Graf ton Ladies Aid and social events highlight Society items
Mrs George C Felton and Miss Pearle Felton hosted Graf ton area Ladies Aid at Webster M E Church with new members Latta Getz Madge Newton and Mary Virginia Felton. St Patricks Day dance planned Drum and Bugle Corps of American Legion at Moose Home. Weekly Sewing Club added one member and met at Mrs Pearl Hussion's. Luci Thirteen Club enjoyed dancing with prizes. Woman's Club canceled regular meeting for antique show. next an Art appreciation program April 10. J O C Class met at Mrs Lessie Lanham's. Group D and Fisher Class met for scheduled gatherings. Home Missionary Society met at church. Group I Ladies Aid to meet at W B Barnes home for business.
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Aid Socety
George C. Felton
Pearle Felton
Ladies Aid Soening Webster M. E. Church
del Phin Cwran
Charles Hawkins
Latta Getz
Madge Newton
Mary Virginia Felton
St. Patrick’s
The
American Legion
Moose Home
Turner's
American News
L. H. Greenwald
Pearl Hussion
Woman's Club
Woman's Club of
Grafton
Andrews M
Helen Pierce
Lessie Martin Lanham
Pearl Street
W. F. Martin
Mabel Woodyard
Mildred Williams
Selah Mauller
Thelma Boyles
Edith Paulley
Lanham
Miss Pierce
Bertie Bell Thompson
Clara Hoffman
Rex Lanham
William Gerkins
Billy
Ladies Aid Society of Andrews M. E
W. B. Barnes
Maple Avenue
Fisher
Mrs Lillie M Carson Granted Divorce in Circuit Court
A divorce decree filed Saturday grants Mrs Lillie M Carson a divorce from Oka W Carson. She receives alimony of 50 dollars monthly starting April 1 and possession of their two minor children. Attorney Fred L Shinn of Clarksburg represents her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie M. Carson
Oka W. Carson
Fred L. Shinn
Clarksburg
My Beauty Hint By Mozelle Brittonne Screen Actress
The article presents Mozelle Brittonne sharing nightly skin care using lemon juice on face and neck to stay pale and clear, followed by ice to close pores, and morning use of ice. She drinks grapefruit juice diluted with hot water at breakfast for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozelle Brittonne
MELLO-GLO face powder promises youth glow
Advertising copy touts MELLO-GLO face powder for a youthful bloom with smooth spread, long wear, and pore coverage. It asserts fragrance, a French process, and quick trust from women, noting pricing 50¢ and $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Florida
Grafton Drug & Chem- Gation
Tady
Ter
Quilt and Curio Displays Big Success
The Quilt and Curio Show at Jolliffe's Community Rooms drew strong local turnout. 82 quilt entries featured old and modern designs with numerous prizewinners including Mrs. Mary A. Wilson, Mrs. E. R. Handley, Mrs. Nettie Isner, Miss Mildred Keefer, Mrs. O. Jay Fleming, and Mrs. J. E. Howell. The oldest quilt prize went to Mrs. George L. Jolliffe. oldest woven coverlet to Mrs. Charles Scranage. Curio items drew 43 entries, notably firearms and a 1812 war pistol, with entries by A. C. Thomas and Jed W. Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolliffe's
Mary A. Wilson
E. R. Handley
Nettie Isner
Dewey Avenue
Mildred Keefer
O. Jay Fleming
Walnut Street
J. E. Howell
George L. Jolliffe
Beech Street
Charles Scranage
Pruntytown
Barnesville
Fairmont
Nancy
Mahala Hartley
Scran
A. C. Thomas
Jed W. Robinson
Whitescarver Sues For Divorce On Cruelty Charge
Mrs Hattie Whitescarver files divorce suit in circuit court against Charles C Whitescarver alleging cruelty. Married in 1922 the couple live on a 52 acre farm near Simpson owned by her daughter from a prior marriage. She seeks an injunction preventing him from entering the premises. attorney W Bruce Talbott of Philippi represents her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hollis
Hattie Whitescarver
Charles C. Whitestarver
Simpson
Mrs. M A Lalley Dies At Home At 72
Mrs M A Lalley aged 72 died at her home at 323 Dewey Avenue at 2 35 PM after a four day illness of double pneumonia. She was the widow of the late Mike Lalley a veteran B & O employee who died several years ago. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Lalley
Dewey Avenue
Mike Lalley
Miss Virginia Wilson Resigns to Care for Father
Miss Virginia Wilson of Harrisville, an economics teacher at Flemington High School, resigned Friday because her father A J Wilson is ill at home and her mother died last week in Harrisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Wilson
Harrisville
Flemington High School
A. J. Wilson
Personal notices and travel updates from Grafton
Local items report Harry C. Compton improving at home after influenza. St Patrick's Day activities at Red Cross Pharmacy. Grace Sharps recuperating at her mother’s home Morgantown. Maudie Lucas visiting her parents in West Main street. Earthquake safety news from California relatives of Whitescarver and Phil lips. Ivah Powell safe, tale from California. Edward Losh returned to Norfolk Navy. Lucinda Sayres and Roy Phillips back to Washington. Mr and Mrs Gill of Rhode Island visiting Grafton. Florence Snodgrass and daughter Grace visiting Bry an West Wilford street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Compton
McGraw Avenue
St. Patrick's Day
Red Cross Pharmacy
Grace Sharps
Monongah County Hospital
Morgantown
W. Va
Mary Sharps
Webster Pike
Maudie Lucas
Washington, D. C
J. Whitescarver
Effie Phillips
California
Grafton
Guy Powell
Ivah Powell
J. T. Yates
Edward Losh
Norfolk
Virginia
U. S. Navy
Lucinda Sayres
Gahilinger Hospital
Washington
D. C
Roy Phillips
Bertie Thompson
Joseph Gill
Rhode Island
J. L. Losh
Florence Snodgrass
Grace
Philippi
Alman Bryan
West Wilford Street
Earthquake News Reaches Grafton Area
Dr John Whitescarver and family report no injuries after the southern California quake that struck Friday night and Saturday. Mrs Margaret Welch and her children also safe in the stricken zone. Casualty listed as James Arbogast of Santa Anna, presumed killed. Relatives in Grafton await word as others confirm safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Whitescarver
Charles H. Straub
Los Angeles
Taylor County
James Arbogast
Santa Anna
California
Carl Southey
Rosemont
Grafton
Revival draws large crowd at Simpson Baptist Church
Revivals attract a large audience at the Simpson Baptist church with Rev. G. W. Kirby leading nightly services assisted by Rev. Millard Stump of Pruntytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
Baptist Church
G. W. Kirby
Millard Stump
Pruntytown
Favor Loans To State Banks Trust Companies Bill Introed
Senator Robinson of Arkansas introduced a bill to authorize direct loans from federal reserve banks to state banks and trust companies for one year. The proposal seeks emergency liquidity support for state financial institutions amid unsettled conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Britain lifts arms embargo on Orient shipments
London announced that Great Britain will remove its embargo on shipping arms to China and Japan. Parliament was informed by Stanley Baldwin that the embargo is being lifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Great Britain
London
China
Japan
Stanley Bald Jwin
Parliament
Imperial Flag Now Waving Over Germany
Berlin reports that a presidential decree by Von Hindenburg takes effect immediately, replacing the imperial flag with the national colors black white and red. The swastika flag is granted equal status and may fly on public buildings alongside the imperial banner. Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick orders three days of flag celebrations on public buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Councellor
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Wilhelm Frick
Withdrawals To Hoard Forbidden By Treasury Ruling
Washington March 134 The treasury barred banks from allowing withdrawals for hoarding and empowered banks to seek sworn statements on withdrawals. Banks may cash official state drafts for salaries and purposes and remit funds, but no gold or gold certificates may be paid out under this ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Obey the Law opens at Opera House with strong cast
The Columbia screen drama Obey the Law opens tonight at the Opera House and runs through Tuesday and Wednesday. Leo Carrillo Dickie Moore and Lois Wilson head a story of an Italian immigrant loyal to the United States who faces political corruption in a big city. Henry Clive as Big Joe Riordon leads a gang exploited by a crooked machine. Ben Stoloff directs after The Night Mayor and Metropolitan Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Opera House
Leo Carrillo
Dickie Moors
Lois Wilson
Arthur Caesar
Harry Sauber
Carrillo
United States
Big Joe" Riordon
Henry Clive
Washington
Banking Reform Bill Referred to Subcommittee
The Glass bank reform bill was referred today by the senate banking committee to a sub committee headed by its author Senator Glass Democrat Va The committee decided to continue its investigation of the New York stock market
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Glass Bank
Senate Banking Committee
Senator Glass
Dem
New York
Delbert Perone Fined In Magistrate's Court
Delbert Perone of 102 West Washington street was fined $10 in Magistrate James Lilly's court Saturday evening for being drunk. He arranged to pay. He had been previously acquitted on another charge brought by Lonnie Bays of Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Perone
West
Washington Street
James Lilly
Lonnie Bays
Simpson
Strand Theatre Showcases Clark Gable in No Man Of Her Own
Clark Gable dominates Swift and Big Town Plot as No Man Of Her Own portrays a daring gambler who loses to matrimony. Carole Lombard and Dorothy Mackaill supported by in the Strand Theatre program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Gable
Swift
Carole Lombard
Dorothy Mackaill
No Man of Her Own Opens at Strand Theatre
A swiftly moving plot with Clark Gable in a romantic role features two leading ladies Carole Lombard and Dorothy Mackaill. The film opened yesterday at the Strand and runs today and Tuesday as every woman in Grafton likely seeks the chance to see it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Carole Lombard
Dorothy Mackaill
Whicch
Strand Theatre
Grafton
Gable Shines In Fast Paced Entertaining Romance
Gable dominates the screen in a brisk well cast film with Miss Mackaill and Miss Lombard. A proof of Edmund Goulding and Benjamin Glaser craftsmanship, Wesley Ruggles directs. Gable surfaces as a charmers hero who courts a librarian and marries amid crime and police pursuit, ending in suspenseful disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mackaill
Gable
Miss Lombard
Meat Cakes Dinner Menu and Recipe Outline
A vintage era dinner feature describes meat cakes with escalloped potatoes and celery apple salad. It lists ingredients and steps for meat cakes, potatoes and gelatin prune pudding, detailing mixing shaping rolling baking times and cooling before serving.
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Luci
Sherman Reed
Lucky Thirteen Club
Ben Rowland
Margaret Jaco
Ray Wiseman
Richard Thayer
Joe Mahaffey
Elmer Carrico
Leslie Loar
Herbert Tucker
Charles Corbin
L. L. Painter
Methodist Protestant Church
Ida Proudfont
W. Wilford Street
Home Missionary
Home Missionary Society of Andrews M. E
Andrews Ladies Aid Society
Fingerwave
Marcel Marcel
Carlos Carl Mle
Marinello
West Side
Beauty Shop
Eine Ei
Curio
Jolliffe
Bill
Grafton Folk
Whitescarvers
Germany
Leo Carrillo and
Ben Stoloff
Carole
Ginbard
Garamount
Associated Press
Long Beach
Cal
Mrs
Alexander George
Hunting and Fishing Magazine
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