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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1916
Page
10
The piece argues real success comes from rising after a fall and learning from errors. It urges turning back when on the wrong track and facing daily problems resolutely, noting store gains come from yesterday’s mistakes and inviting reader feedback to improve.
The store presents Silk Kimonos designed for comfort and beauty with a wide range from delicate to practical styles. Superior quality and design are emphasized, with excellent values and prices from $8.50 upward.
In Grafton July 1 a company of the West Virginia National Guard was organized under Captain Charles B. Burke with 35 men led by First Lieutenant Smith Ringer and Lieutenants Weymouth and joined companies for training before federal service. A horse accident left Mrs Joseph Montgomery with a broken leg. An air tank explosion caused engine room damage but no injuries. A murder preliminary hearing sent Earnest Maxwell and Kay Dotson to grand jury after the death of S No Hyson at Rosemont. Births include Mrs Arah Virginia Walters. Knight Templar events at the West Virginia Industrial School featured a minstrel show by colored inmates.
W F Jefferys a 24 year old freman for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the local shops was killed after stepping onto a siding in the path of a backing engine. His leg was severed and he died at the city hospital. He leaves a wife and two children. The Christian church of Grafton has purchased a lot on East Main street and plans to build at once with fundraising to follow. The Grafton district Sunday school convention was well attended at the Hirst Baptist church with several prominent Sunday school leaders participating. Gordon Austin, 48, died at the county infirmary where he had lived as an inmate for fifteen years, survived by a wife and ten children. Mrs Nancy Gatrell, 74, mother of Mrs W A Parkhill and Homer Gatrell, sustained serious injuries in a fall at a relative’s home near West Union while visiting a grave. internal injuries feared. Publicity drive planned to showcase city Sunday schools and a meeting of representatives from area Sabbath schools was held to map an advertising plan. The city commission awarded the pavement contract for Bridge street to local contractors and work begins at once. paving on Luander street to start Monday. Forty three students received diplomas at Simpson High School commencement. address by Professor George I Colebank of Fairmont.
New York July 1 Roosevelt plans a four brigades division led by Theodore Roosevelt to serve in Mexico. The scheme calls for infantry, field artillery, two cavalry brigades, an aero squadron, hospital section, machine gun division and engineers. Recruitment targets 12,000 men from regulars and Spanish American veterans with officers chosen by Roosevelt.
In a parliamentary statement Major-General N Bosboom says the Dutch army, after twenty one months on a war footing, is prepared for modern warfare though not fully ready. He seeks 40 million dollars for mobilization expenses, notes improvements since August 1914, and reports mass production capability has been expanded with a hundred factories equipped for war.
A dramatic accident at First and Davis streets left editor Herman G. Johnson and six others uninjured after Johnson steered his car through a fence to avoid a falling electric pole and live wires. The windshield shattered, but the vehicle remained drivable and occupants escaped with minor hurts. Other items note two weddings in Elkins, John C. McClennan and Norma Berry at the home, and Kartman Smith and Frances Pauline Smith wedding at St Arrenden's Church. Cars advertised for sale at the Auto Exchange Downtown.
About 159 guests attended the Elkins home wedding as Miss Mary Zoe Howard served maid of honor and Mr Frank Coulter acted as best man. The couple, Mr and Mrs McLennag, plan a New York honeymoon and will be at home after August 1. Other notices include Mrs Cunningham's marriage at the Davis Memorial church with honeymoon to Washington and Baltimore, new residents and visits across towns, and various social updates from Mill Creek to Huntington and Cumberland.
Franklyn Rushie plays Frank Kenyon in the American Mutual feature Dust directed by Edward Sloman. In a dramatic set piece he crawls hand over hand along a rope strung between two tall buildings as the rope burns at one end, scene slated for release July 10.
Emery auditorium in Cincinnati will host the International Association of Rotary Clubs opening on July 16. The patriotically inclined decorations committee plans only American flags and Rotary emblems throughout the hall, with banners of the American, British, Canadian and Cuban flags in the convention area. No club standards or ads inside the hall, but corridors and hotels will display promotions. Telegraph and telephone facilities will aid visiting delegates. Souvenir stock from various cities will be boxed and shipped to delegates on request. Bulletin boards and a newspaper distribution bureau will serve hotels and lobby areas.
July 1 report from the Holcian front notes King Mbert in khaki General's uniform and Queen Alizabeth in a tailor-made suit with a steel helmet. They reviewed infantry and sailors, observed soldiers, and the queen wore a French war cross awarded by President Poincare. She photographed troops then promised signed copies to families.
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