Engagement Announced For Olive Ann McCaskey
Grat ion of the engagement of Miss Olive Ann McCaskey to Ralph Leonard Allen is announced after an informal tea at the McCaskeys’ home in Brooklyn. The couple, both connected with prominent families, plan to marry in June and bring ties to Grafton through shared memories of the McCaskey residence and community friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Ann McCaskey
George G. McCass
Avenue C
Brooklyn
Ralph Leonard Allen
M. A. O. Allen
Manhattan
Ridgefield
McCaskey
Packer Collegiate Institute
Sullens College
Bristol
Virginia
Allen
Colgate College
Harvard Business School
Grafton
George G. McCaskey
Tygarts Valley Glass Plant
Olive Ann
My Beauty Hint Screen Actress Shares Skincare Routine
The screen actress notes dry skin benefits from vegetable oils. She oils her face each evening to remove makeup and soften the complexion, then uses warm water and castile soap in the morning for cleansing. She keeps her face covered to protect skin from roughening under sun exposure.
You Will Be More Attractive You Will Be More Attractive
Government monopoly advertises MELLO-GLOves Austria to sell a new cigar at 50c and 1.00 with tax free low nicotine content. Grafton Drug & Chemical Co. promotes a new French process skin product claiming smoothness, long wear, and pore hiding benefits while denying irritation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Y Grafton Drug &Chemical Co. d
Creomulsion Ad and Local News Briefs
An ad promotes Creomulsion promising relief for coughs and colds with a money back guarantee. Local notes mention Mrs. Alta Berkley recovering from a left wrist fracture and several residents visiting relatives in Shepherdstown, Washington, Charleston, and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Berkley
Graham Street
Harry White
Walter Williams
Shepherdstown
John L. Hechmer
Washington
Will
Capital
Lawrence Myers
Albert Stemple
Nathan Kennedy
Philippi
Amos Gall
Pittsburgh
Ada Gall
Pearl Street
HL. L. Clelland
Country Club Road
N. F. Kendall
Maple, Avenue
Charleston
Harold Gall
New York
Crisis lifts as industry passes crucial test in steel markets
Cleveland reports a strong belief that government and industry have cleared a crucial test and gained vitality for recovery. The weekly Steel magazine notes improved iron and steel tones, rising demand for raw materials, and resumed automotive orders, with prices steady and forward inquiries growing into October. Four Arkansas lawmakers used a plane to inspect a committee site, signaling unusual measures in state oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Steel
Youngstown
Chicago
Steel Works
Helen Keller to Lecture in Grafton
Miss Helen Keller will lecture Tuesday evening April 1 at Andrew s Methodist Church in Grafton under the Woman s Club. No admission fee. a voluntary offering will aid the American Association for the Blind. The club earns praise for booking this remarkable speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Keller
Grafton
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Woman's Club of
American Association For the Blind
Woman's Club
Quick Accord on Beer Bill Predicted
Washington dispatches report final enactment of the beer bill near. Congress conferees agree to legalize a 3.2 percent brew and retain the 3.5 wine allowance with age restrictions. Senate and House managers prepare to conclude action amid forecasts of rapid agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Washington
Mar
Ferees
Harrison
Senate Group
Nation Responds Calmly As Bank Crisis Fades
The nation's reaction to the banking turmoil shows steady confidence among citizens and leaders. Hoover and Roosevelt actions, while controversial to some, drew broad support as government steers through economic distress and maintains faith in national institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Price
Bureau
the Press
Washington
Hoover
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Takes Up Rail Problem At Meet
President Roosevelt chaired a White House conference with railroad executives to press for early compression action. Attendees included J J Pelley of New York New Haven Hartford, F E Williamson of New York Central, Carl Gray of Union Pacific, and adviser Professor A A Betle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
J. J. Pelley
New York, New Haven & Hartford
F. E. Williamson
New York Central
Carl Gray
Union Pacific
A.A. Betle
Davis Ridge Man, 83, Ends Own Life
Fairmont reports Nathaniel Monroe Booth, 83, died by a bullet at his son W H Booths Davis Ridge home between Monongah and Farmington. Officers say the act was related to personal safety. Relatives heard a shot then found the body in a doorway to the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Nathaniel Monroe Booth
W. H. Booth
Davis Ridge
Monongah
Farmington
Flood drives and marooned families near Cincinnati
Flood waters forced workers to break away earth embankments to let water in gradually. High waters spread to many Cincinnati suburbs and flooded the municipal airport. At Miami Grove near Cincinnati, 52 people were stranded for six hours atop tourist camp cabins as heavy freight cars blocked tracks on the Cincinnati, Searestawes and Portsmouth line.
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Cincinnati
Miami
Ohio
Lucasville
Portsmouth
Robinson Opera House
Kentucky
Ohio River
Covington
Newport
Union Terminal
Miami Grove
Searestawes
Portamouth Tall
Ohio River Flood Devastates Tri State Area
Flood waters from the Ohio River and its tributaries inundated parts of Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia causing thousands to evacuate homes. In Newport Kentucky two thousand homeless. lives lost seven in the aggregate. vast farm lands submerged including over three thousand acres near Elizabethtown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Parkersburg
W. Va
Louisville
Ohio
Tri-State
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Newport
Cincinnnati
Huntington
Elizabethtown
Here
New Richmond, O
Inauguration Floods Hover Over Spring Scene
A nationwide weather storm disrupts the start of spring. Ohio Valley residents flee floods unseen since 1913 while the Midwest endures a foot of snow and a severe electrical storm in Texas. At least seven deaths are reported from floods and storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Kentucky
Middle-West
United States Joins League to Handle Peru Colombia Rift
Washington reports the United States will join the League of Unions to address the Peru Colombia dispute in South America. Hugh R. Wilson, ambassador to Switzerland, is named the U S representative on the league committee. The move reflects policy used with Japan and Manchuria, with no precommitment to league actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
League of Unions
Peru-Colombia
South America
Rev Hanes to Help Brother in Brownsville Revival
Rev. B. E. Hanes of the First Christian Church leaves for Brownsville Pennsylvania to assist his brother Rev A F Hanes in a two week revival series starting tonight. The elder Hanes previously helped at a January revival in the local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Hanes
First Christian Church
Brownsville
A. F
A. F. Hanes
Ohio river floods sweep cities along the valley
Flood waters rising across West Virginia Kentucky Ohio and Indiana threaten homes and roads. In Huntington the Ohio toped 65.4 feet forcing hundreds from their houses while relief centers prepare. Parkersburg sees slowing fall as tributaries swell and communications crumble. Weather officials predict crest near beached stage with rain expected to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Ohio
West Virginia
Kanawha
Charleston
Point Pleasant
Camp Conley
National Guard
Manchester
Huntington
Louisville
Portsmouth
Weather Bureau
Kentucky
Indiana
Parkersburg
Wileh
River Ward
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United Brethren Church
Kathleen McIntosh
McFadden
Elinor White
Edith’ ‘Anderson
Dorothy Carrico
Grace Moore
Georgia McIntosh
Clara Hoffman
Floette Sturm
Virginia Powell Elinor White
Berdie Bell Thompson
Elizabeth Hefner
Edith Anderson
Ruby McFadden
Merle Posten
Meriam Isner
Georgia Lowe
Vivian Harr
George Norris
Brownlow
Virgil
Mabel Weaver
Rosemary Newcome
Mabel Carroll
Betty Pierpoint
Gwendolyn Cozard
Earnest Jacobs
Ralph Norris
Charles William Barcus
Clyde Dale Norris
Richard Demoss
Carl Weaver
Carl William Fawcett
Paul Weaver
Robert Somers
Raymond Rogers
Paul Menear
Ercell Norris
Virgil Norris
Mrs
Baptist Church
Perie Kramer
Friendship Sewing Club
Hallie McDaniel
Nellie Morris
Andrews General Aid
J. H. Goff
Lincoln Street
Joseph
Herbert Henderson
Goff
Joan Limbers
Rosa
Marcel Marcel
Marinello Beauty Shop
Phe
West Side Beauty Shop
The
Primrose Beauty Shop
Don Tet Srg
Ems
Arkansas
Andrews Church
Bulletin
Congress
Gallipolis
Clarksburg
Jimmy Farley, Jr
Jimmy
Wheeling
Sereneere
Mary Garis
Hollywood
Lucindi Corcoran
Victoria
Tex
Hall
U. S
Rev
Hanes
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