Christmas Socials and Club News in Taylor County
Goral Parrish Montgomery Society Editor reports on local Christmas events. A large Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Musgrove on West Main featured a 28 yard turkey and warm social hour. Also noted are a Christmas party by the American Legion Auxiliary Taylor County Unit at Pruntytown and a DAR chapter meeting with a Christmas program at Beed Street. The American Legion post plans a Christmas dance at Moose Home with a tree and gift exchange, expecting a large crowd.
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Johnq. Murgrove
Musgrove
C. Musgrove
W. G. Riggleaman
Ning May
Harold
Helen
Dorothy Lee
American Legion Auxiliary
Taylor County
No. 12
Edmond Hardin
Pruntytown
Moose Home
A. BR
Elizabeth Cummings Jackson
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
I P. B. Phinney
Beed Street
Harry Walter
Bethlehem
John M. Tregellas
E. G. Shafer
Katherine Rector
Evelyn Shafer
Katherine Shutler
C. J. Fleming
Elizabeth Handley
W. S. Booth
Taylor County Post No. 1
American Legion
Leland Price
Kiwanians Postpone Meeting Amid Christmas Busyness
Kiwanians will not meet Tuesday night due to Christmas business in the city. Secretary Frank C. Collins announced the shift. regular meeting will be held next Tuesday at the Hotel Grafton. Installation of new officers and directors led by Dr J. J. Kaufman is set for January sixth. The January will host annual ladies night with plans for a strong start to the year. a committee is handling the program for January 13, 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratton
Kiwanians
Frank C. Collins
Colling
Hotel Grafton
Lab
J. J. Kaufman
Belgian Queen Is Slightly Indisposed Today
Brussels reports Queen Elisabeth of Belgium is slightly ill with a chill and will remain in her private apartments for several days. The condition is not serious and does not affect royal duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Oneen
Elizabeth
Hollingsworth Candy Promoted For Holiday Snacking
An advertising snippet touts Hollingsworth Candy as the ideal holiday filling for the Christmas season. It claims widespread home use and rising purchases as American made candy earns recognition. Mentions star brands including One, Two, Three and Five Pounds.
Niece Maybelle Summers funeral attends in Gladesville
Personal G W Lucas and Mrs Lucas and their daughter Miss Dorothy and Victor Lucas and County Clerk Bennett attended funeral services in Gladesville yesterday for their niece Miss Maybelle Summers. High school girls of Newburgh were in charge of arrangements. Sherman Friedman, NYU student, arrived home for Christmas holidays with his parents in Canary Birds. Several local residents sent and received Christmas greetings, with sales pitches for Perine Furniture and Hardware.
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Mary Courtney
Carl Peters
Lloyd
K. J. Courtney
Baltimore
Blueville
St. Mary's ‘Hospital
Clarksburg
Victor Micro Synchronous Radio at Haymonds
Holiday shoppers can find a Victor Micro Synchronous Radio at Haymonds with this seasonal promo. The ad highlights availability for Christmas gift giving and urges quick purchase.
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Victor
Haymonds
Local notes from Grattan and Clarksburg visitors
Details of social visits and local business activity include a guest stint in Grat ton with Mr. and Mrs. H Wickham on East Main Street, specials on wagons and sleds at Perine Furniture and Hardware, Mrs. J Lee Evans and her son Davis visiting Clarksburg, and J Webb Davis with Abt Tacket in Elkins on business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratton
Wickham
East Main Street
Perine Furniture and Hardware Store
Walnut Street
J. Lee Evans
Davis
Clarksburg
J. Webb Davis
Abt Tacket
Elkins
Wildcatters and the roadside innkeeper legend
A brief note describes a figure dubbed the Wildcatter, a roadside innkeeper who posts a sign offering rooms for tourists. He runs a small, self styled hotel with three or four guest rooms and has been given various nicknames, but the term Wildcatter is favored in this depiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Wildcatter
Hotel Keeper Faces Tax and License Charges
A human interest item notes a man operating a hotel or taking over a lease without a license and failing to pay required taxes. The Southern Hotel Journal cites these violations as grounds for action pending legal review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Hotel Journal
City National Bank in Miami Closes Amid Withdrawals
Miami financial scene reels as City National Bank, the city’s second largest, announces closure after heavy withdrawals. Board cites rapid depositor withdrawals and deteriorating conditions as decisive factors in the shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Mian, Fla
City National Bank
Radio Home for Xmas From Hay Monds Offer
A newspaper item notes a promotion where $1.00 buys a radio for home use during Christmas from Hay Monds, highlighting a limited advance sale and local retailer participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haymonds
Christmas Ham and Apple Porcupines Recipe Card
The text provides a vintage black pepper ham recipe with pineapple juice glaze, plus baked apple porcupines and a Christmas salad. It outlines roasting a ham about four hours, scoring rind, adding crumbs, and basting, then assembling baked apples with sugar syrup, marshmallows, and almonds. The Christmas salad uses canned pears shaped like trees with pimento cheese and pineapple to garnish.
Hoover Signs Progress Amid Fiscal Debates
The piece outlines congressional actions including the emergency public works fund of 116 million, 45 million for drought farmers loans, 150 million for farm board, and senate approval of the five power commission members. It notes stalled Muscle Shoals talks, conference on the treasury post office bill, and pending interior agriculture measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Farm Board
Senate
New Power Commission
Treasury-Post Office
House
Warrant Officer Shot to Death in Port Townsend
Port Townsend Washington reports a warrant officer named George H. Hilsinger, 45, was shot and killed in quarters at Port Worden in a crime connected to his wife, Mrs Hilsinger, who was held in the case. Three visitors, Homer Cameron, W. H. Stewart, and Shirley Swafford, were released on bond to appear at an inquest today.
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Port Townsend
Wash. Dee
George HH. Hilsinger
Quartermaster Corpa
Port Worden
o.Mra
Hilsnger
Ehosts
Homer Camerony Taborer
W. H
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