Senior Play in Rehearsal at High School Auditorium
The modernized Shakespeare production The annual play by William Shakespeare will be staged in the High school auditorium at 8 o clock on Friday night May 22. Miss Ruth Batten directs the cast training for three weeks, with Richard Graham as Shylock and Barbara Baker as Portia. Antonio, Portia, and Jessica figure in this dramatic tale of money, pounds of flesh, and wit set in Venice.
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Venice
William Shakespeare
Ruth Batten
Shylock
Jessicia
Jessica
Portia
Antonio
Richard Graham
Barbara Baker
John Crane
Waas and Company
Philadelphis
Mrs Beavers Installed Head Of Grafton Woman's Club
The Grafton Woman's Club held its annual May dinner at the Zik's club ball with seventy one in attendance. Officers were installed by Mrs J J W Ault, including President Mrs W A Beavers and vice presidents, followed by a program of readings and music and a toast to the new president. Members and guests listed include Mrs Rhea Fisher, Mrs C F Shafer, Mrs W A Beavers, and others.
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Simpson Parent Teachers’ Association
Simpson Junior High School
Forrest Davis
John Poppolardo
Mildred Kraft
Charlie Chaplin
Woman's Club of Grafton
Zik's Club
C.F. Shafer
Richard Bartlett
W. J. McGonagle
E. M. Tomlinson
Rhea Fisher
Smith
Elizabeth Stuck
Nell Haslup
Abe Tackett
C. O. Reynolds
William Williams
J.J. ‘W. Ault
W. A. Beavers
H. R.chibson
Tor“ock Rasmussen
Eva Love
L.J. Prey
J. W. Ault
Z. L. Dean
T. W. Heironimus, Jr
William Wiliams
Gibson
Beavers
Mesdames Rhea
Pisher
Hugh McDaniel
Paul C. Malone
Alden Beagle
Joseph Jolliffe
B. F. Clark
Clyde G. Turner
D. C. Peck
Si J. W. Ault
O. Jay Fleming
Clyde J. Gilbert
W.A. Williams
G. T. Vance
Ed. McDaniel
G. H. A Kunst
Thomas G. Love
R. H.sawyer
J. W. Hamilton
R.R. Bell
Mary Hamilton
Ida L
A.C. H
Ladies’ Auxiliary
A. O. H. Lodge
K. of Jc. Hall
Ida Smith
James Ott
Ella Flanagan
Ann Smith
Anna Hussion
Social calendar lists May events across community groups
May dates include social for Sunshine Band at Mrs Ruth Bumgardners, a joint Business Girls and Kiwanians meeting at Cosy Rest, Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, Woodman's Circle meeting, Andrews M E church missionary society, amateur radio contest at M P church, Ladies Aid and Brotherhood meeting at St Pauls Lutheran, Grafton Quota Club birthday dinner, a long reservations list, a Wilma Jean Tighe birthday party at 612 Luzadder, A H auxiliary meeting, and events hosted by A C H auxiliary with officers installed.
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Sunshine Band
U. B
Ruth Bumgardner
Cosy Rest
Helen Brown
Jerry Morgan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. F. W. Hall
Woodman’s Circle
White Rose Grove No. 2
Redmen’s Hall
Womans’ Foreign Missionary Society of Andrews
M. E. Church
E. F. Clark
J. H. St. Clair
M. P
Laymans’ Council
Ladies ‘Aid Church Council
Brotherhood of St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Thomas Beall
Ray Withers
Grafton Quota Club
Cozy Rest
Bertha Goodwin
Holt challenges Neely to public debate in West Virginia
Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia challenged Senator M. M. Neely to a public debate on their political differences from a shared platform on Saturday. Neely, seeking renomination, will speak there and answer Holt’s charges, Holt said he would repeat his allegations if Neely accepts, giving West Virginians a chance to hear both sides.
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Parkersburg
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
M. M. Neely
Neely
Holt
West Virginia
Ila Tost
Vonsparey
Selwyn Hadeo
Thora
Ted
Mfabbas
Babbas
Wilma
Babes
Mr. Babbas
Mr. Babba
Hereek
Mingivings
Guest at the Marshs provokes tension in household
Wilma prepares for a guest named Mr Babbas as Thora contemplates the newcomer. The family dynamic strains under the arrival of a stranger who may disrupt harmony, with Thora and Wilma anxious about hospitality while Alec Babbas proves wary yet polite.
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Wilma
Marsh
Thora
Mr. Babbas
Thorn
Katie Donahue
Finer
Nellie
Jane
Pat Donahue
Ted
Katie
Leroy
England
Hhromeh
Miss Dahl
Alec
Mies Oghl
Mother's Day Gift Ideas at Red Cross Pharmacy
Remember her next Sunday May 10 with a box of candy The Perfect Gift. Choose from Johnson's Page Shaw's Apollo and Alice Blue lines. Also available are Mother's Day greeting cards at Red Cross Pharmacy.
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Johnson's
Page & Shaw's
Apollo
Alice
RED Cross Pharmacy
Weekend Visitors and Medical Journeys Across States
PERS NALS family and relatives gather for weekend visits as Mr. George Zinn returns to Charleston from Detroit. Mrs. Zinn and Virginia Lee stay for a visit while Charles Mahaffey travels from Baltimore after sinus consultation. Other locals journey to Fairmont for VFW events, and hospital stays include Sam Fisher in Huntington and Wills for medical observation in Baltimore.
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George Zinn
Virginia Lee
Zinn
S.M. Zinn
Yates Avenue
Charleston
Detroit
Michigan
J. B. Mahaffey
Charles
Baltimore
E. R. Bucklew
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Joe Grinnan
Grafton
Miami
Florida
Clarksburg
John Waters
Cumberland
Mildred Wiers
Archdeacon Apartments
Thomas J. Moran
Dewey R. Shaffer
Hugh L. Miller
Jack McCullough
Fairmont
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sam Fisher
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Richard Robey
J. Lee Evans Furniture Company
Sewtart
Warner Refrigerator Dealers
Wheeling
W. Edmund Hardin
R. H. Bunner
Nine New Members Named In Grafton Volunteer Fire Dept
Nine new members were voted into the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department at a regular station meeting last night. The new men will be officially notified after the city commission approves next Monday. Names of the candidates are being withheld pending the commission decision. A carnival committee appointment was postponed to next Monday after naming the new members. By laws were amended to include fines for tardy members and a collection method for fines was approved.
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Grafton
Lemme Fond
Polite City Bans Snakes After Fatal Revival Demonstration
Bartow moved to curb hot snake handling after a deadly faith demonstration led by evangelist George W. Hensley. Coroner's jurors heard the case of Weaver, bitten by a several foot snake during the event even as Hensley claimed hundreds were bitten in similar revivals. A new law bans all demonstrations with snakes to protect public health and safety.
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Bartow
George W. Hensley
Weaver
Hensley
M. J. Lassiter
Famous Bridge Hand Praised by Maier Admires Watson Partner
An admirer sends a hand played by M. D. Maier with the remark that Louis H. Watson, partner of Maier, never saw a better played hand. Watson was regarded as one of the five best players in the country, marking high praise from a top bridge figure.
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M. D. Maier
Louis H.watson
Maier
Watson
Fragmented OCR Text Summary Item
A damaged newspaper fragment shows unreadable codes and numbers with no clear event or entities readable enough to identify people places or organizations. The text lacks coherent context and presents only numeric sequences.
Small Slam in a Historic Bridge Hand
In a reported bridge hand, South Maler bid 2 Diamonds and a strong sequence led to a small slam. After a spade lead and careful discard, West defended with trumps while East showed distribution. Declarer navigated ruffs and heart controls to complete the unlikely small slam despite delicate trump management.
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South
Mr. Maler
North
East
J. Weat
Bast
West
Declarer
Hodges Denounces Labor Faction in City Race
Hodges rebukes organized labor backing a candidate and warns against factional control of the party. He condemns two unnamed opposing candidacies and defends himself from misinterpretation amid three years of state administration criticism.
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Organized Labor
Labor
Roosevelt Era Social Development Sparks Nation
A fragmented clipping notes Roosevelt era life turning toward a new social development, mentioning the nation’s grip on a future era. The incomplete text suggests a belief that the country stands on the threshold of a significant change guided by leadership.
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Roosevelt
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Jerry Hannon
Rosemary Rowland
el Jen Felton
Charlotte Litzinger
Rita Jean Sorge
Shonor
Merchant of Venice
A. A. Miller
J. M. Riffee
N. Hall
George Jolliffe
Harold Noble
William Willhide
James Mechling
L.C. Frey
C. F. Shafer
Cedric O. Reynolds
Sarah Smith
Virginia Shaw
Jean DuBerry
Laura Fries
Belle van Kirk
Fannie Holden
Wilma Jean Tighe
Mary Hussion
Luzadder Street
Hussion
Ed. Hussion
Ruth Belle Balser
Betty Mac Kincaid
Juanita Nicole
Maxine McConkey
Jean Catherine Swiger
Doris Jean Tighe
Mary Joyce Tighe
Gypsy Taylor
Geraldine Hussion
Florence Jane Hamilton
Virginia ‘Wine
Velma Wilt
Teddy Rogers
Maxine Rogers
Avanelle Farr
Lindy Miller
Ralph Tighe
Mickey Hussion
Eugene Hussion
Marvin Rogers
George Dewey Rogers
Bob
Tighe
Francis Hussion
Rush
Main Street
Shepard
Salvation Army Home ‘ Service Campaign
Taylor County
Salvation Army
Hodges
L.A. Via
Ernest AL. Bailey
Homer A. Holt
C. Allen
Chanapeakes
Gaeitom Basking
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