Christmas Season Celebrated at Local Infirmary
The Taylor County infirmary hosted a Christmas season celebration featuring a program of prayer, Bible school talks, carols, and speeches. Gifts of fruit, books, and linens were distributed by local clubs and church groups to inmates and staff.
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Taylor County Infir
Andent
John
Bible School
Radley
D. W. Fort
Ida Slender
James Hinkle
John Rogers
James Grimes
Joseph Bowers
J. Vaindegrift
Ry Rogers
Robert Rogers
Leennett
A. B. Shroyer
D. Honatede
Bolyard Adds Ladies Hair Bobbing at Grafton Barbershop
The Murphy and Dolgara Bar Ber Shop in the Ward Hotel building announces that W. T. Bolyard, long a Grafton barber, now offers ladies hair bobbing and scalp treatment with a special invitation to his former clientele.
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Murphy
Ward Hotel
W. T. Bolyard
Grafton
Bolyard
Modern gowns in homespun charm featured in Paris styles
The article notes the shift from pioneer homespun to refined modern fabrics. Paris couturiers shape the season's chic frocks with tan homespun, a three tiered skirt, dark brown edging, and white linen cuffs. Marceline Day poses as guests are listed, including Virginia McFarland and Della Windley among many others at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Myrtle Posten and family friends.
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MMB
Lisbptit
Paris Couturiers
Marceline Day
Empting
Virginia McFarland
Della
Flossie
Shatter
Opal
Dorothy Windley
Ina. Warder
Pearl Felton
Mildred Cropp
Elizabeth Fordyce
James
Joseph
Fordyce
Armthur Wolfe
Charles Smith
Myrtle, Posten
Orville McFarland, Jr
Howard “McWilliams
Prank Smith
Orville Mcfijrland, Sr
W. A. Wagner
Pauline Felton
Pearl Bolyard
Charles Digman
C. C. Losh
D. Ly Phillips
G. C. Felton
Rotary Club Celebrates Seventh Anniversary Event
The Grafton Rotary Club marked seven years since its August 1920 origin with a December 30 charter ceremony, a lamb symbol at each table setting, and farewell to Col Oscar Wright, the club’s oldest member. Members outlined past achievements and future plans in a series of brief talks.
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Rotary Lu
Grafton Rotary Club
Oscar Wright
National Cemetery
Georgia
Rotary
George Jolliffe
Kellogg Sees Mexican Amendment as Hopeful
Secretary Kellogg said the Mexican amendments to oil laws appear a hopeful step toward settling the U.S. Mexico oil rights dispute. He noted the amended text had not yet reached Washington, so he could not judge whether it fully resolves the controversy.
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Wasningtom
Kellogg
United States
Mexico
Washington
Mexican Congress
$50 000 Yearly Enough for Woman's Clothing Says Millionaire's Wife
Mrs Frank Henderson, wife of an Oklahoma millionaire, tells New York Junior Club debaters that a modern woman can spend fifty thousand dollars yearly on wardrobe. She argues many dress well on modest sums, criticizes the notion of needing lavish fortunes, and outlines a planned budget including gowns, shoes, lingerie, and coats while advocating practical spending and black attire to save costs.
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Frank C. Henderson
New York City
Gimbel Brothers Take Over Pittsburgh Store
Gimbel Brothers acquire Kaufmann and Baer Company in Pittsburgh and rename it Gimbel Brothers. The move places Pittsburgh under a six-store national department group with extensive buying power and international branch offices across Europe, Asia, and the Pacific.
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Gimbel Brothers
Pittsburgh
Kaufmann and Baer Company
Western Pennsylvania
Actire
Reatest Department Stores Organization
America
New York
Saks
Fifth Avenue
Herald Square
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Creeko
Slovakia
Naples
Florence
Italy
Tokio
Kobe
Yokohama
Pekin
Asia
Philippine Islands
Snow and Wind Delay Lindbergh Return Flight
Snow and wind today prevented the take-off of the monoplane carrying Mrs Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh and her party on the next leg of its flight to Detroit Weather permitting a start would be made later in the day officials announced.
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St. Louis
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Detroit
Miss Wicklein and Miss Suddart Visit Grafton
Miss Sylvia Wicklein of Charlestown visits Grafton with Miss Gertrude Suddart of Thayers Street until Tuesday. They are former classmates at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
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Sylvia Wicklein
Charleston
Grafton
Gertrude Suddarth
Thayers Street
Wicklein
Faene
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati
School Opens Here Monday Bright and Early
Superintendent H A Rice announces school will start Monday morning with Grifton students resuming classes and teachers returning for the new year. At the high school the day includes a resumed co curricular period with about 18 clubs planned and 450 students expected to participate. The Mountaineer staff aims to publish weekly starting Wednesday, continuing a long run despite holiday disruptions.
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H. A. Rice
Howard M. Gore
Grafton
The
Mountaineer
Beinc Rani Aa
Ampico Hour of Music Premiere Broadcast Tonight
Ampico Hour presents an inaugural radio program Sunday at 1 15 PM featuring Josef Sheyinne in debut, plus Vincent Lopez Fairchild Rainger two piano act, broadcast across stations including WIZ WBZ WBAL WHAM KDKA WLW KYW and more. Regular Ampico Hour broadcasts follow nightly at 8 30 PM ET. Haymond Piano Co promotes Knabe and Zenith receivers for best sound.
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Ampleco Wen
WIZ
WBZA
WBZ
WBAL
WHAM
KDKA
WIR
WLW
KYW
Kwxy Wrhm
WTA
Josef Sheyinne
Ampico
Vincent Lopez
Fairchild
Rainger
Haymond Piano Company
West Malm Street
Knabe
Hest
Haymond Piano
Zenith
Cold Weather Predicted Across Much of Nation
Washington reports the new year will bring widespread cold with a high pressure area over the Canadian northwest. The disturbance over Arkansas extends to northwest Florida, forecasting cold easter states. Temperatures in the far northwest as low as 40 degrees below zero. Cold wave warnings issued in many regions. The cold period may last into Monday before rising.
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Washington
America
Jack Frost
United States
Canadian Northwest
Rocky Mountain Region
Plains ‘States
West Gulf States
Arkansas
Florida
Young Matron Tied to Other Slavery Cases
New Orleans reports by Times Picayune say government investigators probed Mrs. Mabel Sebro Arico past links to other enslavement acts. The case involves a young enslaved girl allegedly mistreated for four years. Arico was arraigned by Justice Department agents on federal slavery statute charges and released on $5,000 bond.
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New Orleans
the ‘Times
Picayane
Mabel’ Sebro Arico
Anna
Laniu
Arico
Ariee
Department of Justice
Holy Name Society plans New Year watch party in Bills Ball
Newburg residents hear of a watch party at Bills Ball to welcome the new year hosted by the Holy Name Society of the Catholic church. A program and refreshments are offered with a voluntary contribution to the church. Also noted are Lyceum numbers and local social visits including Mr Burgdenter’s upcoming appearance and various residents visiting relatives.
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Newburg
Holy Name Society
Catholic Church
Lyceum
Clarenes
le Burgdenter
Vide
Abe Meee
Alvon
Burgdenter
Odd Bequest To Be Fought In Court Over Atheist Bequest
New York December reports claim the $50,000 bequest from Aaron Cades of Camden to the Atheist Society for advancing atheism may trigger a court fight. Executors contest the will while Joseph Lewis of the Free Thinkers Society says the group will file a claim for the funds to fund 25 years of enlightenment.
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New York
Aaron
Cades
Camden
N.S
Philadelphia
Joseph Lewis
Free Thinkers Society of
Canes
Atheist Society
Lewis. Liberman
Avalanche traps university climbers amid deadly rescue
Tokyo on December 3 A dye batch from Nagano caused mixed signals as a university climbing party was trapped in Sitavila Tanche Four students were killed and seven others captured a rescue team works to recover the missing victims Earlier reports note 87 serious motor accidents last Sunday with casual remarks about the weather.
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Tokyo
Dee 3
Nagano
Sitavila
Tanche
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