Linen Shower for Mrs Ralph Shahan by local club
A linen shower honored Mrs Ralph Shahan hosted by the Rehtegoda bridge club at Miss Mary Virginia Lambert’s West Main street home. Guests included Helen Campbell Peters Kincaid Dougher Wolfe Lambert Henderson and others as refreshments followed by dancing at the Grafton hotel and Moose club.
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Ralph Shahan
Rehtegoda Club
Mary Virginia Lambert
West Main Street
Shahan
Sarah Henderson
Miss Henderson
Lambert
Miss Lambert
Grafton Hotel
Moose Club
Helen Jean Campbell
Deores Peters
Helen Kincaid
Helen Dougher
Mildred Wolfe
Marjory Lambert
Sara Belle Henderson
Nell Peters
Edna Verencaugh
Mildred Newton
Yuella Powell
Judson Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Powell
West Wilford Street
Luella Powell
West Virginia
Mesdames
Charles Thomas
Nola Powell
Gertrude Newton
Ella Campbell
Sadie Henderson
Sarah Mahaffey
Mary Henderson
Grafton
Anna White
Meg Gail Williamson
Genevieve Williamson
Fairmont
Jackie Powell
Pearl Defenbaugh
Graf
Monument Honors Jefferson Davis In Southland
Irwinville Georgia observes Jefferson Davis birthday as nine states denounce drawings of him in a hoop skirt while historians debate the capture near a creek on May 10 1865. Governor Eugene Talmadge spoke as a monument was unveiled at the arrest site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwinville
Jefferson Davis
Eugene Talmadge
Davis
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Georgia
Missippi
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Mississippi
Legislative Study Nears End Report On Ready
Charleston June 3 Twelve legislators worked to complete their report on a state social security program with the task nearly finished Senate President Charles B Hodges co chair of the committee said the group expected to wind up late in the afternoon The report possibly will be given to Governor Kump Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Senate
Charles B. Hodges
Kump
Hodges
Grange seeks OK as parties clash over convention
In Cleveland Republicans settle delegate contests while Grange seeks recognition for farm ideas as platforms are drafted. Other notes show Paty leading in Florida Democratic governor primary counts, South Dakota and Iowa primaries shaping nominees, Hoover invited to speak, and Indiana Republicans naming candidates and delegates.
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Republican National
Cleveland
Washington
National Grangé
Jacksonville
Fla
B. F. Paty
West Palm Beach
State Racing Commission
Pierre
Des Moines
Dickinson
Clyde Herring
Hoover
Republican National Committee
Indianapolis
Indiana
Nationa Convention
Cause of Silicosis To Be Object of Research
New York hospital announced a WPA funded study of silicosis fearing congressional concerns over industry exposure. The project will study 3,000 workers to advance diagnosis, treatment and control across industries with known silicosis hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Hospital
Presbyterians Denounce Liquor Traffic in Broad Welfare Plan
The Presbyterian board endorses a wide social welfare program and issues a sharp plank against liquor traffic. It states the traffic debases economic, physical, moral and spiritual values and warns that only the unseeing fail to see the growing problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. A
Marriages Unite Local Couples in Philippi and Nearby
GEORGE LANTZ and Miss Opal Lantz of near Philippi wed at the home of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Snider on Main Street with vows read by Rev. Snider. They will reside in Barbour county. Grace Saffel and Albert Markle joined in marriage at Philippi with vows by Rev. Snider. They will reside in Lenox Pa. Daisy Scott and Arnie Haymond wed in Philippi with Rev. Snider officiating. They will reside in Galloway.
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George Lantz
Opal Lantz
Thomas Lantz
Philippi
Ernest George
Wilsworth George
Hall
Barbour County
C. A. Sider
Main Street
Snider
Methodist Episcopal Church
Written in for Central Press Famous Bridge Teacher
ABridge article details a lucky night by E V Shepard explaining a hand where luck aided a bid to game in a rubber. The narrative shows bidding sequence, partner fit, and tactical plays including a critical trumping, ending in a doubled contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Press
E V. Shepard
South
Raymond J. Pardy
Boston
Birth of Dehlinger’s Son in Grafton City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Alfred Dehlinger rejoice in the birth of an eight and a half pound baby boy born just before noon today in Grafton City hospital. The newborn’s name has not yet been chosen. Mrs Dehlinger was formerly Miss Beatrice Shields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Dehlinger
Grafton City Hospital
Dehlinger
Beatrice Shields
Personal notices of area residents travel and visits
Roger Franklin returns from Washington after visiting parents. Mr and Mrs Jack Shanks move to Chattanooga for a new job. Mrs Lester J Bush and Mrs Downs return from Pittsburgh and Phillipsburg visiting Frances Tipton Hunter. Mrs Everett McDaniel and daughter Virginia attend Davis Elkins College commencement in Elkins. Thurman Horges, related to Mrs McDaniel, graduates. A J Wilkinson, formerly of Grafton, visits Huntington. J F Stafford and party attend West Virginia Wesleyan College commencement in Buckhannon. Jack Whitner Carl Reiniger and Helen Rau return from Washington after visiting City Finance Commissioner Ray. Mayor B Otto Waugh attends Charleston business. Ruth Stansberry undergoes major operation at City Hospital.
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Roger Franklin
Washington, D. C
Jack Shanks
Chattanooga
Tenn
Shanks
Sutton Company
Lester J. Bush
Downs
Pittsburgh
Phillipsburg
Frances Tipton Hunter
Saturday Evening Post
Everett McDaniel
Virginia
Lincoln Street
Elkins
W. Va
Davis-Elkins College
Thurman Horges
McDaniel
A. J. Wilkinson
Grafton
Huntington
J. F. Stafford
Betty Stafford
Virgil Rohrbaugh
Nancy
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
James Stafford
Jack Whit
Free Delivery Service Inquiry Expanded Across Regions
The Interstate Commerce Commission broadened its probe of eastern railroads free pickup and delivery to include central territory. It will study services in Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin West Virginia and part of Northern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Territory
Commission
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigans
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Virginia
Suit I8 Filed in Wheeling Auto Crash
Mrs. Mary Flanagan filed suit for 50000 against Spillman Gibbs of West New York New Jersey after an automobile accident left her with facial cuts. The filing occurred in Wheeling on June 3.
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Wheeling
Mary Flanagan
Spillman Gibbs
West New York
N. J
Alternates to Parley Named in Charleston
June 3. Secretary of State William S. O Brien certified 30 delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention. Delegates at large include W H Brand Fairmont, John Marshall Parkersburg, William W Sanders Charleston, and Natalie Sutherland Waller Huntington. Alternates by district include R G Bush Elkins and S O Henson Martinsburg, George E Hurd Richwood and Pearl Louise Smiley Clarksburg, William H H Carter Parkersburg and W E Somerville Plymouth, Perle T Harman Yukon and G Scott Bluefield, Mrs Rosalie C Muller Raleigh and Dr N E Steele Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
William S. O'Brien
Cleveland
W. H
Brand
Fairmont
John Marshall
Parkersburg
William W. Sanders
Natalie Suthersland Waller
Huntington
Edward Salade
Austin W
Raleigh
N. E. Steele
Logan
City Council Bans Fireworks And Enforces Fines
Sistersville reports the city council passed an ordinance forbidding the sale or use of fireworks with fines ranging from five to ten dollars. In a separate note, the Hindenburg completed its second eastward voyage and landed in Frankfurt on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistersville
Frankfort-On-Main
Germany
Hindenburg
South America
Campaign expense filings for Schuck and Hall
Charles J. Schuck of Wheeling reports expenses of 138 dollars for his bid in the First District U S representative race while receiving 99 dollars. Harvey A. Hall of Weston tells Secretary of State William O Brien he spent 44.70 dollars in his campaign for the Republican nomination for Commissioner of Agriculture and received nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Harvey A. Hall
Weston
William 8
Hayden Cartwright road bill outlines state allocations
Representative Cartwright announced approximate federal aid for road construction under the Hayden Cartwright bill. West Virginia would receive 1,356,793 in federal aid, 270,000 for farm-to-market roads, and 670,000 for grade crossing grants, with states required to match funds. The House adopted a conference report and sent the measure to the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cartwright
Okla
House
White House
Carwright
West Virginia
Junior Chamber Opens Convention In Memphis
Members of the national Junior Chamber of Commerce opened their annual convention in Memphis with focus on government and business problems. President Allen Whitfield of Des Moines Iowa said the group is organized for community, state and national service and to map out action plans for the coming months. The harnessed energy of purposeful younger men can pioneer the future to build a greater nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Allen Whitfield
Des Moines
Iowa
Firefighters Halt Fire Fight as Crowd Battles in Aurora
Firemen kept a hose on the John Vago home blaze while a 50 strong crowd clashed, some with bats. The two hoses went dry and the house suffered a loss of 150 dollars as crews fought both fire and disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Ill
John Vago
House Naval Affairs Committee Postpones Sale Bill
Washington June 3 UP The House Naval Affairs Committee postponed indefinitely consideration of a bill authorizing the government to seize the United States Naval Ordnance Plant at South Charleston West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
United States Naval Ordnance Plant
South Charleston
W. Va
Eye exams may reveal vision defects in children
Thousands of parents may not realize that bright children struggle in school due to defective eyesight. If a child does not yearn easily, an eye examination at our office may reveal eye defects that need immediate correction.
Canned Foods Safe For Home Consumption
Dr Logan Clendening reviews canned foods as a safe home staple. He notes advances in canning and sterilization, addresses fears of toxins and ptomaine theory, and explains modern preservation reduces outbreaks while obesity rises as a nutritional concern today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Tust
U. S
Department of Agriculture
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