Theft of Clothes and Cash Reported
Arnold Jarvis of siKview reported to city police that cash and personal effects valued at 300 dollars were stolen from his hotel room. A trunk from Capitol Tailors on 1388 Washington St E was robbed of clothing worth 180 dollars parked on Beech Ave. A basement theft took 2 bicycles from Frank A. Firetti at 149 Jackson St. Vending machines at two churches yielded cash losses and McRoberts Supply Co. reported merchandise stolen through an unlocked window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold _ Jarvis
siKview
Jarvis
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Capitol Tailors
Washington St. E
Beech Avy
Frank A. Firetti
Jackson St
St. John’s
Broad
Quarrier Sts
Morris Sts
McRoberts Supply Co
Brooks St
Mine That Yielded Cullinan and Jonker Gives Up Gem No 3
Special to the Gazette reports the Transvaal Premier Mine, home of the Cullinan and Jonker diamonds, yielding a third gem. The blue white 195 carat stone is valued around £50,000 and being sold in normal trade channels. The mine reopened this year after inactivity and the stone appeared on a recovery plant table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Cullnan
Jonker
Stage Notes and Society Gossips From 1950
Society writers lament Dick Cowell due to his Ile de France trip with Kiri Kendal while Craig's Wife or The Willows return to Broadway. Perle Mesta aims higher than Luxembourg minister post as Macy's promises grand promises with an elevator operator named O. Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kigalien
the Willows
Everard
Broadway
Maseulne
Craig
Dick Cowell
Kiri Kendal
Ile de France
Perle Mesta
Larxembourg
Macy's
O. Henry
iCopyright
Faculty Dinner Arranged for Edison Grade Faculty
Mrs Ruth Bsharan principal of Edison Grade School in South Charleston will entertain members of her faculty with a dinner at her Forest Circle home at 620 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bsharan
Edison Grade School
South Charleston
Forest Circle
Bad Check Charged To Charleston Man
Randall E F Taylor a 38 year old of 410 Washington St E was arrested by city police for passing a worthless check of 13 20 A warrant signed by Bernard Gibson of Wright Bachman Lumber Co at 701 Washington St W led to his arrest He was held for grand jury action by Justice of Peace Chase F Doury
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Randall EF
Taylor
Washington St. E
Bernard Gibson
Wright-Bachman Lumber Co
Washington St. W
Justice of Peace Chase F
City Girl Is Assistant In College Snow Festival
Charleston West Virginia girl Patricia Jone of 4102 Virginia Avenue assisted with dialogue and ideas for Marymount College's annual Snow Queen Festival. The festival, a Mission Guild activity, will be presented Sunday night with Miss Lilly as a senior at Marymount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Tarrytown
Charleston
W. Va
Patricia Jone
Virginia Av
Marymount College
Mission Guild
Lilly
ali /Marymount
Marriage Applications list from Charleston area couples
Marriage applications show Theodore Halt of Terrace Road South Charleston and Donne Keller of Charleston. Clarence Setser and Mary Williams, Carl Hayes Petty and Carly Hiler, John Pierce and Greta Gregor, Robert Dunford and Gyvys Craiga, Clyde Dennis and Dorethy Dabdwins. Names appear with ages and street addresses in Procious and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore ¥. Halt
Ik Terrace
South Charleston
Donne Joan Keller
Charleston
Clarence Edward Setser
Pinekknop
Mary Jen Williams
Carlton
Carl Hayes Petty
Carly Jesti Hiler
Chelyan
John Richard Pierce
Ter Ry
Greta Jean Gregor
Brown
Robert Dunford
Shrewsbury
Gytvis Craiga
Ward
Clyde E
Dennis
Dorethy Dabdwins
Lord
Procious
Dr Miller Returns to City from New Life School
Pastor William Bricen Miller of Schwamb Memorial Presbyterian Church returned to the city after attending the New Life School in Wheeling from December 11 to 13, conducted by the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church USA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
City
William Bricen Miller
Schwamb Memorial Presbyterian Church
Wheeling
New Life
Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church, USA
Property Transfers Involving London and Malden Dist. Trustees
A series of property transfers are recorded across multiple districts including London Dist and Malden Dist. Transfers include A Lee Johnson and wife to G T Baker and wife for part of Jet 4 block A Homie wood Addn London Dist. Katharine C Flournoy and husband to Helen Moors and proestine M Leggett for lots 28 39 30 block 384 Sanawhe City. Kibler to James A Wilson and wife parts of lots 59 BL L GC Massey subdivision Montrose South Carolina. Eugene F Dent and De Saville lots 16 17 block G River view Addn Malden Dist. Evans Realty to Walter Preston Jr and wife lot q block H Bighlawe Addn St Albans. Harold W Lawrence and wife to Charles L Wilson and wife parcel Snow Hill Malden Dist. A Hoffman and wife to W W Hofmen and wife parcel Big Sandy Dist. Hofman to Lea Hoffman and wife parcel Big Sandy. Kinison and wife to John Wesley Kinison and James Binnie Kinison parcel Coal For Hinslow Malden Dist. N Edwards to Barry S Davis and Jac wife job 2 Clearview subdivision E R London Dist. Albert Burdette and wife to J BR Stone street parcel Foca Dist. W Paxton to Merrie Carol Paxton and Helen Paxton interest in lot 88 Woodward Woods Addn Charleston. Shoograss and wife to Masgater L Simmons and husband lots 141 and ? Don Dist. J Holley to Blanche Holley lot A resubdivision Slack 10 U Super Glen Ble Addn Charleston. Harry Atkins and wife to 40 Brelb ML Parkins part of jot block 3 Glen wood Addn Charleston.
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A. Lee Johnson
G. T. Baker
Jet
Homiewood Addn
London
Katharine ¢. Flournoy
Helen
Moors
Proestine
M. Leggett
Sanawhe City
Loudon
Piste Kibler
James A. Wilson
L. GC
Massey Sundivision
Montrose
Cnariestop
Fife
S.C
Eugene F. Dent
de Saville
Niack
Riverview Addn
Malden Dist
Evans Realty
Walter Preston, Jr
Wire
Block H
Bighlawe Addu
St. Albans
Harold W. Lawrence
Charles l. Wilson
Wite
Parcel
Snow Hill
Malden
A. Hoffman
W. W
Clearview
Albert Burdette
BR. Stone
Foca
W. Paxton
Merrie Carol Paxton
Helen Paxton
Woodward
Woods Addn
Charleston
Shoograss
Masgatera L. Simmons
Don
A. J. Holley
Blanche Holley
Chariests
Harry . Atkins
ML Parkins
Glenwood
Miner Shotgun Wound Leaves Honaker in Critical Condition
William Honaker a 37 year old coal miner from Tad was admitted to St Francis Hospital yesterday in critical condition with a shotgun wound to the chest. Hospital attendants say the injury occurred at his home around noon when the shotgun discharged. State police are investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Honaker
Tad
Tol St. Francis Hospital
Honaker
Boone Students Named On National Business College Honor Roll
Roanoke Virginia December 13 Two Boone County West Virginia students posted 40 percent averages for the first quarter at National Business College here officials reported. The two named on the president's roll for high grades are Dewey Arthur Young of Van and Jimmy Taylor Miller of Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Roanoke
Boone County
W. Va
National Business College
Dewey Arthur Young
Van
Jimmy Taylor Miller
Madison
Robb Converses Across Rooms In Global Banter
A fragmented dialogue scene shows Robb amidst chatter and laughter as characters recall past designs, emphasize laundry needs, and defend personal space. The exchange shifts among several speakers including a man from St. Paul and a thin, dark young man from Sacramento as tensions and humor blend in a crowded room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
St. Paul
AMG
Sam
Cold air mass to sweep East with freezing to mild coastal temps
A cold air mass of air 31455 is forecast to overrun most of the East on Saturday. Temperatures will fall below freezing from the Great Lakes to the interior Northeast while the Gulf Coast stays in the 70s. The dark line along the Atlantic Coast marks the mass edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Gulf Coast
Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest Enrollment Form
Reader seeks to enroll a home in the Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest conducted by The Gazette and the Electric League of Charleston. Requesting copy of rules and official entry coupon delivered by mail or in person before midnight Saturday, December. The form notes no entry will be considered unless used by contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Electric League of Charleston
Cpa
Charleston
Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest Opens In Charleston
Seizing Yuletide cheer, residents are invited to enter the third annual Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest co sponsored by The Gazette and the Electric League of Charleston. Home display tips include cut out reindeer Santa figures with floodlit signs and creative lawn letterings. Prizes total 38 cash awards across defined sections with sweepstakes judging to follow in the city area from Elk River to North Charleston and Dunbar.
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The
Gargette
Electric League of Charleston
Santa
Elk River
Kanawha City Bridge
Patrick St
Iwha City Bridge
Kanawh
East Kanawha Estates
South Charleston
Ares
North Charleston
Dunbar
Marmet Girl Wins $25 Savings Bond in Sleepwear Contest
Marmet Junior High eighth grader Linda Totten co-won the sleepwear classification in Simtex national young designers contest for West Virginia. She earned a $25 savings bond and advances to the national round in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda ‘Totten
Roy Totten
Marpmet
Simtex
West Virginia
A&a
Marmet Junior High School
Miss Totten
New York
Linda Totten
Totten
Gloria ‘Dennis
WE Eelsing
Shirley Perdue
Marmet
Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest Entries Now Being Accepted
The Gazette announces a sweepstakes division with $100 for first place and additional cash prizes for second and third. To enter, individuals must submit the coupon published in today’s Gazette by Friday December 20. Applications must be filed in a single person's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette and
The
Gazette
Churchill urged wartime settlement with atomic strength
The writer argues that Winston Churchill favors a world settlement offered to Stalin under the threat of American atomic bombs. It contends the plan hinges on presenting peace now or war now, with diplomacy and atomic power as leverage. The piece urges careful, honest evaluation of such advice and potential Soviet response.
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Alsop
Kremlin
United States
Kremlins
Britain
Stalin
West
Winston Churchill
Building Permits and Alterations Noted in Local Ledger
The record lists permits for various construction and alterations. Names include Taylor, Harden, Voorhees, and Waddell with addresses on Marianne Street, Becond Avenue, Broad, and Central Avenue Wiss. Projects cover new dwellings and improvements such as alterations to existing homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Marianne
Elizabeth mM. Harden
Faisop
Bie Broad
Ronald Voorhees
Ene H. Waddell
Feroot
Central Av
Wiss
Look Nice Twice Pattern Dress Instructions
Advertising copy for pattern 4546 with sizes from 16 to 42 in cotton or rayon, claims easy sewing and complete illustrated instructions. Instructions request twenty-five cents for pattern, add a separate Anne Adams Pattern Book for twenty cents, and offer a free shirt dress pattern for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaon Gaurett
New York
Anne Adams
Bulldozers Unearth $1200 at Trash Dump in Detroit Suburb
In Ecorse, Poultry Market operator Edward Archino dropped $1200 in a green bag which toppled into a trash basket. The bag and contents were dumped at the city dump. the Public Works Department used bulldozers and a pitchfork search for two hours to recover the money and return it to Archino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Public Works Department
Ecorse
Edward Archino
Arching
Archino
Startled Smithy Learns He's Dead In Coroner's Book
MONTREAL Dec. JH The 72 year old blacksmith Vilar Lord learned he was officially dead after applying for a government pension. A coroner’s inquest in January 1947 had declared a death by own action based on a skeleton found in a shed. Lord presented documents to prove he was alive and asked to be restored to society. The coroner expressed belief a clerical error occurred and police were ordered to reopen the shed skeleton case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Vilar Lord
Lord
Richard L. Duckett
Duckett
Reward Offered to Catch Poisoner of Seeing Eye Dog Lis
Birmingham dispatch reports a $100 reward posted by Bob Cross for the killer of Lis the seeing eye dog that aided blind Marine veteran John McDowell. Lis fell ill Sunday and died Monday night after a veterinarian concluded poisoning. McDowell, a 25 year old, said the dog’s death will force him to pause law studies at the Alabama School for the Blind until a replacement from New Jersey can be obtained. Lis was allowed to roam only in neighborhoods of McDowell’s friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Lis
John McDowell
Alabama School For the Blind
New Jersey
Bob Crossland
Birmingham News
McDowell
Conley Recaps Europe Assignment For Rotary Club
Phil M. Conley, recently back from a three month Europe tour as Cincinnati Enquirer special correspondent, spoke to Charleston Rotary members. He summarized interviews with foreign leaders who foresee a likely third world war, noted US military training as key to world peace, and explained Communism's rise and ultimate aim. Conley also serves as Charleston Printing Co. board chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil M. Conley
Europe
Cincinnati Enquirer
Charleston
Conley
Charleston Printing Co
Charters Issued for Huntington River Terminal and Farm Veterans
Huntington issued charters to Huntington River Terminal with incorporators Grayson D. Torn ton Jr. Thomas W. Harvey and H. R. Hundley. Also chartered was the West Virginia Farm Veterans Assoc of Summer County led by Vernet C. Hicks Charles R. B. Keaton and John F. Harvey. The Mississippian era fossils include crinoids attached by stems to the sea floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington River Terminal
Ines Huntington
Awittancy
Grayson D. Tornton
Thomas W. Harvey
H. R. Hundley
Huntington
West Virginia Farm Veterans’ Assoc
Summer County
Vernet C. Hicks
Green Sulphur Springs
Charles RB. Keaton
Pipestem
John F. Harvey
Bellepoint
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Kanawha County
J. R. Mulholland
Bernard Cook
Oak Hill School
Bernar Groves
Margaret B. Heydrick
Virginia Bayless
Kanawha County Art Education Assoc
Winifred Newman
Katherine Wright
Dan Schell
American Crayon Co
Luther Thomas
Sharon School
Gratia Bailey Groves
D Cook
Gratia
I Jackson
Davis Child Shelter
Jean Levy
Connie Hively
Elizabeth Leach
Jeanne Burford
Libbie Harkins
Edith Hendrickson
Glenda Painter
Janet Butler
Mary Lo Cunningham
Connie Casto
Pauline Cassis
Barbara Ann Moales
Pat Jones
Francine Young
Kraments
Lloyds Jewelers
OF Baker and Baker, Inc
Robb
Faria Chads
Vere
Ero
Ayter
Elpaloer
Ena
Sos Het
Yaw Peu
JD Flier
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