Grafton Society News Highlights and Events
Grafton society notes cover Junior Choir operetta at First Presbyterian Church tonight at 8. No admission, refreshments after. Carnation sale by Group 8 of Andrews M E Church Ladies Aid at Bush Meat Market Saturday from 10 a.m. West Main Street M E Church Aid Society meets with devotionals and business, next at Mrs. Evans home. Pruntytown Aid Society gathers at Mrs. Stalnaker’s, new member Muriel Knotts, luncheon served. Protective Home Circle hosts business meeting and square dance at Modern Woodman hall with Clarksburg musicians. 50 members attend. Flemington High calendar includes junior senior banquet, class night, senior play, commencement events, and a church sermon by Rev. Herod. National Poetry Week observed by Grafton Woman’s Club with luncheon at St Paul’s M E Church. two-part program honoring George Washington bicentennial and modern American poets. Reservations via Book Review dept. program details to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First, Presbyterian Church
Rhea Fisher
Aid Society
The
Ladies Aid Society of Andrews M. E. Church
Bush Meat Market
Jacobs Meat Market
West Main Society
L. W. Kinter
Ed. McDaniel
Aid Society of
West Main Street
M. &. Chureh
Frank Evans
Grace Frye
Pruntytown
M. E. Church of
Merle Stalnaker
Alice Pringle
Blanche Bartlett
Stalnaker
Virginia Laren
Garden of Prayer
Lois Cover
Muriel Knotts
Sadie Scranage
Protective Home’ Circle of Grafton
Woodman Hall
Clarksburg
J. G. Yeungst
D. W. Palmer
Flemington High
Grandpa
High School
Methodist Protestant Church
F. Herod
First Bapti Barch
Grafton
C. E. Lauterbach
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Woman's Club of
St. Paul's M. E. Church
George Washington
Howard Cameron
E. M. Tomlinson
W. J. McGonagle
J. .W. Ault
Book Review
Mrs Herbert Evans Beauty Shop Opens May Fourth
Mrs Herbert Evans announces the opening of her beauty shop at 814 West Main St on Wednesday May 4. Free facials will be offered. On opening day Mrs Edwin Skaggs, a graduate beauty expert, will assist with hair cuts finger waves and manicuring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Evans
West Main St
Edwin Skaggs
Baby Roberta Lee Poling Born to Roy and Stella Poling
A five and a half pound girl named Roberta Lee was born to Mr and Mrs Roy H Poling of 20 West Wilford Street on April 30. The mother formerly was Miss Stella Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy H. Poling
W. Wilford Street
Roberta Lee
Stella Morgan
B and C Nine Plays Wendel On Saturday
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad companys local nine clash on Athletic field at 3 oclock Saturday afternoon with the Wendel team to open the Tygarts Valley Association Season Wright on the mound and Davis receiving constitute the local battery while Rockenbere pitching and Browns catching are Wendels battery. On Sunday the Railroaders will go to Wendel for a return game. Why Men Fail to Make Good offers advice on vitality and promoting physical condition with Worlds Tonic advertised as a tonic available at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Wendel
Tygarts Valley Association
Wright
Davis
Rockenbere
Brown
P. Davis
Reddick
F. Gerkin
G. Cook
J. Gerkin
D. Cook
H. Heffner
R. Ger
Isin
East Grafton PT A elects new officers at meeting
The East Grafton Parent Teachers Association closed its year with a two hour program and elected officers for the next year. Earl Ridenour was named president L V Boston vice president Anna Summers treasurer retiring officers were W H Shefferman and Hannah Thorpe. Principal Kenneth Robinson addressed the group and committees were appointed. The association invites all patrons to attend next term’s meetings on the first Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association of
East Grafton
Earl Ridenour
L. V. Boston
Anna Nuzums Secid Buts “Summers
W.H. Shefferman
Hannah Thorpe
Shefferman
Kenneth Robinson
East Grafton Association
P.T. A
Tragic double murder suicide in Hotel George
An estranged husband shot and killed his wife and critically wounded his mother in law before killing himself in Uniontown Pennsylvania on May 6 at the Hotel George. Police said the scene followed a personal crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
George
Fatal shooting at hotel prompts police inquiry
Police report a double shooting at a hotel involving Joe Yedeskey, 28, a barber, and his wife Esthr Yedeskey, 23. Esthr's mother Lena Ache, 53, was wounded in the abdomen and is said to be dying. The incident followed a summons from the wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Yedeskey
Lena Ache
Young Woman Found Dead in Toledo Attack
Miss Winifred Rafferty a 22 year old dietitian at Robin Hood hospital was strangled and sexually assaulted by an unidentified man. Her body was discovered early today in an exclusive Toledo residential area after a fierce struggle. Clothing torn and the crime blamed on a maniac near the hospital grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Winifred Rafferty
Robin Hood Hospital
Fishing license totals rise in April seen statewide oddly
Taylor county sportsmen greet the opening of game fishing season as April licenses show 105 statewide hunting and fishing permits at three dollars each and 34 district resident fishing rights at one dollar. The April total reaches 349 dollars for hunting and fishing licenses with weekends drawing crowds to streams in Taylor and neighboring counties for speckled and brook trout. Cupid brought about nine marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Taylor
Cupid
Marriage and license fees detailed for April
The record notes that April license issues include marriage and hunting and fishing permits at $2 each, totaling $367. It also compares with March figures showing one statewide and nine resident district fishing and hunting licenses and nine marriage licenses, matching April’s totals.
Mothers Day Observed At First Christian Church
Hon Carl G Tichmann congressman toured towns this week ahead of the primary while Mrs Bachmann the House whip plans a homeward swing. The First Christian church will observe Mothers Day with a 7 30 pm service led by Rev B E Hanes and speaker Norman F Kendall who once gave the first Mothers Day address in Grafton. Special music is planned and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. Tiachmann
Bachmann
Fairmont
Mannington
Tomorrw
Pan-Handle
Washington
Carl
First Christian Church
B. E. Hanes
Norman F. Kendall
Anna Jarvis
Grafton
Charley Schuck Here Boosting For Delegates
Charley J Schuck Wheeling attorney and lifelong Republican campaigner visits town to drum up support for becoming one of two Republican delegates to the National convention for the district. Also notes tobacco grower R Liner of Waynesville NY harvested one acre yielding 440.16 dollars and unusual zoo escape recaptured but died. Kentucky forbids bow fishing. The fourth US patent issued January 29 1791 was signed by George Washington for a process of punches by type etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles’ J. Schuck
Wheeling
Schuck
C. R. Liner
Waynesville
N. Y
St. Louis
Kentucky
United States
George Washington
City Police Don New Uniforms For Summer Wear
City police officers are seen in new dark blue uniforms with Pershing style caps and Sam Browne belts. As summer heat approaches, coats will be discarded for regulation straight-leg blue trousers and Irish poplin shirts in dark blue, with blue caps and belts kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Browne
Mother of eleven fined for selling liquor to feed family
In Wheeling West Virginia on May 6 a mother of 11 told Judge W E Baker in federal court she sold liquor to keep the family together. The judge fined the woman identified as Mrs Damin i fifty dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
W. E. Baker
Baker
Diamini
Hunt Stolen Ford Coupe Spotted by Police
Constables city police and state troopers were advised this morning to be on the lookout for a stolen Ford Coupe license 31 718 taken from its owner in Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
I H Flour Ad Claims Superior Purity and Flavor
Millers can cheapen flour without reducing value but I H flour adheres to high standards of quality. I H flour, though slightly higher in price, remains supreme in purity, baking qualities, and flavor. Leading dealers will supply you.
Giving Minor Girl a Drink Is Expensive
In Magister John Wittman s court two men Rex Lanham and Warder Squires were fined $100 each and jailed 60 days for giving intoxicating liquor to a minor. Gerald Duff received a continuance after refusing to plead pending attorney consultation. Donald Jones and Robert White were not yet apprehended. State Trooper H K Debendarfer made the arrests. Warrants issued on information from the young woman s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wittman
Rex Lanham
Warder Squires
Grafton
Simpson
Gerald Duff
Donald Jones
Robert White
H.K. Debendarfer
Eters
Personal notes from Garston and surrounding towns
Local column lists Mrs. Lawson Starcher traveling to Chestertown for a family illness. Return visits include Mr. and Mrs. Metzner from Florida to Yates Avenue. Homer A. Holt and Carl G. Bachmann, both Republican candidates, shown as visitors in Garston and Grafton respectively. Various residents are noted visiting relatives, hospital, or traveling by ship and rail between Baltimore, Georgia, Fleming ton, Belington, and Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson Starcher
Chestertown
C. P. Metzner
Florida
Yates Avenue
Homer A. Holt
Fayetteville
Demoleas
Garston
J. G. St Clair
Clara M. Shields
Flemington
Eugene Dunnington
Georgia
Baltimore
Fairmont
A. R. Williams
W. Mainstreet
Walter Reid Hospital
WI D. C
L. Aobert Gainer
Belington
J. A. Jolliffe
Maple Avenue
Carl G. Bachmann
Wheeling
Congress
Grafton
Ed McDaniel
West Main Street
Muscle Shoals Bill Passes House On Private Lease Route
The Hill bill directing government operation of its 140 million-dollar Muscle Shoals properties if no acceptable private lease is obtained passed the House by a vote of 183 to 132 and was sent to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscle Shoals
House
Senate
Democratic candidate Holt praised by editor and Greenbrier dep
The editor notes the Democratic attorney candidate G A Young Holt, from the Holt family of Harrison Gilm counties, is a capable, educated lawyer with military service and lineage. The Greenbrier Independent highlights his ancestry, education at Washington and Lee, teaching law, WWI service, and current Fayette County practice with the firm Dillon Mahan Holt. A separate line mentions Hungary’s seaborne merchant marine and Oregon radio directive sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexitti
Beesmer A. Holt
Holt
Harrison-Gilm County
Fayette County
John H. Holt
Huntington
Democratic
Mr. Holt
Scho
R. Bymme
Emma Whorter Holt
H. A. Holt
Preme Court of Appeals
Washington and University
Washington and Lee
Coast Artillery
Monroe
Fayette
Dillon, Mahan Holt
Democrats
Thisty
Hungary
Oregon
French President Headline Fragment on Blood Transfusions
Fragmentary report notes two blood transfusions and a trepaning operation with doctors expressing cautious hope for recovery. Police pursued an assassin who came to attack over French refusal to align with Russia and the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
11 & M
Grafton Sentinel Society
Flemington High School
Athletic Field
Court Pharmacy
Union Drug Co
W. Main St
East Grafton PT. A
Uniontown Hotel
Cupid Holding
Charley Schuck
Hunt
FORD
Calrod
Hotpoint
General
Monongahela System
Palm Beach
Sentinel
Gener
Howard
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