Knights Templar Conclave to Parade with Bands and Officers
The 1929 convention outlines a grand parade of all Commanderies in full regalia with George Oisly plumed chapeaux. Rt. Eminent Sir Jay Wering Cashier will be succeeded by Sir Fred M. Hawkins as Deputy Grand Commander. Officers from across the state will receive appointments, including Stillman, Savage, Knee, Schairer, Hoffan, Gast, Morrison, Beavers, and others. A public program lists receptions, a ladies’ event, and a grand parade forming with marching divisions from multiple Commanderies in West Virginia and nearby towns, concluding with a massed band formation at B&O Square.
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Ric
Tolal
Gygient Order
Jay Wering Cashier
Knights Templar
Fred M. Hawkins
Depty
Huntston
Fred P. Stillman
Fartisburg
S. Jameson Savage
Bezeret Charleston
Albert F. Knee
Bluefield
F. Schairer
Wheeling
Has
Morrison
Knights
Fairmont
Clarks- Born
Martinsburg
Morgantown
H. A. Rice
West Virginia Grand Commandery May 1929 Events Schedule
Main Street reviewing stand at the Main and Latrobe junction. At 4 30 p m Grand Commandery reconvenes for officers election and other business. 7 p m Past Grand Commanders Association annual meeting and dinner at Hotel Grafton. 8 40 p m reception for Grand Officers guests and ladies at Moose Home Full Tem plar uniform without swords 9 p m Grand March then dancing at Moose Home. Second day May 16 12 00 a m final Grand Commandery session 2 30 a m bus trip to West Virginia Industrial School for Boys guests of Sir Knight and Mrs H E Flesher. Committees listed for entertain ment of the Grand Commandery of West Virginia May 1929.
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Brill
Moose Home
Washington Street
Lajes
Ladies of the Eastern Star
Midiel
Masonic Temple
Main
Main Street
Latrobe Streets
Grand Commandery
Grand Commanders' Association
Hotel Grafton
Templar
Sir Knights
West Virginia’ Industrial School For Boys
Sir Knight
H. E. Flesher
High Tariff Proposals Move Through House Panel
The article details tariff changes under debate, with beef and corn duties rising and many rates for wool, dairy, and cotton products proposed. It notes committee agreement among Republicans, the likely Democratic opposition, and procedural steps including a conference and possible rule challenges. Also mentions Rudolph Columbus claiming descent from Christopher Columbus.
Presbyterian Assembly To Air Seminary Discord
Discord from Princeton Theological Seminary fuels a split in the Presbyterian Church United States as the May 23 to May 29 general assembly nears. Moderate and ultra conservative factions clash over governance and doctrine, with potential civil court involvement and calls for sweeping changes to the seminary leadership, faculty, and trustees.
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Presbyterian Assembly
Seminary
Discord
St. Paul, Minn
Princeton Theological Seminary
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of the US
William C. Thompson
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
General.assembly
J. Ross Stevenson
William ©. Thompson
The
Presbyterian Church
Body of McGill student found in river near Montreal
Police announced a young woman found in the Riviere Des Prairies on Montreal island may be Barbara Pitche a missing McGill University student.
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Montreal
Riviere Des Prairies
Montreal Island
Barbara Pitche
McGill University
Mother's Day urged in Grafton churches underlines family love
In a Grafton message, J A Joliffe and O Jay Fleming urge citizens to honor mothers by attending church on Sunday May 12. They stress maternal love as a divine mark and remind that mothers stand by their children despite failures, calling for a citywide observance rooted in community and faith.
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Ufe
J. A. Jolliffe
Rafton
Grafton
Jay Fleming
Mothers Day Endorsements From Grafton Leaders
Blanche Guard and Grafton Quota Club back the Ministerial Association plan to celebrate Mother's Day in Grafton. Mayor G C King and residents express gratitude for mothers and Christian upbringing over wealth or revelry. The message emphasizes service learned from mothers and urges citywide participation.
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Grafton Quota Club
Ministerial Association
Grafton
Blanche Guard
G. C. King
Guy, Bennett
Supreme Court Grants New Trial In Meek Murder Case
Charleston West Virginia May 7 The state supreme court ruled that admitting a dying statement as evidence was manifest error and awarded a new trial to Green V Meek who had been convicted of murder in Cabell County.
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Charleston
W.va
State Supreme Court
Green V. Meek
S. J. Parsley
Aetna Fire Insurance Company
The
Fire Association of Philadelphia
Wayne County
Parsley
Tony Olivetti
Lewis
E. S. Duckworth
Supreme Court
Acta
Duckwirth
Olivetti
Inter
Tony Fama
Wyoming
Vordii
Luther McGraw
Court Upholds Admissibility Standards In Dying Statements
The West Virginia Supreme Court affirmed lower rulings in Cabell and Wayne counties regarding dying declarations and trial instructions. It cautioned that statements from shock or morphine influence may be inadmissible if not connected or rational, while upholding some convictions and ordering new trials for others.
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Grand Marshall
West Virginia
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St. John
Weston
Huntington
Ivanhoe
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Hinton
Clarksburg
Mountain State
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Greenbrier
Lewisburg
Sutton
Franklin
Point Pleasant
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Elkins
Mt. Hope
Damascus
Keyser
Buckhannon
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Gratton
Market
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Bridge
McGra
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Durbin Street
Yates Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio Depot
B. & O. Square
ENNA
Ttick Health Shoes
Femi Sente
Martha
C. V. Miller
Smith Auto CO
Grand Street South Side
Ste
Glenn
RED Cross Pharmacy
West Side
Tobias Building
Savage Washer & Appliance Company
Luzadder’ Street Phone
Copeland Dependable
Baer Refrigeration
W. A. Beavers
Harry C. Compton
Joseph B. Bradford
Chas. R. Skaggs
Charles W. Steel
W. C. Barnes
H.C. Compton
M. Musgrove
Ray A. Monroe
G. T. Bartlett
Arthur G. Yates
W.M. Watkins
Fred B. Watkins
H. B. Plesher
J. W. Robinson
Frank Ross
Clare C. Batson
B. PF. Poe
John Kimmel
Robert Love
Charles Payne
Automobile
Leslie J. Loar
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Fexall
Fordney-McCumber
Sam Keller
L. W. Starcher
B. B. Bryant
Dallas D. Wolfe
Jed W. Robinson
Chas
W. Steel
Information and Aegis
Sir Chas
R. Skaggs
J. T. Pilson
J. B. Bradford
F. S. Suddarth
Roy G. Nestor
Clyde N. Mays
C. P. Campbell
C. C. Jeffreys, Jr
Okey W. Hoffman
Earl Jenkins
Howard Withers
Charles Corbin
Oral J. Jones
W. E. Hart
W. F. Six
W. C. Bolin
C. Jay Fleming
John C. McIntosh
A. B. Willams
Thomas Cather
C. E. Guskey
Bernard Hoffman
Robert Hooper
Henry Harter
W. T. Lilly
W.W. Powell
Cleo W. Withers
F. Shaffer
Ira A. Stein
J. T. Lilly
J. H. Maysellis
Gordon Ridenour
Henry Runge
H. R. Wickham
R. L. Travis
Charles Harris
Ed. Steel
Harry Rogers
J. C. Hanway
J. A. Pugh
W. B. Talbott
Philippi
H. J. Wilcox
George Waddell
A. G. Waddell
Yates
House
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Texas
Hoover
Resent Tariff Commission
Rudolph Columbus
Nizza
Czechoslovakia
Christopher Columbus
Steventon
Charles Erdman
Robert E. Speer
New York
Board of Foreign Missions
Lewis S. Mudge
W.beatty Jennings
Philadelphia
John Finney
M. D
Baltimore
Facuult
J. Grestram Machen
Robert Dick Wilson
W. L. McEwan
Maitland Alexander
Clarence ‘Macartney
Pittsburgh
John B. Laird
Tal Engle
E. F. Redinger
Misterial Association
White Company Greenhouse
Fetterman
Wn. Archdeacon Co
County Common Pleas Court
Meek
Thomas Stafford
Cabell County Circuit Court
Stafford
Cabell County
Fuel Distributors, Inc
Payne-Baker,~Coal Company
Aell Coal
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