Elizabeth Hume and Gilbert Moore Wed in Virginia Church
Elizabeth Hume of Philippi and Gilbert B Moore of Fairview were married in a Woodland Heights Baptist church ceremony in Richman Virginia. The couple will reside in Philippi with Hume teaching music in Barbour County and Moore resuming studies at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hume
Philippi
Gilbert B. Moore
Fair View
Woodland Heights Baptist Church
Richman
Jackson White
Hume
Bend
Edgar A. Hume
West Virginia University School of Music
Morgantown
Alderson -Broaddus College
Colorado Womens College
Denver
Col
Barbour County
Moore
D. W. Moore
Fairview
W Va
Alderson College
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Battle Street
Mary Moffat Guild Hosts Christmas Party at Walnut Street
The Mary Moffat Guild of the First Baptist Church entertained at Miss Frances Foodfoot's Walnut Street home on Thur night. Guests enjoyed social time and Christmas carols, exchanged gifts found under the tree, and were hosted by Mrs. Anna Wolfe with refreshments, wishing all a merry holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Moffat
First Baptist Church
Frances Foodfoot
Walnut Street
Thurst
Anna Wolfe
Large Family Holds Reunion
A Christmas turkey dinner was hosted by C. F. Kirkpatrick on the Knottsville pike in honor of Mr. Kirkpatrick. Immediate family attended with a table set for 25 including sons sons-in laws daughters and grandchildren. Harold Kirkpatrick presented a surprise gift to his father. Children departed after a merry Christmas, hoping to gather again next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Kirkpatrick
Knottsville Pike
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Harold Kirkpatrick
DAR Christmas Party set for Jan 1 at Debendorfer home
The Elizabeth Cumming Jackson chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosts its annual Christmas party at Mrs. H. K. Debendorfer’s home at 2 p.m. An annual Quota Club meeting follows at Cozy Rest at 6 15 p.m. with officer elections and committee reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cummings Jackson
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. K. Debendorfer
Quota Club
Cozy Rest
Blanche Guard Surprised by Quota Club Gathering
Miss Blanche Guard, local honorary Quota club member and charter member since 1924, received a surprise shower at Mrs. Mildred Debendarfer’s Maple Avenue home. Quotarians honored her with gifts to be opened Christmas Day, celebrated with fortune telling, carols, refreshments, and warm remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Guard
Grafton
Quota Club
Mildred Debendarfer
Maple Avenue
Inel
Holiday Dance Great Success
A Christmas day Yuletide dance by the Quota club at the Moose Fraternal home drew a large crowd. Johnnie Maxie and his 11 piece orchestra from Uniontown Pa played with three entertainers. A lamp prize donated by Monongahela West Penn was awarded at the door. Proceeds fund the Girl's service work of the local club. Nell Peters chaired arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Moose Fraternal
Moose
Johnnie Maxie
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
West Penn
Quotarian
Nell Peters
Gratis Walker Potato Chips for Bridge Hand without an Honor
Public notice offers a free bag of Walker Potato Chips to any bridge players who hold a hand with no honors and bring a signed statement from all four players to the designated office. The promotion invites participation on any day.
Barclay on Bridge reveals hands through kibitzing auction
A kibitzer notes how much a player's hand can be inferred from the bidding and the others' calls. East passes, South opens 1 Spade, West doubles, Worth bids 3 Spades, and Blackwood shows aces before North and South settle a seven spade contract. The observer deduces East lacks high cards, yet the contract is made smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
East
Quotarians Promote Radio Dramas On Women’s History
The Quota club of Grafton urges listeners to NBC Blue every Tuesday 2 to 2:30 PM EST for five weeks. Programs highlight women’s contributions to American democracy, featuring dramatized sketches from December 26, 1939 to January 23, 1940 with topics like Seafaring Women and Women of Letters.
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Quota Club of
Grafton
NBC Blue
Tme
America
Women of Letters
Quotarians
Quota Internationa
Quota Club
Farm and Home Club Sees Holiday Party at Thorn Home
The Glade Run Farm and Home Club held its regular meeting and Christmas party on December 20 at Mrs. Clarence Thorn's home. President Mrs. John McCartney led the program with carols and readings, a Santa visit, and gift exchanges. Ten members and seven visitors attended. prizes for gifts and games were awarded to Mrs. Bradley and Miss Ida Limerick. Refreshments followed and all left saying they enjoyed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm and Home Club
Glade Run
Clarence Thorn
John McCartney
W. H. Goodwin
Thorn
Forrest Edwards
H. R. McCartney
Frank Smith
Jane Hebb
Dorsey Goodwin
Ruth Harand
Vaughn Exline
Milton Brawley
Edwards
Ione
Santa Claus
Sunshine Class Christmas Party at Hulley Home
The Sunshine class of the Christian Missionary Alliance met at Miss Margaret Hulley’s home for a Christmas party. Members played games sang carols and exchanged gifts. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Hulley and Geraldine Moore to Thelma Reed June Lake Mary Lou Lake Earlene Todd Mary Jo Hulley Margarite Willis Ruth Ann Hulley and guests Elmer Todd James Hulley Ralph Settler John Junior Hulley Earl Henderson and teacher Margaret Hulley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Chrisian Missionary Alliance Church
Margaret Hulley
Mrs. Hulley
Geraldine Moore
Thelma Reed
June Lake
Mary
Lou Lake
Earlene Todd
Mary Jo
Hulley
Margarite Willis
Ruth
Ann Hulley
Elmer Todd
James Hulley
Ralph Settler
John Junior Hulley
Earl Henderson
Christmas Greetings From Grafton Area Notes
Local brief notices recap Christmas visits and holiday travels in Grafton and nearby towns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Wiland Pittsburgh. E H Davis Latrobe Street. Chester Stoyer Stoyer Maryland. Joseph Ostrowski Philadelphia. J A Holt Walnut Street. Lynn Faulkner and others at a Carmichael auditorium dance. Earl Fawcett Spencer. C H Bonin son Wheeling. Harry C McKay Washington. Charles Englehardt Charleston. B J Rowland funeral attendance. Leonard Kirkpatrick Akron. J H Hill household guests. hospital notes list Freda Mason route 2, Joseph Skelly Washington Street, and C H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ostrowski
Philadelphia
Grafton
Tucker
Tommy Tucker
Carmichael Auditorium
Clarksburg
Lynn Faulkner
Donald Marshall
Eleanor Brown
Helen Plum
Loraine Phillips
Ada Burnsides
Homer Bell, Jr
Charles Barkins
Charles Rupp
James Deegan
Demoss Returns Home After Weekend Visit
Roy Demoss, discharged from the institution today, returned to Great Kills Staten Island N Y after spending the weekend and Christmas with his family at Thornton He is employed by the Staten Island Rapid Railroad Company in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Demoss
Great Kills
Staten Island
N. Y
Thornton
Staten Island Rapid Railroad Company
New York
Finns Press Near Murmansk as Russians Claim Local Defeats
Finnish forces moved within 75 miles of the Murmansk railway while reports from Lieksa place fighting inside Russian territory. In Suomussalmi sector Soviet reconnoitering forces say they defeated Finns at Jalamantsi, routing two battalions and taking 35 prisoners. Finland claims success against enemy companies in the Kummo district as sea actions target the Marat near Koivisto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtineu
Murmansk
Lieksa
Viipuri
Suomussalmin
Jalamantsi
Khumo
Gulf of Finland
Koivisto
Nicaragua Coast Shaken by Minor 12-Second Earthquake
A small Pacific coast quake struck Nicaragua about 6 a m local time lasting 12 seconds. Houses swayed in Leon Chinandega and Corinto but no serious damage reported initially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Leon
Chinandega
Corinto
Beatrice Wakefelds Offered Hollywood Screen Contract
Beatrice Wakefelds of Scarsdale New York after an amateur Wellesley performance earned a Hollywood contract offer if she passes a screen test. Her showcase included a Wellesley one yard play that drew interest from film scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Beatrice Wakefelds
Scarsdale
N. Y
Hollywood
Lucretia School Tots Stage Big Christmas Program
Beginning at 1 30 last Friday December 22 Lucretia schoolhouse hosted a big Christmas program. Students from 1st to 7th grades performed recitations plays songs and a pageant with Santa Claus visiting. 4 H club members organized the event for parents teachers and guests who shared an enjoyable afternoon with decorated trees and music from Knotts and Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucretia
4 H Club
Junior Cline
Kenneth Hovatter
Teddy Nestor
Ruby Mason
Mary Jane Woodyard
Ruby Richman
Beta Niner
Leona Beryl Williams
Grace Cox
Donald Wood
Ruby Ruth Mason
Mary Jane Woodyar
Virginie Ann Tucker
Helen Miller
Bertha Martin
Reta Niner
Ruby Tichman
Robert Hathaway
Charles Kirkpatrick
Newton Camden
Charles Kisor
Christmas Lilly
Elsie Mae Shahan
Betty Farrence
Charles Kiser
Beryl Williams
Thelma Williams
Barbara Ashby
Elsie Mas Shahan
Betty Jaen Stutler
Betty Niner
Geraldine Willams
Santa Claus
William Farrence
Walter Cox
Green
Evergreen
Gordon Robert Kiser
Gladys Baylor
Dolores Roy
Bernard Wood
Gladys Billy
Knotts
Stephen Mason
Son of Baroness Shoots Self in Christmas Tragedy
Washington dispatch reports Joseph E Davies the American ambassador to Belgium is to join the State Department as special assistant on war emergency problems and trade talks. In New York Fred Ashland, son of Baroness Leonie von Wagner, shot himself in Bellevue hospital after recounting a prior Christmas day death and unemployment distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
PI Joseph E. Davies
Belgium
Roosevelt Day
Davies
Freihl
Daves
Hull
New York
Wil
Brussels
Fred Ashland
Robert Hitticher
Soviet
Russia
Leonie von Wagner
Richard Wagner
Bellevue Hospital
Hitticher
Ashland
B. and O. Official Dies At Home In Pittsburgh
Jerrold P. Devaughan, a Baltimore and Ohio passenger agent in Pittsburgh and Boer War veteran, died at age 60. Born near Pate Run Virginia, he studied at an academy in Clarksburg and finished high school in Washington Pennsylvania before joining the B and O Railways as a clerk.
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Pittsburgh
Jerrold P. Devaughan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Afric
Devaughan
Pate Run
Ritchie County
Clarksburg
W. Va
Washington, Pa
Baltimore and Ohio Railr
Mother Kills Two Babies in Melrose Street Fire
A distraught mother, Ma ne Worthley, 22, killed her 3 year old son and two infant daughters in a Chicago apartment at 1437 Melrose Street after an oil heater apparently exploded. Firemen said she went upstairs to telephone, leaving the scene in flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Melrose Street
Mane Worthley
Burglars Lift Two 1200-Pound Safes from Stores
In Pittsburgh on the holiday weekend two state liquor stores were robbed using a truck to haul away loot. Each theft removed a 1200 pound safe containing about 6300 dollars and valuable liquors. Police reported the incidents today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bodies Of Two Slain Men Reported Located
Brownsville Tex December 26 Reports that the bodies of two men shot through the head have been found on a ranch near where airplanes and bloodhounds have been searching for two missing hunters. It was not learned if the bodies were J B White of Harlingen and John Bunch, sought since Sunday night. A drizzling rain hampered the search in which three airplanes were employed.
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Brownsvile
Tex
Brownsville
J. B. White
Harlingen
John Bunch
Drunken drivers nabbed in Cabell County week
Barboursville state police detachment reports twelve persons arrested on Cabell County highways in the past week on charges of driving while intoxicated. Sergeant E. B. Duckworth provided the figures, noting the arrests span local roads and reflect ongoing enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabell County
Barboursville
W. Va
E. 8. Duckworth
Marge Wins Divorce With Radio Partner Kretsinger
Marge of the Myrt and Marge radio team leaves court in Eliza sth New Jersey after winning a divorce from Donna Damerel Kretsinger. She charged desertion and separation in the formal hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Damerel Kretsinger
Marge
Myrt
Elizasth
N. J
Fire leaves 14 families homeless in Jaeger West Virginia
Fire destroyed 13 buildings in Jaeger WV leaving 14 families homeless. Investigators said the blaze started in a man living alone, who reportedly went back to bed after lighting a fire that got out of control. A church and two small stores were among the buildings burned in the all negro district. No damage estimate given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaeger
W. Va
Lontrol
toWi'd Negro
Murdered Boy Found On Lonely Road in Kentucky
MOREHEAD Ky Dec 26 The body of a youth found near a road six miles from ville was identified as Ernest 18 of Lytton Elliott county by his father Emmett Whitt Bill McBrayer and Coroner Caskey reported both legs broken a bullet wound through one leg and knife wounds in the chest Sheriff McBrayer investigated the death as of Friday night
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Morehead
Ville
Ernest 18
Lytton
Eliott County
Emmett Whitt
Bill McBrayer
Caskey
Police probe in Martinsburg death detains man for questioning
Martinsburg police detained Max Wé as a person of interest after the death of Sam Turner, a year old negro. An autopsy revealed a fractured skull and rhages. A report linked the man to a fight in a safe residential section, with detention at Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Sam Turner
Negro
Max Wé A
Woods
Inquest Continues Into Local Fire Fatalities
Still probing the inquest list includes Dr. Warde Su tain A. E. Lockard city police chief Patrolman Paul Sturm Mrs M E Moore who found the body William Courtney a Band O caller and Mr and Mrs Soterson who run the restaurant McIntyre not called as a person Prosecuting Attorney Francis Warder not called as ness he left for works brakeman for Baltimore Ohio railroad Captain Lockard aided by Corp W S Murphy state police in Burg city.(Note: OCR errors preserved as read)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Ohio Railroad
Gassaway
Lockardi
Corp. W
Murphy
Burg
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Snagpening
Annabel P. Swisher
Society Reporter
Blanche
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
North
South
Atures Byndicate, Inc
White House
Roosevelt
John Wiland
E. H. Davis
Latrobe Street
Charles
Chester Stoyer
Stoyer, Md
Spencer
Earl Fawcett
Junior Fawcett
C. H. Bonineson
Wheeling
W. P. Samples
Harry C. McKay
Charleston
and Charles Englehardt
B. J. Rowland
W. C. Ramsey
Near West Union
Akron
Leonard Kirkpatrick
Ohio
F. Kirkpatrick
Willlams
Tunnelton
J. H. Hill
Wilford Street
Harold Hill
Hill
Glenwood
Walter Harnon
Co. O. Hariman
Chauncey Miller
Johnstown
Freda Mason
Grafton City
Joseph Skelly
C. H
Beatrice Wakefield
Princess
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg
U.S
Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe-Waldenburg
Viscount Rothermere
C64 Sen
Baroness
B. and _O
Blaze
Lonely Road
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