Social notes and meetings in Grafton and Rowlesburg
Grafton and Rowlesburg social events are summarized, listing attendees including Miss Margaret Mason Mr Thomas J Baker Mr and Mrs Thomas M Davis Miss Mary Wilhelm Master Jackie Baker and others. Items cover farm visit at Grace Wilhelm home, children activities, baseball, birthday party for Paul Fleming, and numerous lodge gatherings with dates and locations in Bluemont Street Rowlesburg and Mountain City Council Daughters of America meetings with attendees and new member inductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neighrhood
Margaret Mason
Thos
J. Baker
Thomas M. Davis
Mary Wilhelm
Jackie Baker
Grafton
Randolph McMicker
Luther Nines
Viola Wilhelm
Rowlesburg
Grace Wilhelm
BR. N. of A
Royal Neighbors of America
Florence Wilkinson
Bluemont Street
Paul Fleming
Dennis Fleming
Simpson
Fleming
Angers
Pelton
Fiose
Vanda Css
Gene Preston
Genfaller
Ruth Wilt
Virginia Spy Rigs
Thelma
Mildred Garrett
Harriett Webb
Mary Knight
Bert
Dever
Jessie
Jean
Edward
Dennis
Paul
Mildred Louise
Mountain City Council
Mountain ‘City Council
Daughters of America
Wehn
Mary Hartman
Pride of Preston Council No. 38
Tunnelton
Clara Wiles
Murrell Ruggles
Dora Poland
Carrie Ben ‘Taylor
Julia
Michael Moran
Cleveland
Ohio
Alden Beagle
Janice Beagle
Kingwood
Preston County Country Club
Howard. Evergam
Howard
New York
Evergam
John L. Hechmer
Pratt twins born to Mr and Mrs Adhie Pratt
Birth notice from R F D No 2 reports the arrival of twin girls on Thursday June 25 named Betty Lou and Anna Mae. Mother and babies are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adhie Pratt
Betty Lou
Anna Mae
Rescue boy survives cave-in and jokes with family
A rescue party ferried a boy from a collapsed cave, he declined a ride and walked to the car on the running board, thanking rescuers. He teased relatives through a garden hose as digging continued. Uncle Tom quipped the tunnel failed yet the boy kept spirits high amid the ordeal.
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Howard
Post Gatty Continues Globe Flight Across Asia and Europe
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty pushed their round globe journey via Siberia landing at Khabarovsk and Blagoveschensk, covering about 4250 miles in four days 21 hours 34 minutes. Weather was favorable but they faced a muddy landing near Irkutsk and Blagoveschensk delaying progress. News from New York and Berlin noted other flights awaiting favorable conditions for routes to Constantinople and Budapest.
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Atlantic
Khabarovsk
Blagoveschenck
Post and Gatty
Siberia
Irkutsk
Blagoveshchensk
Winnie Mac
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Here
Nome
Alaska
Heat Drives Crowds as Thermometer Ticks High
In South Bend and nearby, crowds faced extreme heat with thermometers at 103 while Palmer Ice of Fairmont and Mrs Winters of Buffalo checked in at a local hotel. Across Ohio twelve deaths over the weekend were blamed on heat, drownings, and traffic, with a Toledo boat explosion injuring eight children and four adults. In Jaeger West Virginia H Smith, 64, drowned while swimming at the Tug and Dry Fork intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ices Register
South Bend
Ind
Palmer Ice
Fairmont
C. E. ‘Winters
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleveland
Ohio
Toledo
Lake Erie
Jaeger
W. Va
H. Smith
Remarriage Favored In Revised Episcopal Proposal
New York June 29 a revised proposal by a general convention commission would allow Episcopal clergymen to remarry divorced persons using the Book of Common Prayer. A one year waiting period would precede filing for remarriage and an ecclesiastical court would judge fitness. The plan seeks to curb informal marriages and is to be submitted at the Denver convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Convention of the Church
Church
Denver
Herman Page
Michigan
Drowning Victim Found Two Miles Down River
Wheeling West Virginia reports the body of nine year old William Brettling found two miles below a bathing beach after a boat capsized during a outing. In Corpus Christi Texas the tropical hurricane caused flood damage with torrential rains, the wind not exceeding forty miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
William Brettling
Ohio River
Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Riviera
Cleveland Police Seek Gang Slayers After Slayings
Cleveland June 29 Anthony Santaro 41 died in hospital from a bullet wound as officers redouble their search for gangland slayers who last week shot and killed two men. Santaro was a laborer with no prior record and left eight children.
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Cleveland
Anthony Santaro
Santaro
Jolliffe’s Price Sparklers Shine On July Specials
Jolliffe’s promotes Fourth of July price crackers to lift mood and spur spending. The store highlights a tomorrow sale featuring 60 summer dresses from 7.95 to 10.00 now offered at a special low price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noagy
Jolliffe
Just the ideal dress for sports on the Fourth of July
A sale note promotes wearing a versatile dress ideal for sports on Independence Day. It cites sizes 12 to 20 36 to 40 and 40 to 48 with all colors and materials. The message urges customers to come while the selection is best.
Classic Creole Steak and Rice Cakes Recipe
A hand written style recipe lists steak Creole style with flour salt paprika and vegetables, baked slowly after browning. Also includes browned rice cakes using cooked rice, flour, paprika, butter, and a peach mixture with peaches cinnamon and sugar, to be spread on dough and baked.
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Grafton Sentinel Society
Ing
S. L. Reed
J. B. Jenkins
J. E. Setler
Audra McCartney
Beech Street
Washington, D. C
Thomas J. Browning
Oakland
Uncle Tom
W. C. Hanway
Mary Boggess
W. E. Robinson
West Main Street
Anne Korte
Dorothy Murray
That City
Pauline Bradford
Cumberland
W. C. Frickey
Carl and
Clarence Rauscher
Gettysburg
Caverns
Virginia
Harry Foley
Simon J. Friedman
Ada Claire Friedman
Baltimore
Tom McAvoy
Thomas Madden
Tygart
Valley
Post
Gatty
Vouble
Roosevelt Field
Russell Boardman
John Polando
Boston
Constantinople
Alexander Magyar
George Endrez
Budapest
Berlin
Otto Hillig
Holgar Hoims
Templehof Airdrome
Copenhagen
Oklahoma City
Okla
F. C. Hall
White Duck
Polar
Pimeria
Hiere
Tor B
Max Bendix
Chicago
NBC
Manear Brothers
Blueville
West Virginia
Osgood
Jolliffe’s
Bucharest
George Beza
C. Angeleset
Clark's Plumbing & Hon
Mrs
Alexander Ge
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