Worthy Matron and Patron Installed at Na Chapter
At the regular Na Chapter meeting Grace Yates succeeded Appalona Reger as Worthy Matron with Frank C. Collins as Worthy Patron replacing Ona C. Jeffries. New officers include Leota Hartsook associate matron Zendi Dean associate patron Dessie Gough secretary Weaver treasurer Margaret Clark conductress Kidyde Spaur associate conductress. Initiation of candidates occurred under Aya Graham with refreshments at tables in organza colors. Attendance ribbons were awarded to several Rhythm band members during the Wednesday rehearsal. The next meeting is Monday August 21 at 10 am.
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Nanow
Grace Yates
Appalona Reger
Frank C. Collins
Ona C. Jeffries
Leota Hartsook
Zendi Dean
Dessie Gough
Weaver
Margaret Clark
Kidyde Spaur
Aya Graham
Glenna Ruth Haller
Clara Jean Kines
Eloise Gillispie
Beatty Jean Gillispie
Jerry Zinn
Danny Moore
Jackie Powell
Lewis Wittman
Charles Turner
Junior Riddle
Community event calendar entries from Philippi area churches and reunions
Social Calentar July 17 notes list multiple church gatherings. Aug 17 Mrs. Fred Floyd hosts circle No 1 of St Johns Methodist auxiliary. Aug 20 Woodford reunion at Mt Olivet church near Philippi. Sinclair Marquess Cornwell reunion at Mt Zion near Marquess. Aug 19 invites friends and relatives. Aug 20 Murphy family reunion at Clemtown. FP Murphy of Philippi president. Aug 20 Homecoming and rededication at Knottsville Methodist church. Aug 20 Mt Union church Wilson schoolhouse all day meeting with dinner on grounds. Aug 22 Redwing club picnic at Boyce’s grove. transport info via Mrs Della Wittman. Aug 29 Philathea class indoor picnic at First Baptist church. Sept 3 Robinson Bartlett reunion at Webster Baptist church. Mr Lear, Kingwood native, WVU golf team 1935, Michigan alum. now to reside in Kingwood with wife.
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Fred Floyd
Circle No. 1
Auxiliary of Woman's Work Og
St. John's
Woodford
Mt. Olivet
Philippi
Mt. Zion
Marquess
Preston County
Cornwell
Dugan
Murphy
Clemtown
B. Murphy
Knottsville Methodist Church
Mt. Union Church
Wilson Schoolhouse
Redwing Club
Boyce's Grove
Morgantown
Pocahontas
Della Wittman
First Baptist Church
Robinson
Local Personal News Briefs From City Hospital
Personal notices list Phyllis Jean and Donald Flynn family cousins of Mrs Lucas in Michigan. E S Hamrick and Earl Layman underwent minor procedures at City hospital Thursday. Mrs Darwin Wolfe and infant son of Belington were discharged. Mrs Roy Bolyard returned home from confinement. Walter Williams Jr of the Grafton Sentinel resumes duties after two days at home.
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Phyllis Jean
Donald Flynn
Annabelle
Michigan
Lucus
E. S. Hamrick
Avenue
City Hospital
Earl Layman
Walnut Street
Darwin Wolfe
Belington
Roy Bolyard
Knottsville
Walter Williams, Jr
Grafton Sentinel
Family Reunion Dates Named for Squires Prim McVicker
A set of regional family reunions is listed with dates and locations. Squires family gathers August 20 at Riverside Beach on Cheat River Route 50. Withers-Riley meet August 27 at Hepzibah church Taylor County. Prim family reunion September 3 at Sunset Beach near Washington Pa on Route 40. McVicker reunion September 3 at Grafton Park. Stewart McElroy Cole bank reunion August 20 at Arnett’s Grove on the Fairmont Morgantown road.
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Squires
Riverside
Cheat River
Route 50
Old Covered Bridge
Squires Family
Withers-Riley
Hepzibah Church
Taylor County
Prim
Sunset Beach
Washington
W. Va
Ohio
Glen Prim
E. D. Prim
Stewart
McElroy-Cole Bank
Stewart, McElroy and Cole, Bank
Arnetts Grove
Fairmont-Morgantown Road
Mrs Henry 66 Dies After Weeklong Illness
Mrs Albert Henry 66 of 311 Ross street died at Grafton City hospital after a weeklong illness from a stroke of paralysis. Born March 31, 1873 in Taylor county, she was the daughter of John H. and Eliza Marker Henry. Survived by husband Frank Henry two sisters and several relatives. Active in St John Methodist church. Funeral arrangements pending with G T Bartlett directing.
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Albert Henry
Ross Street
Grafton City Hospital
Taylor County
Henry
John, H
Eliza Marker Henry
Frank Henry
Minnie Lawson
Bridgeport
Blanche
Grafton
Eliza Ringler
Washington, D. C
William W. Henry
Helen Pottroff
Waynesburg
Adah Holmes Woodyard
Robert Henry
St. John Methodist
Burke Opens His New Shop In Tobias Building
Charles E. Burks opens his shop and auto accessories house in the Tobias building beside the Monon Gahela system office, moving from the former site. He ends gasoline sales to focus on tires and accessories, expanding stock in a newly painted, bright showroom with oak woodwork and window displays for auto parts.
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Charles E. Burks
Hes
Tobias
Monongahela System
Main Street
Burke
Rochelle Hudson Weds Writer of Disney Hits
Rochelle Hudson, rising star after replacing Janet Gaynor in Way Down East, married Hollywood writer Hal Thompson, a Walt Disney Studios writer, in Ensenada Baja California.
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Rochelle Hudson
Ensenada
Baja Calif
Janet Gaynor
Linke
Slayer To Face On September 25th
West Palm Beach Florida August 17 State prosecutors prepare for the September 25 trial of Charles Jefferson in the rape slaying of Frances Dunn. Jefferson's defense attorney indicates a possible withdrawal of the plea of innocence after contacting someone the defendant asked him to reach. Jefferson, claiming multiple aliases, told reporters he was ready to face the electric chair in the case.
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West ‘Palm Beach
Fia
Charles Jefferson
Jefferson
Frances ‘Dunn
Jack W. Salisbury
Court-Appe
Feag
West Palm Beach Post‘Times
W. H. Lawrence
Ickes Fears Another Recession If Private Money Fails
Secretary Ickes warned at a press conference that without private investment to replace public spending, the United States could face another business recession. He cited 1937 as a precedent when a reduction in public spending led to economic downturn. He urged private money to step forward to support activity.
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Ickes
Washington
Congress
Public Works Administration
Dog Poisoner Sought as Parkersburg Pets Die
Parkersburg police warn residents of a dog poisoner said to be planting bait around town. Two dogs died after convulsions and others showed illness, prompting authorities to urge owners to keep pets safe and report suspicious packages.
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Pi _ity
Rhode Island Governor Keeps Thanksgiving on Nov 30
Providence August 17 Governor William H Vanderbilt said Rhode Island will observe Thanksgiving on November 30 despite a presidential edict. He argued that manufacturers and business leaders favor the date, and a change would hurt rather than help business.
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Providence
R. I
William H. Vanderbilt
Merry Slayer Charged With Murder By Officers
District Attorney John L. Catwill announce a sanity examination for Miss Cowan after police say she killed her sister to end her misery. Miss Cowan, a former nurse, told officers she was glad her work was done and faced possible execution. Detective James L. Christine said Cowan entered Allen town State Mental hospital to visit her sister, Mrs. Louella Saeger, and shot her after feeding her pies laced with pain killers.
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John L. Catshall
Miss Cowan
James L. Christine
Allentown State Mental Hospital
Louella Saeger
Last Wreckage Removed From City of San Francisco Wreck
Reno dispatch says the final wreckage of the City of San Francisco crash, which killed 23, has been cleared as investigators press a hunt for the person blamed by Southern Pacific. George Stansell of Oakland died in Elko hospital. 108 were injured, with four yet hospital bound. A $5,000 reward was posted as officers question itinerants seen near Harney after the Saturday night collision.
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Reno
Southern Pacific Company
Streamline
San Francisco
George Stansell
Oakland
Califnegro
Southern Pacific
Elko
Harney
Firemen Respond to Silent Alarm Threatening Blaze
City firemen rushed to a silent alarm shortly before 3 p.m. to extinguish a potential fire that began in the brake bands of a westbound Greyhound bus parked on West Main near the company store.
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Greyhound
Ape Tee
Parley With Simpson Sought On August 28
Secretary Hugh McPhail of the Taylor County Board of Trade will try to contact Mr Simp son this afternoon to confirm the plan. Gillispie said he would raise the stop and go light issue in Fetterman and Blueville on U S Route 50 while in Charleston. State Senator W J Hussion and Lloyd L Shriver, a house of delegates member, will accompany the trip to Charleston on that date.
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Hugh McPhail
Taylor County Board of Trade
Mr. Simpson
Christian education talk at West Virginia Council of Churches
About 200 attendees registered for a West Virginia Council of Churches session on Christian education. Opening remarks by Gideon Kerns and welcome by Mayor P F Gillispie addressed juvenile delinquency, with Rev. Edworthy and Rev. Okey Grow among early speakers.
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Christian Education
West Virginia
Edworthy
Okey W. Grow
Christian Church
E. L. Lowery
Durward B. Brown
E. G. Bailes
Arthur Smith
Ethel Huber
Frances Proudfoot
First Baptist Church
Charles Hall
Virginia Fletcher
Lulu Brown
Death claims elderly lady in Simpson
Mrs. Mollie M. Lake aged 79 died at her home near Simpson last Friday August 1 after paralysis and three strokes. She had lived in Bridgeport 18 years before moving to Simpson in April. Survived by husband Minor V. Lake two children Mrs. H A Barham of Simpson and Dorsey J Lake of West Main St Grafton one brother Homer B of Simpson one sister Mrs E Lake of Bridgeport six grandchildren. three children preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at Simpson Baptist church last Sunday with Rev B A Reed Jane Lew and Rev Millard Stump Flemington officiating. Burial was in Invermont cemetery.
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Mollie M. Lake
V. Lake
Simpson
Bridgeport
H.A. Barham
Dorsey J. Lake
West Main Street
Grafton
Homer
E. Lake
Lake
Laverna
Moratorium Debate On Conference Sparks Munich Fear
Delegates weigh a proposed conference to avert war. One speaker warns of another Munich, while Fish insists the goal is to prevent war and not favor any power bloc. He hints at obtaining crucial information in Germany, mentioning August 20 as a key date.
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Partne
Munich
Fish
Germany
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