Costume Party Fetes Neason Area Social Circle
The sewing club led by Mrs. Robert Neason hosted a Halloween party at the Neason apartment on Main Street with a scavenger hunt, refreshments, and clever favors. Attendees included Leona Zumbro Everlyn Stevens Delphia Williams Dorothy Lee and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Neason
Hallowe'en
Neason
Main Street
Leona Zumbro
Everlyn Stevens
Delphia Williams
Dorothy Lee
Helen Jaco
Mildred Ashby
Beulah Stevens
Marguerite Duckworth
Hartsell Cassaday
Howesville
Harold Andrews
Newbury
Robert Bennett
Charles Reedie
Kenneth Thomas
Bus Duckworth
Hiram Knight
Dick Bartlett
Marco Polo Romance Heads to Opera House in Goldwyn Film
Gary Cooper stars in The Adventures of Marco Polo at the Opera House for three days. The tale follows the 13th century travels of Marco Polo from Venice to Kublai Khan's court, detailing his 17 years as Khan's ambassador and the marriage alliance with Kogatin.
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Marco Polo
Samuel Goldwyn
Aero of
Nis
Gary Cooper
Opera House
Kublai Khan
Kambala
Peiping
Polo Brothers
Nicole
Faffeo
Marco
Venice
Cathay
Polo
Ghengis Khan
Kogatin
Argon
Persia
India
Goldwyn
Holiday at the Dixie Theatre with Hepburn and Grant
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant star in a light Broadway hit turned film at the Dixie Theatre. The romantic comedy explores money and happiness through a rebellious socialite and a self-directed man, presented with George Cukor’s deft humor and honest settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Theatre
Columbia
Philip Barry
Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
George Cukor
Miss Hepburn
Linda Seton
Cary Grant and Hepburn Shine in Holiday Parallels
Review praises Cary Grant's and Katharine Hepburn's performances as they share a screen in a film about a young man seeking money to retire early for a long holiday. The critic notes Grant matches Hepburn in sincerity and brilliance, highlighting the film as her greatest performance to date.
Fires scorch southern West Virginia counties
A string of wildfires ranging from 50 to 200 acres burned across southern West Virginia with scattered blazes in the north and one major fire in Monongalia County. No homes were lost, and officials said the fires are the worst since spring 1936 as crews battled the flames on patrol close to the frontline.
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Monongalia
Griffin
West Virginia
Social Calendar Listings for October and November
Sunday school rally at 2 p m at Blueville M E Church. Public invited. November 1 Woman's club Public Welfare department service at 2 30 p m at Elk's home. November 1 Judson Missionary Society meets 6 p m at First Baptist. Hostesses are Mrs C O Shay Mrs Willis Linn Mrs C P McDermott. November 1 Ladies Aid Andrews Church meet 7 30 p m in church parlor. November 2 Masquers meet 7 30 p m at Recreation Center reviews Pulitzer prize play You Cant Take It With You by J B Dryfield.
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Fetterman District
Blueville M. E
Woman’s Club Public Welfare Department
the Elk's Home
Judson Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
C. O. Shay
Willis Linn
C. P. McDermott
Ladies Aid Society of Andrews Church
J. B. Dryfield
Barclay on Bridge Challenge and Four Heart Defense
In a Barclay on Bridge column a post mortem discusses a duplicate deal where East West reach 3 No Trump or defend to 4 No Trump with variations. It notes how misread signals, doubles, and vulnerable aims affected outcomes including a bottom for one pair and a discussion of best defense for 4 Hearts when the spade queen leads.
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West
North
South
King Peatures Syndicate
Marie Antoinette Triumph Shines at Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre presents Marie Antoinette starring Norma Shearer in a grand period film. Tyrone Power John Barrymore Anita Louise and Joseph Schildkraut headline a lavish cast as a dramatic tale of love ambition and tragedy unfolds with splendor and humor.
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Marie Antionette
Strand Theatre
Norma Shearer
Tyrone Power
John Barrymore
Anita Louise
Joseph Schildkraut
Gladys George
Miss Shearer
Count Axel de Fersen
Barrymore
Louis XV
Miss George
du Barry
Schildkraut
Duke d’Orleans
301 Are Killed in West Virginia Highway Accidents
Superintendent C C Tallman of the state police said 301 people died in West Virginia highway crashes during the first 301 days of 1938. He blamed careless and drinking drivers for many fatalities.
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Charleston
C. C. Tallman
State Police
West Virginia
Court frees second of five in burglary killing case
Johnson, the second of five indicted in the killing, is acquitted of first degree murder as the court continues the case. Peter Serino of Pittsburgh was declared innocent, while Ford called him the death car driver.
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Johnson
Peter Serino
Pittsburgh
Ford
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William D. Fisher
Maple Avenue
W. C. Law Gon
J. Paul Murphy
J. E. Neal
Lawson
Murphy
Richard Robey
James F. Holt
Lawrence R. Swisher
Neal
Helen Moran
Monongahela
West Penn Company
Fairmont
Melody Manor
Grafton
Mannington
Shinnston
J. H. Wollward
Fairmont Line
New England
John Haw
Kins
Forest Crane
Frances Bennett
Hugh E. Felton
Mary Elizabeth Cockrell
Ernest Riddle
James McCracken
Jones Mahaffey
Imnamant Te Hai
Aveeno
Marian Virginia Mahaffey
Edward Clyde Jones
Elizabet Mahaffey
National Thespian Society
C. Paul Jones
Grafton High School
Navy
Naval
Norfolk
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Jones
Permaid
Masula
Pita
Trigger Man
Page One
Reymer
Red Cross Pharmacy
West Side
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Heflin
New York
Julian Heilbroner
Big Sister
Buddy
Tat
By Les Forgrave
Tal
By Wally Bisho
Muggs and
Skeeter
Effie
King
Rodney
BY Paul Robinson
Bing
Etta Kett
Etta
Pesals
Hee
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