Reptile House Chief: Joan Procter Leads London Exhibit
Joan Procter, a young woman, runs the reptile house at the London Geological Gardens designed in 1927. The facility, noted as the world’s finest, uses modern electric systems, a model hospital, and compartments replicating native environments to care for hundreds of species with strict safety and feeding protocols.
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London
Joan Procter
United Press
United States
Anice
Germany
Italy
Christmas ties celebration for poor Negro children
Tes Chercheuses club will host a community Christmas event to benefit poor Negro children at 3 PM Sunday in the K P building at Washington and Dickinson. Donations of money, clothes, candy, cake, fruit or toys are welcome via telephone to Mrs J A Run at 18 Jepiol 1712. The club president is Mrs W W Sanders of the state department of education.
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Tes Chercheuses Club
K. of P
Washington and
Dickinson Streets
J. A. Run
W. W. Sanders
State Department
Education
Charleston Independent District to dismiss for Christmas
The Charleston independent district will dismiss at 1 PM for Christmas holidays, lasting until January 6, with no lunch recess today. Superintendent Fred J. Teal announced the plan as the Wednesday program includes Christmas festivities. A lost engagement ring found at the beach was returned to Mrs. Edith Portmen in Chicago.
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Charleston
Fred J. Teal
Caplai
Edith Portmen
Grange Root advertised remedy for stomach misery
Berle McGee of Charleston West Virginia praises Grange Root and Golden Nuggets for relief from a long stomach disorder described as acute indigestion with sour food intolerance. He reports improved digestion, energy, sleep, and weight after using the product from Potterfield's Drug Store and other outlets. The ad promotes Orange Root as genuine with no substitute and cites ingredients Gentian Yellow Root Nux Vomica Celery Seed.
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Kee
Berle McGee
Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Rome
Meade
Sale
Potterfield
Gleanings From Police Blotter
Stolen Chevrolet coach license 191 160 found abandoned in Dunbar after being taken from A J Manuel of Capital street. Firestone tire stolen from O E Bostle's car at Woodward court. Eight radiators stolen from Britt Auto Wrecking on Broad street. Charles Griffith charged with larceny of clothing from J B McClure on Delaware avenue. Beale Bee items recovered after theft days earlier. Manuel Glanniski charged with operating punch boards. E Morris held for investigation. John Free arrested in a whiskey and pistol case.
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Lcense
A. J. Manuel
Capital Street
Dunbar
Britt Auto Wrecking Company
Broad Street
Charles Griffith
Cecil Hundley
Wallace Bias
J. B
Two Stolen Cars Found by Troopers
State police yesterday reported the recovery of two stolen cars. A Buick sedan owned by F. B. Moody of Weston, stolen from Summers Street in Charleyson, was located with three tires stripped on Baker's Fork. A Dodge sedan owned by A. H. McCabe of McKeeny was found on Sissonville Road.
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F. B. Moody
Weston
Summers Street
Charleyson
Baker's Fork
A. H. McCabe
McKeeny
Sissonville Road
Quarantine Against Corn Borer Extended
A quarantine against the European corn borer has been extended by the state department of agriculture. New sections include parts of Marshall Pleasants Tyler Wood and Monongalia counties, joining previously quarantined Brooke Hancock and parts of Marshall Ohio counties.
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F. Waldo Craig
State Department of Agriculture
Marshall
Pleasenta
Tyler
Wood
Monongalia
Brooke
Hancock
Ohio
London
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Reptile House
Joan Proctor
London Zoo
Woodworth's
Ibac
New York
Hudnut
Paris
Ambis
Jasmin
Gardinia
Sauvage
Ciro
O. EB. Bostle
Woodward Court
Manuel Glanniski
L. A. Atkinson
John Wooster
E. Morris
John Free
Olen Grove
Hetose Salstraton al All Druggists
Grove
Tdent
Claude Baldwin
Prordman
W. L. Cavender
Sally Oneil
Holmes & Edwards
Coffey
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