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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1933

Page

3

Farewell Party for Mrs. Wagoner and MOC Meeting

Friends toasted Mrs. Howard Wagoner with a gift umbrella as she prepares to join her husband in Norfolk Virginia where he works in the Navy Yard electrical department. The event featured dancing bridge and socializing with many attendees. Regular Mountaineer Council No 44 Junior Order United American Mechanics met in Wehn Hall with M W Wilson of Nitro speaking about Kanawha Valley membership growth and plans for a June 13 program with a small admission benefiting West Virginia programs.

Howard Wagoner Herbert Loudin Edmund Hardin Lloyd M. Loran William Camden Newton John Evans William Bolliger Arzella Crouser Jimmy Oscar Rosier Lora McVicker Charles Turner Elmer Behan James Behan Lillian Devilan Richard Williams Hetta McDaniel Charlie Harris Virgil Poe Dewey Shehan Dordthy Dawson Haggard Wagoner Mary Blow Beatrice Shanabarger Frances Campbell Corrie Keefover Elizabeth Vosick Maxine Rosier Charlotte Bloom Betty Wil Ley Gordon Rosier Clyde Proadfoot Steve Behan Mountaineer Council No. 44 United American Mechanics Wehn Hall M. W. Wilson Nitro W. Va Kanawha

Beauty Tips and Local Society Notes in One Ti

A mix of beauty guidance and community events is reported. Facial massage tips emphasize lifting toward the scalp and under-eye circles. Local organizations Elkins Council No 154 and Mountain City Council No 49 plan programs and charter draping. Benefit card party, Ladies Aid Society meeting, visitors, and cantata details follow with names of participants and attendees.

Elkins Council No. 154 Mountain City Council No. 49 Daughters of America

Woodman Circle Deliberates At Red Men Hall Meeting

A large Woodman Circle gathering at Red Men Hall on Thursday evening discussed plans for the society's good. The Sewing Club will meet June 14 at Mrs Henrietta Goley and Miss Mary Goley home at 119 High Street All members invited.

Man Circle Red Men Hall Woodman Circle Sewing Club Henrietta Goley Mary Goley High Street Woodman Circle

Birth Announcement for Marks Family in Flemington

Mr and Mrs Louis Marks of Flemington welcomed an eight pound son born at home yesterday The mother formerly Miss Naomi Rifle The father works for Atlas Coal Co This is their first child

Louis Marks Flemington Naomi Rifle Atlas Coal Co

Personal notes from Grafton area and nearby towns

DuBois Crickenberger travels to Washington on business. Detroit visitors Zinn Heckert and son Sam join local relatives for Decoration Day at the Zinn home. Kansas City burglars loot a residence while six sleep. Local movers Rose relocate from St Louis to Grafton and settle on High Street. June and Maxine King visit Mrs Harold Cole. Kenneth Cole, noted musician, writes the Senior class song to the tune of My Little Girl. JW Squires shops in Grafton. J Lester Bush travels to Ohio on business. William Maloney and the Friedmans visit Richmond and return. 87-year-old F Friedman remains active. T B Dunn departs for Coatesville after his mother-in-law Blanche Olin’s death. Anna Barbe Edna Maloney and Robert return to Pittsburgh after visiting Nora Bishop. James Setler and family go to Clarksburg. Paul Bell stays with grandparents J N Boyce. Garbanzo beans introduced to lower Rio Grande valley. Burglars rob a Kansas City residence while six sleep.

Harold Cole Grand Street Francis G. King Wolf Summmit JW. Squires Route 1 Grafton J. Lester Bush Points Ohio Jos V. Gibson Kingwood Circuit Court William Maloney Rowlesburg Coatesville Dunn Blanche Olin Woolworth Main Street Anna Barbe Edna Maloney Robert Pittsburgh Nora Bishop West Main Street James Setler Dorothy Robert Setler Clarksburg Paul Bell Mrs. J. N. Boyce

Local man moves to Charleston for inspectorship

John E. Hamilton of 118 Yates avenue moved his family to Charleston yesterday to take up residence. He works in the state mines department and was among nine inspectors cut in a personnel reduction ordered by Ernest L. Bailey, chief of mines, but was reassigned to other duties and is understood to be assigned as an inspector in the Charleston area.

John E. Hamilton Yates Avenue Charleston Mr. Hamilton Department of Mines Ernest L. Bailey Hamilton

Comedian Joe Webber and wife injured in taxi crash

New York reports comed yJoe Webber 65 and wife Lillian 56 of the famed Webber and Fields duo seriously injured when their taxicab struck a steel pillar. Webber suffered internal injuries and a fractured right ankle while Mrs Webber sustained a fractured right thigh plus bruises.

New York Joel Webber Webber and Fields Lillian Webber

74 Oil Wells Completed in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania grade crude oil completions for May reached 74 wells with a daily initial output of 300 barrels. In April sixty six wells produced 221 barrels daily, aided by strong wells in West Virginia adding 181 barrels to the daily output.

Oil City Pennsylvania West Virginia

Pennsylvania Pipe Lines Declares 1.00 Dividend

Oil City Pennsylvania directors declare a dividend of 1.00 to stockholders of record on June 15, payable July 1. The notice appears in local financial records dated June 2.

Oil City Pennsylvania Pipelines

Paris Frock Silhouettes Feature Broad Shoulder Line

Paris fashions showcase a broadened shoulder line for summer frocks from June to September. Designers use shoot cape sleeves on circular cuts and puffed elbow-length sleeves to emphasize the upper figure. Simple overall silhouette with natural waist, slim skirts, high necklines, and dark colors with bright accents.

Assotiavearess Jusiusvul Paris

Fashion notes on fall accessories debut

A description notes toques in geige and pale blue pique with dark blue crepe and gloves in land tones. It mentions other frocks trimmed with scarves of dark velvet or striped silk, hinting at fall styles and smart accessorizing.

Congress Passes Peyser Wagner Bill For National Employment Service

Washington June 2 congress completed action on the Peyser Wagner bill creating a national employment service. The Senate accepted minor House amendments and sent the measure to the White House while also considering the independent offices appropriation bill amid veterans compensation controversy. The House began debate on railroad reorganization with a vote expected tomorrow.

Washington Congress Peyser-Wagner Perkins White House Senate House

MENUS OF THE DAY Meals by Mra Alexander Geert

Sunday dinner menu lists Meat Loaf with browned potatoes buttered beets bread head lettuce Russian dressing peach roll and coffee. Recipe details include meat loaf ingredients and baking steps for six servings. Peach roll and peach mixture described with dough, filling, and baking. Additional lemon sauce and a note on saving mayonnaise pickle and olive jars for later in season.

Stocks Push Up Into Higher Ground Today During Heavy Trading

New York, June 2. Stocks rose to higher ground amid heavy trading. Early gains in utilities spread to mining and other industrials. The turnover ran about 6,800,000 shares. Lead gainers included Homestake Mining and Allied Chemical with several blue chips advancing one to three points. Companies mentioned: United States Steel, General Motors, Consolidated Gas, DuPont, Alaska Juneau, Western Union, International Telephone, Montgomery Ward, Dome, American Foreign Power, American Telephone, American Can.

New York Homestake Allied Chemical General United ‘States Steel General Motors Consolidated Gas Dupont Alaska Juneau Western Union International’ ‘Telephone Montgomery Ward Dome American Foreign Power Americal Telephone American

Baby Girl Stolen From Cincinnati Family

Police seek kidnappers of five weeks old Pansy Sneed who vanished in June 2002 with a woman posing as a nurse. The unwell infant of jobless John Sneed and his 21 year old wife disappeared Wednesday as authorities probe motive.

Cincinnati Pansy Sneed John Sneed

Wheeling Distributor Is Fined For License Violation

Harry Gockstetter of Wheeling, representing Nortena Packing, was fined 500 dollars by Mayor Charles O. King for delivering 3.2 beer in the city without a municipal dispenser license. He plans to appeal to the circuit court. Attorney W Merle Watkins represented him. Gockstetter was arrested last week by Patrolman Moran while delivering beer to C D Jacobs, Mainstreet Merchant. trial was postponed until yesterday.

Harry Gockstetter Wheeling Nortena Packing Company Charles O. King W. Merle Watkins Gockstetter Moran C. D

Sprig of holly arrives at Sentinel desk in West Virginia

The Sentinel editors receive a heavily budded sprig of holly from Clarence Painter's Thornton farm, signaling a forthcoming bloom in the valley of West Virginia. The display, a novelty for the region, was brought in by Painter to show the tree's promise.

the Sentinel West Virginia Clarence Painter Thornton

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