Alumni Banquet at St Augustine's High School
The St Augustine's High School alumni banquet drew graduates and guests to the school hall for an evening of color and ceremony. Miss Kathryn A. Tucker welcomed attendees, with Mr John Shields acting as toastmaster and many seniors and friends delivering addresses and performances. The event concluded with officer elections for the coming year and a display of class pride with red and white decor and red poppies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine's High School
Kathryn A. Tucker
St. Augustine's Alumni Association
John Shields
James R. Cockrell
Mary Forcello
Philomena Deegan
John L. Tiechmer
Bernadine Dougherty
M. J. Hannon
James T. Murphy
Richard Gerkins
Anne Korte
Robert Gerkins
Helena Broder
Lox
Mary Elizabeth Cockrell
St. Augustine High School
Katherine Dougherty
Angela Gerkins
Jean Murphy
Mary Margaret Morasco
Mary Jo Rauscher
James Cockrell
Joe Barlow
John Warder
June Social Calendar Highlights Local Society Meetings
June events list meetings for Judson Missionary Society Mrs Luella Powell host. VFW auxiliary 7 30 pm. West Main M B A Ladies Aid 8 pm. Blueville school picnic 1 30 pm. Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle White Rose Grove 2 7 30 pm Redmen's hall. Women's Foreign Mission Andrews church 2 pm parlor. Eastern Star club 8 pm Masonic Temple. District No 5 Rebekah lodge Redman’s hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Luella Powell
West Wilford Street
Powell
Edna Definbaugh
Mildred Newton
VF. W
Ladies' Aid Society of the
West Main Street
R. L. Brand
West Boyd Street
Blueville School
Supreme Forest
Woodman's Circle
White Rose Grove No
Redmen’s Hall
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Andrews Church
Eastern Star Women's Club
Masonic Temple
Rebekah Lodge
Redman’s Hall
Marriage of Miss Viola Shiflett and Harold Walton Shaw
Announcement from Elkins parish vows the couple wed Saturday at First United Brethren Church with Rev. Koontz officiating. Bride, daughter of S. B. Shiflett of Mill Creek, and groom, son of Mrs. Mabel Shaw, will reside in Elkins after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Shiflett
Mill Creek
Harold Walton
Shaw
Grafton
First United Brethren Church of
Elkins
H. L. Koontz
S. B. Shiflett
Mabel Shaw
Local Residents React to Health and Visits in City
Mrs Lucille Noble underwent an emergency appendicitis operation at Grafton City hospital yesterday morning and is reported recovering nicely. Charles Lazelle of Baltimore, a former city resident, was the thirty first visitor with friends in this city. Joseph Tucker of Washington DC spent Friday through Sunday visiting his siblings here. he works as a machinist in the U S navy yard. Mrs Will Denison of Thornton returned home Sunday after a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Noble
Harold L. Noble
Beech Street
Grafton City Hospital
Charles Lazelle
Baltimore
Joseph Tucker
Washington, D. C
Tucker
U. S. Navy Yard
Will Denison
Thornton
Ray Spring
West Boyd Street
Ben Hooten
D. W. Wiles
Bowlesburg
Isa M. Taylor
Clarksburg
C. E. Shaw
Grafton
C. A. Litsinger
West Main Street
Charlotte Rose Litsinger
Pittsburgh
William R. Wolfé
Morgan
Town
Graf
Bobbie Shaw
St. Johns Street
D. B. Shaw
Anna Lorenz Hall
Thomas Stafford
J. F. Stafford
Walnut Street
Homer A. Gattell
Martha
Juanita
John Current
Fairmont
Clyde Bennett
Philippi
Elizabeth Hoffman
Thayer Street
Buckhannon
Ingram Knight
Romney
John W. Packman
Grafton and surrounding schools list graduates and staff
A long roll of names from PRUNTYTOWN PORTAL including FIRST WARD SCHOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL and GARRISON SCHOOL lists graduates, teachers and staff. The fragment shows numerous full names: Wilson Baker Bell Glass Reed Giles Lewis Uliom McKinney Riley Bunner Riley Bell Reed McDaniel Hamilton Fauley Willis Kines Murphy Peters Groves Lucas Carroll Henderson Henderson etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Ward School
Mary Louise Hammer
Virgil LeRoy Young
Jane Elizabeth Wolfe
Marguerite Evan Cross
William Floyd Deets
Florence Elizabeth Kunst
Marjorie Ellen Lambert
Margaret Rose Wittman
Margaret Ellen Stout
Ruth Elizabeth McDaniel
Ivy Louise Sayres
Eleanor Mae Rogers
Minter Dale Lockard
Charles Richard Hamilton
Wilbur William Fauley
Helen LaNora Jones
Helen Constance Reed
Anna Loretta McDaniel
Charles Edward Bell
Charles Smith
Mabel Gertrude Wilson
Katheleen May Miller
Charles
William Leary
Dorothy Marie Pratt
Rosemary
Maude Newcome
Elva Josephine Watson
Cora Dale Casto
Lawrence William Henderson
Marion Burnl Bolyard
James Morgan Proudfoot
Ethel Elaine Brumage
Dora Ida Stevens
Genevive LuElla Miller
East Grafton School
Virginia
Catherine Stout
Alice Ruth Austin
Doris Ruth Hurd
Dunning’ Wolfe
Loretta Butcher
Pearl Marie Eisner
Robert Lee McCue
Naomi Elizabeth Turner
Scott
John Paul Floyd
Nancye Ella Lough
Geraldine Marie Hufford
John Ray Fawcett
Eleanor Jane Moore
Richard Shumate
Thomas Wood
Meredith Clinton DeMoss
Mary Elizabeth Cook
Ona Evelyn
Local Residents Figure In City Weekend Notes
A flurry of social visits and minor health updates fills the Grafton city brief as residents travel between Clarksburg West Boyd street Pittsburgh and Philippi. Notable mentions include Miss Bobbie Shaw undergoing surgery in City hospital and Miss Elizabeth Hoffman visiting Buckhannon with Rom ney guests.
Bonds welcome baby son in Grafton City Hospital
Mr and Mrs J B Bond of 329 Dewey Avenue announce the birth of a five pound six ounce son in Grafton City hospital Sunday Both mother and daughter are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bond
Dewey Avenue
Grafton City Hospital
Hazel-Atlas Hints Resume At City Glass Plant
Hazel Atlas appears ready to resume activity at the First ward glass plant this week with unofficial reports of tank crews ordered to work last Friday and two cars of materials being unloaded. Expect glassmaking to begin around June 15 and run through the summer for canning ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Eighth Grade Continues at Local Schools Graduates Named
Supt. Keen informs that eighth grade work must be passed to advance to high school next year. The list of graduates spans multiple one room and consolidated schools including Boggs Arlo John Rock Union Hendershot Elmer Guy and others with multiple rooms and districts named such as Chapel Hill Mt Airy Rock Union and Glade Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kculn
Ollow
Boggs
Arlo John
Rock Union
Hendershot
Elmer Guy
Lim
Raymond Courtney
Taylor
Bradley
Robert Glen
Glade Run
Weaver
Harold
Chapel Hill
Sinsel
Carl Brooks
Laurel Run
Hoyatter
Nona Marold
Wilson
Knotts
Glenice E
Findley
Adah Mandella
Buck Run
Woods
Douglas
Lincoln
Loudin
Walter
Bartlett
Watkins
Leland H
Morris
Ralph Leonard
McConkey
Kiger
Wilbur
Brown
Coffman
Bennie Junior
Keefer
Robert
Arnold
Helen Louise
Mayle
Donna Josephine
Mt. Airy
Retherford
Elza Doral
Hammond
Glaspell
Charles_ Arthur
Owens
Herman
Luzadder
Vera
Kennedy
Lucille Adetin
Stemple
Opal Pearl
Wilson Wilson
Darrell
Mi'ervil Prunty
Myrtle Mekena
Martha Lee
Rock On
Riffee
Alberta Ellen
Shineleton
William Jackson
Corbin Smith
Charles Harry
Wilson Trickett
John Allen
Bolyard
Emmit Waller
Lucretia School
Ruth Richman
Charlotte Bloom Johns
Kirkpatrick
Naomi Loretta Barnes
Peggy Woodyard
Mary Elizabeth Hovatter
Helton Brook
Sevier
Lillian Arlene Colebank
Miners’ strike halts Birmingham iron output and sparks clashes
Federal and state officials seek settlement as about 2,500 workers are ordered off the job after a walkout by the International Union of Mill Mine and Shelter Workers. Gunfire wounds several. deputies patrol Muscoda area while talks continue amid wage dispute. Industry says ore on hand will cover six months.
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Cers
W. L. Roy
John Bridges
McReynolds
Muscoda
Chief Kemp
Birmingham
International Union of Mill, Mine and Shelter Workers
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel
Perry
Department
George L. Googe
American Federation of Labor
Shrewd Contract Bridge Lesson From Central Press
EV Shepard outlines a Central Press contract bridge lesson with players D B Janes and Rufus Hemingway, both New Yorkers. The deal leads to a 6 Diamonds contract, double by West, with spades and hearts blocked and five winning hearts following, ending in the nine tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Press
EV. Shepard
D. B. Janes
Rufus Hemingway
Jones
North
South
West
Miners Face Large Job Cuts As Mines Halt Operations
A teenage system stretchout threatens 400 to 500 jobs, according to Newcomb Barco, a department of bar representative, who expects mines to operate again in two to three weeks. No public plans were announced to aid unemployed workers by unions or mine officials.
Crazed father mass murder note linked to family killings
Police report a violent family tragedy in a single bedchamber where a mother was choked and beaten, and four children Marietta Elsie Walter Rose Marie were found dead on beds. A note signed W F Johnson described his plan and listed times for each victim’s death before he took his own life by gunshot. Family members Horace Wilbur and Arthur arrived later that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Elsie
Walter
Rose Marie
Johnson
W. F. Johnson
Elsie May
Goodby
Horace
Wilbur
Arthur
Relief Debate Over WPA Administration By States
Vandenberg urged state control to curb waste and political exploitation while Borah disputed the plan as uneconomical. Schwellenbach cited Landon’s past remarks praising relief admin and noted Republican candidates’ presence at the Senate hearing. Congressional leaders forecast quick agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg
Landon
Hal Hopkins
WPA
Schwellenbach
Wash
Senate
Kansas
Willam Randolph Hearst
Pinchot Seeks VP Nod After Topeka Visit With Landon
Vice presidential prospects for Gifford Pinchot rise after his Topeka talks with Gov. Alfred Landon. Washington report says Senate House conferees will quickly resolve differences and push the measure to the White House. The bill expands relief funds to Roosevelt, shifts PWA grants, and adds 57 million for western reclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Abov
Pennsylvania
Topeka
Kas
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Pinchot
Landon
Washington
Central Press
White House
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Ickes’ Pwa
Florida Ship Canal
View
Hayden
Ariz
Bride killer case ends with new trial granted
In a dramatic scene, the bride killer and the girl told D C to leave them alone saying they no longer love him. Marcum reported Cutshaw seized her by the arm and fired nine shots, then called state police. Judge Jackson granted a new trial 19 days before the scheduled hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Marcum
Cutshaw
Jackson
Grafton resident denies arrest report in May notice
A local resident named in a circulated report denies being arrested for intoxication on May 30 and asks for correction. The notice, signed by the resident, clarifies the misinformation and requests removal of the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
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