Society Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings
Weiy Sewing Club met at Mrs. Mary Cannon's home on Main Street for a lively evening of sewing and a surprise handkerchief show for Mrs. John Shields on her birthday. Christmas party set for December 16 at The Bickford on West Wash Street. Juvenile Protective Home Circle held a meeting at Modern Woodman hall with officer elections and plans for a charity price party at Hotel Grafton on December 5 with state deputy J Yeungst attending. Girls Charity Club to meet at Miss Ruth Woodyard's on Pruntytown Pike December 5 to sew for the Salvation Army. Happy Go Lucky Club enjoyed games and dancing plus a surprise birthday for Dorothy Hendrickson. Music Department of the Woman's Club meets December 7:30 pm at the Elks Home. A. O. H. Lodge meets at Knights of Columbus hall with officers urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cannon
Main Street
John Shields
Protective Home Circle
Woodman Hall
Gertrude Kincaid
Ruth Woodyard
Pruntytown Pike
Salvation Army
Wilma
Vivian Bummer
Jo Clara
June Clelland
Mary
Evelyn Wittman
Mary Jane Ringler
Mary Annis Powell
Marguerite
Genevieve Withers
Neil Clelland
The
Woman's Club
Elks Home
A. O. H. Lodge
Knights of Columbus
My Beauty Hint Explores Subtle Public Presentation
A reflective piece argues femininity places duty on appearance yet condemns makeup in public. It suggests noses should not shine lips stay intact and mascara not smear beneath the eyes. Repairs should occur when unseen to avoid drawing attention to cosmetic tricks.
Alleged Matrimonial Bureau Swindle Figure Killed in Marion
Mrs. Oda Lippens a principal figure in a matrimonial bureau fraud was shot dead at her mother’s home in Marion Indiana. Her mother Mrs Ell McClain 60 was seriously wounded. Police seek Hey Bobo 40, Lippens’ former husband. Lippens had been convicted in federal court for using the mails to defraud and served 18 months at Alderson women’s prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Oda Lippens
Math‘norial ‘Bureau
Alderson
W. Va
Everett Sanders Declares He Won't Resign
Washington December 3 Everett Sanders chairman of the Republican National Committee said he has no intention of resigning after Hoover leaves the White House March 4 He denied reports that Ogden Mills secretary of the treasury would take over the Republican organization in Washington Roosevelt's presidency is noted and Sanders said he plans to spend much time in Washington and lead an aggressive four year campaign.
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Washington
Everett Sanders
Republican National Committee
Hoover
White House
Ogden Mills
Treasury
Roosevelt
Sanders
Farmer 67 Ends Life After Grandson Took Gun
Petersburg on December 3. Frank Hedrick, a 67 year old farmer, shot himself at his home after his grandson had previously taken one gun from him. The tragedy adds another line to a difficult family dispute and local sorrow.
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Farmer
Petersburg
Frank Hedrick
Here
Aids Labor's Cause with Possible AFL Vice Presidency
Mrs. Florence Curtis Hanson of Chicago, secretary treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers, was noted as a potential choice for a vice presidency of the American Federation of Labor in a report accompanying an Associated Press photo.
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Mra
Florence Curtis Hanson
Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Labor
Associated Press
Wheeling Gas Rate Case Postponed Until Monday
Cross examination of J Paul Blundon Wheeling valuation engineer for the city completed before the Public Service Commission and the Wheeling gas rate case recessed until Monday The Natural Gas Company of West Virginia defends a 2 cent rate in Wheeling and vicinity. rebuttal testimony to follow pause in city witness cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
J. Paul Blundon
Wheeling
Public Service Commission
Blundon
Natural Gas Company of
West Virginia
Vicinity
Rahama Robinson Social Caller in Grafton Visit
Rahama Robinson of Route 6 was a business and social caller in Grafton today, visiting local contacts and attending informal gatherings in the community.
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Rahama Robinson
Route 6
Grafton
Johnson gets ten years for attempted assault in Calhoun
Grantsville December 3 Carl Johnson of North Parkersburg received two concurrent five year sentences in the State Penitentiary after pleading guilty before Calhoun Circuit Court Judge Lewis H. Miller to attempted criminal assault. He was identified by two young sisters aged five and seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grantsville
Carl Johnson
North Parkersburg
Calhoun
Lewis H. Miller
Republican Independents to Back Roosevelt in Farm Relief
Washington December 3. Representative La Guardia of New York said a meeting of House Republican Independents is planned for next Tuesday to inform President Elect Roosevelt that if he can hold the Democratic side the group will back him on farm relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Rep. Laguardia
New York
Keeling
Tle Warm Springs
Bennatt C. Clarks
Miasouri
Huey Cong
Loulsiang
James A. Farley
Esaka
Naclett
Officers Work To Rid Penn Mining Fields Of Radical Workers
Government officials arrested 13 men in Southwestern Pennsylvania on reports of Communist literature and propaganda. Immigration Officer Charles Garfinkle and Fayette County Sheriff Harry E. Hackney led the drive, with arrests in Westmoreland Fayette and Washington Counties. Several arrests occurred at a hall where Communists were accused of gathering to welcome marching demonstrators from the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Charles Garfinkle
Harry E. Hackney
Fayette County
Westmoreland
Fayette
Washington
Patients Forget Own Troubles With Saco To Entertain Them
Leeds Missouri December 3 192? Patients at Leeds Tuberculosis Sanitarium forget their cares to entertain Saco a tiny green grasshopper alive for Christmas. Saco died after spending summers on Jack Robinsons bed and visiting a cardboard home each night. The fall frost brings sadness as health rules are tested. Patients now watch Guppi fish and white mice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeds
Leeds Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Saco
Jack Robinson
Robinson
Schleicher Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Berlin reports General Kurt von Schleicher was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg after a formal request to form a new ministry was approved. The news follows the president's signature on the appointment as Germany's new chancellor. A separate note cites the Hessian fly as costing the United States nearly 40 million bushels of wheat annually.
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Berlin
Kurt von Schleicher
Paul von Hindenburg
Germany
United States
Pistol Aimed At Clerk Ends Grocery Owner’s Life
Huntington report says Belladonna Torquino, 42, was killed when a robber entered his small grocery and butcher shop and fired one shot as Belladonna reached for a pistol under the counter. The thief fled in a car with Ohio plates after grabbing money from the cash register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Girl Cashier Chases Thief Through Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh reader Edna Moore pursued a thief who snatched a package containing 182 dollars from her. The chase through crowded Smithfield Street ended when detective Jack Dillon stopped the suspect, 19-year-old Jack Divlen, who was held on a suspicious person charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ptt
Smithfield Stret, & Miu
Edna Moore
Jack Dillon
Jack Divlen
Bankers seek to halt Parkersburg tax sales
Bankers in Parkersburg plan to pursue measures to stop tax sales of delinquent properties affecting about 2,200 Wood County landowners. A follow-up meeting is scheduled to determine next steps.
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Parkersburg
Wood’ County
Conscience drives man to surrender over long past murder
Patrick Conway, after fourteen years of guilt and wandering, confessed to beating Henry Throssel to death in the State Hospital in 1918 while an attendant. Detectives found Throssel’s death listed as natural, and with no deb warrant there is no murder proof.
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Cleveland, D
Patrick Conway
Conway
Henry Throssel
State Hospital
Throssel
C. W. Cody
Garner’s Plan and Absent Votes Across States
The record lists Moore Ohio Sparks Kansas and Kurtz Pennsylvania with Dominick marked present by request though absent. Bachmann West Virginia and Homer W Hall Illinois Republicans listed as absent. Sumners did not vote. Uruguay cited as the smallest South American republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Ohio
Sparks
Kansas
Kurtz
Pennsylvania
Dominick
Bachmann
West Virginia
Homer W. Hall
Ilinois
Sumners
Plum Run Coon Hunt Ends with 35-Pound Prize
Near McGee on Plum Run last night a hunt staged by Frank Gawthrop and Boyd Cwry drew coon hunters. A blind hound treed the quarry after a long chase with six hounds and several men. The seven-caught season coon weighed about 35 pounds and was aided by Moran’s stone blind hound.
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Plum Run
McGee
Frank Gawthrop
Boyd Cwry
Bernard Daugherty
Paul Definbaugh
Will Bennett
Lonnie Moran
John Isner
H. P. Bridges
Curry
Sharp
Old Bowser
Run
Moran
Talks to Parents A Childish Interest
The article argues children naturally seek attention from loved ones and viewing others, urging balanced guidance. Reprimands hinder energy for development, while overindulgence hardens adaptability. Occasional opportunities to observe, bathe, and dress at home, with frank answers to questions, can ease school-age curiosity.
Pleasant Valley P T A Program Showcases Local Talent
The Pleasant Valley School Parent-Teacher Association presented a strong program led by Cecil Gawthrop with devotionals by Willis Yates and readings by Pauline Haddix and Carl Lawthrop. A nine act play by Mesdames Rossett and Ford followed, along with music, recitations, and a talk on school cooperation. Refreshments were served. next program set for December 23 a Christmas feature.
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Pleasant Valley School Parent-Teacher Association
Cecil Gawthrop
America
Willis Yates
Pruntytoy
French Giles
Mesdames Rossett
Jewel Ford
Daddy
Carl Lawthrop
Anna Giles
Paul
Billy Mitter
Carter Peters
Margaret Utt
Clara Boice
Watkins Continues Scoring Spree Across Matches
The page chronicles Watkins extending a scoring run with multiple head-to-head results against Dent and other rivals. It lists ledger-like tallies showing Watkins gaining points in numerous pairings such as Ebenezer-Watkins and Kasson-Watkins, with Dent’s counters and final tallies across venues like Meado wville and Nestorville as the season progresses.
Rum crafts loser in race near Cape Town incident
A high speed 65 foot rum runner craft, pursued by coast guard and patrol boats after a machine gun encounter at sea, ran aground on Higsbee beach near Cape Town New Jersey. The vessel caught fire and was destroyed, crew escaped unhurt.
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Cape Town
N. J
Coast Guard
Higsbee Beach
Lamb Shoulder Dinner Menu and Recipe Roundup
This menu features Lamb Shoulder with Rice served with buttered carrots bread and lettuce relish and a peach sauce. The dish yields six portions and includes steps to brown lamb simmer with onions and celery then mix in rice and serve with garnish. Also included are recipes for Chocolate Drop Cookies and a Chocolate Frosting, with directions for beating, mixing and baking.
Miner death hearing follows coroner inquest
In Wheeling December 3 a coroner's inquest heard charges that J D Taylor, 35, Triadelphia, miner, severely beat 76 year old Mike Kish who lived with him. Kish's fractured skull led to his death hours after being found on railroad tracks. Witness Margaret Bokanoski testified Taylor mistreated Kish before the fatal blow. Doctor Burke Megahan ruled the skull fracture fatal, while other evidence suggested earlier injuries could not have been fatal. The hearing continues until Thursday. Taylor is held without bail in the Ohio county jail. Meanwhile a cafe brawl in Gibraltar left three injured and a rescue attempt person knocked down by a taxi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Triadelphia
Miner
Mike Kish
Kish
Margaret Bokanoski
Taylor
Burke Megahan
Ohio County
Gibraltar
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
George
Harold Able
James
Fred
Robert Peters
Homer
Willard Murphy
Paul Mitter
Roy Kiger
Edward Thomas
Cecil Daugherty
Vernon Blake
John
George Hendrickson
I. A. Peters
Ilka Chase
Marcel
Marinello Beauty Shop
Main’Street
McCrory’s
Penn Mining
Schleicher
RADIO
Vumningham
R. C. A. Tubes
Radio Batteries
Jean Parker
Frances Dee
Garner
Uruguay
Plum
Coon
Beter
Watkins
Corley
Dent
Dartmoor
Belington
Junior
Kasson
Brushy Fork
Ebenezer
Moatsville
Nestorville
Meadowville
Mildred Startup
Silver Lake
Kas
Santa and the
Sigrid
Arne
Banta ‘Claus
Pinocchio the Clown
Inga
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