Society Notes Include Shepherdess Class Social At Mrs Morehead Home
Readers recount a pleasant evening at the Shepherdess Bible class of Andrews M E Church hosted by Mrs C T Morehead with 25 men and two guests. A talk by Ona C Jeffery and two guessing contests followed a dainty supper prepared by Mrs More. Diverse society items cover A O H Lodge meeting at Knights of Columbus hall and Harmony Grove School activities including a March gathering with readings songs solos and a social hour with homemade candy.
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C. T. Morehead
W. Mainstreet
Andrews M.E- Church
George Wish
Miss Conley
Ona C. Jeffery
More
David Bailey
Ittie Jace
A. O. HL
A. O. H. Lodge
Knights- of- Columbus
Harmony Grove
Madeline Lambert
W.A. Scranage
Frances Hugill
West Virginia
Bill Coffman
Frances
Kitty
Peggy Hefner
Daddy
Anna
Mother
Bill Goffrhan
Susie
Marion Lée Hefner
Grafton Notables Attend Roosevelt Inauguration In DC
A large group of Grafton residents including Thomas Madden Robert Knotts Sr and others traveled to Washington to witness the Roosevelt inauguration. Local attendees report travel from Staunton Philippi Dewey Avenue and Knottsville among many others while some residents stayed back due to illness or other duties. The bustling turnout reflects a strong local tie to national events with multiple families and teachers listed among attendees and preparations for parades and celebrations noted.
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Thomas Madden
Robert Knotts, Sr
Grafton
Washington
G. T. Waller
Route 6
Sentinel
Lawrence Brown
John _McFarland
William Knotts
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Howard Blue
Junior Pawcett
Bleville
R. L. Nicholas
Nellie DeMoss
Fairmont
E. M. Moore
Prentence Street
Mary Jane Shaw
Washington, DC
EM. Moore
Pretence Street
Frances Gatrell
Charles Warder
Baltimore
Annepolis
William Goff
Gratton
Dynamite and alarm clock found in Havana truck
In Havana a truck abandoned near police HQ contained about 1000 pounds of dynamite and 200 pounds of scrap metal arranged to explode as shrapnel. The device was tied to an alarm clock set to ring half an hour after discovery, but the alarm was not activated. Here in Washington Dr. Joel T. Boone said President Hoover is in excellent condition, better than when he entered the White House.
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Havana
Washington, Mar
Joel T. Boone
Hoover
White House
Menus of the Day by Mrs. Alexander George
A church kitchen menu lists Chiffon Lemon Pie for meals plus breakfast items like orange juice cooked wheat cereal cream fried mush and bacon. It includes a four serving fruit salad recipe with pineapple banana cherries celery salt lemon juice and salad dressing and a cookie recipe and a chopped steak and rice main course with onions tomatoes and rice.
Kump’s Father In Law Taken Ill Before Inauguration
Cyrus H. Scott aged 73, father in law of incoming West Virginia governor H. G. Kump, suffered a heart attack in a hotel lobby and was taken to the governor’s mansion in Charleston where his condition was described as not serious. The illness occurred on the eve of Kump’s inauguration.
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Charleston
C. H Scott
Scott
Cyrus H. Scott
H. G. Kump
West Virginia
Congress Ends Session As Tasks Remain Unfinished
Washington March 4 One brief action today ends the 72nd Congress. Two appropriation bills remain for the new session, including 36.8 million dollars for the District of Columbia and a one billion dollar supply measure for independent offices with veteran payments. Hoover refuses to sign the independence bill stating it exceeds his recommendation. he also rejects the Smith-Cotton farm aid measure signaling near collapse of the farm aid program.
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Washington
Mar
72Nd
Congress
District of Columbia
Hoover
Independence Office
East Side and Central Teams Clash Monday
The East Side grade school team and First Ward basketball squad meet Monday at 4 PM in the West Side school gym. Anticipation runs high for a thrilling afternoon contest between local rivals.
Thirteen Transients Seek Shelter At City Building
Thirteen transients applied for bed space at the municipal building for the night. The report notes none of them had shelter, with conditions described as unsettled and lacking decisive outcomes.
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National Capital
Wood- Yow Wilson
Wilson
Associated Press
Joan Dall
Curtis Dall
Curtis, Jr
Bara Delano Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Franklin, Jr
James
John
Elliot Roosevelt
Cee Fal
National Capitol
Jrere
Cotice Te Murhes
Franklin D
Calvin Coolidge
Noeheodore Roosevelt
United States
William H. Taft
Warren G. Harding
America
Coral Parrish Montgomery
V. E. Turner
Knotts Avenue
Staunton
Virginia
R. L. Turner
Dowden Finley
Philippi
G. J. Finley
Gwendolyn Isner
Murphy
Seidler_ Furniture company
Belleview Hospital
New York City
Nellie Tucker
Marguerite McMullen
Wilma Keller
John Madden
Lloyd Shriver
N. F. Kendall
George Luzadder
Arch Watkins
Glen Suddarth
Wallace Henderson
Carl Vince
Fred Gates
Democratic Committee
Taylor County
Harry Clark
Gene W. Ford
John Robinson
Hattie Reynolds
Florence Wilkinson
W. Ny Malone
Dewey Avenue
Malone
Janseph Wiles
Rowlesbore
Meadland
F. D. Sayrs
Middleville
Ction
Frank Bennett
Georgia Lough
Virginia Mettler
Frances Wolfe
Sam Bailey
Howard Walls
Knottsville
C. W. Menear
Simpson High School
Roy Nelson
Shelby School
Smith Wince
Wendel
D. D. Murphy
Jemnes Fordyce
Webster
George Gildbaugh
Newbury
George
Enders Durham
Mrs
Alexander George
Kump
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