Philippi Christmas Activities Highlight Local Groups
Mrs. Hubert D. Lowry hosted F. E. O. Sisterhood Christmas party at Mrs. George Woodford’s home. Rev. C. C. Lambert leads revival at St. Marys Chapel. Nixon Cafe sold to E. Frank Sandridge. Philippi stores to stay open nights through Christmas Eve. Holiday period begins December 19 for Broaddus College and Philippi schools, closing January 5, 1931. Delta-Deak Bridge Club hosts. high score to Mrs. B. G. Scott. Muate Club Christmas program at high school auditorium directed by Mrs. Mary Wilson. Red Cross elects officers: Shaffer president, Gall and Farrior VPs, Dunnington secretary-treasurer. Halcyon Club meets with art program. Christmas gifts exchanged. Presbyterian AUX entertains. devotionals led by Mrs. Farrior. Coral Service set December 18 at Broaddus College lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odle
Mae Poling
Hubert D. Lowry
George Woodford
Main St
Muate Club
Philippi
High Ol
Mary Wilson
Red Cross
Barbour County Red Cross
E. Brown Shaffer
Audra Gall
N. P. Farrior
Etta Dunnington
Christmas Club Box Gifts And Hostess Lineup
The Broaddus Womans Club hosts Miss Anna Kittle and others as hostesses. Miss Bessie Burne Bennett leads programs with Mrs. Howard J. Robinson assisting. Guests urged to give silver offerings for a Christmas box, with a musical program and no refreshments. Farm Bureau offices close December 24 to 29. Dr Hu C Myers, formerly of Philipps, now Atlanta, operated for appendicitis and is recovering. Several local residents listed on visits and engagements. An editorial note ends with a quip about will power and estate bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broaddus Womans ‘Club
Anna Kittle
Meadames O. E. Harwood
George K. Hartman
Winfred Sturm
A. W. H. Jones
Genevieve Jenkins
Jean Cameron
Chioris Benson
Bessie Burne Bennett
Howard J. Robinson
Hu C. Myers
Philipps
Atlanta, Ga
Pleasant New Way to End Nasal Catarrh
A period advertisement touts Opex as a simple spray to cleanse nasal membranes and relieve catarrh symptoms within minutes. It claims quick relief from stuffed passages, sniffling, and mucus discharge with a refundable 30 day guarantee, priced as a cost-effective treatment syndicated by Grafton Drug and Chemical Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Drug and Chemical Company
Christmas Greetings Mailed To Rural School Teachers
County Superintendent Lloyd L. Shriver extends Yuletide wishes to rural teachers and students He notes December checks ready Saturday December 20 to boost trade with Santa Claus He seeks optimistic reports for the state education department on Pupils Reading Circles SAE enrollment and PTA activities He highlights West Virginia Club promotion for grades five through eight and urges a complete program He requests detailed monthly reports and cautions no school will be observed the Friday after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd L. Shriver
Santa Claus
Shriver
State Department of Educaton
State Department
West Virginia Club
Intitute Bulletin
Hazel Atlas Reopening Hopes After Market Dip
The Hazel Atlas plant at Grafton faces delayed operations due to nationwide business downturn. The local committee and company officials expressed aim to restart when demand for glassware rises, pledging to relocate workers to nearby plants and retain a core mold shop crew. They tout pride in Grafton staff and expect improved equipment and eventual expansion upon reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Garfton
Community praise for Havels Atlas Glass Company relations
A committee praised Havels Atlas Glass Company for its businesslike conduct and thoughtful interest in each community hosting its plants. They felt the assurances given by the committee would foster closer relations and goodwill with the people of Grafton and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alneeling
Retu
Havel Atlas Glass Company
Grafton
Federal Judge Fights Over 18th Amendment Ruling in New Jersey
A Prohibition dispute in Newark and Trenton pits Judge Runyon against Judge Clark over the 18th amendment. Governor Larson defends prohibition’s ongoing status while federal administrator Tutt urges continued enforcement despite conflicting rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Clark
William Runyon
Supreme Court
Guy L. Fake
Larson
Lewis J. Tutt
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Washington
Sprague
Rebuttal Ends as Dunn Murder Trial Nears Finish
Middlebourne West Virginia December 17 a parade of rebuttal witnesses aided the close of the murder trial of James Dunn one of four men charged in the death of Garlan Payless three after a drinking orgy on an Ohio river island Indications pointed to an end of the trial Clyde McBee and Charles Henry will be moved to the March term Pat Henry to be retried after Dunn case concludes He testified he last saw a boy about five near his home on a Sunday night and that Dunn and McBee later sought a flashlight to aid a search for the child
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebourne
W. Va
James Dunn
Garlan Payless
Ohio
Clyde McBee
Charles Henry
Pat Henry
Dunn
Bis
McBee
To Meet Einstein From the River Landing Across from Island
Sheriff Baker of Wetzels county denied defense claims of mistreatment by investigators. He said officers were not drunk, did not hear orders for a kangaroo court, and he witnessed no mistreatment. Mrs Eva Bailey, mother of the child, repeated she never threatened to kill the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Wétzel
Charles Henry
Eva Bailey
Kiwanis Club Poor Judge of Cigarettes Grafton
Kiwanis members falter in brand tests as four prominent clubmen try to name popular cigarette brands. Norman Kendall, pinch hitter for Belington, discusses Old China Town San Francisco wonders and a sensational underworld tour story tied to a city famed for temples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
America
Norman F. Kendall
Pinch
Belington Club
Eindall
Old China Town
San Francisco
United States
Engaged Gertrude Lamont to Charles Saltzman
Gertrude Lamont daughter of secretary of commerce and Mrs Robert P Lamont has become engaged to Charles E Saltzman son of Major General and Mrs Charles Saltzman. The couple announced the engagement recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas
Gertrude Lamont
Secretary of Commerce
Robert P. Lamont
Charles E. Saltzman
Charles Saltzman
Visitor's grim tour of Chinatown and a Salvation Army note
The account describes a visitor's condemnation of Chinatown sights from an underground to the business district including opium dens and forced prostitution, praising only the Salvation Army. It mentions the earthquake destroying Old Chinatown, a local club member Rev. Dr. Jones, and concludes with Barrymore's feverish illness after a sea voyage and studio care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Chinatown
Salvation Army
Charles 5. Jones
Barrymore Stricken With Fever During Yacht Cruise
Movie star John Barrymore is confined to bed after contracting jungle fever during a Central American yacht cruise. He fell ill while with his wife Dolores Costello and was hospitalized as his condition was described as feverish and serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Mae Bai
Seamore
Barrymore
Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Theatrical agent Farnum found safe in Death Valley trek
A large search party was disbanded when Sheriff Harry Goper announced theater agent Ralph H. Farnum of New York was safe after a perilous journey with Indians in Death Valley. The incident raised safety concerns for Farnum and his party. A separate note reports a highway sweeper in Arizona clearing routes and California drivers license laws to be enacted next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Pipe Wells
Ralph H. Farnum
New Yorke
New
Furnace Creek
Harry Goper
Hye County
Magher
Orizon
California
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Broaddus and
C. C. Lambert
Crim Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
South
St. Mary's Chapel
Philippi- Grafton Highway
E. Frank Sandridge
Nixon Cafe
Same
Broaddus College
Phil-ipps
Bridge Club
J. C. Boggess
Delta-Deak Bridge Club
Main Street
B. G. Scott
Halcyon Club
Halsyou Club
W. C. Davis
Gram On
P. A. Switzer
L. A
The
Presbyterian Church
W. O. Davis
N. P.farrior
SI _ Coral
Associated Proas
Huerta Ritter
Viemese Court Beauty
New York
Connant Hatch
St Joseph
Hoh Iron Manufacturer
Farm Bureau
Parm Bureau
Denis Wiseman
McKeesport
Paul B. Ware
Clarksburg
H. Talbott
Glads Avenue
Noah Bucklew
Terra Alta
Marguerite Reger
H. N. Correll
Sadie
Puffy
Sydney Zoo
Puff
Caibin Icn
Bond
Grafton Printing Co
Latrobe Bt
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Supt. Shriver
Covery
Hazel
Associated Press
Ghari F. Zittel
U. S
Congress
William Stark
Newark
N. J
End Nears
Garlan Bayless
Einstein
Walter 8. Adams
Mount Wilson Observatory
Callifornia
Albert Einstein
Kiwanis Club
Wm. Archdeacon Co
Farnum
the Fair Department Store
E. Main St
Graftan, W. Va
Will Rosenshine
Prop
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