Friday, Oct 23, 1936 Friday, March 12, 1937 Friday, Oct 4, 1940
The Wetzel Republican
New Martinsville, W. Va.COURTHOUSE NEWS
Marriage Licenses Charles BROCK, 23, Wileyville; Valeria NOLAN, 18, of Pine Grove. E. R. MILLER, 38, Smithfield; Virginia NORMAN, 23, of Grantsville. Glenin AMOS, 22, New Martinsville RFD; Olive SNIDER, 23, of Reader. Virgil Clay CONNER, 22, Proctor; Edna Marie MELOTT, 18, 0f Clarington, Ohio. Floyd Charles ROCKWELL, 23, and Marie SHANNON, 30, both of Paden City. Edward Paugh SCYOC, 22, Hastings; Verna May STACEY, 20, of Jacksonburg. Ralph McKLUG, 32, and Mildred KRUTZMAN, 21, both of Littleton.Instruments Recorded
S. and Bess ROBINSON, to Ernest PEGG and Zara PEGG, deed; lots 49 and 50, Sixth avenue. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company to Moody LAWRENCE, deed; 260 acres, Magnolia District. Owen L. TAYLOR to Margaret WHITE, deed; lots 23 and 24, B 2, Hundred. Russell WILLEY and others to J. D. ARNETT, deed; 21 1/2 acres, Piney Fork, Green District. Greenlawn Memorial Park to Charles and L. Amos BROWN, deed; lot 27, Section B, Greenlawn cemetery. Elmer A. WHITING to Marie L. HITESHEW, royalty deed. Belle BROOKOVER and others to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas Company, reduction agreement. Merchantile Building and Trust Company to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas Company, reduction agreement. Sherman STILLWAGONER to the West Virginia Title & Trust Company, deed; lot 18, Burlingame addition. James SHIBEN to L. MYERS, deed; undivided interest, 104 acres, Church District. Louise HUFFMAN to Ohio Valley Sand Company, agreement. Fred CARNEY to Harvey CARNEY, deed; 10 and 30 acres, Center District. Legion Auxiliary Installs Officers First District Vice-Chairman Here for Ceremonies at Memorial Hall An installation of the officers of the ladies Auxiliary, Legion Marne Post 28, was held in the War Memorial Building Monday evening. Mrs. Floyd BLAKE, of Wheeling, First District vice-chairman, had charge of the ceremony. Officers installed are: President, Mrs. Katherine FAUBER; secretary, Mrs. Lois MARTY; treasurer, Mrs. Eva HUFF; first vice-president, Mrs. Mary MULLETT; second vice-president, Katherine MOORE; chaplain, Mrs. Emma MILLER; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Virginia MARTIN; and historian, Mrs. Mabel BERGER. A covered dish dinner was served by the Ladies of the Auxiliary immediately after the installation. A number of department officers were present for the event. =============== END OF OCTOBER 23, 1936 ISSUE ==============
The Wetzel Republican
New Martinsville, W. Va. Friday, March 12, 1937HUNDRED
Bennett Funeral Funeral services for William BENNETT, 88, were conducted Thursday afternoon from the residence with the Rev. A. J. McLAUGHLIN, evangelist for the Church of Christ, in charge. Mr. BENNETT, a lifetime resident of Hundred, died Monday following a long period of illness. Burial took place in the Liming Cemetery near Burton. Surviving him are three daughters, Mrs. HIMELRICK of Burton, Mrs. Joseph KIMBLE of Hundred and Morgantown and Mrs. Goldie BYARD of Hundred; two sons, William BENNETT Jr. and Ray BENNETT, both of Hundred. Win Contests Miss Kathryn STEWART was the winner of the beauty contest sponsored last week by the Junior and Senior Women's Clubs. Miss STEWART will take part soon in the State contest at Clarksburg. Winner of the amateur contest also sponsored by the club was Mary Lou DAUGHERTY, young daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed DAUGHERTY. Mary Lou won by her tap dancing and singing. The Shirley Temple contest, for which a Shirley Temple dress was given the winner, was won by Ruth Ann BUTCHER, 4-year-old daughter or Mr and Mrs O. E. BUTCHER. Y. W. Club Meets Members of the Young Women's Club met Sunday afternoon in the home of Mrs. James GARRISON. The meeting was called for the purpose of preparing a history of the club and its accomplishments during the seven years it has been functioning as an organization. The group during that time has sponsored entertainments open to the public, they have aided charitable organizations and have offered assistance in many ways toward the aid of community projects. The history will be prepared as a permanent record of the organization. Among those at the meeting were Mrs. Verda CHURCH, Mrs. C. D. ROBINSON, Mrs. Eugene LEWIS, Mrs. Grace PHILLIPS, Mrs. Delvrey JACKSON, Mrs. Lee LIMING, and Mrs. Bertie TAYLOR. Personals Mrs. C. A. WINDEL, Mrs. H. P. STROSNIDER, and Mrs. J. S. ZIMMERMAN were in Wheeling Monday. Mr and Mrs Ogal LOUGH of Mobley spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs. Margaret CUNNINGHAM of Wheeling spent the weekend with her parents, Mr and Mrs R. E. TARBET. Mr and Mrs C. A. WINDEL and sons, Billy and Jack, and Ralph LEWIS spent Sunday in Waynesburg. Shannon MOORE, who teaches school at Howard, spent the weekend with his family. Mrs. Margaret MUIR, Wheeling, spent Saturday with her parents, Mr and Mrs R. E. TARBET. Miss Oressa TEAGARDEN spent Monday in Wheeling. Mr and Mrs David HIMELRICK spent Sunday with relatives in Morgantown. OBITUARY Samantha J. Rice Samantha J. RICE, 86, widow of Jacob RICE, and formerly a resident of this community, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. P. EULER of Johnstown, Pa.; Sunday, March 7. She was the daughter of the late William and Hannah BUCHANAN. Her husband, Jacob RICE, preceded her in death Jan. 24, 1905. She had been a member of the Christian Church for more than 70 years. The body was brought to the Wharton Funeral Home, which services were held Wednesday, March 9, at 2 p.m. by Rev. J. Charles RICHARD of the Christian Church, and interment followed in the Travis Cemetery. In addition to her daughter, Mrs. EULER, she is survived by two sons, Jacob W. and William A. RICE of Ravenna, Ohio, 10 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Legal Advertising Notice of Trustee's Sale By virtue of authority vested in me by Deed of Trust dated March 1, 1924, executed by George HAMMELL and Carrie B. HAMMELL, his wife, to Edwin O. KEIFER, as Truste, now deceased, in whose place and stead the undersigned, Paul J. SHIBEN, was appointed and substituted as Trustee in the Deed of Trust as aforesaid by an order of the Circuit Court of Wetzel County, West Virginia, entered in the January Term, 1937, thereof, in the Chancery proceeding of Nellie M. VANCAMP vs. George HAMMELL and Carrie B. HAMMELL formerly pending therein, to secure Nellie M. VANCAMP the payment of a certain promissory note therein described, or any renewal or renewals thereof, recorded in the office of the Clerk for the County Court of Wetzel County in Trust Deed Book No. 37, page 437, the obligation thereby secured being due and unpaid and default having been made in the payment thereof, the undersigned, having been so required to do by the owner and holder of the obligation thereby secured, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Court House of Wetzel County, West Virginia, in New Martinsville, on April 3, 1937 at 10:00 a.m. of that day, the following described real estate, subject, however in the exception and reservation hereinafter mentioned to wit: (my copy cut off) ============= END OF MARCH 23, 1937 ISSUE ==============
Friday, Oct 4, 1940
The Wetzel Republican
New Martinsville, West Virginia Friday October 4, 1940 Front Page Aged Widow Killed When Hit by Car, Driver Under Bond Mrs. Mary Z. White, 75, Dies on Route 7 - Manslaughter Charged Because the car he was driving last Friday night struck and killed 75-year-old Mary Z. WHITE, Paul A. LOUGH, 26, of near Hundred has been charged with manslaughter and is under $1,000 bond to appear before the Grand Jury in January. Mrs. WHITE, the widow of Joseph WHITE and a native of Wetzel County, was the sixth highway accident victim of the year, the highest the death record has reached in Wetzel in many years. LOUGH was not arrested and the car he was driving, which belongs to his brother, Frank, was not found by police until the following day.
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Virginia Rose EDGAR Society Editor Garth Poe Weds Margaret Smittle A wedding of interest to Paden City and New Martinsville residents occurred Friday when Margaret SMITTLE, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter J. SMITTLE of Paden City, became the bride of Garth POE, son of Mr and Mrs Cleve POE of Fourth street. The vows were exchanged at an informal ceremony at six o'clock at the parsonage of the First Christian Church on Martin avenue. Rev. W. H. SLITER, pastor of the church, officiated. Attendants were Helen LEIBFORTH of Paden City, who acted as maid of honor, and Joe SHEPHERD, who served the groom as best man. Guests included the parents of both principals, and Mrs Clara POTTS. The bride wore a street-lenghth dress of blue crepe, accentuated with a corsage of red roses. Her turban and accessories were of wine. Miss LEIBFORTH was dressed in green crepe, with which she wore black accessories. Immediately following the ceremony the couple left for a weekend trip through Ohio. Mrs. POE is a graduate of Magnolia High School with the class of 1940. The groom was graduated in 1938, and has since been employed at the Universal Concrete Pipe Company. The couple are at home on Center street, New Martinsville. Family Reunion Held by Schamps- The descendants of Jacob S. and Virginia E. KLIPSTINE SCHAMP met at the SCHAMP home near Minnie on Sunday, September 22, for a family reunion. A picnic dinner was served at noon, and the afternoon was spent socially. Those attending were W. L. SCHAMP of Derby, Kansas; Kenneth BALLINGER of Wichita, Kansas; Mrs. C. V. BURGESS of Fort Meade, Florida; Mrs. R. C. LONG and Mrs. W. L. ROCHE of San- (next line illegible) ? ? LONG of Monongahela, Pa.; William A. SHEEHAN, Mr and Mrs J. L. PETERS and Lois PETERS of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr and Mrs Ross TISHER and Ross SCHAMP of East Liverpool, Ohio, Mrs. Sam BARNHOUSE, Donald BARNHOUSE, Betty BARNHOUSE, Dallas BARNHOUSE of Unionport, Ohio, Mr and Mrs H. E. BARNHOUSE, Junior BARNHOUSE, James BARNHOUSE, Marylee BARNHOUSE and John BARNHOUSE of Bridgeport, Ohio, Mrs. Opal DAVIS, Robert ADAMS, Patty DAVIS, Donnie DAVIS, Mrs. Robert JENKINS and Charles JENKINS of Cambridge, Ohio, Mr and Mrs John BONNER of Lockney, Mr and Mrs Bruce BURGESS and baby of Tollgate, A. J. RINE of Grantsville, Mr and Mrs Everett WORTHEN of Wellsburg, Mr and Mrs Earl WAYMAN of Wheeling, Mr and Mrs J. A. HAMILTON of Mannington, Mr and Mrs J. C. CROSS of Clarksburg, Mr. H. E. TEITSWORTH of Jacksonburg, Mr and Mrs C. R. PALMER and C. R. PALMER, Jr. of Bebee, Mr and Mrs Amos MORGAN and Dicky MORGAN of Bridgeport, Mr and Mrs R. C. SCHAMP, John Ellis SCHAMP, Billy Clair SCHAMP, Dicky SCHAMP, and Nellie SCHAMP of Smithfield, Mrs. Eva MILBURN, Mr and Mrs Orval MILBURN, Mr. Howard MILBURN, Mrs. J. A. BLAIR and Leu BLAIR SUMMERS of Reader, Mr and Mrs Harvey HICKS, Billy Earl HICKS, Gerry Lee HICKS, Mr and Mrs W. E. SCHAMP, Mr. John CHAPLIN and Clair CHAPLIN of Porter Falls. Those from New Martinsville who attended were Mr and Mrs C. M. SCHAMP, Leola SCHAMP, Mary SCHAMP, Wilbur SCHAMP, Mrs. John SCHAMP, Mr and Mrs Henry SCHAMP, Henry SCHAMP, Jr., Mr and Mrs A. F. HIGGINS, Dr and Mrs George A. BRIDGEMAN, Mary Martha BRIDGEMAN, George Albert BRIDGEMAN, Bobby Ben BRIDGEMAN, Mr and Mrs Everett WATKINS, Patty WATKINS, J. F. McGINNIS, Mr and Mrs O. L. RICE, Mr and Mrs S. J. MORGAN, John Henry MORGAN, Clyde MORGAN, Earl MORGAN, Mrs. Ward JENNINGS, Junior JENNINGS, Dicky JENNINGS, Mickey JENNINGS, Mr and Mrs Curtis BURGESS, May BAYS, Mrs. Clara KOONTZ, Mrs. Will GRIMM, Ernest GRIMM and Mr and Mrs J. O. EAKIN. Business Girls Are Bridge Guests - Members of the Business Girls' Club were the guests Tuesday evening of Virginia Rose EDGAR at her home on Fifth street. Two tables of contract bridge were arranged, and refreshments were served at an appropriate hour. The club members are Mrs. Lyle WINER, Martha ALLEN, Mildred MOSER, Mary Louise JOHNSTON, Louise KIMBLE, Geraldine WORKMAN, Mary Frances LAMPING, Mrs. Alton JOLIFFE and the hostess. Farewell Parties for Mrs. Geo. Malfregeot- Mrs. George MALFREGEOT, who left Tuesday for Syracuse, New York, was honor guest last week at two farewell parties. On Wednesday night, Mrs. B. R. FAUBER and Mrs. H. J. LUND entertained at the FAUBER home on Maple avenue. Four tables of contract were arranged and the honoree was presented with a handkerchief show- (next line illegible) On Thursday night, Mrs. MALFREGEOT'S sister, Mrs. Russell HUTCHINSON, was co-hostess with Mrs. Everett RHOADES at a party at Given's Tea Room on Route 2. Those present were Mrs. Charles CORLISS, Mrs. Rose KING EDGAR, Mrs. Cleve POE, Mrs. Paul BARRICK, Mrs. August MALFREGEOT, Mrs. H. J. LUND, Mrs. B. R. FAUBER, Mrs. MALFREGEOT and the hostesses. Frances Martin Honored at Parties- Two parties were added this week to the list of pre-nuptial courtesies arranged for Frances MARTIN, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. E. MARTIN, whose marriage to Attorney James NEWSOM, of Durham, N. C. will occur October 19. On Monday night Mrs. H. R. ADAMSON, aunt of the bride-elect, was hostess at her home on North Main street. Bridge furnished the evening's diversion, four tables being in play. Refreshments were served at an appropriate hour. Mrs. Harry WINER and her daughter, Mrs. Roy BARTH, entertained Wednesday with a bridge luncheon at Baggs Tea Room at Kent. Guests were invited for one o'clock and covers were laid for thirty-two. Appointments were in pink and white, and were in keeping with the bridal theme. A centerpiece of pink rosebuds was arranged at the bride-elect's table. Eight tables of bridge were in play during the afternoon. Mary Helen Hawkins Hostess To Club- Miss Mary Helen HAWKINS was the hostess to the members of her bridge club at her home on South Side Wednesday evening. Two tables of bridge were in play for several hours, followed by the serving of refreshments. The club members are Mrs. John IAMS, Frances MARTIN, Mrs. Charles MYERS, Louise OBLINGER, Marjorie WRIGHT, Mrs. Robert CORLISS, Mrs. Walter CREIGHTON, Ruth FROELICH and the hostess. District Nurses To Meet Tonight- The nurses of District No. 2 will be the guests tonight of Miss Anne STENGER of Third street, with Miss Agnes BOYD of Sistersville acting as assistant hostess. This will be the October business meeting, and matters of a business nature will be discussed. A social hour will be followed by the serving of a luncheon. Mrs. Albert Coxen Honor Guest at Party- Mrs. Albert COXEN, the former Kathryn MITCHELL whose marriage occurred recently, was honor guest last night when May Jean FRANCIS was hostess to the members of her bridge club at her home on Maple avenue. Bridge furnished the evening's diversion, and a luncheon was served at an appropriate hour. Mrs. COXEN was presented with a miscellaneous shower. Those present were the honor guest, Louise KIMBLE, Mary Louise JOHNSTON, Mrs. August MALFREGEOT, Martha ALLEN, Pearl FREI, Bernadette BALLOUZ and the hostess. Lucille Hitchcock Weds Wheeling Man- Announcement was made this week of the marriage of Lucille HITCHCOCK, daughter of Mr and Mrs George HITCHCOCK of New Martinsville, and Raymond SMITH, son of Mrs. Mary SMITH of Wheeling. The wedding occurred Thursday, August 29, at the home of the groom. Mrs. SMITH attended Magnolia High School, and has been employed at the Hoge-Davis drugstore in Wheeling for the past year. Mr. SMITH was graduated from Wheeling High School in 1935, and is employed at Norteman's Packing Company. The couple will make their home in Wheeling. Local Women of Huntington Meet- Several members of the local chapter of the Order of Eastern Star are attending the Grand Chapter session in Huntington this week. Mr. W. J. POSTLETHWAIT, Mrs. J. B. BARNES, Mrs. J. A. WELSH, Mrs. Thomas ALLEN, Mrs. W. E. WHARTON, Mrs. Mack ELLIS, Mrs. Charles HARMAN, Mrs. U. S. VANCAMP and Mrs. C. W. BERGER left for Huntington Tuesday. Junior Hindman Celebrates Birthday- Junior HINDMAN, son of Mr and Mrs Don HINDMAN of Maple avenue, was honor guest at a surprise party given for him last Thursday night by several friends on the occassion of his fourteenth birthday. A scavenger hunt was planned for the evening, followed by a chile supper at the HINDMAN home. Those present were: Phyllis BARTH, Roberta ARISON, Rosemary SEBAR, Betty BALL, Rose LEMLEY, Nancy MULLETT, Joan LEMON, Gene DURANT, Fritzie LEU, Gene BARGERHUFF, Bobby BACHMAN, Foster WOLF, Jack McCASKEY, Ralph BATTON, Clair KIMBLE and the honoree.In Brief
Mrs. J. O. THEISS and Evelyn CLARK will return tomorrow from a week's stay at New York City. Betty FARMER of Wheeling spent last weekend visiting her mother, Mrs. C. B. FARMER. Sam G. McELDOWNEY and Sheriff Frank C. BERGER motored to Charleston Wednesday. Mrs. F. C. BERGER and Mrs. Willard CUNNINGHAM spent ?? shopping in Parkersburg. Mrs. Russell HUTCHINSON has been confined to her home on McEldowney avenue, with illness. Attorney I. M. UNDERWOOD of Middlebourne was a business visitor here Wednesday. Dr. J. P. ALLEN spent last weekend visiting friends in Morgantown. Mrs. Don ROGERS, the former Lorraine CLARK, left Tuesday for Charleston, where she will make her home. Joe WELLS and Jackson GANDOUR of Sistersville motored to Wheeling Tuesday evening. Charles EDGAR, Jr., and Francis HARMAN, students at West Virginia University, will spend the weekend at their homes here. Wells EAKIN and James POE, students at Marshall College will arrive here today to spen....(rest of my copy cut off on this one) Mr and Mrs Elmer TAWE and son David motored to Wheeling Friday. Mr and Mrs Homer KING were business visitors here Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Paul LEAP and Mr and Mrs Jake ROTHLISBERYS attended a funeral of a relative in Zanesville, Ohio, last Friday. Mary BALLOUS, Florence LE?? and Edith RAWE motored to Columbus, Ohio, last Sunday.froth
Wish we'd given odds on this thing. For the first nine months of 1939, this page reported 44 marriages. In the first nine months of 1940, the Year of the Draft Law, the number dropped - yes, that's right, dropped to an even 40. June, 1940, ran true to form by leading the other months with nine knot-tyings. In fact, June, July, August and September of this year reports eight more marriages than the same period in 1939. The more statistics we juggle, the more mixed up we get, so you take it from here: January - 1939, 6, 1940, 4; February, 2, 1; March, 5, 4; April, 6, 1; May, 5, 2; June, 7, 9; July, 4, 6; August, 2, 8; September, 7, 5. Add Collegians - Lee CULP, son of Mr and Mrs George CULP, is a senior at the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. Which means another June degree from Wetzel County. Mary Martha BRIDGEMAN, daughter of Dr and Mrs George, will soon enroll at Bliss Business College at Columbus, Ohio. Brother, Jack, another cap-and-gowner, is at Ohio U. at Athens. Marcella HERRICK, daughter of the Leos, writes that she is to interview Pat O'BRIEN of the flickers this wek. Pat-or Mr. O'BRIEN- is at Notre Dame for the premier of "Knute Rockne - All American" in which he plays the title role. Marcella's school, St. Marys College, is just across the way, and the big Irishman, along with some other luminaries, is coming over for lunch. ROCKNE'S daughter, Jean, is also a St. Marys student. Speaking of the picture, Joe WELLS was full of raves for it. He and Jack GANDOUR attended a private, advance showing at the Capitol theatre at Wheeling Tuesday night - exclusive to members of the Notre Dame Club and their friends. What Joe liked best was being able to pick out any seat he wanted in the theatre. Sororities at West Virginia University made public their list of pledges for the 1940 fall rushing season last weekend. A familiar name was Joan BARR, who pledged Phi Mu, and was subsequently entertained, along with her sister pledges, at the home of an active ?at ARTHURDALE. John PYLE of Sistersville and Betty ROLAND of Clarksburg were both members of the pledge group entertained at dinner at the Morgantown Country Club last Friday night, when Alpha Xi Delta sorority played hostess to the neophytes. Big things happened last week to the Walter SMITTLES of Paden City. On Thursday, they acquired a granddaughter and on Friday a son-in-law. (some of article cut off) to Garth POE, son of Mr and Mrs Cleve on Friday. It's pretty soft for Garth. When Barbara Kay celebrates her birthday, he'll have 24 hours notice to hunt anniversary presents. This week's issue of the Columbus (Ohio) Star carried a full length picture of Mary ESCHENBRENNER, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hector, as she appeared in a style show held by the Union Company of Columbus at the Scioto Country Club. Mary wore a deb style dinner dress of taffeta, with a tight-fitting embroidered jacket- and was a knockout, no less. The E's used to live in New Martinsville, and Mary's a niece of Mrs. Russell HUTCHINSON and Mrs. George MALFREGEOT. This mousetrap-building business must be all right. A fellow columnist, chattering about familiar faces at the W. V. U. Westminster game at Morgantown Saturday, noted "blond Sam McELDOWNEY of New Martinsville, whose legal phrasing helped free Violet LONG in the sensational Wetzel County trial." Take a bow, Sam'l. ================= END of October 4, 1940 Wetzel Democrat copied ================
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