Peace topic last evening at W C T U meeting
Rev Herbert Parks of West Main Street Methodist delivered the main address on Educate for Peace at the annual peace meeting in First Baptist church. The program opened with hymn and scripture, followed by solos and a duet, a poem, and ended with hymn America and benediction. The W C T U is one of eleven major women’s groups active for world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Parks
West Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Educate For Peace
Women's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Gordon L. Withers
Mary Belle Richman
Esther Beall
Parks
Betty Jean
Robert Brand
Madeline Brand
Albert Deets
America
Sas
Christmas society events fill town with cheer
The Ladies Aid of the U B h met at Mrs. Squires home on Warder avenue for a Christmas program with readings singing and a Christmas exchange. Other church and club gatherings followed including the Kings Daughters Bible class Blueville and St. Paul's Lutheran groups plus a busy social calendar through December with numerous meetings and a planned Christmas party series.
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Squires
Ladies Aid Society of the
U. B
M. Squires
Warder Avenue
Lois Lu
Belle Hefner
Tye Hugill
Loren Hoffman
Flora Well
Rey
Luzader
Iva Hugill
Merle Stilwell
Martha
Mildred Hefner
D. O. Reed
Charles Ler
Daisy Dotson
Ard
G. Stockett
Nina Sturm
L. W
First Baptist
Kings Daughters Bible Class
Blueville
Nora Withers
Woman's Missionary Society of St. Paul's Lutheran Church
A. W. Wagner
King’s Daughters
C. B. S. Club
Harold Gale
Grand Street
General Woman's Club
Elk’s Club
Book Review Department
B. and
O, Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary
V. F. W. Hall
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Church of Christ
F. A. Hin‘kins
Henry Rupp
Public Welfare Department
Woman's Club
E. G. Kuhn
Fisher
M. P
Ladies Ald Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Eastern Star Woman's Club
Arvy Wagner
East Main Street
The
Elks Home
Double Wedding at Strand Theatre Stars Powell Loy
Strand Theatre opens this week with Double Wedding a farce of itinerant artists based on Great Love by Ferenc Molnar. Powell and Loy headline a four character comic plot where Margit aims to force a match that Irene falls for the roaming artist.
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Strand Theatre
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Ferenc
Molnar
Charlie
Margit
New York
Irene
Waldo
Powell
The Life of the Party at the Opera House
An all star musical romance features Gene Raymond and Harriet Hilliard in a tale of romance and mistaken marriage set mostly in a Santa Barbara hotel. Joe Penner, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, and a lively supporting cast deliver comedy and six musical numbers as the plot roams from romance to farce.
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Opera House
Gene Raymond
Harriet Hil Iiard
Joe Penner
Parkyarkarkus
Helen Broderick
Victor Moore
Raymond
Miss Hilliard
Harriet Hilliard
Harriet
Helen Broterick
Pacific Coast
Billy Gilbert
Prankling Pangborn
Ann Miller
Ann Shoemaker
Margaret Dumont
William A. Seiter
Edward Kaufman
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
Viola Brothers
Shore
Joseph Santley
Allie Wrubel
Herb Magidson
George Jessel
Ben Oakland
Club Names New Members and Sets Next Meeting
During a business session the club voted in several new members. The next meeting will be hosted at Mrs. A V Cuppett's home. Attending were Mrs. L V Atha, Mrs. W J Bailey, Mrs. C A Keef er, Mrs. A V Cupper, Mrs. A J Brannon, Mrs. Asa Wolfe, Leota Hartsook, and Mrs. John Deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Cuppett
L. V. Atha
W. J. Bailey
C. A. Keef‘er
A. V. Cupper
A. J. Brannon
Asa Wolfe
Leota Hartsook
John Deck
Local notices report residents ill and events in Clarksburg
Anna Maxine Sinclair recovers from flu at West Main Street home and attends school in Fairmont. Mrs Anna Sinclair’s pleurisy illness remains steady. Mrs Alph Shaw confined to East Long Street home. County Road Supervisor W O Bolin of Grafton attends a dinner in Clarksburg honoring retiring district engineer Frank D McEnteer.
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Anna Maxine Sinclair
West Main Street
Miss Sinclair
Fairmont
Anna Sinclair
Alph Shaw
East Long Street
W. O. Bolin
Grafton
Clarksburg
Frank D. McEnteer
George B McClellan Robinson Dies at 74 in Philippi
George B McClellan Robinson aged 74 died at his daughter Miss Reva Robinsons home in North Philippi Thursday evening from complications. Funeral services will be held at Miss Reva Robinsons home Saturday at 2 PM with Rev Roy Collins of the United Brethren Church officiating. Burial will follow in Philippi Masonic Cemetery. Surviving children include Gordon B of Akron Ohio Ira C of Buckhannon Everett M of Philippi Miss Reva of Philippi Oral B of James town Pa Leland of Philippi Dow of Wilmington Del and Mrs Walter Biser of Elkins.
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Philippi
George B. McClellan Robinson
Reva Robinson
North Philippi
Roy Collins
United Brethren Church of
Masonic Cemetery
Gordon B
Akron
Lee Criss
Ira C
Buckhannon
Everett M
Walter Biser
Elkins
H. F. Robinson
Clarksburg
Dow
Wilmington
Del
Leland
Reva
Oral B
James Town
Home Burns in Berkeley County Blaze
Fire destroyed the home of Claude High of Berkeley station Berkeley county. City firemen said lack of an adequate water supply made them helpless to check the flames.
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Martinsburg
Claude High
Berkeley Station
Berkeley County
Burns Fatal in Mooresville Home Fire
Malissa Tennant aged 80 died in a Morgantown hospital from burns after her nightgown caught fire from a war stove at her Mooresville home. Police and fire crews investigated the incident as it was reported locally on December 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Malissa Tennant
Mooresville
Booth Trial Defense Sanity Questioned By Medical Witnesses
Defense witnesses testified Booth showed no insanity after examination, contradicting state experts who said he claimed he preferred execution to life imprisonment. State rebuttals cited Booth’s admission of slating the victim and other incidents as evidence against mental illness. Two co defendants, Orville Adkins and John Travis, awaited trial while Booth’s father questioned his sanity since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
E. F. Reaser
C. B. Beirn
State Penitentiary
Hunt
Wayne County
Seder
I. W. Taylor
W. M. York
J. D. Reynolds
A. 8. Reeder
James 8
Krump
Orville Adkins
John Travis
Two Dead in West Virginia Coal Mine Accidents
A slate fall in a Grafton area mine buried miner Grimm beneath more than a ton. He died instantly with skull and chest injuries as four coworkers rushed to help. Coroner called accident, no inquest. Grimm, born 1914, survived by five brothers and four sisters. funeral set for Monday at Trap Springs with private burial in Smith cemetery.
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Page One
Grimm
Woodrow Malcolm
Paul P. Warden
County
Albert
Rose Grimm
Dewey Grimm
McKeesport
Booth
W. Va
Herbert Grimm
John Grimm
Leroy Grimm
Grafton
Viola
Thelma Losh
Gladys Losh
Dorothy Bradford
Baptist Church
Trap Springs
Millard Stump
Smith Cemetery
McCauley
Mike McCauley
Belington
Galloway Mine No. 2
Clifford Vincent
Dorsey Proudfoot
Simpson
City Hospital
Belington Caild
Notice of Shareholders Meeting at The First National Bank Graf ton
The First National Bank of Gr ton Graf ton W Va calls a meeting of stockholders on Tuesday January 11 1938 from 1 30 to 2 30 p m at the banking house to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to address any other business. O Jay Fleming Cashier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Grafton
W. Va
Grafton
Jay Fleming
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herbert Daniels
Kansas City
Daniels
Central Press
WIBLE
King’s Daughters’ Bible Lass
Blueville Sunday School
Edith Brown
Arthur Yates
L. J. Sto
Ona Jefferys
Naomiapter No
Order of Eastern
Amos Rohrbaugh
Prunwn
Eastern Star
Addie
J. Hshelman
Rowlesburg
Woman's Missionary
Main Street
E. F. K. Roof
Blanche Byers
William Wat
William Shaffer
C. E. Grayson
East Wilford Street
Se Society
CB. S. Club
Harold Cole
Miss Loy
Adrian
Gratton Drug & Chemical Company
West Main St
Mildred Gall
George Robinson
Jane Raymond
Harriett Hollard
Luzadder St. Au
Cutex and
LaCross
Coty and Yardley
Wats
Amity
Page
Shaw
Red Cross Pharmacy
Big Sister
Donnie
Turkey
BY Les Forgrave
Etta.kett
Dad
Paul Robin
Isa Dae
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