Society Bridge Parties and a June Wedding Near Oakland
Miss Marguerite Thayer hosts a West Washington Street bridge party with prizes for high score Virginia Hanway Evelyn Lucas and Dolores Curry. Mrs Lynn Faulkner honored with a linen shower. Leroy Kinter announces the marriage of his sister Nina Kinter to Ralph Nelson on June 24 in Oakland with Rev Archibald Moore officiating. couple to reside at 825 West Boyd after July 16. Mrs Ebert hosts a covered dish dinner and bridge for Grafton Quota Club with Betty Lee Clark performing. prizes awarded to Genevieve Jackson Anna Heflin and John Tucker. refreshments served near midnight. Katherine Cramer of Morcantown named to represent Second District at Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins as a princess in Queen Silvia's court.
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Marguerite Thayer
West Washington Street
Virginia Hanway
Evelyn Lucas
Dolores Curry
Lynn Faulkner
Esther Murray
Leroy Kinter
Nina Kinter
Ralph Nelson
Oakland
Archibald Moore
Kinter
Ebert
Bes Ebert
Northwestern Turnpike
Grafton Quota Club
Genevieve Jackson
Anna Heflin
John Tucker
Elkins
Washington
Katherine Cramer
South High Street
Morcantown
Randolph
D-W. Va
Cramer
C. W. Cramer
Warden Confined in Mercy Hospital for Ulcer Treatment
Dr Paul P Warden a young Grafton physician will be confined in Mercy Hospital Baltimore for about three or four weeks for treatment of a duodenal ulcer an intestinal ailment he has suffered recently His father Dr A R Warden said today He entered the Baltimore hospital last Sunday and continued practice until the day before he left No further details were available.
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Paul P. Warden
Grafton
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
A. R. Warden
Warden
Baltimore Hospital
Buy American Buy in Grafton Sparks Local Optimism
Local business mood improves with more workers at B. & C. and positive reports from Carr China. Rumors of Hazel Atlas reopening circulate, reflecting renewed national confidence and a push to support domestic industry in Grafton.
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Carr China
Hazel Atlas
Grafton
Grafton Socials and Visits Highlight Holiday Season
Mrs J O Rosier of Route 1 called in Grafton today while Miss Pearl Felton returned from Uniontown Pa where she visited a friend patient Mrs Alice Harman now on the road to recovery at Uniontown hospital Harman a former resident of the city Paul L Wolfe of Webster motored to Point Marion and Uniontown Pa to spend the fourth with friends He accompanied Miss Felton home Claud Biddle Earl Peters and Lawyer Smith returned to Camp Boone after holidays Donald Weese spent the fourth with family Clifford Smith Hammond Settlement visited Edward Metz Shinnston visited Grafton yesterday.
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Pearl Felton
Uniontown
Alice Harman
B. Weaver
Grafton
Paul L. Wolfe
Webster
Point Marion
Lawyer Smith
Claud Biddle
Earl Peters
Camp Boone
Keith
W. Va
Donald Weese
Wilford Street
Clifford Smith
Hammond Settlement
Edward Metz
Shinnston
Ona C. Jefferys
Triple Avenue
Strawsie Jones
Ruby Bonafield
Ruby Graham
Long Hospital
Camden-on-Gauley
M. J. Tucker
Nellie
Lathryne
Anne
Harrisonburg
G. B. Wolfe
Lily
Wolfe
Tucker
Constable
W. A. Wilhelm
Adeline
Louise
Betty
Oowlesburg
Burr Loughe
Hugh Mason
Luther Reves
Iowa Woman Heads W C T U MRS IDA B WISE SMITH
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith of Des Moines is selected to head the Iowa Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The Milwaukee dispatch notes Mr and Mrs Arthur Williams and Smith from Des Moines are mentioned in relation to the appointment.
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Ida B. Wise Smith
Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur Williams
Des
Cubans Fear Inflation Over New Silver Pesos
Havana reports Cuban businessmen worry that the 6 million new silver pesos in circulation may devalue exchange with the United States. Last year over 3.5 million in pesos shifted parity and price discounts spiked briefly. The extra coinage yields a government profit and aims to fund foreign debt payments.
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Havana
United States
Ban on 3.2 Beer Rules Bryan School Campus
Dayton Tenn July 5 a state famous for heavy drinking traditions upholding dry laws a Bryan funded university bans 3.2 beer on campus after 11 students were dismissed for violating the edict forbidding alcohol use. Among the disciplined were three sons of ministers and the group was convicted of making wild cherry wine.
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Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan University
Lindbergh to Test Airplane in Lockheed Sirius
Col Chas A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh prepare for a planned summer test flight in the Lockheed Sirius monoplane. On Tuesday mechanics installed instruments and a radio in a hangar at Edo Aircraft Corp College Point Massachusetts. Gasoline tanks in the pontoon will feed the main tank via an electric motor.
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New York
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Edo Aircraft Corporation
College Point
Massachusetts
Broughton Fourth Festivities Highlight Local Gatherings
A long list of families from Morgantown Crafton and Weston enjoyed the Fourth with visits, picnics, and trips to nearby camps and towns in West Virginia and North Carolina. Notable names include the Wolfs, Browns, Jacksons, Sturm, Blaines, and Campbells as well as the Jefferys and Strawsie Jones. Nearby news notes Luther Reeves’ business trip to Grafton and the election of Mrs. Smith as president of the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, marking a milestone in the organization’s history.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Chanel evening gown sketches bouffant and line trends
The article surveys evening wear with emphasis on bouffant effects and sheer materials. It notes a Chanel gown with a full hem reaching the ground, and introduces a new wider shoulder sieve that is dropy to elbow length. Elbow sleeve silhouettes and field flower inspired accessories are highlighted.
My Beauty Hint Witch Hazel Use By Eleanor Vourney
Screen actress Eleanor Vourney shares three uses for witch hazel for eyes face and bath. She applies cotton pads soaked in witch hazel over her eyes for rest. After cleansing she uses it as a gentle astringent on her skin and timesaving sponge baths with hazel for relaxation.
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Eanor Vourney
Prohibition Party Presence Noted in Local Races
In the ballot landscape, the prohibition party is present where it exists, otherwise voters will see the Republican party as the main option. The remark underscores party dynamics in the upcoming elections.
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Prohibition Party
Republican Party
TWO ACTRESSES RETURN TO U S
Sal ly Eilers and Thelma Todd arrive aboard the Europa in New York and praise London as gay while planning Hollywood return. Katherine Brush also returns with her husband H C Winans and son Tommy after a European tour by auto. Brush laments not finishing her new book in Europe.
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New York
Hollywood
Sally Eilers
Thelma Todd
Europa
London
Europe
Miss Todd
England
Massachusetts
Katherine Brush
H. C. Winans
Tommy
Walker Prefers English Farm Over New York Life
London July 5 Former Mayor Walker of New York said he would rather be a gentleman farmer in England than return to the law or to politics in New York. He noted the slower tempo of England suits him better and favored farming over a return to public life.
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London
Walker
New York
England
America
Former New York Mayor Seeks Quiet Farm Retreat
In a rare public note, Mr Walker voices a desire for rest from a hectic bar and politics. He reveals a fond wish for a countryside life in England and a small farm, while weekending at Sandown on the Isle of Wight, the birthplace of his wife.
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New York
England
Walker
Sandown
Isle of Wight
Sloan couple marks sixtieth wedding anniversary
Lonacening Maryland July 5 Former State Senator and Mrs J M Sloan quietly celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage at home with family. Their five children include Chief Judge D Lindley Sloan of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Maryland. Sloan was active in Republican politics and served as United States Sub Treasury at Baltimore.
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Lonacening
J. M. Sloan
D. Lindley Sloan
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Maryland
Sloan
United States sub-Treasury
Baltimore
Two Women Nominated For N E A Presidency
Chicago July 5 two women were nominated for the presidency of the National Education Association. Miss Jesse Gray of Philadelphia and Miss Anna Laura Force of Denver lead the ticket with state directors listing Dr William Burdick Baltimore Ohio Offenhauer Lima and J Herbert Kelley Harrisburg W V Trent Charleston among others.
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Chicago
Jesse Gray
Philadelphia
Anna Laura Force
Denver
National Education Association
Association
Maryland
William _ Burdick
Baltimore
Ohio
R. E. Offenhauer
Lima
Pennsylvania
J. Herbert Kelley
Harrisburg
West Virginia
W. W. Trent
Charleston
Menus of the Day Peach Cobbler and Lamb Dish Creations
A daily menu lists peach cobbler for four with broiled lamb chops buttered potatoes corn on the cob bread raspberry jam and head lettuce with piquant dressing. Recipes provide steps for preserving raspberries with sugar and lemon, peach cobbler filling, dough, and a lard milk crust, plus a dressing mix and storage tips.
Funeral rites for Mrs Lucy Thorn Leonard
Impressive funeral services were held at St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church for Mrs Lucy Thorn Leonard who died at City hospital Monday from pneumonia. Rev W R Eskew officiated and praised her character. Burial followed at Bluem cemetery with Hamilton Company in charge.
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WM. E. Leonard
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Lucy Thorn Leonard
City Hospital
W. R. Esckew
Hamilton 9 Company
Struck by lightning on Mount Evans peak
Denver July 5 A state highway employee Roger A McDougall 24 on an outing climbed Mount Evans 14000 feet high and was struck by lightning and killed authorities reported the incident occurred near the summit during the excursion the man died of injuries at the scene
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Denver
Roger A. McDougall
Mount Evans
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