Glee Club to Perform at Field House in Christmas Tour
Oberlin College's varsity Glee club led by director John Wickler and accompanied by Larry Gill and his band will entertain at Field House before a dance following the concert. The 57th season group travels on a 1,000 mile east Ohio Pennsylvania and West tour for Christmas vacation with novelties planned during the dance period. The event is under the auspices of Grafton Woman's Club.
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Glee Club
Oberlin College
Larry Gill
Grafton Woman
Oberlin
United States
Grafton
Ohio
Pennsylvania
John Wickler
Christmas Social and Wedded Bliss Highlight Local News
Social calendar notes a Dec 28 meeting at 7:30 p.m. for the Red Wing club at 67 Addison with Mrs Eunice Carroll, plus a Christmas wedding ceremony at 10 a.m. Christmas Day in Newnam home conducted by Rev H J Mitchell. The Benson couple will reside in Bound Brook after a wedding in Oxford, Maryland. Anniversaries mark Mr and Mrs J M Summers fiftieth year with open house. Lucretia school hosts a Christmas program with student performances and a Santa visit.
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Red Wing Club
Eunice Carroll
Addison Street
Newman
Benson
Oxford
Maryland
Bound Brook
New Jersey
Contract Bridge Lessons From Central Press By Shepard
A Central Press bridge column notes a duplicate game where all North and South pairs reached game with no vulnerability. One side risked a minor suit call that scored only a game, while others played no trumps for game, reflecting unusual scoring and strategic choices in the lesson.
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Central Press
E. W. Shepard
Bridge At The Table Risks And Readouts In Hearts
A bridge narrative describes a South North no trump affair with risky lobbing of hearts. The play features dummy and declarer maneuvering as trumps, diamonds, spades, and clubs are led to capture tricks while vulnerability notations and tray indicators are discussed for consistency.
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Wen South
West
South
North
Aanenty East
Duramy
Declarer
Santa Disappears After Christmas Afternoon Mystery
A festive gathering ends with Santa vanishing as attendees toast Christmas and the New Year. The event concludes with smiles and a note that an enjoyable afternoon was shared by all.
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Santa
Holiday guests visit area families for Christmas
Over the holiday period numerous Logan area families hosted relatives and friends from nearby towns and states. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Hefner and daughter Susan from Logan, Bud Ford and Janet Tierney from Fairmont, Miss Genevieve Murphy of Brooklyn with her parents, and many others from Morgantown, Morgantown, Grafton, Richmond, Indianapolis, and Columbus.
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Paul “Rink” Hefner
Susan
Logan
H. H. Hefner
Theyer Street
Rink
Logan High School
Bud Ford
Fairmont
Luther Ford
Maple Avenue
Janet Tierney
Ed. Ford
Patty Ann
Parkersburg
Mr. Lynch
Joe
Tony Lobis
Fisher Body Company
Detroit
Grafton
Danny Gillispie
Frank Albert Jaco
Elkhart
Ind
Gipie
D. H. Mimms
Washington
Pittsburgh
Max B. Rau
Barney Rapp
Clarksburg
Charles Mahaffey
Joe Mahaffey
West Wilford Street
Charles
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Death of Nora Yeager Swisher in Grafton
Nora Yeager Swisher, 40, of Latrobe street Grafton, died at home at 10 20 last night from complications of diseases after five years illness. Born May 16 1898 in Barbour county she was daughter of Nimrod and Laura Yeager. She married A L Swisher and leaves three children Daisy Murphy Glenn Mangie Swisher all of Grafton and a son George Berlind Swisher who died recently. Survivors include brother Boyd Yeager of Detroit and six sisters Daisy Reeder Rosemont Ruby Yeager Belington Selah Crouse Flemington Thomas Herron Annis Boothe Belington. She belonged to United Brethren church and lived in Grafton since 1917. Funeral from the home at 3 pm tomorrow with Rev Lois Luzader. interment Bluemont cemetery under G T Bartlett.
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Nora Yeager Swisher
Latrobe Street
Barbour County
A Dughter
Nimrod
Laura Wright Yeager
A. L. Swisher
Daisy Murphy
Glenn
Mangie Swisher
Grafton
George
Berlind Swisher
Boyd Yeager
Detroit
Daisy Reeder
Troy Trimble
Rosemont
Ruby Yeager
Belington
Selah Crouse
Flemington
Thomas Herron
Annis Boothe
United Brethren Church
Lois Luzader
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Plan Electrification Reaches Wadestown in Spring
In Wadestown Monongalia County residents anticipate power by early spring as Division Manager P H Sommer of Monongahela West Penn Public Service says extension of service will proceed if the proposed program gains approval.
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Wadestown
Monongalia County
P. H. Sommer
Monongahela
Death Row Confession Ties Triple Murder to Robbery
Singer, on death row for the Kaufmans and their 12 year old daughter Marjore, admitted killing Joseph Bryant during a July holdup near Wabash and implicated John Wesley Kaufman in the Bryant slaying. Police say the Kaufmans were buried beneath a cow barn after the Bryant case.
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John Wesley Kaufman
Marjore
Kaufman
Bryant
Bodise
Joseph Bryant
Detroit
Mich
Wabash
Burglars Use Bent Gun in Safe Robbery Attempt
Police say two or more burglars broke into a department store to rob the safe about 1 a.m. The gun used was found with a badly bent barrel and a bystander named Watson was wounded as the intruders fled. Investigation continues to identify the suspects and gather evidence from the scene.
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Watson
Police Respond to Shooting as Soniner Chief Subdues Suspect
In a second floor incident, Ry Watson was found by officers after a disturbance. Patrolman John A. Watson, his son, arrived with two police cars. At the hospital, Tully tried to question the wounded man, who spoke incoherently. Doctors labeled the condition critical.
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Ry Watson
Watson
John A. Watson
Tully
Death charges linger as coroner to rule after autopsy
A coroner's jury withheld verdict on Belt pending a physician's autopsy report expected late today. The deceased, Larrimore, collapsed while walking home from a dance last Wednesday. Sheriff Crawford said a bottle containing poison was found about 20 feet from the scene.
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Belt
Larrimore
Crawford
Yuletide Drowning and Executions Mark Holiday Toll
News briefs report several Christmas Eve incidents including a Kingston harbor excursion launch capsizing, a car plunging into a Kankakee river, and the execution of 25 year old Harry Singer in Michigan City. Holiday traffic deaths by state list Alabama to Wisconsin totals, highlighting widespread fatalities across the nation.
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Jamaica
Kankakee
Slayer
Michigan City
Ind
Harry Singer
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
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Maryland
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Mississippi
Missouri
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New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Chiang Freed Amid Chinese Unity Threat
Chiang Kai-shek travels from Loyang to Nanking after Chang Hsüeh’s rebellion threat. Chang’s capture spurred talks of Communist inclusion in the Nationalist government. No clear settlement details emerged, with reports of Chang’s exile, troop transfer, and war-exhausted expenses as debated terms.
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Tokyo
Chang
Soong
Loyang
Japan
Nanking
Kung
Nationalist
Marshal Chang
Shensi
Yen Hsi Shan
Suiyuan
Nanking Foreign Office
Sianfu
Arizona Mahoney at the Dixie Theatre opens tomorrow
Paramount’s comedy Arizona Mahoney stars Joe Cook with his elephant and a talking duck in a fast moving farce about a stranded circus owner entangled in a cattle rustler war. Larry Crabbe, Robert Cummings and June Martel co star in a romantic subplot.
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Joe Cook
Paramount
Larry Crabbe
Robert Cummings
June Martel
Dixie Theatre
Mae West declares fire beats looks in Strand film Go West Young Man
Mae West promotes her new Strand theatre comedy Go West Young Man starting Sunday. She says fire matters more than appearance and discusses three leading men Warren William Randolph Scott and Lyle Talbot, noting she plays no favorites and finds something in every man.
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Appollo
Mae West
Strand Theatre
Miss West
Warren William Randolph Scott
Lyle Talbot
Go West
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