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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1935

Page

3

Sylvia Hammack Marries Paul Watson in Brownton Ceremony

Sylvia Hammack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hammack of Brownton, wed Paul Watson of Flemington at the bride’s parents home on Saturday afternoon August 17 1935. Rev C V Tate officiated in front of about forty relatives and friends. Also noted is the Scranage family reunion slated for Sunday August 25 at Boyles Park near Philippi.

Scranage Seranage Boyles Park Philippi Shroyer Shroyer Chapel White Rock Thomas Shroyer Core Shroyer R. F. Shroyer Rotary Allie Davis

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Activities

Aug 20 Aug 22 social events list meetings and gatherings across churches clubs and families. Emma Rogers Bible class Auxiliary of VFW and Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meet. Aug 21 Pocahontas picnic. Shroyer family reunion Aug 25 at Shroyer Chapel White Rock with officers named. Jub Entertained Vesta C B S group hosts at McGraw agency. Aug 22 Knights of Columbus K of C party and Red Wing club dances and refreshments. Various hostesses and attendees named among Webster area residents.

Emma Rogers Riey Utt West Main St Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Woman’s Foreign Misionary Society of St. Paul's M. E Elizabeth Stuck Washington Street Degree of Pocahontas Grafton Park Anneta Frey St. Paul's M. E. Church Arlie Leonard Thornton

Strand Theatre Preview of Woman Wanted

Strand Theatre advertises the eight hour program featuring Woman Wanted a fast moving sea son film. Maureen O'Sullivan stars as the girl accused of murder who escapes custody after an auto crash aided by a young attorney played by Joel McCrea. George Seitz directs.

Strand Theatre Maureen O'Sullivan Joel McCrea George Seitz Times Square

Traveling Saleslady at New Dixie this Week

Joan Blondell stars in the First National film Traveling Saleslady, arriving at the New Dixie Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. She explains how brains, personality, and a friendly smile help a woman sell, based on her own stage and bookstall experiences.

New Dixie Joan Blondell New Dixie Theatre

Local Residents Return From Trips and Visits

Mr and Mrs James Barcus and son Jimmie along with Miss Geraldine Poe returned from a three day visit to Zanesville Ohio They were joined by Miss Marjorie Bennett who spent the summer there Mrs Earl Satterfield and son and Miss Anna Korte returned from Fairmont where she worked a two week vacation in the Monongahela West Penn office Mrs Ella Barber left for Niles Ohio to visit her mother George Custer Mr and Mrs George Norris Esther Nester and Mabel and Clare Norris spent the weekend at Niagara Falls Elizabeth Courtney has returned from a week’s visit in Terra Alta The Theodore Smith family and their daughter Virginia of Baltimore and Miss Viola Virginia Brown were spending the day in Fairmont Mrs W H Courtney and daughter Elizabeth Mrs B J Jackson Mrs N T Henderson and Mrs W M Henderson returned from a weekend trip to Niagara Falls.

James Barcus Jimmie Geraldine Poe Zanesville Ohio Marjorie Bennett Earl Satterfield Anna Korte Fairmont Monongahela West Penn Ella Barber Niles George Custer George Norris Esther Nester Mabel Clare Norris Niagara Falls Elizabeth Courtney Terra Alta Theodore Smith Virginia Baltimore Viola Virginia Brown Wickwire Road W. H. Courtney Elizabeth B. J. Jackson N. T. Henderson W. M. Henderson

Good Will Tour Plans Are Left to Committee

G T Bartlett president of the Taylor County Board of Trade appointed five members to arrange a good will tour with the Fairmont Board of Trade for September. The trip will visit Winchester Martinsburg and Charles Town to promote cooperation. Committee members are Attorney W Merle Watkins Frank M Hollis Dr Alden Beagle Clyde Mays and J Fleming.

G. T. Bartlett Taylor County Board of Trade Fairmont Board of Trade Winchester Martinsburg Charles Town Mr. Bartlett W. Merle Watkins Frank M. Hollis Alden Beagle Clyde Mays J. Fleming

Wreckage Found of Plane Carrying Indiana Passengers

Wreckage of the plane carrying three Indiana residents believed killed in last Thursday’s crash was sighted this morning about halfway up the northeast side of Laramie Peak near Cheyenne. The report came by telephone and details were not fully released.

Cheyenne Wyo Indiana Laramie Peak

Jeritza Marries Winfield Sheehan at Santa Barbara Mission

Maria Jeritza, the Austrian opera star, wed Winfield Sheehan, former film industry executive, in a ceremony at Santa Barbara's historic mission. The couple appeared together after the marriage as the wedding procession moved through the venue, marking a high profile union in entertainment circles.

Santa Barbara California Maria Jeritza Winfield Sheehan Motion Picture Company

Bum Rides On Circus Train Six Are Jailed

Arrested at 4 o clock Sunday morning for bumming rides on Hagenbeck Wallace circus cars six men, three white and three colored, were jailed after failing to pay $10 fines. Suspects Higginss, Washington, Gregory, Moore, Lott, and Roberts hailed from Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Vermont, with the police locating the train at the request of circus officials.

Hagenbeck-Wallace C. P. Lucas George Higgins Boyce Clarence Washington Chattanooga Tenn. James Gregory Coraopolis Robert Moore

Couple Wounded In Charleston Pistol Scuffle

In Charleston on August 20 Cornell Cary and his wife were wounded by gunfire as Captain Arch Brown of the city police described a struggle over a pistol. The incident occurred during a scuffle for possession of the weapon.

Charleston Cornell Cary Arch Brown

Prison Camp Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct

Prison camp report states an individual pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, receiving a five day jail term. Chief A E Lockard announced further developments and actions at the scene following the plea.

Page Ice Court A E. Lockard

Body to Rest in State and Services for Wiley Post

Crowds riot as state lies in state in the rotunda of Oklahoma’s capitol for Wiley Post. Private services are planned at 2 p.m. in Oklahoma City with Rev J Whitcomb Brougher leading. The body will rest in a crypt at Forest Lawn in Glendale before transport to the family plot in Chelsea Oklahoma.

North Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale J. Whitcomb Brougher Forest Lawn Chelsea Oklo Rogers Oter Will, Jr Mary James Oklahoma Tom McSpallen Los Angeles Crosson Amon G. Carter Fort Worth Post Oklahoma City Capitol Maysville Okla W. F. Post E. W. Marland State Capitol First Baptist Church Memorial Park Wiley Post Clarence M. Young Joe Crosson Will Rogers Alaska Seattle Col. Young Iniece

Flight crew and refueling stops noted in report

Refueling stops planned at Albuquerque and possibly Amarillo as William A. Winston leads a large plane with J. L. Fleming T. W. Dowling and Tom Ward aboard. Takeoff passed without incident with few onlookers. A rumor places Arthur J. Altmeyer as a new pension chief nominee, with ties to Wisconsin and state tax statistics.

Albuquerque N. M Amarillo Tex William A. Winston J. L. Fleming T. W. Dowling Tom Ward

Inheritance Tax Bill Advances in Conferees Report

The tax plan outlines rates from 2 percent on the first 10000 to 70 percent on excess over 50 million, with estate and gift taxes totaling about 265 million yearly, offset by charitable deductions. Borah and McCarran amendments were dropped, Roosevelt opposed deductions, and adjournment efforts follow House-Senate differences.

McCarran Harrison Roosevelt House Senate Doughton Ways and Means

Celebration near for Tygrt dam flood control project

The report describes the tri state authority as a voluntary group of 230 cities and boroughs. The Tygart dam work is rapidly advancing and will soon host a celebration marking the first unit in the first comprehensive flood control system at its source. The dam is a larger project than Norris and will employ thousands for three to four years at an estimated cost of 16 million dollars. Engineers reclamation experts and the public are closely watching as visitors arrive at about 6000 weekly. The authority has focused on persuading Washington officials to allocate funds since the start of the year.

Page Snaper Tributries Mississippi Tri-State Tygart Dam Norris Dam U. S Washington

Judge Otis defies mob threats at Hopkins homecoming

Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis faced mob leaders who blocked two foreclosure sales in northwest Missouri yet spoke at a Hopkins homecoming. Armed Justice agents circulated through the crowd as Otis joked about the threats while reaffirming the foreclosure decrees.

Missouri Merrill E. Otis Hopkins Department of Justice Otis

Guffey Coal Bill Faces AFL Split Behind Debate

Reported fights within the American Federation of Labor over the Guffey bill surface as critics call it unconstitutional like NRA codes. A clash centers on whether the International Association of Machinists, now linked to the United Mine Workers, can represent machinists in mine area bargaining. The Senate may vote on industrial vs craft unionism amid looming amendments.

Guffey Coal Supreme Court American Federation of Labor International Association of Machinists Senate United Mine Workers House

Wife Abuser Testimony Details Family Strife

Moran testified that Lake returned home intoxicated about 8:30 pm and began slapping the children, ending the assault by cradling his wife’s hair and injuring the baby’s leg. Mrs. Lake’s tearful testimony struggled to be heard, then she calmed and spoke after the trial.

Page Moran Lake

Wife seeks action against husband over support and harassment

In a court testimony, she said after ten years of marriage her husband failed to provide for her or their children, spending all earnings on drink. She asked the court to force him to leave her alone and to provide for the children.

Waugh

British cabinet debates unified sanctions over Italo-Ethiopian crisis

British and French ministers reaffirm cooperation in the Italo-Ethiopian crisis as four points guide policy. Smaller nations fear League of Nations collapse, while Sweden Norway Denmark and Finland plan a united front against Italy. Egypt and the Nile region threats loom over imperial interests before Geneva showdown.

Great Britain France Italy Council of the League of Nations League Ethiopia Europe Mussolini Paris Little Nations Sweden Norway Denmark Finland Baltic States Holland India Samuel Hoare Eden Pierre Laval Lakersana Africa Britain Blue Nile Geneva

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