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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1929
Page
10
A youth attracted by a bright transit instrument joins the county surveying crew as a spectator and volunteer helper. After disappearing with the instrument, he is found near an abandoned mine with the telescope later recovered at his home. The incident raises questions about his prior reformatory term.
A confessed editorial winner admitted tearing up the instrument to obtain the brass and hid the pieces in the mine. The recovered amount was not found. the $875 transit contained about 2 worth of brass by weight, according to engineers' estimate.
An advertisement touts Ischen and Kruschen Salts as the safest and most pleasant method to lose fat. It promises weight reduction with regular use, energy gains, and improved health, plus a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Los Angeles reports Mrs Elise Welsert and her husband John ran a mail order romance scheme using a Denver magazine Fireside to match lonely men with pretend German brides. They confessed to writing letters and forging names to obtain railroad fares and support their two children. Trial date set. bride released on recognizance.
National Commander Bodenhamer of the American Legion will spend three days in the state visiting posts. He will be hosted by Huntington post for a dinner on December 16 and by Williadason post at a luncheon the following day, with Welch post hosting later engagements.
The notice lists a Princeton post and Kiwanis club guest at noon December 18 and a Beckley post guest at the Black Knight club on the evening of December 18.
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