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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1932
Page
3
Society notes from Montgomery edited by Coral Parrish list social events and engagements for the week including appearances, parties, and gatherings. The column provides brief updates on local society members and their activities, reflecting the social calendar of the community.
About 300 people attended a Ladies Aid display at Andrews church in Jolliffe's store community room featuring quilts more than a century old shawls from several countries and numerous dolls plus newspapers from 1829. A guessing contest offered a doll prize and highlighted many era items while other exhibits included lace silk and wool pieces and old bed coverings. Welfare and church group meetings followed including Group A of Andrews M E Church and West Main M E Church sessions with plans for a community Christmas event.
A column quotes a screen actress urging women to match perfumes with bath salts powder and face powders. It notes many spend on fragrance yet fail to achieve desired results as scents fade when combined with cosmetics and daily scents.
Firefighters responded to a midafternoon blaze at the West Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage. Damage was estimated at about $500 with the fire starting in the attic over the rear living quarters.
A late day fire caused extensive damage to a house as officials found no official cause. Firemen tore away roof sections to reach the flames and water damage increased the loss. Another alarm sent crews to the Thomas Stevens barn on Route 50 near West Penn sub station where a grass fire caused negligible damage.
Mrs. Clay Lynch recovered from appendicitis and moved to her parents Mr and Mrs A R Swisher of West Main Street. Mr and Mrs L J Ritz and son Lewis of Buckhannon visited Mr and Mrs G A Hannon at 285 W Boyd Street. Mrs Mary Deegan and daughter Marie visited Mr and Mrs Fred L Thompson of Alcon Ohio. Mrs Thompson is Blanche Deegan. Mrs Guy Bennett, recently released from City Hospital after an operation, returned home on Thayer Street. Marie Deegan visited Washington and Baltimore. Rev Charles A Snider, formerly St Pauls pastor, now in Richwood WV, First M E Church, renews subscriptions and sees encouraging outlook for the year.
In Harrisburg on December 5, Governor Gifford Pinchot, an independent Republican, urged a leadership shakeup in the Pennsylvania and national GOP. He said millions of voters were lost to the party this year and will stay away unless leaders alter course. He accused leaders of siding with concentrated wealth on major issues.
Fifteen girls from thirteen towns in ten states auditioned at Warner Brothers First National Studios for contract offers. The newcomers include the Wing sisters Pat and Toby from Richmond, Renee Whitney and Marine Cantway from Chridge, Barbara Rogers from Waycross, Loretta Andrews from St Cloud, Lyn Browning of Kansas City, Jane Shadduck of Portland, Ann Hovey of Indianapolis, and others from California, Florida, Minnesota, Iowa, and beyond.
A bridge hand shows Augusta Dinwiddie and veteran William Huske overcoming a risky four doubled contract. By careful play and partner signaling they force success despite adversaries’ aggressive spade bidding. North’s bidding and declarer decisions lead to a narrowly favorable outcome for Dinwiddie. In a separate note, the Traffic Safety Conference in Clarksburg authorizes a permanent organization with 29 affiliated civic and commercial groups.
The 1931 religious statistics show adults 13 and over comprise 54 percent of the adult population in church membership. Churches and ministers increased: 237,720 churches in 1931 up from 231,543 in 1926, and ministers numbered 226,155, up 2,538 from 1930. Dr. Herman C. Weber notes a trend toward renewed belief as people return to childhood faith amid economic strain.
West Virginia soft coal production for the week ending November 22 totaled 2,149,000 net tons, up 275,000 tons from the prior week. Of this, 1,549,000 tons came from the southern fields and 600,000 from the northern.
In Evansville Indiana two 11 year old boys Paul Griffin and Douglas Dale were confined to the back yard after manipulating a railroad switch while playing railroad. A passenger train collided with box cars on a siding. Griffin, whose father is a brakeman, claimed he found the switch key at home. Judge Williams placed the youths on probation, saying they were too young to grasp the gravity of the act.
Berlin reports Chancellor Kurt Von Schleicher and his cabinet took power to steer through winter amid ongoing domestic crises. The lineup preserves most Papen-era ministers with Dr Friedrich Syrup as the new Labor Minister and Hermann Warmbold retained as Economics Minister, signaling a platform of conciliation.
New York stock market opened in a notably quiet session with more short covering than selling. Several popular issues gained one to two points while gains were modest overall, with American Telephone, American Can, American Tobacco and other names showing slight advances amid a cautious mood.
Uniontown Pa December 5 The sons of Liley Tate known as Baron of the Mountains await their day in court Judge John Morrow sets today as the time to hear their answer to the state's charge that the youths conspired to kill their aged father in the Bruceton Mills West Virginia hills Sam 16 George 19 and John 21 are charged with murder and sharing in the crime in a case that unsettles the area.
Warm Springs Ga Dec 5 The democratic president elect and a Republican senator who backed him met for two hours. Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico urged independents to unite for concerted legislative action. Robinson of Arkansas the democratic leader had recently hinted at Republican support for the Democratic program. Cutting, Roosevelt friend since boyhood, said the conference covered many topics and he remains sympathetic to the president elects public policy. He added independents fear no punishment or favors for backing the Democratic ticket.
E B Sitter bandmaster at City High ran the first practice for all city grade school musicians. A record 155 showed up with instruments or plans to join later. Eligibility covers fourth to eighth graders from all city schools. Many hopefuls are girls and some lacking instruments expect gifts this Christmas. Sitter predicts enough talent for a grade school orchestra with separate piano practice on Wednesdays and band sessions Fridays at the high school.
In Clarksburg on December 5 George A Mayer aged 24 an automobile accessories store employee killed himself in his apartment bathroom. He left a note to the chief of Police stating this was a case of death by own action and asked that no one else be involved.
Ad copy states Creomulsion eases children's coughs and colds, urging prudent mothers to use it. Claims describe seven medicinal elements soothing and healing inflamed airways. The fragmentary text suggests a focus on pediatric relief and product ingredients.
New York reports a movement to draft former Governor Alfred E. Smith as New York City mayor in the 1933 election. A Non-Partisan Citizens Committee to draft Al Smith cites radical city government reform as the goal, though associates say Smith is unaware of the drive.
Mrs Henry W Peabody of the Women's National Committee for Law Enforcement warned that the return of legalized liquor beer and wines would be illegal under the Eighteenth Amendment and would cost more lives than war She spoke at the Foundry Methodists Church urging American women to mourn deeply if liquor returns.
A fragment from a cookbook style page presents recipes for Piquant Mayonnaise and Pumpkin Tart Filling with measurements and instructions. It also references a dining menu including grapefruit, cereal, muffins, coffee, and pea nt items, plus a political note about national headquarters in the capital to protest corruption and perjury before a sensational claim about government action.
The REO Radio production Circus Sequence opens at the Opera House with Thirteen Women and Trene Dunne delivering life threatening thrills. Promoters promise a breathtaking aerial act and a dramatic finale as the cast battles peril and pursuit on stage.
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