Community notices and upcoming events at Grafton
Coral R Parrish announces regular meeting of the Grafton Taylor County Hospital Association at 7 30 PM at Mrs D C Peck home with all members urged to attend. Also reports Mr and Mrs Brooks F Martin plan a two week motor trip eastward and Brown family reunion set August 1 at Brown Church Grove with a picnic and program. Keener Four H Club met at Lucy Sharp's home to plan county camp activities starting August 5 and enjoy a social afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton-Taylor County Hospital Association
D. C. Peck
Brown Church Grove
Fairmont-Grafton Road
Marie Jeffers
Dorothy Keener
Dessie Williams
Lucy Sharp
Carrie Gans
Social guest lists and weekend visits across towns
Parkersburg resident Ither C Black visited cousin Charles P and Blanche Guard. Winchester couple Smith Ringer and family travel to visit relatives in Morgantown and Mt. Lake Park. Washington guests H R Duball Bruce Jeffrey stay with friends in Marietta. Vandergrift family and Sharps visit Morgantown and Mt. Lake Park. Hood and Catherine Miller host weekend visitors in Marietta. Parsons visitors O Haver in Grafton. Saterfield and Riley drove to Baltimore. Poling Buss Gaskins return from Elk River fishing trip. Genevieve Sandsbury Lynette Kimble Ruby Baker and Annabelle go to Pittsburgh. Baker and daughter stay a week. Powell couple call on E L Powli after paralytic stroke. Charleston’s Harold Crickenberger returns after funeral. Delta Mitchell returns from Akron trip via Sandusky and Cedar Point. Proudfoot family plans Pennsylvanian trip. Lloyd Ware J Jaco head to Fort Thomas for son John in military training. Ray Browning and son Thomas visit W C Hanway at Grafton park. George Griffith from Washington spends vacation here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ither C. Black
Parkersburg
Charles Charles P
Blanche Guard
Smith Ringer
Winchester
Ind
Aft
Roy
Harry Sharps
Morgantown
Mt. Lake Park
Ralph Hood
Bristol
Catherine Miller
Marietta
Ohio
Robert O’haver
Parsons
Grafton
Francis Saterfield
Red Riley
Baltimore
Dana Poling
Charles Pownall Buss
Leslie Gaskins
Elk River
Genevieve Sandsbury
Lynette Kimble
Ruby Baker
Annabelle
Pittsburgh
Baker
Amon Powell
Parkview
E. L. Powli
Harold P. Crickenberger
Charleston
P. Theo. Crickenberger
Delta Mitchell
Love Drug Store
Akron
Ponte Sanduskey
Cedars
Maple Avenue
Local Social Notes Include Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Visits
The report lists residents and visitors in the area. Mr and Mrs T M Griffith of Thayer Street are noted with their son Henry J Pracht from Pittsburgh visiting the Pracht Cottage at the park. Mrs Findley Barber of Maple Avenue travels by motor with Henry J Pracht to Pittsburgh then to Niles Ohio to see her mother Mrs Orinda Crandon. Miss Irma Posten accompanies the party. Additionally Mr and Mrs J M Biffle hosted Mrs H R Laughlin and Miss Aldine Laughlin of Cumberland for a visit yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Griffith
Thayer Street
Henry J. Pracht
Pittsburgh
The
Park
Findley Barber
Maple Avenue
Niles
Ohio
Orinda Crandon
Irma Posten
J. M. Biffle
H. R
Aldine Laughlin
Cumberland
Claims riches of executed Russian Czar
New York July 29 A preliminary step to determine the czar’s wealth was taken by Mme Tschaikowsky who calls herself Grand Duchess Anastasia claiming to be the surviving child The Romanoff fortune reputedly exceeds 100 million dollars spread across several countries A legal notice demanded all loans corporations and individuals report funds they hold belonging to the czar’s estate Anastasia resides on Long Island with Miss Anne BurrJennines adjoining Mrs William Leeds estate The latter denies repudiation while many relatives contest Anastasia’s kinship
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New York
Nicholas 11
Russia
Mme
Tschaikowsky
Anastasia
Romanoff
Mme. Tschaikowsky
Long Island
Anne Burr Jennines
William B. Leeds
Xenia
Leeds
Grand Duchess
Ruby Keeler Sidelined by Illness in New York Show
Actress Ruby Keeler wife of Al Jolson collapsed in her dressing room during a Saturday performance. Illness forces retirement from her star role in Show Girl and Dorothy Stone will take over. Keeler's husband says an operation may be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ruby Keeler
al Jolson
Dorothy Stone
Miss Keeler
Endurance Flights crash near Minneapolis 200 feet high
In a 5:25 a.m. crash after 154 hours 45 minutes aloft Pilot Captain P. L. Crichton was killed and Owen Haugland seriously injured aboard the Ty monoplane Minnesota. St Louis Monoplane still aloft at 16 days in the air with Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine. Ohio AG bans trailers over 30 feet long as unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Owen Haugland
P. L. Crichton
Crichton
Haugland
St. Louis
st.Louie
Mrs Victor Lucas in Critical Condition
Mrs Victor Lucas of Blueville is in serious danger after emergency stomach ulcer surgery at City hospital around nine last night. Dr F B Suddarth and Drs A R and Paul Warden performed the hurried operation. risk of peritonitis noted this afternoon. Other hospital cases include Mrs Hannah Anglin and Luther Bolyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Lucas
Blueville
City Hospital
F. 8. Suddarth
A. R
Paul Warden
Suddarth
Hannah Anglin
Luther Bolyard
A Natural Born High Diving Star
In a dramatic park incident, a three year old boy Tommy Browning fell into the river while watching ducks. An editor recounts diving in to rescue him after realizing he was in danger, bringing him to shore where he revived and stood ready for another swim in minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanway
X. Y. Z. Clevenger
Ray Browning
Hanway Cottage
Mr. Browning
Tommy
Bus Crash Injures Ten In Wellsboro Route
A Scranton to Buffalo Great Lakes bus skidded and crashed into a tree eleven miles from Wellsboro Pennsylvania injuring ten passengers slightly while twelve remained uninjured. The driver veered to avoid a collision with a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsboro
Scranton
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Mnes
Real estate transfers filed in county clerk's office
A summary of weekly real estate transfers shows numerous deeds recorded in Knottsville Flemington Court House and surrounding districts. Notable transactions include C E Wyckoff to Anna Artso for 67.56 acres in Knottsville and Anna Artso to Mike Hibb for 67.56 acres in Flemington while multiple parcels and streets in Grafton West Main Thayer and L M Boyles addition pass between various trustees and purchasers through several locales and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bennett
C. E. Wyckoff
Anna Artso
Knottsville
E. D. Robinson
B. E. Knotts
W. M. Watkins
C. C. Mouser
Grafton
Luzzader
Rebecca Jane Daugherty
Ivory C
William Daugherty
Flemington
J. F. Taylor
Middleville Church Cemetery
Hellen M
Z. B. Cochran
Anna M. Bartlett
Helen B. Hollis
West Main Street
Mike Hiib
J. J. Isner
Samuel Saffle
Court House
Thomas J. Saucer
G. F. Clem
Howard J. James
Gordon FE
Bailey
Anthony Triplett
Samuel Bartlett
Shelby Run
J. Friedman
L. D
M. V. Boston
Hearing Starts on West Virginia Coal and Coke Sale
A federal court in Charleston opened a hearing before Judge George W. McClintic to confirm the sale of the West Virginia Coal and Coke Company properties to bondholders for 1.5 million dollars. The properties span ten counties and about 125000 acres of legal land, sold at public auction in Omar on July 9. An adjournment was taken after a bid of roughly 560000 for the loose assets was presented. John Salo of Passaic, New Jersey, won a sprint event and later had a six day match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
George W. McClintic
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Wee
Omar
Would Stabilize Price of Sugar in Senate Plan
Washington July 29 Senator Simmons ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee says the sliding scale tariff for sugar would stabilize, for sugar interests, the price of sugar in this country near what high tariff rates would yield. Senator Smoot, chairman, announced he would propose the sliding scale as a substitute for the sugar tariff in the house bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Beieves
Smoot
Utah
Gratton School Board Special Meeting Tonight
Gratton Independent School Board holds a special session in the school auditorium to survey general conditions and discuss the city improvement plan. Finance concerns are expected to be on the agenda alongside routine improvement recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratton Independent Board of Education
Opening of Fair Store Announces New Footprint
The Fair store at 6 East Main Street opens under proprietor Wm. Rosenshine, formerly Cohen's Underselling Manager. Remodeling of the Lowe Drug Company site completes a fresh stock and new management with Charles Deavers taking over Cohen's former role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Main Street
Wm. Rashensine
Cohen
Lowe Drug Company
Rowedshine
Charles Deavers
Mana ‘Ger
Wm. Rosenshine
West Virginia split for federal narcotic enforcement
West Virginia will be divided into northern and southern districts for federal narcotic law enforcement. Headquarters will be Charleston and Wheeling, with Jasper Crowley remaining in Wheeling and W. T. Atkinson overseeing Charleston. The move, credited to a Baltimore division conference, aims for better agent distribution, not increased traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
W. T. Atkinson
Washington
Wheeling
Jasper C. Crowley
Huntington
Crowley
Atkinson
Rowley
J. B. Greeson
Baltimore
Robin Still Continues as Airmen Reach 17th Day
Major William B. Robertson of the Robertson company sponsors the flight noting body troubles have not hindered the fliers. The Angeleno and the City of Cleveland both forced down by such causes. Welded metal tubing and alloys in wing ribs and propeller credited. Field officials estimate 60,000 watched the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Robertson
Curtiss Robertson Company
Angeleno
Cleveland
Fourteen deaths reported from swimming in Wisconsin
Sweltering weekend heat drove tens of thousands to rivers and beaches. In Pittsburgh on July 29 three boys drowned: Harry Thompson 165, Joseph Dolota 12, and Claude Remmy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Harry Thompson
Joseph Dolota
Claude Remmy
Ministers Named in 1928 Poincare Cabinet Reshuffle
The text lists premier Paul Painleve and a broad slate of ministers including Jean Hennessy Louis Anterious Pierre Forgeot Laurent Egnac Pierre Marrraud and others. It notes their appointment on November 11 1928 after a cabinet crisis that led Poincaré to reconstruct his government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Palnlevo
Jean Hennessy
Louis Anterious
Piere Forgeot
Louis —Loucheur
Laurent Egnac
Democrats
Pierre Marraud
Poincare
East End Nines Edge Grafton Giants 8 to 6
East End defeated the Grafton Giants 8 to 6 at Brownlow Park in a fast game. The Giants, once known as a top speed team, suffered a setback this season. Lineups include East End H Wilfe and others. Grafton Giants feature Debnay, McDonald, Moorehead, and Johnson among others. Also note Sidney Hayward, 71, of Chicago, set for retirement July 1 after 53 years as a mail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
Grafton Giants
Brownlow Park Field
Giants
H. Wilfe
C. Stolzenfels
F. Clingan
Sidney Hayward
Chicago
Creamed Potatoes and Beet Salad Recipes in Old Issue
A scanned excerpt lists recipes for Creamed Potatoes, Molded Beet Salad, and Blueberry Tarts with ingredients and method steps. It includes measurements for butter, milk, cheese, vegetables, gelatin, and spices, plus baking directions and chilling steps. The piece ends with financial figures and a mayoral comment about a water plant bond plan and sinking fund, noting no alleged tests were heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
King
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Coral R. Parrish
Brooks F. Martin
Standard
West Side
Wff
J. W. Jaco
Fort Thomas
John
Thomas
Washington, D. C
W. C. Han- Way
Grafton Park
George Griffith
Santox
Magnesia
the Love Drug Co
V. Lucas
Victor Radio
Victor- Radio-Electrola
John Salo
Passaic
N. J
Pyle
Rosenshine
E. Main St
Paul L. Weaver
Nellie E. Me
Clintock
Columbus
James H. Snook
Ohio State
Theora Hix
Snook
Miss Hix
Kirl
Columbus, O
Robin
Annals
Wisconsin
Burton & Randolph Inc
Briand
Smith Brothers
Piceatata
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Reds
Baltimore & Ohio
Alexander George
Deny
Osgood
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