Ministerial Association to Protest Sunday Movies in Grafton
Six churches join the ministerial group to oppose Sabbath day film showings at the Strand starring Will Rogers. They will present formal protests to Mayor Charles King and Prosecuting Attorney James Holt. Mayor says no ordinance delays. the protest hinges on possible Sabbath law violations and broader Blue Laws. The matinee drew few patrons while the evening show drew a larger crowd.
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United Brethren
West Main
Sereet
Andrews M. B
Salvation Army
First Presbyterian Church
Warner FF. Six
French Boone
King
Grafton
Uting
James C. Holt
Ministerial Association
Vasking
Strand
Elks Lodge
J. Lester Bush
W. H. Arnold
Arnold
The
Army Fy
Women to Sew For Poor At Army Hall
Women of the civic department from the Twentieth Century Club will meet at Salvation Army hall Tuesday afternoon to sew for the poor in the city using a Singer sewing machine.
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Army Hall
Using & Singer
Twentieth Century Club
Salvation Army Citasiel
Andrews Methodist Church to form own charity committee
At 7 30 tonight the church charity committee led by W A Beavers Sr will meet. The Andrews congregation plans its own mechanism to aid families in need while coordinating with the Salvation Army. Funds and supplies collected will be turned over to Captain W H Arnold with lists of needy individuals or families.
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Charity Committee
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. Beavers
Andrews
Salvation Army
Mr. Jones
W. H. Arnold
West Penn leases Tobias Building for new headquarters
West Penn Public Service Corp takes a long lease on the Tobias building with offices and display space to be on the Main street floor and supplies, trucks, and linesmen HQ to be in the Latrobe street basement after the first of the year. Grafton committee members named on relief for unemployed.
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West Penn
Tobias
Monongahela West Penn
Main Street
Latrobe Street
Banafede
West Main Street
Grafton Evening Press
McGraw Alley
Court Pharmacy
Soviet Engineers Face Firing Squad for Plot
Moscow reports five prominent Soviet engineers and technicians condemned to death for conspiracy to overthrow the Moscow government. They join others charged with sabotage and foreign intervention to end Russian Communism as eight hours for clemency appeal pass. Ramsin leads, Larichev next, Charvonsky, Kalinskov named among the doomed. Page Bight continued.
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Moscow
Leonid Ramsin
Moscow Technical Institute
Heat and Power Institute
Victor Larichev
State Planning Commission
Ramsin
Nikolai Charvonsky
The
Supreme Economic Council
Ivan Kalinskov
Dr Doran Denies Prohibition Workers Corruption Claim
Washington reports final accounting of James Doran over the prohibition bureau before its division. He cites 68 173 arrests and 22 05 jail sentences and 5 085 convictions up to July. He says 567 cases were investigated and all but one closed, with most charges proven false or dropped.
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Washington
James M. Do
Prohibition Bureau
Dorian
Indusalcohol
Ihat Jilly
Doran
Prohibition
Rev Dr William B Barton Dies at 69 in Brooklyn Hospital
The Rev Dr William B Barton aged 69, Congregational clergyman and author, died yesterday in a Brooklyn hospital after a month with pneumonia. Burial set for Foxboro Mass beside his wife who died in 1925. He taught at Vanderbilt and later became a prolific author and lecturer, father of Bruce Barton.
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New York
William B. Barton
Brooklyn
Foxboro
Mass
Barton Weld
Robbins, Tenn
Wellington
Boston
Oak ‘Pati
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Lincoln
Bruce Barton
Belington Kiwanis to Visit Grafton on December 16
Dr J J Kaufman announced Belington Kiwanis will come to Grafton for an inter-city meeting on December 16 and present the program for the evening The Grafton Kiwanis regular Western meeting will be at Hotel Grafton Tuesday night The event promises an election results recap and an attendance contest as part of a lively club program.
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J. J. Kaufman
Belington
City Churches Unite For Week Of Prayer In Grafton
Grafton Protestant churches plan union services during a Week of Prayer starting Sunday Jan 4 in the M C A auditorium with a 2 30 PM men’s service. The Religious Education committee urged the program and a protest against theatres opening on the Lord’s Day.
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Religious Education Committee
M. F
Se T
Mmittee
C. A
Danin Arnold
Salvation Army
Grafton
Taylor County
King
Holt
Disappearance Of Colorado Teacher Still Puzzle
Miss Enid Marriott a 28 year old Wiggins school teacher remains missing as authorities pursue new leads. Melvin McClanham a 48 year old Nebraska farmer is jailed in Fort Morgan in the abducton case after a Scotts Bluff arrest and extradition waiver. Local police continue to investigate with telegrams and official warrants driving the case.
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Colorado
Greely
Col
Enid Marriott
Wiggins
Melvin G. McClanham
Mitehall
Neb
Scotts Bluff
R. A. Johnston
Fort Morgan
Miss Marriott
Judge Lindsey Thrown Out of Church at Madison Ave
New York City scene at Episcopal Cathedral John the Divine as Judge Lindsey interrupted Bishop Manning during prayer. Lindsey demanded a hearing, denounced the bishop, and was escorted from the pulpit amid shouts and scuffles. Police moved him to a taxicab as congregants rioted.
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New York
Episcopal
John the Divine
Ham T.manning
B. Lindsey
Manning
Lindsey
Bishop Manning
House of Justice
House of God
Ti Il
Mase
Lynch Bim
Jim
Use of Funds Must Be Done With Caution
Washington, Dec. 8. Congress advances relief legislation amid warning against overuse of treasury funds. Secretary Mellon disapproves paying veterans compensation certificates. Senator Borah condemns unlimited welfare spending and favors deficits covered by higher income taxes. Senate to vote on $60,000,000 drought relief bill. house continuation on page three.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Mellon
Borah
Idaho
Nlce
Senate
Bill Bee
Agriculture Committee
House
McNary
Seco
Dent Hoover
Agriculture
Ate
Grafton Elks memorial service honors departed members
Grafton Lodge No. 308 held its annual memorial service with H Arthur Heinze of Clarksburg as speaker. The program featured St Pauls Lutheran choir Mrs John W Tucker soloist and Sitter's Orchestra. A Bryant Thanatopsis passage framed reflections on life and death as Elks paid tribute to past members. a lengthy roll of honored dead followed.
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Grafton
John McCafferty
Heinze
Brother Elks
Bryant
Elks
Order of
Elkes'Lodge
Elke
Benevolent Find Protective Order of Hiks
Grafton Lodge No
Blustering Billy date shifted to December 16
The three act comedy Blustering Billy presented by West Main Street Epworth League had its performance date moved from December 14 to December 16, per the production's business manager announcement.
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Billy
West Main Street
Epworth League
Joe Hanway Back to Work After Fall
Joe Hanway returned to his Coffee Room on West Main Street after nearly a week at home with a leg injury from a fall. The incident kept him away from work but no lasting harm is reported.
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Joe Hanway
West Main Street
Hoover Makes Economy Plea for Peace-Time Emergency Programs
Washington reports Hoover urges a $60,000,000 drought relief and construction package as part of a broader push for the greatest peace-time emergency program. Senate debate centers on size, with Robinson insisting on $60 million while others expect House passage of related funding. Also noted is a $30,000,000 battleship modernization bill and a Porto Rico vocational education funding plan totaling $120,000 annually.
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Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Lee Cramton
Michigan
Hoover
Congress
House
Reed
Republicaf Pennsylvania
Delates
New Mexico
Mississippi
Idaho
Porto Rico
Riotous Weekend in Germany Leaves Dozens Injured
Berlin reports a riotous weekend as Communists clash with Fascists and police. About 50 people were injured, with 20 police officers and 7 others hospitalized. In Berni and Hameln fights continued, a Fascist man dying after Communist-Pascist confrontation in Dmurud.
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Germany
Berlin
Berni
D Murd
Ay Dersong
Hameln
Revision of Farm Marketing Act Opposed by Federation Head
Boston December 8 The American Farm Bureau Federation president Sam H Thompson opened the annual three day convention opposing revision of the agricultural marketing act He argued current law already holds authority for fundamental actions and rejected calls for amendments He cited issues like farm credits taxation marginal lands and transportation and said the surplus claim stems from faulty distribution amid widespread unemployment and need
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Federation
Boston
Sam H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Thompson
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