Cassell 91st Birthday Celebrated at Home in Blueville
Mr John Cassell of Blueville celebrated his ninety first birthday at home on Saturday August 18 with about seventy guests. Attendees included Helen Duskey Elsie Malone Rea Rogers Dorothy Kirby Edith McDaniel and others. A box of ninety one gifts from his grandchildren pleased the celebrant. The gathering featured games socializing and later gifts. Nearby guests included Mr and Mrs John Shafterman Aubry Cassell Har on Powell and others from Fairmont Clarksburg and Piedmont.
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John Cassell
Bluevilleent
Helen Duskey
Elsie Malone
Rea
Na Rogers
Dorothy Kirby
Edith Chi
John Shafterman
Aubry Cassell
Aubry, Jr
Effie Cumpston
Fairmont
Harold Powell
Kate S McClung
Clarksburg
Frank McDaniel
Cecil
Hospital Association
Cassell
Emma Dunk
Piedmont
D.C. Peck
Local Social Notes From Elkins And Nearby Towns
A list of names from Bacova Verona and surrounding areas attended a gathering and agreed to meet again on the third Sunday in August next year. Local residents Reams of Elkins left for Buchel Ohio by motor. Nancy Bernard returned from Washington and Winchester. Ralph G Hood returning from Bristol after business. Lula Chenoweth visiting relatives and attending institute. L A Smith confined ill at Christiana street home. G L Jolliffe and George Jr in New York on a buying trip. Harry Greenfield drove to Pittsburgh. Mrs Greenfield stayed for a visit. G W Haislip of Knotts avenue visiting Philippi.
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Elkins
Buchel
Ohio
Nancy Bernard
Washington
D. C
Winchester
Ralph G. Hood
Bristol
Lula Chenoweth
L. A. Smith
Christiana Street
G. L. Jolliffe
George, Jr
New York
Harry Greenfield
Pittsburgh
Greenfield
Locals Report Visits and Trips Across States
Mrs C BE Walden and children returned from New Kensington Pa visiting friends. T M Davis came home from Proctor Wetzel county after weekend with Mrs George Foster and family. Miss Louise Cole visits sister Mrs O H Hoffman Maple Ave. Miss Margaret Hefner and Miss Jean Murray visit Elizabeth Odell Richwood W Va. Mr and Mrs Charles Litzinger and daughter Genevieve and Mrs G E Barlow plan two week vacation and Moose convention Detroit. Mr and Mrs T W Heironimus spent Sunday in Elkins with friends. J H Riley and granddaughter Elizabeth Fredlock visiting at Hanway cottage Grafton Park. Misses Virginia and Mary Jane Courtney back from Elkins. Mrs W T Courtney with James Oakley and Dessie visiting.
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C, Be, Walden
New Kensington
T. M
Biggy) Davis
Proctor
Wetzel County
Ohio River
George Foster
Davis
Jacky Baker
Louise Cole
Washington, D
0. H. Hoffman
Maple Avenue
Margaret Hefner
Jean Murray
Elizabeth Odell
Richwood
Charles Litzinger
Genevieve
G. E. Barlow
Detroit
T. W. Heironimus
Elkins
William Hanway
Grafton Park
J. H. Riley
Elizabeth Fredlock
Virginia
Mary Jane Courtney
W. T. Courtney
James Oakley
Dessie
White House Flower Power Through History
Washington notes on first ladies and floral decor at the White House reveal carnations as the top choice for receptions and teas, with roses, geraniums, and orchids playing key roles. Gardens near the Mall supply blooms, while annual output during Taft’s era reached about 80,000 roses and 140,000 carnations.
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Woodrow Wilson
White House
Mrs Taft Echoes Joy From White House Rosy Dinner
The text notes Mrs Taft’s evident delight in pink Killarney roses used for table decoration at her first White House dinner. She wrote in a book that it gave her pleasure to have a plentiful supply by simply issuing instructions, reflecting her longtime fondness for the flowers.
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Herbert Plummer
Washington
White House
Hoovers
Mall
Washington Monument
Hitch Hikers Victim to Have Them Delivered
An incomplete excerpt notes a hitch hikers victim and delivery plan while praising the White House greenhouses and nurseries as a known joy and famed site. The fragment hints at a public figure or event context without full details.
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White House
White House Gardens Provide Green Carnations for St Patrick Day
The gardener describes wax plants and diverse orchids used as table decorations at diplomatic dinners. Lilies and maid en-hair ferns are cultivated in a large greenhouse. A method enables the White House to produce green carnations for St Patrick's Day that appear indistinguishable from natural blooms.
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White House
St. Patrick's Day
One Killed in Gun Battle at Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on August 20 a gun battle with sheriffs deputies left one man dead and another seriously wounded. Deputies, responding to a tip about a kidnapping, approached a house and were fired upon before the gunmen surrendered after using machine guns and gas bombs. Bill Smith died after surrender. oe Vickers was reported in serious condition.
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Oklahoma City
Sheriffs
Bill Smith
Oe Vickers
J. C. Hulme
Teachers Reared at Taylor County Institute Education Event
A Taylor County institute featured a Dr Henry Ashe of Clarksburg and Melville Stewart guiding afternoon sessions on district work and temperance education. Mrs Lottie Woodford spoke on alcohol effects in public schools. W T U aids teachers with a diversified program across Parsaon Philipps West Union and Weston.
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State Department of Schools
Lloyd L. Shriver
Henry L. Ashe
Clarksburg
Ash
Myra Neffith
Taylor
Grafton
Woodford
Lottie Abbott Woodford
Weastfields
Wis
State Board of Education
Taylor County Institute
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Knights of Columbus Convention Opens in Milwaukee
K C s Discuss Mexico s Religious Controversy. The supreme convention of the Knights of Columbus opened today in Milwaukee with over 50 subordinate councils in Mexico affected by church government clashes. The order will consider reestablishing councils and resuming welfare and educational activities.
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Milwaukee
Mexico
Supreme Convention of
Tl Knights of Columbus
Claim Cycle Record Set by Memphis Boys in 107 Hours
Memphis, Aug 20. Perry Williams and Everett Weatherby, both 13, claimed a bicycle endurance record after riding neighborhood streets for 107 hours. The event began Thursday to surpass a 102 hour mark set by New York youths. A bicycle malfunction briefly paused the effort, but organizers continued aiming toward 120 hours.
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Memphis
Tenn
Perry Williams
Everett Weatherby
New York
Watermelon patch tragedy near Memphis claims teen life
Robert O'Brien sixteen son of a Birmingham manufacturer died from shotgun wounds in a watermelon patch outside Memphis. Burnett forty told deputies two men and a tramp trio were stealing melons. he fired upon them. Burnett was not arrested.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert O'Brien
Birmingham
S. B. Burnett
Burnett
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