Christmas Party and Birthday Notices From Grafton Club
The Book Review Department of the Grafton Woman's Club held its Christmas party at St Pauls M B church with eighty attendees. A turkey dinner followed by a one act play The Mystic Hour depicted Joan of Arc in Paris. Also reported are Nancy Reita Adlingtons fifth birthday party and Mary Woods eighty third birthday dinner with cake centerpieces, plus Gabbert Drennan marriage announcement at Baptist Temple on November 21 with Rev S A Campbell officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Woman's Club
St. Paul's M. B. Church
H. R. Gibson
J. W. Ault
Mildred Waters
Aid
Paris
Joan of Arc
Ada Clare Friedman
Wilfred Currey
Blanche
Paul
Ted Matthews
Fred
Tommy
Leslie Crawford
Gerald
Raymond Sayre
F. J.adlington
Brownlow Park
Nancy Reita
Eleanor Parrish
Irma Jean
Jimmy Tingler
Eva Brown
Anetia Jean Skinner
Mildred Barnes
Mary Wood
Martha Roberts
Walter Wood
Social Calendar Highlights Week’s Meetings and Events
Tuesday evening gatherings include The General Aid Society of Andrews Church, Junior and Senior Circles with party and business meetings, and a Women’s Foreign Missionary Society program at St Pauls M E. Wednesday features Woodman’s Circle, Blueville Ladies Aid, American Legion Auxiliary district convention, plus joint hosting by Mrs Travis. Thursday covers Eastern Star Christmas meeting at Masonic hall and a Christmas program with gifts. Royal Neighbors hold juvenile Christmas party at Wehn hall with a tree and program.
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General Aid Society of Andrews Church
Group A
C. V. Miller
Order
Banco
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of St. Paul's
M. E. Church
Howard ‘Cameron
Yates Avenue
Ladies Aid Society of
Blueville Church
J. W. Travis
Loveland
Travis
Turner
Eastern Star Women's Club
Masonic Hall
Royal Neighbors
Victory Camp
Wehn Hall
Reading Christmas Party Recalls Songs and Games
Mary Jean Grinnan led a program of readings and songs including Santa Learn ed To Fly and Christmas Eve with Mildred Hefner at the piano. Gloria Squires and Mildred Hefner organized. Dale Kram er, a fugitive from Point Marion, Pa., helped divvy about $17 taken from Gillis’ home. Confessions admitted as evidence despite defense objections.
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Santa
Mary Jean Grinnan
Santa Claus
Gloria Squires
Mildred Hefner
Mildred Gall
Margaret Grinnan
Klaude Spaur
Teets
Gillis
Dale Kramer
Point Marion
State Rests Teets Murder Case Shortly Before Noon
Kingwood December 18 With two alleged confessions by Arthur Raymond Teets 20 of Morgantown admitted as evidence state witnesses resume their testimony today in Teets trial on charge of killing Jimmy Gillis Terra Alta landowner The state rested just before noon The defense repudiated the alleged confessions Gillis was shot to death at his home Mrs Tony Olivo has received a home several weeks ago after a message from Italy of the death state charges we refused to give money to Teets She was 22 years old and had been ill three months
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Kingwood
Arthur Raymond Teets
Morgantown
Teets
Klling
Jimmy Gillis
Terra Alta
Gillis
Tony Olivo
Italy
Anna Lomoney
Nash Coupe Damaged by Fire Early Today
A 1932 Nash coupe owned by Harold Sapp of Parkview was badly damaged at 12:15 this morning after a short circuit in the ignition caused a fire on Grand Street. The radiator hose burned through and kerosene sprayed over the motor, spreading the blaze. Firefighters extinguished the fire after it scorched the paint and ruined the ignition system.
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Harold Sapp
Parkview
Clocis
Mr. Sapp
Grand Street
Huey Long Moves to Take Control of Louisiana Schools
Baton Rouge reports Huey Long advances a package of 38 bills in a special session to place 15 000 Louisiana teachers under a Long controlled board and extend state budget committee supervision over teacher appointments. Bills include punitive provisions aimed at New Orleans Mayor T Semmes Wamsley and the armed September primary result.
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ED Desobry
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey Long
Pate
House
Senate
E.S. T
Long
Ways and Means
State Budget Committee
Budget Committee
O. K. Allen
T. H. Harris
J. 8. Cave
New Orleans
T. Semmes Wamsley
Pair Arrested In Lexington Case Emerges Names
Lexington authorities custody J. R. Sloan alias Harrison and Tomboy Sloan, along with a young woman identified as Thelma, following late yesterday arrests linking them to a Williamson West Virginia area case.
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Lexington, Ky
Williamson
W. Va
J. R. Sloan
Harrison
Lexington Man Implicated in Williamson Kidnapping Case
Itchfield of Lexington and T to Williamson with the pair were held in connection with the kidnapping and robbery of William Evans, an insurance man from Williamson. Mayor O. E. Hogan, Patrolman Everett Allison, and H. H. Davis of Williamson traveled to the case.
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Itchfield
Lexington
Williamson
William Evans
O. E. Hogan
Everett Allison
H. H. Davis
Two Gregory Brothers Acquitted in Larceny Case
Spectators crowded the Taylor county building court room Monday night as magistrate Ona C. Jefferys presided over the trial of Joe and Frank Gregory. The brothers, reputed Wendel miners, were cleared of petit larceny charges after the defense argued the tools belonged to them and they did not steal. Prosecutor James C. Holt spoke for the state with W. P. Samples aiding the defendants.
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Ona C. Jefferys
Joe
Frank Gregory
Taylor County
L. 2. Hawkins
Mark Goodwin
Gregory Brothers
James C. Holt
W. P. Samples
Wider Scale of Probe of Automobile Industry
President Roosevelt’s inquiry into auto industry conditions advanced on a broader scale as NRA and labor department investigators pressed to speak with many involved. In Flint Michigan twenty five workers attended meetings to propose remedies for regularizing production, while officials Harry Weiss and Thomas J. Kelly withheld witness names and evidence details.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
NRA
Department of Labor
Flint
Mich
Harry Weiss
Thomas J. Kelly
Munitions Probers Challenge Army Idea
Senate investigators scrutinized a long secret war mobilization plan and objected to sending it to Congress until war actually comes. The plans include a six percent profit on supplies and a voluntary censorship of the press in war time after Senator Clark urged sending it for debate in peace.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Clark
D-Mo
Betty Gow Sighting Aboard Caledonia Heading for Hauptmann Trial
London reports suggest Betty Gow, once nurse to Lindbergh, may travel under the alias Vivien M. Taylor aboard the Anchor liner Caledonia, sailing from Glasgow December 12 and due in New York December 20, as authorities weigh her potential testimony in Bruno Hauptmann’s murder case. The Caledonia’s operators confirmed the passenger list under Taylor, while Gow’s recent movements remain shrouded in mystery.
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London
Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Caledonia
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Anchor Line
Vivien M. Taylor
Glasgow
New York
Taylor Miss Gow
Taylor
Miss Gow
Southampton
New
Rumor Unconfirmed In New York This Morning
A rumor circulated in New York this morning under the name Taylor, but was not confirmed by authorities or sources. Further verification is pending.
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York
Taylor
Dr C H Koon Chiropodist Foot Specialist at Hotel Grafton
Chiropodist Dr C H Koon offers foot specialist services with evening and Thursday morning appointments at the Hotel Grafton. The schedule lists evenings by appointment and 9 AM to 5 PM slots on Thursdays.
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C. H. Koon
Hotel Grafton
Personal notices highlight resettlements and visits
Mrs B M Chenoweth of Ind el returns from a visit to friends and relatives in Johnstown and Greensburg Pa Rex Lowther transfers from J C Penney in Fostoria Ohio to Peru as assistant manager He was once connected with the J C Penney store in this city Miss Marie Smith who produced At Henry s Wedding last fall was in the city yesterday as guest of Captain and Mrs C T Morehead Mr Henry Paul Madera of Baltimore visits his mother Mrs R B Madera and aunt Mrs J W Keefe and brothers Joseph and Ralph over the weekend
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B. M. Chenoweth
Indel
Johnstown
Greensburg
Rex Lowther
J. C. Penney’s
Fostoria
Ohio
Peru
Lowther
J.C. Penney
Marie Smith
Henry
C. T. Morehead
Henry Paul Madera
Baltimore
R. B. Madera
J. W. Keefe
Joseph
Ralph
Stock Market Dull with Uncertain Price Trends
New York stock trading showed dullness and indecisive moves. Buyers and sellers remained timid though the news was not seen as pessimistic. Grains and cotton fluctuated modestly while some leading issues like McCrory Stores Preferred, J.C. Penney, United States Industrial Rayon, and McCrory common posted small gains.
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New York
Equites
McCrory Stores
J.C. Penney
United States
Industrial Rayon
McCrory
Markings on Bullet Key to Arnett Death Mystery
Cambridge reports that bullet markings today were linked to the death of Clinton D. Arnett a 43 year old gasoline station proprietor. Police continue investigation into the fatal shooting as details from the crime scene emerge.
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Cambridge
Clinton D. Arnett
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Department of Woman’s Club
E. M. Tomlinson
Torlock Rasmussen
Gabbert-Drennan
Rosalie Gabbert
C. J. Gabbert
Lattes
Charleston
Alfred Drennan
David W. Drennan
Baptist Temple
S. A. Campbell
Woodman’s Circle
May Reed
East Knotts Avenue
American Legion Auxiliary
Moose Home
Drennan
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
David Drennan
Louise Holt
St. Paul's M. E
Thayer Street
Mrs. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sissie
Buzzie” Dall
State
Nash
Daisy
Grates
Sidrow
Grafton
W. Main Street
Army
Thermo
Mrs. Neoma Saunders
Neoma Saunders
Lebanon
Ind
Gaylord Saunders
Methodist Episcopal
Wabash
Eoe Ola
Oxford
Wells
Chas M. Wells
Wehn Bldg
Ius
W. Main Bt
Macfadden
Bernarr Macfadden
Physical Culture Hotel, Inc
Dansy Ile
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