Vandergrift Reunion at Reservoir Park on Sept 8
Several community events are announced including a Vandergrift reunion at Reservoir Park on Sunday September 8 for family and friends. An upcoming Surprise Party at the Pines on Monday features Mrs Jehu Fast’s birthday with cake, dancing, and guests.
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Reservoir Park
Fair' Mont
Jehu Fast
Vth Wickwire Road
Royal Neighbors
Maple Avenue
Calley Colebank
William Brown
Joseph Montgomery
Ruhl Jolebank
John Cusgrove
N. Cusgrove
Andrew Carrobis
Edgar Carroll
Mary Wood
Walter A. Wood
T. V. Bailey
Clarence Leoneaver
Laymond
Carrieast
John Fast
Fast
Taylor
Daisy Freeze
Flemington
Eorge Grass
Ronald Martney
Willis McCauley
Evie Stewart
Dward Snyder
Brady Cunningam
Fay Sturms
Mary Nd Myrtle Thomas
Alice Greatouse
Helen Gainer
Mary Capinger
Oleta Whitehall
Wand
Betty Fisher
Lena Ever
Essie Gaines
Denna Morgan
Rand
G. L. Lawson
D. J. Freeze
Blackwoods
Allender Grove
Blackwood
Phillips
Brown Church
Hills shows fine form in western women's golf tournament
An Associated Press photo highlights Gia an indication of potential in the national women's golf tournament as Mrs Hills of Kansas City displays strong early rounds in the western women's tournament at Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Gia
Hills
Kansas City
Cleveland
Bluefield Woman Elevnates to State Pythian Chief
Huntington August 30 Mrs Roberta H Scott of Bluefield is elevated from grand senior to grand chief of the state Pythian Sisters at officers election In Huntington Buckhannon chosen for next year’s Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters conventions Business sessions close this afternoon Names of other officers include Anna Thorn Morgantown Trevillian Huntington Tillie Ellis Logan Anna Shramm Piedmont Jennie Posethwait Wellsburg Josie Devericks Clarksburg Mamie Adkins Charleston Also notes Ohio name origin from a murder victim.
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Mra
M. Pearle
Trevillian
Huntington
Tillie Ellis
Logan
Anna Shramm
Piedmont
Ohio
Pharmacy pledge to fill prescriptions honestly
A pharmacy lays out its commitment to health, stressing patient confidence and honest application of pharmacy principles. It promises to fill any doctor’s prescription correctly or return it to the customer.
Local cards note travels and shop news in town
James Montgomery Jr of Arcade Garage returns from a ten day motor trip to Atlantic City New York City Trenton Philadelphia Baltimore Gettysburg and other eastern cities. The Hat Shoppe advertises new autumn hats in sizes and styles. The Hat Shopper Guy C Davis and wife visit in Simpson. Mrs D L Larue in Baltimore with son Ralph in hospital after a recent accident. Miss Virginia Hanaway returns to Grafton after a visit in Hagerstown Maryland. Mr and Mrs R L Clark and daughter Margaret go to Weston for Grace Barns wedding. Miss Margaret Dotson visits Connecticut then training at St Johns Hospital Brooklyn. D B Robinson heads to Detroit and Canada. Mrs L N Davis of Ashland Ohio visits A F Williams in One Street. Jay and Edmund Worring return to Huntington after summer hosting. Mrs D J Bosley of Simpson Wells shows Pall styles at 32 50 to 5 dollars. Dr Charles Ross and sons Charles Jr and Hugh Ross return to Crigelsville Va after a visit.
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James Montgomery, Jr
Arcade Garage
Atlantic City
New York City
Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Gettysburg
Motor
Guy C. Davis
Toledo
Ohio
Harvey Davis
Simpson
Virginia Hanaway
Grafton
Hagerstown
R. L. Clark
Margaret
Weston
Grace Barns
Margaret Dotson
St. John's Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
D. B. Robinson
Detroit
Canada
L. N. Davis
Ashland
A. F. McWillliams
Davis
Wells
Charles Ross
Charles, Jr
Hugh Ross
Crigellsville
Lodge Ross
Marguerite Burke
Morgantown
Melba Waters
B. H. Thompson
Irene
Robert
Emma Breedlove
Fairmont
J. W. Sayre
High Street
Alice Knight
Josephine Manley
Paul Haddix
Cambridge
Joan Newman
Labor Day
Raymond Newton
William
Richard
Petersburg
Potomac
J. B. Steele
Fred Schuster
Logan
W. Va
E. G. Cockrell
Agnes Cline
Wheeling
T. G. Love
Felts
Harry C. Fischer
Frederick
Clarence Litton
Romney, Md
Ed. ' Fouch
Mountain Lake” Park
J. H. Mayselles
C. A. Hetner
Social notes detail travels and visits in Grafton and Paw Creek
Local residents plan Labor Day trips to Morgantown Cambridge Ohio Toledo Columbus Cleveland Detroit and Petersburg while others host family visits in Fairmont Wheeling Romney and Logan. A Paw Creek shooting ends with Rogers dead after Luguire fires upon him and Biggers defending a burglary patrol.
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Paw Creek
Luguire
Jenks Biggers
Rogers
Biggers
Leguire
Hoskins
Vets Split on Dry Issue at National Convention
The national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in St. Paul ends with a three way split over whether to place the organization on record about repealing the 18th amendment. Backing comes from New York VFW, while sentiment differs between wets and drys and a third faction opposes any official stance. Additional resolutions and officer elections remain unfinished. Hezekiah N. Duff of Lansing, Michigan, was the sole candidate for commander in chief.
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St. Paul
Minn
National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York Department of the Veterans
Hezekiah N. Duff
Lansing
Mich
Gun Battle Kills Two In Charlotte District
Charlotte, Aug. 30. Rogers a rural policeman aged 38 from Mecklenburg county and H L Luguire a cotton mill worker were killed today in a gun battle. Noted as a violent rural incident with investigation underway.
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Charlotte
Rogers
Mecklenburg
H. L. Luguire
Family reunion marks 50 000 pounds of Ton gathering
Chicago August 30 reports a Ton family reunion with five hundred tons totaling 50,000 pounds. One Ton weighed 12 pounds while five week old June Millicent Ton joined the annual gathering.
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Chicago
Millicent Ton
Ton
Hoover Plans Farm Board Weekend Getaway at Rapidan
President Hoover will review new federal farm board activities and policies this weekend. Chairman Legge, Secretary Hyde, and four other board members join him at Rapidan River camp in Virginia, forming a long guest list of 21 for the summer gathering. A lighthouse site may become a refuge for coastal birds after 100 years.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Legge
Hyde
Rapidan River
Virginia
Probing Basic Cause of Fish Life Disaster
Charleston reports the state water commission secretary E S Tisdale says joint forces from the state water commission the state university and the game fish and forestry commission are investigating the Cheat river watershed to find the cause of July and August wholesale fish destruction. L K Herndon sanitary engineer and Prof Carpenter of West Virginia University lead the team joined Aug 20 and sample collection accelerated as a second wave of pollution swept the river.
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Charleston
E. S. Tisdale
State Water Commission
W.T. Henshaw
Commission
New State Water Commission
The
State University
the Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Cheat River
Tisdale
L. K. Herndon
Water Commission
L. V. Carpenter
West Virginia University
Joseph Griffin
State Health Department
T. C. Fearnow
Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Carpenter
Herndon
Detailed Map of Cheat River Basin Details Polluters
A detailed map covering 1400 square miles shows all pollution sources in the Cheat river basin. The study lists 84 coal mine openings, seven sawmills, one cement mill, one tannery, one wool washing plant, and an abandoned pulp and paper mill. Sewage from five towns is analyzed along with tannery and cement mill discharge, with final recommendations forthcoming to state authorities.
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Cheat River
Tisdale
Herndon and Carpenter
State Water Commission
West Virginia Legion elects officers in Charleston
Dr James A Duff of Martinsburg named commander of the West Virginia American Legion for 1930. Mrs Gale Dudgeon of Welch becomes auxiliary president, with Louis A Johnson new judge advocate and a slate of officers for district and national duties, as delegates chosen for the forthcoming convention.
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Charleston
West Virginia
H. W. Daniels
Eling
Arthur H. Smith
Buckhannon
Roy B. Hale
Parkersburg
Frank Yates
Mullens
Baas. E. Harrison
County road policy outlined to ensure square dealing
Pi dent Warder explained that a square deal for all would guide future county policy. He noted uneven road improvements across the county and said neglected sections would be prioritized by the county court, a view that received favorable approval from outlying districts.
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Pi Dent Warder
Special Venire Exhausted in Textile Union Trial
In Charlotte North Carolina on August 30 a special venire of 200 was exhausted after selection for the trial of 16 textile workers union members and officials charged with conspiring to cause deadly unrest. Forty salesmen were examined with no agreement on duty, and six jurors remained accepted as the panel grew to 300. The case involves allegations tied to the death of O P Erholt, chief of police.
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Charlotte
Textile Workers Union Mem
Meget
Thomen
O. P.erholt
Archbishop Messmer Spends Day Secluded
Archbishop Sebastian G. Messmer of Milwaukee spent his birthday in seclusion at his residence after a recent illness, receiving only a few close friends. He is noted as one of the oldest Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States.
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Milwaukee
Sebastian, G. Messmoét
United States
Withers Named Administrator of W M Lambert Estate
J C Wither was named administrator of the estate of W M Lambert deceased. Appraisers valued the estate at 1133.14 with George Tucker C D Nixon and Wilbur Holt listed as appraisers. A Kansas city does not levy taxes, while some towns debated paying residents to stay.
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J.C. Wither
W. M. Lambert
George Tucker
C.D. Nixon
Wilbur Holt
Kansas
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R. Parrish
Order of United American Mechanics
Mountaineer Council
C. C. Moats
C. F. Hannon
Mountain
Daughters of America
Wesley Frieze
I. A. Peters
Dief
Miss Bennett
Clara Bennett
F. M. Bennett
Byron King School of Oratory
Broaddus College
Department of Physical Education
Harvey-Rightmire
Shank’s Park
Buckhannon, Road
Emma Harvey — Rightmire
Parsons
J. B. Harvey
A. Rightmire
Rf. H. Scott
Bluefield
Pythian Sisters
Osgood’s
the Love Drug Co
H. L. Potts
D. L. Larue
Ralph
Mepestic
A.C
Haymond Piano Co
Majestic
West Main St
West Va
VETS
Carole Nith
Farm Board
DR. Duff
Legionnares
Martinsburg
Morris
Fall Velvet
Burton & Randolph Incorporated
Eashores
Cape May
Ocean City
Wildwood
Baltimore & Ohio
Archbishop Messmer
Grafton Hotel
Central Drug Store
W. G. Chriseip
Withers
W. M. Lambert Estate
Grafton Feed
Florence Poe Donahue
Blueville
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