Clinic to examine crippled children in Fairmont
County officials announce a state funded clinic in Fairmont on Monday June 22 to examine crippled children with specialists. Free transportation is provided by the state. Miss Betty Sharp will lead the group and coordinate at the relief office. Parents should arrange through Miss Sharp or relief headquarters. Group meets at relief quarters at 9 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Fairmont
Betty Sharp
Rankin
Wheeling
Jones
Huntington
Miss Sharp
Many Residents Visit Relatives and Travel to Nearby Cities
Mrs Zepha Biddinger left for Seattle after visiting her parents in Webster. The McCaffertys and Matthew Archdeacon traveled to Clarksburg where Mrs McCafferty will stay a few weeks. Mrs Brinkman heads to Baltimore for a short visit. Mrs Kidwell stays with Miss Margaret Clark in Fairmont. Mrs Edward Courtney and son Jof Tunnelton visit Mrs Emma Rogers in Grafton. Mrs Gifford and William Cassell of Pittsburgh stop in town to see John Cassell and Mrs Anna Keolz, joined by Mr and Mrs J C Lightcap and niece from Pittsburgh. Buddy Groves of Elkins and Dr Anatole Franz of Bellevue Hospital visit. Captain Morehead of the B and O prints visits Fairmont. Elizabeth Neason, nutrition supervisor, is home ill with quinsy. Joseph Rinker undergoes tonsil operation at Grafton City Hospital. Mary J Grannan, Thornton, is a patient in hospital for tonsil treatment.
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Zepha Biddinger
Roar
Seattle
Washington
Ellsworth McVicker
Webster
John McCafferty
Lucille
Matthew Archdeacon
Clarksburg
McCafferty
George Brinkman
Baltimore
C. A. Kidwell
Fairmont
Margaret Clark
East Wilford
Edward Courtney
Jof Tunnelton
Courtney
Emma Rogers
Railroad Street
Margaret E. Gifford
William H. Cassell
Pittsburgh, Pa
Grafton
John J. Cassell
West Mainstreet
Anna Keolz
Washington Street
J. C. Lightcap
Pittsburgh
Buddy Groves
Elkins
Anatole Franz
Bellevue’ S Hospital
New York City
Ben H. Franz
Maple Avenue
C. T. Morehead
Elizabeth Neason
Wilford Street
Joseph Rinker
Grafton City Hospital
Mary J. Grannan
Thornton
West Virginia Delegates at Tulsa WCTU Convention
Mrs. F. F. Shafer of Grafton leads four WV delegates at the national WCTU convention in Tulsa Oklahoma. Other WV reps include Mrs. Ernest Henson Bluefield, Mrs. J. E. Bailey Keyser, and Mrs. Everett Mockler Mannington. Youth council members Eleanor Mockler Robert Mockler and William Mockler also attend. Amelia Earhart speaks and defends flying, with Dr. Selecman urging destruction of the liquor traffic. Social calendar items follow including church societies and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer
Parley
Migs
F. Shafer
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Grafton
West Virginia
Tulsa
Ohla
Ernest Henson
Bluefield
J. E. Bailey
Keyser
Everett Mockler
Mannington
Youth's Temperance Council
Famely
Eleanor Mockler
Robert Mockler
William Mockler
Tulsa Daily World
Amelia Earhart
Selecman
America
iConvention Hall
Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
J. R. Chitambe
W. C. T. U. of India
Sunday School Parley Opens in Fairmont
The West Virginia Council of Christian Education opened its 66th annual Sunday school convention at Billingsley Memorial Methodist Church South with Dr. A J R Schumacher and Dr Osbert W Warmingham among speakers. Divisional conferences urged morning sessions, two luncheons and two banquets planned for today. Several hundred delegates registered as sessions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Thomas J. Davis
West Virginia
Osbert W. Warmingham
Boston
Boston University
J. Kirkwood Craig
Allegheny County Sabbath School Association
Pittsburgh
Paul Eddy
New York City
International Council of Religious Education
J. C. Broomfield
Methodist Protestant General Conference
Veterans on relief to be dropped as bonus checks rise
Taylor County Relief Administrator Brooks D Reed said this morning that World War II veterans receiving relief will be removed from the relief rolls as the adjusted government bonds draw increases from 200 to 1560. No estimate was available on how many will be affected. Checks will be made after cash is returned on the bonds, with state relief authorities leaving the decision to county admins.
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Taylor County
Brooks D. Reed
Bill Fields Has His Fun
Riverside Calif June 18 A hospitalized W C Fields described by Dr Jesse Citron as a difficult case remains in an oxygen tent after seven days in grave condition. A bedside report notes improvement and a quip from Fields about dying peacefully if the end comes tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
W. C. Fields
Jesse Cut
Tor
Fields
State Urged to Stay Out Of Water Power Business
Charleston June 18 A special senate water power sub committee urged West Virginia to refrain from hydro electric production for at least ten years. The panel led by Senator Smith studied two bills from the last session one backing private companies and the other proposing a state water power authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Senate Water Power
West Virginia
Smith
Marion
Open civil service exam for substitute clerk carrier
Announcement of an open competitive examination for the substitute clerk carrier at the local post office. Closing date for applications is June 27. The position pays 65 cents per hour.
Riots and Walkout Hit Spain as Civil Guards Mobilize
Riots and a massive 100000 worker walkout in Barcelona sparked unrest across Spain. Civil guards were mobilized to quell disturbances in Alcalá de Henares as labor tensions mounted amid the June turmoil in Madrid and Barcelona.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Spain
Williamson Youth Group Elects Episcoal Leaders
In Jacksons Mill Williamsons Charles Hurt was chosen president of the Young People's Fellowship department of the Episcopal church conference. Charles Richardson of Huntington was named vice president Carrie Lee Strider of Carneyville secretary and Anna Helleck of Mounds Ville treasurer. Henares prison near the capital reported looting and arson inside the walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
Charles Hurt
Williamson
Young People's Fellowship
Episcopal Church Conference
Charles Richardson
Huntington
Carrie Lee Strider
Carneyville
Anna Helleck
Mounds Ville
Labor Chief Defends Amendment in House Debate
Easton stated the matter rests with the other party and his conscience. He claimed his amendment, offered through Delegate Haythe, was in good faith. He denied personal lobbying on the floor and admitted preparing the amendment for members’ consideration as the house defeated the amendment.
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Merica
Easton
Haythe
Summers
House
Judge orders Mercer circuit court special session
Princeton June 17 Judge Howell Tanner ordered a special session of the Mercer circuit court for July 10. The notice cites procedural needs and a docket that requires urgent adjudication. Participants and locations are described in the official court memorandum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Howell Tanner
Mercer Circuit Court
Sister of Local Man Passes In Oklahoma
Leonard and ard of this city report their sister Mrs. R A Bennett of Troy Oklahoma died Tuesday June 16 at her home. Mrs Bennett eighty four years old. She will be buried at Mill Creek Oklahoma today beside her husband and son who died years ago. Appeal sought in Charleston on June 18 Mrs Don Lou Rickett plans to appeal a $26 fine for drunken driving and license revocation for six months.
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Women's Missionary Society and
Otterbein Guild of the
United Brethren Church
Women's Auxiliary
Methodist Protestant Church
Russell DeMoss
Long Street
The
Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
W. F. Simmons
West Francis Street
Community Brotherhood
Dune
Business Girl's Club
Cozy Rest
Meriam Isner
Eloise Jackson
M. Leonard
W. B.ard
R. A. Bennett
Troy
Okla
Charleston
Don Lou Rickett
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Louise Rineler
James Laubert
George Norris
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George Newcome
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Walter Lucas
Harvey Anvil
George Hunt
Walter Knotts
Charles Rogers
Alice Shroyer
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Mary Mae Newcome
Alice Thayer
Knight of Pythias
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Harrison, Marion
Taylor Counties
Mary Findley
C. C. Findley
Philippi
William Hill
Oklahoma
Tygart River
A. C. Snider
Philippi Methodist Episcopal Church
Daily World
Amelia Harhart
Convention Hall
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Charles C. Selecman
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Earhart
Mary Harris Armor
Georgia
Roosevelt
Colonel Lindbergh
Gracie Allen
Los Angeles
West Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Harry Ringler
Sarah Peters
Gay Boyles
Lela Peters
Blanche Brand
Add Janes
Uula Jackson
Micah
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Bill Fields
Citron
Bill
Jean Muir
Warner Bros. Stat
Duart
Marinello Beauty Shop
Main Street
McCrory
Chapin’s
Chapin
Fountain
Main ST
Shantungs
Style Shop
Grafton, W. VA
Spatia
J Henares
At Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Love Drug Company
Union Drug Company
Fountain Cut Rate
Cross Pharmacy
West Grafton
SS Ia Et Es Feignis Sa Drug Co
Unibii Drug
Red Cross Pharmacy
Pam
Strand Theatre
Oklahomil
Irow
THOR
Thor Distributors
J. Lee Evans Furniture Star
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