Celebrate Birthdays and Bridges in Blueville Society Pages
Mrs. Carl Boylen hosted two birthday groups for Anna Jeanne and Helen Redinger at 305 Mackin Street from three to five. Edna Bailey and Elizabeth Redinger assisted. Twenty nine children attended with pink and white decor and gifts. Dolores Peters hosted a bridge gathering on East Main Street for Mrs. Charles Gall of California. High scores went to Bernita Brown and Helen Dougher. A salad course followed. Other notes include visitors from Pittsburgh and Washington, and local residents traveling or ill.
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Carl Boylen
Mackin Street
United Brethren Church
Anna Jeanne
Helen Redinger
Edna Bailey
Elizabet Redinger
Helen
Bobby Redinger
Billy Smith
Dolores Jean Bott
Na Mae Poling
Barbara Welday
Ura May Hoffman
Betty Kennedy
Dorothy Burnside
Hazel Knipple
Clara Mae Fornash
Betty Fortney
Patty Jack Reed
Mary Jane Hancock
Betty Fisher
Dolores Peters
Bridges
East Main Street
Charles Gall
California
Bernita Brown
Helen Dougher
Mrs. Gall
A. N. Peters
Aletha Brown
Miss Brown
Miss Dougher
Helen Lee Mantz
Betty Jean Beveridge
Helen Marwood
Sarah Belle Henderson
Sarah Keane
Local notables visit Grafton for July 4th celebration
City Manager Late Daviisson and family from Clarksburg, Lloyd Hefner of Fairmont, and Fairmont attorneys Hary Cronin and M F Morgan attended the Grafton Park Fourth of July events. Calvert Estill and son Calvert Jr of Charleston joined, Estill a Wheeling Intelligencer capital correspondent. County Clerk Waite Corder of Philippi and Morgantown attorneys Hale J Posten and Roscoe Posten were seen in transit. Guests included Mr and Mrs C Hartman of Clarksburg and Mr and Mrs Walter Handlin of Pittsburgh with Mrs J H Hill and Miss Jennie Southworth. Miss Harriett Dempsey returned to Blueville.
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Daviisson and
Clarksburg
Grafton
Lloyd Hefner
Fairmont
Hary Cronin
M. F. Morgan
Grafton Park
Calvert L. Estill
Calvert, Jr
Charleston
Estill
Wheeling Intelligencer
Waite Corder
Philippi
Hale J
Roscoe Posten
Morgantown
Panhandle
C . Hartman
Walter Handlin
Pittsburgh
J. H. Hill
Jennie Southworth
Hartprnan
Handlin
Harriett Dempsey
Blueville
Religious and social notices for the week
Social Calent ar lists July 6 meetings for First Christian church Beulah Rebekah lodge memorial service at Brinkman hall and Ladies Aid Society events at West Main Methodist Lulu Jackson's home and Mrs E B Duckworth hosting U B church Ladies Aid. July 7 mission rally at Parkview Nazarene with speaker Miss Mamie Bailey of the British West Indies at 5 30 pm.
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Friendship Bible
First Christian Church
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Brinkman Hall
Ladies Aid Society
West Main Street
Lulu Jackson
Duckworth
Monroe Street
U. B
Parkview Nazarene Church
Mamie Bailey
British West Indies
Polish Stand Professor Samuel Harper Arrives in New York
Professor Samuel Harper of the University of Chicago arrives in New York aboard the Polish liner Polar Star. Back from Europe he says Poland’s firm stance against German efforts to absorb Danzig has broken the vicious circle Hitler planned to ring Central Europe.
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Samuel Harper
University of Chicago
New York
Europe
Poland
Danzig
Hitler
Blueville Visit From Rogers Family
Mr and Mrs Robert Rogers and family of Pittsburgh are visiting relatives in Blueville, spending time with kin and renewing ties in the community.
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Robert Rogers
Pittsburgh
Blueville
Japs Claim Many Soviet Ships Wrecked In Flight
Tokyo reports the Japanese army in Manchoukuo shot down 53 Soviet planes in a border clash with Outer Mongolia. The battle spanned about an hour and a half and involved 150 aircraft, with no Japanese losses claimed.
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Tokyo
Manchoukuo
Outer Mongolia
Awakens Suddenly To Run Arm Through Glass
Arthur Chester Boyd of Charleston was brought to a Parkersburg hospital with a severe arm wound after he said he rammed his arm through a car window glass upon awakening. The incident occurred July 5.
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Parkersburg
Arthur Chester Boyd
Charleston
Aged Sallie Mc Conshay Dies in Kentucky Home
Eighty seven year old Sallie Mc Conshay a Kanawha valley native died yesterday at Russell Kentucky in the home of a son.
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Charleston
Sallie McConshay
Kanawha Valley
Russell, Ky
Moth Troubles Linked to Carpet Treatment And Dry Salt
A short note suggests treating moths in carpets by applying dry salt before laying new carpet. The guidance mentions using salt prior to installation to deter pests, with no additional remedies or preparations detailed.
Cannon Blast Kills Woman at Halifax Independence Day Party
In Halifax area Queensbury near Halifax a house party celebrating July fourth ended in tragedy when an old cannon exploded during a midnight firing. Mrs Mansel Thomas aged 25 of Lightcliffe Yorkshire died. Injured were Lieut Col H L Grylls and G Barrett. their conditions were not serious. Major Laurence Foster hosted the gathering with American guests including Er Amo Rita Foote of Denver.
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Halifax
England
Queensbury
Laurence Foster
Mansel Thomas
Lightcliffe
Yorkshire
H. L. Grylls
58Th Anti
G. Barrett
Ryburndale Ripponden
Major Foster
GMC Employes Strike Stalls 1940 Model Prep
Detroit July 5 A strike by tool and die engineering and maintenance workers at General Motors’ Fisher Body plant No 21 began with 800 workers walking out. CIO United Automobile Workers says votes elsewhere among GM plants may expand the walkout, potentially involving up to 100000 production workers according to William S Knudsen.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Fisher Body
CIO
United Automobile Workers
G. M
William S. Knudsen
Coperation
Legion Leader Shocked At Mrs Roosevelt Stand
Boston report notes Stephen F Chadwick national commander of the American Legion says he is disappointed by Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt's praise of the American Youth Congress which he criticizes as pink in complexion and asks for stronger youth guidance.
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Legion
Mrs. Roosevelt
Boston
The
Boston Post
Stephen F. Chadwick
American’ Legion
Franklin D
Roosevelt
Congress
Smith returns to New Orleans amid inquiry push
Fugitively detained Brockville resident Smith surrendered Sunday and was transported by plane from New York to New Orleans. On the way to a police car he said into a mic I’m glad to be back I’m sorry I went away I was ill advised to leave. The Times-Picayune urged a full investigation asking who advised him as Smith and his wife faced questions.
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Fictal
Brockville
Ontario
Smith
New York
New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Pickayune
Overcall and sacrifice grand slam in old time bridge play
In a New York duplicate, August P Jurgensen and J P Van de Voort win by overbidding a sacrifice grand slam. South opens 2 Spades, West jumps to 4 Diamonds, East interjects 5 Hearts, then 6 Diamonds by South, West shows clubs at 7 Clubs, North passes, and South bids 7 Spades for a counting finish amid a long crossruff ending in clubs and diamonds.
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Vermeeee
August P Jurgensen
J. P van de Voort
New York
Mr. van de Voort
East
Jurgensen
West
van de Voort
Noted educator Smith denies guilt at airport greeting
At New Orleans airport a reporter pressed educator Smith with Are you guilty and Smith answered Absolutely not while in Baton Rouge the parish grand jury continued probing the university financial confusion. In New Orleans a U S grand jury resumed its probe into alleged private use of WPA materials in Louisiana after holiday pause.
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New Orleans
Smith
Baton Rouge Parish
Grand Jury
U. S
Louisiana
Flood Devastates Morehead and Outlying Towns
Heavy rains across northern and eastern Kentucky caused the Licking River to rise 19.8 feet in 24 hours at Farmers. Morehead suffered severe flooding with four to eight feet of water on Railroad Street, disrupting communications and halting train service. Gov. Chandler ordered state patrol and highway crews to assist after a massive fire threatened the business district, causing an estimated $75,000 in losses. Three towns in Licking County, Ohio, were hit by a flash flood following a near-cloudburst.
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Cerivastcs Sereems
Cincinnati
W. C. Devereaux
United States
Kentucky
Licking River
Farmers
Here
A. B. Chandler
Franksfort
Morehead
Alf Caskey
Crutcher
Clearfield
Flood Forces Rescue Across Kentucky at Morehead
Flooding swept Labdal and Racoon creeks submerging hundreds of acres and leaving lower areas under ten feet of water. Sheriff deputies rescued two families by boat near Alexandria while reports from Johnstown were nil and casualties were not confirmed. Red Cross officials said more than 20 people died in the Morehead flood, urging rapid aid and emergency relief.
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Sheriff's
Alexandria
Johnstown
Labdal v
Racoon Creeks
RED Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Morehead
N. L. Wells
Rowan County Red Cross
Roosevelt pushes neutrality and arms embargo debate
President Roosevelt backs a neutrality bill based on Hull’s plan to revoke the arms embargo against belligerents. The Senate panel weighs revision as Congress risks a late summer session. House rejected a modified munition ban, hoping to avoid war entanglement, while a $3.86 billion defense program lingers in preliminary approval. Senator Adams backs self liquidating projects, signaling overall administration momentum.
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Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Hull
Adams U. K
House
Europe
United States
Adams
Colo
Patriotic rally in Taylor county dampened by rain
Former Judge W. Merle Watkins presided as master of ceremonies at a Taylor county event where State Chairman Robert H. Kay criticized New Deal policies and urged Republican organization for 1940. Guests included Charleston leaders, Wheeling lawmakers, and national figures as rain shortened the speaking program.
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Taylor County
W. Merle Watkins
James C. Holt
Robert. H. C. Kay
Charleston
Kay
Europe
Washington
Jends
Watkins
P. F. Gillispie
Thornton W. Beall
John Edwards
W. Chapman Revercomb
C. T. Wilhelm
Preston County
Guy Michaels
Belington
Barbour County
Ward Lanham
Fairmont
Melvin Snyder
Kingwood
Hinerman
Chauncey Hinerman
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Annabel P. Swisher
Paul Marsh
Harriett
Lloyd Bolyard
Camp Caeser
Luther Bolyard
Bluevilfel
James Welch
Beech Street
Hagerstown
Frederick
Charles H. Byler
Richard Martins
Washington, D
J. E. Neal
Greensboro
N. C
Henry J. Preiss
McGraw Avenue
Wilda Phillips
Simpson
City Hospital
Ioie Mae Rexroad
Route 3
Wilbur Hall
W.T. Hall
Canton
Ohio
Howard Matheny
Philadelphia
C. P. Peters
Floyd Matheny
Jimmy Matheny
Ruth Pebler
Wheeling
E. I. Headley
Harold F. Kramer
Buckhannon River
William Flanagan
Webster Springs
Prof
Coats & Suits
FTANZ
W. Main St
GMC
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Mr. Jurgensen
Lask
King
North
Eaturen Syndicate
Dare
Granville 'O
Licking County
Mater
A. C. Schiffer
Schiffler
Eas
America
Corbin
Tygart Dam
Holt
Republican Party
Dulux
General Motors
Mononga Ahela System
Frigidaire
Sentinel
Grafton, Eying
John B. Mobasco
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Main Street
Sally Runner
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