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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1934

Page

3

Local Womens Groups Hold December Meetings

A series of society notes report mid December gatherings. Methodist Protestant Woman’s Auxiliary met at Mrs. Shafer’s on Walnut with 19 members and two visitors, a devotional led by Mrs. Hoskinson, and a box on missions. Ladies Aid societies of West Main Street and Pruntytown M E churches held December sessions with bazaar planning, quilting and dinners. The Woman’s Club hosted a Literature and Art program at Mrs. Shafer’s, and White Rose Circle 2 elected officers and planned a bank party at Mrs. Reed’s home.

Woman’s Auxiliary Woman's Auxiliary The Methodist Protestant Church C. P. Shafer Walnut Street John Hoskinson W. R. Williams B. F. Davisson Klaude Spaur Ladies Aid Ladies Aid Society West Main Street M. E. Church J. R. Glenn C. E. Sturms M. E. Church of Woman's Club C. F. Shafer Torloc Rasmussen P. C. Chenoweth Curtis Lambert C. L. Dean White Rose Circle White Rose Circle No. 2 Ella Barber Guardian Nettie Isner Daisy Batson Gace Louden Maggie Parkhill Margaret Gatrell Amanda Renner Naomi Moore Outer Sentinel Effie Newton Banco Mary Reed E. Knotts Avenue

Grahams welcome baby boy on December 6

Mr and Mrs C W Graham of High Street announce the birth of a seven and a half pound baby boy on December 6 their second child The mother was formerly Miss Ada Menear

Three Picked to Fill Jobs on Welfare Board

Taylor county court named John Edwards Jr division engineer Baltimore & Ohio Railroad D L Bosley Simpson and Mrs Helen Ross of Flemington to fill three vacant posts on the county welfare board. Awaiting state approval as no word has been received yet. A relief board chair is not chosen until these three are confirmed. Prosecution duties and other FERA appointments remain unsettled with no word on selections.

Taylor County Welfare Board Taylor County Court Charleston John Edwards, Jr Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company L. Bosley, Simpson Helen Ross Flemington Relief Board James Holt Holt FERA George Harwood State Board

Hungarian say measures to revise Trianon by peaceful means

In an interview the Hungarian speaker links a king's death sentence to Yugoslav tensions and stresses Hungary seeks revision of the Treaty of Trianon through peaceful and nonterrorist methods. He notes that Yugoslavia and others in the Little Entente shape the regional stance.

Sss Voce America Yugoslavia Hungary Trianon Eckhardt

Rummage and Bake Sale by Class of A B Church

A rummage and bake sale by the Class of A B Church is set for Saturday, December 8. The event will be held in a room next to West Penn 218-21-soc. Proceeds support church activities.

West Penn

Princess Nadejda Scherbatov Files Suit for Paternity

In Paris Lady Moira Forbes niece Princess Nadejda Scherbatov sued Count Louis de Brantes, son of a French marquis, demanding one million francs and $330 monthly, contending he acknowledge paternity of her three year old daughter.

Paris Moira Forbes Ogden L. Mills Louis de Brantes Nadejda Scherbatov

Yugoslavia Sees Assassination as Hungary Backed Conspiracy

Czechoslovakia and Romania backed Yugoslavia charges condemning the Marseille attack as a political maneuver against Hungary. Yugoslav officials described the assassination as a grave menace to peace and alleged that the terrorists were organized and nourished in Hungary. The Yugoslav foreign minister cited direct protection by Hungarian authorities as the most serious form of assistance to the perpetrators.

Czechoslovakia Romania Yugoslavia Hungary Yevitch Marseille Yugosla

Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Cox Drunk-Driving Case

After deliberating since yesterday afternoon, the jury hearing Charles Cox charged with operating an automobile while intoxicated was dismissed this morning by Judge Herbert W. Dent. The case was given to the jury.

Charles Cox Herbert W. Dent

Court adjourns after stalled verdict in Cox case

The jury failed to reach a verdict yesterday and the case will be resumed at the next term of court. Cox waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate Ona C. Jeffrys at arrest and posted a $500 bond for appearance at this term.

Sion Cox Ona C. Jefferys

Beer Distributor of Wheeling Ends His Life

Wheeling West Virginia December 7 Andrew Ippoliti aged 50 a Dillonville Ohio beer distributor died in Wheeling hospital from a self inflicted head wound according to coroner Will Cruse. His widow found him in his Cullonville office and he did not regain consciousness.

Wheeling W. Va Andrew Ippoliti Dillonville We Wheeling Will Cruse Ippoliti Cullonville

Stolen Tools Recovered By Two Officers

State Trooper W G Wamsley and Deputy Sheriff Harry Batson announced recovery of missing carpenter tools valued at 175 dollars, stolen from O C Litps Nutters Fort on November 19 near the Harrison Taylor county line. Harry Kooken of Clarksburg is held in Harrison county jail for the theft.

Harrison-Taylor County W. G. Wamsley Harry Batson Harry Kooken Clarksburg Harrison County Kooken O.C. Litps Nutters Fort Junkins Hardmansville Mineral County

Ocean airmen feared dead after plane ditching near sea

Honolulu dispatch reports a roaring wind ending any real hope that three Australian aviators on a California to Honolulu flight survived. The sole remaining glimmer is that a Japanese fishing boat may have picked up Flight Lieutenant Charles T. P. Ulm and his two companions, implying they might still be alive.

Honolulu California

Former Alabama governor William Woodward Brandon dies at 66

Tuscaloosa Alabama December 7 Former Governor William Woodward Brandon 66 died here early today of a brain complication tentatively diagnosed as a hemorrhage. He rose to national prominence at the 1924 Democratic national convention in New York when Alabama cast 24 votes for Oscar W Underwood.

Tuscaloosa Ala William Woodward Brandon Alabama Oscar W. Underwood New York

Three Are Executed in North Carolina Prison

Bascom Green, his son Lester Green, and son-in-law Robert Edward Black, all of High Point, were electrocuted at the North Carolina state prison for their roles in the killing of T. C. Barnes, Taylorsville bank cashier, during an attempted robbery. The executions bring the state total to four for Barnes’s murder, following Mike Stefanoff’s execution last summer. The elder Green died first, then his 22-year-old son, then Black, 25. The executions lasted about an hour amid reports of threats and letters, with officials noting no formal investigation pending a complaint.

Raleigh N. C Bascom Green Lester Green Robert Edward Black High Point North Carolina State Prison T. C. Barnes Taylorsville Barnes Mike Stefanoff Green Black

Manchester Hospital Admission and Extortion Threats Report

Manchester announces Anne Painter was admitted to City hospital for a minor operation this morning. The item notes extortion threats and includes a feature on the Junior Birdmen of America, inviting boys and girls over 10 to join this nationwide aviation club. The piece references Maryland and local sale reports from the North Shore colony.

Virginia Anne Painter City Hospital Junior Birdmen of America Balti Manchester Mass North Shore Newsboy

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