Grafton social notes detail weddings and club events
Social notes from Grafton Chronicle detail the marriage of Marzella Conaway to Jonathan Lucas at Edgewood parsonage with Rev Zumbrunnen officiating. Also covered are the Book Library Club luncheon, New Year ball with Nelson Maple orchestra, Ford Lucas nuptials, Group D Ladies Aid meeting, and a formal Miss Daley dinner in Fairmont with over 125 guests and festive decor.
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Grafton High School
Edgewood
Wheeling
Marzella
Conaway
Jonathan Lucas
Koras’ Zumbrunnen
Marcella
Zella Conaway
Charles Conaway
Grafton
Buckhannon
Northern R. R
T Lor County
Fairmont High School
Fairmont State College
Jonathan
George Lucas
Fairmont Business College
Armstrong Construction, Company
Pairmont
Iain Grafton
Book Library Club
Delphian Society
First’ Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid Society
Etta Roberts
W. Va
Occast
John Galsby
Fairmont
WMMN
Ford
Influenza cases and visits span holidays in 1920s Baltimore area
The report lists numerous influenza cases and recoveries among residents on Knotts avenue and West Main street in Morgantown, with relatives visiting from Baltimore. It notes several travelers, hospitalities, and holiday activities including trips to Akron Ohio and Charleston and a motor journey to Zanesville Ohio as families reunite during the season.
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Fred Graham
Rachel
Richard
Baltimore
Graham
Robert T. Knotts
Knotts Avenue
Caroline
Ytr
H. A. ‘Tobias
Infinena
Josephine Manley
Tir Kelly Bartle
Shoe
McGraw Avenue
Eilene Robinson
Fairmont
Ernest Robinson
William TR. Wolfe
Jane Elizabeth
Billy
Morgantown
W.T. Courtney
Knolls Avenue
L. M. Knight
Junior
Lillian
Marion Smith
Join Henderson
P. E. Turner
West Knotts Avenue
Matilda
Cody Grow
Knotts
West Virginia
Margaret Robinson
Akron
Ohio
Mrs
J. F. Robinson
The
Birth for Mr and Mrs W W Bush in Loved Land
Mr and Mrs W W Bush of Loved Land announce the birth of an eight pound son at their home yesterday. Both mother and baby are reported doing fine.
Ford to Hire Aims at Reducing Detroit Unemployment
Ford plans to hire with priority to Detroit unemployed and those with prior work records. A five day week is deemed sufficient for men while abolition of night shifts is under consideration as the plant modernizes. Officials say removing 90,000 from unemployment could improve Detroit’s welfare outlook in years.
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Detroit
Ford
Gotham plans joyous party for New Year eve
New York reports elaborate preparations for Father Knickerbocker's guests across Harlem clubs Midtown hotels and cabarets. Cover charges rise with two seat noise-maker and confetti bag fees最高 Harlem sites reach 25 and hotels 10, Waldorf Astoria poised as high profile farewell party amid police scrutiny under new commissioner Whalen.
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New York
Harlem
Father Knickerbocker
Broadway
Waldorf- Astoria
Police
Whalen
WAR RUMBLES Bolivia Paraguay probe panel eyed
Paraguay has objected to minor points of a protocol for a nine judge international panel to review border clashes. Bolivia's response is expected favorable. The panel would have two Bolivia/Paraguay appointees and five named by the conference, with one year to seek conciliation or assign responsibility. Top seats are speculative, with potential U S Brazil and Argentina representation though Argentina lacks a delegation.
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Raguay
Bolivia
Paraguay
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Argentizia
Untrue Wife story ends in double tragedy
Heath Snyder killed his wife Mrs Snyder by shooting her in the temple after five farewell notes. He then forced Aunt Nellis Quickey into the kitchen and killed himself in his room. A note to his parents said he was sad and asked for forgiveness as the "best way out" before a planned New Year vacation arrival.
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Heath
Ined
Suits Filed to Collect for Injuries in Circuit Court
Two damage actions were filed in the circuit court by attorney Ole Wyckoff against Bartlett Brothers Bus Company. Named defendants are James W Bartlett William H Bartlett and Ralph W Bartlett. Ts Bennett sues for 20000 for head injuries from a Grafton Clarksburgh bus crash and Lee B Bennett seeks 11456.20 for injuries to his wife.
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Ole . Wyckoff
Bartlett Brothers Bus Company
James W
William H
Ralph W. Bartlett
Ts. Bennett
Grafton-Clarksburgh
Pruntytown Road
Lee BE. Bennett
Thegease
Adaman Club Plans Outing to Pike's Peak Summit
Coloreds Springs Colo December 31 1928 Adaman Club members planned a winter ascent to Pike's Peak summit with a 14 member party camped near timberline overnight. They aimed to reach the top today and light a New Year fireworks display over the valley. Newcomer C W Penland biologist Colorado College was the novice climber chosen for 1929 with one new member admitted annually.
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Colo. Des
Pike's Peak
Timberline
Ruxton Park
C. W. Penland
Colorado College
Thousands Seek New 1929 License Plates in Charleston
Charleston on December 31 reports several thousand automobile owners gathered at the State Road Commission to obtain 1929 license plates as 1928 plates become invalid after midnight. Traffic police supervised queues and parking across blocks near the state house, with Kanawha County residents prominent in line. Officials estimate about 80,000 plates will be issued by close of business, 30,000 more than last year.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Automobile
State House
Roadommission
Kanawha
Poincare Holds Line as Cabinet Forces Retention
Paris dispatch reports Premier Poincare sought resignation amid unrest but cabinet persuaded him to stay. He vows to pursue reparations and to lead parliament on January 8, framing government policy within existing lines. The move is seen as averting a crisis and consolidating Poincare’s leadership.
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Paris
Poincare
Woman Implicated With Robbery Group in Four Counties
Webster Springs, Dec. 31. Mrs Anna Claypool of Hackers Valley was jailed on a charge of participating with several others in robberies across four counties over more than a year. Police say she belonged to the Ban Tharp gang. Her husband James, his brother Bert, and James Cowger of Hacker Valley were also arrested. Tharp and four others were arrested a month earlier. One admitted the robberies and implicated the others.
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Webster Springs
Anna Claypool
Hackart Valley
Ban Tharp
Claypool
James
Bert
James Cowger
Hacker Valley
Tharp
Doran reports no poison deaths during Christmas holidays
Prohibition Commissioner Doran said no deaths from poisoned alcohol were reported during the Christmas holidays. He noted a year-end review showed progress in enforcement since prior periods and sent his findings to Assistant Secretary Lowman of the Treasury.
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Washington
Doran
Lowman
The
Treasury
Alcohol Poisoning and Prohibition Policy Debate
A discussion of fatalities linked to wood alcohol and other poisons notes few deaths from acute alcoholism. The commissioner credits public education and a new prohibition bureau formula that renders alcohol unfit for drinking. He cites a 1960s federal judge remark about bootleg liquor and implications for enforcement across similar beverages.
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Prohibition Bureau
Kirkpatrick
Prisoner Captured After St. Clairsville Jail Break
Wheeling reports that Wa Porter, one of ten inmates who escaped from the county jail at St. Clairsville five weeks ago, was captured by police here today. None of the other prisoners have been apprehended.
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Wheeling
Dee
Wa Porter
St. Clairsville
Fannie Brice My Man Partially Read Romance Preview
Fanny Brice, a sewing girl and sister, supports her brother Phil and Audrey as a producer and performer named Tom enters their life. She cooks for Tom in a homey kitchen, how a muscle demonstrator becomes a guest, and a budding relationship forms amid family dynamics and secrecy.
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Fanny Brice
Phil
Audrey
Lazarus
Waldo
Fanny
Tom
Mr. Halsey
Orca EU
Cave
Geo
Buddy
Tere
Iely
Panny
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Forsythe
John’ Alli
Ladien Aid Society
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
W. R. Lear
Maple Avenue
Miss Daley
Sarah Evans
Jean Hall
Adeline Ashby
Miss Evans
Miss Hall
Miss Ashby
Mina Taggert
Pittsburgh
Ann McKain
Lucille Hall
Margaret Compston
FE. Jc, Jones
Tuisca Morris
Charles Dorr
Evelyn Allard
Virginia Osgood
Mary Ellen Staggers
Kathleen McCray
Grie
Ss Visks
Osgood
John Roach Straton
Warren Badenoch Straton
Ruth Stokes Cater
Calvary Baptist Church
Dr. Straton
First Ward
Ruth Mays
W. E. Knotts
City
William P. Necker
R. A. Walker
West Washington Street
Mich
Frank Bennett
Marjorie
Charles
James Barcus
Bennett
Zanesville
J. L. Bush
Phillipsburg
Gotham
Coolidges
Georgia
Soskifs
Sapla Island
Howard Coffin
Brunalyiehy Ga
Eesti
Adaman Club
Pike’s Peak
Road Commission
Bootles
Fannie
Brice MY Man
Arline de Haas
Warner Bros. Pictures Trio
Man
Fannie Brice
Warner Bros
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