Variety of visitors and shoppers in Grafton area
Local notes show many visitors from Clarksburg and elsewhere dropping in for salons and events. Individuals include Guy Bennett, Frank Bennett, Sidney Johnson, Howard Hostler, Marguerite Ours, John Dilworth, Mary Pearl Anderson, John Peters, R. R. Gilbert, Carl Posten, and Carl Thomas among others. Hats advertised at The Hat Shoppe with prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy EB. .Bennett
Frank Bennett
Clarksburg
Christian Endeavor
Sidney Johnson
Lost Run
Howard Hostler
Newburg
Grafton
R. C. Jones
West Side
Igs
Marguerite Ours
Nick Whyte
Beech Street
John B. Dilworth
Hickey, Wolfe and
West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Mary Pearl Anderson
John Peters
Arden
R. R. Gilbert
Iron, Md
Jennings Campbell
Rosa Wallace
Zanesvil-”le
Ohio
Sarah Wells
First Ward
J. R. Riffee
Ruth Clingan
Lincoln Street
Grayton
Philippi
Kenneth Dadisman
Dubois Crickenburger
Francis Lobis
Carl Posten
Ted Henry
Dana
Black in India Arrives in Allhabad from Karachi in Dutch Plane
Van Lear Black of Baltimore arrived in Allhabad today in the Dutch plane traveling as a passenger from Amsterdam to the Dutch East Indies. The report notes his relentless work ethic and a mother's belief he is overworked, reflecting a light human interest angle from British India.
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India
Allhabad
British India
van Lear Black
Baltimore
Karachi
Amsterdam
Dutchast Indies
Character acting pays in long run says Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney known as The Man of a Thousand Faces says character acting pays in the long run. He cautions young actors against chasing sheik roles as success is brief and a handsome hero can’t last. A true character man stays in demand, aided by makeup and deep study.
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Lon Chaney
Chaney
Lon Chaney Stars In Tell It To The Marines at Strand
Lon Chaney delivers a standout role as a veteran sergeant in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer epic Tell It To The Marines. The three day Strand Theatre run features William Haines Eleanor Boardman and a large Marine Corps element filmed with government cooperation. Additional cast includes Carmel Myers Eddie Gribbon Frank Currier and Mitchell Lewis in the World War II era naval drama.
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Ananey
Rales
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Marine Corps
Strand Theatre
United States
Unclé Sam
William Haines
Brown
Harvard
Eleanor Boardman
George Hill
Carmel Myers
Eddie Gribbon
Frank Currier
Mitchell Lewis
Maurice Rains
Night Bride at Opera House Stars Edeson and Prevost
Robert Edeson appears as Marie Prevost's father in The Night Bride a stage and screen role at the Opera House tonight and Saturday. The film follows a planned marriage that fails leading to a comedy of romance with Harrison Ford and a thwarted suitor, directed by E. Mason Hopper with Franklin Pangborn Constance Howard Richard Crawford and George Kuwa in the cast.
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Robert Edeson
Marie Prevost
Edeson
Marie
Harrison Ford
Dayton Ministers Speaker At Convention
The Rev. J. H. Dutton, pastor of the United Brethren Church in Dayton Ohio, was the principal speaker at the morning session of the West Virginia Christian Endeavor Societies convention in Clarksburg. His topic was keeping the quiet hour, warning that Satan lies in wait for youth. He will speak again later.
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Clarksburg
J. H. Dutton
United Brethren Church of
Dayton
Ohio
The
West Virginia Christian Endeavor Societies of the Church
Roy
Dutton
Convention Speakers and Officers to be Chosen
The final session tonight will feature a speak event and the convention officers will be elected at the last business session held later this afternoon following earlier proceedings.
Flashes of Life highlights from Roosevelt Field air scenes
A collage of short items from the era, noting Theodore Roosevelt Jr and kin photographed aboard the plane America Newark, John P. Holland’s submarine sale to a junkman for $100, an Oakland to Honolulu air mission with propeller mail, London Prince of Wales birthday ball antics, Paris King Alfonso's electric locomotive ride, and Ossining Sing Sing prison visitors swelled by crowds with bans on picnics.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
N.Y
M . Byrd
Theodore Rosevelt
Quentin
Grace
Edith Derby
America
Victim Earl Nelson Blamed by Several Cities in Murders
A Winnipeg based case involves Earl Nelson, 80, charged with strangling Lola Cowan, 14, and the earlier murder of a young mother. Police say Nelson has been blamed by multiple cities including Buffalo Detroit Portland and Los Angeles for identification in numerous killings.
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Earl Nelson
Winnipeg
Canada
Lola Cowan
Buffalo
Detroit
Ortland
Ore
Los Angeles
Keefer to Lead Graf ton Rotary Club in New Year
Charles Albert Keefer will be installed as president of the Graf ton Rotary Club at the regular Incheon session this evening. He succeeds Talton Engle, who completes his fiscal year as president. Harold A. Rice was elected vice president and will serve as general chairman of committees to coordinate activities across groups. Keefer also announces a new post to improve inter-committee cooperation. Charles Wella is re-elected secretary and Charles Brinkman treasurer. Dr. Paul P. Warden becomes song leader. The following committees and chairmen were named: Public Affairs E. W. Alexander, John W. Ault, C. Jay Fleming. Business Methods W. A. Beavers, F. B. Watkins. Program G. L. Jolliffe, C. W. Steel. Inter-City Lawson Starcher. Attendance B. W. Augil. Crippled Children Dr. A. R. Warden. Boy's Work Jed W. Robinson. Educational Harry C. Compton. Publicity John W. Brown. Classification 8. A. Waller. Fellowship J. L. Painter.
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Carl Thomas
Thornton
Grafton
Nellie Lynch
Mt. Clair
W. Va
William Brown
Route 3
T. S. Dungan
Cove District
Issac Scott
Lucille Rogers
Akron
Ohio
L. V. Rogers
Washington Street
Rogers
Leslie Rogers
Etta Davis
Neal Burnside
Davis
John McDonald
Fred Watkins
Deer Park
R. Jones
Morgantown
Camdenon Gauley
Jones
West Virginia University
James Kelley
Chicago
Clarence Bolyard
Lost Run
Clarksburg
Andrew Edminston, Jr
Weston
Carl W. Gustkey
Independence
West Virginia Glee Club
J. W. Brown
Baptist Church
Charles’ Albert “Keefer
Kesfer
Harold A. Rice
Charles Wella
A3s
Charles Brinkman
Paul P. Warden
Keefer
E. W. Alexander
C. Jay Fleming
John W. Ault
Howard H. Holt
Joan Dene
W. A. Beavers
F. B. Watkins
W. L. Thomas
R. M. Parrish
G. L. Jolliffe
C. W. Steel
H. M. Murray II
J. Lear
J. J. Bush
Lawson Starcher
Jhairman
T. W. Heironimus
Chyriea B. Burke
A. V. Cuppett
Ttendance
B. W. Augil
Chaiman
Wallace Hurd
H. R. Wickham
A. R. Warden
D.C. Peck
G. T. Bartlett
Jed W. Robinson
H. R. Sawyer
H. E. Flesher
W. H. Wilhide
Mirror mistaken for art sparks humorous shop clash
In a cramped antique shop a frail old woman criticizes a portrait saying it’s horrible art. The shopkeeper, calm and polite, reveals the piece is actually a mirror, turning the confrontation into a fateful chuckle about perception and taste.
A Drink from Nature s Cup
An ad style promotion extols Orange Crush made from fourteen million pounds of fresh oranges. It highlights pure juice, peel flavor, fruit acids, color, carbonation, and sugar. It claims healthful benefits and appeals to mothers to choose the real product over imitators.
Chinese Chariots From 500 B C Unearthed In China
Smithsonian archaeologists reveal two Chinese war chariots dating to about 500 B C near Cheng Chow in Henan province. Found by a farmer during well digging, the relics show ancient Chinese wheeled vehicles predating western examples by about a millennium, later seized by military authorities and studied by the Smithsonian expedition.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Cheng Chow
Honan Province
Smithsonian Expedition
Kansas Town Halts Wells In Old Wells Block
Oxford Kansas faces a drilling slowdown as city council limits to one well per block to avoid compulsory move for rign. Property owners receive pro rata royalties based on square footage. Feverish boom follows discovery as most of town is frame and buildings are replaced.
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Oxford
Kas
Baso- Bach
City halts plans to tear down buildings and install wells
City stepped in and blocked proposed demolitions and the installation of numerous wells in front yards, halting the controversial development plans while assessing impacts.
Non-Stop Drummers Establish Records in Belgium
Brussels reports non stop drum contests setting records in provincial districts. Alphonse Robillard, 60, marched from Mong to Ath and back, covering over 300 miles with continuous drumming. He took an hour lunch in Ath and completed the round trip in 11 hours as crowds cheered. New events begin with a 36 mile hike and more drumming to follow.
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Brussels
Alphonse Robillard
Mong
Ath
Gecker
Overnight News Incoherent Legislative Debate and Accidents
Overnight news reports a chaotic mix of political and legal theater with references to Winter Kean and Coolidge, discussions on cooperative vetoes, and parliamentary friction. Separate items cover a deadly airplane crash near Richmond Indiana, a fatality in Rogers City Michigan, a murder confession in Indiana, and a lawsuit in Los Angeles over a contract dispute involving Lillian Gish and a film company.
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Lillian Gish
Film Corporions
Los Angeles
Charles H. Duell
Soviet area cred pre war gains in 1926 yield
Alexi Ivanovitch Rikov chairman of the People's Commissariat told All Russians that the cultivated area in the Soviet Union since the revolution has surpassed pre war levels. He reported 1926 grain yield at 92 percent of 1916 and area five percent higher than the last prewar year. He noted increased mechanized cultivation and a record rise in cultural machinery production, including more tractors across the union.
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Moscow
Sovie Union
Alexi Ivanovitch Rikov
Chaiman
People’s Comm Ten
All Russians
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