Society notes from Coral Parrish Montgomery
In society news Coral Parrish Montgomery, society editor, reports on local events and social happenings with brief notices and listings.
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1932
Page
3
Grafton Quota Club Outing and Local Meetings
The Grafton Quota Club hosted a delightful outing at Grafton Park with guests from Fairmont and Clarksburg clubs. Mrs. P. J. O Connor served a picnic dinner at Ferndale Pavilion, with remarks by Genevieve Jackson and Isa M. Taylor. The Fairmont club announced a Summit Mountain weekend party on September 17 and invited Clarksburg and Grafton members.
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Grafton Park
Ferndale Pavilion
P. J. O'Connor
Grafton Quota Club
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Ferndale
P. J. O’connor
Genevieve Jackson
Isa M. Taylor
Ethel Schiling
Fairmont Club
Summit Hotel
Summit Mountain
Grafton
My Beauty Hint Exercise and Tennis Habit
The writer describes tennis as a beauty builder and fitness booster. They play regularly three times a week when not working on a picture, praising tennis for circulation and vigor, followed by cold water and a boiled egg, and they reject dieting.
Romney student named Princess-at-Large for 2nd district
Princess-at-Large Mary Wilson Siple of Romney was appointed by Congressman Frank L. Bowman to represent the Second Congressional district. She is the daughter of Mrs. C. H. Siple and a West Virginia University senior, member of the Pi Phi Sorority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wilson Siple
Romney
Frank L. Bowman
C. H. Siple
West Virginia University
Pi Phi Sorority
Woodman Circle events schedule in Fairmont meeting
Henrietta Snider of Mont leads Woodman Circle programs with entertainment committees named. An all day picnic style gathering runs 10 AM to 1:30 PM with a noon basket meal and a 1:30 PM continuation featuring National and state officers, aiming to host National President Mary E. LaBorce. District meeting set for Sept 7 at Hotel Watson with Dora Alexander Talley present. evening open meeting at 8 PM includes floor work by Maple Grove No. 10 and junior team. A Ferndale pavilion dance follows from 8 to midnight with music, hosted by Mrs P. J. O Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkview
Moats Orchestra
Wayne Jones
Henry
Pruntytown
Misses Fay
Madeline Cover
Avis Smith
Cleta Glover
Ao Levaelli
Woodman Circle
Watson
Fairmont
Dora Alexander O Talley
Omsha
Neb
May Swiger
Maple Grove No. 10
Henrietta Snider
Mont
Personal Notices From Area Residents
Mrs George W Gerkin and daughters Ruth and Jo Ann left for Morgantown to visit Mrs Gerkins sister Mrs Grant Kibbe a former resident. Mrs J W Knight and daughters Regina Irma and Betty returned to their West Main Street home after two weeks in Mannington. Mr and Mrs C T Putnam route 1 depart for Warm Springs Va to visit relatives for a week by motor. Miss Florence Wittman and Miss Lucy Harrington called on relatives in Fairmont. Zella Barkins and children returned to Grafton after visiting relatives in Fairmont. Mr and Mrs Hugh Woodford were with the Grafton drum and bugle corps at Clarksburg Sunday. Mr and Mrs Melvin Trout Parsons were visiting friends in Gratton Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Gerkin
Ruth
Jo Ann
Morgantown
Gerkin
Grant Kibbe
J. W. Knight
Regina
Irma
Betty
West Main Street
Mannington
C. T. Putnam
Route 1
Warm Springs
Florence Wittman
Lucy Harrington
Newburg
Fairmont
Zella Barkins
Grafton
Hugh Woodford
Drum and Bugle Corps
Clarksburg
Melvin Trout
Parsons
Gratton
Chicago Looks for Another Society Head
Chicago society weighs a new empress after Edith Rockefeller McCormick’s death. Potential successors include Mrs. Silas Strawn and other high profile figures such as Mrs. William J. Chambers, Mrs. Walter Borden, Mrs. Bertha Baur, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. Howard Linn, Mrs. Richard T. Crane II, Mrs. Arthur Necker, and Mrs. Rufus C. Dawes, among a crowded field of wealthy dowagers and social leaders.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
William J. Chambers
Chalmer
Walter Borden
Bertha Baur
Potter Palmer
Howard Linn
Silas Strawn
International Chamber of Commerce
Calvin Coolidges
Richard T. Crane II
Arthur Necker
Rufus C. Dawes
Pair fined jail terms in chicken theft case
Forty days in jail were handed to Sherley Mayle and Robert Kennedy by Magistrate John Witman yesterday evening after guilt for theft of 14 chickens. Three others arrested in a barn raid at Stop 96 were released. Mayle and Kennedy were convicted of stealing seven chickens from Mrs. Georgia Shroyer of Knottsville and seven from John Williams of Stop 96.
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Sherley Mayle
Robert Kennedy
John Wittman
Stop 96
Here
Mayle
Kennedy
Georgia Shroyer
Knottsville
John — Williams
Free Methodist Church appoints ministers for Pittsburgh conference
Bishop G W Griffith of Los Angeles announces ministerial appointments at the Pittsburgh conference. Rochester district lists Oliver Atkinson as district elder with Martins Ferry Bridgeport and Moundsville assignments and E A Gilmore. Fairmont district names J S Mitchell as district elder with Grafton Frances ewell supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Newell
Grafton
Kittaning
G. W. Griffith
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
the Free Methodist Church
Rochester
Oliver Atkinson
Martins Ferry
Bridgeport
Moundsville
E. A. Gilmore
Fairmont
J. S. Mitchell
Frances
Ewell
Cleveland Fed report notes slight improvement but no expansion
In the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank monthly business review dated August thirty, the district shows rising sentiment in security and commodity prices yet finds little to no expansion in basic industry. Some sectors indicate modest improvement, but overall activity remains restrained.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Monthly
Battle Blaze at Armory in Baltimore Fire
Baltimore Aug 30 Fire Chief John Kaugh announced that a fierce blaze in the Fifth Regiment armory was brought under control after explosions from small ammunition pits created dangerous smoke. More than twenty firemen were injured or overcome as crews struggled through locked doors and thick walls to reach flames mostly in the basement.
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Baltimore
Fifth Regiment
John Kaugh
Bank Messenger Robbed of $11,000 in Milwaukee
Milwaukee on August 30 two robbers armed with a machine gun took 11000 from a Badger State Bank messenger downtown. The messenger and nine guards were held up after their automobile line was crowded to the curb by the robbers cars.
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Milwaukee
Badger
Boisterousness to be outlawed at convention parades
Portland officials promise no water bags or feather pillows will be dumped on spectators during American Legion national convention parades next month. The executive committee described the pledge as an optimistic promise and urged orderly conduct among attendees.
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Portland
Ore
Rockyford Produce Offers Fresh Cantaloupes and More
Local grocer advertises cantaloupes and peaches in five pound units and lemons by the dozen, highlighting seasonal fruit specials for shoppers.
Mellon Visits Wall Street Ambassadorship Sparks Wall Street Search
Andrew W. Mellon, U S Ambassador to England, arrived in New York and registered at a hotel. He visited the Wall Street district seeking undisclosed conferences, with officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York unable to reveal his mission. No appointments with major bankers were reported.
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New York
Andrew W. Mellon
U. S
England
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Financial District
Harrison
Reserve Bank
Mellon
Nurse dies after car crash near West Newton
Edna Hoffman a 26 year old state clinic nurse at Washington Pa hospital died from a fractured skull after an automobile crash near West Newton. Her companion Dr L M Curley a 22 year old junior interne at Washington Hospital narrowly escaped injury when he swerved to avoid another car and hit a tree. Hoffman's father Fred Hoffman lives in Grove City Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Edna Hoffman
State Clinic
Washington, Pa
West Newton
L. M. Curley
Johnstown
Washington Hospital
Miss Hoffman
Fred ‘Hoffman
Grove City
Walker in bed with nervous exhaustion mayored to rest
New York Aug 30 Geo F Collins secretary to the mayor reported the mayor James J Walkers is in bed with nervous exhaustion and has been ordered by his physician to take complete rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geo. F. Collins
James J. Walkers
Goering Elected Reichstag President in Berlin
Hermann Goering, a top Nazi lieutenant and commander of the Gestapo era, was elected president of the Reichstag today in Berlin. The vote solidifies his top leadership role within the Nazi party and government structure.
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Goering
Reichstag
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Adolf
Hitler
von Reich
Sean Oy Ee ‘Guring
Eworl ‘Ar
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