Watkins Renamed Central West Virginia Alumni Leader
The Central West Virginia Alumni association of Beta Theta Pi held its fall dinner at the Waldo hotel in Clarksburg. A Hale Watkins was reelected president for 1939 40 with Stephen D Griffith Jr and John G Davisson named vice president and secretary treasurer. A freshman scholarship award plan was discussed and a mid winter dance set for early December in Clarksburg. Nearby, Mrs J Paul Murphy hosted a bridge club gathering at Grafton Park with several guests, and WPA recreation center activities featured a Blue Ribbon day with multiple winners. A birthday dinner honored Mrs W P Samples at the Hawker home on West Washington Street.
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Clarksburg
Robert H. Pritchard
John G. Davisson
Richard H. Ralston
Walter King
Weston
John L. Sullivan
Ahlontown
Richard Waddell
Philippi
A. Hale Watkins
Thomas J. Gillooly
Carl R. Roberts
Shinnston
Justin Henderson
West Union
Donald E. Mason
James G. Ralston
William T. Hart
Wallace C. Moore
Willard E. Moore
Wendell S. Moore
William H. Powell
William Coston
Paul Myles
Robert McDonald
Daniel 5. Long
Frank V. Langfitt, Jr
John T. Gocke
R. H. Davis
Stephen D. Griffith, Jr
Richard G
Bridge Club
J. Paul Murphy
Murphy
Grafton Park
Louise Holt
GT. Bartlett, Jr
James F. Holt
Harry Welch
Aru
Holt
Welch
William D. Fishet
William C. Lawson
Lawrence R. Swisher
Bartlett
W. P. Samples
West Washington Street
Marlin Hawker
Haywood Road
Hawker
Social Calentar and Club Events at Local Churches
August 29 groups gather for Society and church events including Ladies Aid at St Pauls Methodist at 7 30 p m Philathea class holds indoor picnic at First Baptist. September 3 Robinson Bartlett reunion at Webster Baptist with local families. Now and Then Club hosts August meeting at Country club road Mrs Phillips home with quilting and entertainment and guest list from local towns. Birthday party honors Eileen and Ralph Norris with games and refreshments at Blueville home.
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Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Robinson-Bartlett
Webster Baptist Church
W. T. Robinson
A. G. Robinson
NOW and Then
C. W. Phillips
Country Club Road
James Messenger
A. A. Crouser
James Robinson
George Kiger
Maggie Brown
Arthur Allender
Gibson Hayhurst
Phillips
Rita Lou
Lena Collins
Fiona Coulson
Anna Jane
Grafton
Eileen Norris
Ralph Norris
Hayward Norris
Blueville
Eileen
Ralph
Pauline Watkins
Nancy Watkins
Alice Dempsey
Charlotte Fawcett
Betty Jean McWilliams
Virginia Watkins
Elva Watson
Birth announcement for Cox’s daughter in city hospital
Mr and Mrs Joseph Cox of 409 East Bluemont street are the parents of a baby girl weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces born at City hospital at 8 25 p m on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cox
East Bluemont Street
City Hospital
Barclay on Bridge The Authority on Autho r
Read characters and temperaments to gauge partners and opponents in bridge. Analyzed a rubber game deal where South finessed spades to secure 6 no trump, considering alternate bids and the danger of bad spade division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Autho
North
South
West
Local Notices and Reunions Around Grafton and State
Rev M J Hannon returned from Baltimore and other items note various residents traveling to conventions and hospital visits. Reunion notices cover the Pratt Poe Kincaid Currey Ball Annon DeMoss Gerard Sayre Duskey Callihan Welch Overfield Mount Zion and Robinson Bartlett gatherings with dates in late August and early September.
Family Reunions Across Regions Highlight Gatherings
Reunions announced include Withers Riley on Aug 27 at Hepzibah church in Taylor County with a Frim Reunion Sept 3. Prim family picnic at Sunset Beach near Washington Pennsylvania on US Route 40 includes dinner and contests. McVicker and Knotts clans schedule events in Grafton Park and Parkersburg with basket dinners and invitations to members and friends.
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Poe
Devers’ Grove
Kincaid
Morris Park
Fairmont
Withers-Riley
Hepzibah Church
Taylor County
Frim
Prim
Sunset Beach
Washington, Pa
W. Va
Prims
Ohio Phims
Glen Prim
E. D. Prim
McVicker
Grafton Park
A. B. McVicker
Parkersburg
Fist Church on Route 250 Holds Meeting and Dinner
The Fist Church on Route 250, four miles south of Grafton, plans a program featuring Judge Ira E. Robinson as principal speaker. Members are asked to attend the business meeting at 11 a.m. and a noon dinner will be served.
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Westerman Church
Thornton
Callihan
W ‘Ich
Callhan
Welch
Overfield
M. E
Grafton
Ira E. Robinson
Maloney to Operate 50 Passenger Launch Elizabeth
Maloney announces acquisition of the 50 passenger motor launch Elizabeth from J M Roach and plans to run regular Sunday cruises on the Tygart dam reservoir line with 1 30, 3 00, 4 30 and 6 00 p m and daily trips next week at 1 30 and 5 30 p m. The launch will be chartered for private parties and there will be moonlight cruises. Picnics at Pleasant and Sandy creeks junction will be served from the launch and free parking is available at the boat landing.
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Elizabeth
J. M. Roach
U. S
Tygart Dam
Crooked Creek
B. E. Maloney
Lepke Pleads Surrender Walk Past FBI Chief
Columnist Walter Winchell reports in the Daily Mirror that the most hunted man in America Lepke walked unrecognized past FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover moments before surrendering, with Winchell describing the moment as a dramatic intermediation in Lepke’s surrender story.
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Lepke
Winchell
Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
America
J. Edward Hoover
FBI
Lepke Surrenders Talk Reported But Not Confirmed
Newspaper columnist Winchell recounts a tip from August 5 that Lepke could surrender without being shot if safe passage was guaranteed. A second intermediary led them near Madison Square Park with Hoover nearby. A mysterious figure jumped into Winchells car and claimed Lepke had just passed Hoover moments earlier.
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Winchell
Lepke
Madison Square Park
Hoovler
Hoover
U S Plans to Return Americans from War Zones
The State Department outlined a plan to bring Americans home from Europe using American merchant ships. It noted not all can return quickly and said advances for transportation costs would be available in exchange for promissory notes.
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U.S
United States
Great Britain
France
Turkey
Germany
Spain
Reich
State Department
Europe
Radio Charts European News Coverage Tonight
The radio chains expand overseas reporting with programs scheduled across networks. Highlights include Paris comment, European roundup from 9 15 to 10 30, and a 1 30 Chicago round table on Russia and Germany planning war. дополнительные programs feature H V Kaltenborn from London and a Golden Gate concert replay.
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New York
WEAP
NBC
Paris
WABC
CBS
WEAF
Warsaw
MBS
Hitler
Tannenberg
Chicago
Russia
Germany
WJZ
Hugh Gibson
London
H. V. Kaltenborn
MBS Chain
Golden Gate
Nazimova
Red Foley
Daniel Tobin
Benny Goodman
Armchair adventures and concert broadcast teaser
A compact list of radio and TV program notes includes 9 45 Armchair adventures at WJZ NBC 6, 1 30 Brent house, a Barn dance, 11 Dance hour, MBS Chain 3 Lance Fair concert and 9 Symphonic broadcast.
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Armchair Adventures
Wjz-Nbc
Brent House
Mbs-Chain
Prayers For Peace Urged In All Churches
The Federal Council of Churches in America urged all churches to observe tomorrow as a day of prayer for peace and goodwill among nations. Rev. George A. Buttrick, council president, delivered the appeal from New York announcing the nationwide observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Council of Churches “of Christ In America
George A. Buttrick
Calvary Baptist Church Names New Pastor in Charleston
Charleston news reports the Calvary Baptist church announces the Rev. Ernest Honts of Covington Virginia has accepted a call to succeed Dr. Charles Harrington who has resigned.
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M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Baltimore
Grafton
George H. Coulson
Baltimore and Ohio
New York City
Charleston
Calvary Baptist Church
Ernest Honts
Covington, Va
Charles H. Harrington
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Eloise Gillispie
Betty- Jean Gillispie
Junior Riddle
Charles Turner
Jimmie Hyatt
Danny Moore
Jackie Powell
Lewis Wittman
Jerry Zinn
Billy Zinn
Samples
William Samples, Jr
Dan
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Leslie
Vatures Syndica
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Richard Robey
Watoga State Park
William Donohue
John
New Orleans
Bert
Harry
Lloyd Nuzum
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Jimmy Malone
Route 1
John Geldbaugh
Newburg
Jo Ann Mathews
Millerville
Pratt
Criss Grove
Tunne Hil
Tunneltog
Currey
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
Gerrard
Caleb
Elizabeth Gerrard
K. of P. Lodge
Burlington
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Duskey
Mt. Zion
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Skaggs & Company Exclusive Jewelers
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