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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1934

Page

4

Pastor and Bride Greeted by Andrews M E Church

Dr and Mrs 8 C Jones received a large Andrews M E congregation last evening in the social room for a homecoming reception. Leaders introduced the couple with music and remarks, a dollar bouquet gift, and talks by district superintendent Dr John L Wolfe and several ministers. A social hour followed with refreshments and gifts.

8. C. Jones Andrews M. E. Church C. V. Miller O. C. Jeffreys Mattie Jace Shepherdess Bible Class Jones O. C. Jeffre Banche Guard R. V. Knight Robut E. Graham General Ald Society

Banquet Hosts Hear Talks on 1935 Philico Radio

Led by Charles Leach of this city an employee of the local shop over two hundred dealers and guests attended the banquet. Dancing followed in the hotel ballroom as several talks on the new 1935 Philico radio were delivered.

Charles Leach Philico

Social Calendar Tuesday Events From Local Groups

The Business Girls Club meets at Park Cottage at 6 30. Hostesses are Miss Madeline Daugherty and Miss Marguerite McMullen. Group D of Andrews M E church Ladies Aid hosts an ice cream and strawberry social at Mrs W A Beavers home Walnut street Tuesday evening June 12. Group I meets with Mrs Harry Walter and Mrs Catherine Rector 424 West Main Tuesday at 5 30. Grace Wolfe urges all members to attend for summer plans. The Baltimore and Ohio veterans and Ladies Auxiliary hold an entertainment and dance party Tuesday evening with grand president Mr Fauver of Washington DC expected.

Business Girls Club Park Cottage Madeline Daugherty Marguerite McMullen Ladies Aid Society of Andrews M. E. Church W. A. Beavers Walnut Street Ladies Aid Society of Andrews Church Harry Walter Catherine Rector West Main Street Grace Wolfe Baltimore and Ohio Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary Fauver Washington, D. C

Personal items and local visits fill a quiet week

Mr and Mrs M Jey of East Main street visit Washington and host relatives Howard Minor and J R Kinney. Waitman T Brown from Charleston visits his father R M Brown. Harold Barnhouse calls on his mother Mrs Laura Barnhouse. F C Floyd moves his family from Burnsville to Maple avenue. Fauver, Baltimore and Ohio Veterans head in from Washington DC Tuesday. Attorney Taylor George of Philippi handles city business. Waitman Tucker of Boothscreek attends to city affairs. Ida Belle Moore and Walter Moore return from Washington PA where they stayed with Mr and Mrs Junior Marquess. Earl Demos city patrolman suffers blood poisoning in left foot. Demoss, at his Lincoln street home, not in serious danger. Mr and Mrs E Guy Kuhn and family depart for Farmington to spend weekend. Dr Charles Wells optometrist visits Aurora with Mrs Wells and Mrs F J Jackson who go fishing while he tends patrons.

M. Jey East Main Street Washington, D. C Howard Minor J. R. Kinney Waitman T. Brown Charleston R. M. Brown First Ward Harold Barnhouse Laura Barnhouse F.C. Floyd Burnsville Maple Avenue Fauver Baltimore and Ohio Veterans of Taylor George Philippi Waitman Tucker Boothscreek Ida Belle Moore Walter Moore Washington, Pa Aurora Wells F. J. Jackson

Aged Lady of Philippi Dies This Morning

Philippi mourns as Mrs. Jane Alice Pisher White 76 dies at 6:30 AM after heart trouble following an attack. Widower John A. White, prominent banker, died March 2. Funeral Monday 2 PM at home with Rev. G. M. Turner. burial in Masonic Cemetery. Surviving children include four daughters and two sons.

Philippi Jane Alice Pisher White John A. White First National Bank of White Wabash Avenue Garnett Street G. M. Turner Philippi Baptist Church Masonic Cemetery Murphy’s Creek Lewis County George Elizabeth Bankhead Fisher Freemansburg

Quintuplets Get Oxygen Now Instead of Booze

Corbeil Ont June 9 The Dionne quintuplets are described by their doctor as total prohibitionists now relying on an oxygen tank for stimulation since spirits are no longer used. Dr Dafoe says the babies are holding their own with improving skin and features, fed human milk every two hours, two and a half ounces for all five. Mrs Diorine, 24, left her bed for the first time since birth twelve days ago.

Corbeil Ont A. R. Dafoe

Philippi Doctor Named to Represent Rotarians at Toronto Meet

Dr. Lewis Kiss has been chosen to represent the Philippi Kiwanis Club at the International Convention in Toronto from June 10 to 14. He will be accompanied by Mrs. King, her sister Mrs. Crump, and Crump's son Wallace Crump.

Philippi Dr. Lewis Kiss Kiwanis Toronto Ont King Mrs. Crump Wallace Crump

Clever three piece washable Shantung suit for warm weather

The feature shows a three piece washable Shantung suit for women offering a white skirt with kick pleats attached to a bodice and an over-blouse with striped Shantung accents. Two coat options include a swagger coat with wide revers and patch pockets or a hip length short jacket with self covered button and striped cuff detail.

Widowed Stavisky Wife Charged In Fraud Case

The widow faces charges of complicity in fraud and receiving and concealing stolen property. Her two children wait with a governess in a furnished flat, believing their father is alive, as she vows to seek work after potential release. Serge Stavisky’s alleged multi million fraud left nothing before his death in a mountain hideaway near Chamonix.

Michéline Claude Cannes Deauville Madame Stavisky Chamonix Woda Kaj Arlette Simon Alex” Stavisky Paris Arlette Arlette Simon Stavisky Michelene

Rotary Club Meeting Addressed by Robinson

Detroit plans not yet decided for next week's Rotary Club gathering. President Burke notes the event will celebrate West Virginia's first anniversary with the topic The Birth of the State. Program details rest with chairman Kuhn as Jesse Jones leads Reconstruction Finance Corp to aid banking resilience.

Detroit Charles Burke West Virginia Guy Kuhn Jesse Jones Reconstruction Finance Corporation State Bankers Assation

Rotary Club Hears REC Chairman on Rotary Resolutions

The weekly Rotary gathering focuses on explanations of Rotary International resolutions and amendments by former District Governor Jed W. Robinson. The disclosures relate to the Detroit convention and the organization’s aims and objects. Separately, plans for a municipal park arise from a site between St Charles and Beaumont streets, with swings, labor, and beautification to serve Hill Community children.

Rotary International Rotary Detroit Rotary Club Jed W. Robinson White Sulphur Springs Gratton Rotary St. Charles Beaumont Sale Wb

Tom Barnhouse Birthday Remarks Highlight One Man Band

Thomas Barnhouse, a well known Taylor county resident and premier one man band, marks his 60th birthday tomorrow. He insists he first opened his eyes sixty years ago, asserts he knows more than rivals about life, and notes he sold the Grafton Sentinel for thirty one years.

Thomas Barnhouse Taylor County Tom Grafton Sentinel

Bomb found in desk at Austrian office raises alarm

Vienna reports a bomb discovered today above the offices of Von Sturmhemberg the Austrian vice chancellor. Authorities say it was found by accident and public buildings receive added police protection amid a wave of bomb outrages nationwide. Elsewhere a Bre Benz turbine plant pump line was damaged by an explosion and electric train service halted in Vorarlberg. A Tennessee hen laid a bowling pin shaped egg in Waverly.

Vienna von Sturmhemberg Austria Helet Bmarenes Lestoge Bre~ Benz Vorarberg

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