Engagement Announced at Bridge Luncheon in Grafton
Mrs. Robert White hosted a Wednesday bridge luncheon at her Rowlesburg home. She announced the engagement of her sister Miss Madeline Shackleford to Mr. Gilbert Dudderar of Union City New Jersey, a Bell Telephone executive. The announcement followed a three course luncheon amid yellow and white spring decor and prize winning scores.
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Vg Temmbers
Grafton
Citires
Robert ‘White
Rowlesburg
Aaron Ward
Bridge
Walter Chrislip
Edith White
Clarksburg
Virginia Holt
Mary Mays
This City
Josephine Crile
Helen Crile
Jean Westfall
Virginia Ballard
Weston
Brooks
R. Gall
John McCafferty
Harry Brooks
Birth of son for Mr and Mrs Danley of Clarksburg
Mr and Mrs Robert A Danley of Clarksburg announce the birth of an eight pound son on May 30 named Robert A Danley Jr Mrs Danley formerly Miss Lois Grinnan is at home with her parents Mr and Mrs J C Relanan The father is a time keeper for Grasseli Car bon Company
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Robert A. Danley
Clarksburg
Robert A. Danley, Jr
Danley
Lois Grinnan
J. C. Relanan
Mr. Danley
Grasseli Carbon Company
Bloomington and Lincoln Street hosts unite in Grafton visit
Mr and Mrs James Crowley and Mr and Mrs William Bow, former Graftonians, visited Grafton Wednesday and dined with Mr and Mrs A L Blue of Lincoln Street Mrs Ola Barbee of Shreveport La spent several days in the area during the trip for social reunions and hometown chatter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crowley
William Bowmaster
Bloomington
Ill
Graftonians
Grafton
A. L. Blue
Lincoln Street
M Ola Barbee
Shreves Sport
Grafton Social Roundup Sees Local Visitors and Memorial Day Guests
Grafton hosts a steady stream of visitors from Fairmont Cumberland and beyond with Memorial Day gatherings. Notables include D W Thurston editor of The Parsons Advocate and family, Edna Garber, several residents from Parkersburg and Lexington, and many local residents hosting relatives and travelers. The scene centers on family visits, local strolls, and Decoration Day activities.
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Grafton
June King
Elizabeth ‘Evans
Fairmont
Harry “Waxie" Clark
Arthur “Peck" Ridenous
Southland
Virginia
Wasle
Peck
D.W. Thurston
Parsons Advocate
Frank Morgan
Grand Street
Edna Garber
The
Advocate
Don Garber
Grafton Printing Company
Walter Whistler
Charles Dayton
James Welsh, Jr
Cumberland
A. J. Brannon
Beec Street
William O'Neil
Parkersburg
James Foy
Washington Street
J.B. Beker
B. & O. Railroad Company
Lexington
William Deegan, Jr
Linsley Institute
Wheeling
W. Va
R. L. Newston
Warder Avenue
Hubert Parrish
DuBois Crickenberger
Morlrantown
Claid
Simpson
EB. N
Route 5
Harry A. Korte
J. B. Korte
Maple Avenue
George Harvey
H. &. Triplett
Parl Satterfield
Zanesville
Ohio
Robert Bennett
Emily Jane Bennett
Lillie Dayton
Buffalo
N. Y
Florence Wilkinson
Dan Hanley
Ruth
Ethel
John Rogerson
Mannington
Richard L. Foley
High Street
B. R. Glenn
Fair
Memorial Day Visitors Fill Cumberland City Streets
Local residents and relatives from Fairmont Buckhannon and Clarksburg attended Memorial Day programs in Cumberland Md. including Mrs James Fast Ruth, Harold Haislip, Mrs Georgs, Miss Phoeba Mays, and visitors from Rowlesburg and Knotts Avenue. Families from Grafton and Buckhannon visited for the holiday observance.
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Patrick Flanery
James Fast
Buckhannon
Jouhen Daerett
Clarksburg
Franke Hollig
Mre
Mos Russell
Reeder
Showdowns Loom As Congress Faces Key Votes
Lawmakers plan a busy week with action expected on farm relief conferees and the Borah migration bill. A Nye motion on repealing the national origins quota may move forward, while the census reapportionment measure moves toward House action early in the week.
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Publican
Idaho
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Hoover
House
West Virginia clerks elect leaders and seek 30-year retirement
The West Virginia state branch of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks elected Charleston president at yesterday's annual convention and passed a resolution urging a retirement bill for clerks after 30 years of service with a 1200 dollar annual pension. Next year's convention will be in Clarkeburg.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
United National Association of Post Office Clerks
W. Er
Charleston
Clarkeburg
McCormick's Shoemaking to Electrical Devices This Morning
Local notes recount Oran McCormick's rise from Lilly's shoe shop in Grafton to prominence in shoemaking and later electrical devices. He recalls old handmade methods and contrasts them with large factories, while West Virginia figures discuss state compensation leadership and political impacts on the Workmen's Compensation Department.
Commissioner defends record on workers fund amid removal
In a pointed statement Heaberlin says he administered the workers compensation fund to aid employers and not the injured workers and asserts senate bill No. 200 would have prevented his removal. He vows to publish a fuller explanation soon.
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Heaberlin
Keech Victor Wins Big Race Amid Thrilling Crashes
Keech Victor led by two laps for second place and won 10,000 dollars with 2,300 in lap money. The race drew 160,000 fans as cars crashed and walls were struck, causing injuries to about a dozen drivers but sparing most. Victor earned 1,000 points toward the 1929 driving championship. the final speed averaged 97.584 mph, a figure below expectations set by earlier records.
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Pageway
Keech
Rough Riders Picnic Menu and Salad Recipe Notes
Fragmented OCR shows Rough Riders menu items and recipes for Tomato Rabbit Cucumber Salad Bread Strawberry Preserves Sliced Pineapple and a toast with bacon onions cheese. Includes salad with cucumbers radishes onions and mayo plus a spiced cake or bread mix with oats raisins nuts and spices. Details are garbled but indicate a picnic serving context and various ingredient measures.
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Rough Riders
Roughriders
Tie Pheesd
Body of Woodrow Mayer Found After Ohio River Drowning
The body of Woodrow Mayer, 15, who drowned May 18 in the Ohio River at Sistersville West Virginia, was found yesterday near Marionette Ohio.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Mily
Woodrow Mayer
Ohio River
Marinletta
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Mountaineer Council No. 44
Junior Order United American Mechanics
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Danck
Valley Inn
Mack
J. C. Sturm
Lindy Club
Henry Lyman
J. C. Grinnan
Will Ridenour
Boyd Street
South
Miss King
Grafton High School
Webster Springs
Tomorow
Strand Theatre
Mr. Bush
Pic
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Hell. Oaks
Love Drug ‘Company
H. L. Potts
WM. Bartlett
Bartlett
Oran McCormick
Ott
Pageans
Hatfield
Heatherlin
Public Service Commission
Women's Compensation Fund
Raps Stidkenp
Conley
Workmen's Compensation Department
Grafton and
Vicinity
Clardksburg
West Virginia Business College
T. B. Caln
the Central Drug
W. G. Chrislip
Grafton Hotel
Burton
Kannoiph, Inc
Burton & Randolph Inc
Keech Victor
Spence
Peter de A Paolo
Lindbergh
Aries A
Gene
Tunney
Polly Lauder
Irving _ Berlin
Lis
J- Jin Mackay
Three Pines
Northwestern Turnpike
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