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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
5
News of a social wedding emerges as Miss Vivian Snider and Mr. E. B. Sitter wed in Dunkirk New York. The couple plan a honeymoon touring the eastern seaboard with both families hosting congratulations.
Grafton Country Club opened with a large dinner and dance despite bad weather. Bride Mrs. Howard F. Glenn hosted a mock wedding at her West Washington Street home with Miss Mary Ellen Sinclair as bride. Other social items include Ladies Aid Society meetings, Sims-Moyer wedding in Simpson, and a vacation trip by Mrs. Joe Fralinger to New York City.
Pauline Bell, an 18 year old student from a one room country school in Kentucky, secured the first honors at the National Spelling Bee held in Washington. Her victory marks the second time a Kentucky student has won the national title, preserving the reputations of country schools and the state.
New York July 7 Charles G Steinberg a New York lawyer becomes the first person prosecuted for failure to pay income tax on alleged profits from bootlegging He faces a retrial in July or August after a circuit court of appeals ruling that a private memorandum book used as evidence was improperly admitted and that perjury charges tied to the tax return were flawed The earlier verdict found him guilty of perjury and filing false tax returns and sentenced him to five years in Atlanta plus a $10000 fine The appeals court reversed but a later ruling restored the case prompting the retrial The memorandum book controversy remains a key issue
Printed silk frocks dominate shop windows with circular skirts and solid color bands at neck and waist. Ties of self material form large bows and long ends, paired with narrow black velvet ribbon on the left shoulder. Models include Miss Jane Wipton of the screen and Paris shows a long scarf tied in front under a wide collar. Porcelain and summer looks feature batiste and foulard trims, monotone hues, and allover patterns in varied two piece effects.
Sunday School lesson text centers on Moses birth and preservation, from Amram and Jochebed through Pharaoh’s edict, Miriam’s faith, and Jochebed’s nursing, highlighting Moses education at home and in Egypt and the role of faith and divine plan in his early life.
A terse aphorism debates sanctifying our present lot and the certainty of heaven and the Almighty, stating that our heaven is there or nowhere and that sanctification depends on the present moment. The fragment hints at inward faith over external signs.
A fragment referencing Purity and Beecher contrasts with excluding people from humanity. It hints at purity of intent and moral judgment attributed to Henry Ward Beecher, suggesting a debate over who qualifies as fully human within that era.
Mr and Mrs W H Dent and a daughter motor to Buckhanpov on Saturday where they visited friends and attended local events, reporting a pleasant outing and plans for future visits.
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