Taffy Pull Honoring David Shaw At Owen Shaw Home
Mildred Graham reports a lively old fashioned taffy pulling party at the Owen Shaw home honoring their son David who weekended from his CCC camp near Marlinton. Guests included Mrs. William Shiplett and numerous Shaw and Brown family members, plus the host and hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Shaw
Ofemont
David
Marlinton
William Shiplett
Ronnie and
Joy Louise
Frank Cosnor
Charles Carder
Hubert Moneypenny
Geneva Brown
Evelyn Brown
Vivian Brown
Eva Tenney
Paul Lane
Mildred Tenney
Charles Regoodsky
Cecil Rexrond
Elizabeth Demeo
Mary Dryfield
Mary Rose
Luella Shaw
David Shaw
Edith Shaw
William Shaw
Social Calendar and Local Social Notes
June social calendar lists meetings for Womans Foreign Missionary group at St Pauls M E church with Mrs J A Jolliffe. Emma Rogers Bible Class West Main M E meets at 7 30. Layman's Council M P church meets 8 at Luther Fast home. Business Girls meet at their cottage at the park. Ladies Aid of West Main M E church meets after prayer. American Legion Auxiliary special meeting at Moose Home 8. Grafton Circle P H C in K of P Hall 8. Surprise birthday party for Ronald Dale McWilliams at grandparents home in Ludcrtia with games and refreshments. Children Day exercises at First Presbyterian church. Red Tops Engaged Paul Mallorys Red Tops perform at Moose Home dance with new air cooling system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Foreign Missionary
St. Paul's M. E
J. A. Jolliffe
Maple Avenue
Emma Rogers
West Main Street
M. E
M. P. Church
Luther
Ladies’ Aid Society
American Legion Auxiliary
Moose Home
Grafton Circle
P. H.C
K. of
P. Hall
Junior .McWilliams
Ronald Dale
W. H. Watson
Lucretia
Dorothy Gene Bragg
Peggy Lou Collums
Mary Jo Collums
Laura Glenice Collums
Ruby Ruth Mason
Red Tops
Paul Mallory
Clarksburg
Mallory
Fairmont
Gratton
Ridenour
Fragmentary portrait of an attractive young woman on ship
A fragment describes an energetic young woman on a ship with tall, slim figure and delicate legs. Ian appears as a dynamo of energy. the scene notes something wholesome and tremendously fascinating about her, with a sense of strong allure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yompess
Ce Edding
Ian
Firemen select six for state meeting in Oakland
A six member committee was chosen at a meeting of volunteer firemen at city hall to represent the department at the Maryland State Firemen's Association gathering in Oakland on June 19 to 21. The group includes Chief Mac Bolyard, Assistant Chief Roland Vandergrift, Earl Laymen, Charles Ridenour, Paul Sturm, and John Proctor. They will attend on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Maryland State Firemen's Association
Oakland
Mac Bolyard
Roland Vandergrift
Earl Laymen
Charles Ridenour
Paul Sturm
John Proctor
Grafton City Park
Riverside Drive
Leland Price
Local notices and visits fill Elkins weekend scene
State Trooper W G Wamsley and Sheriff Lee Bennett attend a U S district court session in Elkins. Miss Della Curry, of Woodford addition, starts as office clerk for Justice W E Rightmire. Numerous residents and visitors from Curve Bridge to Baltimore, Detroit, and Pittsburgh are noted with family and leisure visits and travel plans in Grafton, East Kingwood, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Wamsley
Lee Bennett
Elkins
United States District Court
Della Curry
Woodford
Addition
W. E. Rightmire
GC. V. Smith
Francis
Curve Bridge
D. R. McWilliams
Millersville
Gladys McWilliams
C. V. Smith
Rufus Smith
Betty Jean
Smith
Clarksburg
Lydia Wiles
Edwin Towles
Vernon Sheets
Tunnelton
O. F. Sterling
R. L. Travis
Love Plaza
Harry D. Long
Audrey
Dennis Selvey
Paul Weekley
Baltimore
J. M. Hamilton
Thomas Warder
Annesville
Ohio
Hugh Warder
Maple Avenue
Hugh McPhail
West Virginia University
H. P. McPhail
Parkview
R. S. Reed
Morgantown
Grafton
Dudley Haddix
Charleston
John
N. Haddix
Grand Street
CCC Applicants Must Be From Relief Rolls
Taylor county CCC appointments are limited to relief roll members. Applicants must be unmarried aged 18 to 28 and able to support their families. The current Taylor county quota is 100, and eligible men should report to Miss Dorothy Nye at the East Main street relief office immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
CCC
W. D. Frey
FERA
Charleston
Dorothy Nye
East Main Street
Prayers Save Youth From Lightning Bolt
Quincy Massachusetts June 18 seven year old Paul Rouleau escaped a lightning strike after prayers. He woke during a Bunker Hill holiday storm and prayed at his parents bed before returning to a room where his bed was struck. Deputy Fire Chief Peter Creedon noted the bed was struck and the boy was safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy, Mas
Paul Rouleau
Bunker Hill
Paul
Peter Creedon
Play Center Program for Tomorrow Announced
J B Dryfield director of the Taylor county recreational project announced tomorrow's activities at the city play center. The schedule includes planned events and member participation across departments and age groups, highlighting community engagement and youth recreation opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Dryfield
Taylor County
Community games and events at central grounds
From noon to midnight the schedule lists directed team games for all groups. At 4 PM the seniors host a horseshoe pitching tournament, 5 PM a hopscotch contest, 6 PM folk games and music, and 7 to 8 PM a community singing session for adults.
Waleys Face Rapid Federal Action in Kidnapping Case
Tacoma observers anticipate swift federal proceedings against Harmon and Mrs Waley and co defendants in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. A grand jury will meet to consider Lindbergh law charges and conspiracy counts with an immediate trial expected if pleas are not entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
Harmon M. Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
E. E. Cushman
J. Charles Dennis
Federal
Waleys
William Mahan
Blanchard
Spirit Lake
Spokane
J . J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Waley
Joe Doe
Mahan
Weverhaehser
Tram Company Seeks End to Strike Tactics
The tram company proposes disciplining 68 of its 268 striking workers or reversing new seniority rules. It accuses the group of involvement in violence and argues it has a duty to enforce order and protect operations.
Arbitration stance and riot violence prompt military rule
The company proposed arbitration on wage scales only for income beyond expenses and taxes amid claims of multi year deficits. An Omaha candidate for national commander was proposed as arbiter but rejected due to conditions. In the South Side riot, an effigy of Police Commissioner Myers was burned and two killed with 150 injured as troops patrolled, while a military court jailed six men for after hours beer sales and padlocked taverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sem W. Reynolds
Omaha
American Legion
Cochran
Frank Myers
300 Men Stay Riot Details and Political Fallout
Details trace a violent prison mine incident with Johnson and guards fighting off armed convicts, gas attacks, and rescued inmates. Also covered are political fallout as Mitchell urges a Roosevelt administration inquiry into alleged racketeering and Pendergast opposition, with Truman noting no deal between party factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Ropert
Pendergast
Missouri
Pendergast-Reed Machine
Chicago
Roosevelt
Mitchell Long
Truman
Mitchell
Copeland
Vandenberg
Roper
Senate probe panel backs Johnson for commerce post
The committee voted 13 to 5 to report favorably the nomination of John Monroe Johnson of South Carolina as Mitchell's successor. Cope land stressed that members had no personal against Johnson but questioned the policy implications and warned about credibility of charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ment
Copeland
Johnson
John Monroe Johnson
South Carolina
Mitchell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mildred Graham
Telephone
C. E
Geneva Goodwin
Rosemont
Baileytown M. P
Miss Goodwin
T. Thomas
Robert Savage
Quota Club
O’colck
Sdlen ‘Avon Hotel
Anna Heflin
Colorado Springs
Rhea Fish
Grace Brinkman
First Presbyterian Church
F. J. Turvander
Rhea Fisher
Helen Thayer
Betty Miller
Helén Lee Mantz
Mary Lou Ridenour
Roberta Travis
Betty Newham
Dolores Price
Helen Miller
Betty Tufvander
Betty Ridenour
Ann Newham
Jean Ault
Phyllis Price
Jane A Miller
Janny Ridenour
Betty Mac Kincaid
Buddy Miller
Janet Tufvander
Sonny Smith
Barbara Ann Beverlin
Patronize Sentinel
Belle Burns
Gromer
The
Coe Se
al Fe
Nestle
West Virginia
Beulah Belle Beauty Shoppe
Mary L, Bolles
Mary L. Bolles
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
William Bolles
Newark
J. C. Bosham
Callaway
Grafton Drug and Chemical Co
June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Robles Pit
Hoover
Salt Lake City
Utah
Helen Morgan
Maurice Helen Maschke, Jr. Morgan
Hollywood
Maurice Maschke
Maschke
Health
Chautauqua
World Famous
Physical Culture Hotel, Inc
Dansville, New York
Bernarr Macfadden
Macfadden
Council Grove
Kas
Superintendent Murray
John Christian
Fred Murray
Kansas City
John Stewart
Lansing
Graham
Nathan van Meter
John Heslop
Levi Day
Milt Gould
James Shahan
John Edwards
Gabe Kamershack
Dave White
James Wilson
Joe Studdard
Frank Sawaski
P Johnson
Vanderberg
J R
McNary
Oregon
California
White
Maine
Michigan
Nye
North Dakota
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Grafton Banking & Trust Building
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Love Drug Co
Union Drug Co
Red Cross ‘Pharmacy
Rob
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