Social Club Meeting and Grand Conventions Observed
Giel y Club members held a Monday meeting at Miss Ruth Jacksons home on West Main Street with about a dozen attendees. Baltimore and Ohio Veterans Association delegates hosted a grand hospitality sequence including a boat trip and a Moose Ball reception. Redmen and Pocahontas orders welcomed visiting allies at the Masonic Temple. newlyweds Julius Powell and Mrs. Powell hosted an impromptu reception at Mrs Hendersons home. Eastern Star Club and Gratton Quota Club held programs at the Masonic Temple and Hotel Grafton respectively. memorial observances planned by local Ladies Auxiliaries and Woman Auxiliary of Ti ler County West No 78 announce meetings in forthcoming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Veterans Association
Wiation
Baltimore
C. W. Galloway
First View
Ammerson
Charles W. Lewis
CG. W. Galloway Aussiary
Wheeling
D B. Cox
Pittsburgh
John May
Trenswick
B. & O. Company
Daniel Willard
Mary Tenderson
Wilford Street
Julius Powell
Andrews M. EB. Churcheby
Fred S. Bishop
Quple
Graton
Grafton
Mary Leeds
Luna Heflin
Pairmont
Partnee Hoe Donohue
Realism in Black Oxen Pictures at Strand Theatre
The article describes Frank Lloyd's Black Oxen filmed near the Ogden home with Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle. It notes the heavy set work including transplanting over sixty trees and many shrubs to create authentic scenes, with rapid changes between autumn or winter settings for the same locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lloyd
Corinne Griffith
Conway Tearle
Strand Theatre
Ogden Home
Ogden
Behind the Scenes of Black Oxen Film Production
The article notes defective stock for the first scene and a re film of the sequence ordered by Mr. Lloyd. The property team had to remove naked trees and replace them with foliage, a difficult task alongside broader technical preparations to salvage the production and meet the creator's vision.
Girls Lead State Bulls Long Chase Through Hills
Maxine and two Darboursville girls led state police on a long pursuit around Laurel Creek as they fled Huntington suburb conditions. After a nightlong search through Laurel Creek and Big Coal river area, they were found near Seth and Orgas West Virginia and returned to Barboursville.
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Maxine
Darboursville
Laurel Crock
Barboursville
Huntington
Privaty
Laurel Creek
Big Coal River
Seth
Orgas
W. Va
Darby
Vaiee
Nest
Peper
Chen
Three Grafton Grads From Wesleyan
Commencement at West Virginia Wesleyan in Pack Hannon announces three Grafton graduates. Marie Elliot, Ruhl Guster, and John J. Knight will receive degrees this year as forty three in the class graduate, five others to earn diplomas after summer school. The four day program includes baccalaureate service, class day, alumni events, and performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Wesleyan
Packhannon
Folia
Marie Elliot
Ruhl Guster
John J. Knight
Atkineon Chapel
Elmer Guy Catshall
Christian Association of Methodist Episcopal Church
Halford B. Luecock
Board of Trustees
Chrestomanthean
Jean
Varatty
College Avenue
College Gymnasium
Department of Expression
Atkin
Som Chapel
Commencement Address by Bishop McConnell at Atkinson Chapel
Bishop Francis J. McConnell delivers the commencement address at Atkinson Chapel at 10 30 p m. The event is highlighted as part of the graduation ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wencement
Francis J. McConnell
Atkinson Chapel
Thirteen Plus Brings Forth Local Talent at Grafton High
Grafton High Dramatic Club rehearses the mystery three act play Thirteen Plus written by Gladys Ruth Bridgham. Senior English instructor G M Watkins directs with cast coaching. Perform Friday evening May 16 in the high school auditorium. Tickets on sale at Graf ton Drug and Chemical Turner's Book Store and through seniors. No reserved seating. tickets selling fast. show starts promptly at 6 PM. come early to avoid rush.
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Grafton High
Gladys Ruth Bridgham
G. M. Watkins
Taylor County Boys Go To Camp
Eighteen Taylor County youths submit applications for a month long Citizens' Military Training Camp at Camp Knox Kentucky with approval from CMTC Officer Fort Hayes Ohio. The group follows the Plattsburg model promoting preparedness discipline and patriotism. Ten boys already admitted, county quota reached.
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Citizens’ Military
Camp Knox
CMTC
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohi
Norman R. Bowers
Durbin Street
James T. Love
Washington Street
Francis W. Lucas
West
Main Street
Ray A. Miller
West Francis Street
John Morton
Wendel
George F. Murphy
Addison Street
Jesse W. Poe
West St Charles
John Poppolordo
Simpson
Platsburg
Plattsburg
Taylor County
Mrs Otto Kinsley Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Otto Kinsley, recently a Johns Hopkins Hospital patient in Baltimore for three weeks, has returned home. She underwent electrical treatments and is reported to be recovering nicely from her illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kinsley
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Kinsley
Monongahela Valley Association Meeting Postponed
The Monongahela Valley Association meeting scheduled for Weston has been postponed for one week due to high water and communication issues between cities. G D Theleen of Clarksburg, secretary of the organization, announced the change last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela Valley Association
Weston
G. D. Theleen
Clarksburg
Notorious Woman Criminal Poses As Man Star Boarder
Herr von Waranowski posed as a polite Berlin boarder for months earning trust and rent, but a lodger discovered that the model lodger was Clara Wittie, a notorious woman criminal. She held a revolver and robbed other tenants before vanishing, leading to police identification.
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Man Star Boarder
Herr von Waranowski
Berlin
Clara Wittie
Salvation Army aids destitute rural family in need
A needy rural family, with both parents ill and eight children including a weak sixteen year old, received food and provisions from the Salvation Army after a local report. The article notes many similar helps in emergencies and urges public support, listing donations from Wm. Morgan, G. W. Loar & Co, Jed Robinson, T. W. Engle, and Guy D. Haymond among others totaling multiple fifty dollar gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Wm. Morgan
G. W. Loar
Largest Bible Revealed From Stockholm Library
In Stockholm on May 13 the so called Devil's Bible was shown after a Prague photostat request. The 800 year old giant, completed in a monk’s night with devilish aid, reportedly spans parchment pages a yard high and a foot and a half wide, bound in 309 sheets and famed for gold lettering and bright colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Royal Library of
Prague
Silver Bible of Ulfilas Described in Gothic Manuscript
A 1400 year old Codex Argenteus or Silver Bible is detailed as bound in heavy silver with gold letters on purple parchment. The manuscript, a translation of the four gospels by Bishop Ulfilas, is invaluable for containing nearly all extant Gothic writings. Preserved at Uppsala University in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulfilas
Upsala Ua 'Y
Sweden
American Boys Taller and Heavier Than English Lads
Reading England May 13 A Canadian doctor reports that American boys are taller and heavier than English peers across age groups. For 12 year olds Reading boys average 54.9 inches and 73 pounds versus American 56.8 inches and 79 pounds. Doctor Milian notes growth favors America and attributes this to health factors. Also mentions Miss Helen Cobern visiting Beckley family.
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Reading
England
America
John Bull
oDs Milligan, Loca
I Health
Beecomes
Milana
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Devoe
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Devoe Paint and Varnish
Edna Lee Basket
Sentinel Office
Redmen and Daughters of
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Mayonic Temple
D. K. Reed
Redman
Mo L. Griffith
Corps
Daughters of Pocahontas
Great Couneil
West Virginia
Order of Redmen
Ulvir
Masonic Temple
Clarks
Sentinel
Eastern Star Club
Eastern Star Women's Club
Maude Bush
Susan Sayre
Hoe O
New York
Cleo Weston
Leota Cuffith
Tiler County West No. 78
White Rose Grove
Woodtien Circle
K. of Py Hall
Hank
Womans Tome Missionary Society of Andrews Church
Frank Sterling
Walnut Street
Blanche Guard
Th Society
Mattie Jue
Cecil Hess of
Kingwood
Helen Carroll
Wesleyan
Thirteen Plus
NNOR
SAL Army
Howard H. Holt Lecreesrtee
Archdeacon
Brooks Martin W. A. Beavers
F. W. Pettyo
Sgeereme
Guy Allender
Grafton Marble &Granite
Company
O. Jay Flemingee
B. R. of
Merle Watkins
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Floyd Roach
Colebank
R. E. Peters
Apollo
Misa
Helen Cobern
Beckley
Mia
Mia Cobern
West Malingtree
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Concise
Oxford Dictionary
Parkersburg
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