Social notes and club outings in Grafton society page
MISS JERRY MORG reports an all day quilting outing at Country Club road with Mrs. Abel hosting a noon chicken dinner for members and guests including the Allenders Hayhurst Kuhn Robison Abel and others from Valley Falls Coffman Elkins Simpson Parkersburg and Grafton. Auxiliary women meet at the Methodist church and Elks hold a ballroom dancing party with Boots Rowe as star and plans for a fall event. Jack Clayton Swearingen weds Miss Margaret Bowman on Saturday.
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Country Club Road
Abel
Arthur Allender
Naomi Allender
George, Kiger
Gibson Hayhurst
J.C. Kuhn
James Robison
Harold Abel
M.S. Abel
C. W. Phillips
Rita Lou
Mary Robinson
Ruth
Joan
I. Jimmy
Parkersburg
W. W. Lambert
Billy
Sara Henderson
Luella
Reese
Grafton
James. Robison
Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
East Main Street
Joe Larosa
Fairmont
Boots” Rowe
Harold Kemple
Lodge Entertainment Committee
Social Calendar Highlights From Andrews ME Church to Zealous Club
Aug 25 social events include Gleaners at Mrs. Garrett Ross and W C T U at Baptist church. Aug 27 Men’s Brotherhood outing at First Baptist. Aug 30 Colebank Lindsay 12th reunion at Devers Grove. Aug 31 Quota Club hosted by Mrs Anna Heflin. Sept 6 Ball Annon Demoss reunion at Wester Man church with 10:45 program. Sept 13 McVicker reunion at Pleasant Creek. Squires family reunion near Knottsville. note on family history. Zanesville marriage Aug 22 at The Barracks. bride and groom connected to Hazel Atlas Glass and universities. wedding party present. 4 K Klub bi-monthly session at Mrs Wilma Greenwald’s with dancing. prizes to Miss Maxine Robison and Miss Marion Gough. refreshments served.
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Gleaners
Andrews M. E
Garrett Ross
West Main Street
William Ball
The
Baptist Church
Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
Colebank-Lindsay
Devers Grove
Wickwire Road
Quota Club
Anna Heflin
Annon
Demoss
Westerman Church
Thornton
McVicker
Pleasant Creek
Truman McVicker
Squires
John R. Shroyer
Knottsville
K. Klub
K. K. Klub
Wilma Greenwald
Klub
Greenwald
Lincoln Street
Maxine Robison
Marion Gough
Marvel Beauty Shop Free Mf Coupon Offer
Eastman Kodak deal advertised by Marvel Beauty Shop located in the M. and M. Bank Building invites customers to enter for 50 coupons. The ad provides a phone number 543-3 for contact.
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Eastman Kodak
Marvel Beauty Shop
M. & M. Bank
Getting Away With It In A West Kent Bridge Deal
A West Kent Bridge club hand shows a bold bid by a defender that seems to beat the declarer yet the clever East player exploits the call. The article examines how decisive bidding choices can alter the outcome in contract bridge.
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West Kent Bridge Club
East
No 49 AQT Ag8S K63 South Deal
The bidding reaches East 2 No Trumps, Went 3 No Trumps as partner has strong distribution. Declarer analyzes lines after dummy lead of 4 of clubs and a sequence through spades and hearts. North covers, East wins with Ace spades, and dummy enters via 10 diamonds to reveal hearts and clubs. Hast runs diamonds and hearts, completing four spade tricks and three heart tricks to fulfill the game.
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Apades
Declarer
North
South
Fast
East
House Party At McDaniel Home Weiner Roast Held
Social gathering described as a house party hosted at Miss Gladys McDaniel’s home with a planned weiner roast. Mrs. Elmer Snyder hosted a Bluemont street day with guests enjoying conversation and a general social get together. Out-of-town visitors included James E Rockwell and family from Washington PA James Jr Edward Lee, C A Freeman family from Monteville, Dorsey Nicola family from Pine Bluff W Va, William Freeman from Moatsville, and Alice Nicola with Troy Nicola from Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Snyder
Bluemont Street
James E. Rockwell
James, Jr
Edward Lee
Washington, Pa
Moatsville
Alice Nicola
Troy Nicola
Grafton
Birth Announcement for William Hale Watkins in Charleston
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Watkins of Charleston announce the birth of a son on August 18 at Charleston General Hospital. The child is named William Hale Watkins. Mrs. Watkins is formerly Alice Davis of Morgantown. The Watkins family has ties to Grafton and Charleston, with Dr. Watkins’ parents owning a park cottage and grandfather once owning the Grafton Drug and Chemical company. The grandfather is now Charleston based and employed as state fire marshal.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Virgil Swearingen
Grafton
Clarksburg
Washington Irving High School
West Virginianiversity
Hazel Atlas Glass Company
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Dennison University
Oklahoma
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Helen Swearingen
Morgantown
Charles E. Watkins
Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
William Hale Watkins
Watkins
Alice Davis
Park Cottage
Fred Watkins
Maple Avenue
Mr. Watkins
Grafton Drug and Chemical Company
Rogers announce birth of nine pound five ounce daughter
Mr and Mrs John Rogers of 18 West Wilford Street announce the birth of a baby girl weighing nine pounds five ounces at Graf ton City Hospital yesterday morning.
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John Rogers
West Wilford Street
Grafton City Hospital
Son of Minister Given Life Term for Slaying
SHAWANO Wisconsin August 24 Lawrence Marks 19 year old Clintonville minister s son received a life sentence in Waupun state prison for the slaying of his friend Robert Bernstein 24 of Janesville during a fishing trip near Clintonville on July 13 He pleaded guilty to a first degree murder charge in a five minute court session before Circuit Judge Werner after returning from a Washington state prison where he served 20 years for highway robbery He had confessed to Tacoma police last month that he shot Bernstein during the trip
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Shawano
Wis
Lawrence Marks
Clintonville
Waupun State
Robert Bernstein
Janesville
Marks
Washington State Prison
Werner
Tacoma
Wash
Bernstein
Delivery of Ordered Bombers Delayed After Spanish Revolution
Baltimore August 24 Glenn L Martin aircraft maker said eight bombing planes for the Spanish Leftist government will likely not be delivered on the original October or November date. Work progresses but delay is deemed necessary until everything is in the clear. The contract was negotiated before the Spanish revolution.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Martin
Des Moines Faces Drought Parley With Roosevelt Landon
Iowa leaders plan Sept 1 drought parley linking President Roosevelt and Gov. Alf Landon. Questions arise on inviting Landon to speak or sit on the platform and whether to introduce him as the Republican candidate amid a 200,000-strong Iowa State Fair crowd. Traffic, parade, and security issues loom for the event.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Chamber of Commerce
Statehouse
Secret Service
Courageous Judiciary Urged at ABA Convention
William L. Ransom, president of the American Bar Association, urged a courageous judiciary at the opening of the 59th annual convention in Boston. He warned that judges swayed by politics destroy the appearance of impartial justice and that miscasting human rights for social aims forfeits liberty’s blessing.
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Boston
William L. Ransom
American Bar Association
New York City
Radio Installed On Harry Richman Plane
Newark report states eastern airlines ground crew completed radio installation on Lady Peace a mono plane used by Dick Merriwell and Harry Richman for a planned round trip to London they expect takeoff after noon Wednesday testing may follow along the eastern coast with a return flight to assess engine and radio performance
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Newark
N. J
Eastern Airlines
Dick Merriwell
Harry Richman
London
Merrill
Personal notices from Washington visitors and local departures
George Brew and son Arthur Lee visit from Washington D C. Mrs Jennie A Flagel and daughter Ursula Flagel Howard and her daughter Jane Marie Howard from Washington visit here. Wayne Demoss returns to Cleveland after two weeks with William E Demoss in Brownlow. Hattie Brown of Wheeling visits Blueville at the old Brown home. Helena Broderick of Graf ton returns from Rowlesburg with sister Marie Broderick. Madeline Dougherty spends weekend in Rowlesburg. Mrs W C Shultz and son Billy depart Grafton for home.
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George Brew
Arthur Lee
Jennie A. Flagel
Ursula Flagel Howard
Jane Marie Howard
Washington, D. C
Wayne Demoss
Cleveland
Ohio
William E. Demoss
Brownlow
Hattie Brown
Wheeling
Blueville
Helena Broderick
Grafton
Rowlesburn
Marie Broderick
Madeline Dougherty
Rowlesburg
W. C. Shultz
Billy
Local Social Notes Highlight Madison and Nearby Visits
Madison Virginia area families host and visit relatives over weekends. Residents from Martinsburg Pittsburgh Beverly and Wheeling spend time in Grafton and West Main street while sharing church hospital and shopping outings. A string of guests and house parties dot the community social calendar with trips to New York Caverns and Endless Caverns noted.
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Madison
Jack Donnachie
Martinsburg
Russell Riley
Pittsburgh
Grafton
James E. Fidler
Washington Street
Grafton City Hospital
Margaret Jean Frum
West Main Street
Genevieve Jackson
New York City
Mountain Lake Park Choired At Annual Festival
Thousands attended the Mountain Choir Festival as Pennsylvanians joined choirs from nearby states. The Moxham Lutheran church choristers of Johnstown won the Parish church contest, while the County Hills Choral group of Pittsburgh led the community division. About 4,000 filled the amphitheater for the performances. Reverend Felix Robinson of Keyser presided over the massed 500 voice event. Trinity church of Keyser, led by Mrs Nyta Greenwade, took second in the parish class, and the Choral Union of Keyser directed by Roy Peterson placed second in the community group.
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Mountain Lake Park
Felix @. Robinson
Keyser
W.va
Trinity Church Choir
Nyta Greenwade
Paris
The
Choral Union
Roy Peterson
Widow of Department Store Founder Dies in Wheling
Mrs Lottie F Sonneborn widow of Moses Sonneborn a founder of a major department store in the city died after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia she supported many city charities and lived in Wheling for years.
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Wheling
Lottie F. Sonneborn
Moses Sonneborn
Eye care urged to help children in school readiness
An office promotes eyesight conservation to prevent a child from being left behind as classes begin. The message warns about neglecting eye examinations and urges parents to attend to their children's vision before school opens.
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Jty
Ry Mateimoee
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Jerry Morg
Methodist Protestant Church
John Hoskinson
Chester— Shaffer
J. Stanley Nicola
Circle No. 2
JC C. Richman
LKS
Jack Clayton Swearingen
Margaret Bowman
S. B. Bowman
Central Press
E. E.V. Shepard
Gladys McDan‘iel
Madrid
Spain
U. S
Patent Office
Stanley
Betty
Tommy
Martinsville
Dailey
Fred Grinnan
Warder Avenue
John Sturms
Ot Knottsville
Mary Jean Grinnan
Mrs Gaddmore IS
FISK
Mountain Choir
George
Watt
Monongahela System
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