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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
3
Society editor Coral Parrish Montgomery is highlighted in a brief society note. The item cites her role as Society Editor and provides a contact phone number 686 for correspondence or inquiries.
Rev A M Barlow and wife honored at a Grafton Park outing hosted by Andrews church members. Thirty guests attended a six thirty picnic with radio music, roller skating, and a 9:30 departure. Troop 2 Girl Scouts held a 5 am sunrise hike, breakfast cooked by the girls, then swimming. Frances Mae Newlon, Columbus pupil, won the ninth annual penmanship contest among over six thousand sixth graders.
A six pound baby girl was born Wednesday July 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Starkey of 112 High Street. The infant’s name has not yet been chosen.
A filed beach suit seeks to exterminate trout in the red salmon spawning waters of Alaska. The territory and private packers have appropriated $22,500 for the action.
The piece highlights jumper success across ages with wool crepe in solid colors as a favored fabric for younger children and older girls. It notes fine detail work and simple styles defining fall apparel, focusing on sleeve and shoulder treatment and delicate lingerie-style trim as key elements of youthful chic.
The Taylor County Board of Trade elected B. Bailey Wyckoff president with Frank Hollis and Dr Terring Heironimus as vice presidents, G T Vance secretary, and Curtis Lambert treasurer. The meeting endorsed the National Recovery Act and pledged support to President Roosevelt as it seeks renewed prosperity for the community.
The Taylor County Board of Trade tonight endorses the National Recovery Act and the administration's plan for economic recovery. A committee will be appointed to work with the Roosevelt administration and assist in every possible way. Signed Taylor County.
Paris fashion notes describe fall styles with upper neck emphasis and detachable features. Detachable sleeves broaden shoulders while waistlines stay normal as August and September wardrobes glow in harvest colors like haze blue nut brown plum red and olive green. Soft lightweight wools dominate with fur trims and standout details such as an ermine collar bow and black Persian lamb epaulettes on dark green designs.
The board met with E. Bailey Wyckoff presiding and postponed appointment of the committee for a day to allow added study. The meeting adjourned to August 1 at 8 p m with plans for important business on industrial recovery of the city to be reviewed.
Kathryn Carver former actress and model sues Adolphe Menjou a screen actor in Los Angeles seeking divorce citing alleged association with another woman dissipation of community property and threats to her life the complaint lists Menjou as the defendant.
ME the dapper film figure allegedly deceived his wife, provoked her into hospital care, and sparked separations after their May 1928 Paris marriage. Miss Carver valued community property at 600000 and sought court action to divide earnings, claiming her husband earned about 100000 yearly in 1930 to 1932 and an estimated 180300 for 1933.
Rain halted all Middle Atlantic League action yesterday with every game postponed. Double headers are scheduled for today at Charleston Beckley Huntington and Johnstown, providing a full slate across the four cities.
John K Burdett and Maude Weimer Burdett celebrated their wedding with a playful push-cart parade through Grafton. Friends rigged a Just Married float with cans and bells as the couple rode amid trumpets and cheers, closing with wishes of happiness and plans praised by the Taylor County Board of Trade audience.
The old kitchen kettle has become a farm implement of no little utility this summer as mid- June heat and drought push farmers to deploy teakettles for pest control amid broad agricultural work.
Mrs Bila Barber returns home after time with Mrs Pracht in Pittsburgh and her mother in Niles Ohio. Howard Holt and family return from Charleston where Holt was a delegate to the state constitution convention. Girl Scouts from Clarksburg camped at Grafton Park. J F Webb and daughter Raith and Miss Edith Hoopes depart after visiting Ada B Strauss. Webb, a retired Railway Postal Clerk, stopped in Grafton en route from the Chicago World's Fair. Merideth Newton returns from a four day Columbus Ohio visit. Carrie Louise Sinsel visits Flemington. Charlotte Ratcliff stays with Mrs Scott Martin in Blueville. Lucy Beaty visits her daughter in Lumberport.
Elizabeth McDougall, 44, longtime executive secretary to Virginia governors, will marry Governor Gareland Pollard, 61. The engagement was announced by McDougall’s mother, Ellen McDougall of Winnipeg. No wedding date has been set.
Major W D Styer, federal engineer in charge of the Pittsburgh district, left for a study of flood control measures along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The visit aims to assess plans and possible improvements for flood prevention and river management.
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