Impressive memorial and installation at Naomi Chapter
The Naomi Chapter No. 12 Order of Eastern Star held memorial services for deceased members and installed officers at the Masonic temple. New officers included Sadie MacPherson, C. P. Harris, Nellie Burke, Zenas Dean, Dessie Gough, Margaret Weaver, Mary Hoffman, Ella Barber, Mildred Debendarfer, Grace Yates, Margaret Clark, Apple Barnes, Flormee H. Wilkinson, Pearl Stover, Appa Jona Reger, Helen Davis, Leota Hartaook, and W. C. Barnes. Retiring matron Margaret Cather received a past matron jewel and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern’ Star
Naomi
Order of
Eye Star
Masonic Temple
Grace Donnachie
Lucille Deck
Mildred Bartlet
Sadie MacPherson
C. P. Harris
Nellie Burke
Zenas Dean
Dessie Gough
Margaret Weaver
Mary Hoffman
Ella L. Barber
Mildred V. Debendarfer
Grace Yates
Marshall
Margaret Clark
Apple Barnes
Adah
Flormee H. Wilkinson
Ruth
Pearl Stover
Esther
Appa- Jona Reger
Martha
Helen Davis
Electa
Leota Hartaook
Warder
W. C. Barnes
Sentinel
Margaret Cather
James Stafford
Carrie Cole
France stalls on wartime debt plan in Paris talks
Objections by France clouded progress as the United States pressed for a Hoover plan granting a year of holiday from war debt and reparations. Germany Britain and others signaled acceptance while France urged continued unconditional payments for postwar credits and the bank for international settlement. Brussels reported continued discussions on funding and credits amid hopes for a broader accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
State Department
United States
Hoover
Castle
Germany
Great Britain
Tuly
Austria
Bulgaria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Rumania
Poland
Japan
Paris
Bank For International
America
Reich
Belgo German Talks Over Mark Payments Reported
Le Peuple reports Bel gium Germany negotiations on maintenance of mark payments during a projected debt moratorium. Germany is said to agree to continue payments amounting to 5 million dollars annually, with Belgium opposing the suspension. Talks also cover Belgian loans including 3 million reconstruction and 1.25 million colonial loans.
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le Peuple Today
Germany
Belgium
Local families visit in Gratton area over weekend
Mrs. Elizabeth Cassell and two nephews visit Mrs. Mary Taylor in Lonaconing Maryland for two weeks. William and Frank Taylor and Laura Reed of Blueville join Mrs. Carrie Wilson in Terra Alta. Rev. French Boone and family depart for Buckannon river camp for a several day vacation. William R. Wolfe and two children Jane Elizabeth and Billy stay with R. M. Brown. Mrs. Wolfe and children remain in Gratton for a week. Virginia McKinney Virginia Atna Love and two children return to Houston after three months with Mrs. L. V. Atha of Maple Avenue. Maria L. Riley of Elkins visits with daughter Mrs. W. C. Hanway of Gratton Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cassell
William
Frank Taylor
Cassell
Mary Taylor
Lonaconing
Laura Reed
Blueville
John Phillips
Hammond
Carrie Wilson
Terra Alta
French Boone
Buckhannon River
Mra
William R. Wolfe
Jane Elizabeth
Billy
Morgantown
R. M. Brown
First Ward
Mr. Wolfe
Danish Fliers Leave Berlin For Gera Today
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoblis, American trans Atlantic airmen, left Berlin for Gera in Thuringia after arriving from Copenhagen. They plan to reach Steimbroucke next, then return to Berlin and later Copenhagen where the king will welcome them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Otto Hillig
Holger Hoblis
Copenhagen
Gera
Thuringia
Hillig
Steinbroucke
Steimbroucke
Weather tight heat bakes Midwest and South
Chicago faced another hot day as a Rocky Mountain disturbance might bring relief by tomorrow night. Lake breezes cooled Chicago briefly while Indiana and Kentucky saw storms reduce heat. St Louis hit 102 tied the 1901 record as mercury stayed above 100 across Illinois and neighboring states. Birmingham posted 106, the south’s peak. Georgia reported an average 104 across 15 cities as heat intensified.
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Chicago
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakotas
Birmingham
Ala
South
Private Police System Changes Under Governor Pinchot
Governor Pinchot announced plans to withdraw the 1030 coal and iron police commissions last winter, signaling reduced outside authority. The coal and iron police authority was said to cover more than the properties they guarded, prompting protests. Going forward, guards hired by industrial firms will lack outside authority and state, county, and municipal officers must act beyond guarded properties.
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Pinchot
Coal and Iron Police
Mrs Bond Fined For Home Brew Possession
Mrs David Bond of Latrobe street was fined 25 dollars in Mayor's court after confessing to possession of home brew. Police raided the home about 2 o clock this morning and found four quarts there.
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Misionary Society of
Andrews
M. B. Church
Bonnie Newsome
East Main Street
Avery
Grafton Park
Newcome
Bond
David Bond
Latrobe Street
Mayor's Court
West Virginia rural eighth grade diploma pass rate
In West Virginia rural schools, 9,523 of 12,393 eighth graders passed diploma tests, a 79 percent rate. State supervisor L. T. Tustin listed county tallies with Barbour through Wyoming, noting many counties posted high pass numbers while a few showed gaps.
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Charleston
W. Va
L. T. Tustin
Tustin
Barbour
Berkley
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Cabell
Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Payette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock
Hardy
Harrison
Jacson
Jefferson
Kanawha
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Mineral
Mingo
Mo Rongalia
Monroe
Morgan
McDowell
Nicholas
Ohio
Pendie‘ton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Roane
Summers
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Wyoming
Most Violent Windstorm Hits Louisville Ky
Louisville was struck by a historic windstorm that slashed business and residential districts. Awning repairs and glass work surged as eight people were injured, several seriously, and power and communication lines were tangled. A lightning bolt hit a tank at Louisville Refining Company containing 44,000 barrels of crude oil causing minor fire responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Louisville Refining Company
Five Children Die In Romania Train Bus Collision
Five children were killed and 28 injured when a train collided with a school bus at a grade crossing near Bucharest Romania. The bus burst into flames after its gasoline tank exploded and many young passengers were severely burned. Nearby businesses mention a hardware store sale as local notices appear in the clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Here
Quick Bacon Tomato Sandwiches And Raspberry Jam Reminder
A scanned recipe fragment describes assembling bread with butter cheese tomatoes onions peppers and bacon then baking until toast and bacon crisp. It also outlines a raspberry jam preserve with raspberries lemon juice sugar and a brief boil and seal method. A chocolate gelatin pudding recipe follows with gelatin chocolate milk eggs vanilla and careful heating to avoid curdling.
Businesses to Close Over July Fourth Holiday
Grafton will see a practical standstill on the Fourth of July with all stores closed except grocery stores and fruit markets that will remain open following old customs. Drug stores are expected to operate for part of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Inderstood
Ball game in park day planned for B and O Athletics
An afternoon ball game between the B and O Athletics and the Fairmont Collegians is the sole planned amusement for the day, with most residents expected to bathe in the park or motor and picnic at spots outside the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B & O. Athletics
Fairmont Collegians
Graf Zep Starts Practice Cruise From Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin departed Friedrichshafen on a practice cruise to Teeland as prep for a Arctic scientific trip next month. Dr Hugo Eckener leads 12 aboard including his daughter Lottie and Lieut Edward H Smith of the U S Coast Guard. The airship aims for late July six day survey near Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya.
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Friedrichshafe
Germany
Teeland
Arctic
Hugo Eckener
Lottie
Frau von Schiller
Edward H. Smith
United States Coast Guard
Franz Joseph Land
Nicholas Land
Eckener
Jat
Reykjavik
Voyage Plan From Bergen To Iceland With Reykjavik Stop
The route heads along the Norwegian coast to Bergen Island then northwest toward Iceland. On return the path depends on weather but Wicely sails along the English coast. Mail will be changed at Reykjavik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergen Island
Iceland
Wicely
Reykjavik
Card of Thanks to City Officials and Salvation Army
Ray Foster thanks city officials and Salvation Army members for their kindness and help during his weeks stay in Grafton with a broken arm and crippled foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Salvation Aa
Grafton
Ray Foster
Death of former ambassador Friederich Sthamer at 74
Hamburg Germany June 30. Friederich Sthamer former ambassador to Great Britain and a friend of King George has died at age 74. He was a longtime diplomat noted for ties with the British monarch and royal circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Friederich Sthamer
Great Britain
King George
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Grafton Sentinel Society
Piette
G. W. Mallonee
West Gees Street
Mallonee
Allie Chamberlain
Grace Whitescarver
W. Wilford Street
Niagara Falls
Imelda, Deegan
Rosemary Walters
New York
Catholic Mission Crusaders
St. Augustine's High School
Miss Devgan
Miss Walters
Canada
Quota Club
White Oaks
Grafton-Clarksburg
Washington
Genevieve Jackson
Bess Ebert
A. A. Miller
Mountain View Camp
Gratton-Fairmont Road
Fairmont
Nixon
London
Nixoderm
Gratton Drug & Chemical Co
Brussels
White Duck Yacht Caps
Little. Chance
Gorgia
Atlanta
Georgia
Polar
Bradley
Jantzen
Munsing
Louisville, Ky
Clark
Mrs
Alexander George
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Ticket Agt
Baltimore & Ohiu
Graf Zep
Mataria
W. A. Woodyard Lumber Co
Fletcher ST
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