Personal notes from Grafton social column
A long list of local visits and travels includes Mrs JPwood and son from Fairmont visiting relatives in Grafton, and many others such as William D. Cooke of Wheeling, Mrs George W Poster of Proc tor West Virginia, and J C W Busch of Parkersburg in the city on business or social calls. Attendees at regional meetings include Mr and Mrs Edward Orth of Wheeling preparing for the Protective Home Circle convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jpwood and Son
Fairmont
Anil Or - Mies
Lottus
Grafton
William D. Cooke
Wheeling
George W. Poster
Proctor
W. Va
Margaret Davis
Pruntytown
F. Sterling
Standard
Herbert Ms
Carl Ford
George Riley
Harry Flanagan
R. W. Meadows
Second Baptist Church
P. H. Howell
Clarksburg
Millard Howell
Howell
W. H. Roberts
Sheridan
Wright
National Cemetery
J. H. Mansbach
New York City
R. A. Welch
Chicago
J. C. W. Busch
Parkersburg
Protective Home Circle
C. W. Batson
McKeesport
Major Stalnaker
Belington
A. Bender
A. BE. Lickman
M. Poling
Belle Means Haught
Morgantown
J. M. Means
Robson L. Greer
Philadelphia
D. L. Arnold
Buckhannon
E. H. Overly
Cincinnati
M. Moberly
Kansas City
Wm. E. Shriner
D. D. Ball
A. S. Reebling
Pittsburgh
E. M. Price
Baltimore
Gratton
Edward Orth
Orth
Local residents travel, visit, and return in Fairmont
Sunday visitors include Atha of Maple Avenue attending a Cleveland convention. Etta Stamm of Wheeling in the city for a visit from Toronto. Miss Virginia Armstrong, West Virginia University student, recovering well after appendicitis at Cook's Hospital. Numerous locals travel to Parkersburg, Grafton, and Clarksburg for business or to visit relatives, with several returning home after weekends away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Fahey
Fairmont
Susan Fahey
J. Mulligan
Wilmington
Del
Clarksburg
Vernon Chenoweth
Toronto
Canada
Grafton Ladies Auxiliary
Railway Brotherhood
Hilda Bishop
Weston
D. EB. Robinson
P. W. Robinson
Clarks
F White
Maple Avenue
Warner F
Parkersburg
E. L. Wilkinson
J. M. Daugherty
Weat Boyd Street
Ton. A. T. Vaughn
L. V. Atha
Order of Railway Conductors
Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel Patton
West Washington Street
Etta Stamm
Wheeling
Stamm
E. L. Rogers
L. L. Loar
Virginia Armstrong
Cook's Hospital
John Cole
West Washington St
Josephine Walthers
George R. Crawford
Parkersburgh
Local Visitors Among City Shoppers and Callers
F. Shaw of Clarksburg visited the city yesterday on business. B. C. Thompson of Belington was a visitor in the city last night. Guy Lake of Brydon shopped in the city this afternoon. Dr. Fortney of Newburg and Howard Greaser of Howesville were in town today. George L. Murphy of Arden visited yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Shaw
Clarksburg
B. C. Thompson
Belington, l
Guy Lake
Brydon
Dr. Fortney
Newburg
Howard Greaser
Howesville
George L. Murphy
Arden
Suspected Kingwood Bandit Davis Arrested in Clarksburg
Boob Davis, wanted in Kingwood for carrying a revolver breaking jail and linked to an attempted robbery in which a physician was killed, was captured by a local constable at a house near the Lamberts Run Coal mine. He awaits transportation to Kingwood in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Boob
Davis
Kingwood
Preston County
Lamberts Run
Repatriation of Prisoners Now Completed
Riga Latvia report notes repatriation of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers captured by Russians during World War I nearly finished. Count Valentine Szechenyi and wife among Hungarians moved from Riga to Budapest under Red Cross auspices with 300 others. Countess plans to visit America. many ex-prisoners marry during exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Latvia
Valentine Seechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
New York
Mary Galitzin
America
Andronyevsky
Moscow
Germany
International Red Cross
Budapest
Constantinople
Szechenyi
Hungary
Ruth J Miller Dies At Home Near Cove Run
Miss Ruth Jane Miller aged 21 died at her parents home near Cove Run last night at 6:30. She is survived by her parents two sisters and five brothers including Grace Hardin Grafton Mattie Wilmoth Elkins T K Miller Monteville Boyd Miller Philippi George Miller Grafton Floyd Miller Moatsville and Bradford Miller Monteville. Funeral services set for tomorrow at eleven at Mt Morris Church with Rev Curtis officiating. Interment Mount Morris Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Jane Miller
H. K. Miller
Cove Tun
Miss Miller
Grace Hardin
Grafton
Mattie Wilmoth
Elkins
T. K. Miller
Monteville
Boyd Miller
Philippi
George Miller
Floyd Miller
Moatsville
Bradford Miller
Illinois farmer confesses to killing brother over loan
May 9 Chicago A confession that he slew his brother when the latter refused to lend him $700 was made today by Edward Rocharek a farmer of Bloomingdale Michigan. William Rocharek the victim was beaten to death with a stove poker in his home Saturday. The brother was arrested and police noted scratches on his face. He said William refused the money to pay off a farm mortgage and they fought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Rocharek
Bloomingdale
Mich
William Rocharek
William
Educator Covington Exposed In Indecent Material Case
New York reports Lorenzo Dow Covington of Covington Kentucky a 60 year old Egyptologist and lecturer was jailed six months after being charged with possessing indecent pictures and literature. The case cites his lecturing in major cities and alleged ties to the Royal Geographic Society of England. Probation reports note a past recommendation for a U.S. consular post, but he never served, while he has spent years giving lectures for the city Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lorenzo Dow Covington
Covington
United States
Royal “Georgraphic Society of England
Ernest Shackleton
Chickering Institute
Cincinnati
Sahara
Vienna
Paris
Ohio
Kentucky
William J. Bryan
Board of Education
Death of Fred Bush in factory skylight fall at Elks building
Theodore Frederick Bush aged 24 died at City Hospital after a thirty hour struggle following a fall from the Bush building on Main Street through a skylight over an airshaft into the Elks building. He had been painting the roof and jumped believing a skylight was glass. He lived nearly forty feet down with skull fracture and other injuries. He was born January 1, 1898, in Grafton and studied at local schools and West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Main Street
Elks
Theodore Frederick Bush
City
Grafton
J. Lester Bush
Mra
Theodore Bush
Gratton
West Virginia University
Barbour County School Teacher Goes on Trial
Astor L. Diamond, a Barbour county school teacher, faced trial in Wheeling federal court on a charge of trying to pass a counterfeit one dollar bill that had been raised to ten dollars, with the case proceeding this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Astor L. Diamond
Barbour County
United States District Court
Garland to Revisit West 10 Get Data For Novels
In May 9 Hamlin Garland of New York will revisit the Midwest to gather local color for novels during the fifteenth annual Mississippi Valley Historical Association meeting in Iowa City May 11 and 12. He will speak and visit state universities in the region before heading to Chicago for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Hamlin Garland
New York
Middlewest
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
Garland
Othe York
Mexico
Charles W. Hackett
Texas
Austin
Tex
Kentucky
Shortridge
Hackett
Chicago
Cedar Valley Seminary
Osage
Steenerson plan eyed for postal reform yet to be acted
In New Mexico and Minnesota alike debate swirls over hoarding and rural delivery. Steenerson advocates a three percent rate increase to fund universal service and support for air mail. A flow of proposed measures would lift limits to boost mail contracts and expand aviation services nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albermiters
Sit Paul's
Ada F. Bush
Ing
J. Lester
Bush
William W. Bush
Steenerson
Glenn Beard
John Tucker
William Bush
Blueville
P. T. Crickenberger
Elks’ Lodge
Entertains Sunday School Classes at Deakins Home
Forrest Deakins hosted the Up Streamers Sunday School class and the Martins girls at his Washington Street residence last evening. About twenty youths attended with ice cream and cake served late, as the two groups enjoyed social diversions and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Deakins
Up Streamers
Martin
Fast Washington Street
Deakins
Girls Charity Club
Girls’ Charity Club
Ruth Jackson
West Main Street
Annual Faculty vs High School Baseball Game Tomorrow
Tomorrow at four o clock on the American Legion grounds the public school faculty will face the High School team in a much anticipated baseball game. The faculty, younger and more experienced, includes Chenoweth Betteloal on the mound with Colebank and Good likely to bat. Other notable players are Piggott Singer Robinson Derenberger Gordon Rohr Burns and Lewis. High school plans to start with Aiken Hickman and the regular pitcher. Grafton fans may also attend Thursday as the Patrmont high school team visits, moved from Fairmont due to local scheduling conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Chenoweth
Betteloal
Fourth Ward
Colebank
Good
Piggott
Singer
Robinson
Derenberger
Gordon
Rohr
Burns
Lewis
Aiken Hickman
Grafton
Patrmont High School
Fairmont
Blue Pike Gigging Incident Leads to Fines in Gassaway
In Gassaway West Virginia on May 9 a 41 inch blue pike was gigged by Moode Sergent Willis Belk nap and Milton Houston. The fish, valued at $32.80, triggered arrests by deputy David Frame for violating state game and fish laws. Before Magistrate P. J. Cutlip all three were fined ten dollars plus costs totaling 32.80 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gassaway
W. Va
Moode Sergent
Willis Belknap
Milton Houston
Bik River
David Frame
P. J. Cutlip
Dr Fahrney Diagnostician Advertises In Hagerstown
An advertisement from Hagerstown Maryland promotes Dr Fahrney as a diagnostic physician who claims to study and treat any disease rejected by family doctors. The notice invites patients to submit their troubles with name and specimen case details for evaluation.
Grafton Tennis Club Reorganizes and Plans Improvements
The Grafton Tennis Club, active two to three years, has reorganized this year. The court at Grafton Park is being remodeled with wire to replace the old. Membership will be limited by a city petition. current players are urged to join. Season fee is $3, funds go to upkeep and future court expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Park
Gratton
Government seeks efficiency in U S mail service
Washington May Congress desires efficiency in the postal system and contented personnel while keeping the service self supporting. Representative Steenerson of Minnesota, chairman of the House Postoffice Committee, outlined that Congress is using efficiency drives and studies of postal conditions in large cities. Recommendations already put in effect aim at better sanitation and working quarters. the Joint Postal Commission favors faster mail handling in New York with sea post and harbor boat services. An inquiry into costs and revenue is under way to balance the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Steenerson
Minnesota
House |Postoffice Committee
City League Baseball Schedule Sets Month of Games
The newly formed city league will open next Monday with Carr China and B and O clashing at American Legion Field. Otis Parrish lists the schedule through August with weekly games and several matchups including High School, Hazel Atlas, Pirates, Ty garts Valley, and Carr China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr China
Baltimore and Ohio
American Legion Field
Otis Parrish
High School
Va i Atlas
Tygarts Valley
Pirates
Kyparts
Hazel-Atlas
B.C
Giler
China
Hazel-Athe
Tygatte Valley
High
Hazel-Atlas Yal
Hazel-Atlas Tygarts Valley
Yal
Tye
Warts Valley
Wé'o
Haezel-Atlas
Tygarts Valleyea
Pie
Wate
Tymaris Valley
Gabe China
Pirin
Hazel-Atlas Varty
Garts Valley
High Bimakers
Carr Chingoegarts Valley
Atlas Rates
Rel Auns
Tygurta Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. Dick
BE. E. Eisler
L. Moylan
T. Keller
J. B. Berry
W. E. Hodel
Knights of Columbus
Huntington
Memphis
Tenn
Air
T. A. Jamison
OM. W. Wells
JW. Crawford
Charleston
Farle Pauley
J. Graham Begley
George Loar
Oakland
J. W. Davis
Hierra
Charles Frasher
Harry Defeanbaugh
N. J. Davis
Klein Store
Ruth J. Miller
Cove Run
Illinois
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Fred Bush
West
Hagerstown, MD
Grafton Tennis Club
Tygarts
Oklahoma
Dethi
Ie Kink George
Pnaig
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