Mothers Entertained at Church Mothers Day Banquet
The Young People's Council of the Christian church hosted a Mothers Day banquet on Thursday evening at 6:30. The venue featured spring flowers and hand painted programs by Theodore Matthews and Norine Sterling. A multiple course menu included tomato hippocake, ham loaf, various sides, and coffee. Dozens of members and guests attended, with Mrs. James Roy and Mrs. Dorsey McIntosh on the menu committee and Mr. Theodore Matthews toastmaster. The program encompassed prayers, readings, songs, and a dedication service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Council of the Christian Church
Theodore Mathews
Noriie Sterling
Q. F. Sterling
James Roy
Dorsey McIntosh
Dorothea Sisler
H. Bunner
O. F. Sterling
Lee Sloan
Francis Wolfe
Mildred Britton
Jed
John Crane
Irene ‘Wolfe
Howard Robinson
Norine Sterling
Maxine Robinson
C. F. Sterling
Trene Wolfe
Ralph Murray
John Banner
L.B. Sloan
Theodore Matthews
George Scearce
Clara Swisher
Roy Haustman
Margaret ‘Haustman
Maxine Sisler
W. D. Sutton
Gertrude Pritchard
Mathis
W. H. Mathis
Dorothy Dillon
Evelyn Wagner
J. Ofie
Edith Mae Wagner
Miriam Robison
Mabel, White
Maxthie Robinson
Madaline Jones
Virginia Cosner
Ida Moran
Dorsey
McIntosh
Mary
Katherine
Louise Hefner
David Noris
Ella. Norris
Junior Haustman
Florence Court
Mirs
W.H. Courtney
Emma Marshall
Frances
W. A. Harrison
A. Keller
L. B. Sloan
R. H. Bunner
Social calendar highlights from Andrews church and local clubs
The Women s Home Missionary society of Andrews M E church meets Monday at 7 30 PM. Ladies Aid covers dish supper Tuesday at 6 30 PM. B and O Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary meet Tuesday 7 30 PM in Modern Woodman Hall with a burco game. Royal Neighbors from Victory Camp 9543 attended Buckhannon district convention with a color themed reception. Gratia members listed. Mother's Day dance at Moose Home drew many Gr ton area youths with Joe Mallory band and upcoming Alex Goldberg and his Gold Pieces Friday. VFW Auxiliary joined post to drape charter in memory of Harry Saffel March 31. Social hour with refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of Andrews Church
B. & O. Veterans
Woodman Hall
Buckhannon
Royal Neighbors
Gratia
Alta Berkley
Nealia Selvey
Nina Aanney
Ada Gall
Hagel Hobbd
Fonda
Moose Home
Grafton
Philippi
Rowlesburg
Newburg
Joe Mallory
Red Top
Minger
Alex Goldberg
Clarksburg
Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harry Saffel
Correction on Salvation Army Campaign Fund meeting time
The Sentinel corrects last night’s notice that the Sal vation Army Campaign Fund committee meeting would be at 8 o clock in the Taylor County Board of Education offices. The correct time is 8 o clock Monday evening in the Grafton Banking and Trust company building on the fourth floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Salvation Army Campaign Fund Committee
Taylor County Board of Education
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Martinsburg visitors attend Purkey funeral and local guests
Miss Martha Keefe arrives in Martinsburg after her brother Earl Purkey dies. many visitors attend the funeral of Mrs Mayme Walters Pracht, including residents from Wheeling Pittsburgh and Parkersburg. Notables include Miss Virginia Robinson and Kitty Laisley, nurses at St Elizabeths, visiting father John Robinson. Cozy Rest hosts gatherings. Mrs J Lee Evans returns from Florida with her parents to summer in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Keefe
Martinsburg
Earl Purkey
Camp Seneca
Marlington
James H
Anna Korte
Maple Avenue
Elkins
West Penn
Henry Madera
Frances
Baltimore
John Keefe
Dougherty i
Mary Winnehart
John Kerns
Anna Hopkins
Elizabeth Dougherty
Walter Cockrel
Wheeling
Mary Smith
Walter Gloeckter Cockrell
Clarence Carrothers
John Banks
Parkersburg
Virginia Robinson
Kitty Laisley
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Washington, D. C
Miss Robinson
John. B. Robinson
West Main Street
Ed McDaniel
Fairmont
Fairmont Hotel
J. Lee Evans
Florida
Davis
Evans
Harry B. Cochran
Carrie Oder
Dawson
Frank McFarland
Uniontown
Clarence McFarland
Connellsville
Howell McFarland
Pleasant
G. C. Flint
F.R. Utterpack
Mountain Lake Park
Robert F. Smith
Irma) Posten
Pittsburgh
F.C. Cawthra
Cambridge
Ohio
Cyntia Abrandt
Job Jones
Mayme Walters
Mr. Jones
Drum and Bugle Corps to Meet Monday Evening
John Edwards Jr commander of Taylor County Post No 12 announces a drum and bugle corps meeting Monday at 8 o clock in the Moose Home on Washington street urging full attendance by corps members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwards, Jr
Taylor County
American Legion
Post
Moose Home
Washington Street
County Tests Graded. Results Due Early Next Week
County Superintendent Lloyd L. Shriver announced that eighth grade examinations given county wide yesterday were still being graded. No report on successful students will be available until the early part of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd L. Shriver
Beehler Removal Demanded In West Virginia Relief
West Virginia lawmakers press for the removal of Administrator Willa N Beehler and a full clean up of the state relief administration. J Bubl Shahan cites mismanagement and nepotism, claims padded relief rolls and favoritism for a favored clique, with a promised federal investigation by Dallas Dort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Willa N. Beehler
West Virginia Relief Administration
FERA
J. Bubl Shahan
West Virginia House of Delegates
Shahan
House Committee
Dallas Dort
Dort
Federal Relief Administration
Revenue Freight Hauling Increases For Last Week
Washington May 11 The Association of American Railroads reports revenue freight loadings for the week ended May 4 at 569,065 cars up 10,179 from the prior week and down 36,181 from 1934, with miscellaneous freight at 231,479 up 530 but below 1934 by 9,604 and above 1933 by 32,890. Coal loadings reached 84,330 cars, up 219 from last week, but down 27,803 from 1934 and up 6,672 from 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Woman Fined $10 for Home Brew Possession
Marie Thompson was charged with unlawful possession of 14 quarts of home brew at 33 Mulligan Avenue after a raid by city county and state officers. She was tried before Justice Jona C Jefferys who found her guilty and fined ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Thompson
Mulligan Avenue
J Ona C. Jefferys
Jefferys
Good Weather Speeds Up Work on Big Dam
Favorable conditions accelerate construction on the Tygart Valley river flood dam project for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Crews clear wet excavation hindrances, unload a gigantic revolving crane, and lay track to the east bank cofferdam. Ballasting of the yard and sidings continues, with 10 percent remaining and a two week finish anticipated if weather stays good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Jac
Edwards
Mothers Day services planned across churches
Churches plan Mother's Day observances with sermons on motherhood and home. The Methodist, St Pauls M E, St Pauls Lutheran, First Presbyterian, First Baptist and United Brethren churches host sermons by pastors such as Rev P J Null, Rev R O Phillips, Rev E F Roof, Rev Frank J Turvander, Rev James E Fidler, and Rev Lois B Luzader. A Sunday evening session discusses "Mother and Home" and other churches schedule music and special programs. Florists report a rush of Mother's Day gifts and purchases rise citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Null
R. O. Phillips
St. Paul’s
M.E
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
E.F. K. Roof
First Presbyterian Church
Frank J. Turvander
First Baptist Church
James E. Fidler
Baptist Church
Lois B. Luzader
United Brethren Church
B. E. Hanes
The
Christian Church
West Main Street
M. 8
Chittenes
Sheriff Nabbed Escaped Texan Convict Near Meridian
Sheriff R F Hayes of Neshoba County and Philadelphia officers arrested A X Kelly, 31, an escaped Texan convict linked to the Barrow Hamilton gang, at a roadhouse west of Meridian. Convicted in Woods County Texas on June 9 1929 for robbery with firearms, he faced a 49 year term and will be sent back to Texas after the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Miss
R. F. Hayes
Neshoba County
A&x
Kelly
Raymond Hamiton
State
Meridian
Hayes
B. 3. White
Elton McKay
Texas
Hamilton
Clyde Barrow
Southwest
Woods County
Huntsville
Willard and Party Head East from St Louis on B&O
Baltimore and Ohio officials report President Daniel Willard and his inspection party moved from St Louis early this morning. They are bound for the east with a planned arrival in Pittsburgh late today, and may inspect the Monongah division at a later time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore& Ohio
Daniel Willard
Middle West
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
Monongah
Pittsburgh
White's Body Returned To Parkersburg Home
Albert Blakeslee White Jr. died by suicide after leaping from a St. Louis hotel. His body was returned to Parkersburg for funeral services at his father's home, former Governor A. B. White, with burial at Mount Olivet cemetery and American Legion military rites. White had written a letter criticizing President Roosevelt over veterans pensions and was treated for mental and nervous disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkeraburt
Albert Blakeslee White, Jr
St. Louis
Parkersburg
A. B. White
Mount Olivet
American Legion
White
Roosevelt
Crash Kills Four Fifth Man Is Reported Critical
Four business men were killed when their car hit the rear of a truck that swerved to avoid a cow on the highway near Standish May 11. A fifth man was injured and may die.
Nomnotromer General Ruling on Subsistence Homesteads
A ruling stated that funds could not be used for subsistence homesteads unless the projects involve farming. The decision emphasizes agricultural requirements for financing and constrains use of money for housing-only schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nomnotromer General
McCarl Ruling on Homestead Spending Unclear
A garbled report from Charleston May 11 describes a town hall crash injuring two as a car driven by F A Halstead of St Albans hit a pillar in front of a brick building. The piece mentions J R McCarl and a 4 8 billion work relief fund with limited readable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
South Charleston
F. A. Halmstead
St. Albans
Washington
Hi. L. Hogusethy
Halstead
Work Relief Fund
J. R. McCarl
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Mildred Graham
Gamma Chi Chi
Fairmont State College
Virginia Thayer
Miss Thayer
Frederick Schroeder
Mary Shields
Ruth ‘Welch
Evelyn Welch
Cedric Reynolds
Geneva Hilkey
Woman’s Home Missionary Sociery of
Andrews M.E
Charlotte Rendle and
Bestt
Brunswick
Beehler
IW New Fight
Patronize Sentinel
Mrs. H. K. Debendarfer
Mother
He, Beavy
the Love Drug Co
Mississippi
Willard
McArl
St. John's
Norge
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