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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1929
Page
3
A large gathering celebrated Mrs Lydia Waller's eightieth birthday at Dr J G Morgan's Flemington home with a festive dinner and a pink and white cake bearing eighty candles. Relatives and friends from multiple towns attended and extended birthday gifts amid Yuletide decor.
Members were present and four guests including Mia O H Rymer Mrs Luke Ross Miss Rose Heironi mus and Miss Nell Haisto of Norfolk Va. A delicious luncheon was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be January 14 at Miss Hazel Shuttlesworth s home. White Fawn Council No. 3 will entertain on Wednesday afternoon in the Red Men Hall for their annual Christmas and New Year party with officer installation. The New Year feast of corn and venison will be a feature and members are urged to bring gifts for exchange. Announcement received of the marriage of Virgil B Stewart of Flatwoods and Miss Ruth White of Fairmont. They wed December 26 in Weston at the Methodist church parsonage. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs W Minter. The bride is daughter of the late L M White of Grafton and a graduate of Grafton High School class of 1926, who taught at Sand Hill school in Taylor County. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs R B Stewart of Flatwoods, a Sutton High School graduate class of 1926, who worked at the Sutton Chemical Plant. A breakfast followed at the Minter home before departure for a honeymoon.
Continued from page one, the report notes dancing and music at a White House event. A hotel orchestra replaced the Marine Band for the dancing but the Marine Band still performed during supper in the state dining room for the younger guests.
A gang of three robbers held a bank and fled in a car while a boy raised the alarm at a filling station. Armed citizens fired on the bandits, the driver tried to flee, and two members hid in woods as others were pursued for miles by pursuing officers.
Local personals report residents returning home after Christmas travels to Baltimore Reading Philadelphia Washington Sydney Australia and other cities. Included are George Zinn John Harter H. A. Tobias Caroline Smith D. W. O’Brien and families with multiple trips and remembrances amid university and rail line movements.
Report states hold up men with guns attacked patrons at a bar. When police arrived two assailants lay on the floor. one died. Shine suffered severe lacerations, head injuries, and a fractured wrist. Shine held on attempted robbery. Kelly and Gavin charged with suspicion of homicide.
Mrs Lydia Yeamans Titus longtime leading actress in the United States and England, died in Los Angeles at age after a storied stage career. Daughter of Annie Yeamans, she headlined acts abroad and was honored by Ming Edward Vil after singing Sally In Own Alley. Widow of Frederick J Titus, she was the last of a famed theatrical lineage.
Washington December 31 Mrs Hoover is confined to the White House with a severe cold for two days. The ailment is under treatment by the President's physician Lieutenant Commander Joel T Boone. She attended a White House dance for her son Allan and was unable to attend church or accompany the President to the Mexican Embassy to bid farewell to President-Elect Ortiz Rubio.
Banks post office and city and county offices will be closed tomorrow for New Year's Day. Public services suspended with most railroad offices closed except essential ones. Over 1500 Baltimore and Ohio Railway workers pause duties in Monongah division. No city or rural mail deliveries. money order, registry and stamp windows closed. A single mail collection from street boxes at 7 p m.
A seven member Subcommittee of Secretary Wilbur's advisory committee on education by radio will meet in New York City tomorrow to draft recommendations for a federal radio education agency.
Washington approves an allotment of 100000 for the Dashields dam project on the Ohio river at Deadman Island about 13 miles below Pittsburgh. Funds cover contralet, lock house, power and operating plant and dredging. The text notes the US cannot be sued without its consent though statutes allow claims for compensation.
The Sentinel describes a Gift Club drive inviting readers to nominate new members and provide entry coupons. Members receive reserve counts, stored only by the member, with coupons determining credits toward prizes. The campaign emphasizes active participation, broader membership, and engaging features to attract public involvement.
Chicago reports vast party preparations as 20 000 tables are booked in cabarets and hotels for New Year celebrations. Government agencies will monitor events with agents in and out of venues. Additional crowds will attend dances, halls, and theaters across the city.
The article promotes a club with weeks left to join and promises three automobiles as top prizes, urging readers to enlist early for “added prosperity.” It warns of publicity taint and encourages securing memberships to gain support before rivals commit. An ominous line notes radium in a hip pocket as a deadly caution.
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