Social and club notes from Grafton area gatherings
Social items report on Royal Ladies Aid Society meeting at Mrs J W Sayre home, Four H Club at Keener school with program and refreshments, Rhoda D Muntzing to LaSalle University for stenotypy training, Quota Club dinner plan, Degree of Honor meeting change, 68th birthday luncheon for John Klepfel with extensive local guest list, and birth notice Anna Rose Clingan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
The
Ladies Aid Society of Andrew's
J. W. Sayre
State Church and School Notes Update in West Virginia
Twenty years of service by Thomas Wiliam Haught ends as he resigns as dean of West Virginia Wesleyan College. Dr. Oscar D. Lambert of Parsons named successor. Other faculty changes include Grace Wilson moving to Clarksburg as Freshman instructor, Ruth Law leaving for Akron University, Dr. J. E. Judson replacing Reginald Manwell in biology, and Dr. Thomas A. Symington of Brooklyn set to pastor First Congressional Church in Huntington on June 22. Reverend Capehart receives honorary Doctor of Divinity at Otterbein. Phillips Hall dorm construction awarded to Carl W. Shimpef of Wheeling and Martins Ferry for $227,000, with McHehiel Plumbing and Felsing Electric handling trades. Jerome R. Van Meter named coach at Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley, succeeding Paul Steinbecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wiliam
Haught
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Oscar D. Lambert
Parsons
Grace Wilson
Clarksburg
Ruth Law
Akron, University
E. Judson
Reginald Manwell
Johns Hopkins
Thomas A. Symington
Brooklyn
First Congressional Church
Huntington
Symington
Jacobs
First Congregational Church
Hartford
Phillips
Bethany College
Garl W. Shimpef
Wheeling and
Martins Ferry
McHehil Plumbing Company
Pittsburgh
Felsing, Electric , Company of
Wheeling
Jerome R. van Meter
Point Pleasant High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Paul Steinbecker
Parkersburg
New French MEL LO-GLO Face Powder Ad
A new French process makes MEL LO-GLO Face Powder exceptionally smooth and long lasting. The powder is tested for purity and color, yet avoids a pasty or flaky look and does not irritate or clog pores. Promoted by Grafton Drug and Chemical Co.
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Grafton Drug and Chemical Co. Adv
Scout Meeting Tonight in Bien Avon Hotel
All members of Boy Scout Troop No 4 are requested to attend a meeting at the Bien Avon Hotel at 7 30 this evening. The notice was announced to ensure full participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Hotel Grafton
Friend's
Whatton
Sis O'Clonk
Woodman Hall
Boy Scouts
Bien Avon Hotel
Personal notices from Pittsburg to Fairmont region residents
A stream of visitors and guests fills local society pages. Er W Randolph and daughter Camille of Burton and Randolph visit Pittsburgh on business while Mr. and Mrs. William R Ware and children Jane Elizabeth and Billy from Morgantown were guests of Mrs. Wolfe's father R. M. Brown in the First ward. Others travel between Keyser Elkins Nutley and nearby towns visiting relatives and friends. Residents include Milton Poe of Barrett street Elkins visitors. Doc Garber Junior Poe visiting Parsons. Buddy Jackson from Fairmont. Richard and Virginia Newton from a Laymire farm near Irontown returning home. Mrs. Fred Cole and children Frederick and Ruth of Fairmont visiting the Laymire home near Irontown. Harry McAuley of Buck Run in Gratton. Mrs. Ida Wood of Newark Ohio guest in Gratton. Miss Dorothy Baler of Morgantown visiting her mother in Beech street. T J Johnson and son and Miss Theresa Rush of Clarksburg weekend guests of the Whelans on West Washington. Terrence Tambourini formerly Coffman Fisher manager now in Bayard WV visits. Joseph Korte of Cincinnati spends Sunday with his mother on Maple Avenue. Luther Hardman of Loveland addition visiting family while employed by Curtis Publishing in Pittsburgh. Mrs. William Wittman and daughter Florence and Mrs. William Byer join M L Trout party to Grace Church rededication in Fairmont. Mr and Mrs Howard H Holt attended rededication and Booth memorial exercises in Marion county.
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ER. W. Randolph
Camille
Burton and
Elkins
Doc Garber
Junior Poe
Parsons
Buddy” Jackson
Fairmont
Betty Clark
Richard
Virginia Newton
Emery
Sarah Laymire
Irontown
Warder Avenue
Fred Cole
Frederick
Ruth
Morgantown
Beech Street
T. J. Johnson
Thresa Rush
Clarksburg
W. M. Whelan
West Washington Street
Terrence Tambourini
Coffman-Fisher
Bayard
W. Va
Luther Hardman
Curtis Publishing Company
Pittsburgh
Grafton Opens Vacation Church School at First Presbyterian
The Grafton community opened its second annual vacation church school today at First Presbyterian with about fifty pupils and a Bible study program supervised by Rev. Turvander. Enrollment is expected to grow as the session proceeds, with a June 30 commencement and various Bible study and church work activities led by Alma Robertson and a team of teachers.
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Grafton
First Presbyterian Church
Turvander
sRev. Turvander
Alma Robertson
F. J. Turvander
F. S. Smith
Billie Fisher
Norman Marshall
Helen Thayer
Katherine Seaman
Elizabeth White
Grapefruit Fad Sweeps New York Women
New York women from Manhattan actresse s stenographers debutantes and wives embrace a grapefruit diet called the Hollywood plan an 18 day endurance that promises a pound lost daily. Meals are grapefruit heavy with strict limits and possible health risks cited by doctors including acidosis kidney trouble and anaemia.
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New York
Manhattan
City House Condemns Administration Social Policies
The house adopted a resolution condemning certain social policies of the administration. It objects to entertaining African Americans in the White House on parity with white guests, highlighting racial integration in official social settings.
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Allahdssee, Fla
House
White House
Fireworks Picnic Recurring Party Invites City Friends
A suburban hostess hosted a yearly Fireworks Picnic for a group of city friends with a late supper, then fireworks. The piece notes timing to suit guests, the benefit of a short interval between food and display, and advice on adjusting hours for families.
Chocolate Potato Cake and Marshmallow Icing Recipe Notes
Mixed historical recipe fragment shows chocolate potato cake with Crisco molasses and nuts, plus a marshmallow icing procedure. Steps mention steaming cake in mold, creaming sugar with chocolate, folding in mashed potatoes and milk, then adding walnuts and spices, followed by a marshmallow icing with sugar and eggs.
Probe started after multiple names listed in probe notes
The report lists numerous individuals and businesses connected to a probe. It notes blood stains found in Dr. Snook’s car and new evidence from the previous day. Miss Hix’s body prompted renewed police focus, with implies of an alleged relationship and pending testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Snook
John Strosnider
Rae
William Krom
Independent District Board Ofuitte
J. B. Smith
D. Fy
West Virginia honors notable educators and scholars
Mrs Lena Lowe Yost, Republican national committeewoman from West Virginia, receives an honorary doctor of humanity from West Virginia Wesleyan College. The 1929 Marshall College yearbook honors Colonel J H Long of Huntington Publishing. F J Schneiderhan becomes associate plant pathologist at West Virginia University. Beckley hosts a mining short course with 15 students in Morgantown and 40 in Buckley. six weeks lead to state certificate exams for miners and fire bosses.
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Lena Lowe Yost
West Virginia
Wesleyan College
Yost
State Board of Education
Marshall College
J. H. Long
Huntington Publishing Company
F. J. Schneiderhan
Virginia Experiment Station
College of Agriculture and Experiment Station
West Virginia University
Schneiderman
Easter Panhandle
Giyler
Mfes
Morgantown
Buckley
C. E. Lawall
Beckley
Colle Ming
Disastrous quake hits Wellington and Westland districts
A disastrous earthquake rocked northern New Zealand with four men killed by a landslide that blocked the Westland River. Two others are missing in the Westland district and another man died at the Fall Rock cement works.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Sime
Tédst
Westland River
Westland
Fall ‘Rock
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies From a Shaky Recipe
A fragmented recipe yields sour cream sugar cookies with fat and sugar creamed five minutes then eggs and vanilla added. After mixing remaining ingredients the dough rests two hours, portions are baked on sheets at moderate heat for about fourteen minutes.
Volcano erupts near Hakodate burning villages in Japan
Lava erupts from Komagatake volcano near Hakodate on June 17, forcing villagers to flee by train toward Nanae nine miles away. Smoke blankets Nanae and Hakodate as Hondetsu and Dott villages face fire threats. last major eruption occurred in 1866 with widespread destruction.
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Hakodate
Sapah
Juune
Volcsno
Hondetsw
Dott
Wasderdrested
Deaths: Vernon Parrington of Gloucestershire
Vernon Louis Parrington, son of Engitek literati at the University of Vyea, died in Winchomb, Gloucestershire. The obituary notes his scholarly lineage and early death.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thelma Morse
Richard Hudnut
the Love Drug Co
Grafton, W. V
Sentinel
Royal
LaSalle University
Rhoda D. Muntzing
West Virginia Business College
Chicago
Patrmont
John Klepfel
Valley Falls
Klepfel
Fred Klepfel
Paul Klepfel
Shriver
George Riley
Chas. Riley
Robert Bartlett
Murray
Samuel Shackleford
Mattie Colling
Loren
Davis
Clavence Kinsey
John Kiepfel
Herman
Ncement
W. B. Clingan
Anna Rose Clingan
Paris
F. H. Capehart
Otterbein College
Weaterville
Capehart
United Brethren Church
U.S
B. F. Poe
Church
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Charles’ Lang
Young Wamen’s Christian Association
Mprch
Cotbiuedl
Tinge
W. H. Adair
B. W. Perine
Frank M. Hollis,Jr
Parrish Realty Co
Alexandé
Ingrediants Ag
Old Mountain
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