Daughters of the American Revolution to host state regent
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson chapter plans a luncheon at Cozy Rest on Thursday at 1 pm to honor Mrs. David French of Bluefield state regent and visiting chapters from Bikins Kingwood Clarksburg Bushannon and Belington. A business meeting was postponed to later in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LO Fete
Elizabeth Cummins
Alden Beagle
Ksabeth Cummins Jackson
Bikins
Kingwood
Clarksburg
Buskhannon
Belington
Social calendar highlights Blueville church and club events
June 15 to 22 calendar lists meetings and gatherings across Blueville including Ladies Aid at Mrs Huff and Mrs Gans homes, VFW Model A club 8 p.m. at the VFW hall, B and O Railway dinner dance at Cozy Rest, and multiple church group luncheons and dinners honoring officials and members with venues on Maple avenue Grand street Kennedy street and Bluefield locations.
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Ladies Aid Society of
Blueville
M. E. Church
George Huff
Carrie Gans
Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Model A Airplane Club
V. F. W. Hall
B, and O, Railroad Company
Cozy Rest
Women's Division
Women's Mission Circle
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
W. C. Byers
Maple Avenue
Daughters of the American Revolution
David French
Blue
Blanche Byers
Margaret Watkins
Royal Neighbors of America No. 3996
Quota Club
First Presbyterian Church
Z. L. Dean
Kennedy Street
Rosebud club initiates new member at village party
Entertainment committee led an evening of games and contests with clever prizes. A new member was initiated into the Rosebud club amid much merriment. Dessert was served by several committee members. Attending guests included Mr. and Mrs. Keefer and numerous other local couples and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. F. Club
W. c. Manley
McGraw Avenue
Harold Cole
L. V. Atha
Leota Hartsook
G-.a
J.C. Deck
C. A. Keefer
Rosebud Club
Leota Harisook
W. J. Bailey
J. C. Deck
C. C. Batson
A. Ray Shaw, Sr
Ada Gall
Asa Wolfe
Josephine Manley
Laura Stalnaker
W. Merle Bailey
William Hartsook
Fatal Crane Accident at Winifred Junction Bridge
A pile driver boom buckled and struck Frank Orders, 32, fatally injuring him during construction of an over head bridge at Winifred Junction in Charleston on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Frank
Winifred Junction
Morgan School Dance Recital Planned In Grafton High Auditorium
The Morgan Studio of Dancing will present its annual June recital at Grafton High School auditorium starting at 8 o'clock Thursday evening with a nominal admission. Children and adults will enjoy novelties including Snow White. A professional class from Fairmont closes the program with various dance numbers and solos featuring many local performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan School
Grafton High
Women's Club of Grafton
Morgan Studio of Dancing
Grafton High School
Snow White Ballet
Fairmont
Jack Chaffee
James Wolf
David Bradford
Robert Tucker
Ona Hardesty
Arnold Stewart
Hugh Glasscock
Gene Headley
Terry Heironimus
James Wolfe
Patty Sue Barker
Patty Anne Wolfe
Jane Chrislip
Mary Jean Tucker
Mary Elizabeth Tucker
Barbara Johnson
Local Notables Return from Trips and Illness Referrals
Dr. O S Campbell Grafton physician resumes practice after a week away spent in New York City and Morristown New Jersey Mrs O Jay Fleming called to Baltimore Md due to sister Grace Kimmels serious illness Diploma recipients include Anna Lee Ellers and Dorothy Ellers from Grand Street at Max Bernotat Academy of Beauty Culture in Clarksburg Charleston social visits noted Mary Birdie Belle Thompson Jones hosts in Charleston and visits to Norfolk Va Vernon Redfern of Providence New Jersey guests with the Thompsons Radcliffs in Fairmont Mrs W R Jones of Middletown Indiana arrives to be with ill mother Mrs H E Martins Addison Street Cumberland business travels by Donald Wagner and Russell Dotson in Cumberland Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Campbell
Grafton
New York City
Morristown
N. J
O. Jay Fleming
Walnut Street
Baltimore
Grace Kimmel
Anna Lee Ellers
Dorothy Ellers
Edward
Norfolk
Vernon Redfern
Providence
R. J
D. ‘Thompson
Jack Jones
Johnny Radcliff
Fairmont
W. R
Benefit Show Planned To Help Band In Newburg
Coast to Coast presents two nights of music at Newburg High School auditorium to aid the Newburg Community Band. Shows begin at 8 pm Thursday and Friday with admission priced at 15 and 25 cents, directing all proceeds to the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
Newburg High School
Will Bowen Hurt In Fight Over Dog In Poplar Forks
Corporal Paul H. Vassar of the state police said Will Bowen of Poplar Forks Putnam county was operated on to remove a blood clot after a dog dispute turned violent. Ernest Phelps 22 also of Poplar Forks was charged with assault in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Paul H. Vassar
State Police
Will Bowen
Poplar Forks
Putnam County
Vassar
Ernest Phelps
Drummond Out as Chief in Clarksburg Probe
Clarksburg police chief Howard Drummond resigns amid a council investigation into missing confiscated gambling equipment. Sergeant W F Amsler Jr becomes acting chief. Drummond testified he moved items at Judge Zeigler's request and that only a washstand and two electric fans were returned.
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Clarksburg
W.F. Amsler, Jr
Howard Drummond
Drummond
Thomason
R. M. Thomason
Robert Zeigler
Zeigler
Hale's Gap Man Held Over Felonious Assault Charge
Magistrate Carl Jones ordered Billy Rader held for grand jury action on a felonious assault charge after his grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Hale was hospitalized with a fractured hip in Princeton on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Carl Jones
Billy Rader
Hale's Gap
Rader
Elizabeth Hale
Child in Critical Condition After Porch Fall
Philippi June 15 a two year old named William Raine fell five feet from a front porch and ruptured his intestines. Peritonitis developed and physicians report the child is in critical condition in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippi
Willam Raine
Parsons
Weston Glass Plant Closing
Weston WV June 15 more than 400 employees of the West Virginia Glass Specialty company were given a week’s notice by Louie Wohine president and sales manager that the plant will close June 22 Indefinitely. The Louie Glass company also under Wohine’s management was closed two months ago. The two factories when operating normally employ 800 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
West Virginia Glass Specialty Company
Louie Wohine
Louie Glass Company
Wohinc
Wohine
Weston Glass
Mayor Faces Recall Vote in Parkersburg
Parkersburg voters petitioned for a recall election against Mayor John S. Dunn and four council members. The petition cites restored salaries as a breach of campaign pledges and asks the City Clerk to verify signatures before presenting to the council within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
John S. Dunn
Myrtle L. Hoffman
Dunn
Barbers Obtain Licenses. Warrants Not Served in Grafton
Warrants for four Grafton barbers charging operation without licenses were not served Tuesday. Named were R. C. Poste, John Kirby, Hays Kennedy, and Franklyn Randolph. When licenses were secured or arrangements made, the warrants were ordered withdrawn by Mayor P. F. Gillispie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
R. C. Poste
John Kirby
Hays Kennedy
Franklyn Randolph
Warants
P. F. Gillispie
Stagecoach Days thrills Dixie with western drama
Columbia's Stagecoach Days features Jack Luden and Eleanor Stewart in a frontier tale about the Western Star Stagecoach line. A death and a will spark a race for Eagle Pass and mail contracts as Luden and Stewart lead a tense plot with double crosses and a climactic stagecoach race. The cast delivers strong performances under Joseph Levering's direction.
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Dixie Theatre
Columbia
Jack Luden
Eleanor Stewart
Western Star
Tom Larkin
Eagle Pass
Harry Woods
Charles Whittaker
Lucien
Larkin
Tuffy
Luden
Miss Stewart
Joseph Levering
Nate Gatzert
Lancer Spy Opens at Dixie With Dramatic British Agent
A bold World War I tale unfolds as a British secret agent impersonates a German officer to win the trust of a betraying lover. George Sanders leads a star cast including Dolores Del Rio Virginia Field Sig Rumann and Joseph Schildkraut in a fast paced thriller from Twentieth Century Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marthe McKenna
Gregory Ratoff
Sanders
Berli
Kaiser
Sig Rumann
Dolores del Rio
Peter Lorre
Lorre
tifth-Century Fox
Dolores ‘del Rio
George Sanders
Biter Lorre
Dixie
Lancer
Lloyds of London
Virginia Field
Joseph Schildkraut
Maurice Moscovich
Lionel Atwill
Luther Adler
Darryl F. Zanuck
Twentieth Century-Fox
Philp-Dunne
Fall kills youth in Hinton after horse toss
James Gill, 18, died from a fractured skull in Hinton after being thrown by a horse near a neighbor's home. His father, John Gill, said the horse wheeled suddenly as the boy prepared to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Hinton
James Gill
John Gill
Strand Theatre Jones Family in A Trip to Paris
The Jones Family stars in A Trip to Paris at the Strand theater. Mom and the children enjoy the thrills while Dad bears the bill in a comedy packed with political love courtship and marriage antics as the family embarks on a joyous adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mom
Dad
Paris
Strand Theater
20Th Century-Fox
France
Dad Jones
Jed Prouty
Vacation in Paris Falls with the Jones Family
The Jones family plans a trip to Paris with Ma Jones and Granny packing Lucy Jack Roger and Bobby while newcomers Shirley Deane and Russell Gleason arrange care of the home Their voyage includes seasickness a rhumba lesson spy-ring trouble and comic misadventures before returning to America Director Mal St Clair and associate producer Max Golden bring to life the characters created by Katherine Kavanaugh
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Paris
Garcia
Dad
Broad
France
Ma Jones
Spring Byington
Granny
Florence Roberts
Lucy
June Carlson
Jack
Ken Howell
Roger
George Ernest
Bobby
Billy Mahan
Shirley Deane
Russell Gleason
Jones’ Manse
Joan Valerie
Willie
Harold Huber
America
Rue de la Paix
Mal St. Clair
Max Golden
Robert Ellis
Helen Logan
Katherine Kavanaugh
Relief Probe Faces Mayor for Approval After Graft Claims
Surpress accuses city relief program of wholesale graft and corruption and demands investigation as relief checks allegedly return from foreign countries. Councilman Quill defends the relief plan as a structured approach protecting 865000 recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surpress
Michael J. Quill
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Pergon
West Main Street
Taylor County
S. Ada Gall
Mildred Gall
Pear Street
Lancaster
Epworth League
Raymond Rogers
Ruth Withers
Sally
Inc Features Syndicate
Toe
Mary Warden
Patty McDargh
Martha Lee Smouse
Bernard Stalnaker, Jr
Anne
Virginia Debendarfer
Amsler
Tndecers
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
W. Main St
W. Va
New Dixie Theatre
Pioneer West
Strand Theatre
Percy
Anne Clark
Anne Lindsay Clark
Nahant
Mass
John Roosevelt
Central
Pegehcy
Greyhound
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Love Drug Company
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