Community Events and Social Gatherings Chronicle
Local notices describe choir practice at Andrews M E Church on Friday at 7 20 pm for Methodist conference music. A surprise birthday party for Earl Ride nour drew about seventy five guests with banco prizes won by Alfred Wagner Laura Hannon and Mary Louise Hannon. Naomi Chapter 12 joined Flemington Chapter LL D to confer degrees. Chicken supper by Haymond church ladies set for Brown Grove Wickwire road Thursday from 5 pm at 50 cents. Mack's orchestra entertained at Valley Inn Trinity road house, crowd dancing 9 pm to 1 30 am. Pythian convention opens in Huntington with about 2 000 delegates, welcome addresses by R H Weber and Dora M Trimmer, and delegates from Bluefield Elkins and Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Ridenour
Monroe Street
Banco
Alfred Wagner
Laura Hannon
Mary Louise Hannon
Haymond Church
Brown Grove
Wickwire Road
Pythian Convention
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters of
West Virginia
Huntington
R. H. Weber
Royal Outer Guard
Dora M. Trimmer
John W. Brown
Bluefield
Lula Rider
Elkins
L. M. Loran
Grafton
Local residents make visits and family news list
A string of short notices reports faces on trips to New York City and New Haven Conn. from HB Miller and Mrs. Lona Garlow visit Kas son W Va Miss Margaret Posten returns from Washington D C with updates on family and social calls. Hospitalization for James Litzinger in Chicago follows appendicitis and other city residents enjoy trips to Atlantic City Clarksburg and Canada while a baby girl arrives to H A Trimble family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hb, Miller
Grand Street
New York City
New Haven
Mary Bowman
Sandy Creek
Ona Jefferys
Frank Grosso
Miss Jones
Washington, D. C
Camden-on-Gauley
James Litzinger
Chicago
Lena Litzinger
St. Mary's Hospital
Local Social News Haunts Loveland and Nearby Homes
Miss Dorothy Nye secretary to Magistrate Wittman spends vacation in Washing ton. Mrs F C Downey and relatives visit in Loveland addition. Mrs L B Brydon visits Bloomington Md for a few days. Mrs Henry Pratt spends a week in Pittsburgh. Mr G F Kennedy of Baltimore is in the city on business. Miss Dorothy Nye goes to Baltimore for a week’s visit. Raymond Sayre, son of Mr and Mrs J W Sayer, sustains a broken arm yesterday while playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Downey
Elizabeth
William
Edinburgh
Stella Rinkera
Woodstock
H. A. Bowers
Loveland
L. B. Brydon
Bloomington
Henry Pratt
Pittsburgh
G. F. Kennedy
Baltimore
Dorothy Nye
Raymond Sayre
J. W. Sayer
West Main Street
Final Session of Labor Meet Held in West Virginia
The twenty sixth annual West Virginia Federation of Labor convention convened this afternoon. Reports from committees filled most of the day and officers are expected to be reelected. President Jon BR Easton, serving for years, is anticipated to be re elected. Charles Jarrett, Charleston secretary treasurer, has served.
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West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention
Jon Br, Easton
Charles Jarrett
Charleston
Pharmacy pledge to fill prescriptions correctly
A concise pharmacy notice asserts the shop prioritizes health and patient confidence, promising accurate prescription filling regardless of who writes it and returning medications if errors occur. It emphasizes honesty, health guarding, and physician trust in the pharmacy’s service.
Easton Seen Re-Elected Leader In State Labor Body
Delegates predict President Easton will again occupy the post for three years without opposition. He has chaired the federation and previously served in the state legislature from Wood county. His work with the Federation of Labor and knowledge of local labor conditions earn him broad support. Secretary Jarrett says the afternoon session will address major labor issues and be highly important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Wood County
Federation of Labor
Jarrett
American in Cuban cell over Havana property dispute
Havana August 28 American resident Jos E Barlow 67 held in a Principe fortress cell after two judicial police operatives took him into custody He claims nine million dollars against the Cuban government and sought deportation action though Ambassador Ferrara urged it Barlow disputes grounds for charges and Mrs Barlow lobbies Washington for help
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Havana
Jos
Barlow
Principe Fortress
Judicial Police
United States
Ferrara
Washington
Principe
Stimson
A P Employees Enjoy Outing in Morgantown
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company workers reported a district outing held in Morgantown last Sunday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Frank Collins Mr and Mrs E C Byerly Mr and Mrs Russell Reeder Miss Maude Lucas Miss Lilian Develin and Messrs Eugene Robinson David Lowe George E B Lowe Lester Ridenour and Harry Dell.
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Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Morgantown
Frank Collins
E. C. Byerly
Russell Reeder
Maude Lucas
Lilian Develin
Eugene Robinson
David Lowe
George Eb, Lowe
Lester Ridenour
Harry Dell
Escape from Taifer County Jail In Ky Prison Break
H B Carroll, a killer serving a life sentence for the Charles Helton murder at Corbin in December, escaped Taifer county jail by sawing bars and a window. Four other federal prisoners in the same block did not join. An organized posse failed to locate the fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tondon
H. B. Carroll
Charles Helton
Corbin
Band Members to Meet at Grafton High School
Principal Tomlinson invites all current and prospective band members, including seventh and eighth graders, to a 7:30 PM meeting at Grafton High. Plans for next year’s program are under way as school opens September 9. The meeting also covered football training starting September 2 with registrations and a planned physical exam by Dr. Suddarth.
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Grafton High School
M. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
F. S. Suddarth
Bennett Clan Sets Separate Bennett Reunion On Sept Eight
L. C. Strawberry Bennett, age 81, challenges Bennetts to join the Bennett-Moore reunion at Mount Union church on Sunday September 8. He claims to be the oldest and says history will be read at the event. Tensions rise as the Taylor county clan eyed a Grafton park gathering. The Sioux Falls item notes a first jury call in 8 Aug. 28 dispatch.
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Strawberry” Bennett
Sage
Taylor County
Grafton Park
Mount Union Church
Knottsville
Bennett
Grafton
Sioux Falls
Conference closes without taking stand on key issues
In its closing session yesterday the conference failed to take a stand on other issues presented to it in a letter from the chief executive, and did not identify places on the commission.
Newburg Residents Headed for Meetings and Visits Across States
Newburg residents travel to Huntington for a Grand Temple session with the Pythian Sisters. Walter Sharps and family and James Smoot of Fairmont take a family auto trip to eastern cities. Local gatherings include a birthday dinner for W. Buncutter in Oakland and visits by Hamiltons of Franklin to Masontown relatives.
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Earl Smith
Huntington
Pythian Sisters Temple
Grand Temple
Walter Sharps
Margaret
James Smoot
Fairmont
E. B. Smith
Lois
JE. Deck
M. F. Grimes
J. H. Newcome
Henry Rice
Cambridge, C
G, TC
Radabaugh
Paul
Mildred Shafter
Fant
Masontown
Thureslay
Bud Warwick Nets Nine and Half Pound Salmon in Cheat River
Newburg and Cheat River report states Charles Bud Warwick caught a nine and a half pound salmon measuring 82 inches long while camping above Edom near Rowlesburg. The trip included Dwight Wiles, Mary Densmore, Edith Gibson, Tom Pendergast, and Janet Charles Warwick.
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Newburg
Charles
Bud” Warwick
Cheat River
Edom
Rowlesburg
Dwight Wiles
Mary] Densmore
Edith Gibson
Tom Pendergast
Jana Charles Warwick
Pajama Trial Set Over Indecent Conduct Charge
Ralph Duncan of Bradenton Florida faced indecency and disorderly conduct charges after an incident in the downtown district. Municipal Judge Verne Jennings granted a jury trial next Tuesday amid attorney requests.
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Ralph Duncan
Bradentown
Fla
Verne Jennings
Duncan
Census Supervisors Named for 1920 West Virginia Counties
Washington August 28 1920 census supervisors announced by the census bureau include Wilson B Rector of Box 984 with headquarters at Airmont overseeing Marion Monongalia Preston and Taylor counties in West Virginia.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Wilson B. Rector
Airmont
Marion
Monongalia
Preston
Taylor
West Virginia
Western states back Hoover land policy commission
Representatives from western states voiced support for President Hoover's plan to appoint a five member land policy commission. They proposed governors of the 11 western public land states submit three citizens each for consideration.
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Salt Lake City
Hoover
Donie Bush Resigns as Pirates Manager
Pittsburgh reports Donie Bush tendered his resignation to President Barney Dreyfuss as Pirates manager. Jewellens named acting manager. Bush cited no ill feelings and said he simply decided to quit after three-year reign that included a 1927 pennant but a four game World Series loss to the Yankees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Donie Bush
Pittsburgh National Legue Baseball Club
Barney Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss
Jewellens
Bush
Pirates
Indianapolis
Hill McKechnie
Yankees
Dreyfus
Message Of Preparedness Sent Against Conflicts
In St Paul on August 28 22 Jams sage of preparedness against war was sent by Patrick Hurley assistant secretary of war for the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. The message offers the organization’s cooperation with President Hoover in defense and urges a survey to replace obsolete equipment with the latest military science products. Helen Phillips and Joby Rafould married at Rowlesburg parsonage with the couple to reside in Marion Hills Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Paterick J. Hurley
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hoover
Newburg
Helen Phillips
Joby Rafould
M. E. Parsonage
Rowlesburg
Liquor Found In State Penitentiary Smuggling Probe
Wheeling August twenty eighth. L M Robinson warden and George Dorsey planned today to investigate the source of liquor found in the penitentiary. A conference followed a winding trial where twelve prisoners were intoxicated. the liquor was hidden within the facility. The warden and sheriff said former convicts smuggled the alcohol to the prisoners.
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Wheeling
L. M. Robinson
State Penitentiary
George Dorsey
Faherty's Athletics to Meet B and C Nine Saturday
Faherty's Athletics face Baltimore and Ohio nine at Fairmont's high school field on Saturday at 2 30 pm in a game to decide the team to represent this district in the annual elimination tournament. The match is listed in New York on August 28.
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Faherty
Baltimore and Ohio
Fairmont
Baltimore Ohio
West Virginia History Course Advocated by Marshall College Head
Dr M P Shawkey president of Marshall College told regional teachers at an Institute that West Virginia history should be taught in schools. He argued courses in state history would serve as training for citizenship and urged adoption across high schools in the state.
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Charleston
West Virginia
M. P. Shawkey
Marshall College
Shawkey
State Police Report Details Arrests And Confiscations
State police report shows an active August with seventeen arrests and five months confinement for violations. Officers seized liquor including twenty gallons of liquor five gallons of mash and two gallons of beer. Two felony cases were sent to the Taylor county grand jury. Fourteen cases eight seven goods and six special were noted. Poor violations of pipe lay were discovered.
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H. K. Dendarter
Charleston
Still
Taylor County
Chicago Plane Drones On In Quest of Mate
The Chicago air crew C B Steele and Isell Mossman completed a sixth refueling contact as the new plane passed the hardest 100 hours of its attempt to establish a sustained flight record. The craft stayed aloft for four hours and forty minutes in the early morning as part of the ongoing endurance test.
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Chicago
C. B. Steele
Isell Mossman
Notice to Our Friends and Patrons at Central Drug Store
Central Drug Store announces new hours from 1 PM to 7 PM Sundays, changing the previous 4 PM close time. Patrons are advised to note the updated schedule and visit during the revised hours.
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Valley ‘Inn
Mack
Valley Trin Road
H. A. Trimble
High Street
Associated Press
Eva Cotter
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Lee Atchley
John L. Wittman
Atlantic City
Princ Soutces
Federation of Labor Convention
F. Ness
Osgood
the Love Drug Co
H. L. Potts
W. Va
Cuba
Taifer
Bennett Clan
Yates Avenue
Haymond Piano Company
W. Main St
Withers Brothers Garage
Pike and Sycamore Sts
Pittsburgh Ball Club
Burton & Randolph Incorporated
Penitentiar
Faherty’s
New York
National Coal Cration
United States Bureau Mines
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