Grafton residents head home from summer events and graduations
Mrs. John Alfred Dehlinger and infant son John Alfred Jr. were discharged from Grafton City hospital. Numerous West Virginia University students from Grafton and Fairmont State teachers college are home for the summer, with graduates returning from Georgetown University and Morgantown. Lieutenant Kunst moves camps, and local educators plan summer study at WVU and Potomac State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alfred Dehlinger
John Alfred, Jr
Grafton City Hospital
Unn Sinclair
Siripson
West Grafton
James Gull
Ada
Oklahoma
Robert Deegan
Robert Davidson
Tom Stafford
Carl Goodwin
Davis Evans
Frank Collins
Maple Avenue
Atlanta
James Flanagan
Georgetown _ University School of Dentistry
Washington, D.C
Grafton
Flanagan
H. V. Flanagan
East Washington Street
Washington
Charles
Mickey” McDade
Grafton High School
Morgantown
John, F. Kunst
CCC Company 547
Wooton Side Camp
Wooton
Kunst
Fred Kunst
West Washington Street
Fairmont State Teachers’ College
Fairmont
Nancy Deegan
Helen Moran
Mildred Wolfe
Mildred Summers
Katheryn Marshall
Billie Burke Page
Clara Fordyce
Ruth Gerkins
Florence Stover
Charles Marshall
Frailey Louden
Kenneth Daugherty
William Robinson
McGraw Avenue
CCC
Camp Harrison
Nutter Fort
Bruceton Mills
Camp Preston
Jed Robinson
Joe Fordyce
Su School
West Virginia
Univ
Street Construction Funds Run Short Amid Bid Talks
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Women's Music club are among participating groups. Officials say most work will be on Main Street where it is most needed. Mayor Waugh notes bids may exceed funds as the street project fund is overdrawn. June 15 had been set as a possible start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Women's Music Club
Eneter
Main Street
Waugh
Fimple
Summers Family Reunion Attendees Noted at Event
Commodore Boyce and son Adrian along with Mrs. John Moats and son Wesley attended a gathering that also included Mr. and Mrs. Luther Devers and daughter Velma. Other guests were Miss Lavina Ours Mrs. Mattie Summers Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Summers and daughter Wilma Jean Mr. and Mrs. Harry Summers Hugh Miller and son Lindy Mr. and Mrs. S L Phillips and sons Brent and Festus Mr. and Mrs. W F McCoy and children Norman Louise James Wilbur Gerald and Frank Jr Mrs Martha Furey and daughter Rebecca Mr. and Mrs Floyd Summers and son Arthur and guest of honor Floyd Summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Boyce
Adrian
John Moats
Wesley
Luther Devers
Velma
Lavina Ours
Mattie Summers
Sammy Summers
Wilma Jean
Harry Summers
Hugh Miller
Lindy
S. L. Phillips
Brent and
Festus
W. F. McCoy
Norman
Louise
James
Wilbur
Gerald
Frank, Jr
Martha Furey
Rebecca
Floyd Summers
Arthur
Veterans at Wheeling Health Talk and Parade Scene
Wheeling hosts the 56th annual encampment as health questions replace Civil War reminiscence. Eight G A R veterans, averaging 90, attend sessions with the Daughters of Union Veterans and a parade planned for tonight. Names and ages listed: Wells Cadiz. Carder Parkersburg. Smith Shady Side and Wheeling. Johnston Jacksonburg. Mclain Parkersburg. Ullom McMechen. Morris McMechen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
West Virhacenginia
Boys In
Grand Army of the Republic
Union
Mary Stephan
Parkersburg
The
Daughters of Union Veterans
Theodore Wells
Cadiz
98Th Ohio Infantry
Thomas Carder
W. Va
William M. Smith
Shadyside
82Nd Pa
Joseph M. Smith
Isaac W. Johnston
Jacksonburg
Preston B. Mclain
Lorenzo Ullom
McMechen
Sam Morris
Local clubs hold games and sewing meeting in town
An evening of fellowship featured Dodo and indoor baseball with captains Robert Love and N Young for the games. John Roe led in runs while Love’s late Dodo cancelation affected scores. A sewing club meeting at Mrs Lawson Delaney's Loveland home awarded a prize to Mrs Leonard Coulter and announced a June 19 gathering at Mrs W F Simmons’s Wilford street home. Approx forty-two guests joined Samuel F Boyce’s eighty third birthday at his daughter Mrs Floyd Summers’s Wickwire road home with birthday cake and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindy Club
Jot Shields
West Main Street
James Sturm
Lora Lyman
John
Shields
Lloyd Shackelford
Maple Avenue
Leo Crane
W. P. Clark
Harry Carroll
Ruth Crouser
Louise Reed
Effie Jones
Fred] McFarland
Zada Ridenour
T. C. Gough
Robert Wittman
Etta. Wimm
American Legion Auxiliary
Moose Home
Ladies Aid Society of
St. Paul's M. EB
Naomi Chapter
The
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
P. H.C
Redmen’s Hall
Star Sewing Club
W. F. Simmons
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Kate Smith
William Burdett
Lila Love
Miss Smith
Ehanter
Ious
Robert Love
N. Young
Tom ‘Campbell
Mr. Love
Alrady
John Roe
Lawson DeLaney
Loveland
Leonard Coulter
W. F. , Simmons
Wilford Street
DeLaney
Earl DeMoss
Louis Greenwald
Eizabeth McFarland
Idella Carroll
Samuel F. Boyce
Floyd Summers
Wickwire Road
Arthur Boyce
Bold swing helps duo top score in bridge game
Central Press story analyzes a duplicate bridge match where West opened with a bold hand, leading to a swing that elevated the pair into top score by evening. The narrative traces bids, doubles, and defensive decisions, noting a spade lead could have altered the outcome and urging readers to test the contract against perfect defense.
Many Will Be Added To U S Engineering Staff
Huntington June 10 Col John F Conklin U S Army district engineer said about 15 men would be added to the district staff of 242 if Congress approves funds for the Big Bend Clenn Dennin and Bluestone reservoir dams in the district project plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
John F. Conklin
U. S. Army
Congress
Big Bend
Clendennin
Bluestone
Victim of Shooting Is Puzzle to Authorities
Police in Chicago on June 10 sought to identify a man about 30 found dying in a West Side park. Patrolman Maurice Begner heard a shot, found the wounded man with another bending over him, and fired four shots as the mystery deepened over whether the death was murder or suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side Pal
Maurice Begner
Begner
Local residents return from summer breaks and visits
Mrs Ads Strauss and Mr and Mrs Stafford with family are noted. Raymond Frye of West Washington St has returned home after a year in Keyser where he studies at Potomac State College. Miss Barbara Baker and Miss Wilfred Curry came back from Morgantown after closing school year activities. John Nuzum and Carrol Lowe, WVU students, return home for summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Margaret Holt
A. A. Holt
Holt
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Francis Flanagan
Grafton
Potomac State College
Keyser
W. M. Moran
Helen
East Washington Street
Clarksburg
Carolyn Rendle
Ads Strauss
Stafford
Les
Betty Stafford
Virgil Rohrbaugh
Nancy
Junior Hamilton
Bobby
P. M. Leonard
Raymond Frye
West Washington Street
Barbara Baker
Wilfred Curry
John Nuzum
Carrol Lowe
Roosevelt in Arkansas on centenary tour amid stops and speeches
President Roosevelt traveled by the Roosevelt Special en route to Little Rock for a centennial celebration, planning a 20 minute speech at Centennial Stadium. He will speak in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl Friday and in Vincennes, Indiana next Sunday, with stops in Knoxville and Sheffield en route. The Texas and Tennessee appearances drew large crowds as the trip focuses on regional progress and the TVA electricity initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Little Rock
Centennial Stadium
Southwest
Middle West
Texas
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
Vincennes
Ind
George Rogers Clark
Tennessee
Hot Springs
Knoxville
Nashville
Joseph W. Burns
Sheffield
Ala
Republicans Face Somber Shakeup At Landon Rally
The article notes a defeatist mood among Landon supporters and Republican leaders as they gather, with many stalwarts in a chastened, reflective mood after lean years. It suggests the convention atmosphere is drab and serious, reflecting concern about campaign prospects and the party’s direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
White House
Chicago
Bradford Elks plan May Day celebration details announced
J H Bradford reports at lodge meeting last night that public May Day activities were disclosed and a final rehearsal is set for tonight at 7 30 in the Elks Home. Hon Herschel H Rose of Fairmont will be the principal speaker for the outdoor exercises to be held Saturday evening June 13 at the Baltimore and Ohio station square with the Grafton High School band and Boy Scouts involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bradford
J. C. Holt
Elks Home
Herschel H. Rose
Fairmont
Baltimore and Ohio Station
Grafton High School
Boy Scouts
American
Kiwanis Eyes Saving Grafton Park Bathing Beach
Kiwanis members discuss saving the Grafton Park bathing beach as it nears unusable condition. Dr Alden Beagle chairs the committee planning a meeting with the commission to address the alarming beach situation and shares a dentistry related talk on pain and X ray interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Grafton Park
Alden Beagle
Commission
Beagle
Snappy Numbers Giver Tracks Stage Program
Several young ladies assisted in furnishing the remainder of a program featuring two tap numbers and a Saxa duet. A cornet duet and other tap dance were presented with piano accompaniment by Madéliné Cover and paret Rident providing musical support as about 30 people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madéliné Cover
Sylvia
Paret Rident
New Deal Critique of Leadership in Death Sentence Controversy
A fragmented report cites a 67 year old leader’s continuing grip on power amid last year’s political fight over a death sentence and the administration holding company. He criticizes Congress votes against the Guffey coal social security acts and related measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thudatecton
Congresm
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