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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1946

Page

9

Mrs Harriet Barrett to Lead 4-H Clothing Division Award

Mrs Harriet W Barrett of Louise Huffman RFD 1 French Aley will assume a posts position as director of the women's division of the 4-H club Congress in Chicago. She earned a trip for achieving a record of 140 garments and represented the educational division of the Spool Cotton Mills program. Barrett, a native of Charles ton, attended Charles School of Commerce and the Lewis Hotel Training School in Washington D C. Her son William Barrett is city editor of the Beck Post Herald.

Harriet W. Barrett Louise Huffman RFD French Aley Creek Andead Dorothy Webster Nual Congress Chicago Marietta College Women's Office Rogers Charles Spool Cotton Ton Barrett Charles-iCo National’ Park Seminary Forest Glen Mark Wiseman West Virginia Manufacting Washington, D.C Sturers Joy Post

Capitol Chandelier Cleaned After Four Years

The Capitol lights were washed in the House and Senate chambers for the first time since 1943. Workers from Window Cleaning Co. of Hunt cleaned 28,800 glass crystals and 46 bulbs under supervision of Building and Grounds Supt. N Martin. A note mentions hunting trips and student news from Freed-Hardeman College and Carnegie Institute of Technology with several Charleston residents listed among enrollees.

Capitol Hunt Senate Sesarch N. Martin Sion Gazette

Bancroft PTA Plans Christmas Party and New Members

The Bancroft PTA will hold a Christmas party on December 19 with a gift exchange. The association reports active participation with 68 new AG members added in a recent membership drive.

PTA Bancroft Pta

Edwin Fulwider Exhibition At Charleston Gallery

Noted artist Edwin Fulwider displays works at the Charleston gallery in the Coyle and Richardson department store under Allied Artists of West Virginia. The show runs through December 13 and features oil, lithography, watercolor and gouache. His paintings have appeared in national magazines and reside in the Dayton Art Museum, John Herron Art Museum, and the Barnsdall Collection.

Edwin Fubwider Charleston Coyle and Richardson Desparment Allied Artists of West Virginia Fulwider Dayton Art Muzeum John Herron Art Museum Barnsdall

Phi Beta Kappa Group Plans 170th Anniversary Dinner

The Charleston Phi Beta Kappa group observes the 170th founding anniversary with its annual dinner at 6 30 p m at the Daniel Boone hotel. Guest speaker is Dr William Allison Shimer president of Marietta College and editor of The American Scholar.

I Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa U. S Charleston Daniel ,Boone Hotel William Allison Shimer Marickx College Harvard Uni

Conservation Officers to Attend Florida Meeting Next Week

Conservation Officine will send a party to Sebring Florida for conferences of the Southeastern Association of State Park Directors. Director Jack K Shipman and Parks Chief Watt Powell will join in round table talks on park problems with Commissioner R H Miller and Senior Parks Technician Gerald W Fairbanks. Tours will visit Miami and Palm Beach during the program.

Conservation Officine Fla Fou Conservation Commission Sebring Southeastern Assoc Jack K. Shipman Watt Powell R. H. Miller Gerald W. Fairbanks Miami Palm _Beach

Church and group meetings scheduled around town

The Woman's auxiliary of St Anne's Episcopal church meets at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Mrs. J Andrew Allens home. The Virginia St Temple Sisterhood holds a 1 p.m. luncheon tomorrow in the temple annex. Shepherds Methodist Women Society plans a rummage sale tomorrow on Crescent Road. Bream Memorial Presbyterian service class held its annual Christmas dinner Monday night with 85 attendees. Julia Price performed a solo and Nora Legg read the Christmas story, with prayers by Hoyd Wallace. hostesses included Mrs. John Sparkes, Mrs. E B Glenn, Mrs. John Rollins and Mrs. Kate West.

SirAnne’s Episcopal Church J. Andrew Allen Forester Women's Society of Christiian Service of Shepherd's Methodist Church Crescent Rd Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church Julia Price Nora Legg Hoyd Wallace

Liquor Control Groups Move to New Quarters

The liquor control commission announced that two divisions, properties enforcement and rationing, have moved to new quarters at 42012 Virginia St. W. to clear statehouse space for the January session. Fines of $2 per day were authorized by Coal Mines Administration for time lost during the UMW strike at four eastern Kentucky mines.

East Kentucky The Liquor Control Commission Virginia St. W Senate House of Delegates State Office Civilian Production Administration State Court For Claims Public Assistance Department Social Service div Bluefield Eastern Coal Corp Coal Mines Administration Laurence E. Tierney, Jr UMW Kentucky McAndrews Stone, McVeigh Hardy

Three Candidates Unopposed for District Supervisor Seats

Secretary Guy M. Robertson announced that three candidates will run unopposed for the three supervisor positions in the Monongahela soil conservation district. Election set for December 31 across three Monongalia and eight Preston county voting places with Frank McQuay of Blacksville and Klet Forman of Albright as polling supervisors. Nominating petitions were filed for C. W. Jackson Wadestown Monongalia county and W. L. Teers Eglon plus Harland Dale Albright, all Preston county, for three-year terms.

Monongahela Wadestown Monongalia County W. L. Teers Eglon Harland Dale Albright Preston County

Mother Burned Rescuing Baby From Flaming Home

Beckley December 4 Mrs Bustite Cantley of Dry Creek suffered burns to her arms today while rescuing a baby from a burning house.

Beckley Bustite Cantley Dry Creek

Stabbing Fire Rescue Saves Infant as House Burns

A fire tore through a residence trapping a four month old infant and a daughter while a four year old son escaped. The father was away from home during the blaze and firefighters helped recover the infant from the burning structure. The incident details remain limited.

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