Local Society Notes Highlight Incoming and Returning Residents
Society page reports Mr. Guy Fleischmann returning to Guerrier street after two months in Morgantown. Mr. Charlie Eckerson, Hampden Sydney student, will visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eckerson for the holidays. Mr. Ramongavich of Bradford street travels to New York for Christmas. Mr. Emory Toad of Crescent road spent yesterday at Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Fleischmann
Bmorgantown
Guerrier Street
Chariea Eckerson
Hampden-Sydney College
Arthur Eckerson
Ramongavich
Bradford Street
New York
Emory Toad
Crescent Road
Ward
Alleged Bandit Nabbed by Deputies in Dry Branch
Christy Withrow, wanted on an indictment for highway robbery, was arrested yesterday by Deputies Burn Given and Howard Cunningham in Dry Branch. He is linked to the gang that robbed George Kelly of Kellys Creek at Pool months ago for about 3100. Bildad Martin and his brother Arnold were also indicted. Bildad is serving a ten year Tennessee robbery sentence, Arnold will be tried in the intermediate court. Withrow is held in the county jail.
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Christy Withrow
Burn Given
Howard Cunningham
Withrow
George Kelly
Kellys Creek
Pool
Bildad Martin
Arnold
Bildad
Tennessee
Aroold
Schools to Close for Christmas Holidays in Kanawhe County
County Superintendent Arthur B. Toothman said Kanawhe county schools will close Friday for the Christmas holidays. Most schools will not resume until January 5. Mr and Mrs Thaona A Fitzgerald announce the birth of daughter Anna Marie on December 14 at their home on D Street South Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawhe County
Arthur B. Toothman
Thaona A. Fitzgerald
Kave
Anna Marie
D Street
South Charleston
River river and boat movements on Kanawha and Ohio
River and dam readings report boat movements on the Kanawha with vessels Crieghton Smith Benwood and Transporter passing through locks. Water levels across Ohio river points at Pittsburgh Parkersburg Cincinnati and other towns show varying pool heights and falls yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha River
United States River Engineer
Creighton
Smith
Benwood
Sutherland
Elver
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Parkera
Burg
Point Pleasant
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Allegheny
Franklin
Monongahela
Lock Seven
Directors of Chest Will Elect Officers And Act on Reports
The board of directors of the community chest will convene at four in the afternoon at the chest office in the city library. Budget committee head John T. Morgan will present findings on agency requests while John L. Dickinson reports on relief agencies work. Walter Hallanan will present unemployed committee recommendations. Officers for 1931 will be elected and the campaign committee appointed on the recommendation of John Field and the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comaunity Chest
Community Chest
John T. Morgan
John L. Dickinson
Relief Agencies Coordination Committee
Walter
Hallanan
John Field
Local Undertaker Rep Dies in Cincinnati Hotel
Sprague Brent of Elizabeth City North Carolina a representative for a Cincinnati funeral equipment firm died suddenly at the Gibson hotel in Cincinnati He collapsed in the ballroom while entering with Charles Barth and John Quinn both Charleston undertakers who had traveled to attend a National Funeral Directors association show Brent's body will be shipped to Elizabeth City for funeral services and burial
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Sprague Brent
Elizabeth City
N. C
Cincinnati
Charleston
Gibson Hotel
John Barlow
Barlow Mortuary
Brent
Nicholas Barth
Owen and Barth Undertaking
John C. Quinn
Harlow
National Funeral Directors’ Association
Quinn
Birth
Woman to bearraigned on forgery charges in Charleston
A woman identified as Mrs K D Hanshaw of the Virginian hotel, also known as Eva Lovejoy Peggy McGuire and Eva Gibson, faces forgery charges in Charleston. West Virginia merchant police arrest her after forged checks totaling 25 dollars passed at Kaufman Brothers, O J Morrison, Lerner shop and Dreas shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. D. Hanshaw
Virginian
C. E. Jarrett
Charleston
T. €. Simmons
West Virginia
Eva Lovejoy
Peggy McGuire
Eva Gibson
Simmons
I. A. Taylor
Kaufman Brothers
0. J. Morrison Department Store
Lerner
Dreas
J. B. McGuire
E. D. Hanshaw
Detectives Patrol Charleston Stores
Extra detectives were assigned to Charleston stores by the West Virginia Merchant police to deter shoplifting during Christmas shopping. Operatives will patrol from opening hours until closing. Persons suspected of shoplifting will be arraigned in justice courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Justice of the Peace
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Jackie
Cleveland
Diamond Christmas Gee
Florida
Miami
Margaret Frances
Yardley
Batiste
Prystal
Terna
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