Grace and Grit Society Socials and Reunions Report
IN SOCIETY column covers Grace and Grit class at United Brethren church hosted by Mrs George McKeen with Mrs Newt Barnes honored for glassware. Other items note T N T Club meeting at Mrs Skinner's, Business Girls Club picnic and officers, Mrs Virginia Mason entertaining guests with bridge and luncheon, Linn reunion at Grady Creek school with large turnout and noon picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Bre-church
George McKeen
Thayer Street
Newt ‘Barnes
Dora Cole
Mary Elizabeth Hoffman
June Boston
Dorothy Carrico
Muriel Poston
Carrie Bennett
Frances Campell
Miriam Isner
Newt Barnes
Geo. McKeen
Linn
Grady Creek
Lee Linn
Social Calendar Highlights From Local Community Notes
Social events mark a busy week with multiple lawn fetes and picnics around Grafton. Victory Camp No 9543 plans an August 30 picnic at Grafton Park inviting members and friends. Haymond Methodist Ladies host an old time festival. Christian Endeavor and West Main Street church groups hold lawn fetes with free music and public welcome. St Joseph’s Wendel holds a church grounds fete August 30. local dignitaries attend a daylong program with music, speeches, and elected officers named from Linn and Henderson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Royal Neighbors of America
Grafton Park
Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Haymond
Christian Endeavor Society
First Brethren Church
Fisher's
West Main Street
St. Joseph's
Wendel
Pearl Street Af Fair Plans Open With Rain Delay
Reports from on Pearl street note plans for an af fair on a vacant lot near Mrs. Ctlright and Mrs. Brochard were thwarted by rain. The snort business union held elections with Ruth Crouser as president and a social hour featuring treats by local workers. New members B C Brochard and P P Cutright joined the society as the outgoing president Mrs. W H Reese received a floral basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Street
Ctlright
B. C. Brohhard
Snort
Sion
Ruth Crouser
Warner Jaco
E. W. Hugill
Nell Shumaker
A. B. Outright
Harold Waller
John Handley
W. H. Reese
B.C. Brochard
P. P. Cutright
Personal notices from Morgantown social scene
Miss Susie McGee of Hotel Morgan social caller in Morgantown. former Grafton resident. Mrs Lena Rightmire of St Petersburg Fla visiting friends. to leave Sept 4. Mrs Elizabeth Fawcett of Panama Canal Zone visiting in Pruntytown. Mr and Mrs Claude Goodwin drive to Annapolis and southern Maryland. Miss Jacqueline Powell visiting aunt on Fairmont Grafton road. Dessie Henderson hosted Mr and Mrs Fred Summers and son Jimmy of Fairmont. Mr and Mrs Ralph Talkington of Barracksville. Lester Linn family and Martha Powell visit World's Fair in Chicago. Francis Wolfe Irene Hinkins and Frank Hinkins visit Alexander Va then Washington DC. Charles Linn return to Washington Pa after weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Kate Squires
Wolf Summit
Ben Rowland
West Wilford Street
James Linn
Bobby
Dorothy Mitchell
Pittsburgh
Anthony Linn
Parkersburg
Lizzie Wolfe
Thornton
Ethelanway
Fairmont
Julius Powell
Tom Moran
John Moran
Wallace Henderson
Catherine
Sarah Belle
Lillian
Betty
Dorothy
West Main Street
Columbus
Jas
Huyn
Jackie
Chicago
Mary Jane Hedrick
Geraldine Kennedy
Hedrick
Mary Woogland
Genevieve Mc Menamy
B. H. Lamb
William Mageuran
High Street
Magueran
Lloyd Conway
Morgantown
Grafton
Owen Solomon
Baltimore
Frank A. Ross
William R. Wolfe
Jane Elizabeth
Billy
Orvall Findley
George Stevenson
Rose
Cleveland
Ohio
Inez Findley
Simpson
J. W. Burton
Caroline
Marjorie
Curtis Hopkins
Chepatchet
Rhode Island
Susie McGee
Morgan
Lena Sinsel Rightmire
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ora Feltner
Webster
Elizabeth Fawcett
Panama Canal Zone
Virginia Fawcett
Pruntytown
Claude Goodwin
Annapolis
Maryland
Jacqueline Powell
Lester Satterfield
Fairmont-Grafton Road
Dessie Henderson
Fred Summers
Jimmy
Ralph Talkington
Barracksville
Lester Linn
Mary Alice
Florena
Martha Powell
Francis Wolfe
Wolfe
Irene Hinkins
Prank Hinkins
Alexander
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Charles Linn
Washington
Moy Elected Chairman Of Council Here
At a meeting of the Unemployed Council in Stolzenfels hall East End last evening 53 new members joined the organization and officers were elected Charles E Mc Coy as chairman Charles C McCafferty as vice chairman Raymond L Austin as secretary and Clyde F Sims D L Smith and James Boyce as the executive committee Meetings will be held each Tuesday at 7 pm at Stolzenfels hall The organization now lists 189 members with weekly additions expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unemployed Council
Stolzenfels' Hall
East End
Injclude
Charles E. McCoy
Charles C. McCafferty
Raymond L. Austin
Clyde F. Sims
D. L. Smith
James Boyce
Forger Seeks Pardon on Account of His Health
James W. Dawkins sentenced for forgery by Judge Herbert W. Dent at the May circuit term remains jailed awaiting transfer to Moundsville. His attorney Eugene Sommerville says Dawkins’ health deteriorated after incarceration with several severe attacks, justifying a pardon. Dawkins was arrested in Washington DC for cashing a forged check and pleaded guilty before confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Dawkins
State Penitentiary
Herbert W. Dent
Moundsville
Eugene Sommerville
Dawkins
Washington, D. C
Former Radio Station Head Charged in Extortion Plot
Freeman H. Talbott, 50, ex-manager of a Denver radio station, was charged with sending a threatening letter in a plot to extort $4,000 from John T. Fitzell, a Denver laundry firm president. Talbott claimed he was forced into the scheme by three men who threatened his life and his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Freeman H. Talbott
John T. Fitzell
Talbot
Fitzell
Couple Accused in Case Two Years Old Arrested
In Winfield West Virginia on August 29 authorities reopened a case from two years ago. An inquest began to try to prove that a man’s wife and her alleged lover killed him by poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
W. Va
Widow and man held in miner death murder case
Mrs. Ruby Shaffer, widow and mother of seven, and Clifford Cauley, about 30, are jailed on murder charges in the death of Pat Shaffer, a miner. An inquest began after a physician completed an examination of Shaffer’s exhumed body ordered last week by the prosecuting attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Shaffer
Clifford Cauley
Pat Shaiffer
Shaffer
Fliers Narrow Escape as Plane Catches Fire in Field
Lieut. G. H. MacIntyre from Crissy Field San Francisco guided a Douglas army observation plane to a field landing two and a half miles east of Bethany West Virginia. Flames spread from the motor and enveloped the aircraft as both men escaped moments before it burned. MacIntyre suffered badly burned hands and face. Capt. George H. Brown escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
W. Va
G.H., MacIntyre
Army Flyer
Crissy Field
San Francisco
MacIntyre
George H. Brown
Market Prices Improve After Morganthau Talk
New York traders rallied as Secretary Morganthau explained the financial condition, easing gloom. Stocks advanced on selective buying while grains moved up a cent or more, signaling a firmer undertone in market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morganthau
U S Securities See Moderate Recoveries
Moderate recoveries were registered by U S securities amid a cautious market as traders watched for clearer guidance on inflation and policy signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Securities
Pair Accused to Luring Girls to New York City
Convicted murderess Vera Witte and accomplice Beulah Bigger escaped from a women’s reformatory cottage by slipping out a loosened window grating. Witte, age 29, was serving life for a 1931 Chicago murder. Bigger was serving ten years for armed robbery in Chicago. State-wide search ensued for the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Dwight
Women’s Reformatory
Vera Witte
Chicago
Beulah Bigger
End of Aluminum Co. Strike Expected Soon
Washington August 29 A company spokesman and Aluminum Company of America representatives reported a possible settlement within a few hours during a recess in talks with aluminum workers council. Both sides warned that an unforeseen development could still derail any agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aluminum Co
Washington
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Workers Council
Two youths held after extortion plot fails
Hollis Ohio August 29 two youths a 20 year old boy and an 18 year old girl were held for questioning in connection with a plot to extort 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Ohda
Bank President Threatened Over Son’s Attack Suspects
M Slaughter, president of the National Bank of Commerce, faced threats to his invalid daughter Jane Slaughter aged 15. County Attorney Ryan Kerr refused to reveal suspects’ names pending the investigation’s completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Slaughter
National Bank of Commerce
Jane Slaughter
Ryan Kerr
Menus of the Day with Crab Salad and Cake Recipe
A menu page by Mrs. Alexander George presents Florida Cocktail, Crab Salad, Potato Chips, Sweet Pickles, Orange Bread, Sandwiches, Vanilla Ice Cream, Raspberry Sauce, and Coffee. The Crab Salad includes crab meat, celery, pickles, peppers, pimments, salt, paprika, and mayonnaise with chilling and lettuce serving. A orange peel loaf uses flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, orange peel, milk, and butter baked in a loaf pan, suggested for sandwiches or spreads.
Also Mentioned on This Page
T.N. T. Club
T. N. T. Club
Business Girls Club
Madeline Daugherty
Lucille McCafferty
Beatrice Shields
Dorothy Sapp
Miss Virginia Bee
Will Helmina Adlington
Mason
Virginia Mason
Francis Shay
Wheeling
Lloyd Shriver
William Grimes
Fred Mason
Lena Walters
Harriett Blaney
Gladys Metler
Herman Newton
Fred ‘Mason
Lloyd Linn
Lonnie Henderson
Commodore Henderson
Paul
Ray Linn
Russell Henderson
Earl
Clyde
Laurance Henderson
Willis Linn
Roy
Rebecca Linn
Dottie Lou Linn
Ronald Linn
Sarah Mahaffey
Paul Definbaugh
Paul, Jr. Definbaugh
Mary Henderson
Wade Henderson
Mary Loretta Henderson
Ruth Gerkins
Geo. W. Lucas
Iva Reese
Veda Squires
Gloria Bell Squires
Nola B. Powell
Howard Linn
Margaret June Linn
Jof Parkersburg
Jim Linn
Bobby Linn
Denzil Linn
Shirley Lena Linn
Gertrude Null
Greenburg
Lindy Club
John Shields
Mary Cannon
Jones
Lawson Delaney
Lloyd Shackleford
Maple Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio Veterans
Ladies Aid Society
United Brethren Ladies Aid Society
P. P. Cut
Chas. M. Wells
Optometrist Wehn Bldg
McCrory's
Harold C. Etz Co
The
Max Bernotat
Beauty Culture
Clarksburg Trust Bldg
Clarksburg
Father United
Ann Dvorak
Edward McKim
Philadelphia
Hollywood
Miss Dvorak
Associated Press
Adolph Menjou
Veree Teasdale
Los Angeles
Gee Miser
Moy
Grace Moore
Beverly Hills
Metropolitan Opera Quartet
Alexander George
Florida
Tlantic City
Atlantic City
Ford
Detroit
Ford Finance
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!