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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1931
Page
3
Society editor asks readers to telephone all social items to the office after events. The Grafton Bulletin society page provides complete coverage of interse city women's social activities.
An elegant social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. Jay Fleming on Walnut Street honored the cast of A Pair of Sixes from the local high school. Guests included E. Bailey Wyckoff, Dr. Hugh Church, Willard Murphy and others. Miss Mildred Waters directed the production. Out-of-town guest Miss Mary Upchurch visited. a committee led by Mrs. John Donnachie organized the event.
Ada Laren along with Mrs. Virginia Mason Mrs. Elizabeth Mahaffey and hostess Miss Ruth Steel participated in a social event, with the group acting as hostesses for the occasion.
Local musicians hail a well received program by the boys band and girls glee club from the national home of the Junior Order. Attendees heard America For Me and other pieces while officials from Huntington and Cabell county welcomed guests. The visiting group will perform in Cumberland later this month.
A small town setting on the Mississippi River frames a suspenseful feature at the Opera House. Joan Marshall leaves home after gossip, marries an engineer, then faces danger as levees fail and flood the region. Eleanor Boardman shines as the heroine. Monte Blue and David Newell deliver strong support. James Tinling directs a vivid adaptation. The program also includes The Poet on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Government records show a pending appeal in a grand jury inquiry into 1929 incomes. Federal agents say Capone's gang has suffered financially from high bonds in federal court and losses from seized brewery equipment. Capone's bonds on the income tax indictment and liquor conspiracy appeal remain in place.
An 80 minute effect claim for headache or neuralgia relief, a first day cold check, and malaria check in three days. Also references 666 Salve for Baby's Cold. Medical claims lack verifiable details and appear promotional.
Gloria Swanson appears in the United Artist picture In discreet at the Strand Theatre for a Sunday Monday and Tuesday engagement. The piece follows her screen career birth by chance, with noted co stars Tony Blake Ben Lyon and Henry Kolker among the cast as biographical notes on her destiny driven rise.
Gloria Swanson expands her career from stage to screen in Indiscreet with Ben Lyon Monroe Owsley Barbara Kent Arthur Lake and a strong supporting cast. The film features a new tone recording device and follows Swanson as Joan Trent a modern girl who jeopardizes her sister’s happiness to block a former admirer. Director Leo McCarey helms the production from the DeSylva Brown and Henderson story.
Local society page lists residents leaving for Frederick Maryland and Richmond Virginia visiting relatives. Newark New Jersey visitors return home after visiting friends. Several families report guests in Grafton including Misses McMuray Prescott and Misses Jeffrey. Estate workers and students attend weddings and join family gatherings in West Main Street area.
Miss Mary Upehureh of North Carolina is the house guest of Miss Wilda Knight for the week end. The note records Bradley Bathing Suit and plans to go to the park.
A regular passenger flight between Cologne and Saarbruecken crashed today in Saarbruecken. The accident killed the pilot, a mechanic, and two passengers, with details pending on the cause and responders at the scene.
Boise on June 13, W Irving Glover assistant postmaster general told Idaho postmasters convention the radio is cutting deeply into the post office business by reducing third class mail and warned they may not recover the lost volume.
A vintage menu lists Broiled Lamp Chops with Creamed Potatoes and Pea Baking Powder Buns Fruit Salad Peach Rice Pudding and Somerset Coffee. Includes detailed cooking steps for creamed potatoes peaches pear and date buns and a peach rice pudding mold with lemon flavored glaze.
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