4-H Club Meets and Community Notices At Courthouse
A 4-H club meeting at the courthouse featured a Christmas program and gift exchange led by Betty Lee Hoff man and Dorale Britton with songs readings and stories. The group planned a January 4 session at Margie Austin’s home and listed members present. A White Flame Council No 3 Pocahontas officers were elected including Helen McDaniel as prophetess and Ef fie Gough Wenonah. The meeting included a decorated hall and gift exchanges. multiple civic events and church notices followed for late December and early January with programs at churches and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lee
Hoffman
Dorale Britton
Eugenia Stevens
Thelma Eilers
Margie Austin
Betty Lou Moore
Virginia Perkins
Onia Stevens
Elizabeth Doer
Helen Wyckoff
White Faun Council
Degree of Pocahontas
Redmen’s Hall
Helen McDaniel
The
Pocahontas
Prophetess
Effie Gough
Wenonah
Kate Greenwald
Powhatan
Mary Parkhill
Edna Poling
Mazella Myers
Martha Poling
Emma Rockwell
Myrtle Frazier
Ioie Bickford
Phyllis Crane
Great Council
Christine Russell
Christine Russel
Michnehaha Council of
Bowles- Bury
P. H. C. Lodge
Youth Temperance Council
Latrobe Street
Enter the Stranger
West Main Street
M. E
T. W. Hetronimus,Sr
Rhea Fisher
John McCafferty
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. N. Tregellas
Washington Street
Grace Wolfe
Woman's Benefit Association
Birth of Bolyard Girl at City Hospital
A daughter weighing 5 pounds 6 ounces was born Friday night to Mr and Mrs Charles Bolyard of Tunnelton at City Hospital. This is their first child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Charles Linn
Charles Bolyard
Tunnelton
Holidays Bring Guests To Town From Nearby States
Local notices list John Warder a University of Cincinnati student visiting his mother on Maple avenue and planning to join the State Road commission in Charleston after holidays. Leslie Loar Jr arrives from Cincinnati to spend time with parents and study here. Bill Cotton of Pittsburgh visits relatives for the holidays alongside Clyde Ramsey and A Summers family hosts. Frank Graham family from Moorfield visits Mrs Richman on Beech street, while Dorsey Hathaway and A Mathews host guests on Maple avenue. Angelo Praulakis of Mayflower roadhouse on route 50 underwent an appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Warder
University of Cincinnati
Hugh Warder
Maple Avenue
Charleston
State Road Commission
Leslie Loar, Jr
Cincinnati
Bill Cotton
Pittsurgh
Clyde Ramsey
N.C
A. Summers
Addison Street
Frank Graham
Gon
Frank, Jr
Moorfield
Graham
C. C. Richman
Beech Street
Dorsey Hathaway
East Radford
Santa Claus On The Radio In Holiday Broadcasts
New York reports radio Santa Claus programs beginning today and running through Monday. WJZ NBC marks its sixteenth anniversary with a Sunday salute from Rockefeller Center. A one hour program from 1 p.m. features dramatizations of major news of the past century and 1938 plus a talk by Byron Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
WEAF
NBC
WABC
CBS
Wor-Mbs
Sistine Chapel
First Baptist Church
Nashville
Alaska
Wabcces
Bethlehem
WJZ
mChristmas
First Swedish Baptist Church
Minneapolis
Hill
Billy Yuletide
Christ
New York
London
Strausbourg Cathedral
France
Chicago
Seth Parker
Cheerio
America
Santa Claus
Wjz-Nbc
Associated Press
Rockefeller Center
County Assessor Reports Valuation Rise and Tax Increase
Montgomery December 24 The county assessor's office announced that despite the second largest increase in assessed city valuation in Westa this year taxpayers will contribute only 32477 more than in 1937 38. The valuation rise totaled 6 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Westa
Strand Theatre Lights Up The Cowboy And The Lady Tonight
Strand theatre showcases Samuel Goldwyns The Cowboy and the Lady with Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon Sunday. A brisk mix of high comedy and drama follows a Washington society girl who marries a sun-browned cowboy after a Florida rodeo encounter. Supporting cast includes Patsy Kelly Walter Brennan Mabel Todd Fuzzy Knight and Henry Kolker. Directed by H C Potter with vivid backgrounds and lighting and screenplay by F en Behrman and Sonya Levien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Cooper
Merle Oberon
Samuel Goldwyn
Strand Theatre
Washington
Far West
Florida
Cooper
Miss Oberon
Cowboy
Hollywood
Patsy Kelly
Walter Brennan
Mabel Todd
Fuzzy Knight
Henry Kolker
H. C. Potter
FE N. Behrman
Sonya Levien
Goldwyn
Shirley Temple Tops Poll Of 12 Year Old Queen Contenders
The page one tally shows Shirley Temple leading a human-only vote as hundreds submit ballots for Disney characters Dopey Snow White Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Clark Gable Sonja Henie Mickey Rooney and others follow in the top ten ranking led by Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Dopey
Snow White
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Shirley Temple
Clark Gable
Sonja Henie
Mickey Rooney
Spencer Tracy
Robert Taylor
Myra Loy
Jane Withers
Alice Faye
Tyrone Power
The Gift That Please s All a Kodak R Loar and Son
A compact notice highlights Kodak offerings from R Loar and Son, promising a camera gift that pleases all. The brief item underscores the retailer as a local supplier of photographic supplies and gifts, suggesting a seasonal promotion or product focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KODAK
R. Loar & Son
Arkansas Traveler shines at Dixie with Bob Burns
Bob Burns earns praise for his colorful Arkansas Traveler role at the Dixie premiere Sunday. The wandering printer turned editor helps a town’s reform effort, supported by Fay Bainter as a widow who entrusts her fortune to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burns
Arkansas Traveler
The
Dixie
Burns
Will Rogers
Wells Fargo
Bond
Fay Bainter
Deanna Durbin Wears Long Dress In That Certain Age
Deanna Durbin appears mature on screen in That Certain Age at the Opera House Sunday. A scene shows her in a long dress as she acts older, marking her first such portrayal in a Universal picture and drawing audiences to see her transition on film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna
Melvyn Douglas
Joe Pasternak
Universal Studios
Pasternak
Deanna Durbin
Raimant
Universal
Opera House
War's hardest battle may decide Franco's drive
Border reports estimate about a half million men fought from Tremp to the Grosa mountains as Franco's offensive presses onward. The insurgents seek Artesa, deemed the key to Catalonia, with victory or defeat likely shaping the Civil War outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Franco
Tremp
Grosa Mountains
Artesa
Catalonia
Franco
Half-Year War Shows Shifts in Fronts and Casualties
The report notes that insurgents attacked the same sector where earlier failures occurred December 15, amid claims espionage exposed plans. On the second morning of Franco’s offensive he was stalled in Balaguer Lerida areas while his forces reportedly neared key government lines near Tremp and in the Grosa mountains. Casualty totals ran into the thousands as the conflict persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franco
Balaguer
Lerida
Tremp
Grosa
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Annabel P. Swisher
Society Reporter
Tor
Edward McHugh
Shurcliff Bellringers
Boston
Maulde Adams
Mid
San Francisco
Kirsten Flagstad
Trinity Church
Red Foley
Tommy Riggs
Joe E. Brown
NBC Symphony
Mas
RED Cross Pharmacy
Walnut St
St. Nicholas
Cere
Py Holiday
Alfred Santell
Cocoanut Grove
Jean Parker
John Beal
Lyle Talbot
Porter Hall
Irvin 8
Cobb
Shirley Tops
Heflin
Grafton
W, VA
Robert’s
Taylor County Hardware CO
Ie Main and
ST. John Streets
Dixie Theatre
Rose
Our
Loar Jewelry Company
O. J. Morrison
Siehler’s Furniture Company
Grafton, W. VA
Fort Pitt Shoe Stores, Inc
Empire Meat Market
Grafton, W.va
Klein & Company
W. VA
Taylor
Frey
C. V. Miller
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