Jolliffe Store Redecorated With Modern Interiors
Jolliffe’s grand redecoration spans three floors with new displays of Milady accessories on the first floor including Keyser and Gordon hosiery and hats such as the Greta Garbo pill box. The second floor hosts offices a civic center and Corset Company demonstrations while the third floor contains a marking center. Local tradesmen contributed to design and construction.
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Milady
Keyser
Gordon
Greta Garbo
Havana
Miss Staunton
American Lady Corset Company
George J. Jolliffe Bene
George G
Walter Evins
Lloyd Shackelford
S. W. McCartney
Johnny Adame
Blueville
Desinns
New York City
John Brown
Grattan
Society notes from Coral Parrish Montgomery
Society editor Coral Parrish Montgomery reports social events and engagements with local prominence and observer notes. Phone contact appears for society column submissions and community announcements in the paper.
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Scout and church youth events mingle with weddings note
Birt Scouteisland 2 of the Girl 4c under Mrs. Wilkinson and Miss Virginia Bennett led a marshmallow roast as the Wickwire road 4-H fair hosted many guests. Rex Satterfield, a local graduate, returned from Detroit ready to work. An announcement confirms the February 25 1932 marriage of Miss Josephine Elizabeth Boyce to Mr Marion Doyle Reed in Oakland Maryland with reception details at home later.
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Ence Wilkinson
Virginia Bennett
Wickwire Road
Diras
Rex Satterfield
McSweeny Auto and Electrical School
Detroit
Michigan
A Satterfield
Josephine Elizabet Boyce
Marion Doyle Reed
Grafton
Oakland
St. Paul's M. B
J. W. Dawson
Henry Boyce
Blueville
Personal News From Winchester and Huntington
Mrs. Mary EB Haddix and Mr and Mrs Sam Trisler with family visited in Winchester Virginia recently. Miss Genevieve Whelan trained nurse who has served the past two years is returning yesterday from the U S Veteran hospital and will depart tomorrow for Huntington to take a hospital position previously accepted.
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Mary EB. Haddix
Sam Trisler
Famly
Winchester
Genevieve Whelan
Yester
U. S
Huntington
Cuffey Name Among West Indian Maroons History
A historical note explains that Cuffey was once a name given to Black people in the West Indies and among Jamaican maroons. It also records that whales possess the largest brains among mammals, with the greatest individual brain weighing about 7,000 grams.
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Cuffey
West Indies
Jamaica
Four-H Club Show Opens in Bonafede Building
The Taylor county Four-H event opened at noon in the Bonafede building and will close tonight at 9. It will reopen tomorrow with exhibits through Friday at 4 pm. Miss Myre Anvil of Knottsville heads the show with judges Mrs Jolly Johnson Hanst and Dee Crane from West Virginia University Morgantown. Over 70 participants exhibit a wide range of club work and the public is invited to view.
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Taylor County
Bonafede
Myre Anvil
Knottsville
Jolly Johnson Hanst
Dée Crane
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Clouds Cloudy Skies Ruin Eclipse Observations
Boston observers report a windy cloudy sky during the total eclipse, spoiling many astronomers plans. Spectators enjoyed a few glimpses of the corona while cameras captured hazy images and scientists faced delays in data.
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Boston
Sept
Green Mountains
White Mountains
Cape
Notice of August 15th Refunds for the Lucky Day
An August 15 notice states refunds will be issued to holders of Lucky Day s. The brief entry confirms a forthcoming reimbursement action tied to the August 15 event.
Sky groups chase sun during long radio eclipse tests
Astronomers and radio researchers pursued spectroscopic sun edge shots and radio eclipse signals despite heavy clouds. Teams at Lick Observatory and other sites reported hopeful results while Montreal and Ohio stations attempted signals toward Cleveland.
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Montreal
Stanley Mitchell
Leander McCormick Observatory
University of Virginia
Lick Observatory
Douglas Hill
J. J. Nassau
Case Schools
Cleveland
Harlan T.stetson
Ohio Weslyan University
Vets Abandoning Gettysburg Camp Near Cleanup Demand
Gettysburg bonus army, once 240 strong, dwindled to 54 after 22 members exited. State troopers refused to provide highway trucks until the group could be cleared within 48 hours. The exodus began yesterday with 40 moving westward after a car crashed through a fence, fatally wounding George H. Bowers.
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Gettysburg
Raymond Horn
George H. Bowers
Leswoyne
Picni
Hospital Notes Tina Tucker and others undergo operations
Grace Tucker of City Route 7 and Francis and Eleanor Wolfe of Newbury had tonsil removal surgery at City Hospital. Joe Fanke of Newbury had a corrective foot injury operation. Woodrow Annon of Thorton was discharged after a minor operation.
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Grace Tucker
City
Francis and
Eleanor Wolfe
Newbury
City Hospital
Joe Fanke
Woodrow Annon
Thorton
Back From Charleston Mr Graham Aide To Railway Union
Mr and Mrs Robert E Graham returned from Charleston where he served on the legislative committee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The two day session at Hotel Ruffner drafted by laws for the upcoming two years for the B R T with Mr Graham representing the Grafton division.
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Capital
Robert E. Graham
Charleston
the Brotherhood of Railway
Hotel Ruffner
Grafton Otion
B. of R. T
Brain weights vary by sex in humans
In humans the brain rarely exceeds an average weight of 1,280 to 1,460 grams in men and 1,140 to 1,340 grams in women.
Governor deploys aid as farm price protests escalate
In Des Moines Governor Dan Turner says he activated immediate military help to back Cher okee county amid tensions. He expects local law enforcement to deputize enough men to manage the situation and warns backers of the holiday Movement may turn violent. The three week struggle for higher farm produce prices remains unsettled overall.
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Tilton
Dan Turner
Turner
Des Moines
Cherokee County
R. G. Rodman
Spiced Pears and Ham Loaf Menu Card
By Mrs. Alexander George a compact dinner menu shows ham loaf with potato salad and spiced pears. Includes detailed recipe steps for ham loaf mixture, potato salad dressing, spiced pears simmering, and a fruit cup with citrus juice.
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Mrs
Alexander George
Cherokee farmers clash with shooting amid patrols
At Cherokee Iowa on September 1, tensions rose as 200 farmers and 75 armed deputies faced off after gunfire wounded 14 pickets during a clash linked to the farmers' holiday movement. County officials promised a full investigation while authorities kept the courthouse surrounded and warned against riotous action.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Walnut Grove
Tilton
Woodbury
Plymouth County
Rodman
Cherokee County
I Va
Cupid Likes August Best
Cupid leads all months in 1982 for marriage license activity with 26 licenses issued in August. The period shows higher totals and costs for brides, totaling about 62 dollars with 28 dollars attributed to licenses.
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Cupid
Auust
Raylor Chunty
Saa
Datanae Oe Riage
Compar
Principal named at Lexington high in Virginia
A long serving educator in Lexington Virginia has been named principal of the local high school. The appointment marks a return to leadership at the school after a lengthy association with the district.
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Sand Fark
Me Reveley
Lexington
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Ruth Bennett
Tom Peters
Earl Peter
Teaberry Smallwood
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Bill Bennett
Joe Keller
John Kirby
D. V. Poling
Love
F. C. Peters
Mrs. Hayes
Edith Boyd
Russell Pife
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Boc
Love Drug Company
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