One Show Only for Ine Bird's Christmas Carol at High School
Little Theatre of Grafton will present a single performance of Ine Bird's Christmas Carol at the high school auditorium next Friday evening. The Saturday matinee was canceled due to the decision by the board of governors. Cast includes Virginia Lee Ridenour as Carol Bird and Ruth Mays as Elfrieda among others with seven young Ruggleses rounding out the roles.
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Ine Bird
Little Theatre of Grafton
Little Theatre
Little Theatre of the
Deer Hunters Return From Redbrush Hunt in Paunsyive
Five local deer hunters returned to Grafton after a 12 day hunt in Redbrush area of northern Paunsyive. They killed five bucks ranging from eight to five points and bagged one doe weighing 110 pounds. The party included Dr. E R Bucklew who took the doe, Luther Hedges Howard Burrel Delbert Wolfe and John Brown.
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Grafton
E.R. Bucklew
Doe
Luther Hedges
Howard Burrel
Delbert Wolfe
John Brown
D of A Elects Officers and Anniversary News
Mountain City Council No. 49 D of A met in Wehnhall for its monthly session. Officers elected include Rhea Camp and Aba line Stemple, with plans for a December 17 tenth anniversary celebration. Also noted are the Golden Anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fawley and Christmas party plans for the First Presbyterian Lend A Hand circle at Mrs. Henry Kramer’s Blueville home.
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D. of A
Mountain City Council No. 49
Wehnhall
Rhea Camp
Abaline Stemple
Pearl Britton
Rogella McDaniel
Rhea Comp
Mary Nichodemus
Henry Kramer
Blueville
R. H. Sawyer
F. B. Cather
F. J. Turvander
Helen Louise Malcolm
Social Calendar of Red Wing Clubs and Church Groups
Social calendar items list Christmas party plans across Red Wing groups from December 16 to 18. Activities include Mrs. Mary Parkhill hosting, King’s Daughter Bible class, V F W auxiliary events, Andrews church General Aid society exchanges, and a Pocahontas Degree Christmas party with a long guest and member list and a games evening with refreshments.
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Red Wing Club
Mary Parkhill
King's Daughter Bible
U. B. Church
A. G. Gabbert
Fourth Street
V. F. W. Hall
Main Street
General Aid Society of Andrews
Degree of
Pocahontas
Peace program at Parley highlights temperance and diplomacy
Grafton’s Women’s Christian Temperance Union presented its annual Peace program at the Methodist Protestant church with Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt and Rev. William E. B. Knox of Andrews delivering addresses on war causes and the link between temperance and peace. Miss Blanche Guard chaired the committee. Music by Elizabeth Stuck and Mary Belle Richman with Leona Mitchell. Dorothy Nye accompanied. Local ministers Mitchell, Phillips, and Major John Campbell participated.
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Grafton
Women’ Christian ‘Temperance Union
Methodist Protestant Church
James C. Holt
William EB. Knox
Andrews ME. Shurch
Blanche Guard
Holt
Knox
Elizabeth Stuck
Mary Belle Richman
Leona Mitchell
Dorothy Nye
Fred D. Robinson
H. J. Mitchell
R. 0. Phillips
John Campbell
Airlines Pioneer Dick Merrill Plans Magellan Flight
Dick Merrill, veteran airline pilot, poses in Kansas City as he prepares a flight to Magellan Chile to meet explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins and join the search for missing explorer Lincoln Ellsworth. The report notes a separate New Jersey prison context with Governor Hoffman’s remarks on justice and Hauptmann case doubts.
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Russell Thaw
Lincoln Ellsworth
Dick Merrill
Airlines
Kansas City
Merril
Magellana
Chile
South America
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Publi
Ced
Hauptmann
Ellis
Burlington County
Local residents noted in brief city report
Rollo Conley of Fairmont was in the city yesterday on legal business. Mrs. Ethel Settler was discharged from the City hospital Wednesday morning. Miss Evelyn Welch of a street will spend this evening in Glen McDaniel. Beech set was admitted to the hospital this morning for a major operation. Mrs. John Campbell is in Philippi today.
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Rollo Conley
Fairmont
Ethel Settler
Evelyn Welch
Glen McDaniel
Beech Set
John Campbell
Philippi
Birth of James Taft Holt in Grafton City
Mr and Mrs James Findlay Holt of 628 Beech Street announce the birth of an eight pound baby boy at Grafton City hospital last night. He is named James Taft Holt, son and heir of the Sentinel's business manager and Mrs Holt formerly Miss Mabel Taft of Cincinnati. Both mother and baby are doing nicely today.
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James Findlay Holt
Beech Street
Grafton City Hospital
the Sentinel
Holt
Mabel Taft
Cincinnati
James Taft Holt
Watsons Welcome Baby Girl At City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Paul Watson of High Street announce the birth of a seven and a half pound baby girl at City Hospital this morning. The infant has not yet been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Watson
Highstreet
City Hospital
Miss Margaret Wittman Honors at Fairmont College
Miss Margaret Wittman, a high ranking student at West Virginia Business College in Fairmont, ranks among the top on the honor roll for the first semester. Her grades are among the outstanding in the school, highlighting exceptional academic achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wittman
Grand Street
West Virginia Business College
Fairmont
FHA Representative Sees 21 Persons In City
Everett Ables of the Federal Housing Administration reported in Grafton that 21 people interviewed him about loans during a one day stay. Of loan applicants seven sought repair loans totaling 3584 dollars, eight pursued new construction loans totaling 5000 dollars, and seven requested refinancing and purchasing loans totaling 15900 dollars. Five sought information only.
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Everett Ables
Federal Housing Administration
Grafton
President Masaryk Resigns as Czechoslovak Leader
Prague announces the resignation of Thomas G Masaryk aged 85, the first president of Czechoslovakia, effective immediately amid political changes in the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praha
Czechoslovakia
Thomas G. Masaryk
Zipper Used By Surgeons
Chicago reports the zipper technique applied to stomach cancer treatment. Dr Norris Fishbein confirms the method, detailing adhesive skin strips with a zipper to open and close the abdominal incision for daily electric needle treatments, while withholding patient and hospital names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Norris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Fishbein
Cooks Reduced For Tots Meals Program
Due to budget cuts for the school feeding project the number of cooks is reduced from 35 to 26. Nutrition supervisor Mrs. Anne E. Cruise says allotted funds won't cover salaries for five months or food costs. A cooking school for prospective cooks is planned before Christmas, with a WPA economist from the state department expected to attend.
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Anne E. Cruise
State Department of
WPA Economics
Corruption. Mrs Utt denies rear collision claim
Mrs Roscoe Utt told Sentinel reporters last night she stopped after seeing W J Regan force a car in front off the road. Utt said Regan then hit her eastbound car from the rear as she traveled with Mrs William Boyd and Mrs John Scranpee. The following car driven by Corbin was also noted.
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the Sentinel
Roscoe Utt
W. J. Regan
Relief Office Suspend New Applications In Taylor County
In Brooks Reed's office no new relief cases or reinstatements will be accepted effective today. Harry Hopkins challenges the WV final allotment claim while state funds may cover unemployables. Applications remain for future reference. two local nurses are dismissed but may transfer to WPA projects.
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Brooks Reed
Taylor County
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief
West Virginia
TCRA
Reed
WPA
Dr Anatole Franz Named To Bellevue Hospital
Dr Anatole Franz has been appointed as associate dental surgeon to Bellevue Hospital in New York City and will report for duty January 1. A 1935 University of Pittsburgh graduate, he has worked with Dr Alden Beagle in Graf ton. His many friends in the city wish him success in his new work.
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Anatole Franz
Bell Hospital
New York City
Franz
University of Pittsburgh
Alden Beagle
Grafton
Fairmont Woman Freed by Jury After Trial
A six man jury acquitted Mrs. W. S. Gillis in Judge Ona C. Jefferys court after deliberating briefly. She was charged with canvassing from house to house showing beauty treatments without a state permit. Her Fairmont attorney, Rollo J. Conley, argued she demonstrated creams and earned only commissions, not compensation for treatments. The state, led by J. Guy Allender, contended she needed a license like other beauticians.
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W. S. Gllis
Ona C. Jefferys
House
Rollo J. Conley
Fairmont
Snée
J. Guy Allender
Townsend plan looms in Michigan district contest
Denunciations of the Townsend pension plan grow as candidates in Michigan's third district weigh its political impact. Verter Main won the Republican nomination after backing the plan while Democrat Howard Cavannagh denounces it as fairy tale finance. Dr Townsend predicts minor groups will join the movement. Republican and Democratic leaders show reluctance to address the plan at a forthcoming meeting.
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Michigan
W- Main
Townsend
Howard W. Cavanagh
Three Hunters Killed When Auto Hits Truck
ADRIAN Mich Dec 14 A truck and an automobile carrying six men on a hunting trip collided near Adrian killing three hunters and seriously injuring three others The dead were Frederick Seeger 25 Saline Mich Lawrence Rump 28 Milan Mich and Luther Graf 24 Saline
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Adrian, Mich
Frederick Seeger
Saline
Mich
Lawrence Rump
Milan
Luther Graf
Rotary a 31st year speaker cites world reach and numbers
The High Rotary club discusses attendance as the measure of the district ranking 37 of 80. Mayhew cites Rotary figures: 996 clubs in 80 countries, 163000 members, 109 charters revoked. He critiques New Deal barbs and recalls thrift and farming struggles, urging patriotic duty and thoughtful consideration of policies. About 40 members attended.
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Mayhew
Rotary
New Deal
Alvade
Texas
John Garner
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Will Green
Federation of Labor
Miller Held to Grand Jury on Taxicab Murder Charge
Parkerburg magistrate RL Hays ordered Forrest Miller a 26 year old taxicab driver held to the grand jury on a charge of staying George Vargo, a murder suspect. The hearing occurred December 14 with details limited in court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Hays
Forrest Miller
Ier
George Vi Vargo
Rma Cuter
Train Wreck Injures Crew In Roanoke Rails Accident
Conductor T C Kelly of Roanoke Va and an unidentified mail clerk suffered minor injuries when a mail car and two coaches left the rails after the engine plunged into a ditch. A worker was prepared to amputate a leg to save the man’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Kelly
Roanjoke
DOCTOR LOSES Continues On European War Debate
The article discusses the League of Nations debates over Italy's invasion of Ethiopia, noting how smaller nations push for sanctions while Italian sources claim Ethiopia is backward and in need of aid. Mussolini may seek more land, including Tigre and Ogaden, in exchange for access to the sea, with Rome sending more troops. Britain faces cabinet pressure as Anthony Eden's stance wavers and Hoare's future remains unresolved.
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League
Ethiopia
Italy
Haile Selassie
Europe
Mussolini
Tigre
Eee
Ogaden
Rome
East Africa
Stanley Baldwin
Anthony Eden
Samuel Hoare
Bas
Law and War Views Split Over Baldwin Policy
Setlaw and Clement Attlee criticized the Baldwin government for betraying the ordinary man while the Morning Post editorially argued Baldwin took the only course to avert an Anglo-Italian war, reflecting party and press divisions.
Hauptmann Execution Date To Be Set By Officials
The article explains that court stays require the governor and court of pardons, Hauptmann may seek a new trial on newly discovered evidence, and a state law could block this option with a six month window. Hauptmann was convicted ten months ago, with Colonel Mark O. Kim to set the exact execution date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman
Bruno
Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Col
Mark O. Kim
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Mildeed Graham
H. C. Fawley
Jonathan Freeman
Harry Fawley
Dorsey Fawley
Gloria
Francis
Louis Ann
Jacob Fawley
Wilbur
Norma Lee
Wilber Fawley
Nancy
Willine
Moundsville
Arthur Fawley
Willam
Berkley
W. H. Canfield
Cleola
Exayah
I. T. Yates
Blue Ribbon Club
Tne
Velma Hovatter
Henrietta McCoy
Hilda Sevier
Jack ‘Ong
George Current
John Wagner
Elizabeth Grow
Evelyn Wagner
Edith Mae Wagner
Ray Hovatter
Bertye Hovatter
Janie Barkins
Peggy Hanhon
Donald Wagner
Alfred Wagner
Nancy Williams
Jack Long
Uriel Bartlett
Bernita Brown
Mrs. Hovatter
Peace
Prosecutor Holt
Dr. Knox
GW. Loar&co
Sora
Main ST
FHA
Beulah Belle
Franz & Burka
Bellevue Hospital
Toweendnes
High Rotary
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