Santa Aid for Galloway Miners' Children Gives Cheer
The Simpson Creek Collieries offices donate 550 to assist the more than 1,700 children of Galloway mine workers after a 17 day coal strike and a car shortage. miners will receive a Christmas treat of candy and fruit next Tuesday as pay improves. The effort reflects concerns over lean Christmas funds among mining families.
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Santa Claus
Galloway
Simpson Creek Collieries Company
Simpson Creek Colleries
New York
Clarksburg
Ee Jenkins
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Funeral Sunday for Browntown Man Arnett Clevenger
Funeral services for Arnett Clevenger 46 of Brownton who died Thursday in Philippi hospital will be held Sunday at 2 pm in Mary's chapel with the Rev H D Metcalf officiating burial in May's Chapel cemetery. He was born October 4 1900 to Charles and Fiona Yewell Clevenger. Survived by widow Geneva Horner Cleavenger two sons Roy Charles and Robert Sidney both of Brownton two daughters Mrs Samuel Cleavenger of Galloway and Betty Joe at home two sisters Mrs H T Stainaker Route 2 and Mrs Joseph Ginsberg of Baltimore Md and one brother Gerald of Vole Se
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Brownton
Philippi
Mary's Chapel
H. D. Metcalf
May's Chapel
Charles
Fiona Yewell Clevenger
Geneva Horner Cleavenger
Roy Charles
Robert Sidney
Rotary Kiwanis To Aid Salvation Army Kettle Drive
Graf ton Rotary will man the Salvation Army kettle in front of J C Penney tonight from six to nine to aid Christmas work. Kiwanis handles four to five and seven to nine. Jaycees managed the kettle last Saturday and contributed 133 dollars and 57 cents to Salvation Army charity efforts.
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Rotary Club of
Grafton
Salvation Army
J. C. Penney
Kiwanis Club
Jaycees
Elk Dance Here Christmas Night Informal Affair
G Ed Powell heads the Elk committee for a strictly informal Christmas night dance at Graf ton lodge 308 Elks home. Martha Jean Oberlin and her All Girl orchestra from Steubenville Ohio to play for Elks and wives at 10 p m. The band features ten women with trumpet trombone sax piano drums and bass. A drunkenness arrest tops last night city police docket. Proper carding etiquette outlined for households and members.
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G. Ed. Powell
Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Martha Jean Oberlin
Steubensville
Ohio
Wave toll from coast upheaval hits Shimoda and Kochi
Reports describe a tsunami scattering Shimoda on the Izu peninsula and Kochi in Shikoku, with 500 homes flooded in Shimoda and coastal towns wrecked. The first earthquake struck at 4 20 am and a second wave followed, driving residents to the streets and destroying cliffside houses and trees.
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Tonguk
Shimoda
Im Peninsula
Kochi
Shikoku
Kainan
Seea
Mary Drury Walks Again on Thirteen Birthday
A Bloomfield New Jersey girl Mary Drury who lost both legs in a speeding train four years ago proves her vow by walking on artificial limbs. Church services feature Christmas cantatas and sermons across multiple local churches with programs at First Baptist St Pauls Methodist First Church of Christ First Presbyterian Andrews Curely Warren Nazarene West Main Street Blueville Fetterman and Evangelical United Brethren on Sunday and tomorrow night.
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Mary Drury
Bloomfeld
N. J
Mary
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Dolores B. Curry
Nina McDade Powell
First Church of Christ
Unger
Walter Wolfe
First Presbyterian Church
Andrews Curely
Warren Methodist Church
Children of the First Brethren Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Tomorow
the Nazarene Church
West Main Street Methodist Church
Blueville Methodist Church
Fetterman Methodist Church
Christmas Eve and Day Services Across Local Churches
Multiple area churches schedule Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. First Presbyterian hosts events beginning 11 p.m. Tuesday, St Pauls Lutheran at 11 p.m., Evangelical United Brethren at 10 30 p.m. with organ music, St Augustine masses from 7 to 10 a.m. including high mass at 9, Nazarene at 7 30 p.m., Warren Methodist pageant at 7 30 p.m. Christmas night.
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First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
St. Augustine Church
Nazarene Church
Warren Methodist Church
Church Board of Education
Spanich Galleons Trade Gold Oil for Pelts
Spanih galleons carried gold and oil from South America to a potung era market, with mention of exports from New England. The fragment suggests trade routes and commodities but lacks full clarity on participants or dates.
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South America
New England
British reports place Egypt in the East
The State department labels Egypt as part of the East while a film star Alexis Smith promotes a cleansing cream formula. The mix uses a small amount of salt and claims to soften dry or flaky skin, leaving it bright and smooth without greasy residue.
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Egypt
U.S
East
Alexis Smith
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