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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1933
Page
3
Mr Lawrence Neel of Florida honored at a roast by Miss Irene m in Blueville for his twentieth birthday. Guests enjoyed music by the Current Brothers and lawn games at Brownlow Park Boy Scout Club House before returning to Miss Brown’s home for further festivities.
Governor Vernor Kump pledged to use state funds to help pay teachers' salaries until district taxes arrive, addressing unpaid wages across the state. The Charleston conference outlined new duties for assistant county superintendents and announced upcoming sectional meetings in Fairmont and Romney to cover northern and eastern counties.
W. W. Trent urged boards of education to minimize costs and align salaries with similar communities. He outlined maximum county staff under the county unit, noting these figures are not mandatory but should not be exceeded, with Kanawha county listed as having six assistant superintendents and a secretary and stenographer.
Mrs Helen Clay ton Deck White 25 wife of William E White of Maple Avenue died last evening at City Hospital after five weeks of declining health A daughter of the late John C Deck born in Grafton on September 6 1907 She was active in St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Survived by her husband a son sister Miss Lucille Deck and grandmother Mrs Anna Wm Clayton Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 30 pm from Bartlet Funeral Home with Rev W R Eskew officiating Interment in Bluemont Cemetery Bartlett Funeral Company in charge
The piece highlights satin fabrics with stripes in silver or gold threads and new velvets. It notes lacquered satin with printed metal dots and a two way stretch elastic foundation garment. A model demonstrates shaping the figure without excessive movement.
Hollywood notes a shift as film heroines arrive educated and cultured. Will Rogers daughter Mary, 8, represents a new era where finishing schools and colleges back creative talent. Katharine Hepburn may have helped popularize college backgrounds among starlets and jurists’ daughters influence many who enter cinema.
J Albert Rowe 58 of 413 Duncan avenue Clarksburg died at 5 30 AM of heart failure after illness since Saturday He was proprietor of a West Pike street luncheon counter A lifelong West Virginia resident he served in several fraternal groups The funeral at Stealey Heights M E Church Sunday at 2 PM with burial at Haymond Cemetery will follow.
Dr Paul P Warden, patient at Mercy hospital Baltimore, shows steady improvement per a letter to his father Dr A R Warden. He expects to leave for home in the latter part of next week.
Sheriff Lee Bennett qualified yesterday as administrator of the estate of the late Joseph J. Remlinger. R. M. Parrish, Wm. Morgan, and Wm. Gibbon were named appraisers of the estate.
At the Philippi Kiwanis Club meeting in the Baptist church parlors president C. O. Phillips presided. E. Brown Saifer, Good Samaritan chair, said a necessary urgent operation was arranged for a small girl next Tuesday at Myers Cline Hospital. The girl resides in Century, Deon its.
John Ethel and Lionel Barrymore appear together for the first time in Rasputin and the Empress a dramatic Russian tale directed by Richard Boleslavsky from a narrative by Charles Mac Arthur The film promises a spectacular period drama with the famed trio in joint screen roles.
Unprecedented spectacle opens Sunday at the Strand after a New York run. The MGM superfilm stars Lionel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore with Diana Wynyard in a dramatic account of Rasputin, the Czar and the fall of the Romanoffs. The 18 reel production features lavish settings and notable scenes including the court, cathedral, and Rasputin’s apartment as Russia heads toward war.
A plan to urge employers to sign pledges, display hosters, and shop at cooperating stores launches August 1 and runs through December 31. All signatures due by September 1 with codes of air competition for all business forms. Roosevelt will hold hearings after September 1 for nonparticipants to organize by year end.
Mr and Mrs J N Wagner and daughters Edithmae Evelyn and Mary Jane return from a Virginia Valley and Natural Bridge tour. Mrs Roy Bennett and daughter Mary Jane of Moundsville visit Miss Z W Coffman in Boyd. W Coffman is very ill at home on Boyd Street. Ernest J Coover a prominent farmer from McGee visits the city. J Stout of Clarksburg attends to business. Ed Thomas and Walter Fast depart for Durham NC with Virginia Thayer a Duke summer school student. Wallace Hurd with daughters Doris and Shirley travel to Baltimore to visit Dorothy in hospital. Taylor county board of education members will go to Farmont Monday for an all day meeting with state school officials led by Supt W W Trent. Nellie Virginia Lynch formerly Maple Ave guest of Miss Besse on Maple Ave.
Salvation Army member who has been visiting his father at Romney since Tuesday of this week will return this evening. Captain Arnold will conduct religious services at two forestry camps in Tucker county tomorrow, one at Leadmine and the other at the Dry Fork camp.
Jack Sitter's high school band returns to Grafton Park Sunday afternoon at 2 30 for a concert. The program features solos duets and a brass quartet. The group has previously performed at city playgrounds and is eagerly anticipated by locals.
The 1868-era residence of Gen. Julian Quiroga in central Laredo Texas is being demolished to clear space for a contemporary office building.
A quirky scene unfolds as Fluffy spreads a grand feast while thunder rumbles overhead. A turtle releases the Puffy and dives back into the stream, triggering a playful, unsettled moment in the kitchen and waterway setting.
Homeward Bound tale shows Top Notch angry about mud and boasting as Christopher Columbus Crow grabs his mirror. Willy Nilly and the others scold talk of gossip while the bears groan from a long county fair day. Pudgie Muddle sighs relief as they head home after a muddy, weary misadventure. Monday The Crow's Joke.
R C Bud Ash emb almer for Bartlett Funeral Company was treated at City Hospital after a cap from a can of embalming fluid splashed into his eyes at the funeral home. He felt no lasting ill effects but remained uneasy for a time about the outcome.
Seaside Heights New Jersey July 22 A gay party of five from Forked River returning from a dance in Asbury Park crashed before plunging through an open draw on Bay bridge into Barnegat Bay All five were recovered and Coroner Herbert LeCamp said at least three likely five died in the crash not by drowning Victims were Mary Aitkens 17 Mary Buritain 17 Leonard Nathan 21 Marcus Matthews 20 and Joseph Farrell an aviator
The page lists a Menu of the Day featuring Ham Loaf with Creamed Potatoes and Buttered Lima Beans, plus Pineapple Conserve and French Dressing. It provides recipe steps for Ham Loaf, Pineapple Conserve, and Spanish Cream, with notes on using leftover boiled potatoes. A closing line cites Muskogee sweet corn prices at 12.65 per hundredweight versus 30 to 50 cents the prior year.
A French screen actress shares three beauty rules. She limits meals and avoids drinking during meals. She keeps physical exercise moderate to prevent lines. She aims for long nightly sleep, emphasizing balance for youthful appearance.
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