Missionary Society Christmas Party Highlights
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren church hosted a delightful Christmas party led by Harold Knight with the theme The Depth of Peace. Miss Margaret Riden poured a piano solo, readings and music enhanced the worship, and a short business session followed before refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MicMiary Society
Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Harold Knight
H. A. Bowers
Maragret Riden
Helen Dotson
My Beauty Hint from Bona May Oliver
A beauty tip explains taming wisps at the nape with a cotton dab of hair dressing. Apply upward strokes, secure with a small hairpin, and let the product dry to smooth the strands.
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Bona May
Oliver
Heck
Former local man Richard Donkin dies at 60 in Washington
Richard Donkin former resident died at his nephew's home in Washington Pennsylvania at 4 pm yesterday. He had yearlong throat trouble and lung infection. A native of England he came to Grafton in 1916 to work for Carr China Company and later moved to Pennsylvania City. He belonged to Grafton Lodge No 31 Odd Fellows and the potters union Locy No 92. Burial is set for Friday in East Liverpool Ohio with another nephew there. He had lived on Grafton’s west side for years.
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Richard Donkin
Washington
Ben
Mr. Donkin
England
Grafton
Carr China Company
Pennsylvania
Miss Bertie Brohard Visits Friend in New York City
Miss Bertie Brohard visits her school mate in New York City. Mrs Ann Whelan of the Telephone company leaves tonight for Mineral Wells Texas to spend Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs John Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Brohard
New York City
Ann Whelan
the Telephone Company
Mineral Wells
Texas
John Rush
Submit List Waterways Improvements as Urgent
Washington December 14 a proposed authorization list for waterway improvements totaling 76 million dollars is classified as urgent, outlining projects across multiple regions and agencies seeking quick action.
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Washington
War Department Engineers propose omnibus rivers bill basis
Submitted today to the House Rivers and Harbors Committee by the War Department Engineers the proposal serves as the basis for an omnibus rivers and harbors bill.
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House, Rivers and Harbors Committee
War Department Engineers
Omniibus Rivers and Harbors
Ohio Rates Are Opposed by Interstate Hearing
Western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia coal operators argued at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing that Ohio utilities commission intrastate rate cuts favor Ohio coal and would price non Ohio mines out of competition. Attorneys from B O railroads contended Ohio rates grant a preference to Ohio mining firms and cannot be met by Pennsylvania and West Virginia operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Ohio Utilities Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Harry A. Cochran
Baltimore
B. & O. Railroad
J. T. Carbine
Pittsburgh
Cochran
Carbine
Ohio Commission
Burleigh Banker Dies in Harper's Ferry at 80
Thomas Burleigh, 80, longtime president of the Harper's Ferry Bank, died last night. A native of the town, he followed a lineage from an Irish immigrant father who settled here before the Civil War and waited in the streets during the 1859 John Brown raid.
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Harper's Ferry
Thomas Burleigh
Harper's Ferry Bank
Hs Father
John Brown
Market holds steady after French debt default vote
New York stock market shows limited reaction to the French chamber vote defaulting the war debt. Prices eased fractionally at open but recovered, with few issues posting small gains by early afternoon. Allied Chemical Union Pacific and American Telephone trimmed losses and gained, while D S Steel New York Central and American Can rebounded from about half a point dip.
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New York
Allied Chemical
Union Pacific
American Telephone
Telephone
Steel
New York Central
American Can
British Aviatrix Heads Toward Oran For Record Flight
Amy Johnson departed Cape Town bound for England aiming for Oran tonight as she pursues a new flight record. The British aviatrix set out from Cape Town and planned to reach Oran to continue toward her goal.
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Gage
French West Africa
Amy Johnson
Cape Town
England
Oran
Two Trucks Turn Over On Slippery Roads
Snow and ice caused multiple accidents across the area last night with two trucks flipping on Route 58 near Union and a separate incident on Laurel Mountain near the Dan-Larue Inn. A Greyhound bus reportedly collided with a truck, windows broken and fenders bent, though not verified. Earl Layman and a wrecker assisted for hours, unloading turkeys from the first truck. two turkeys were killed. Douglass Cahill was injured when his car went over an embankment near Grand Street. his vehicle was pulled free by Rosiér's crane. Minor slips and skids were common as heavy snowfall and black ice persisted. state plows worked along Route 50 to clear dangerous curves.
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Union
Elkins
Earl Layman
Laurel Mountain
Dan-Larue Inn
Greyhound
Douglass Cahill
High Street
Grand
State Road Commission
Sidney Fox Weds New York Writer Beahan
Hollywood actress Sidney Fox married New York writer Charles Beahan in a ceremony held in New York City. The event confirms Fox as a prominent film star uniting with a literary professional in a high profile social outcome.
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Sidney Fox
N. Y
Harrison
Hollywood
Charles Beahan
New York City
Paris fashion fad links shoes to bags across Army of Chic
Paris fashion writers note a new hand and foot fad where women pair wedding shoes with bags in matching fabric and color. From pin seal to velvet ensembles, outfits now feature coordinated heels and bags with同 colors and textures guiding daily and evening wear.
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Rita Ferris
Associated Press
Paris
Chic
Mart Paris
Milady
Vera Boreas
Upper
Jett
Inga and Pinocchio Free Toyland from Witch
A witch is burned by Inga and Pinocchio with aid from a woods fairy in Toyland. As the witch burns, rocks transform into spellbound locals. The group recovers a magic basket and a mirror, freeing toys and animals, and prepares to return to Toyland and Santa with magical helpers.
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Inga
Pinocchio
Toyland
Santa
Senate to Probe Bonus Army Eviction
Senator McKellar of Tennessee announced plans to seek Senate inquiry into the eviction of the Bonus Army from Washington last summer. He requested the resolution be referred to the audit committee, though objections suggested a standing committee first.
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Washinton
McKellar
Tenn
Senate
Bonus Army
Washington
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Woman's Mission Circle
Ladies Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Lillie Thomas
Grace Whitescarver
Ladies Aid Society of
Andrews M. B. Church
W. H. Paugh
Grand Street
Biness
W. H. Chenoweth
Gyrold Hefner
Mary Millen Sinclair
John Sayre
Miller's Shoe Store
Green Lantern
Latrobe Street
Junior Knights Orchestra
Junior Knight
Dorwin Robinson
Mr. Marsh
Ww. C. T. U. Meeting
Womans Christian Temperance Union
C. E. Haynes
Maple Avenue
Perie Kramer
Charley EB. Bennett
W. St. Charles Street
Charles E. Bennett Jr
Bennett
Edna Sturm
Belington
Prank Bennett
Washington, Pa
Electric Irons
American Beauty Auto
Hotpoint
Lady Dover Automati Universal
Chrome Dover
Marinello
Ea W. Main Street
McCrory’s
W. Va
Thos, Burleigh
Harper’s Ferry
Higrida
Chapter
Cinocchio
Woods Fairy
Inge
Lopes
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