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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1929

Page

3

Social and club notices from Terra Alta area gatherings

Mrs Birdie Thompson attended a G A R initiation in Terra Alta W Va with Kingwood members present. Queen Esther Society tea at St Paul's M E Church honored the members mothers with a program and refreshments. Also reports on Ladies Aid activities, Blueville Mother's Day program and several club meetings with readings and sermons, plus dances at Valley Inn and Mountain View Inn awaiting attendees to Wednesday events.

Terra Alta Birdie Thompson Gandy Circle W. Va Kingwood Queen Esther Queen Esther Society St. Paul's M. EB. Church Helen Howell Marjorie Shingleton Ida Belle Moore Isabelle Davis Queen Esther Song Lords’ Prayer Virginia Shaw Emma Annis Thayer Sailin Virginia ‘Thayer Fred C. Watkins Jo Clara Warne Jean Hammond Irene Inkins Virginia Thayer Ladies’ Aid Society Andrew‘'s M. E. Church J. N. Tregellas Tregellas D. Grant Smith Robert Graham Smith Mildred Graham Blanche Guard Blueville Ruby Flanagain

Clergy Law Debates Contactless Church Dialogues

Discussions among church leaders and lay officials focus on how laws apply to clergy, including interpretations and practical fulfillment. The conversations reveal ongoing considerations of church authority and civil obligations in addressing clergy conduct and governance.

Fairmont Hosts Lodge Meeting Weekend

West Virginia Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas plan a May 28 29 gathering in Fairmont with sessions at the Odd Fellows Temple Monroe Street and Knights of Columbus Hall Jackson Dotts Building. Over 250 representatives are expected with a reception at the Fairmont Hotel and a Pocahontas play and ball Tuesday night.

West Virginia Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men Pairmont Great Council Odd Fellows’ Temple Monroe Street Knights of Columbus Jackson-Dotts Building Degree of Pocahontas Jack json-Dotts Red Men Fairmont Odd Fellows Temple

New Tariff Bill Offered As Substitute For Fordney McCumber Plan

Chairman Snell and Chairman Hawley led a GOP move to report a rule governing House debate while Hoover weighed the bill. Hawley predicted only minor duty-rate changes, with tobacco untouched, and a new schedule covering rayon manufacturing. The committee’s report proposed an entirely new bill as a substitute, potentially opening all dutiable and free list items to Senate debate.

Snell Rules Committee House Hawley Hoover Fordney-McCumber Senate Finance Committee Senate Ways and Means

Beaten By Gang Associated Press Photo

A frightened man abducted, beaten and robbed by unknown assailants is shown in a lurid scene. James F. Biekers of St Petersburg, a Flag attorney noted for opposing vice, plans to leave the state. The text imagines luxurious living and a carefree future, expressed through a lyrical, nostalgic monologue about wealth and happiness.

Associated Press James F. Biekers St. Petersburg Vice

Ways and Means Proposal Reshapes Tariff Commission

The Ways and Means Republicans backed the president’s request to reorganize the tariff commission. The plan grants power to terminate current commissioners at will by submitting successor names to the senate for advice and consent, creating a seven member body. It speeds rate-change work by allowing use of American selling price of similar goods as a basis, instead of cost of production differentials.

Ways and Tariff Commission Senate

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