Quilting Bee and Social Gatherings Across Town
The Ladies Circle of the M E Church South hosted a quilting bee at Mrs John Powells home on December 1 with a noon dinner featuring a roasted chicken centerpiece. Invocations by Mrs Hall and Charles Hall opened a day of quilting, dining, and socializing, with plans announced for a December 6 meeting at Mrs G F Trader's home.
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M. E. Churchg South
John Powell
Charles Hall
Mary Annis
Schroder
Powell
Clyde
Claud McDaniel
Bernard McDaniel
C. F. Trader
Clyde Trader
William Mahaffey
James W. Frazier
G. H. Elliott
Selah Tucker
Lessie Tucker
Goff McEloy
Walter Carroll
Deward Knotts
Mary Annie Powell
G. F. Trader
First Presbyterian Church
C. F. Schroder
West Washington Street
My Beauty Hint Queen Actress in Westerns
The article notes a beauty tip from a queen actress appearing in western pictures who subjects her skin to honey. She praises honey as a skin softener but warns it is sticky and hard to manage, so she rubs it on and massages it into the pores.
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Vsueen
Personal notes from Fairmont and nearby visits
Mr and Mrs W F Hunsaker of Fairmont shopped in Grafton yesterday. Mrs C F Schroder of West Washington Street leaves for Parkersburg to visit her daughter and son in law Dwight Connor. Ross B Johnson and cousin John Bradshaw of Charleston, former residents, were visiting. Mrs Margeret McFarland visits daughter and son in law Frances G King of Wolfe Summit.
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W. F. Hunsaker
Fairont
Grafton
C. F. Schroder
West Washington Street
Parkerseburg
Dwight Connor
Ross B. Johnson
John Bradshay
Charleston
Margeret McFarland
Frances G. King
Wolfe Summits
Store Destroyed by $30,000 Fire in Kingwood
Fire destroyed the Calfish Lumber Company store at Ruthbell causing about $30,000 in damage. Isaac Harned, a clerk, was injured after leaping from a second story window. His wife and three children were out of town.
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Kingwood
Calflish Lumber Company
Ruthbell
Isaac Harned
Millers of Flour Emphasize Quality Over Cut Prices
A 1-H flour advertisement urges shoppers to insist on top quality flour despite small price gains. It argues inferior ingredients cannot support true cut prices and encourages readers to ask their grocer for 1-H flour, promising better baking results.
East Grafton P T A Presents Fine School Program
The East Grafton P T A staged a strong program in the school auditorium featuring joint acts with Leach school, a minstrel with musical specialties, and refreshments after. The program included America sung by the audience, an invocation by Rev Arnold, the newly formed East Grafton school orchestra led by T L Nuzum, guitar duets by Bott brothers, mouth organ pieces by Moran and Grimm, songs by McKinney siblings, a violin number, recitations, and an orchestra finale.
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East Grafton
Thi School
Leach School
America
Arnold
Methodist Protestant Chorch
William Shat Ferman
T. L. Nuzum
Charles Hannon
Bott Brothers
Charles Moran
John Grimm
Pruntytown
Nelly Gray
Montain
Robert
Carl McKinney
River Shannon
Daily Menus Breakfast to Pumpkin Pies Menu
Reads a day menu listing breakfast items oranges omelet bacon muffins and coffee, dinner of roast beef cabbage and pears with pumpkin pies for dessert. Supper offers beet sandwich cookies and hot chocolate plus bran muffins. Also includes two old pie and muffin recipes with flour bran molasses pumpkin spices and fillings.
Minstrel Participants Named In Local Program
A list of performers from the community credits Mrs John Head as pianist and names many youngsters who sang danced and told jokes. The program featured Paul and Bill Mitter Carder George Peters John Hendrickson Mary Evelyn Wittman Mary J Ringler Flip Withers Frederick James Peters Jean Dorothy Hendrickson Vernon Blake and Mary Annis Powell.
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John Head
Vivien Bunner
Paul
Bill Mitter
Carder
George Peters
John Hendrickson
Mary
Evelyn Wittman
Mary J. Ringler
Flip Withers
Frederick
James Peters
Jean
Dorothy Hendrickson
Vernon Blake
Mary Annis Powell
Lamp falls in Commons Hall injures none
London December 2 members of the house narrowly escaped injury when a large ceiling lamp being lowered from the roof toppled onto a seat after MPs had left. The electric wire sparked into flames but workmen quickly extinguished the blaze.
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London
House of Commons
French Steamer Rescues Crew From Sinking Vessel
The French steamer Degrasse rescued the crew of the sinking schooner Lemencia off Nova Scotia and headed for New York with the survivors. The coast guard destroyer Cunningham was ordered to the scene to salvage or remove the vessel to protect navigation.
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Boston
Mass
Nova, Scotia
Lemencia
New York
Coast Guard
Cunningham
Watkins vote recount starts in Barbour Taylor race
Recount of votes for circuit judgeship between W. Merle Watkins and Herbert W. Dent began in Philippi with Barbour County totals in focus. Watkins led in Taylor County by 12, while Dent’s Barbour lead was cut from 122 to 99 on the canvass. officials expect the task to last over a week with prominent legal talent observing.
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W. Merle Watkins
Herbert W. Dent
Barbour
Taylor
Philippi
Watkins
Taylor County
Dent
Judiciary Committee Holds Meeting Today
Washington reports the House Judiciary Committee met behind closed doors to consider the Democratic repeal resolution with a view to action for submission to the House at the opening of Congress on Monday.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Congress
Celebrities on Elks Broadcast December Fourth
The Elks plan a nationwide broadcast Sunday night December 4 at 10 30 led by George M Cohan with an orchestra under B A Rolfe and soprano Clarence Whitehill of the Metropolitan Opera The memorial service by Grafton Lodge 380 will also be held at 2 30 in the afternoon in Cleveland Officials expect crowd control measures near the station and a strong showing of Elks members across the country.
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George M. Cohan
Fred E. Thompson
B. A. Rolfe
Clarence Whitehill
Metropolitan Opera
Columbia
Cleveland
Grand Lodge of Elks
Grafton
America
Broklyn Lodge of Elks
Queensborough
Long Island
Order of Elks
Elks
Grand Loage of
CAPITAL PREPARED Continued Troinage Ove
The marchers representatives left with the speaker a program outlining their demands. They told him the want bread before beer on the congressional program, free food and lodg.
Quilt and Doll Show Opens Saturday Morning at 10
The event starts Saturday at 10 o clock with quilts and dolls on display and running throughout the day and evening. Attendees may guess the doll’s name for a prize. The doll is currently in Jolliffe's window. Admission costs 10 cents.
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Jolliffe
Tuberculosis Clinic Set For December 13 At Elks Home
The TB clinic for city and county opens December 13 at the Elks Home from 8:30 to 12:00 and afternoon hours. Miss Clio McLaughlin and Miss Edin Gay Mason coordinate with Dr. R. D. Stout to test local residents and schoolchildren. Physicians may bring patients or suspected cases for state clinician examination. private patients may request examinations via their doctor or Miss Mason or Miss McLaughlin.
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Clio McLaughlin
Edin Gay ‘Mason
Elks Home
Taylor County
R. D. Stout
A. R. Warden Foreity
West Grafton
Cline Rom
Mason
First Ward School Teachers Association Event Last Night
The First Ward school's Teacher Association held a brief pre Christmas program with a full auditorium. The program committee for January includes Mrs Lula Machaffey Jake Fauley and Guy Cote. Performers included Virgil Rohrboudts Miss Madred Waters and Miss Gleb Olib with the orchestra led by Maxine Elizabeth Courtney and Matthew.
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First Ward
Lula Machaffey
Jake Fauley
Guy Cote
Virgil Rohrboudts
Caine -Upon
A. Michil Clear
W. Mi" Stitt
Am Ucation
Gleb Olib
Madred Waters
Maxine Elizabeth’ Courtney
Waar Mattew
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Public Welfare Department
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C. F. Shafer
Glancey
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Incheon
John Scranage
Marjorie Chrislip
Hutchinson
Kansas
Frank Reynolds Chrislip
Myrtle Evans
Hattie Reynolds
Belle Reynolds
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T.N. T. Club
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East Main Street
Banco
W. R. Skinfier
C. F. Hannon
Earl Ridenour
Will Clark
Len Foster
By Helen Foster
Marcel
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Main Street
McCrory’s
East Grafton P.T. A
Kmife
Radio Tube Headquarters
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Chicago
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Silver Lake
Kas
Argaret Franklin
Leesville
Mary Chambers
Mansville
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