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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1935

Page

9

Wedding Bells At St Augustine For Mildred Gibbas

Miss Mildred Gibbas of Wheeling married Mr. John Valen of Martins Ferry Ohio in a 7 oclock nuptial mass at St Augustine church. Rev M J Hannon officiated assisted by Arthur Sidrow Jr and Nicholas Sidrow Jr. The bride wore white satin with lace and veil, carried pink tea roses. bridesmaids included Evelyn Gibbas and wedding guests gathered for a breakfast at the Sidrow home. The couple will honeymoon two weeks visiting Washington and Atlantic City before returning to Wheeling.

St. Augustine Mildred Gibbas Wheeling John Valen Martins Ferry Ohio M. J. Hannon Arthur Siirow Nicholas Sidrow, Jr Anna Cruise Mary Forcello Evelyn Gibbas i Bellaire John Jlever Charming Nicholas Sidrow Washington Atlantic City

August calendar reflects church, lawn party and junior society events

The SO TAL CALENDAR lists a regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary at MP church on Walnut Street, Youngstown with Mrs. W F Phillips and Dale De Moss hosting. A lawn ice cream party hosted by Dallas W Jones near Blueville drew several couples and local residents. The Junior C E Society of MP church held a Friday meeting with a large turnout and elected Pauline Pritchard president, Katherine Devlin vice president, Janice Burge secretary, Betty Lou Duffy treasurer, with Wanda Lee Ball, Jo Ann Snyder, Wanda Stevens and others filling committee roles. light refreshments followed.

MP. Church W. F. Phillips Walnut Street C. E C. E. Society M. P Katherine Devlin Pauline Pritchard Janice Burge Betty Lou Duffy Betty Lou Moors Wanda Lee Ball Jo Ann Snyder Wanda Stevens

Western Farmers Racing To Get Wheat Harvested

Farmers across the Midwest race against hot daylight to harvest the 1925 wheat crop. Unusual weather, dampness followed by extreme heat, caused grain to ripen quickly and threaten shattering if not gathered promptly by workers and teams of hired hands.

Chicago Midwest

Local residents update from city and region

Miss Georganna Bennett returns home after a month visiting Baltimore Washington Parkersburg and Norfolk. Mr and Mrs R W Haddox of Fairmont visit mother Mrs Barbara Haddox in Pleasant Creek. Mrs John Kerns and Harding of Rowlesburg shop in the city Saturday. Kuhn and Rohrbaugh, Taylor county school officials, visit Charleston. Simon Friedman WVRA commodity director resumes duties after leave to visit father in Richmond and Maryland. Mrs Friedman and Florine return to Grafton from Baltimore with Mr Friedman. Ed Hart admitted to hospital for minor operation. Floyd Folio discharged. Billie Warder discharged after broken leg. Mrs Perry Bucklew discharged.

Georganna Bennett Baltimore Washington Parkersburg Norfolk R. W. Haddox Fairmont Barbara Haddox Pleasant Creek John Kerns Harding Rowlesburg G.g. Kuhn Taylor County Virgil Rohr Floyd Folio City City Hospital Billie Warder Charles Warder Perry Bucklew

Former Welch Mayor on Trial for Arson

John W. Whitt, former mayor of Welch, stands trial on arson charges after his home burned following an explosion. His defense claims “bitter enemies” motivated the act and cites a planned destruction hinted at when Whitt traveled to Akron. Insurance totaled over $10,000 with an unpaid mortgage, and prosecutors allege a trunk of personal belongings was sent to Cincinnati before the fire.

Welch John W. Whitt G. W. Howard Whitt Jared Whitt Akron Glover Worrell Cincinnati

DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE ACROSS AND DOWN CLUES

A dense mixed list of crossword clues across and down. Entries reference canals from Isthmus of Panama to Buffalo Albany Detroit and from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario across. Clues include abbreviations prefixes suffixes and poetic terms.

Erie Lake Ontario North Sea Ups de Lesseps

Man Whitt Aided Return of Trunk After Shipper Lost Check

Twenty two witnesses are summoned to testify for the state in a trial that is expected to continue through tomorrow as Whitt helped secure the trunk for Welch after the shipper misplaced the payment and the station master at Cincinnati refused release.

Whitt Welch Cincinnati

Playmates Drown Near Point Pleasant

Mildred Worth aged eight and Thomas Anderson aged six, playmates from Point Pleasant, slipped from a bank into Harford Creek and drowned. Their parents recovered the bodies.

Point Pleasant Mildred Worth Thomas Anderson Harford Creek

Financial Aid Sought For Marshall Students

Huntington July 29 1 Mar shall college students seek aid from the National Youth Administration of the WPA to continue studies. Professor Lucy Pritchard chair man of the college employment committee says about 200 jobs will be provided next school year at 15 dollars per month. She adds 450 applications have been received.

Huntington Marshall College National Youth Administration WPA Lucy Pritchard College

Complications Prove Fatal In Mt. Morris Woman

Mrs. Cora Hovatter 38 of Mt. Morris Barbour county died at 1 10 pm at her brother Dewey Shahan’s Lucretia home after a ten week illness. Born July 4 1897 she left a husband Harry and eight children Audrey 14 Dana and Dorothy 12 Bert 11 John 7 Dennis 5 Carl 2 and Hugh 10 months. Surviving are two brothers Wayne Montsvile and Dewey and three sisters. She was a member of the M P church of Sugar Grove Tucker county. Funeral plans incomplete Bartlett Funeral company to prepare for interment.

Cora Hovatter Mt. Morris Barbour County Dewey Shahan Lucretia Riley B. Shahan Dellie Nestor Shahan Hovatter Harry Hovatter Audrey Dana Dorothy Odbert John Dennis Carl Hugh Wayne Montsville Dewey Theodore Hovatter Kasson Thomas Peters Gratton Clyde Dunlap Fairview Thhe M. P. Church Sugar Grove Tucker County Bartlett Funeral Company

Green Urges Action Over German Persecution

Washington reports that A F L leadership calls for U S measures against what Green calls fiendish persecution in Germany. Hitler denounces Green as a tyrant. Carr expresses regret over anti Nazi actions in New York harbor. Government stance remains cautious amid past attitudes.

Washington A. F. of L United States William Green Germany Hitler Green Bremen New York Harbor Wilbur J. Carr

Anti Vice Campaign Gets Going in Gotham

New York on July 29 The metropolis launches a two year anti crime drive marked by a special term of the state supreme court convening a special grand jury to name its members.

New York State Supreme Court

Discovery at Stable Uncovers Nest of 66 Baby Snakes

Clarksburg July 29 report says Marvin D. Harrison of Lost Creek killed what he thought was a big snake. He then found 66 five inch baby snakes in the mother's body.

Clarksburg Marvin D. Harrison Lost Creek

Salvation Army Picnic Held This Afternoon at Devers Grove

The Salvation Army picnic, postponed by rain, is held this afternoon at Devers Grove on Wickwire road. Vesger services led by Major John Campbell start at 7 PM, to which the general public is invited. The corps left Grafton at 1 15 PM to spend a half day of merrymaking.

Salvation Army Devers Grove Wickwire Road Vesger John Campbell Salvation Army Corps Grafton

Gray Silver obituary continuation page details survivors

Gray Silver continues on page 1 with a notice that he is survived by his widow Mrs Kate Bishop Silver and five children namely Mrs John Burnside of Madison Gray Silver Jr Mrs Nathaniel Boyd of Grafton Francis Silver and Catherine Dubois Silver among others. The piece lists family connections and locations as part of a death notice.

Gray Kate Bishop Silver John Burnside Madison Gray Silver Nathaniel Boyd Grafton Francis Silver Catherine Dubois

German Alien License Refusal Cited by New York Mayor

The article notes New York Mayor F. H. Laguardia refused to issue a masseur's license to a German alien, aligning with a broader stance by the state department that has refrained from steps in the case.

Germany F. H. Laguardia New York State Department

Sistersville OU, Concern Asks Big Tax Rebate

The Tyler Oil company of Sistersville West Virginia asked the board of tax appeals for a redetermination of a 1932 income tax claim of 43096. The petitioner contends the internal revenue bureau erred in levying a 50 percent claim on undistributed earnings to avoid surtaxes on stockholders.

Washington Tyler Oil Company Sistersville W. Va Board of Tax Appeals Bureau of Internal Revenue

Mortgage plan approved by Goodrich stockholders

The Goodrich Rubber Co mortgage of 45 million dollars was approved at the reconvened stockholders meeting. Seventy five point three percent of the common stock and sixteen point one percent of the preferred stock voted in favor, achieving the required three quarters.

New York Goodrich Rubber Co

Postoffice Wyoming Proposed in Wyoming County

SEEK POSTOFFICE Pineville West Virginia July 29 A new postoffice named Wyoming is proposed for Wyoming County.

Pineville W. Va Wyoming

Unsigned Kin Listed From Washington and Richmond Obit Notes

Sisters Martha Jean Silver Mrs Ophelia Boyd of Washington Mrs L D Hoffman of Bunker Hall W Va and Mrs L F Hare of Richmond Va named in a local obituary notice noting surviving siblings and their locations.

Martha Jean Silver Ophelia Boyd Washington L. D.hoffman Bunker Hall W. Va L. F. Hareper Richmond, Va

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