Social notes from Grafton area parties and reunions
Coral R Parrish hosts bridge party at Mrs cent McGonizal summer cottage Grafton K scene bright flowers six tables five oclock luncheon attendees include Mesdames Malone Friedman Turner Riffee and others guest Mrs Greenfelder of Logansport Indiana visiting Maple Ave home. The Pines dance Sept 2 features Society Ramblers round and square dance with picnicRain or shine. Watkins family reunion held Aug 18 at J Watkins Kanawhan Falls with about forty members present noting survivors and relatives. Lend-a-Hand circle hosts covered dish supper Presbyterian church planning corn roast Sept 5 at Grafton Park and Maleken supper in October. Rector and Ford family reunions announced for Sept 1 and Sept 8 at local churches. Surprise party honors Miss Marie Shaver with birthday cake and gifts. Attendants listed include Layne Morris Shroyer Snider Rogers and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cent McGonizal
Grafton K
Fred Malone
Harry Friedman
G. Turner
J. M. Riffee
Paul Malone
Agnes Flanagan
Ed. Fahey
Eugene Kerating
G. J. Jolliffe
W. M. Kerr
W. H. Wilhide
William Stafford
E.F. Clark
Fred Watkins
Will Hanaway
William Moran
W. M. Watkins
Tom Bartlett
Harry Kunst
G. W. Evans
Ralph Kunst
Batson
Greenfelder
Loganport
Indiana
Harry Priedman
Maple Ave
Greene County
Taylor County
W. Va
Grafton
J. Watkins
J. H. Watkins
1S County
H. R. Watkins
Joolville
Ohio
Alice Painter
Shinnston
J. H. Kramer
J. C. Watkins
J.S. Watkins
Winona
Edward Hardman
Paul
C. G Watkins
Louise Watkins
Wayne Jefferies
Coalville
Farley Dowman
Virginia Lee Bowman
Gratton
J. E. Vilum
Howard and
Glenn Ferris
H. M. Watkins
June
Montgomery
E. E. Zoll
Elizabeth
Harry McVey
Charleston
Presbyterian Church
Grafton Park
Fay McGrumphy
DeLand
Florida
Kathryn Leamon
Margaret
Velma Cather
Betty Tufvander
Mary Louise
Betty
Helen Jane Ridenour
Harley Sayer
J. W. Ault
Tufvander
Frank Turvander
Washington Street
Miss Shaver
Marie Shaver
Marie
Frances Layne
Frances Morris
Louise Shroyer
Kathryn
Louise Snider
Frances Rogers
Violet Milter
Davina
Regina Boone
Mary Martha Boone
Margaret Rogers
Mildred Tate
Mary Dun
Phi Mu Luncheon Honors Eight Women at Waldo Hotel
The Phi Mu sorority honored eight young women at a luncheon at the Waldo hotel Clarksburg. Attendees included Miss Carolyn Brown and Martha Glenn Flesher, who plan to enter West Virginia University this fall. Other items note local visits, travels, and family bereavements, including Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall of Fairmont in for Ada Martin Haislip's funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Mu Sorority
Waldo Hotel
Clarksburg
Carolyn Brown
Martha Glenn Flesher
West Virginia University
Social notes from Edinburg and nearby towns
Edinburg Virginia visitor Mr Guy Dinges Jr stays with cousins Mrs H A Bowers and Miss Katie Ray in Loveland Addition. Funeral attendance for Mrs George A Haislip noted with relatives from Clarksburg. Residents from Parkersburg and Sistersville visited Mrs W J Currey on Yates avenue. Kenneth Hannon from Barnesville Ohio toured the city. Mr and Mrs J P Welling visiting Mrs L Rose on Grand Street. Mrs Anna Heflin in Farmont on business. Mr and Mrs W A Harrison attend the Ritchie County Fair at Pennsboro. Mayme Carroll of Kingwood visiting Miss Kate Keel. Loretta and Dorothy Pendergast of Corinth West Virginia visiting sisters Mary and Margaret in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Dinges, Jr
Edinburgh
H. A. Bowers
Katie Ray
Loveland Addition
Margaret Gribble
Clyde
Clarksburg
George A. Haislip
Nettie Pratt
Parkersburg
Vena, Martin
Sistersville
W. J. Currey
Yates Avenue
Kenneth Hannon
Barnesville
Ohio
W.a
Mary and
Margaret
Card of Thanks for J Frank Wilson
The Wilson family thanks friends for services during the illness and death of J Frank Wilson signed by Mrs J Frank Wilson and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Wilson
J. Frank Wilson and Son
Hazel-Atlas Glass declares extra dividend this quarter
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company directors at their regular meeting declare a fifty cent regular dividend and a twenty five cent extra dividend per share. Dividends are payable October 1 with transfer books closing September 17. The news follows an excellent second quarter earnings report and the stock closed yesterday at 105 with little stock offered at that price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Hazel- Atlas
Hazel-Atlas
Turner Postpones Flight in National Air Races
Captain Roscoe Turner delays departure for Cleveland by at least 24 hours due to incomplete overhaul on his plane. He plans to fly tomorrow with Join Woods of Wausau and Henry J. Brown of Cleveland, while Lee Schoenhair has already reached Cleveland in a 13 hour 51 minute flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tos Angeles
Roscoe Turner
Cleveland
National Air Races
Woods
Wausau
Wis
Henry J. Brown
Lee Schoenhair
Los Angeles
Pioneering Woman Aviator Brightens African Flight Record
The aviator rose to prominence with a 1928 10,000 mile flight from South Africa to Croydon England. She arrived in the United States recently and has conducted extensive flying nationwide. She experienced altitude attempt failures while pursuing a new record.
Drafts of Resolutions Up For Consideration
Drafts of resolutions presented at the 30th annual Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in St Paul include a proposed repeal of the 18th amendment and a request to increase federal appropriations for disabled veterans care. New York state veterans group backs repeal, with delegates from several states prepared to support adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York
Sroup
American consul says no danger to interests in Syria
Washington reports George L. Brandt American consul at Beirut told the State Department there is no danger to American interests in Syria due to Jewish Arab troubles. He noted Palestine disorders are affecting Syria but not seriously so far and that repercussions are not yet critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George L. Brandt
Beirut
State Department
Syria
Palestine
Mother General Elected for Sisters of Mercy in U S
Mother Mary Carmelita, superior of the Sisters of Mercy of Mt. Washington Md, was elected mother general of the amalgamated Sisters of Mercy communities in the United States at a Cincinnati chapter in session. The announcement stated the new leadership was chosen after a weeklong session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Mary Carmelita
Sisters of Mercy of
Mt. Washington
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy
United States
Sprinter Paddock to Wed Miss Luberty in City
Charlie Paddock the sprinter and Miss Madeline Luberty a 21 year old New Yorker announced plans to marry soon. They met in Honolulu twelve years ago while Paddock competed in an athletic meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charlie Paddock
Madeline Luberty
New York
Honolulu
Paddock
First War Man Receives Aviation License
A man who earned aviation status during the war obtained a license from the Department of Commerce. Since arriving in the country he announced plans to become a United States citizen and recently secured his initial naturalization papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tude
Warman
Chante
Department of Commerce
United States
Dug’n
Ruth Elder Weds Walter Camp Jr in New York Marriage
Ruth Elder, famed flyer and actress, married Walter Camp Jr president of Inspiration Pictures Inc in New York City. The couple, who met in California, plan a U S honeymoon by car after a joint license filing references a past divorce action connected to Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Camp, Jr
Inspiration Pictures, Inc
Elder
Flyer
Michael J. Cruise
Miss Elder
Panama
Lyle Womack
Beverly Hills
Cal
Anniston
Ala
Camp
New Haven
Conn
Walter Camp
Yale
United States
Summer
California
Cam
Santa Monica
Movie Couple Will Ring Wedding Bells
Hollywood Calif Aug 29 Blanche Mehaffey film actress and Arnold Wallace Staunton of Los Angeles engineer announced they would wed on September 4 The romance began after she attended a polo game in which Staunton was thrown from his horse and injured
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cal
Blanche Mehaffey
Arnold Wallace Staunton
Los Angeles
Today
Whyte Leads Hop From Toronto to Cleveland
Ken Whyte leads a field of four in the air race from Toronto to Cleveland as Carter Guest Norman and Len Tripps follow, setting ship down first here today amid the event’s reduced field and cautious expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whyte
Toronto
Cleveland
Buffalo
Ken Whyte
Carter Guest Norman
Len Tripps
Empire State Plane spends third day aloft in endurance flight
The Empire State plane launched from New York fairgrounds at 11 04 a m during a fueling endurance test. Clyde Pangborn and Carl A Dixon are noted figures in the effort as the craft continues its extended flight into a third full day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire State
Clyde
Pangborn
Carl A. Dixon
New York State Fair Grounds
Chicago Plane Pushes Forward to New Marly
Fragmentary report from Chicago on August 29 describes a plane pushing toward a new mark with 129 hours of continuous flight. It mentions flight record seekers, a note of congratulations to Grat Zep, and expectation of surpassing the current record soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Marly
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Coral R. Parrish
Society Ramblers
North Western Turnpike
W. J. Rumble
Sarah Hartenback
Spencer
Wioona
Fayette Tribune
Fayettesville
Rector Reumion
Old Side Baptist Church
Pruntytown
Ford
Thornton
Majestic
Ingures
Majestic Automatic
Myseved Majestic
Yates Ave
West Va
Frankie Lee
Thelma Lancaster
William Miller
Lillie
Helen Boydoh
Ruby Miller
Lester Tinnell
William Nicholas
Lynn Finley
James Talbott
Buddie Snider
Thomas Smith
James Leeson
John Rogers
Pearl Held
Dominick Mike
Casper Boone
Paul Boydoh
Junior _ Nichols
George
Chester Chrislip
Louie Moosey
Jennings Davidson
Tusea Lancaster
May Villers
Dick McElroy
Richard Hall
Vairmont
City
Ada Martin Haislip
Virginia Crickenberger
Nitro
Institute
O'Donald
Tommy
Wheeling
C. E. Ware
West Main Street
W. P. Cline
Janie
Elizabeth Vance
Kentucky
Dana Barker
Fairmonth
Frank Catherton
Pearl Street
Maude Brown
Sentinel
George Haislip
Parsons-Souders Co
West Virginia
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co
Osgood
Lady Mary Heath
Ansaraenero
Verve Breet
Molla Mallory
Betty Nuthall
England
Forest Hilla
Chcquot
Hellison
Plas
Mazda Oil
Sisters of Mercy
Cala
Cen
Atlantic & Pacific
Main Street
W.va
New York City
Burton & Randolph Incorporated
Ruth Elder
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