Ruth Gerkin
West Main Street
Cornwallis
Luther Bolvard
Lloyd and
Ray
Bolvard
Nestor
Atwater
Francis King
West
Main Street
Jack Blue
Harry 8. White
Route 60
Shepherdstown
Steel Thinks Over Request In Pittsburgh Steel Talk
Carnegie Illinois Steel and U S Steel's largest subsidiary studied a $1.12 daily raise for 30 000 Pittsburgh Youngstown district workers and a central grievance committee. The Aug 17 meeting included a company spokesman and 16 worker representatives detailing issues in the ongoing steel labor conflict led by John L Lewis committee. Six plant groups favored pay increases as firms recently announced time and a half overtime for over eight hours weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh - Youngstown
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Carnegie- Illinois
Jones and Laughlin
Carnegie-Ilinois
Carnegie-Illinois
Norman W Mahaffey Leading Chillicothe Business College
Norman W Mahaffey, a 1931 Grafton High School graduate, now principal and manager of Chillicothe Ohio Business College, is featured with a photo and a long account of his activities. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs James Mahaffey and Mrs Edward White of Grafton and well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman W. Mahaffey
Grafton High School
Fairmont Business College
Pairmont State College
Chillicothe
Ohio
James Mahaffey
Edward White
Grafton
Uni Baptist session to meet at First Baptist Grafton
The One Hundred Thirty Second Annual Uni Baptist association meets August 18 and 19 at First Baptist Church of Grafton with delegates from Clarksburg to Parsons. Notable figures include Dr A S Kelley Dr B J Wooster and Rev A B Withers. Program includes devotions addresses reports and committee appointments. A birthday party for Margaret Losh was hosted by Mr and Mrs E O Losh near Pruntytown with gifts and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uni- Baptist Association
First Baptist Church of
Grafton
Clarksburg
Parsons
General Assembly
A. S. Kelley
State Missions
B. J. Wooster
West Virginia Batist Education Society
A. B. Withers
J. W. Kirhn
E. O. Losh
Margaret
Pruntytown
Miss Losh
Losh
Two Killed In County Auto Crashes Over Weekend
Logan Aug 17 two auto accidents killed Mrs Thurmond 28 Mount Gay and Henry Dalton 19 Phico. Eight injured from a truck rollover near Omar with 22 riders. Others named include Mason Dingess Dayton or John Ailshire and William Farmer 30 Helen Seifer 23 Wiley Lawhorn Marion Farmer 14 John Dingess 22. Sheriff Childers cites leaving the scene and notes no severe injuries among the hay ride collapse victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmond
Dayton
John Ailshire
Mount Gay
Mason Dingess
Chapmanville
Dingess
William—Farmer
Helen Seifer
Wiley Lawhorn
Marion Farmer
John Dingess
Mountain State Forest Festival Song Chosen For Elkins Event
G. J. Finley a Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer of Grafton has published the official song Mountain State Forest Festival for Elkins. Adelman assisted with the music while Finley wrote the lyrics. The song is expected to sell well in Elk ins before and during the annual festival drawing visitors from West Virginia and nearby states. The Lear Jewelry company store offers the new copy adorned with an engraved picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
G. J. Finley
Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
West Virginia
Mr. Finley
Lear Jewelry Company
Adelman
Route 119 reopens with local labor rules near Elkins
Luke B. Ross head of the National Re employment Service says only relief labor may be hired for the reaving of route 119 near Elkins unless exemptions are secured. The workers must reside in the city and to date only one exemption has been granted. Going forward labor must be supplied by the Fairmont WPA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke B. Ross
National Reemployment Service
Ross
Fairmont
WPA
Community Social Calendar and Family Reunions
August social events include Quota Club meetings at 6 15 p m at Cafeteria Court and on August 31 at Mrs Anna Heflin's home Route 50. Red Wing club hosts Mrs Ruby Carroll Aug 17, Royal Neighbors meet 7 30 p m at V F W hall, Emma Rogers Bible class Aug 18 8 p m at Mrs Ruth Henderson 1017 1W Main, Kings Daughters Bible class Aug 18 at United Brethren church 8 p m, and Layman’s Council trip to Bailey town Aug 20. Family reunions listed: Davis Meredith at Beechwood Grove Alma Taylor county Aug 19, White Family at Sadison's Mill Aug 23, Linn at Grady Creek School Aug 23, Poe at Vers Grove Wickwire near Graf ton Aug 23 with Harvey A Poe chairing committees, Scranage at Reservoir Park Aug 23 with ice cream and treats. Birthday cakes noted for Miss Losh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing Club
Ruby Carroll
Country Club Road
Anna Heflin
Royal Neighbors of America
V. F.W
Emma Rogers
Ruth Henderson
Main Street
Kings Daughters Bible Class
United Brethren Church
A. G. Gabbert
F. M. Glenn
D.O. Reed
Charles
Card of Thanks From Baltimore and Ohio Veterans Association
The Baltimore and Ohio Veterans Association thanks the honorable mayor city commissioners all Baltimore and Ohio officials and the Frederick Snare corporation for cooperation in making the annual picnic at Grafton park on Saturday August 15 a great success. A vote of thanks is also due the townspeople who attended and the merchants who were generous. The Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Veterans’ Association
Baltimore and Ohio
Frederick Snare Corporation
Grafton Park
Prominent bridge player faces unintended triumph on hand
A Central Press bridge column recounts a tense hand where all competitors except the victim and his partner enjoyed the dramatic outcome. The author questions why the player’s name was singled out and notes the incident could have happened to any participant.
Bridge Hand Drama Endgame Traps West in Spade Net
In a tense bridge deal South opens and passes while West avoids a trump lead. The play features dazzling defense and misreads, with West ultimately misreading hearts and clubs. The end position shows West trapped after five tricks as declarer builds the run.
Card play narration from a bridge hand description
In a detailed bridge account North held three spades and five minors with potential club blocks. West led the last trump, North won, then entered dummy with a diamond and utilized West to secure four club tricks for the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pate
West Tescue
Dunn
West Blaogni
North
West
East
General Trucking Strike Planned in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio union members set a 2 pm deadline for a conditional general strike by inter city truck drivers. Officials warned they would halt all truck transportation the moment police interference begins. The vote by Local 377 empowered the executive committee to call a wider strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Miss Jarvis Opposes West Penn Condemnation Plea
Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia founder of Mothers Day protests the West Penn Public Service companys entry onto her property without consent. She files a twelve point petition in court seeking restitution from the Farm Land in the Motherson district noting the company has begun condemnation proceedings to obtain land for a project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
West Penn Pubic Service Company
Miss Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Mother's Day
West Penn
Feterman
Al Smith Demands Constitution Preservation
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith urged preserving the constitution and defending "every liberty of the family" at the Catholic Summer School of America. He warned that no court can safeguard a constitution deserted by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg, N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Catholic Summer School of America
Robert Richman suffers deep chin cut at Valley Falls
Robert Richman, 22, of Beech Street, sustained a painful chin laceration yesterday while swimming at Valley Falls. He was rushed to Grafton where Dr. Paul P. Warden performed surgical treatment, placing four clips on the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Richman
Beech Street
Valley Falls
Grafton
Paul P. Warden
Divorce Petition Filed by Whitehair in Circuit Court
Byron F. Whitehair files a petition in circuit court to dissolve the bonds of matrimony with Nellie Virginia Whitehair. The couple lived together for one week after their marriage on March 17, 1921. Attorney G. W. Ford represents Whitehair. No children were born to the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron F. Whitehair
Circuit Court
Nellie Virginia Whitehair
G. W. Ford
Whitehair
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steel
Ty Parley
Sentinel
Fidler
J.J Smith Dye
Geo. D. Griffin
A. B. P. Society
Jos
Perkins Boynton
Logan County
Ture
Seneca 15
Lemo
Thelma Losh
Central Press
Yanoe
Ieldings
Dance Valley
Johnny Feltner
NO Stags
Miss Jarvis
al Smith
Armstrong
J. Lee Evans Furniture
West Main St
W. V
Evans
Thio
Henry A.wallace
Office of
Secretary of Agriculture
AAA
Wallace
Supreme Court
Lui
Essolene
Esso
Tandard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
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