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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1930
Page
1
A fragmentary notice reports name disputes surrounding a stage figure linked to a public event. The readable portion hints at a naming issue tied to a person connected with a theater or film industry context. Further details are unclear in the available text.
Reports from Arequipa and Lima describe efforts to halt civil conflict in Peru after the junta demands delegates and cooperation. The U S State Department seeks the release of Harald Grow and Elmer Puccett as revolutions unfold near Camana and Callao.
Leaders review 13 drought relief projects with bids ranging from 42 933.33 to 300 409.60. Kanawha City to Marshall and Raleigh counties see low bids by Kealy Construction and others as committees plan sub group mobilization statewide. Health officials and bankers prepare financing plans for small farmers while Captain Astill to announce next state paramilitary meeting at the state house Thursday at 10 AM.
A fragmented report shows Charleston teachers gathering for a meeting with a welcoming address by J. Gorman, principal, followed by talks from Dr. Walter Barnas of New York University and President Joseph Roser of Fairfield State Normal School.
Kilten Steen aged 66 of OOS Main Street Charleston died at a local hospital following an operation for infection after a recent illness. He was a longtime local realtor and former president of the Charleston real estate board. Funeral arrangements set for St. John's Episcopal Church with Rev. John Gans and Rev. Horace A. Brown officiating. Burial at Long Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Katherine Payne Steen and a daughter Marine Bertrice Steen.
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau and three companions landed their Dornier aircraft in New York harbor off the Statue of Liberty completing a transatlantic flight from Germany. The arrival surprised welcoming crowds and officials after a swift 500 mile coastal crossing from Halifax.
President Hoover issued a recess appointment to Thomas Walker Page a Virginian economist Democrat aged 54 to join the Hawley Smoot tariff commission. Page who served on prior tariff boards under Taft Wilson and Harding will take office September 26 with Henry P. Fletcher as chair. The bipartisan six member panel will continue with three Republicans and three Democrats, with four seats still to be filled.
Lawrence Case 22 and Elizabeth Cain 164 were married in Clarksburg today by Rev. H. G. Sowarda after a courthouse ceremony. They departed for a honeymoon in the east following the service.
The weather bureau issued an advisory at 9:30 p m warning of a tropical disturbance near Bermuda, moving northward with dangerous gales. Vessels are urged to keep off the New England coast on Wednesday as the system remains unsettled.
In Columbia South Carolina area Aug 28 19xx with 327 precincts reporting Calebe Wease leads former Senator Al Anes Byrnes by about 2300 votes in the Democratic Senate nomination race. Harris trails with 5496 votes.
Police announced the confinement of James Roush of Water Street and the admission of Clifford Redman of Water Street as the man who actually committed the burglary at the Kanawha Ice Company. Detectives had pursued leads after a robbery weeks earlier, leading to both suspects’ arrests and the recovery of the safes and cash.
Aviator A Timper Wiggins reports a rattlesnake entered his cockpit near a hangar. He wrestled the snake while the plane went into a dive, then threw it overboard. He regained control and landed in a pasture, suffering poisoning from the incident.
Phoebe Omlie of Memphis won the women's class E from Washington, D C, at Curtiss Reynolds Airport. She averaged 1271 4 miles per hour and set the early pace from the start in the Tittle monocoupe finishing at 8 10 PM. Martie Howman of Hempstead is noted in the report.
A Times Square revue faced a deadly curse as three actors who took the doomed convict part in Hot Rhythm died or resigned after misfortune. James W Jackson died of accidental asphyxiation, Nat Cah and Nat Cash died of heart attack, and producers failed to cast another Black actor, forcing a white stage manager to step in.
Charleston city council approved a small tax cut for the 1919-? fiscal year reducing the municipal levy to 71 cents per $100 valuation. The revision lowers the general fund and issues a deficit plan while preserving allocations for cemetery airport and bonds. Page Ia. Cel. &.
Huntington Aus 20 John W Easton for six years president of the West Virginia federation of labor was renominated for office at the 24th annual convention. Opponents, nominations for vice presidents announced. speakers included Percy Tatlow and others urging shorter working hours and criticizing labor policy. The convention adjourned for the funeral of Rt Rev Magr S B Altmeier.
A former Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota died at his Washington home today from heart trouble. He served in the Senate from 1918 to 1935 as a Republican and later practiced law in D C. Born near Amanda on February 34, he was a member of the Washington bicentennial commission and taught at the National University Law School.
City reports sinking fund allocations and bond debts for Charleston. Funds totaling 1,166,290.98 were sent to the state for investment. The second half of fiscal year 1028-89 shows increased property valuations near 1,000,000, with total bonded debt around 61,020.
An unclear text snippet references aviators and police watchers in a city dispute. Names and specifics are unreadable, leaving the exact actors and actions indeterminable within the available readable lines.
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