Interesting DAR meeting and Pocahontas session noted
Mrs C F Shafer led a Thanksgiving program at the Elizabeth Cummins Jackson chapter DAR with poems, messages, and the story of Sarah Josepha Hale. Officers and guests attended a two course lunch. The chapter plans a December 29 Christmas party at J N Tregellas's home. A Pocahontas meeting at Redmen's hall covered officer elections and a 50 year member celebration for Mrs Bertie May. An Indian Sisters gift exchange followed, with doughnuts and coffee served. Out-of-town guests included Mrs Sidna Lee, Mrs Margaret Covad, and Mrs Jessie Nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Shafer
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
W. R. Loar
Maple Avenue
Jed W. Robinson
Edgar Allen
Poe
Grace Wolfe
Sarah Josepha Hale
Alden Beagle
Beagle
Shafer
Robinson
K. Dehendarfer
Handley
Lila Love
W. N. Burdett
J. N. Tregellas
C. V. Miller
Eleanor Booth
Pocahontas
Redmen’s Hall
Helen McDaniels
White Fawn Council No. 3
Bertie May
Rowlesbury
Edna Poling
Sidna Lee
Margaret Covad
Jessie Nine
Social calendar details December church and club events
A series of December meetings and events are listed including the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Andrews Church, a Christmas party, Business Girls' Club at the Cafeteria, Weekly Sewing Club hosted by Mildred Summers and Sarah Frances Sturm, Quota Club, International Relations group on foreign policy, Woman's Benefit Association election of officers with Mrs. Margaret Merrien as guest, Judson Missionary Society, a T. C. covered dish supper at the new Recreation Center, and Mrs John Modi’s Christmas stories at the General Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Andrews
Pp. m
J. N. ‘Tregellas
Business Girls
Mildred Summers
Sarah Frances Sturm
John Shields
Woman's Club
Dolores Curry
Beech Street
Woman's Benefit Association
Redmen’s Hall
Margaret Merrien
Wheeling
Judson Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
T. C
New Recreation Center
J. B. Dryfield
John Modi
General Woman's Club
Elk’s Home
Benefit Bazaar At East Grafton School House
Teachers and patrons sponsor a bazaar at the East Grafton school house on Friday December 2 beginning at 6 p m Binigo games and refreshments will be sold Proceeds fund needed school improvements and organizers hope for a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Grafton
Local Personals and Moves Share Weekend Notes
Mrs Grace Shumaker of route 1 underwent a minor operation in City hospital Thursday morning. Helen McDonald Peg Kirk and Annetta Kirk returned home after visiting in DuBois Pa. Kenneth Bolyard and daughter moved from Grafton to Jacksonburg W Va where Bolyard works for the Virginia Transportation company. Carrie Bennett Packman accepted a position with Skaggs and Company Jewelers until after the holidays. James F Holt and wife left Thursday for Cincinnati Ohio to visit Mrs Holt’s mother Stella Taft. Their children Jeannie and Jimmie will remain with grandmother for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen McDonald
Peg Kirk
Annetta Kirk
DuBois
Kenneth Bolyard
Grafton
Jacksonburg
W. Va
Bolyard
Qt ‘Virginia Transportation Company
Carrie Bennett Packman
Skaggs and Company Jewelers
James F. Holt
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mrs. Holt
Stella Taft
Jeannie
Jimmie Holt
Skaggs and Co Christmas Gifts for Loved Ones
Skaggs and Co presents a festive holiday display offering Christmas gifts for loved ones. Shoppers can explore a curated selection of popular items, with emphasis on quality, value, and seasonal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaggs & CO
Births Bring First Daughters And A Son To Local Families
Birth notices report a daughter born to Mr and Mrs John F Kunst at the grandparents home in Darfork Kentucky. The mother was formerly Miss Helen Marsh. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Fred V Kunst of Washington Street. A daughter arrived at 10 am to Mr and Mrs James Beverlin at their Beech Street home, the mother formerly Dori Mathews. Relatives were notified of a 7 pound 6 ounce son born Nov 28 to Mr and Mrs James Gull of Washington Pennsylvania, formerly residents of Grafton. Mr Gull served as an instructor at Flemington High School. This is the first child for the Gull family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kunst
Darfork, Ky
Kunst
Helen Marsh
Fred V. Kunst
Washington Street
James Beverlin
Beech Street
Beverlin
Dori Mathews
James Gull
Washington
Gull
Grafton
Flemington High School
Train Hits Bus in Sleet Slaughter Near Salt Lake City
A freight train plowed into a bus at a crossing near Bluffdale Riverton South Jordan Crescent and Herriman in sleet. The cab was tossed 100 feet from the crossing, 12 ambulances arrived, and victims were rushed to private hospitals in Murray and Midvale. Engineers E L Rehmer and J P Ryan of Salt Lake City were identified.
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J. 8
Alley of
Midvate
Bluffdale
Riverton
South Jordan
Crescent
Herriman
Salt Lake City
E. L. Rehmer
J. P. Ryan
Murray
Midvale
Noted Play Director At Carnegie Is Dead
Chester M. Wallace a 54 year old play producer director and drama professor at Carnegie Institute of Technology died in a hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Known as a maker of stars for students who reached fame in New York and Hollywood he once called himself an old ham actor with a theater love. A Western Reserve and American Academy of Dramatic Art alum, Wallace oversaw over a thousand productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Chester M. Wallace
Carnegie Institute of Technology
New York
Hollywood
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
American Academy of Dramatic Art
Wallace
Wounded Man Found In Club In Wheeling
Otto Foos, 43, foreman at Tile Company, was found critically wounded in Sunnybrook social club rooms in downtown Wheeling. He died later at a hospital and alleged that Charles Hahne, 49, a night watchman, shot him. Hahne was detained on an open charge and denies Foos statement. Both men are from prominent Wheeling families. janitor Charles Mann found Foos. The bullet struck Foos near the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Otto Fos
Sunnybrook
Alonzo Hixenbaugh
Foos
Charles Hahne
Hahne
Hanne
Charles Mann
Hixenbaugh
Gannett Proposes Profit Sharing Plan Across Industry
Frank Gannett, publisher of 18 newspapers, told a Senate committee that a general adoption of profit sharing would be the dawn of a new day for America. He urged caution, noting rewards must come after fair wages and warning against hampering the basic business system while detailing his 1936 profit sharing rollout as highly satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Gannett
Senate
America
Gannett
Great Britain backs Eden trip to address U S manufacturers
Viscount Halifax said the British government will give fullest assent for Anthony Eden to travel to the United States to address the National Association of Manufacturers. He indicated Eden would act as an unofficial government representative to bolster contacts similar to those made by Lord Kadman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
United States
National Association of Manufacturers
Viscount Halifax
Eden
House of Lords
Public Enemy Couple Dickson Chase Ends Without Capture
Public enemy duo Benny and Estelle Dickson, sought for South Dakota bank robberies, eluded a large manhunt in Excelsior Springs. Deputies and federal agents searched roads and trails overnight while a vehicle linked to the couple was found abandoned. authorities suspected they headed north toward Minnesota as an FBI warning spread across western Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Benny
Estelle Dickson
South Dakota
Dickson
Here
Minnesota
FBI
Des Moines
Iowa
Sheriff Reynolds Faces Jury Over Public Intoxication Claim
Clarksburg December 1 The state's charge that Sheriff Moore M Reynolds was intoxicated in a public place was given to a jury at 1 30 p m Reynolds defense argued the anger he showed was mental agitation rather than intoxication He denied intoxication or liquor use on October 25 when ordering state police furniture removed from courthouse detachments He testified he became angry after detentions commander allegedly said deputies were always drunk and said he ordered jail trustees to move the furniture to the hall The jury will hear more guidance and arguments before deliberating on the misdemeanor charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Moore M. Reynolds
Reynolds
C. P. Wilson
Wilson
Texas Capitalist Ends His Life in Sordid Suicide
Frank Neal Crane 76 a well known Texas capitalist and philanthropist was found dead today with his throat slashed near a running buzz saw Justice of the Peace A B Foster returned a verdict of suicide in CORSICANA TEXAS December 1 local report states Crane was a prominent financier and benefactor whose death ends a long career marked by civic giving and business leadership
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
Tex
Frank Neal Crane
Texas
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Foster
Train Kills Mohegan Man Near Tunnel Exit
Philip Moore a 25 year old Mohegan resident was struck and killed by a moving train as it exited a tunnel. A witness said Moore appeared not to see the oncoming locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Philip Moore
Mohegan
Moore
Warden Stone Removed to Hospital in Wheeling
Warden Clarence M. Stone of the state penitentiary, in Moundsville, with a severe cold since Thanksgiving, was moved yesterday to a Wheeling hospital for diagnosis and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
Clarence M. Stone
State Penitentiary
Wheeling
Consul Named by UAW Chief
Homer Martin testified before House investigators that Italian vice consul Giacomo Ungarelli pressed Detroit residents of Italian descent to back Fascist Italy. He said threats of violence and economic boycotts followed refusals, with supplies from Italy used to pressure compliance. Ungarelli, said to have arrived in 1934 from Brazil, was sent to influence Italians abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers’ Union
House
Giacomo Ungarelli
Detroit
Italy
Ungarelli
Martin
Brazil
Weir Cove Veterans Association Chartered at Hollidays Cove
The secretary of state issued a charter to the Weir Cove Veterans Association, a non profit club at Hollidays Cove. Incorporators include Hulbert Koval William C. Lutes Irvin T Reynolds and John J Orwosky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Secretary of State
Weir Cove
You Cant Take It With You Opens at Strand Theatre
Columbia's film version of Kaufman and Hart's play debuts at the Strand this Saturday featuring Jean Arthur James Stewart Lionel Barrymore Edward Arnold Mischa Auer Ann Miller and a large cast. Capra directs Riskin screenplay and the studio touts the production as a standout season item with the Vanderhof family at its heart and a clash with the Kirby family over a vast munitions merger amid humor romance and pathos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Strand Theatre
Jean Arthur
James Stewart
Lionel Barrymore
Edward Arnold
Mischa Auer
Ann Miller
Frank Capra
Robert Riskin
Mr. Deets
Vanderhof
Grandpa
Kirby
Alice Sycamore
Shirley Temple’s New Film Promises Greater Triumphs
The Dixie Theatre showcases Shirley Temple as a three time voted favorite screen star with observers forecasting even greater Hollywood triumphs ahead. J P McEvoy, a noted journalist, summarized the consensus that her career will set unprecedented marks on stage and screen as she progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Temple
Hollywood
Shirley
Adill
J. P. McEvoy
Shirley Temple in Just Around The Corner at Dixie
The Saturday Evening Post cites Shirley Temple as a consummate actress whose talent grows with age. Opening Sunday at the Dixie, Just Around The Corner features an original scenario where Shirley confuses a wealthy old banker named Uncle Sam Henshaw with the symbol of our national character, leading to humorous consequences.
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Ticle
Saturday Evening Post
McEvoy
Shirley
20Th Century-Fox
Post
the Dixie
Shirley Temple
Sam” Henshaw
Three Days Cough Warns of Danger Signal
An old advertisement urges readers to seek creomulsion remedies for a persistent cough. It promotes Creomulsion as the genuine product and advises asking for it by name on the bottle. The copy reflects marketing language typical of period drug ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zella Poe
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Annabel P. Swisher
Society Reporter
Grace Shumaker
Route 1
West Side
Red Cross Pharmacy
Walnut Street
Carnegie Is Dead
Gannett For Profit
Great Britain
U. S
Public Enemy
Benny Dickson
Warden Stone IN
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
West Main Street
Grafton, W. Va
Pasadena
Cal
UAW
CLUB
Vanderhofs
Storial Review
Kountry Home
McCall’s Magazine
Pictorial Review
Progressive Farmer
the Women Home Woman’s World
Grafton Daily Sentinel
Grafton Weekly Sentinel
Progressive
The
Grafton Sentinel
McCall’s
Maganize
Woman's World
Towa
Dixie Theatre
Love Drug CO
Céne Toor
Yardley of
Rexall Store
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