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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1935

Page

3

Officers Installed as Naomi Chapter Holds Last Meeting

Society page notes Naomi Chapter No 12 Order of Eastern Star held its final meeting of the year in the Masonic Hall with Mrs Ella L Barber presiding as worthy matron. She received praise and gifts including a basket of flowers and a memorial jewel. New officers were installed for the coming year by grand officers.

Naomi Order of Eastern Masonic Hall Ella L. Barber Ruby C.bonafield Onen Jefferys dMirs Roxanna Wilson Pene Appie Barnes Reba C. P. Harris Associatron Florence H. Won Frank Wolfe Dessie W. C. Barnes Sentinel

Social Calendar June 28 and Local Dance News

June 28 schedule includes Group 1 Sunshine band at 8 at the U. B. church with Mrs. Evelyn Saffel in charge and Star Sewing Club at Mrs. H. R. Messenger’s home. Closing program at Vacation church school at First Baptist at 7 30. Prosecution details include remarks by J. C. Holt and Callie Long. Committees named and a chicken dinner served to 125. Moose Home hosts Carl Wilmoth and his Melody Makers from 9 to 1 with air conditioning. Poison ivy study notes 800 tons used in experiments show unrushiol as a kin of carbolic acid.

Sunshine Band U. 8B Evelyn Saffel Star Sewing Club H. R. Messenger First Baptist Church P. J. Null J. C. Holt Callie Long Morgantown Wilbert Nicodemus Claude Courtney Maude Knight Mary J. Hartman Dora Poling Mary Nicodedem Katherine McGuffie Tunnelton Grafton Moose Carl Wilmoth Melody Makers Elkins Davis and Elkins College Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Beckley Charleston Huntington

Deadlock in Coal Parley Halts Wage Talks

Washington June 28 The deadlock between United Mine Workers and Appalachian soft coal producers on wage and hour terms continued with no agreement after a long committee session. Miners seek a 30 hour week and about 10 percent wage gains while producers want to renew contracts for nine more months.

Washington United Mine Orkers Appalachian Soft Coal White House Guffey Bill Sole Hill Wash Ways and Means H. L. Findlay Cleveland House Roosevelt Findlay

Local residents and visitors noted in Grafton notices

Lawrence Wadsworth of Graf ton was admitted to Grafton City hospital for a major operation. Miss Elizabeth Kinney of the city was received for a major operation. Hal Curtis of Spencer, admitted midweek, to be discharged tomorrow. Mrs Thomas Mann of Winona Minnesota visiting her parents in the city. She is known as Miss Mable Sergeant and will stay several weeks. Mrs W McIntosh, ill four weeks, moved home to Knottsville. Mr and Mrs N F Kendall of the city and Mr and Mrs William Fowler of Fairmont are in Atlantic City for ten days. Donnie McGlove of Washington Pa returned home after three weeks with Francis Powell. Miss Geraldine Wells returned to Washington DC.

Lawrence Wadsworth Grafton Grafton City Hospital Elizabeth Kinney Grafton City Hosital Hal Curtis Spencer Thomas Mann Winona Minnesota J. B. Sergeant Mable Seargeant W. McIntosh Dorsey Knottsville N. F. Kendall William Fowler Fairmont Atlantic City Donnie McGlove Washington, Pa Francis Powell Maple Avenue Geraldine Wells Washington, D. C

Gold Bills Introduced Denying Damages for Gold Clause

Washington June 28 An admission bill by House Banking Chairman Steagall would strip holders of government securities of the right to sue the government over gold devaluation and would allow exchange of gold clause securities by Sept 1 1935. Roosevelt urged the measure.

Washington Steagall House Banking Committee Roosevelt Congress Banking Committee House Committee Treasury United States

Local residents plan Canadian trip and visits

Mrs. Esther Nestor and family spent the week with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rowland of Maple avenue left last evening for an extended vacation through Canada. They will attend the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers convention in Pittsburgh and visit Niagara Falls before continuing to the Canadian lakes region. Misses Margaret and Virginia Hanway have returned from visiting friends in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Esther Nestor W. S. Rowland Maple Avenue Canada Pittsburgh Brotherhood of Railway Engineers Niagara Falls Canadian Lakes Region Margaret Virginia Hanway Hagerstown

Three Men Jailed In Death Of Evan Wells

Prestonburg Kentucky June 28 three Wise Virginia men W F Carter 55 F D Hubbard 40 and Luther Mullins 32 are jailed as authorities investigate the death of Evan Wells 42 East Point Kentucky. Sheriff M T Strumbo said the trio said they did not stop to assist the injured man because they feared violence from Wells companions.

Prestonburg Wise Evanwells East Point Evans M. T. Strumbo Theimen W. F. Carter F. D. Hubbard Luther Mullins Wells

Barber Sought as Slayer by Officials

Williamson WV officials seek 45 year old barber Savage of Borderland on a warrant for the slaying of Mrs Grace Parsley 38 of near Nolan. Prosecuting Attorney J W Copley says Savage shot Parsley during an argument last night at her home and she died soon after at Williamson hospital. Parsley is survived by four children.

Williamson Savage Borderland W. Va Grace Parsley Nolan J. W. Copley Parsley

Borah to celebrate 70th birthday tomorrow

Senator William E. Borah, dean of the senate and Idaho's longtime constitutional and foreign affairs authority, will turn 70 tomorrow. He declined a birthday interview and asked the milestone pass quietly after 28 years in the Senate amid numerous political battles.

Borah Washington William E. Borah Senate Idaho

Suit Filed Against Banking Firms and Directors

A high value suit for 10 506 090 40 charging fraud and conspiracy was filed in the supreme court today against 15 officers and directors of James Speyer and Company and J and W Seligman and Company and Edward N Brown director of the St Louis San Francisco railway. The suit filed by John G Ponsdale and James M Kur trustees of the St Louis San Francisco railway accuses the defendants of selling worthless stock of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad to the St Louis San Francisco road. A United States court in Boston ruled that a shop salesgirl unintentionally stepping on a customer foot is negligence not an accident.

New York Supreme Court James Speyer & Company J. & W. Seligman and Company Edward N. Brown St. Lewis-San Francisco Railway Company John G. ‘Ponsdale James M. Kur United States Boston

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