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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1935

Page

3

Auxiliary Convention Rope Sunday In Hall

The eighteenth biennial state convention of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians met Sunday in Knights of Columbus Hall with delegates from Martinsburg Parkersburg and Wheeling A one o clock dinner served at the Hotel Grafton for 43 Covers was laid for the business session named officers included President Ella Weidner Wheeling Vice President Della Burvis Martinsburg Secretary Anna Hussion Grafton State Treasurer Anna Ollery Wheeling and Miss Angela Murphy Parkersburg History chair Honor Navy Recruits A spaghetti dinner was held Thursday night for Leland Knight and Bill Blevine who join the Navy. The affair was at Lesta Ervin s home on Maple Avenue. The guest list included Madeline Daugherty Exavah Canfield Carolyn Skinner Carrie Keefover Florence Cunningham Delores and Pallie Robinson Lillian Regina Erma Knight Georgia McIntosh Elizabeth Mary Ford Elinor White Lawrence McBee Alton Graham Forrest White Bill Blevins Frank Jones Harry Bolliger John Eunst Bill Bolliger John Reilly Eugene Price Leland Knight Johnny Price Lawrence Jackson and Charlie Shaffer of Clarksburg Al Miller of Washington Pa Mrs Wilma Poling daughter of Dolores Bennett of Tacy Barbour County married Ralph Vowls son of the late Anne and Grace Vowls on Saturday August 31 1985 at the home of Ode Criss Philippi with Rev C V Tate officiating Mrs Vowls has been employed in Philippi and Mr Vowls works at My Clinic hospital They will reside in Philippi Announce Wedding Ada Davis daughter of Mrs Eva Davis and Lieutenant William R Sheets were married August 20 at Camp North Fork Captain Bukhalter officiated Attendants were Mrs Kitchen and Lieutenant Charles Hall The ceremony was followed by }

Ladies’ Auxiliary of Ancient Order of Hibernians Ropes Knight’ of Columbus Martinsburg Parkersburg Wheeling Hotel Grafton Ella Weidner Della Burvis Anna Hussion Grafton Anna Ollery Angela Murphy Navy Gtven Leland Knight Bill Blevine Delores Robinson Eugene Price Lesta Ervin Maple Avenue Madeline Daugherty Exavah Canfield Carolyn Skinner Carrie Keefover Florence Cunningham Delores Pallie Robinson Lillian Regina Erma Knight Georgia McIntosh Elizabeth Mary Ford Elinor White Lawrence McBee Alton Graham Forrest White Bill Blevins Frank Jones Harry Bolliger John Eunst Bill Bolliger John Reilly Johnny Price Lawrence Jackson Charley Shaffer Clarksburg al Miller Washington, Pa Wilma Poling Dolores Bennett Tacy Barbour County Ralph Vows Anne Vowls Grace Burner Vowls Ode W. Criss Wabash Avenue Philippi C. V. Tate Philippi United Brethren Chth Vowls My- Clinic Ada Davis Eva Davis William R. Sheets Camp North Fork Bukhalter Kitchen Charles Hall Helen Rau Washington,d. C C. E. Rau Walnut Street Francis Jaca High Street Hagerstown Fanny Hirsohn National Reemployment Service E. Hirsohn Morgantown P. T. Williamson Bobby Lou Paul, Jr B. V. Williamson Ann Charleston H. H. Williamson Francis Street D. G. Kunst Wilford Street Elizabeth Grantas Edinburg Petersburg W. V. W. L. Shaffer Christiana Street Ashland Dan S. Keenan Geraldine Poe Helen Dern Thurmont Md Virginia Shaver C. T. Eyler Pearl Street Francis Shay Richard C. O. Shay W. L. Shaffer Dar S. Keenan Alvey Jacobs Eleanor and Edmond Fairmont C. C. Brown James Barcus Jimmie Fox and Ox Camp W. Va Russell Teese Thelma Elizabeth Stuck Washington, D. C William B. Stuck Washington Henry Grinnan Cantoncade William T. O'Neal James Foy Washington Street William ‘Towles Marion Allendar Blueville Towles Little Washington Howard Dempsey Huntington Guy Allender Webster Springs C. L. Cook Commodore Henderson Legion Rayford Gerald Welsh Ernest Burrell Columbus Ohio Luther Kirk Negra

Social Calendar Highlights Neighborhood Activities

September events include Woman's Home Missionary Society at St Pauls M B church with Mrs William Bailey and Mrs W J Frey review, Prim family reunion at Webster Baptist church. Judson Missionary Society at First Baptist. Sunshine Band at U B church. Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meeting. Business Girls dinner. St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid annual dinner at Blueville. Also entertainments for daughters bound for Emergency Hospital training, a Parkersburg bridge party, and a Rosemont homecoming with Christian Endeavor leadership plus a Rosemont dance hosted by Nance Shipplett. Various locals attend weddings, visits, and weekend guests around Fairmont and nearby towns.

Woman's Home Missionary St. Paul's M. B William Bailey W. J. Frey Fred Robinson Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of

Local residents host weekend visitors and travel notes

Washington D C visitor Miss Helen Rau spends Labor Day weekend with her parents in Grafton. Numerous locals and relatives travel and visit across Maryland Virginia and West Virginia for weekends vacations and family events. A murder charge case against Ernest Burrell is pending in Columbus Ohio after brief hearings.

Weak nations face pressure over Ethiopian crisis impact

The page discusses small states weighing their stance as Ethiopia’s crisis looms, fearing exit from the league and choosing loyalties between Italy Britain and Germany. Austria seeks to preserve independence and stay aligned with the Stresa front while Hungary balances ties with Italy and Britain and Germany.

Ethiopia Austria Stresa Front Hungary

Birth for Earl Carrothers' baby boy arrives

Mr and Mrs Earl Carrothers celebrate a nine pound baby boy born Thursday August 29 Mrs Carrothers is former Miss Mary Norris Both mother and child are reported doing nicely

Earl Carrothers Carrothers Mary Norris

Relief March Nears Its End At Ohio Capitol Steps

Twelve hundred fifty marchers led by William Truax of the Ohio Unemployed League encamped at the state fair grounds coliseum in Columbus awaiting Governor Martin L. Davey to call a special legislative session on relief measures. Police guarded tents and belongings as illness from canned beef linked to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration drew attention amid a day of tense preparations.

Columbus Fair Grounds Coliseum State Capitol William ‘Truax Ohio Unemployed League Truax Capitol Martin L. Davey Davey Finley H. van Orsdall State Health Department Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Ethiopian Troops Entrain For Ogaden Front In Eastern Campaign

Addis Ababa dispatch reports 20 000 picked Ethiopian troops marching to the eastern frontier with Gen Habuta Mikael commanding 700 men as vanguard. Emperor Haile Selassie plans 75 000 in the front and 50 000 in reserve in the east while authorities in Harrar arrest Count Maurice De Rougefeuille for alleged Italian espionage with his French wife an Ethiopian clerk and an Italian priest. Roquefeuille long resident in Ethiopia since 1923 backed by Ababani export mining interests is said to have held documents tied to Ras Makonen and Jerusalem properties.

Addis Ababa Habuta Mikael Emperor Haile Selassie Ogaden Deridawa Harmorican Ethiopia Roquefeuille Jigjigea Ababani Paris Ronuefeike Fejigea Derid-jrwa Ras Makonen Jerusalem Makonen Adua Haile Selassie

Blueville to Build Modern Elementary School Plan

Blueville would gain one of the state’s most modern elementary schools as a consolidated facility serving a wide area. The board favors the elementary project before a new high school, awaiting a federal WPA grant decision that would trigger early steps in the Blueville construction. The county superintendent notes action depends on federal approval for West Virginia educational funds.

Newigh Blueville WPA West Virginia

Eight states report no automobile fatalities this year

The report notes that eight states and the District of Columbia had clean records while Arizona Delaware Florida Louisiana Mississippi Nebraska North and South Dakota showed no automobile fatalities. California is highlighted as having many deaths.

District of Columbia Arzona Delaware Florida Louisiana Mississippi Nebraska North South Dakota California

Guards Watch Scene of Riot at Pelzer Plants

National guard bayonets guarded Pelzer Manufacturing Company plants at opening to deter a recurrence of yesterday’s riot in which a woman was killed and several wounded. Civil officers began a roundup of riot participants as G. W. Henson, 64, was jailed for murder. Nine others were held for investigation, with more arrests expected.

Pelzer 8. C National Guard Pelzer Manufacturing Company G. W. Henson Anderson Bertha Kelly W. A Clamp J. Rice Ansel | Brady B. T. Owens Will Hill Roseland Mahaffey Troy Walls David Brady Roy Brady E. P., Rice

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Summary

Crossword puzzle clues mixed with across and down entries list many partial words and abbreviations. The readable items include numeric positions, partial answers like High, Chaldean, feminine, tributary, frameword, and various abbreviations. The text reads like a garbled clue sheet with scattered proper nouns and shorthand references, not a cohesive news item.

Accused Driver Given Freedom on $1 000 Bond

Charleston September 3. Irvin Elliott of Thomasville Kentucky charged with manslaughter in the automobile death of three miners waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. Magistrate J A DeGruyter Sr released Elliott on one thousand dollar bond. The three miners D M Marshall Oscar McGeary and Elza Collins all of Alpharetta Kentucky were riding in a truck with 23 others coming to Charleston to hear John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America.

Charleston Irvin Elliott Thomasville J. A. DeGruyter, Sr Elliott D. M. Marshall Oscar McGeary Elza Collins Alpharetta John L. Lewis The United Mine Workers of America

Ships rush to assist Dixie stranded off Florida coast

A Florida coast radio report says four ships sped to aid the grounded Dixie on Carysfoot reef. Messages from S S Reaper, S S Rechstal, S S Platano, and the Wtere Town indicate coordination, while a separate line notes Dixie sighting near French Key by the steamer Simon.

Radio Marine Station Dixie Carysfoot Reef Florida Texas Company S. S. Rechstal Mallory Line Miami Fla Simon French Key

Dixie liner Dixie enmeshed near Ca fort reef in hurricane

Passengers face grave danger as the Dixie bound for New York from New Orleans is reported imprisoned near Ca fort reef. Capt Sundstrom, youngest in Morgan line, leads crew while harrowing rescue options amid a hurricane that damaged Florida citrus and stalled near Port Arthur. Ship cost 2,400,000 with 8,100 gross tons and 445 feet length.

Reaper Dixie Ca- ‘Ort Reef Morgan Line New York Caryfort Reef Miami Key West

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Vowls-Poling Charles Jones Prim Baptist Church of Webster P. Prim Mamie Prim Jimmie Proudfoot Judson Missionary Society of First Baptist Church Goldie Menear M Sunshine Band U. B. Church Carrie Bennett Veterans of Foreign Wars Business Girls Cozy Rest Earl Bennett Grand Street Dorothy Bennett Sarah Jones Virginia McDaniel Carolyn Rendle Juanita Gatrell Margaret Wittman Jane Mahaffey Margaret Jaco Marion Davis Junior Gattell Tommy Stafford Edward Grayson Herbert Welch Bill Bryan Paul Mahaffey Junior Bolyard Junior Bennett Emma Rose Faust Mary Murphy Frances Kennady Ella Memanus John Showalter William O'Neal Anela Murphy Parkersburs James Conley Rainelie Abe Bailey M. P Rosemont Charles Gallan Christian Endeavor Society T. Humphreys Simp Brown Rapha Gattin Sarah Kelley S.T. Humphreys Nance Shipplett Earl Robinson Hoot Garrett Rose Charles BE. K. Way Mary Way Naomi Jean Way John Francis Way Mary Dryfield Samuel Humphreys Mae Shipplett Josephine Kiger Mae Shuman Mary Heinze Paoli Leota Griffith Thayer Street Anne Copeland New York City Edward E. White W. C. Raddant Walter Coroapolis H. H. Hefner C. D. Jacobs Anna Rogers Bertha Montgomery Richwood White Sulphur Springs Marguerite Foy HOLC Billy North Carolina Harold Hefner Mary Holbert Corrine Neeley Betty Board McGraw Avenue Philco Sidrow Radio Shop Beulah Belle Beauty Shop Marinello Beauty Shop Main St McCrory’s Illinois Missouri Pennsylvania Michigan Iowa Tennessee Wisconsin New Jersey Oklahoma Utah Georgia Indiana Kansas Kentucky Maryland Texas Virginia Massachusetts Alabama Connecticut Rhode Island Minnesota Wyoming Colorado Montana New Mexico South Carolina Vermont Arkansas Idaho Maine New Hampshire Oregon Conn Erenea Daily Cross Bara Danube Badang Talities N. E South Amer RSE Tek Florida Peninsula S. J. Cooper Southern Pacific Steamship Lines Port Arthur, Tex Tlantic Philadelphia Atlantic City Buye al Love Drug Co MAIN First National Bank Heinze Woodbury’s R. Bucklew Campbell T. W. Heirons J. A. Kimble U. L Mus, Jr Arver Life Potts Ve Drug Company H. L. Potts Ldest Taylor County
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