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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1928
Page
3
Gratton Beating reports on a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs Wolfe at her Washington home for Coral and Grace Tregellas Waite. Guests included Mrs B L Long of Clarksburg with flowers and sixteen covers. High scores went to Mrs Clyde Turner and Mrs Ed Steel.
Harvey Fulton a Flemington resident was a business visitor here yesterday afternoon. Dr Carl P Schott WVU physical director returned to Morgantown after addressing the Rotary club. County authorities investigated the status of Mrs Claude Cole. Helena Tierney and Pauline Moley will spend the weekend in Washington DC with Miss Mary Tierney. Merrill Stillwell who had an appendectomy four weeks ago is now fully recovered and able to be out.
New York society circles plan charity events with Debs in costumes of Normandy peasants for Bal Guignol and a tableau tea raising funds. Miss Cynthia Quimby leads the debs amid other society tableaux of famed figures from Cleopatra to Marie Antoinette.
Washington witnesses a social push as the Junior League Society Circus, led by Mrs. Walter B Edge and former Representative John Phillip Hill, assembles in Washington Auditorium mid December. Princess Antoinette De Ligne and Highness De Ligne appear among the notable cast with other dignitaries including daughters of cabinet members and ambassadors. The President and Mrs Coolidge plan a dinner for the Supreme Court following this week’s judicial reception, their last state function before the new year.
New York social scoop reports Baily Davies Vanderbilt, recently divorced from William H. Vanderbilt, marrying Sigourney Thayer in a surprise ceremony at the Vanderbilt matriarch's home. The license lists Vanderbilt at 25 and Thayer at 32. witnesses included Fredrick M. Davis, with William G. Thayer Jr. serving as best man. The union follows Vanderbilt's 1923 marriage to William H. Vanderbilt, heir to a fortune believed near 20 million dollars.
Frances Porter, an Atlanta dancer described as a perplexed Cuban, boarded the yacht of wealthy sportsman G. P. Whitehead in Havana harbor and refused to come ashore. Whitehead charged her with assault and forcing him to seek refuge on shore.
A woman sued for divorce in Paris in 1927, reconciliation led to withdrawal, later filed in Newport Rhode Island where the divorce was granted in six minutes. She accused her husband of failure to provide. They have a daughter Emily. Thayer, son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William G Thayer of Southboro, is headmaster and vicar of St. Mark Southboro.
The senate public lands committee prepared to consider Roy C. West of Chicago for secretary of the interior amid uncertainty. Secretary Kellogg tested the Kellogg-Briand treaty before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stressing it preserves the Monroe Doctrine. House passage of a treasury post office bill prompted lively debate between wets and drys before final approval. A wry aphorism notes a heart in the mouth and a vertical merger as a lawyer handling divorces for those he wed.
A column argues that using sterling daily keeps home harmony, with courtesy at the table reducing friction. It praises durable silver over fragile china, noting that everyday handling risks less than special-occasion use, and dents or tarnish can be repaired by a jeweler.
Oakland aviator Mrs. Thaden climbed in a D. C. Warren owned biplane wearing an oxygen tank. Altimeters varied 25,400 23,100 22,100 feet with a 24,900 feet record held by Lady Heath of England cited as the prior mark. Local aviation leaders expect barograph calibration to confirm a new women’s altitude record.
John Jaslowski, a six foot longshoreman weighing 202 pounds, addicted to pranks, called Green Point police claiming a $350 robbery. Patrolman William Real arrived. John swore to beat him, swung, ducked, and was struck, jailed three days by Magistrate Folwell.
In Cleveland, December, prosecutors reveal another chapter in the August primary fraud saga with multiple defendants named in the case. The indictments outline alleged schemes tied to votes and civic procedures, signaling ongoing legal action and potential penalties.
A special county grand jury indicted 31 persons in 41 counts for ballot box stuffing illegal handling of ballots erasures and alterations and other irregularities in voting. The panel began September 24 and said investigations are incomplete recommending further inquiry at the next term of court.
Federal officials announce the arrest of Joseph Unger also known as Joseph Khan and Mrs. June Boyd in a Buffalo Chicago narcotics case. Three trunks of narcotics valued at about 2 million dollars were seized after a hotel interception and a telephone conversation. U S Attorney Tuttle says a grand jury will hear indictments from the Buffalo Chicago network shining a light on a large drug operation.
A suit in assumpsit for 750 was lodged in circuit court by Robinson Warder and Robinson for John Haulk Brewing Company against Charles Poole and Thurman H Bennett trading as partners of Simpson Creek Bottling Company. The action rests on an open account. No other filings were made today before Clerk Frank M Hollis Jr.
Washington reports five million women through accredited groups will press for Senate ratification of the Kellogg pact at the December short session. Leaders from National League of Women Voters, General Federation of Women's Clubs, and National Parent-Teacher Association plan coordinated lobbying and gallery presence to urge action. The article also notes support for the Newton child welfare bill and ongoing female-driven efforts on censorship, immigration, and labor issues.
A vintage guide outlines how to care for silver and set tables for breakfast luncheon tea and dinner. It covers polishing, storage away from sulfur, and the correct placement of silverware cups and centerpieces for four common occasions with emphasis on hostess duties and guest comfort.
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