Group Holds Annual Meet at Philippi
Miss Emma Johnson of Philippi presided over the annual meeting of the Clarksburg district Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Crim Memorial Church. About 40 delegates from Fairmont, Clarksburg, Parsons, Elkins, Belington, and Davis attended. events included a book review and a program featuring Mrs. Ward Downs and Mrs. J. F. Pennybacker. A special convocation of Bilge Low Lodge Now 52 will confer Master Mason’s degree with attendance from Clarksburg, Salem, Grafton, Belington, Elkins, Parsons, Davis, Buckhannon, Weston. grand officers and district deputy grand sister John Rine expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Carpenter
Philippi
Emma Johnson
Clarksburg District
Bigelow Lodge
Winfred D. Sturm
Main Street
Clarksburg
Salem
Grafton
Belington
Elkins
Parsons, Davis
Buckhannon
Weston
Arrest Woman Escapes State Hospital Then Moves Homes
A widow from Buckhannon, identified as Mrs. Stone, escaped from a state institution in October after a September flight was found. She had been employed as a domestic for several weeks at the Thomas household, caring for an elderly lady during Mrs. Thomas’s absence. On Mrs. Thomas’s return, Stone arranged to move to the McCartney home, with Weston hospital officials planning to visit this afternoon to locate her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
Sister of Mrs Beverlin Succumbs in Baltimore
Miss Eva L Brand a pioneer Fairmont school teacher died after a prolonged illness at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Funeral services will be at 2 30 pm Thursday at the Methodist Protestant Temple Fairmont with interment at Woodlawn cemetery. Relatives including Mrs Harry Beverlin and Miss Marguerite Beverlin travel to Fairmont for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva L. Brand
Baltimore
Fairmont
Woodlawn
C. L. ‘Musgrave
Brand
Winmer Institute
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Harry Beverlin
Grafton
Marguerite Beverlin
Wilma Brand
Glenville State College
Blind leads at trumps in contract bridge lessons
E V Shepard explains modern efficient blind leads against trump calls with ranked categories from solid suits to low cards. He notes honors in long sequences outperform fourth best leads and cites sample hands from a duplicate illustrating the rules.
Bridge hand analysis reveals loss of two hearts and clubs
Play details show opening heart lead by West let declarer fulfill the contract. Fourth-best diamond and club leads forced eliminations, with South discarding a losing club on dummy's diamonds. South ultimately lost two heart tricks and one club, while another table faced two club and two heart losses despite a club lead. Tomorrow’s notes hint at South’s future decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fverybody
Bf Hearts
South
Giamond
East
Ky Ly
Sowth
Hottines
West
Charleston City Workers to Get Vacations
Charleston, Dec. 4. City employees, who labored for weeks without pay during the city’s financial distress, will receive vacation time. The city council ruled that paying those who remained would be impossible, but allowed corresponding periods off for the same duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Repeal Fails and Liquor Debate Continues Across Nation
Debates persist over prohibition and repeal as officials note ongoing counterfeit's liquor problem. Advocates claim progress while leaders like F Scott McBride allege no remedy to liquor evils. Officials estimate legal liquor output around 100 million gallons this year, outpacing consumption amid continued bootlegging and illicit dispensaries. Historical notes trace early restrictions from 1734 Georgia rum ban to 1869 temperance movement milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Scott McBride
Georgia
Rhode Island
Africa
Congress
Maine
Therteen States
Prohibition Timeline Through 1936
A compact historical timeline lists key events from the 1874 founding of the Women's Christian Temperance Union through 1934, noting constitutional dry laws, Nation actions, and Prohibition’s partial repeal culminating in a 1936 query. It highlights Carrie Nation, the Volstead Act, the Webb Kenyon law, the 18th and 21st amendments, capone events, and states turning wet before 1936.
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Hibition Party
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Nebraska
al” Capone
al" Smith
Association Against Prohibition
Wickersham Commission
Capone
White House
Franz Lehar’s Merry Widow Made Him World Famous
Franz Lehar failed with his first opera in 1896 and left composing for years. He returned in 1903 with light opera and then achieved lasting success in 1905 with The Merry Widow. The Vienna premiere sparked worldwide acclaim, wealth, and a fashion craze, including the Merry Widow hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Lehar
Merry Widow
Lehar
Vienna
Milady
Bethany College Welcomes New President Inaugural Address
New Bethany college inaugurates its new president, succeeding Dr. Joseph A Serena. Dr Crambler, Bethany alumnus and Yale PhD, urges a college conscious nation and education that trains leaders. He warns of the six hour day and five day week shaping society and stresses guiding leisure use to solve social issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany College
Alexander Campbell Scott
The
Christian Church
Edgar Qdell Lovett
Rice Institute
Bethany
Joseph A. Serena
Crambler
Yale
America
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Masonic Lodge
Central Press
E. V. Shepard
Abe
Exer
Muskegon Harbor
Mid
Henry Cort
Coast
Chicago
Holland
Mich
Central Press Association
Charles Cox
Muskegon
Union Brokerage Incorporated
Morgantown Ave
W. Va
Crorus
the Merry Widow
Words By
Adrian Ross
Erry
New Bethany
Dad
Mary
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