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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
3
Society editor Coral Parrish Montgomery reports at length on social events, gatherings, and notable personalities in the community. Phone numbers and contact details are listed for readers seeking further invitations and correspondence.
Graf ton dancers look to a large turnout as Eddie Barrett Orchestra provides music for the Quota Christmas dance at the Moose Home. Charles Reed and other entertainers list the event as the leading Christmas social, with advance ticket sales strong.
Dorothy Burgess shares a beauty tip advising upward brushing to restore waning waves and maintain glossy hair, noting downward brushing can remove curl and that brushing 100 strokes daily, though traditional, risks compromising water waves or marcel.
Harrisburg dispatch reports state highway patrol checked 23,923,193 gallons of gasoline entering Pennsylvania last month. The Pennsylvanian-Ohio border patrol inspected 57 barges on the Ohio River and the Delaware River revenue cutter patrol examined 69 barges. Land details inspected 4,847 trucks and tank wagons.
Highway patrolmen, funded by the bureau of liquid fuels tax, enforce the motor code while overseeing fuel transport. The unit recently expanded to inspect barge shipments to and from Pennsylvania. In a monthly check of 698,420 gallons, 265,908 moved from Pennsylvania to West Virginia via Ohio and 139,462 entered Pennsylvania from Ohio.
Local notes report Mr Joseph V. Shelley moved from City hospital to 104 W Washington St home during illness. Mr Dwight Connor and family visit from Parkersburg for holidays with Mrs F Schroder. Mrs Bessie McDaniels influenza confined at Walnut St home. Mrs P P Young improved after illness. Miss Ethel Custer visiting her brother, principal of Weirton High. Martin Gough ill after stroke. condition stable. Mrs Harold Cole and Kenneth ill with influenza at Gand Street home. Saturday sale: Mop and Broom 48c at Thrift Cash Market 24 B Main St. Coffee 10c per lb. Home owned.
Use tender celery parts for stuffing salads and stews, soak in cold water then dry and serve. Prepare the fowl a day ahead, truss and store cool, baste with buttered water and save drippings. Gelatin salads with green or red coloring brighten plates, garnish with green pepper and pimienta, plan day-before prep to enjoy Christmas with family.
Children of Rock Branch school in Knottsville district presented a Christmas program to a large crowd led by Homer Howell. The event featured Bible reading, songs, the Lord's Prayer, addresses, recitations, carols, and a short playlet after extensive preparation.
The statement marks Roosevelt's initial public stance on Hoover's proposal for a cooperative commission addressing war debts economic issues and disarmament. Hoover released his brief note with the correspondence to Congress and Roosevelt offered to cooperate while awaiting progress reports and preliminary studies. Justice Rosenman coordinated the timing and Roosevelt drafted the release himself. The article notes the northerly point of Denmark as Skaw.
Members of the First Church of Christ at Beech Street and McGraw Avenue elected their official board for the new year. The list includes Harter Bunner Hin kins Harrison Jackson Keller McIntosh Norman Robison Robison Sloan Sterling Dolland. John Dolland, noted English optician, was the inventor of the achromatic telescope glass.
Morgantown reports County Superintendent Floyd B. Cox reduced expenditures by 80,689.08 dollars compared with the previous year. Savings occurred across seven districts from Clinton to Morgan, with total 1930 31 expenditures at 745 653.77 dollars and last year at 664 964.69. Cox cites limiting expenses to necessities in supplies and teachers, pledging boards and patrons cooperation for ongoing economies.
Santa Claus visited Blueville last night after a two hour school program of recitations songs pantomimes and experiments. Principal William Gimes and staff oversaw a festive display with a lighted tree and decorations as children received gifts. The program showcased drills short sketches and varied acts by students and teachers and drew a crowded audience before a holiday recess until January second. Also notes on Norway's Dovrefjeld peak and actress Mary Ann Duff.
In Fairmont on December 23 Buddy McArthur defeats Dick Powell by foul in an eight round bout as Powell attacks McArthur after a fourth round clash. Referee Jesse Morris and police stop the brawl and award the bout to McArthur. Earlier, Jimmie Reilly defeated Colombo in a separate eight round bout.
In Perry county a car accident killed Oakla Campbell 28 Charles Campbell 1 and It chell Campbell 21 while Miss Sarah Margaret Stacy Jo 21 was wounded in a hospital. The group returning to meet a sister arrived late, fog and a curve caused the vehicle to plunge down a 60 foot embankment.
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