Alibi Sewing Club Hosts Evening at Mrs Ashby Home
Alibi Sewing Club members gathered Tuesday at Mrs George Ashby’s West Boyd street home for needlework and a salad course. Attending were Mrs Harper Wooddell Mrs A W Dean Mrs Dudley Pauley Mrs B J Rowland Mrs Sherman Reed Mrs B F Landsbury and Mrs Kenneth Orr.
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Alibi Club
Alibi Sewing Club
George Ashby
West Boyd Street
Harper Wooddell
A. W. Dean
Dudley Pauley
B. J. Rowland
Sherman Reed
B. F. Landsbury
Kenneth Orr
Psychic bid hints at extra tricks in 3 No Trump
In a recent duplicate, South wins 3 No Trump by inferring the diamond location from a risky psychic bid. After heart lead, he executes three finesse-like plays, banking four extra tricks. The dealer is South in a typical North South vulnerable setup, with Desler noted as a participant.
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Jins
South
North
West
Syedir
Lindy club hosts dessert party and games night
Guests at the Lindy club party included Mrs. Murray Mrs Frank Marlin and Mrs Lynn Faulkner with attendees Miss Morgan Miss Bartlett Mik er and Dorothy Sapp Miss Ruth Welch and Evelyn Welch. Evelyn Welch will host the club in two weeks and prizes went to Mrs Birdie Thompson Mrs Lena Sturm and Mrs Frazier.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
Blueville
M. E. Church
J. Guy Allender
Lonie Garlow
Carrie Fawcett
Hattie Hoban
Maude Hoban
Daisy Poe
Elizabeth Bowman
Ruby Carroll
Betty Carroll
Mary Cor
Miss Murray
Jean Murray
Jerry Morgan
Mildred Bartlett
William Murray
Murray
Frank Marlin
Lynn Faulkner
Miss Morgan
Bartlett, Miker
Dorothy Sapp
Ruth Welch
Evelyn Welch
Ward Blaney
Richard Robey
Alfred Dehlinger
Frazier
Myrtle Frazier
Lindy
North Street
Chance
Birdie ‘Thompson
Lena Sturm
Kate Greenwald
Lingoln Street
Local Social Calendar and Hospital News Highlights
Harrisburg guests and return travels thread through social notices as families visit over the holidays. Potomac State students resume classes. local hospital admissions include Betty Rose Clovis and Dorothy Brown with operations, plus Robert Crane as a tonsil patient. Fairmont Board of Commerce backs a syndicate to underwrite a 20000 loan for finishing a 175000 athletic fields and stadium project.
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Frank Beverlin
Harrisburg
Nettie Beverlin
J. M. McCabe
Columbus
Ohio
Daria McCabe
Baltimore
Henry Harter
Francis Street
C. A.robinson
Ruth Ann
Monroe
N. Y
Dick Bell
Bill Allender
Bob Denton
Ed Willey
Potomac State College
Betty Rose Clovis
Parkview
City Hospital
Robert Crane
Dorothy Brown
Art Stutler
Fairmont
Board of Commerce Directors
West Virginia students sever relations with Germany in protest
The Daily Athenaeum reports that West Virginia University students cut diplomatic ties with Germany after Nazi Das Schwarze Korps comments. Phi Sigma Kappa says a December party with Hitler costumes was harmless and not meant for publicity, though the incident drew editorials and national attention.
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Morgantown
Daily
Athenaeum
West Virginia “University
Germany
Berlin
Das Schwarze Korps
Mana “Fuehrer
Phi Siema Kappa
Hitler
Life
Nazi Storm Troops
Tniverschaemt
Schamlos
Albern
The
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Profit
John Zobrist
Phi Sigma Kappa
Hedrick Donates 3,500-Volume Library to Beckley College
Beckley college receives a 3,500 volume library donated by G. G. Hedrick during his mayoral term. The gift highlights local philanthropy in Beckley on January 5.
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Beckley
G. G. Hedrick
Beckley College
Backache relief from kidney trouble claim ad
An old style plea promotes Doan's Pills for kidney and backache relief. It blames fatigue and colds for kidney waste buildup and cites experiencing pain, frequent urination, and nights with headaches. The ad urges readers to ask druggists for Doan's Pills, a product claimed to purify kidneys and ease symptoms.
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Pasmagen
Polona
Dean
Roosevelt seeks penalties for improper WPA political practices
President Roosevelt asked Congress to provide 875 million dollars in supplemental funding to carry work relief through June while urging strict penalties for improper political practices in relief. He opposed local boards running the program and warned against altering administrative policy without hearings. He stressed penalties should apply to insiders and outsiders, but not deprive WPA workers of civil rights.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
Ency
Civil Service
Co Ae
Scout program aims to raise enrollment in three-state area
Huntington January 5. Scout Executive Gus F. Walker announced a five year plan to boost Boy Scout enrollment in a three state area to 4200, double the present figure. The goal targets increased participation across the region.
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Huntington
Gus F. Walker
Once Sued Minister Is Leaving Church
Steubenville Ohio January 5 The Rev Harold C Zels rector of St Pauls Episcopal church resigns effective February 1 He was defendant in a 100000 breach of promise suit in which Cora Burnham won 10000 in federal court and will announce his future plans later.
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Steubenville, C
Harold C. Zels
Cora Burnham
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Virginia Debt Bond Deadline Has Passed
Charleston dispatch reports West Virginia faced a $39,400 paper loss as the deadline to exchange Virginia debt certificates for West Virginia bonds expired January 1. Chief Clark Fred Diddle of the state treasurer's office noted many bonds deemed valuable days earlier were worthless by the deadline.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Clark Fred Diddle
State Treasurer's Office
Virginia
Brakeman Dies Week After Skull Fracture
BLUEFIELD Jan 5 A 47 year old brakeman Russell B Williams died in hospital a day after suffering a skull fracture at work. He was found unconscious beside the tracks and workmen said he apparently fell from a box car.
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Bluefield
Russell B. Williams
Williams
State Auditor to Wed Charleston Widow in WV
West Virginia State Auditor Edgar B. Sims and Mrs. Nora M Hawkins of Charleston filed for a marriage license at Philadelphia city hall on January 5. The clerk indicated the license would be issued on Saturday. Sims had traveled to New York earlier to sign road bonds.
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Philadelphia
Edgar B. Sims
West Virginia
Nora M. Hawkins
Charleston
W. Va
City Hall
Sims
New York
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Annabel P, Swisher
Society
A. D. Camp
Wehn Hall
Mountaineer Council No
United American Mechanics
A. F. McConkey
E. M. Moats
C. W. Knipple
C. C. Moats
W. H. Canfield
C. L. Abel
Frances Ann Hyett
Oscar Hyett
West Frances Street
Delphan Murphy
East Main Street
H. K. Murphy
St. Augustine's Rectory
St Augustine's High School
Grafton High School
West Virginia University
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
State Road Commission
Friends of Friendship Bible
First Church of Christ
Cozy Rest
Virginia Watkins
Mildred Graham
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of
Andrews Church
W. A. Beavers
McGraw Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Brotherhood of
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Redmen’s Hall
Flemington
Flemington M. P
Woman’s Club
Elk’s Club
A. 8. Jones
Huntington Orthopedic— Hospital
Clyde G. Turner
Riverside Drive
Harry Kunst
Alden Beagle
L. B. Brydon
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Desler
Toravel
Gene Cox
E. E. Cox
Georgia
Eleanor
Main ST
Grafton
P. Herbex
Eleanor Daron
Honor
Muslin
Eden
Oo. N. T
Belle Isle
Reg. U. 8
Reg
U. S
Chenille
Bess
Oxfords SE
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