Social and club notices from Grafton Sentinel
The Grafton Sentinel society page reports on Local women’s circles and clubs. Regular Meeting of the Protective Home Circle elected officers for the year. an open installation August 4 with a dance and refreshments. The Juveniles plan a meeting August 7 at 6330. The Woman’s Mission Circle met at Mrs Bartlett’s Grafton Park cottage with a program and a six o’clock dinner. The 4 H Club Parkview Go-Getters held a party at Mrs Burl Mason’s Pruntytown with songs games and plans for an August county camp. White Fawn Council will not meet until August for officer installation and picnic planning. Amama class Beulah Church Pruntytown met at Miss Myrtle Bartlett’s home with scripture lesson a talk by Virginia Smith and refreshments. Next meeting at Miss Thelma Logan’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protective Home Circle
JC. Weingst
Clarksburg
Mission Circle
Woman's Mission Circle
First Baptist Church
G. T. Bartlett
Grafton Park
Asteves
Katie
F. C. Herod
Grace Whitescarver
W. L. Fordyce
East Brady
W. C
Abbie Sinsel
Parkview
Burl Mason
Pruntytown
White Fawn Council
Poca‘hontas
Beulah ‘Baptist ’Church of Pruntytown
Myrtle Bartlett
Vada Jeffress
Marah Shriver
Ruby Daugherty
Virginia Smith
Washington, D. C
Thelma Logan
My Beauty Hint by Dorothy Lee
Dorothy Lee shares beauty tips centered on outdoor activity. She favors winter mountain resorts for skiing and ice skating, summer badminton, and bicycle riding to stay fit and sprightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lee
Personal News from Grafton Area Guests and Travels
Mrs F Edward Steel of Graf ton spends four days in Washington D C as guest at the Dodge Hotel. Ernest Geimer and son George of Chicago join Mr and Mrs Arthur W Hamm of Dayton Ohio for a week at Fred Robison’s Coffman home. Welmer of American Can in Chicago meets Sidney Johnson of Coffman, former Frederick Maryland canner. Lod McCracken and daughter Tida visit relatives in McMechen. Erin Nevens and brother Wayne of Chicago stay with B E Meredith at Merryland Coffman. Maude Brown of this city visits Ohio. Margaret and Virginia Hanway drive to Washington D C for several days. James Albert McKenzie of Richwood W Va returns home. sister Josphine stays another week. J C Yeingst of Clarksburg attends P H C meeting in Grafton. Yeingst is state deputy. Mrs Anna Garrett and Mrs E H Davis visit Clarksburg on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Lod McCracken
Tida
Coffman
McMechen
Erin Nevens
Wayne
Chicago
B. E. Meredith
Merryland
Maude Brown
Grafton Printing Company
Ohio
Margaret
Virginia Hanway
Maple Avenue
Washington, D. C
James Albert, McKenzie
Richwood
W. Va
Virginia Madera
Jos Phine
J. C. Yeingst
Clarksburg
Grafton
Mayor's Son Clash Over Court Ruling At Town Court
The story notes a stalled court session after Judge Kittle faced a sudden death in the family amid debates on county executive committee participation for political parties. Residents from Grafton attended as the session ended abruptly.
Local Committee Rump Elects New Members Across Districts
Old members sustained by court rulings include Hibbs Morris and Mrs Gawthrop for Booths Creek Grafton and Kattsville districts. May primary elected George Luzadder Perie Kramer Wm Moran D H Warder Gates J A Morgan Moran and Mason for multiple districts. Rump group declares Marie Joye Knottsville Elizabeth Grinnan Knottsville Ned Shriver Mary Reynolds Booths Creek as new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Rose McGraw Warder
Rose McGraw
Hugh R. Warder
Charles H. Warder
George W. Lnadder
William Moran
Fred E. Gates
Mesdames D. H. Warder
Perie W. Kramer
J. A. Morgan
Ada H. Ford
John F. Moran
F. 8. Suddarth
G. W. Ford
Layne Ford
J. E. Hibbs
Murray Mason
Eugene Sommerville
Minnie Mason
A. C. Morris
Pearl Gawthrop
Booths Creek
F. S.,suddarth
Grafton
Robert Hestion
Kattsville
George W. Luzadder
Perie'Kramer
Fetterman
Wm. Moran
D. H. Warder
Court House
Flemington
Knottsville
Marie Joye
Elizabeth Grinnan
Ned Shriver
Mary M. Reynolds
Disarmament Conference Adopts Draft Declaration
Geneva July 22 The general commission of the disarmament conference adopted by sections the draft declaration with which the conference will adjourn for a recess until Autumn During debate Edouard Benes of Czechoslovakia retracted and apologized for his remark two days earlier that bombardment from the air is barbarous and inhuman His apology followed pressure from British air ministers who defended British air crews as not barbarous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
General Commission of the Disarmament
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Rails and oil aid market in another climb
New York stock market rose again with rails as motive power and oils as fuel. Inter State Commerce Commission approval of the four party eastern trunk line merger boosted carriers’ securities generally, lifting oil stocks toward June peak levels despite only minor modifications to the executives’ plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad and oil stocks edge higher in early market
The first half earnings sparked gains across eastern trunk lines led by Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio climbing a point or more. Delaware and Hudson jumped over two, New York Central and Pennsylvania rose about half a point, while Union Pacific and Santa Fe gained around a point. Oil stocks Standard of California, New Jersey, Seaboard Oil, and Atlantic Refining added about one point. Miscellaneous issues including American Telephone, American Can, Case, Proctor & Gamble, National Biscuit, Air Reduction, Eastman, Home State, General Railway Signal, National Distiller and U S Steel preferred rose one to nearly two points before easing slightly from a firm opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Delaware and Hudson
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Standard of California
New Jersey
Seaboard Oil
Atlantic Refining
American Telephone
American Can
Case
Proctor & Gamble
National Biscuit
Air _ Reduction
Eastman
Home «State
General Railway Signal
National Distiller
U. S. Steel
Local Corps Take Credit At Contest In Fairmont
Grafton's drum and bugle corps, the Graftonites, placed sixth among ten West Virginia contenders at the Fairmont contest. Uniontown won with 98.43 points, Greensburg 98.18, Tarentum 715, while Grafton totaled 91.57. The event drew hundreds at South Side Park and featured 29 corps members in last night’s program with judges praising cadence and marching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
American Legion Post
Fairmont
West ‘Virginia
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Greensburg
Tarentum
McKeesport
Tech
Clarksburg
Quantico Marines Band Honors Local Boys at Grafton Corps
At Quantico base, Virginia officers of the Grafton corps are named with Richard Foley as drum major and Ray Wiseman as president. The corps includes Arthur Yates, Lee Bennett Jr. and many others across sections such as color guard, tenor drums, bass drums, cymbals, buglers, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uld Ters
Marine Corps
Quantico
Grafton Corps
Richard Foley
Leland Price
Ray Wiseman
Charles Turner
Mike Murray
Charles Skaggs
Arthur Yates
Lee Bennett, Jr
Ralph Retlinger
Herbert Helms
Gordon Rosier
Kenneth Swisher
Bert Miller
Russell Demoss
Max Ray
J. C. Helms
L. V. Wiseman
Ray Keener
H. C. Ball
Ed. Hardin
Bert Carroll
William Bolinger
H. Woodford
Deb Moore
Andy Roe
C. W. Tancart
L. Evans
Durbin Moore
Virgil Poe
W. H. Keener
Buglers
Heavy wind and hail lash city amid late afternoon storm
A fierce storm hit the city delivering wind rain and hail brief relief from a heat wave. I t caused property damage including a broken window at West Penn Public Service on West Main street a downed tree near Ringler's Garage and storm damage to crops and gardens. A aerial at Senator Watkins home on Mole avenue was whipped from its moorings. The storm followed another heavy rain earlier in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Penn Public Service ‘Company
West Main Street
Latrobe Street
Ringler
Senator Watkins
Mole Avenue
Four New Continued from Page One Memory Note
In memory of his wife Jennie Wirginia Porter Smith, Blaney fans Hoffmann’s masterpiece. The subject is finely treated with scholarly attention and care as described in the article fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Wirginia Porter Smith
Hoffman
Blaney
Artistic Donations Honor Family Members With Hoffmans Paintings
Emmett Blaney dedicates a Hoffman painting with three titles The Coat of Many Colors Joseph the Dreamer or Jacob and Joseph to memorialize his parents. Dr A R Warden and Dr Paul P Warden choose The Ninety and Nine or The Lost Sheep in memory of former wife and Mrs Emma Pelley Warden. Additional Blaney pieces honor Henry and Ruth Compton and Blaney’s wife and daughter Lillian Blaney Styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Blaney
Hoffman
Joseph
Jacob
A. R. Warden
Paul P. Warden
Paul
Emma Pelley Warden
Fire damages Dr. War den home after Graf ton storm
A fire late this afternoon broke out in the home of Dr. A R Ward en on Barrett street South Graf ton. No details were available at press time. The alarms were turned in shortly after a severe hail and rain storm struck the city at 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A R. Warden
Barrett Street
South Graf Lton
Grandfather Clock Over 130 Years Keeps Timely Ticks
Fred M. Dow of Olympia Washington 83 preserves a grandfather clock dated to 1800 with inherited lineage from his great-grandfather and father and still keeps accurate time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Fred M. Dow
Dow
Mystery blast destroys house in Archbald Burrow
In Scranton area on July 22 a mysterious explosion and ensuing fire destroyed a two story frame house in Archbald Burrow. One man was killed another injured and a third is believed burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Archbald
Burrow
Green Apples Blamed For Child Death
Anna Rose Clinfian three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Clingan died of probable cholera infantum at 118 Ringler street at 10 30 last night. It was feared green apples may have caused the illness and a typhoid digestive tract condition was considered uncertain by the attending physician. She had eleven days illness. Born June 13 1929 she was daughter of W D and Clara C Cline Clingan. Survived by her parents a half brother Robert 18 two brothers Patrick 5 and Jack 3 a half sister Mary 16 and sister Virginia 7. Funeral at 2 30 Saturday from the home Rev Mrs Lois Lusadder of United Brethren Church to preach burial by Bartlett Funeral Co at Bluemont Cemetery. Body returned to home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Rose Clinfian
W.D. Clingan
Ringler Street
Little Anna Rose
W. D
Clara
C. Cline Clingan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Robert
Patrick
Jack
Mary
Virginia
Lois Lusadder
United Brethren Church
Bartlett Funeral Co
Bluemont Cemetery
Germany Demands Equality as Disarmament Talks Stall
Count Rudolf Nadolny, Germany's delegate, warned the world at the disarmament conference that Germany will not participate after the summer recess unless its status is recognized as equal to other nations. He called equality a fundamental League of Nations principle and condemned any discriminatory rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Rudolf Nadolny
Germany
Deelgate
League of Nation
Sunday Menu and Dessert Recipe Drafts
A Sunday menu lists breakfast with cantaloupe waffles bacon and coffee, lunch and dinner items including leg of lamb and mint sauce, plus a fruit salad pineapple sherbet and lemon cake, ending with cheese and pear salad and cookies. Included are recipe steps for a lemon cake filling frosting and a light sponge style finish with a vanilla egg white glaze.
Bride Plans Non-Stop Flight to Greece
Newark report notes Miss Elvy Kaley intends a nonstop flight to Greece with Roger Q. Williams, leaving groom William Miller behind after their marriage plan was disclosed. Kaley’s license lists a prior marriage to Rudolph Hoepffinger annulled in Germany last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bride
Greece
Newark
N. J
Elvy Kaley
Roger Q. Williams
William Miller
Jon
New York
Kalep
Rusdolph Hoepfiinger
Germany
Rain of Frogs Explained by Digging Habit in Texas
Lubrock Texas July 22. B Li Reed of Texas Technological Colleges explains pond frogs bury themselves 18 inches beneath lake beds to stay moist during dry seasons. When spring rains arrive they emerge rapidly in profusion, fueling the old belief that frogs rain from the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubrock
Texas
B. Li Reed
Technological ‘Colleges
West
Texia
Reed
Secret Service Hunter Traces Horse Thief Case
A Secret Service agent pursues a horse thief after a pony is stolen from in front of a home. The agent, acting on a request from his young son Bobby, follows the trail as part of his duties while law restricts agents to protecting the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Daly
Secret Service
Robert
Egies
Bobby
Jals
Girls Found After Engagement At Prigge Farm
Two women die after an evening engagement near Rochester Minnesota. Louise Prigge, 22, and Frances Polikowald, 11, were visiting at the Prigee farm when they left with friends. The circumstances remain under investigation as authorities piece together events from Wednesday night and the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise’ Prigge
Rochester
Minin
Frances Poli
Kowald
Hochester
Prigee Farm
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Grafton Sentinel Society
Avis Smith
Reading
Fleta Glover
Madeline and
Fay Cover
Martha Bartlett
Evelyn Bunner
Lillian Sheeps
Flets Glover
Billy Starford
Billy Byers
Bobby Baker
Evelyn Campbell
Margaret Shaw
Mariana Starford
Doris
Jean Byers
Fay
Madeline Cover
Myrtis Anvil
Miss Henderson
Mrs. Harter Bunner
Orvill Squires
Martha Glenn Flesher
Harrrett Blaney
Lois Cover
Ellis Byers
Mrs. Burl Mason
Charles Flanagan
Olf
General Arms Commission
The
Royal ‘Organization
Valeria Hyzenski
Mineola
Hyman Stark
Nassau County
Stark
Hyzenakl
Hyzenski
Joseph Hyzenakl
Prene
DR Warden
Anna Rose Clingan
Frigidaire
Monongahela
Mrs
Alexander George
Demandis
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