Personal notices reflect a busy Grafton social scene
The column lists numerous residents and visitors in Grafton and surrounding areas. Names include Verne Watkins, W VU student. Mr and Mrs J F Hamilton. H A Abbott. J Picott. Olga S Powell. Hildegarde B Wallend. Gris Stemple. and many others visiting, shopping, or staying with friends. Also noted are travel mentions, funeral attendance, and a Marine assembly return for John R Beall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootiavile
Verne Watkins
West Virginia University
Mond
W. Koelz
Keyser
J. F. Hamilton
Haslip Street
C. F. Hannon
Monroe Street
Mra. Bec. Sanders
Fairmont Thure
G. M. Watson
Walkersville
Grafton
D. Stansbury
Parkersburg
H. A. Abbott
Grafton Banking Trust Company
Pittsburgh
J. Picott
Wallace Helier
Cleveland
J.B. Harper
Elkins
Herbert S. Withers
Clarksburg
C. F. Grimm
Charleston
Olga S. Powell
Savanah, Ga
Hildegrade B. Wallend
Bergen
N. J
Gris Stemple
Montaville
Carl Thomas
Knottsville
Francis Bartlett
Webster
George Wiseman
Pruntytown
Sidney Johnson
I. J. Thomas
J. W. Keener
Route 2
Albert Batson
Edward Hendricks
Wheeling
J. C. Schermer
J.T. Sheaf
Washington
Samuel T. Burgess
Strasburg
H. J. Colline
Pittabugh
W. W. Taylor
Philadelphia
Lynch
Buckhannop
W. Steven
Baltimore
W. B. King
G. L. Jolliffe
West Main Street
W. M. Lewis
Oakmont
Peggy Hopes Dollars to Doughnuts Romance For $50,000 Suit
Peggy Udell once dubbed babe of Broadway sues husband Jack Montgomery for $50,000 alleging slander after a taxi romance and rushed Elko marriage. She says he promised wealth but took her to a one armed lunch wedding breakfast at a Methodist church in Elkton Md. The case centers on a high profile romance from the taxi era and a disputed settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Udell
Midnight
Babe
Broadway
Jack Montgomery
Elkton
Peggy Saysn
Senior Class Play Opens Grafton High School Year
The 1921 22 city school commencement events begin with Grafton high school seniors presenting The Time of His Life. The auditorium crowd praised the performance as one of the best ever by a high school cast, noting a marked improvement in expressive art due to expanded public speaking work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Grafton High School
High School Auditorum
Universal film star stirs crowd at Country Club event
A popular Universal film star drew admiration at a Country Club gathering with a striking black and white appearance. The scene featured elegant attire and notable guests, signaling a moment of high social interest in the community.
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Universal
Vie Piensanshe Country Club
Ag Theta
Senior class performance shines under Miss Watkins guidance
The third annual senior class play directed by Miss G Minnette Watkins delighted audiences. The production benefited from generous furnishings via the Seller Furniture Co. and showcased Watkins persistent planning. Upcoming events include May 26 Junior and Senior Reception and several commencement activities across May and June at local colleges and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Aspinall
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Cincinnati Workers Prepare to Strike Over Wage Cut
In Cincinnati the threat of a strike spread as manufacturers’ demand for a 10 percent wage reduction meets resistance. About 6,600 workers in sixteen factories were poised to walk out today after receiving word of the recession in wage demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
A. P
Bartlett to Clean Up the New York Post Offices
Acting Postmaster General Bartlett left Washington for New York to organize city post offices following arrests of several postal employees tied to multiple schemes looting the mafia. He vowed to remove anyone connected with crooks operating through New York City’s rag etsy division and related gangs.
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Washington
Bartlett
New York
Thorughly
New York City
Ragetsy
Atattive
York
City Hall
Postoffice
Doran
Postofice
Watertown
N.Y
Lowe Broadway
Confederate figures held in varied bail amounts
Edward Fogel was a confederate figure. Steinberg Fogel Abraham Goldsmith and Gustave Galles were held in $25,000 bail. Irving Weinstein faced $15,000 bail, while Gustave Feltman and Harry Shiparo were each held in $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Fogel
Steinberg, Fogel
Abraham Goldsmith
Gustave Galles
Irving Weinstein
Gustave Feltman
Harry Shiparo
Ey Eenh - W
Court adjourns to Monday for felonies docket
After several cases, Circuit Court adjourned yesterday afternoon until Monday morning to hear criminal cases. Judge Kittle is expected to release a decision early in the week in the road in junction case, anticipated with interest, as much work remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Kittle
Valley Freight Rate Revision Favored by Valley
May 20 Fairmont West Virginia May adjust freight rates as Baltimore and Ohio railroad traffic manager C S Lewis proposes a settlement with the Monongahela Valley association. If accepted the valley would join Central Freight association territory gaining a standard rate rather than a rate plus. The Monongahela Valley association comprising chamber of commerce groups has pressed for a better rate and other carriers may need to agree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
C. $. Lewis
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Monongahela Valley Association
Monongahela Valley
Central Freight Association
Steel merger abandoned after Youngstown pulls out
News reports in New York on May 20 say the proposed six company merger of Independent Steel companies collapsed as Youngstown Sheet and Tube withdraws. J. A. Campbell of Youngstown had been slated to lead the merger and serve as chairman of the board and executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
Atmont
Aken
Tm Ies
Cary Eptge
New York
A.P
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
J. A. Campbell
Youngstown Company
Pinchot Votes Lead Alter By 12 925 Margin
Philadelphia May 20 AP Gifford Pinchot leads George Alter by 12 925 in the Republican gubernatorial nominating contest with 18 counties counted and 196 districts missing. Pinchot 502 219 Alter 490 294.Incomplete returns from 20 counties show Robert Pat tison Jr leading Charles D McAvoy for the Democratic nomination for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pattison, Jr
Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
Tueasay
George Alter
Pinechot
Alter
Charles D. McAvoy
Mob Drags and Burns Black Suspect After Jail Riot in Texarkana
In Texarkana Texas May 20 a mob overran Miller County jail on the Arkansas side dragged Hallen Owens a Black man from a car beat him and dragged him eight blocks to a park where he was strangled and burned. Arkansas policeman RC Choate died later from injuries in the incident. Authorities offered no immediate investigation details.
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Texarkana
Tex
Hallen Owens
Miller County
Arkansas
R. ©. Choate
Owens
Sana
Texas
Miller
Choate
Shim
L. J. Lumus
John Strange
H. M. Barney
Luminus
Parsons Pulp Mill Goes Into Receivership
Parsons Pulp and Lumber Company, owner of timber lands in West Virginia and North Carolina, is placed in receivership by US District Judge Thompson. The filing, led by Win Whitmer and Sons, values liabilities at 4 million and assets at 1 million. Arthur A Stevens is named receiver as creditors act in a friendly suit amid lumber market unsettledness.
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Philadelphia
US 8
Thompson
Parsons Pulp, and Lumber Company
West Virginia
North Carolina
Win, Whitmer and Sons
Parsons Company
Arthur A. Stevens
Bebe Daniels Attacked by Man in California Home
Deputy sheriffs answered a midnight call to a California residence of actress Bebe Daniels. They arrested the intruder, identified as Caprice, and took him into custody for questioning regarding an alleged murder attempt inside the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebe Daniels
Man
California
Los Angeles
Cal
Rats Caprice
Man Surrenders Over Plot to Kill Actress in San Francisco
Caprice, who surrendered with little resistance, claimed he traveled from San Francisco to carry out a planned murder of a major motion picture actress under orders from a narcotics peddler. Police investigate his mental condition and the motive behind the alleged crime plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyenopathic Ward
Caprice
San Francisco
Irish Terror Through Ulster Rages Across Belfast
Reports from Belfast on May 20 describe murder, arson, and shootings driven by religious prejudice. Incendiary fires caused extensive financial damage while Protestants and Catholics suffered deadly violence. Contending factions in Dublin stirred rumors of government and republican talks as barracks and police stations were attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Ireland
Ulster
York Street
Chanel Castle
Dublin
A. P
Micheal Collins
Exmonn de Valera
Dail Wircann
Free State
Dail
Wireann
Two Killed and Seven Hurt in Harvard Oxygen Explosion
An explosion at Harvard’s Jefferson Physical Laboratory killed Atherton Kinsity Dunbar of Cambridge and William Conn of Cambridge. Six other students were injured as a tank of liquid oxygen detonated during a cryogenic experiment with oxygen under pressure and a recompressor. The college reports the blast likely stemmed from a compressor malfunction while Dunbar and assistants conducted research. casualties include Dunbar and Conn with several injuries among graduate students.
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Mass
Atherton Kinsity Dunbar
Cambridge
Harvard
William Conn
Jefferson Physical Horatery
Dunbar
Connel
Danber
Dents
Sanam
Explosion Injures Class as Generator Crashes at Hoover Lab
Report describes a sharp blast during a physics demonstration by Hoover’s class of freshmen. Gas and smoke filled the room as the generator fell, injuring students and shattering windows. Dunbar recently returned to duty after earlier injuries from a similar blast while researching cheaper gas production and vapor pressure for U.S. government work.
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Hoover
Tha
Dunbar
United States
Small Boy Injured in Wagon Car Collision
William Reynolds Jr narrowly escaped serious injuries when his express wagon, riding on the sidewalk, moved into the path of a slowly driven automobile by Kirk Waters on West Washington street. The car swerved to avoid the wagon, striking it and injuring the boy’s left leg slightly before taking him home. He is bright today and lamented the demolished wagon.
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Robert Grey
Mr. Wycombe
Pe'er Wycombe
Benjamin Miller
Bob Grey
Lucilly Leachman
Oh Grey
Rex Lowther
Tom Porter
Curtis Lambert
Tom
South
Tirol Week
Oneer Homan
22Nd Street
Grey
Daily Sentinel
William Reynolds, Jr
Kirk Waters
Mr. Waters
Washington Street
Reynolds
William
Big Field of High Boys at Morgantown
West Virginia high school track stars gather for the Fifth State Meet at Morgantown with 137 athletes from 31 schools in 15 events. Parkersburg Hustington and Pennsboro lead sectional rivals, with Jessburg holding a slight edge for overall state crown as records loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Vai
West Virginia
Stite University
Marke
Parkersburg
Hustington
Pennsboo
Jersburg
Pardon Attorney Jenkins States Nolte Case Facts
May 20 report shows A G Jenkins state pardon attorney addressed to D A McKee former prosecuting attorney of Ohto county claiming the late ter made many misstatements about John Nolte conditional pardon. He says governor acted without needing McKee consultation and notes favorable juror and judge recommendations.
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A. G Jenkins
D. A. McKee
Ohto County
Ter
John Nolte
Wheeling High School
Kees
Jenkins
McKew
Notts
Dempsey Announces Impending Marriage to Miss Rockwell
Jack Dempsey disclosed plans to wed Misa Edith Rockwell of Boulder Colorado. The announcement was made by his secretary Teddy Viagic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
New York
Misa Edith Rockwell
Boulder
Colorado
Teddy Viagic
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Brunner
B. Shepler
W. B D. Mirch
Kathryn Ray
Tlantington
United Brethren Missionary Society
John R. Beall
Maraine
Joint Assembly
The
Peggy
Methodist Protestant Church
Thomas Gorman
J. M. McCartney
C. W. Burke
Margaret
Gwendolyn Hunter
Parkesburg
Phyllis Myers
J.H. Breedlove
Margaret Unert
Gladys Walton
N. York P. D
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pinchot
Parsons Pulp Mill
West Virginia Lumber Company
Northern Ireland
Sien Fien
Glenarn
Martinsdown
Carnlough
Cushedall
County Antrim
Glenann
Dail Eireann
Harvard Laboratory
Nolte
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