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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1929

Page

3

State Offices To Be Closed Early For Christmas

State government employees will receive an additional half holiday with all departments and the capitol closed at noon today. Governor Conley urged officials and workers to enjoy the season and wish them long life and prosperity. The early closure helps staff traveling for Christmas reach their destinations. The capitol remains closed all day Wednesday while departments reopen Thursday morning.

Conley Christmas Cove

Compensation awards allowed for seven West Virginia workers

State compensation department approved weekly awards for seven Southern West Virginia workers injured in employment. Recipients include Holley Wood and Arley Gunter at Longacre, James Smith and Taft Chambers at Madison and Matewan respectively, with varying sums such as 16 dollars per week for 80 to 200 weeks and 13 to 14 dollars per week for 40 to 200 weeks, from employers including Longacre, Maben, Detroit Mining, Murphy Coal, and New Howard Coal.

State Compensation Department West Virginia Holley Wood Longacre L. L Diggs Arley Gunter Maben W. M. Ritter Lumber Company Dawson Taylor Wilkinson Monitor Coinl and Coke Company Claude EB. Barker Gordon Detroit Mining Company Croydon James Smith Madison Murphy Coal Company John Wargo Taft Chambers Matewan New Howard Coal Company

Bankruptcy Petition Filed in Owens Resident Augustus Love

A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed with the clerk of the United States district court yesterday by Augustus Alexander Love of Owens. He listed assets of about 200 dollars and liabilities of 91 thousand 211 dollars and 37 cents, with Mobilities mentioned among the stated assets.

United States District Court Augustus Alexander Love Owens

White Sulphur Holiday Guests At Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs notes record Miss Mariuccio Littleton joining Mr and Mrs Martin W Littleton of New York at the Greenbrier for the holidays from Warrenton Virginia. Dinner in the Tudor room is planned for Monday night with guests Col J M Tarafa J ML Tarata jr Miss Ramire and J M Lasa. Fields of New York drove to Pittsburgh to rejoin Earl Carrolls Vanities after a Greenbrier visit.

Mariuccio Littleton Martin W. Littleton New York Greenbrier Warrenton Country School Virginia Littleton Tudor Room J. M. Tarafa ML Tarata Ramire J M. Lasa William C. Fields Pittsburgh Earl Carroll Joseph L. B. Mayer Park Avenue Green Brief Rosalie Mayer David Mayer Myron Mayer Blanche Hurst Thomas G. Clark Princeton N. d Stephen E. Wade and Son Richmond L. Maude Filppin Rachel C. Schwab Danville W. H. Rosenberg Washington, D. C

Radio Clock Tuesday December 2 Radio Schedule Collage

Broad array of stations across the Northeast listing daily programs from morning to midnight. Includes NBC CBS and local network lines with music, talk, orchestras, Christmas carols and regional hour blocks.

Paul Whiteman Meadoz New York NBC Chain Amos Andy Ty Orchestra Trinity Church Easteen Clear Channel Zimaweg Atlantic City Hokum Exchange Inc Hotel Ensemble Wbal Baltimore the Masqueraders Whal Symph Newark Suute WWABO Pittsbargo Onigert Orchestra Secred WHAM Rochesterter—Lihil Bank WGY Schenectady WEZ Springfield New England Bing Family Drs La_ Petite Ensemble Lowe Orchestre WIZ Central Boutheen Cincinnati Scrap Bock Sohlans WJZ Bend Detroit Chains Entertain Ciger Girls WSB Atlanta WEAP

Sacred Heart Mass Program Announced

George A. Hilpert announced a Sacred Heart Mass at midnight tonight at Sacred Heart church. Under diocesan rule no instrumental music except pipe organ will be used, with much of the mass sung a cappella. The program includes Silent Night Holy Night Mass by Becker Adeste Fidelis and a duet O Little Town of Bethlehem by Mrs. Orin Hill and Mise Bernice Conlon.

Sacred Heart Church George A. Hilpert Becker Beth Jerem Orin Hill Mise Ber Nice Conlon

Four Join Navy From Ansted Reported Enlistments

Enlistments of Reginald W. Rule Eugene M. Skaggs Clarence W Parrish and William Arbaugh all of Ansted in the United States Navy were reported yesterday by W. T. White Jaenretrulter.

Reginald W. Rule Eugene M. Skaggs Clarence W. Parrish William Arbaugh Ansted United States Navy W. T. White Jaenretrulter

Writ Granted In Local Dispute Over Child Custody

The West Virginia Supreme Court granted a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Louise Laughorn versus William Miller regarding custody of an eight year old. The petition states the child was raised by the Laughorns after birth, later taken to Raleigh County grandparents for recuperation, and kept from returning to Charleston prompting the writ directing the Millers to produce the child and justify Laughorn custody. The court also granted an appeal by Capitol City Bank from a Kanawha circuit decision dissolving a temporary injunction against J. A. Moore and dissolving a petition in the bank suit against S. A. Moore and William Bond.

State Supreme Court Louise Laughorn William Miller Kanawha County Laughorn Arizona Miller Ate J. ©. Laughorn Dorothy Raleigh County Millers Charleston M. O. Litz Haymond Maxwell Jine Court

West Virginia University library contract to be awarded

The West Virginia University library project in Morgantown is expected to have the contract awarded early next week after the state board of control returns from Christmas. C A Moses Construction of Chicago bid lowest for general contracting but totals exceed the 360000 appropriation by about 16000, with representatives and architects Dunlap and Barney in town to discuss plan modifications.

Brary West Virginia University Morgantown State Board of Control C. A. Moses Construction Company of Chicago David Dunlap Barney Philadelphia

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