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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1933

Page

4

Music Proposed To Code Makers by Leonard Liebling

New York columnist Leonard Liebling muses on how the code writers leisure should be used musically. He weighs concerts, operas, lectures, and community singing, and cites Henry Cowell at the New School for Social Research shaping public music programs with broad taste and humor.

Leonard Liebling New York Buffalo New School For Social Research Henry Cowell Ameri~cam Com Bee Cowell Achocl Henry Cowen

Former Missouri Governor Gardner in hospital in St Louis

Frederick D. Gardner, former governor of Missouri, remained in critical condition at Barnes Hospital in St Louis tonight. He has been a patient for two weeks with a jaw infection that worsened recently.

St, Louis Frederick D. Gardner guvst@Mor Missouri Barnes ‘Hospital

Should Women Return to the Home Campaign Debate

Dorothy Dix argues against back-to-the-home protests and gender-based job exclusion. She notes men resenting women's professional presence, cites widespread layoffs of women, and emphasizes women's gains in independence and economic contribution. She warns the push to confine women to domestic roles threatens progress and fairness.

Alex Mai

Inquest Delayed in Florida School Bus Crash Killing Ten

Crescent City Fla Dec 17 Inquest to determine responsibility for a school bus crash that killed ten children and seriously injured seventeen others was postponed until Wednesday Justice R E Hall set the date as three of the injured hovered between life and death in nearby hospitals The delayed inquiry follows yesterday’s fatal accident and the officials seek answers on causation and accountability.

Crescent City Fla Justice of the Price R. E. Hall

Capitalist Dr Ernest Schernikow Dies in San Francisco

Dr Ernest Schernikow, 70, mine owner and former American consul at San Salvador, died at his San Francisco home. A New York native, he held important interests in Honduras and was noted among arts and sciences patrons. The obituary notes his long career and wide recognition.

San Francisco Ernest Schernikow New York Honduras Schernikow San Salvador

Return from Virginia and historic college ties

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Graham of Oakwood heights returned from a business trip in Norfolk Virginia. The article notes William and Mary College in Williamsburg chartered in 1683 was attended by three men who became Presidents of the United States Jefferson Monroe and Tyler.

Christmas Music to Feature H. 5 Band Program Tomorrow

The Charleston high school band will present a Christmas carol arrangement titled Argung the Christmas Tree by Tohan. The program blends old carols with German, French, and Scandinavian songs, closing with Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful. Guest conductor Shadwell of Huntington praised the band’s performance.

Charleston High Seriol Tohan O. Tannenbaum Shadwell Huntington Grbell County Wee

Housewives Canning to Stock Nebraska Pantries

Lincoln Neb residents prepare for winter with stocked pantries and cellars. The University of Nebraska extension reports about 8 000 housewives hold more than nine tons of dried foods and over a million quarts of fruits vegetables and juices stored. Canned staples include 85 000 quarts of chicken and 160 quarts per family from dried foods could yield about 90 000 apple pies.

Lincoln Neb Nebraska University of Nebraska

Inventor of Monkey Wrench Is Discussed

Springfield reporter recalls origin of the monkey wrench with claims there was no patent and a workman named Monck at Boris and Cell toolmaking shops may have invented it years ago. The tale notes the tool’s name and widespread use in machinery.

Springfield Masa Monck Boris and Cell

Island Girl Frank Allen Drama of Kidnaping

A serial adventure unfolds with Vernon Mabee rescuing Irene Ferguson and her kidnapped brother from Dummy Squares and his ally Pete on a Carolina island. A tense rescue culminates in a staged minister’s wedding, a fall, and a race toward danger as the party battles to reach the beach amid gunfire and pursuit.

Island Frank Allen Vibo Vernon Mabee Vern Beard & Yacht Yonkers Irene Ferguson Irene Gui St Vera Dummy Pete Carolinas Dr. Snyder Judge Hale

State Company Sees Tax Burden Rise With No Dividend

The company notes state and local taxes per subscriber rose from $3.43 in 1923 to $5.55 now, a 61 percent increase, and would have been $6.80 under 1933 laws, a 98 percent ten year rise. Earnings are impaired and no dividends have been paid for 18 months. The firm is a West Virginia operation run by over 1,600 locals, with AT&T ownership and substantial state-reinvested revenue. Despite hardship, it maintains service quality and employee obligations, but current revenues cannot cover rising expenses.

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company West Virginia American Telephone and Telegraph Company

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