Graduation and society notes from Grafton and Maryland
Graduation announcements from the University of Maryland in College Park mark the June 3 ceremony at Ritchie Coliseum. George Peer, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Peer, earned a medical degree and will intern at Ohio Valley Hospital after graduation. Also noted is the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Leonard and the marriage of Miss Mary Jane DeMoss to Kenneth Carlyle in Oakland Maryland, with local family attendance and gown events described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland
Baltimore and
College Park
Ritchie Coliseum
George Peer
Charles Peer
Grafton High School
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Ohio Valley Hospital
Grafton
Onn Welch
Alma Keller
Baltimore
DeNéis-Carlyle
Mary Jane DeMoss
Kenneth Carlyle
Oakland
Maryland
Archibald Moore
Methodist Church
William Curtis Brown
William Carlyle
East Grafton
Beauty Hint from ETT MACK on Salt facial care
A credited wellness snippet advises washing with soap and water, then massaging salt onto the skin. The salt is said to remove dead skin and keep the complexion fresh and lively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goreen
Local Personal News Highlights From Grafton Area
Mr and Mrs Howard Marstel er visit relatives then return to Elkins Carl Peters and Miss Courtney go home after Elkins visit Coach John Smith and Mrs Smith hosted by Harold Waller Loveland Mrs Ida Woods Newark visiting Grafton Smoke Schwer radio dealer underwent gall stone operation at City Hospital improving nicely Mr and Mrs W S Rowland Maple Avenue head to Cleveland for Worlds Fair Chicago then Boone Iowa for about six weeks H P Sharps Route 4 subscribes to Daily Sentinel Miss Myrtle Posey returns to Clarksburg after Decoration Day visit Miss Opal Findley and Miss Dorotha Findley Simpson in Grafton for May 30 Miss Mildred Nye Buckhannon visiting friends in Grafton Frank Findley and city May 30 University of Minnesota finds corn best for peat soil acres sales or yields not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Peters
Miss Courtney
Elkins
John Smith
Wheeling High School
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Boone
Iowa
H. P. Sharps
Route 4
Grafton
Sentinel
Myrtle Posey
Clarksburg
Harry McAuley
Earnest Helmie
Simpson
Opal Findley
Dorotha Findley
Mildred Nye
Buckhannon
Frank Findley
Commencement Day Reflections On Women of The Race
The piece muses on graduates as mothers of the race and asks if their years of study yield true virtue, compassion, and steadfast principles. It contemplates whether refined dress and praise conceal hollow values or if they will guard homes, resist flattery, and embody Christlike kindness in life beyond the stage.
Hospital Notes Of City Hospital Morning Operations
Bernard Moyer of Simpson and Hillis Nestor city underwent major operations this morning. Marie Kittle of Phillippi was discharged this morning along with Russell Messenger and Wallie Burke from City Hospital.
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Bernard Moyer
Simpson
Hillis Nestor
City
Marie Kittle
Phillippi
Russell Messenger
Wallie Burke
House fixes salary for county commissioners in West Virginia
In Charleston on June 1 the house of delegates passed a bill to replace road inspection pay with county commissioner stipends for inspecting jails, homes for the poor, bridges, and detention homes. Payments vary by county population and specific figures include Kanawha at 225, Harrison and others at 150, down to Randolph at 15 and Monroe at 10 dollars per month.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Ohio
Kanawha
Harrison
Logan
Monongalia
Marion
Fayette and Cabell
Wayne McDowell
Marshall
Berkeley
Raleigh
Preston
Lincoln
Hancock
Webster
Greenbrier
Mason
Braxton
Morgan
Summers
Jefferson
Clay
Wyombling
Nicholas
Putnam
Randolph
Monroe
Band Stand Project Resumes at Graf ton Park Placeholder
Mayor Charles O King announces that work has resumed on the Graf ton Park band stand after a decoration day delay and will be completed this week. The structure measures 25 by 30 feet and rises four and a half feet above ground. The Rotary Club will furnish seats for the completed stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. King
Grafton Park
Rotary Club
Sino-Jap Pact Ends Hostility South of Wall
A Tangku signing near Tientsin established a demilitarized zone from the Great Wall south to a line north of Tientsin and Peiping. Chinese police will patrol, Japanese forces withdraw after evacuation, and Tokyo may inspect the area by air to maintain demilitarization.
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Wall
Tientsin
China
Great Wall
Tangku
Peiping
House Protests P. S. C. Gas Rate Decision
Charleston June 1 The Public Service Commission kept a 12 cent gas rate in Wheeling drawing strong house opposition. Delegate Marsh of Ohio introduced a resolution condemning the Natural Gas Company of West Virginia for a rate base of 4.7 million while being taxed 900 thousand in West Virginia.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Wheeling
House of Delegates
Marsh
Ohio
Natural Gas Company of
West Virginia
Tea Menus of the Day and Sandwich Recipes
Tea menus of the day include detailed tuna egg and ham sandwich fillings with celery pickles olives and cream cheese variants. The executive committee lists Dr W G Hill Glenville Parkersburg Dr Farrier Alice Button Bluefield Mrs A D Knotts Bluefield Sarah Switzer Bluefield and Dr Geo Fordham Powellton.
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W. G. Hill
Moundsville
Farrier
Alice Button
Glenville
A. D. Knotts
Parkersburg
Sarah Switzer
Bluefield
Geo. Fordham
Powellton
Dr Puckett Heads Health Association
Dr H H Puckett of Fayetteville was elected president of the West Virginia Public Health Association, succeeding Dr R C Farrier of Morgantown. Officers include T E Cato of New Cumberland as first vice president Kathryn Trent of Charleston as second vice president and Dr Joh Thames of Charleston as secretary treasurer. Dr David Littlejohn acting state health commissioner was chosen WV member of the American Public Health Association governing board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
H. H. Puckett
Fayetteville
The
West Virginia Public Health Asson
R. C. Farrier
Morgantown
T. E. Cato
New Cumberland
Kathryn Trent
Joh Thames
David Littlejohn
West Virginia
American Public Health Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Primrose Beauty Shop
First National Bank
Coral Parrish Montgomery
W. E. Leonard
A. A. Holt
Bird Leonard Dennison
S. L. Leonard
W. B. Rightmire
Lucy and
Catherine
G. C
Howard Marsteler
Mrs. Marsteller
Ww. T. Courtney
University of Minnesota Agriculturists
Marinello Beauty Shop
Main Street
McCrory
Franz & Burkaway
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Tey
Dr. Price
Stella Estep
Star Citty
W. Va Faye
Dr. Pierce
Pier N. Yo
Buffalo
P. S.C
Associated Press
Nellie Donna
Nebraska
Dr. Puckett
Health Association
White House
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Essolene
Esso
Indard
Exsolene
Exso
Essolube
5-Star Motor OU
Standard Ol Company of
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Annal Beacon Oil Company, Incorporated
Ine
Thote
Jarvis Tire Service
Tafton
Union Brokerage
ANU
We Furnish Family Fund
Morgantown Avenue
Fairmont
W. VA
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