King George's Entertaining Bills Heavy and Far Reaching
London reports King George's royal entertaining costs for public functions from late May to August total about 409000 dollars. Four courts at Buckingham Palace cost roughly 354000 dollars per event and additional two social gatherings with tea and ices add to the outlay. The state ball is noted as the costliest item among public entertainments.
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Ethel Marshall
London
Royal Household
Buckingham Palace
Royal entertaining and wardrobe drain royal funds
The article notes lavish entertaining and expansive wardrobes for the king and queen, funded partly by Parliament but likely tapping the king’s private funds. It highlights the queen’s 600 gowns, the Duke of York’s fashion prudence, Mrs Harry Brown’s Mayfair parties at Spencer House, and discreet royal etiquette around champagne service and branding.
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Roy
Berkeley
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
Harry Brown
Mayfair
Pittsburon
Spencer House
Mes. Brown
Aster
Lady Astor
Buckingham Palace
Pritt Sentenced to Five-Year Term in Moundville Penitentiary
Henry Pritt admitted guilt to a second degree charge and was sentenced by Judge Black to five years in the penitentiary at Moundville. Sparkes, involved in the weighing dispute at Witla creek, was shot during the incident. Pritt had acted as a material witness in the trial of Lewis Penny Pritt for Dewey Graham’s murder. Graham was brought to a Charleston hospital after his throat was slashed. Suits docketed in common pleas court included Burgess v Burgess and several others.
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Henry Pritt
Guity
Katei May
Mey Sparkes
Black
Ve Yeuras
Moundavile
Sparkes
Avarre
Scales
Witla Creek
Pritt
Lewis Penny Pritt
Dewey Graham
Blakeley
Henry
Prite
Graham
Charleston
Real estate transfers in Kanawha County disclosed
Real estate transfers recorded with the county clerk involve properties on Sugar Creek in Riverton and nearby areas. Notable transactions include Higginbotham to Evatial Wisher for 5000 dollars, and other parcels in South Charleston Nitro and Kanawha City. Several transfers list amounts from 2600 to 6500 dollars, with buyers such as Olive Moore, Gertrude Ikenny, and Raymond J. Coling noted.
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Kanawha
Chamber
Ounty
Sugar Creek
Ariveton
Central Trust Corporation
Higginbotham
Albert Agginbotham
Ninth Avenue
South Charleston
Albert Higginbotham
Evatial Wisher
Uity Savings & Loan Company
Rexbury
Whesapeake Health Company
H J. Powell
Chesapeake
Loudon
Sherwood Forest Incorporation
D. W. Batterson
Gertrude H. Ikenny
Maldenistrict
Saw Hill
Charleston Industrial Corporation
Olive Moore
Nitro
Frank W. Webb
Washington Street
Court
Truslow Streets
Jerome Johnson
Raymond J. Coling
Kanawha City
FL Johnson
Raymond TL. Collins
Tda Jones
Ww. Hammack
Orta
Ula Smith
Mallesie
Warner enters county race in Pittsburgh politics
Hans Wagner, famed Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop, has filed as a candidate for county commissioner on the Republican and junior tickets. The nomination paper arrived with the last day for petitions for the September primary and marks his return to public life after retirement from baseball.
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Pittsburgil
Tom Hanug
Warner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ars
Sams
Cocay
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Seri
Republican
Juibor
Quidenl
Baseball Warner
Sporting Gonads
Mushurigh
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King George’s
Mrs. Harry! Brown
Howe Trent
Walker Dry Goods Co
Yusen Winta
Moundsville
Judge Black
Court of Common
Yesterdy
Wilbur
Burgess
Brrtle
Mac
Everett JL. Eaton
James
Moore
Wale J. Moore
Lula Stover
A. Ye Stover
Parthena Valentine
George W. Valentine
Hxther Tincher
Ralph KE
W. E Melton
Blackshire Old & Fan Company
Meyers Bros
Hale Street
Eastern Theatre
Comer Washington and
Duffy Streets
Fifth Avenue Models
Mary Philbin
Norman Kerry
Bigge
Hans Wagner
Andrew Elicott
Italy
Washington
Charleston Business College
Ecege
E. C. Stotts
A. H. Dangerfield Ovenerg
Morrison Bldg
Quarrier Street
Woodrums
Woodrum’s
Reg. Privo Aug
Italien
BATC
Axminster
Rose Motair
Virginia Se
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