Grafton Daily Social Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Local residents hosted and visited over Memorial Day weekend with relatives, friends, and guests. Attendees included Miss Luclie Bartlett of Fairmont, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Starcher, and many others from Beech Street, McGraw Avenue, and surrounding towns. Visitors came from Fairmont, Clarksburg, Pittsburgh, and Wheeling for family gatherings, church events, and city duties, with several attending funerals and production events in Grafton.
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Beg
Iille
W.va
Lawson Starcher
McGraw Avenue
qoMbe
Siri
R. Glenn
Pat Mygpent
Harold Noble
Mia
C. O. Noble
Beech Street
University
Noble
Fairmont
Luclie Bartlett
Bartlett
McGraw
Homner George Gaddan
Gilly George
Wheel
Grafton
Inez| Hickel
Percy Byrd
Clarksburg
Byrd
Patrick Hayden
George Bailey
Benjamin
Washington
Indiana
B. F. Bailey
Fay Matheny
Walter Matheny
Pittsburgh
James Matheny
Karl Seamon
Newburg
Robert White
L. R. Shackelford
Maple Avenue
C. KE. McMillan
John Utterback
Robert Permar
Wheeling Intelligencer
Wheeling
May Casteel
Stosemont
J. G. Bishop
C. M. Bishop
Lorentz
John Feeney
Bishop
Rowlenburg
Moira van Horn
Daltimore
Misa Elizabeth Stafford
Walnut Street
Walter Ball
New Mar Unsville
Charleston
A.E. Shanabarger
Washington Street
Paul Hetner
Fairmont State College
Thayer Street
Ruth Jackson
John W. Ault
Bellaire
Ohio
Mr. Ault
Hugh James Fox
C. F. Schroeder
Mary
Romney
Lena Fitzhugh
Bridge
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Chest Cold Relief
Pain and chest cold symptoms vanish with gentle rubs of St Jacobs Oil. The menthol-like ointment is advertised as breaking chest congestion, soothing inflammation, and easing sore throats and backache. A 38 cent bottle is said to be widely recommended for 65 years at drug stores.
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St. Jacobs
Forty four year old Kennedys Marathon Finish
Bill Kennedy, a bricklayer and veteran distance runner, placed third in the recent American marathon in Boston at age 44. He has devoted 25 years to distance racing and running events.
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Bill” Kennedy
Boston
Grafton Residents and Visitors Attend Memorial and Decoration Day Activities
Relatives and out of town guests visited Grafton for Memorial and Decoration Day events. Attendees included Mrs Robert Van Horn of Baltimore formerly of Grafton, Mrs TJ Faherty, Ragar Pratt of Patersburg, and families of Potts, Smittel, and Meadrland. Shoppers and locals noted visiting relatives, with residents from Pittsburgh, Belington, Cumberland, and Meadland among those present.
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Sacha Te Gaatienem
Grafton
Robert van Horn
Baltimore
TJ. Faherty
Ragar Pratt
Patersburg
Anne Utterback
Fulton Booth
Belington
Will Matheny
Cumberland
Rey
C. A. Snyder
West Union
Bernadine Talbot
Eiking
C. P. Reynolds
Meadland
S.H. Simpson and Daughters
Marquess
A. 8. Morrow
W.E. Jones
Wheeling
Mr. Jones
Tom Swiger
A. B. Corder
Harvey McClane
West Side
Clarksburg
Memorial Day Visitors Reach Clarksburg Figures
City visitors from Akron to Morgantown and Columbus stopped in Clarksburg yesterday for Memorial Day. Names include Mrs. Brooks Hart of Clarksburg, Steve Saunders of Berryburg Junction, Rube Collins from Columbus, C. W. Goff of Akron, Ed Shaffer of Huntington, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pracht and Son of Pittsburgh, Mrs. C. R. Knight of Dewey Avenue, William Hesser of Morgantown, Patrick Madden of Clarksburg, Paul Reger returning to Bellaire, and Robert Beard family from Washington Street after a camping trip.
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Brooks Hart
Clarksburg
W. N. Malone
Dewey ‘Avenue
Steve Saunders
Berryburg Junction
Rube Collins
Columbus
Ohio
C. W. Goff
Akron
Ed Shaffer
Huntington
Henry Pracht
Son
Pittsburgh
C. R. Knight
Dewey Avenue
William Hesser
Morgantown
Patrick Madden
Paul Reger
Bellaire
E. W. Koelz
Washington Street
Robert Beard
Children warned against candy-dealer fraud over Orange Crush
An old warning urges mothers to tell children to demand Orange Crush by name and insist on the Krinkly Bottle. It notes unscrupulous dealers may substitute imitation drinks and deceive kids for a small profit, asking readers to report any such mistakes to Orange Haller Beverage Company in Philippi West Virginia.
U S Consul In Glasgow Reports 18 Dead In Heart Attack
Consul Edward B. Cipriani of Glasgow confirms 18 fatalities after a heart attack. Cipriani, a Trinidad native and naturalized American, held senior American consul duties in Scotland.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Edward B. Cipriani
Trinidad
Might Come Handy at a Coalacattle Wedding
Guest and bride exchange playful chatter about a wedding gift. The bride confirms the coalacattle present arrived safely and notes they will take the charming gift on their honeymoon, while recalling a letter.
Owners Of Coal Cars Hit By Supreme Court Decision
Washington May 31 The Supreme Court sustained Interstate Commerce Commission orders requiring privately owned coal cars to be counted in pro rata car assignments to soft coal mines during shortages. Railroads and other firms cannot use their own cars to secure fuel without counting toward mine entitlements. Justice McReynolds dissented saying railroads should manage their own affairs.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
McReynolds
Commission
Flood battles near finish as river bursts to bayous
New Orleans reports the Mississippi flood cresting toward Donaldsonville with coast guard boats dispatched to reach threatened bayous. Refugees move from Morgan City area as dry land vanishes and downtown stores operate on elevated platforms amid rising waters. In China, Northern forces retreat from Henan after defeats, signaling a major Nationalist success and prompting international caution for citizens abroad.
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New Orleans
Lower Valley
Mississippi
Coast Guard
Atchafalaya
Donaldsonville
Morgan City
Sugar Bowl
McCrea Crevasse
Four State Officials’ Terms Expire Tonight
Charleston May 31 The terms of four state officials expire at midnight with one re-appointed and another expected to be reappointed. The governor announced I Wade Coffman’s six year reappointment to the Public Service Commission.
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Charleston
Governor's Office
I. Wade Coffman
Pub. Ue Service Commission
Remembering a Labor Day Pontiac De Luxe giveaway offer
A storefront promotes Labor Day coupons with a chance to win a Pontiac De Luxe. Shoppers are urged to collect coupons with every purchase, claiming the offer is real and a winner will be chosen.
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Auvil Shoe Company
Y. M. C. A. Building & Oy
Clark's
Carquines Bridge
Carquines Straits
San Francisco Bay
Strand Theatre
Conklin
Union Drug Company
Consul
Dees
Paris
India
New York
Karachi
Pelletier Daisy
Conin
Daisy
Quit Province
Citizens of
Ay Valero
Peking
Henan
Old Honan
Nouth
Yellow River
Anhwei
Lung- Hai
Honan
Japan
Great Britain
Cilo
Cretcee
Goodrich Pee Ag
Foy’s
Lee Bennett & Son
W. Main Street
C. V. Miller
Grafton, W. Va
Wm. Archdeacon Co
Opera House
Ivor
Piené
Tne
Taerat
Busy Bee Restaurant
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