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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1933

Page

3

Administration Leaders To Lead Heavy Congress Return

Congress returns with a heavy agenda and hopes to adjourn quickly. Senate and House faces re elections later this year. Leaders Harrison and Doughton steer budget, tax and monetary debates with Reed, La Follette, and Rainey allied figures in a wide clash over sound money and NRA recovery policies.

Congress Washington Senate House Capitol Garner Rainey Harrison Mississippi Finance Committee Doughton North Carolina Ways and Means Hoys David Reed Pennsylvania Ciuzens Michigan o _ably Young Bob" LaFollettte Man Doughton Hun Ot ‘Washingtington McCormick Massachusetts Treadway Bacharach New Jersey Thomas Oklahoma Carter Glass Virginia NRA

Lawmaker Proposals Highlight Banking, Veterans Pay, and Food Reform

The text notes Senator Glass leading against federal deposit guarantees and banking legislation. It mentions restoring pay cuts for federal workers and liberalizing veterans’ compensation. It also discusses removing tax exemptions from municipal, state, and federal bonds with Ashurst to speak, Copeland pushing a pure food and drugs law, and Norris seeking a Missouri valley project after Tennessee Valley efforts.

Senator Glass Ashurst Arizona Senator Copeland New York Norris Nebraska Tennessee Valley Missouri Valley

Punch Recipes From Mr Alexander Table Annex

A fragment lists punch recipes and serving ideas for New Year gatherings. It covers cider punch serving 18 with various fruit juices and sugars, a grape and pineapple blend, and a dairy spiked version with egg yolks and alcohol. It notes serving in bowls or glasses and emphasizes chill time and gentle stirring before serving.

Society News Highlights From West Virginia Events

Coral Parrish Montgomery reports on a Christmas gathering hosted by Harold Cole of Grand Street with C Bd Club members and Ada Gall at her home. The event featured gift exchanges with marshmallow Santas and a festive refreshment spread. Also covered are the New Years Eve dance at Moose Home ballroom with Goldberg's Orchestra and a Quota Club party hosted by Mrs. Earl D. Wilkinson with bridge and refreshments.

Womans Club Moose Home Goldberg Orchestra of Elkins Sec Tion West Virginia Quota Club Earl D. Wilkinson The Grafton Quota Cut Bluemont Street Genevieve Jackson

Twin girls born to Love family in Huston Texas

Mr and Mrs James Love of Huston Texas announce the birth of twin girls on Thursday December 26. The babies are unnamed. Mrs Love is Virginia Atha daughter of Mr and Mrs L V Atha of the city. Mr Love works for Shell Refining Company.

James Love Huston Texas Love Virginia Atha L. V. Atha Mr. Love Shell Refining Company

Taylor County Magic Lure Earns Wahl of Guy G Means

The communication shows Taylor county appoints Guy G Means to lead tourism efforts. It praises his versatility and enthusiasm in presenting natural scenic beauty and historic points to attract visitors from beyond the region to enjoy local grandeur.

West Virginia Guy G. Means Taylor County

Fashion Notes on Paris Liberties in Dress Details

Paris embraces liberty in personal choice of fashion this season with varied necklines sleeves and silhouettes. Small square necks contrast wrapped high styles while sleeves diverge into long plain versus loose wide forms. A Maggy Rouff dress features wide sleeves and twisted neckline with crinkly blue gray wool crepe. Vibrant colors appear in violet tones including bishop’s purple magenta plum fuscia and cerise. gray dominates wool blends though not crepe day wear.

Paris

Taylor County History and Local Heritage Prospects

The text urges Taylor county residents to provide historical and scenic material for a West Virginia history project. It highlights old Northwestern Turnpike memories, Bailey Brown’s Civil War memorials, Valley Falls, emerald farms, and sunset vistas as tourist draws. It invites local civic and church groups to share data to enrich a committee’s work.

Howard West Virginia Farm Bureau West Virginia Taylor County Keyser America Amies Wall John Barton Payne Anna Jarvis Bailey Brown Old Furnace Irondale Grafton Fetterman Union Guy G, Means Means Northwestern National Republic Egypt Israel Hig Committee

Birth of Eight Pound Son to Walthams of Rosemont

Mr and Mrs Oscar Waltham of Rosemont announce the birth of a son weighing eight pounds born Monday at their home. The mother is formerly Miss Brady of this city. Father employed by Reppert Opal Company.

Oscar Waltham Rosemont Howard Lee Miss the Brady Reppert Opal Company

Mrs Switz Calm In Contrast To Husband Nervous At Search

Paris dispatch reports Mrs. Switz remained calm during a hotel search for Robert Switz and his wife of East Orange New Jersey, amid their alleged spy plot arrest. The couple, held on charges of complicity, argued at the time that documents found were planted, while defense sought to suppress the search as illegal.

Mrs. Switz Husband Paris Preach Cesret Robert Swits East Orange N. J Reopy Switzes Mag Switz

Correction issued for Pitner wedding notice in Sentinel

The Sentinel corrects an earlier marriage announcement for C Z Pitner, a local resident, and a Millwood Virginia woman, stating the prior notice was erroneous and was published in good faith. The paper agrees to publish the correction in full and notes the change.

The Sentinel C. Z. Pitner Millwood Presbyterian Church Virginia City

Carders retire. visits Ohio relatives and old friends

Mr. and Mrs. William Carder and son Billy retired from Columbus and visited Carder’s brother John and wife, formerly Mollie Newbrough of this city. En route home they called on Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Barlow in Moundsville, formerly of Grafton. Attorney Miss Anthonette Heckmer of Washington spent Christmas with her parents Attorney and Mrs. J. L. Heckmer of East Main Street.

William Carder Billy Columbus Ohio

Local Schools Restart After Christmas Break Tuesday

Superintendent Lloyd Shriver announced that Taylor county schools will resume classes on Tuesday January 2 after Christmas holidays. Funding assurances from the state department of schools prompted return to books, following Rotary Club Ladies Night at the Grafton Hotel with 71 attendees and notable musical readings.

Rotary A Lloyd Shriver State Department of Schools Taylor County W. W. Trent Rotary Club Grafton Hotel Charles E. Burke

My Beauty Hine Polly Walters Stage Actress

A fragmentary portrait of Polly Walters, a stage actress, notes a blond complexion and subtle makeup, avoiding excess rouge and mascara, with light eye shadow to offset glare from stage lights. It mentions Ida Kellogg and the Coeur d Alene area about mining depths and the Bunker Hill mine in 1877.

Polly Walters Kellogg Ida Te Coeur d’Alphe Bunker Hill Seana

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