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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
3
Society news highlights upcoming gatherings and events hosted by local clubs and organizations. Notable attendees include prominent residents and host venues feature stylish outfits and plan charity or cultural activities across the city.
The local Woman's Christian Temperance Union institute will convene at Pryntytown M P Church on June 6 1932 with afternoon and evening sessions. The program features talks on prohibition youth training and church and state roles plus musical selections and a playlet by the Loyal Temperance Legion. The event includes a brief sketch of Anna Adams Gordon and the aims of the W C T U with an adjournment after the evening program.
A partial city notice highlights Miss Kathleen Gatrell of 846 Apple Avenue as honored in association with a new face powder. The ad promotes MELLO-GLO with claims to hide pores and keep a youthful complexion, featuring a French process for smooth, long wear.
Hollywood air minded stars flock to the first National picture Compromised at the Opera House with Ben Lyon and Rose Hobart. Ben Lyon holds Army Air Reserve rank and Bebe Daniels, wife of Lyon, is a pioneer flying actress. Stars travel between Santa Monica and Burbank airports for filming while pilots and licensed flyers populate Hollywood. Cast includes Claude Gillingwater, Juliette Compton, Bert Roach, Emma Dunn, Florence Britton, Adele Watson, Virginia Sale, Edgar Norton and Delmar Watson.
Ernest Reese of Grafton is listed among guests on a radio program on station WNBC in Washington DC tonight at midnight EST. The DX program features notes from W B Wilson and Stanley Wilson of Washington PA, Lee Wise of Washington PA, and Mr Reese.
Paul Howard of Pittsburgh and Abe Martin of Morgantown visited Grafton Monday to meet Wheeling's new assistant coach at the home of Mr and Mrs R. Alumni activities included a Brownlow Park dance led by M Parrish. Miss Virginia Madera of Fairmont State Teachers College also attended the Alumni dance at the Moose Home last evening.
New York traders saw an initial decline followed by a rally that trimmed losses of one to two points. Utilities led the downward turn with several industrials hitting new lows. later, stocks such as Santa Fe Union Pacific American Tobacco Liggett Myers American Can Eastman Kodak Borden and Allied Chemical regained ground. U S Steel bounced from a 25 1 4 low to a small gain while American Telephone improved then retreated. Westinghouse Electric and other utility names strengthened.
In War Cry, Grafton Salvation Army features two pictures. One shows a Mother's Day group in front of Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church with Commissioner Holt of the New York area as morning speaker, including Captain and Mrs. W. H. Arnold and local officers. The second image depicts teams from the Pruntytown state industrial school and unemployed Grafton men at the old fair grounds, aiding community gardens under county relief sponsorship, with Captain Arnold and Supt Flesher present.
William Turner a 78 year old bachelor who lives frugally funded 97 411 meals for hundreds of Chicago school children since last winter through C Edgar Johnson of a local bank. He says he is not doing much, just funding the effort and letting Johnson handle the details as schools set up lunchrooms and mothers assist cooking.
Clarksburg June 2 substantial stresses in round trip fares effective June 5 announced for motor bus lines in this region by the West Virginia Transportation Company motor coach subsidiary of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad Round trip tickets good for 60 days will be sold daily at 25 percent reduction from existing rates while weekend round trip tickets good from Friday noon to Monday will be sold at a reduction of 45 percent.
Public invited to a round dance and square dance event at Ferndale Pavilion Park Saturday evening. Organizers urge community participation and festive social dancing in an upbeat local gathering.
Washington states the United States is willing to attend a possible adjourned Lausanne conference on June 16 to discuss plans for improving world economic conditions. Also notes Memorial Day visit of Mr and Mrs Howard Reynolds and son J Alfred Reynolds of Charleston to Walnut street residents Mr and Mrs J M Leonard before returning home.
Charleston June 2 state water commission engineers began survey work on the lower Elk with Kermit Herndon and William Thornhill to identify pollution types. After completing the Elk study they will examine Ohio river pollution with sanitary engineers from other states while coordinating with industries on mitigation.
A vintage dinner menu outlines a June Sunday meal featuring fruit cocktail, rolled Bettina ham with a spice sugared glaze, creamed new potatoes, buttered asparagus, bread and jam, and a chocolate pudding with coffee. The recipe details include a fruit mix and a separate ham preparation with cloves, brown sugar, and stock, plus a baking and finishing bake time.
In circuit court Judge Warren B Kittle quickly disposed of routine civil matters. Francis Warder requested a five minute disposition leading to a verdict for plastitis at 1501.50. The docket then showed P Helionimis vs Angus with no response, State for use of C P Green vs L C verdict for plaintiff at 166 5, and G C Anvil vs 7 E Hershman was dismissed.
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