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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1933
Page
3
Society editor Coral Parrish Montgomery shares brief social items and notices, including calls, greetings, and engagements, with their well known local readership.
A May event at Cafeteria Court honoring mothers by the Girl Reserves of Grafton High School drew eighty mothers and daughters. The program featured welcome by Miss Lucille McKeen, talks by Mrs. Summers and Mrs. Stover, musical numbers, and installation of officers led by sponsor Klaude Spaur. Decorations included roses and carnations. the menu offered fruit cocktail through dessert and cof fee.
A vintage style advice piece urges readers to choose shoes that balance comfort and fashion. It warns against shoes that cramp muscles and bones or rub tender skin, advocating proper length to avoid irritation while maintaining style.
Rain drenched the Tygart Valley for sixteen days with flood stages reaching twenty feet last night. Elkins and nearby lowlands were inundated but no serious damage reported as roads stayed passable. A Valley Head cloud burst boosted river levels, yet forecasts call for fair weather tomorrow. The previous longest rain streak was ten days in 1927 per the weather bureau.
Grafton Lodge No 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks hosted an elegant entertainment and social night on East Main Street to officially open the newly redecorated grill room. The program featured Sitter's orchestra, Bill and Bill radio stars, a guest quartet from Monongahela West Penn, and addresses by visiting Elks with Editor Holt as toastmaster. Local secretary Dr Walter B Wilson spoke briefly to start the program.
Visiting Elks from Fairmont Clarksburg Elkins Morgantown Buckhannon and Shinnston attended a Philippi lodge event with Elks leaders including Exalted Ruler Cronin Haller and Crislip delivering a key address on Elkdom and fellowship. A luncheon and dance closed the evening as members from No. 204 1135 308 and other lodges joined locals in celebration.
A patriotic verse titled An Emblem urges all citizens to serve and defend America. The poem praises the flag, the dead and living soldiers, and the call to action for men and women to stand by the nation whether on land or sea, preserving freedom through devotion.
New York reports a rise in stocks with gains of one to over three points. American Telephone jumped around five points after dividend announcement, then dipped from the high, while Allied Chemical and Crown Cork rose about three. Turnover was about 4,800,000 shares.
Uniform examinations for teachers in West Virginia set for May 29 and 30 1933 with strict rules. Superintendent W W Trent emphasizes adherence to regulations governing certificates. All applicants must take all subjects in their resident county or last taught county and no regrading of manuscripts. Assistants limited to one per twenty five test takers.
Miss Janice Beagle the Fairmont State College student spent the weekend with her parents on the Pruntytown road. Miss Anne Korte returned from a pleasant visit with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Joseph C Korte in Richmond Virginia.
The report shows 2,198,000.00 on reserve assets totaling 6.5 percent of total assets with undivided profits for 55,000 shareholders. Mortgage loans account for 67 percent of assets, while cash loans to shareholders total about 304,000. Monthly statistics from the state league were compiled for federal stabilization review.
West Virginia building and loan associations loaned $54,000 to home owners during the month ended April 1, with 44 families aided. The total mortgage loans on balance sheets reached $29,384,000 as reserves for the 61 associations stood at the reported level.
The state housing board discusses how to secure funds for future construction projects. Loans from West Virginia associations show emerging prospects for meat and other essentials, signaling potential growth in residential development and related building activity.
Daily menu items include breakfast with grapefruit, soft cooked eggs, broiled bacon buttered toast, coffee and tea. Dinner features baked ham with pineapple, stuffed sweet potatoes, and bread. Recipe notes describe baking ham with pineapple juice, preparing stuffed potatoes, and making strawberry shortcake with berries. Also mentions fresh fruits and vegetables as spring tonic.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock from the late home for John W. Logan Keener the last surviving Confederate soldier in Taylor county who died Monday morning on Haymond road near Blueville. Rev C A Cleavenger of Sandy Creek officiated interment followed at Bluemont cemetery. Funeral Company in charge. Mangels replace silage for small cattle herds. Colquitt county farmers hold a bull swapping day as a nod to horse trading traditions.
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