Visiting Here and Birthday Celebrations Amid Local News
Charley Herbert of San Francisco and Albert Herbert of Washington DC, brothers of Charley, visit Grafton residents Ola Inianas and Mrs. Prank Ross, with other relatives in town. Birthday events honor Ann Elizabeth Rau and Anna Maxine Sinclair with dinners and parties featuring cakes, gifts, music, and games among local families and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Herbert
San Francisco
California
Grafton
Ona C. Jefferys
Manley Avenue
Ola Inienas
Ann Elizabeth Rau
Max Rau
Yates Avenue
Ann Elizabeth
Ain St
Anna Maxine
Yelock
Anna Maxine Sinclair
Marjorie Lambert
Marjorie
Mary Ellan Peters
Sinclair
Kea Scarlet
Cleveland
Oh'g
Lucille Rowland
Mary
Lillian Smith
Etta Evans
Virginia Skaggs
Atles
Ray Shoemaker
H. J. Tucker
Dewey Avenue
Betty Jean
Jane Wiseman
Martha Ann Kelley
Betty Joyce Kelley
Emily
Bessie Lucille Jones
Virginia Ridenour
Sunday School Organized by Friendship Sewing Club
The Friendship Sewing Club gathered at the Mrs. Goldie James home on Earth Street for a Sunday school session with refreshments at the Coffman schoolhouse. Sam Van Gilder was elected superintendent, with McCue named assistant superintendent, Margaret Robinson secretary, and Ida McCracken treasurer. The superintendent will select teachers for the new school.
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Ip Sewing Club
Crane McDaniel
Friendship Sewing Club
St Herrl
Earth Street
Coffman
Sam van Gilder
Goldie James McCue
Mccue
Margaret Robinson
Ida McCracken
Boyhood Fire House Resident Fondly Known For Alarm
A 14 year old, Paul Ridenour, adopted a fire hall as his home and remained active by the sound of fire alarm gongs. He would loaf around the hall but stayed ready to respond, embodying a life devoted to fire service.
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Paul Ridenour
Grafton High School graduation to hear Dr Turner
Commencement exercises for 136 graduates at the Grafton high school auditorium begin at 8 15 pm Wednesday. Dr John Roscoe Turner of West Virginia University will give the address and diplomas will be presented by J A Jolliffe board of education president.
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Grafton High School
John Roscoe Turner
West Virginia University
J. A. Jolliffe
Board of Education
Alberta Hoskins
America
Florence Wilkinson
E. F. K. Roof
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Memorable Day Notices From Grafton Friends
Personal notices list Miss Mary Moore visiting, plans to return to Elkins, and several locals traveling to Clarksburg Shinnston and Charleston for Memorial Day. Names include Mrs Anna Garrett, James Montgomery, Robert Remlinger, Miss Myrtle Posey, Mr and Mrs Burton, Betty and Billy, Mildred West, Blanche Riley Wilson, H L Hines, Dolores Currey, Ray Benson, C B Lake, Mrs Dennison, Hunter McClintic, W B Leonard, S M Leonard, G E Bailey, Paul A Stokes, W E Towles, and others. Events cover visits, grading board appointment, and Memorial Day gatherings.
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Mary Moore
Grafton
Elkins
Anna Garrett
James Montgomery
Robert Remlinger
Clarksburg
Myrtle Posey
Burton
Betty
Billy
Knottsville Pike
Shinnston
Mildred West
Knottsville Road
Blanche Riley Wilson
Nitro
Ella Riley
East Main Street
H. L. Hines
Philadelphia
T. M. Griffith
Thayer Street
Ben Black
Baltimore
Charleston
W. W. Trent
Ray Benson
Harold Boston Returns Home for Summer Vacation
Harold Boston son of Mr and Mrs John Boston who had been attending school in Clarksburg has returned to his home here to spend the summer vacation.
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Harold Boston
John Boston
Clarksburg
Jury Returns Wednesday Nazi Gains
When the petit jury convenes in circuit court on Wednesday the state’s misdemeanor cases against Otha Bunner Mamie Hale John Ellington and Wilbert Mayle will be heard first. After those, the felony case against Herbert Thompson Dorsey Hathjaway and Clyde Demoss for breaking and entering the Clarksburg Tire Company shop on Beech Street for goods valued at 206.17 will be tried.
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Petit Jury
Otha Bunner
Mamie Hale
John Ellington
Wilbert Mayle
Herbert Thompson
Dorsey Hathjaway
Clyde Demoss
Clarksburg Tire Company
Beech Street
Control in Danzig Vote Shapes Free City Senate
In Danzig the May 29 election gave the Nazis and allies 108,286 votes or 50.8 percent, securing Hermann Ralschning as new president of the Senate. The Volkstag battle pitted the Nazis against the Nationalists as the city, majority German in population, cast 215,135 votes with minor clashes outside the city proper.
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Volkstag
Free City of
Danzig
Hermann ‘Ralschning
Senate
Ford V-8 Promotes Smooth Power and Economy
In a 1930s style feature the Ford V-8 is praised for its 75 horsepower drive shaft output, smooth engine, and superior gas mileage of 17 to 20 mpg under average use. The piece extols overall economy including initial cost and maintenance, plus appearance and comfort as essential, with a nod to women's view on the car’s evolution from wagon to coach.
LD Bob canine mascot at fire hall dies at crematory
A canine mascot named LD Bob, known as Old Bob at the city fire hall on Boyd street, is dead. Friends say he was taken for a ride. His remains were found near the crematory.
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LD Bob
Fire Hall
Old Bob
Boyd Street
Bob
Three Pupils Omitted From Health Award List
In the city schools health test awards, three second grade pupils were accidentally left out of the published list. Omitted names are Freda Losh Sylvia Favish and Rosella Marshall. The second grade class leads overall with 24 of 43 earning the award. Arizona spring lettuce is valued at about 500000 dollars as the crop's most profitable since 1929. An electric shovel built in Marion Ohio can lift a 40 passenger bus over a four story building roof and deposit it in a backyard.
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Freda Losh
Sylvia Favish
Rosella Marshall
Arizona
Marion
If I Had The Gift To Paint War And Peace
A reflective verse imagines a poet with the gift of Titian or Michelangelo painting the grim cost of war. It yearns for a world where bloodshed ends, nations turn from conflict, and children laugh while peace conquers the gods of war.
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Valhalla
Odin
Thor
Danzig Nazi program drives Jews to flee Free City
Tense election day in Danzig sees chants and crowds while the Nazi plan mirrors Germany and antisemitism pushes Jewish merchants to exit. Poland, harbor policies, and League of Nations oversight shape the foreign policy watch, amid heightened risk of disturbances. In Scotland, unemployed men in Airdrie offer three hours daily unpaid work to beautify the town.
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Free City
Danzig
Poland
League of Nations
Airdrie
Scotland
Clinic reports received by Dr Stout in Grafton
Dr R B Stout, Taylor county health officer, says reports from the tuberculosis clinic at the Flks Club in Grafton are ready. Adults can obtain their exam reports from him while school age individuals may see Miss Mason, the school nurse, for theirs.
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R. B. Stout
Taylor County
Grafton
Flks Club
Stout
Miss Mason
Model of the Moment Promotes Summer Cottons and Fashions
The piece highlights ginghams and novelty seersuckers entering town wear with a navy tan and red plaid suit. It notes an extended shoulder coat and elbow-length sleeves, straw hats, cotton gauntlets, organdic woven hats with grosgrain ribbon bands, and minimal trimming as fabrics expand for summer fashion.
Hospital Notes From Philippi District
Miss Berta Campnell of Philippi underwent a major operation at City Hospital this morning. Mrs Virginia Walda of Philippi had a major operation yesterday. Wyllie Ray Poling of Philippi was discharged yesterday. Robert Reese of City underwent a minor operation two weeks ago and was discharged yesterday.
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Berta Campnell
Philippi
City Hospital
Virginia Walda
Wyllie Ray Poling
Robert Reese
City
Togo
Four year old Charles Smith badly scalded at home
Little Charles Smith four year old son of Dr and Mrs Dudley Smith of West Main Street was badly scalded about the neck and back Friday morning when his sister ran into him with a kettle of boiling water. He is slowly improving.
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Charles Smith
Dudley Smith
West Main Street
Menus of the Day by Mrs Alexander George
Daily menu suggestions with recipes for Salted Nuts with Gherries and fruit juice blends, Creamed Chicken sauce and variants, Hot Rolls using compressed yeast, milk, salt, fat and flour. Instructions include boiling sugar with fruit juice, chilling, and serving with confectioners sugar. varied sauce and mushroom additions. yeast rolls rising and baking times.
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Alexander George
New Drug Institute Formed in New York
May 29 announcement details the formation of the Institute of America to unite divisions of the drug industry for fair wages and to end cutthroat competition. Backed by leading manufacturers distributors and retailers, the group pledges alignment with Roosevelt's industrial recovery program. Incorporation filings show New York based offices and temporary senior offices in New York City.
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New, York
Institute of America
Hehart
Drug Institute
Roosevelt
N. Y
New York City
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MPV
Coral Parrish
Montgomery Society
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Will Cannon
East Mainstreet
C. F. Hannon
Will Clark
Etta Warthen
Mary Clark
Harold Cole
Ben H. Franz
W. Main St
J. R. Turner
Rauschning
Eee Dearborn Midh
G. A. Compton
Loverote
Prince of Penes
CL House and. Inckit
Town
Sie
Eee
Diana Mowins
Drag Artie
New York
Mateh
Orient
County
Washinton
Sinter
Emergengy
Mor
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