Social notes and club reports from Grafton and Webster
Coral Parrish Montgomery reports on the season's society events including the Eastern Star meeting at Masonite temple with officer elections led by Mrs. O Jay Leming, and humorous reading by Mrs. Frank J Turvander. Lindy Club games at Amanda Renner home, prizes awarded, next meeting at J C Sturm home. Community clubs host dinners and dances at Valley Inn and Clarksburg Pike venue. Thursday Bridge Club at C C Batson home, prizes won, luncheon served. Simpson affair features serenade for Mr. and Mrs Settler at Stimpson home. attendees from Grafton and Webster listed. plans for future party discussed.
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Bastert Star Ih
Eastern Star Womans Cwnb
Masonite
O. Jay Leming
Harley Sawyer
C. Jay Fleming
Vics
W. C. Barnes
L. J. Stover
C. W. Hoffman
W. A. Beavers, Sr
Frank J. ‘Turvander
Bernard Hoffman
Lindy Club
Amanda Renner
Myrtle Ridenour
Mary Martin
Pauline Mallan
J. C. Sturm
High Street
C. C. Batson
Dewey Avenue
Slovely
A. A. Holt
G.T. Bartlett
Simpson
Simpson, Webster
Wen- Wonitee
Settler
Stimpson
Grafton
Clayton
Clinton Binegar
James Fordyce
Arthur’ Wolfe
Webster
Sam Sorvelio
Sandy Pappalarda
Wendel
Georgia Goodwin
Wilbur Moore
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Skeen and Williams
Charleston May 16 warrants were issued by Magistrate W A Tully for the arrest of V L Skeen agent in charge of federal prohibition enforcement and H H Williams prohibition agent both of Data abte. They face charges of unlawful entry and Skeen’s charge covers damaging property while Williams allegedly perjured himself to secure a search warrant. They were to be arraigned later that day in Roy Myers’s complaint narrative and warrants were issued last week.
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Charleston
V. L. Skeen
Prohibition’ Enforcement
Nu’ Tere
H. H. Williams
Data
Abte Prohibition
W. ‘A. ‘Tully
Teddy Fip
R. K. Cooper
Aledian
Williams Perjatea
Skeen
Roy Myers
Special Services Draw Large Crowd at Second Baptist
The Second Baptist Church held well attended services as Reverend Crawford preached on Why Am I Christian. Reverend Moore of the Methodist church attended and participated. Crawford will speak tonight on The True Fire Company and invites the public to hear him, urging higher Christian ideals and peace of conscience.
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Second Baptist
Crawford
Moore
Methodist Church
True Fire Company
Community Building Talk at Kiwanis Club Event
A small audience at the courthouse heard Dr. Francis Burgett Short discuss community building at a Kiwanis Club sponsorship event. He stressed joint effort and funding are needed to develop communities, urging everyone to help.
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Court House
Francis’ Burgett Short
Steamers Attacked and Looted in Far Asia Discussion
In Shanghai on May 16 a speaker described pirate attacks and looting near a Chinese port, noting 100 pirates with only a small fraction attacking a neighborhood vessel. Dr Short recounted cargoes and $20,000 cash aboard, while contrasting desire to possess with active wishing during a state tax commission briefing in Charleston.
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Shanghai
Chingkiang
Short
Ikimor
Charleston
W.va
E. A
Wis
Dover
U S April exports exceed imports with surplus
In Washington May 16 a government report shows US exports for April at 334,000,000 dollars and imports at 308,000,000 dollars creating a trade surplus of 26,000,000. The prior April had exports of 425,264,000 and imports of 410,668,000.
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W Abbington
United States
Mexican Colonel Receives War Dept Flight Permission
Colonel Gustavo Leon has obtained approval from the War Department for a planned flight from Mexico City to Havana, then to Seville and Madrid. He is set to undertake the journey to Spain.
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Mexico
City
Gustavo
Leon
War Department
Spain
Havana
Ermtdas
Madrid
Earthquake Felt Shocks Italian Towns May 16
A strong quake struck Cantino Italy and a smaller aftershock followed. Residents fled to streets and stayed until dawn as alarms sounded in Nicastro Severia Simeri and Taverna. No casualties or damage reported. In New York Mayor James J Walker returned from Bermuda after illness and vacation was needed.
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Cantino
Italy
Nicastro
Severia
Simeri
Taverna
New York
James J. Walker
Bermuda
Fairmont Passages Highlight Local Socials And Car Wreck
Ljoyd Heller, formerly the focal man, now in Fairmont on a business trip en route to Washington and Baltimore, stopped by for the day. Harry White and Curtis Lambert spent yesterday evening visiting in Fairmont. Joseph Evang and Dr. Hugh Churell stayed in Fairmont after a car bound for Wheeling wrecked on Annettaville Hill. Nodné was seriously injured.
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Ljoyd Heller
Fairmont
Washington
Baltimore
Harry White
Curtis Lambert
Joseph Evang
Hugh Churell
Wheeling
Annettaville Hill
Nodné
Road contract awarded for Baker-Lost River road work
Charleston W Virginia May 16 The contract for grading and draining 9.4 miles of the Baker Lost River road in Hardy county was awarded today to Battershill and sons of Lewisburg by the state road commission. The project had bids opened Tuesday and the price was not set as the pipe quality remains undecided.
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Charleston
W. Way
Baker-Lost River
Hardy’ County
Tod J
Battershil and Sons
Lewisburg
SEEK DISTRIBUTOR OF POWERFUL DRUG
Police in Wheeling and Martins Ferry hunt a man suspected of drugging two Martins Ferry residents who then withdrew $6,000 from a Wheeling bank before waking to find the money and the attacker gone. The six-person household slept from 3 PM yesterday until 9 AM today while the incident occurred.
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Wheeling
Po- Uce
Martins
Ferry
Coriane Erempt
Manuel Bacalaba
Atr
Sunday Tea Menu and Rhubarb Filling Recipe
A fragmented page lists Rhubarb Filling and pastry directions for a Sunday tea menu. It mentions two cups of rhubarb, water, flour, butter, nutmeg, and directions to cook briefly and cool atop dough. Also notes canned items like crabmeat in gelatin molds and date nut bread sandwiches plus a Charleston area taxation discussion.
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Strawberriew
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