Society Notes from a Busy Week in Town
A roundup of social occasions includes Mrs. Bradford hosting a bridge evening won by Miss Anne Kotte with Mrs. Ersel Peppers as guest prize. Business Girls Club held a meeting at Moose Home with social bridge and bingo. high score won by Miss Alice Knight. Baby shower honored Mr and Mrs Walter Simmons for newborn Larry Leo Franklin with gifts and two course lunch. Several church and club gatherings noted, plus Clarksburg inaug ural ball plans and a Woodman Circle meeting to award twenty five year pins. Larry Lee Franklin born February 3 1988 to Thelma Mason and Walter Simmons.
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Anne Kotte
Ersel Peppers
Clara Mitchell
R. L. Foley
William Knapp
Pauline Bradford
Beatrice Shields
Clara Korte
Business Girls’ Club
Business Girls' Club
Moose Home
Emma Annis Thayer
Alice Knight
Mary Catherine Walters
Anne Korie
Helen Howell
O. J. Morrison
Walter Simmons
Wehn
Larry Leo Franklin
J. R. Mad Gt
Catherine Madden
Ail
Adam Withers
Virginia Kinter
W. L. Kinter
J. R. Maddox
Nellie Cook
Losh
Hertzog
Nellie Sheets
W. F. Simmons
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
T. W. Heironimus
Boyd Leamon
Nell Haislup
White Rose Grove
White Rose Grove No. 2
Woodman Circle
Red Men Hall
Adust
Larry Lee Frankin
Thelma Mason
This Ciy
My Beauty Hint YAYNE Cologne Reveals Simple Uses
The screen actress touts My Beauty Hint YAYNE Cologne as a versatile beauty product. She describes using it to scent baths tone tired pores perfume lingerie and handkerchiefs. When fatigued she soaks cotton and applies it to her temples for relief and relaxation.
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Yayne
Cologne
Police Withdraw to Let Boettcher Negotiate Alone
Denver, March 1. Police withdraw from the Boettcher home to permit Claude Boettcher, the missing broker’s father, to handle negotiations with kidnapers. Police Chief Clark and Mayor Begole weigh whether officers should retire from the over two week case. Clark says independent talks could hinder justice but may consider ending police involvement if developments continue.
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Boettcher
Denver
Col
Charles Boettcher
Claude K. Boettcher
A. T. Clark
G. D. Begole
Bootticher
Clael—ewid
Parachute Fails In Test Flight Kills Stuart Chadwick
Stuart Chadwick chief test pilot for Bellerica Aircraft Corp. at New Castle fell 150 feet during a jump from a new mystery plane as his parachute did not open. The accident occurred in Wilmington Delaware on March 1. Chadwick died at the scene and the company began an investigation into the fatal test flight.
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Wilmington
Dela
Stuart Chadwick
Bellerica Aircraft Corporation
New Castle
Trial Offer At Druggists On New Mouth Wash Savings
The piece touts Vicks Antiseptic as a new mouthwash offering full antiseptic action at half the usual cost. A trial program delivers ten cent value bottles for 25 cents, with five million bottles supplied below cost and demand exhausting stock. A 10-ounce bottle is advertised with a money back guarantee after a week if not satisfied.
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Vicks VapoRub
Vicki Voratone
Vicks
Notable Battle Over Old Steel Bridge Recalled on Anniversary
The piece recalls the 1889 clash over the Old Steel Bridge linking Grafton and West Grafton across the Tygarts Valley River. It details factions led by Justus F. Ross and Adolphus Armstrong, court decisions, and the site selection by a committee, noting costs, land donations, and the bridge’s enduring civic memory.
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Adolphus Armstrong
Tygris Valley
Grafton
West
Fragmentary note hints at York association roles
An unclear OCR fragment references Mitchell es and Ferkins of the National York, with garbled phrases around tod the ras f taitehell, possibly indicating an organizational or event context within a national group. Details are unreadable and entities are tentatively identified.
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Es. Ferkins
National
York
Tod
Ras F
Taitehell
Accor
Bridge Opens in Taylor County Aged Steel Span Replaced
A 4 span steel truss bridge with an 18 foot roadway and 5 foot sidewalk was built over the Baltimore and Ohio tracks at a cost of $21,177 with Marshall A. Riley as pier contractor at $9.20 per perch and the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio, handling the bridge. The project included a $3,500 payment from the railroad to remove the grade crossing. The formal opening on Washington's Birthday February 22 followed a February 17 completion report by a committee led by Robert L. Heflin and others, praised by the county court for its lasting value to Taylor County.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Justus F. Ross
Alfred Cochran
Booths Creek District
MLW
Kinkaid
Adolphus Armstrong
Taylor County
Marshall A. Riley
Smith Bridge Company
Toledo
Ohio
Robert L. Heflin
William T. Brown
F. M. Durbin
George M. Whitescarver
Henry Miller
D. A. Litzinger
H. P. Davidson
John Bradshaw
Washington
Taylor J County
Personal notices from Grafton and nearby towns
Teddy Mackey formerly of Grafton now in Columbus visited last night to meet old friends. Dr. B M Sebaut of Rowlesburg is in the city on business today. Mrs J B Ward shows improvement at her Bluefield home after weeks of nervous trouble. Arthur Hart and wife of Tunnelton were notable shoppers in town yesterday. Mrs G T Silcott of Newburg is shopping in Grafton. Attorney Frank Kittle of Philippi is in town on legal matters. Mrs C F Schroeder of West Washington street leaves for Parkersburg to visit her daughter and son-in-law Dwight Connor.
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Teddy Mackey
Grafton
Columbus
Ohio
8. M. Sebaut
Rowlesburg
J. B. Ward
Blueville
Arthur Hart
Tunnelton
G. T. Silcott
Newburg
Frank Kittle
Philippi
C. F. Schroeder
West Washington Street
Parkersburg
Dwight Connor
Ill Health Leads Soldier To death by own action
Burnsville reports William E Lunceford a 48 year old US Army veteran with 29 years service shot himself at home. Despondency over ill health given as the cause. During World War I he gained notice by declining a captaincy to stay a sergeant.
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Burnsville
William E. Lunceford
Bankruptcy Revision Bill Awaits Signature
The emergency bankruptcy revision bill avancered through Congress and was sent to the White House for President Hoover to sign. The House approved the Senate amendment by 207 to 26 with bipartisan support, aimed at aiding railroads individuals and farmers while excluding corporations.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
House
Senate
Hunters And Fishermen Apply For Licenses In February
County clerk reports seven district hunting and fishing licenses issued in February. Five statewide licenses were also issued during the same period as records indicate.
National Capital Confirms Inaugural Week Preparations
Washington observes a city of contrasts as inaugurations and moving day unfold. Franklin D Roosevelt prepares to take the oath aboard the Roosevelt family Bible while preparations for cabinet swearing ins and security measures intensify. The inaugural parade grows from 10600 to 18000 participants as hotels fill and visitors pour in. Navy and Marine bands are assigned to performances and security is heightened with secret service and police plans. A flotilla of destroyers Bainbridge and Reuben James will ferry naval reservists to Charleston for the march. James A. Lincell of Clarksburg visits the capital.
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Clarksburg
Charleston
Washington
Masonic Auditorium
Ambassadores Band
Dick Dolan
National Capital
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miami
Capitol
Navy Department
Bainbridge
New York
D. C
March Sunday Menu and Roast Pork Loin Recipe
A March Sunday menu lists breakfast waffles sausages coffee and dessert options. The roast pork loin recipe covers 8 pound loin prep sprinkle with salt paprika and flour bake in stages with water addition, while gravy uses pan drippings and flour. Also included are Russian dressing and a chocolate butter vanilla nut dessert mix with cooling and cutting instructions.
Apron Found Around Man's Neck Tied in Pit Slaying
Chicago police report the body of 66 year old August Hitterman, a margarine and egg peddler, found half hidden in a cinder pit behind a public school. An apron was tied around his head and he was beaten. Motive not yet clear.
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Chicago
August Hitterman
Marengo
Hitterman
Funeral services for Mrs L V Rogers set
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Virlinda Rogers who died at her West Washington home yesterday evening will be held tomorrow at 2:00 PM at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev P J Turvander officiating. Burial will be in Bluemont Cemetery.
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L. V. Rogers
Laura Virlinda Rogers
West Washington Street
Bartlett Funeral Home
P. J. Turvander
First
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Bradford
John Bradford
Maple
Ladies’ Aid Society
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Orelock
C. E. Hostler
Christian Aid Society
Ladied’ Aid Society
The
First Christian Church
Thursady
J. A Keller
Holt Apartments
Woman's Club
Shepherdess
C. E. Morehead
Andrews M. E. Church
Main Street
Som
Thoettcher
Clark
Carl Currey
Baconial
Tygarts Valley
West Grafton
H.F. Brocard
Flemington
William Watkins
Court House
William K. Hall
Knotteville
William Wakins
Kurfees and Rogers
Pozecds
Baltiaiload Company
Adolphus Amstrong
Armstrong
Supreme Court
Francis M. Durbin
Isaac Evans
Yates
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gilbert L. B. Fetterman
Main
Latrobe
Fetterman
Mitchell
Vernon
Lefty” Gomez
New York Yankees
Hurler
June O'Day
Associated Press
Army
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William H. Woodin
Treasury
Navy
Marine
Montezuma
James A. Lincell
Nat Eistey Press
van Illand
Daniel C. Roper
North Carolina
Comes
Roosevelt
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