Society Notes Highlight Club Meetings and Marital News
The Juvenile Protective Home Circle held a six o'clock meeting at Modern hall with many in attendance and guests from Clarksburg. Adult members met at eight to discuss Rol matters. next gathering is May 18. The Red Wing Club hosted Mrs Elizabeth McFarland and elected officers, shifting meeting nights to the first Thursday. Clarence Holt and Louis Lawrence wed at the bride’s home with Rev Howard Mayres officiating. A list of literary awards announced includes prizes of 1000 to The Store, 1000 to Both Your Houses, 2000 to The Significance of Sections in American History, 1000 to Grover Cleveland, and 1000 to Conquistador.
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B. C
Protective Home Circle
Clarksburg
Red Wing Club
Elizabeth McFarland
Grand Street
Myrtle Frazier
Kate Greenwald
Pearl Fox
Frederick J. Turner
Portage
Wis
Turner
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Allan Nevins
Camp Point
Ill
Archibald MacLeish
Glencoe
Pulitzer prizes awarded to writers at Princeton Library dinner
New York on May 5 1932 the Friends of the Princeton Library announced Pulitzer prizes in letters. The awards honored a Tennessee novelist two university professors a newspaperman owner playwright and an elusive poet for best novel published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Friends of Te Princeton Library
Beauty Tip Lemon Skin-Rinse and Rice Massage
A lemon skin rinse described as a brightening beauty treatment. Lemons act as astringent when rice is rubbed into the skin. Cut the lemon, squeeze juice into a small dish, press it onto the skin, and massage into pores. Repeat and remove excess juice after the final treatment.
West Virginia Sunday School Association elects six trustees
Charleston May 5 The West Virginia Sunday School Association began its fifty third annual convention by naming six trustees for three year terms Frank A Thomas and Arthur S Dayton of Charleston and C H Hartley of Morgantown are new members while C C Dickinson Phil M Conley and the Rev Frank Donaldson of Charleston were reelected W W Trent state superintendent of schools was named to the education committee The keynote Religion in Individual Life Today was given by the Rev Clarence W Kemper of Charleston a member of the international council of religious education Denominational conference with 14 denominations met during the day A supper conference for all workers was held last evening Speakers included the Rev Dr Minor C Miller of Richmond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia Sunday School Association
Frank A. Thomas
Arthur S. Dayton
C. H. Hartley
Morgantown
C. C. Dickinson
Phil M. Conley
Frank Donaldson
W. W. Trent
Il Duce Has Heavy Guard Observers Describe Security Woes
William M. Simpson Jr. told how Mussolini faced intense protection during a Rome visit to the American academy. He recalled detectives watching his studio windows the night before the Duce's schedule arrival and authorities halting traffic and clearing pedestrians long before 10 o'clock the next day.
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Baltimore
Mussolini
William M. Simpson, Jr
Rinehart School of Sculpture
Maryland Institute
Simpson
American Academy
Rome
Tr Duce
Coat inquiry at Frang and Burks suits shopper
A woman toured Frang and Burks last Saturday seeking a coat. She found a lovely sport coat that fit well but hesitated to purchase after wanting to compare options.
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Frang & Burks
Detectives Guard Mussolini Ambience Noted by Simpson
Simpson said passers by looked like peasants or businessmen but were actually detectives and bodyguards. He noted it was hard for anyone to reach Mussolini within a hundred yards. Mussolini favors modern art and architecture yet praised two of Simpson's subjects done in conventional form.
Mrs Pinchot Joins Picket Lines Over Sweatshop Protests
Allentown Pennsylvania May 5 Mrs Gifford Pinchot wife of the governor announced she would join picket lines in Allentown and Northampton where workers are on strike. The visit followed hearings by Charlotte Carr deputy secretary of labor and industry exposing alleged sweatshop abuses including low pay and coercive practices. Pinchot said she would participate in the protest and urged state action based on testimonies from young workers.
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Allentown
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Northampton
Pinchot
Charlotte E. Carr
Secretary of Labor and Industry
New York
Passage Of Security Regulation Bill In House
Washington May 5 A voice vote assured passage of the Reyburn security regulation bill in the House after adopting a five hour debate limit and allowing only committee amendments Chairman Pou of the house rules committee said the country wants action to correct abuses in the sale of worthless security and not individual amendments.
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Washington
House
Pou
House Rules Committee
Congress
Bar Association Banquet Hosts Judges and Legal Leaders
The Taylor County Bar Association plans a May 10 banquet in Morgantown honoring Hon. Clarence E. Martin, president of the American Bar Association. The event, under Monongahela Bar Association and West Virginia University College of Law, will be at Hotel Morgan with Grafton attorneys expected to attend.
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Taylor County Bar Association
Morgantown
Clarence E. Martin
American Bar Association
Monongahela Bar Association
College of Law
West Virginia University
Hotel Morgan
Grafton
Former Local Resident Visits City on Return Trip
Henry Colerider of Washington DC stopped in the city briefly this morning while heading to Fairmont on business. A longtime shoe merchant of Grafton he still owns a West Main street building and left the area about twenty years ago for North Carolina before relocating to Washington. He said he would return Monday for a longer visit.
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Henry Colerider
Washington
DB. C
Fairmont
Colerider
Grafton
West Main Street
North Carolina
Many From Distance Attend Child's Funeral
Out of town relatives and friends attended the funeral of Nita Marie Phillips the little daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil W Phillips of 1201 Railroad Street on Wednesday. Attending were Mrs Basha Haught and T W Phillips of Parkersburg Mr and Mrs J E Little and daughters Mr and Mrs Frank Orr Mr and Mrs Rex Orr of Parsons Mrs Arthur J Valentine Jr of Keyser Mr and Mrs A E Benson and family of Terra Alta Mr and Mrs L W Blenkenclip Huntington Mr and Mrs W A Pink and Mrs Parkers Fink Elkins Mr and Mrs P C Atha and family and Mr and Mrs Keanezn Ore and son of Fairmont.
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Nita Marie, Little
Cecil W. Phillips
Railroad Street
Basha Haught
T. W. Phillips
Parkersburg
J. E. Little
Frank Orr
Rex Orr
Parsons
Arthur J. Valentine, Jr
Keyser
Uniform Figures For Rate Making In West Virginia Senate Bill
The West Virginia senate passes a bill calling for uniform figures in utility taxation and rate making. It requires the Public Service Commission to report rate making valuations to the Board of Public Works one month before property assessments begin.
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Charleston
Senate
Wells
Roane
Public Service Commission
Board of Public Works
Fishermen object to postings in Canaan valley
Clarksburg May 5 fishermen in Central West Virginia expressed indignation over landowners posting notices along the Blackfork river and its tributaries in Canaan valley. The Tucker county basin is regarded as one of the best trout havens in the state.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Blackfork River
Canaan Valley
Tucker County
Student Thomas Grayson Recovers to Return to College
Thomas Grayson son of Mr and Mrs Clarence E Grayson of 127 East Wilford Street has been ill at home for a week and is able to be up today He hopes to resume studies as a senior at State Teachers College Fairmont within the next week
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Thomas Grayson
Clarence E. Grayson
Wilford Street
State Teachers College
Fairmont
Japan's Rail Extensions in Manchuria Stir Soviet Tension
The Allied piece notes a long running dispute over the Chinese Eastern Railway as Japan extends lines toward Korea and Manchuria, challenging Soviet control of Vladivostok's port. It cites past wars, treaties, and 1931 tensions around Mukden, Changchun, and the Manchukuo establishment.
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Japan
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Soviet Russia
Chinese Eastern Railway
Ern
Changchun
Manchurian
Changchun-Kirin
Menus Of The Day From Sunday Dinner And Desserts
Planning for Sunday meals includes lamb roast with vegetables and dessert, followed by lamb sandwiches and fruit cookies. Recipes cover a chilled cucumber salad with French dressing, baked apples with cinnamon and sugar, and a layered chocolate vanilla cake with white frosting.
Flemington Commencement Speakers Announced
The Rev. J. Marion Smith of Clarksburg church will speak at Flemington district high school commencement. The Rev. J. W. Ayers of Simpson Creek Baptist church Bridgeport will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday May 21 to graduates of the junior and senior high schools.
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J. Marion Smith
Clarksburg
Flemington
J. W. Ayers
Simpson Creek Baptist Church
Bridgeport
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Lawrence Holt
Clarice Holt
Fred Holt
Louis Lawrence
J. F. Lawrence
Pleasant Valley
Howard Mayres
Beverly
Pigncatee
Alte
Scree
Sunday School Union
Association
IL Duce
Premier
Franz & Burkaway
Ben H. Franz
W. Main St
Mrs. Pinchot
Gardenhose
Akron
Ohio
C. E. Martin
Gordon
Printress & Redfern Coats
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Thornton
Williams
Nevada
Canaan
A. B. Scott
Optometrist
W. Va
The
Associated Press
Imperial Russia
Port Arthur
Wien
Mongolia
Ranichnaya
Harbin
Cape Cod
Margaret McMath
Neil c. McMath
Detroit
Harwich Port
Mass
Union Brokerage
Morgantown Avenue
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