Community reunions and family gatherings in Blen Avon area
Local notices report multiple reunions across West Virginia communities including Corder, Linn Hull, and Hovatter families. Events span September gatherings at Glady Creek school house, James Scouts reunion at Corder homestead, and a large Linn-Hull homecoming with a morning sermon and afternoon program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cout
AW Voy Scouts
Corder
Blen Avon
James
Linn-Hull
Glady Creek
Bailey
Chaple
Rosemont
W. Va
Gram
Wickett
Stanford Linn
William Linn
Fai
And
Lester Linn
Sarah Mahaffey
Frank Bennett
Oliver Montgomery
Lloyd Brown
Robert
Ray Monroe
Russell Henderson
Lulla Powell
Deloris
Q R S Camera with Antistigmat lens for vacations
The Q R S Camera features an Antistigmat lens for clear moving images and fast results. It offers forty exposures per film, making it ideal for vacations with no double exposures or bellows to worry about. Films cost 86 cents for 40 exposures.
Nilbourn Ripley Wedding at The Little Church Around the Corner
Miss Virginia Morrison Ripley daughter of Owen and Mrs Ripley of Clarksburg married Robert Gregg Wilbourn of Morgantown at 4 30 PM Saturday in the Church of the Transfiguration known as The Little Church Around the Corner. The bride, grandchild of G P Morrison, is a WVU student and Pi Beta Phi member. the groom is a WVU alumnus and Phi Kappa Psi member allied with R A Wilbourn Company Inc. They will reside in Morgantown after mid September as she completes her senior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nilbourn-Ripley
Church of the Transfiguration
West Virginia
Virginia Morrison Ripley
Owen D. Ripley
Clarksburg
Robert Gregg Wilbourn
Morgantown
G. P. Morrison
Morrison
Huntington
Robert Beach
Goucher College
West Virginia University
Beta Phi
Wilbourn
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
R. A
Wanda Junita Nicolas Born To Bluemont Parents
Mr and Mrs Fred Nicolas welcome an eight pound daughter named Wanda Junita born August 25. Mother and baby are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nicolas
Bluemont Street
Wanda Junita
Local residents return from visits and family gatherings
I LOCALLY Miss Daria McCabe of this city who has been visiting with friends in Chicago for the past week returned home yesterday. Mr L H Humphreys of Bridgeport spent yesterday with his son Mr Earl Humphreys on Maple avenue. Miss Lilly Marshall spent yes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Holt
James Findley
Pittsburgh
Leveland
Ohio
Niles
Daria McCabe
Chicago
L. H.humphreys
Bridgeport
Earl Humphreys
Maple Avenue
Lilly Marshall
W. G. Hayhurst
Country Club Road
J. M. Rifle
Rita
Jack
G. Turner
Jackson’s Mill
Lynn Fawlkner
Clarksburg
John Smith
Smith
Grafton High School
B. F. Sayre
Cbolville
Sayre
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Huntington
Edward Ford
Luther Ford
Ford
Cumberland, Md
William Doll
Morgantown
Sarah Evelyn Kinney
Winchester
Indiana
H. W. Dent
Rice
Virginia Dent Armstrong
Martha Moore
Starksburg
Margaret Lawrence
Fairmont
Geneva Hilkey
Leonard Street
Mollie Posten
Grand Street
Robert Heflin
Gassaway
Frances Clarke
Daugh‘ter Betty
Charles Morgan
Blidas
Anne Heflin
B. R. Glenn
Pithian Sisters
W. R. Wolfe
R. M. Brown
Jane Elizabeth
Billy
Misese Attee
Wilda
Gwendylen Knight
Weston
Annie E. Barbe
Harry
Edna Bishop Maloney
Nora Bishop
Linn Hall
Gledy
Iherapy Ghrislip
Wale
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Rachell Srum
Clerksburg
Frances Campbell
St. John Street
H.C. McKay
Washington, Pa
G. J. Goodwin
T. M. Zumbrunnen
Edgemont
Evening gowns dominate fashion in Kay Hammond film role
Early showings of evening gowns show continued popularity for after dinner ensembles. Kay Hammond wears a turquoise satin evening gown in Her Private Affair, a Pathe talking film with Ann Harding. The closely fitted trailing gown features a decolletage, three quarter length self material with sable cuffs, and a seed pearl embroidered high collar.
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Kay Hammond
Pathe
Ann Harding
Local social notes list visiting friends and events
A string of visits and travels across towns. residents including Mr. and Mrs. Rifle with children Rita and Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Turner at Jackson's Mill, Lynn Fawlkner of Clarksburg, Mr. and Mrs. Smith with daughter visiting, and many others. People attend conventions, reunions, and holidays, with mentions of kinship ties and previous associations.
Visit to Cumberland and Parsons Noted in Local News
A resident visited Cumberland to see friends and relatives including Mrs. Florence Poe and her sons Edgar and Junior from 220 Front Street. They returned Sunday from a visit with relatives at Parsons. James Brakeall plans to depart this afternoon by motorcycle.
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Ternoon
Cumberland
Florence Poe
Edgar
Junior
Front Street
Parsons
James Brakeall
Silverstreak the dog stars in new Bischoff feature at Opera House
The canine screen star Silverstreak known worldwide as the king of dog actors plays a fresh role in the Bischoff Productions special at the Opera House tonight Tuesday and Wednesday. Co starring is human actor Johnnie Walker in this new film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverstreak
Opera House
Johnnie Walker
Former Graftonians Visit In City After 18 Years
Mr. Thomas B. Gayle and his children Esther Benton and Alex returned to Grafton after an 18 year absence. The family previously lived at 624 Wilford Street and Mr. Gayle was employed there before leaving.
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Thomas B. Gayle
Esther, Benton
Alex Wave
Grafton
Wilford Street
Gayle
Where Trails Begin and Silverstreak dog drama
A dramatic plot centers on Silverstreak who discovers the pelt of his mate nailed to a door and pursues her killer. Pipuant Charlotte Stevens plays the leading feminine role in this different sort of dog picture with intense emotional tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipuant
Charlotte Stevens
Former Sentinel news boy now Stafford estate manager
They are residents of Fredericksburg Virginia staying at the Grafton Hotel. Alex, once a Sentinel news boy, serves as superintendent of schools for King George and Stafford counties, a position held for eight years, and has been named manager of an eleven hundred acre Stafford county estate owned by J. L. Pratt, vice-president of General Motors Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. & O. Railroad) Company
Fredericksburg
Grafton Hotel
Alex
Sentinel News
King George
Stafford Counties
Stafford County
J. L. Pratt
General Motors Company
Farmer Declares War On Chicken Hawks After Losses
At Curve Bridge 8. M. Barner reports his poultry yard was attacked by hawks, losing 50 chicks before he shot a young hawk three feet across. He says the killed bird was a sample from the pest group and vows to continue the fight with a shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curve Bridge
Barner
Sentinel Office
Incident Proves Sheriff Must Be Versatile Man
Morgantown August 26 a sheriff in a border case used a transit to run the old Mansfield Dixon line to determine jurisdiction after a murder near the Pennsylvania West Virginia state line. Four arrests were made and prisoners transferred to Green county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Pennsylvania-West Virginia
Waynesburg
H.C. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Green County
State highway improvements reach 28 252 miles in 1928 report
The 1928 tally shows 28 252 miles improved by 48 states, a gain of 2 530 miles from 1927. Texas leads with 2 356 miles, Kansas second with 1 786, and Arkansas third with 1 673. State system ends 1928 at 206 442 miles of highways, with 81 755 graded and drained and 81 549 unimproved and partly graded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Towa
Minois
Minnesota
North Dakota
New Mexico
Kentucky
Ohio
Cent marriage news for Mari Fromhart and Paul Keyser
NEWBURG friends report the cent marriage of Miss Mari Fromhart to Mr. Paul Kexsten Keyser at the Catholic church in Keyser. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Monahan. The bride, a Keyser High School graduate, later trained as a nurse at Allegheny Hospital Cumberland for 14 months and Huffman Hospital Keyser for five months.
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Mari Fromhart
Paul Kexsten Keyser
Keyser
Monahan
Robert Exehart
Keyser High School
Cumberland
Allegheny Hospital
Huffman Hospital
Mrs Curtis Bolce Suffers Injury Catching Lay Mower
Mrs Curtis Bolce of Pray town nearly lost a finger while trying to stop a lay mower from breaking through a home window. The finger was caught near the blade as she grabbed the machine. Dr C F Shater dressed the wound and the finger was believed saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Bolce
Pray Town
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Coral R
Parrish
Phone
Tv Club
Ruth Woodyard
Pruntytown Pike
Cheat River
Rowlesburg
Robert E. Graham
J. W. Past
Earl Ridenour
Robert Graham
D.W. Fast
Betty
Pittsburg
Mildred
Robert B. Graham
Mildred, Robert Jr
Paul Ot “Vinton
Grafton Park
B. of R. T
Ladies of
R. of R. T
Hovatter
Atwarez
Kent Radio
Ritz Barber & Beauty
Ritz Theatre
Weva
D. D. Kelly
Propri
H. L. Potts
Coe
Osgood
Yates Avenue
Haymond Piano Company
W. Main St
OPERA
Louis Pasteur
Mary Williams
417
Diamond Ice Cream Company
Farmer
Legion Host
Associated Presa
Harvey White
American Legion
Burton & Randolph Inc
Newburg
C. Bolce
Potomac
The
North Central Association
Jos
W. Stayman
Pres
Keyser, W. VA
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