Thespian Play Opens Season At High School
Thes pians Troop 171 opened their season last night in the Grafton High school auditorium with a three act play The Goose Hangs High written by Lewis Beach and arranged by Samuel French. The story centers on a family during Christmas as pressures test loyalty and love. The cast includes Bernard Ingals Eunice Ingals Hugh Ingals Dagmar Carrol and Granny with a long list of supporting roles and staff details.
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National Thespians
Grafton High School
Lewis Beach
Samuel French
Chrismas
Bernard Ingall
Hugh
Dagmar
Bernard
Ingals
John Frank Luzadder
Eunice Ingals
Joan Reger
Hugh Ingals
Bill Graham
Bradley
Lois Ingals
Granny
Mary Ebers
Julia Murdoch
Virginia Ridenour
Ronald Murdoch
Harry Murray
Noel Derby
Flowers
Dale Lockard
Leo Day
James Riley
Elliot Kimberly
Arthur Yates
Daxmar Carrol
Martha Hopkins
Rhoda
Ivy Louise Sayers
A. E. Lockard
Doris Jean Bolyard
Mary Ellen Sinclair
Paul Sinsel
Floyd Borneman
Robert Bolliger
Charles Hoffman
Stanley Friedman
Mary Loise Hamner
Mary Thomas
Sherman Maseldon
Gladys Hickman
Mona Sturm
Mary Parrish
Eloise de Moss
Jean Shingleton
Regis Kirk
Lynette Baker
Constance
December club meetings announced across several organizations
A list of December gatherings across groups including Ladies Auxiliary AOH at 8 p m in K of C hall, Grafton Quota club bi monthly business meeting, Ladies Aid Andrews Methodist church at 7 30 pm, Women's club Welfare at Elks at 2 pm, Taylor county Republican club at Knights of Pythias hall, Weekly Sewing club at Mrs Bickford's home, and Woman's Foreign Missionary society event hosted by Mrs W A Beavers with Mrs W R Loar leading.
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A. O. H. Lodge
K. of C. Hall
Grafton Quota Club
Ladies Aid
The
Andrews Methodist Church
Women’s Club Welfare Department
Elks Club
Women's Republican Club
Taylor County
Knights of Pythias
M & M Bank
John
Bickford
Washington Street
Community Play Directed by Ruth Batten Highlights Local Talent
Reed and Marjorie Lambert starred in a community play directed by Ruth Batten. The Grafton High School orchestra provided music under John T. Evans. Joe Talago performed an accordion solo and Arthur Yates played trombone.
Oratorio Will Be Given Sunday By Wesleyan Choir
Miss Naomi Robinson a senior at West Virginia Wesleyan college and Grafton resident will play the organ for the Wesleyan choir. They plan to present The Messiah at Andrews Methodist church at 4 o clock tomorrow afternoon with no admission charge. Soloists include Elizabeth Law Norma Lee Strader Ruth Broadwater Ruth Cutright Donald Davis Charles Taylor Wayman Cousins James Thomas and Maude Woodburn in various soprano alto tenor and bass roles with flute and violin provided.
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Naomi Robinson
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Grafton
West Virginia Wesleyan Choir
Andrews Methodist Church
Elizabeth Law
West Milford
Norma Lee Strader
Grantsville
Ruth Broadwater
Harrisville
Ruth
A. O. H. Juniors Hold Session
The Juniors of the A. O. H. lodge met after school in the K. of C. hall with Ruth Souther presiding in the president’s absence. They discussed important matters and set the next meeting for Wednesday evening December 6.
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A. O. H. Lodge
K. of C. Hall
Ruth Souther
Lead decisions game by defender choice in bridge
The column analyzes how lead choice affects game outcomes in a bridge rubber. North opens 1 Hearts East overcalls 1 Spade South, Al Kling of New York, bids 4 Clubs to become declarer. The spade Ace is led, clubs are ruffed, and the contract holds with two diamonds. If 5 Hearts had been bid, Bast would face two diamonds and a diamond ruff could defeat the contract.
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North
al Kling
New York
West
East
Bast
Soundest bidding in a difficult bridge deal at four spades
A fragmented bridge deal discusses dealer East and West’s actions. Mr Kling faces a challenging position aiming for the best contract, with scattered readable phrases implying bidding strategy and determination despite messy notation. The text hints at reaching four spades.
Hospital and birth notices from Grafton area
Mrs Ralph Nelson was admitted as a medical patient at Grafton City Hospital. Mrs Norman Ruggles underwent a major operation. Discharged were Mrs Mildred McVicker Mrs M Mc Cracken and Mrs Prank Cather. Miss Metta Sin Clair returned home after a visit at Elkins with Z M Cochran. Mr and Mrs Albert C Waters announced the birth of a son at their home. Five marriage licenses were issued in Taylor county in November. Birth announced for Roberta Jane Rogers at Maple Avenue. City meters yielded 70.15 in nickels, up from last week.
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Ralph Nelson
West
Boyd Street
Grafton City Hospital
Norman Ruggles
Tunnelton
Mildred McVicker
Simpson
M. McCracken
Grafton
Prank Cather
Pearl Street
Metta Sin Clair
Elkins
Z. M. Cochran
Robert Rogers
Maple Avenue
Roberta Jane
J. B. Bradford
Deer hunting trip at Bruceton Mills over the weekend
Ed Clingan, Donald Powell and Douglas Powell went deer hunting at Bruceton Mills over the weekend, engaging in a shared outdoor activity in the area.
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Ed Clingan
Donald Powell
Douglas Powell
Bruceton Mills
Stock market rally fades in morning trade
New York reports a muted session as Friday's rally failed to extend. Leading stocks showed narrow moves with prices slipping after an Hour, turnover near 250000 shares. Gains at times by U S Steel Good year Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Glenn Martin Sperry Consolidated Edison Anaconda Kennecott Union Carbide Loft and Brooklyn Manhattan Transit faded as the market drifted.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Sperry
Consolidated Edison
Anaconda
Kennecott
Union Carbide
Loft
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
N.Y. Central
Texas Corp
Poor Widow Jeannette Lince Leaves Hidden Wealth
CHICAGO December 2. Investigators reveal widow Jeannette Lince left at least 246300 in cash and securities hidden in safe deposits and bank accounts. Earlier finds total 287300 plus 9800 in bonds. most cash in 1000 bills. The frugal 56 year old widow had lived on five dollars a week before death.
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Chicago
Jeannette Lince
Lincoln
Grafton
Richard Cache
Bartlett
Clarksburg
Attacks on columnist lead to fines in Fauquier court
Three socially prominent men from Fauquier County Virginia were convicted of forming a mob and assaulting Count Igor Cascini, a Washington columnist. The tar and feather attack occurred on a country lane near Warrenton on June 25. The trio, Ian Montgomery, Colin Montgomery, and Alexander Calvert, were fined a total of $500.
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Warrenton
Virginia
Igor Cassini
Washington
Fauquier
Ian Montgomery
Colin Montgomery
Alexander Calvert
United States
Here
Five Hurt as Stolen Car Crashes in Pittsburgh
In East Liberty Pittsburgh, five youths including a girl suffered severe injuries when a stolen car crashed into an iron pole. One victim and the girl fled in a taxi with broken legs, another dragged himself to a hedge and hid for over three hours before moans alerting residents and police. All were hospitalized.
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Pittsburgh
East Liberty
West Virginia deer season ends amid snow and arrests
In Clarksburg on December 27, hunters reported more than 35 bucks killed across counties as the season closed. Deer, bears, and wildcats were noted with several arrests for illegal kills. Preston led with 68 deer reported, while Grant, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton, Randolph, Hampshire, Lewis, Pocahontas, Webster, and Tucker logged numerous bucks. Wayne Stalnaker cited Norman Siegthaler for leaving a campfire burning and D C Coger for possessing a deer in a car, hearings set for Marlinton and Mill Creek.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Grant County
Preston
Tucker
Preston County
Hampshire
Randolph
Wayne Stalnaker
Norman Siegthaler
New Martinsville
Siegthaler
Lewis Luther
Mill Creek
Ornties
Stalnaker
D. C
First U boat raid on American shores in 1918 sparked heroism
An 1918 U boat incursion along the New England coast provoked mass spectator awe as Orleans and nearby towns watched villagers take shelter while volunteers manned 110 foot subchasers and depth bombs repelled raiders. The film Thunder Afloat recounts these events with Wallace Berry Ches ter Moris Virginia Grey and others in a RKO-Radio production directed by Lew Sanders shown at the Opera House tonight.
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Hattie Dunn
Winter Quarter
New York Harbor
Europe
Central America
Orleans
Cape Cod
Hyannis
Falmouth
Harwich
Yarmouth
Dennis
Wallace Berry
Chester Moris
Virginia Grey
Virginia Weidler
Peggy Shannon
Rita LaRoy
William Edmunds
Bradley Page
Jack Arnold
Lew Sanders
Opera House
Fixer Dugan. Lee Tracy Stars in Circus Life Drama
Opera House previews Lee Tracy in Fixer Dugan a vivid day by day look at the circus and its colorful people. The film follows a circus fixer who buffers the show from outsiders and helps settle disputes among performers while his romance with a lion tamer and efforts to raise an orphan girl add drama.
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Big Top
Lee Tracy
Fixer Dugan
Tracy
Lion Tamer
Strand Theatre Opens Mr Smith Goes to Washington
Frank Capra's Mr Smith Goes to Washington stars James Stewart and Jean Arthur at the Strand, praised as Capra's strongest film yet. The cast includes Edward Arnold, Claude Rains and Beulah Bondi, with Sidney Buchman adapting the screenplay. The story follows a principled youth who becomes a U S senator after a local hero awakening.
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Frank Capra
Mr. Smith
Washington
Strand Theatre
Capra
Holywood
Lost Horzon
Mr Deeds
Jean Arthur
James Stewart
Miss Arthur
Stewart
Edward Armald
Thomas Mitchell
Claude Rains
Guy Kibbee
Ruth Donnelly
Eugene Pallette
Beulah Bondi
Harry Carey
H. B. Warner Porter Hall
Grant Mitchell
Sidney Buchman
Hollywood
Rangers
United States Senate
Youth’s faith in statesmanship tested by corrupt political machine
The youth admires idealistic statesmanship but learns that beyond honest leaders there are politicians. He is appointed to the Senate for a specific task, yet the piece notes the grip of a corrupt state political machine over the capital.
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Senate
Mnutt Speech on NBC Chain
A CBS planned broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange floor will depict the final half hour of trading in 1989 with sound effects. Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt will address the American Vocational Association in Grand Rapids Michigan at 9 30 p m Thursday on Democracy's Obligation To Its Youth.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
CBS
Paul V. McNutt
Wjz-Nbc
Grand Rapids
Mich
U.S
Wayne King
Hitle
Carl Hinshaw
WJZ
NBC
Mesage
Isrg
Hawaii
Europe
WEAP
WEAF
Jack Benny
Charlie McCarthy
Rudy Vallee
Phil Spitalny
Wabc-Cbs
Labor Perkins
New York Philharmonic
Hol Lobby
Conrad Nagelzak ‘Rogers
Bereen JSON Wells
Pone
New Friends of Music
Voice of Hawaii
Cherrie
MBS
Musical Steelmakers
Good Will Hour
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