Burlesque Mock City Board Entertainment at Lions Luncheon
A Lions Club luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel featured a burlesque of city governance with five men, led by Clark Foland, acting as directors of Hootstown. The mock meeting included fake appointments, a recalled mayor, and a humorous city manager saga, ending with proclamations of prosperity and a playful political sendup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Renters
Gridiron Club of
Washington
Lions Club
West Virginian Hotel
Clark Foland
Jess Franklin
Red Redefer
Sidney Bernard
J. B. Moseley
Hootstown
Mosley
Foland
Franklin
Bernard Strong
Jim Brown
Waa
Jim
Brown
Pop Roger
Jim Mann
Falls Mills
Timefield
Falls Mille
Bernard
Farrigers
Manley
Hootsown
Virginia
Fuzzy Furr
Arosa
Das. P. D. Gills
Farr
Yexardlesa
Peonla Aald
Thelub
The
Rotary, Kiwanis and Quota Clube
Jim Gills
Kiwanis Club
Baldwra Club
Glasgow labeled worst city in the world by sociologists
A fragment notes sociologists who studied Glasgow declare it the worst city in the world. It mentions Polish boys and Walter W. Gethman leading a group and a phrase pega from Camp Orava, with garbled lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Gethman
Pega
Camp
Orava
Sharpa Elke
Glasgow
Rotary fund drive and charity dance raise sums in Bluefield
The club voted to challenge the Rotanians and Quotas as Bluefield salesman trim the Lions on the diamond. A charity benefit dance by the Mason-Dixon seven at the hotel last Friday drew a large sum. Louis Wilmore and Jim Gills were guests yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Tiwaa
Mason-Dixon
Louis Wilmore
Jim Gills
School for Pastors And Religious Workers At Emory And Henry
Emory Virginia August 17 23 pastors from Holston Conference plan to attend the School for Pastors and Religious Workers held at Emory and Henry College. Laymen are urged to join for better Kingdom service as the program grows in attendance year by year. Families often accompany attendees for two weeks of study recreation and association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory
Carda
Hillman
Henry Collage
Tes
Du Pont Paint and Varnish Group Convention Attended
J. 5. Browne of Blucheld West Virginia visited Wilmington Delaware August 2 and 4 to attend the Bales convention of the Paint and Varnish Division of HB. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. The event marked the largest convention of its kind held by the company with representatives from across the country. Experts discussed every merchandising phase related to the paint and varnish industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 5. Browne
Fourth Street
Blucheld
W. Va
Wilmington
Delaware
HB. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
du Pont Company
MCA Conducts Love Feast for Foreign Boys
In Buchahora a five day international YMCA event gathered seventy Polish youths and equal numbers from Czecho Slovakia with several Americans including Fred W. Ramsey of Cleveland. Flags were exchanged and Polish youths visited Camp Orava in Czecho Slovakia. E.R. Cummings of the YMCA Warsaw group noted the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Young Men's Christian Association
Buchahora
Pollan
Czecho-Slovakia
Camp Orava
Fred W. Ramsey
Cleveland
Ohio
National Council of the American
E.R. Cummings
Also Mentioned on This Page
Burlesque Board OF Etyouretors
City of Hootstown
Nature
Existance
By Williams
Alice Ben Bolo
Les
WWE
Nut
Toy
Variety Orchestra
Shivar
Bluefield ‘Grocery Co
BUICK
Eerere
Kruick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
General Madera Corporation
Morton Motor Company
Raleigh Street
Irene Castle
America
Trene
Mies Cas Ue
Madame Et Mademoiselle
Tommy Atkins
Maryan
Wilda
Winona
Justine
Irene
Miss Castle
Peter Pan
E. S. Pedigo Co
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
West Virginia
Flannat
Trene ‘Castle
Orticelli
Tommy Atking
Romola
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