Grafton News Review Highlights Local 1937 Events
Turbulent year-end roundup notes deaths, civic actions, and schedules in Grafton and Taylor County. Notables include clergy calls, bank and insurance matters, charity drives, railroad rate talk, police activity, and holiday events. Major names include Taylor County Board of Trade, J W Galloway, Rev M D Lwiher, and E O Waugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Taylor County Board of Trade
Hight School
Santford H. Wolfe
Fellowsville
M. D. Lwiher
Columbus
Mississippi
First Christian Church
J. W. Galloway
Maryland Coal Company
J. B. Waters
Joseph Clinton McVicker
Webster
Parkersburg
John Edwards
Monongah
Mike Micawick
Ida Bryan
Henry Cole
Betty Stafford
William B. Gibson
John L. Wood
D. W. Robey
Keyser
Rowlesburg
Jane Caroline Phillips Shackelford
Haymond Settlement
Bob" Denzie
Charleston Daily Mail
Tobo
E. O. Waugh
W. C. Jaco
James FP. Holt
Annual Lodge Co
Sorrow of
Grafton Elks
Roy H. Waugh
Uch
Rotary Clinic
M.C. A
Hetu
Iva Rhodes
National Council
Frank M. Little
Charles William Smith
Wheeling
Hazel Kiefer
Simpson
Board of ‘Trade
Birth announcement for Sanford family daughter
Mr and Mrs Stanford Sanford of 1009 West Washington welcomed a 9 pound daughter born Friday at City hospital the infant remains unnamed. George G Tansll of 49 Addison street has recovered enough to go out after 14 weeks at home with a serious illness. Mr and Mrs Ernest Olson of Parsons visited Mrs B F Bailey on McGraw avenue Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford Sanford
West
Washington
City Hospital
George G. Tansll
Addison Street
Ernest Olson
Parsons
B. F. Bailey
McGraw Avenue
Telephone User Falls Asleep Police Called
Providence report describes a telephone operator hearing a gurgling sound, police called, officers found Harold Unsworth asleep with a telephone in hand at his home. Other regional briefs note West Virginia liquor consumption lead, hunting license receipts drop in Harrison county, Coalwood Carett plan, and a Morgantown jail sentence for assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Ris
Harold Unsworth
Eight Year Old Hit by Auto in Charleston
Eight year old Erwin Ray suffered head injuries after being struck by a car in Charleston. He is the son of Lieut. Charles W. Ray of the city police bureau of identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Erwin Ray
Charles W. Ray
The
Cate Police Bureau of Identification
Layne H. Ford Named Charleston District Employment Chief
Graf ton man Layne H. Ford has been appointed assistant manager of the Charleston district for the West Virginia State Employment Service to tackle unemployment. He will head the Charleston office in city hall with about 20 staff, serving Kanawha Nicholas Fayette Putnam and Clay counties. Ford, an attorney, comes from the State Road commission as contracts chief and previously worked with the Grafton Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Whiting
NRS
Grafton
West Virginia Employment Service
William G. Strauss
Herbert Evans
A. E. Lockard
Billy Newton
Webster Road
Boyd Modisett
West Virginia
Layne H. Ford
Ford
Charleston
Kanawha
Nicholas
Fayette
Putnam
Clay
Employment Service
State Road Commission
Gene W. Ford
Washington and Lee University Law School
Grafton Sentinel
Marriages and Charity Ball Highlight Local Notices
Announcement lists the August 29 marriage of Mary Elbha Tansill to Ralph Victor Ringler at Clarksburg with a blue outfit and rose bouquet. Edith Wine and Ernest B. Olson wed December 17 in Davis with Wine a Parsons High teacher and Olson a former Coffman-Fisher manager now in government service. Rolfe Shay and the Sovereigns of Sway headlined the annual Charity Ball in city benefiting the Women’s club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olson-Wine
Edith Wine
Parsons
Ernest B. Olson
Davis
A. F. Richardson
Parsons High School
Coffman-Fisher
Olson
Rolfe Shay
Sovereigns of Sway
Woman's Club
Last
New Year Concert Opens at Field House River Side Drive
A New Year’s Eve concert at the Field house on River side drive featured a young musicians group led by Shay. The program mixed novelty and smooth numbers, with well arranged selections. The Woman’s club hosted the event, coordinated by Mrs. James C. Holt and assisted by several members including Mrs. George G. Jolliffe and Miss Carolyn Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
River~ Side Drive
Shay
Woman's Club
James C. Holt
George G. Jolliffe
Harold Noble
James F. Holt
New Year's Eve cabaret at Carmichael auditorium Clarksburg
Taylor's Hotel Roosevelt orchestra headlines a New Year's Eve dance at Carmichael auditorium from 11 p m to 4 a m with Charmaine from Cafe De La Pax and other acts including bubble and fan dancer the Ragmuffins Valerie sisters and Walter and Jean Brown. Sol Burka directs the event and future acts include Jan Garber and Guy Lombardo. Also celebrating 32nd wedding anniversary Mr and Mrs J M Shaw hosted friends at a party with games and a refreshment course attended by many locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ck Taylor
Hotel Roosevelt
Carmichael Auditorium
Clarksburg
Charmaine
Cafe de la Pax
Cleveland
Ohio
Ragmuffins
Valerie Sisters
Walter
Jean Brown
Sally Blue
Taylor
Sol Burka
Burka
Jan Garber
Make a Wish film scene at Opera House stirs audience
A vivid film sequence from Bobby Breen’s Make a Wish was shot at the Opera House over a weekend, showing Rip Van Winkle performed by Breen and company at a boys’ summer camp. Boats, lanterns, and bright lighting created a daylight-like set while 34 electricians handled five generators and eight trucks ferried 312 cast and crew from Hollywood. The cast included Bobby Breen, Ben Sil Rathbone, Marion Claire, Henry Armetta, Ralph Forbes, and Leon Errol, with Garbo portrayed in a unique, dominant yet subservient role amid romance and historical portraits centered on Napolean’s famed love. Roy Davis of Detroit plans holiday visits with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Breen
Veshicle
Opera House
Rip van Winkle
Bobby
Idhs
Hollywood
Bensil Rathbone
Marion Claire
Henry Armetta
Ralph Forbes
Leon Errol
Conquest Theme Challenges Garbo Role at Strand
Herbert Stothart, tasked with a Napoleonic romance for Greta Garbo in Conquest, notes the Polish Countess Marie Walewska is a steadfast yet submerged personality. He contrasts her usual dominating roles with the film’s subtler, loyal figure and the struggle to capture her on screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garbo
Herbert Stothart
Charles Boyer
Strand Theatre
Tf Garbo
Stothart
Camille
Marie Walewska
Napoleon
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G. F. Randall
Grafton High School
Grafton Bearcats
Kingwood
Cooperative Traffice Committee of
B. C
Moose Home
Taylor County Court
First Court
Pauline E. Gerkins
Herman Klug
Walnut Street
Beech Street
Maple Avenue
Nancy Robinson
West Side
Fred D. Robinson
Ravenswood
Richard Kirk
Bluemont Street
Amanda Ella Phillips
Harry Batson
Sam Newcome
G. H. S. Grid
Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Walter Currey
Delbert Grimm
Pruntytown
Bert W. Perine
Evelyn Beatrice Brooks
Charlottesville
Harry Carrington Fleming
O. Jay Fleming
Robert Lee Pitzer
Flemington Crossing
A. V. Parkhill
Galloway
John Henry Kramer
Blueville
Fred Grinnan
Lewela Farley Swisher
Louisa Cutright
C. M. Cutright
Thayer
Mary Hess
Ralph H. Cline
Jess Horton
National
Rams
Fcrmer
Handley
Thorton Hill
Ralph Cline
WM. Sherrard
Newark
Ordinal
Crandon
Ella Barber
Niles
E. A. Lipscomb
Arnold Hefner
Lester Post
Norman Smith
H. L. Noble
Fairmont
Snare Corporation
Ben ‘Wilson
Spencer Blair
Elkins
Edgar B. Reese
Washington, Pa
Route 50
Clyde N. Mays
Husk O'Hare
Gentlemen of the Air
Field House
Samuel Murray
B. & O. Carman
Ada Mae Poling Westfall
John Carder
E. I. Headley
Kiwanis Club
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Fieldhouse
Perfect Sound
Tonite
Milburn Stone and
Helen McKellar
Wonder Boy
Maine Woods
Oscar Straus
Kurt Neumann
Ausvo
Edward Gross
State Liquor Commission
Charles Purdee
Harrison County
Plan Game Refuge
Coalwood-Carett Conservation Club
Coalwood
Arretta
Lear
Morgantown
Lincoln Hall
Justice of the Peace
D. F. Dusenberry
Tayne Ford
Big Joe
Sothely
Eck Taylor
J. M. Shaw
Shaw
Emory Baugh
Ibert Parson
Liesenton
Ralph Sapp
Junior
Paul
Jo Ann
Donnie
Joe Sapp
Alice
Jean Id
Billy Howard Barcus
Bettiearcus
Mrs. Shaw
Poleon
Boyer
Bernard Owen
Duc de George Houston
Eaeshal Duroc
Alan Marshal
O’ornano
C. Henry Gordon
Prince Ponietowski
Roy. Davis
Detroit
C. V. Miller
Reliable Footwear
W. VA
Jolliffe
Jollifffe’s
Presents
Europe
Greta Garg
Charles Geyer
Alte
My . Arith
Reginald Owen
Alan Marsha
Henry Stephenson
Leif Eriks
Dame Maywhitty
C.henry Gordon Vladiimir Sokolofe
Sori Noffenstein
Clarence ‘Brown
Dixie
Fonda
Ian Hunter
Anita Louise
Donald One
Edmund Goulding
Max Fox
Brecier
Warner Bros
Bette
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