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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
2
Dorothy Dix offers counsel on love and marriage risks and personal courage. A middle aged reader seeks why friendships fade as career and society pull her away, and Dix reassures that change is normal while urging resilience.
In a reader letter the author laments drifting from old friends and asks how to reconnect. Dorothy Dix advises that true happiness lies with present friends and urges honesty with a fiancée about being born out of wedlock, stating she should disclose the truth.
Jared B. Bailey, 31, son of Rep. Cleveland M. Bailey, was critically injured in an early morning collision in West Charleston. He suffered a skull fracture. two passengers in his car, Betty Fields and Edith Anne Blizzard, were also injured. The crash occurred at Fourth Avenue and Bream Street near 12:12 a.m. and involved a Skyline Taxi Cab. damage was placed at about $2,000.
In LGS ANKLES on December 26 a thief entered a home during church services and took an 18 pound turkey, $40 in gifts from under the Christmas tree, and the family Bible. Police were informed by James B. Mills.
Dr. cL A Dean discusses beriberi a vitamin deficiency disease and explains how enriching milled rice with vitamins and iron reduced deaths by nearly 70 percent in some areas. The column answers reader questions on Bright's disease and prostate-related bladder issues.
The Charleston Recreation Center hosts an open house from 5 p m to 10 p m under the Junior High School Club. Prizes will go to members attending with both parents. The program features a potato roast and refreshments with square and round dancing starting at 7 30 p m.
A home repair column extols steel wool for cleaning, stripping, smoothing, patching cracks, sealing basements, removing rust and grease, and pest defense. It notes Mr. Cobb will answer general questions in a forthcoming issue. The story also reports Farris Tabet posting a ten thousand dollar bond after a gambling conviction, with Judge Cyrus Hall ruling on prior felonies versus misdemeanors and noting Tabet’s four month county jail sentence ended.
A. W. Harmon obtains permit for dwelling alterations at 11 Fourth Ave valued at 190 dollars. Alec Holly plans Tepping to dwelling at 2821 Seventh Ave valued at unknown amount. Elmer Berry seeks permit for addition to an accessory building at 1633 Chandler Dr valued at 49 dollars.
Mullens West Virginia December 26 Constable J E Ellison 45 shot and fatally wounded himself following a dispute with his wife. Ellison died early today from a chest wound incurred last night in his Mullens apartment. He also worked as a hostess helper for the Virginian Railway and, with his wife, ran an apartment building in Mullens. His widow and six children survive.
January Reader's Digest excerpt highlights how famous figures like Lincoln and stage stars have learned to listen to God in daily affairs. It notes prayer ending a quarrel between Eddie Dowling and Laurette Taylor and mentions Ezra Pinza’s advice to Mary Martin as part of 46 lasting articles condensed from leading magazines.
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