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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1929

Page

8

Abbott Endorses Tax Change To Boost State Banking

On the eve of retirement H A Abbott West Virginia banking commissioner reviewed his tenure and urged adopting a constitutional amendment to tax intangibles. He advocated better credit information sharing, county and regional clearing houses, and praised the new banking code for depositor safeguards and receivership savings.

Otate H. A. Abbott Morgantown Yestardey West Virginia Abbott Department of Bank Me Funke Ivy Senate de Yertment of Banking Feosiver Commissioner of Banking Monongshela Bank of Fairmont

Weekend guests fill St Albans social pages

St Albans news notes weekend visitors Miss Elizabeth Kanis and Miss Mar the Marquis of Charleston hostesses at Sixth Avenue. A surfing injury to Mrs Bary Wood leaves her with a fractured left leg and facial injuries. she remains in serious condition. Mr and Mrs H Pittenger hosted a dinner with festive decorations and a long guest list. Mrs Nellis Donnally Zerkle, widow of Dr. A Zerkle, dies in Washington DC after years of illness. services set for Monday at 2 pm with burial in Teays Lawn Cemetery.

Istas Elizaveth Kanis Marthe Marquis of Charleston Marjorie Marcyon Melton Sixth Avenue Bary Wood Bec@odé avenue C. A. Zerkle Nellis Donnally Zerkle A. Zerkle Washington DC Zerk First Presbyterian Church EB. Couser, Jr Rurial Teay Ll Cement

Notice on rupture treatment and safety warning

An urgent notice urges readers to seek early nonoperative rupture treatment and to warn that delayed care may lead to complications and invasive surgery. It stresses directing the warning to others to potentially save lives and reduce operation risks.

Pullen Carpenter

Family of mountain Pickards charm radio with harp and song

Generations of Pickards from Tennessee mountains rise to radio fame after tragedy. Dad Pickard, his wife and children perform folk tunes on a New York studio and national hook up, tracing their humorous, warm rise from hardship to spotlight.

Chicago Dad Pickard Dad Ping Pang Pickards Hall Tennessee Mama Ruth Gbed Bass Bassa Obie Ann New York Amos Andy Nand Jandad Gotham Nashville Tenn High Point N.C Pickards Mike

Gas ignited caused mine explosion in Stotesbury mine

State mine inspectors said the Stotesbury C C B Smokeless Coal mine blast killed two engineers Joe Dover Jr 27 and Joan Thomas 20. Twelve other miners escaped unharmed. Funeral services set for tomorrow.

Seckley Stotesbury Joe Dover Joan Thomas Dover Thomas

Crowder Report Probing Heads to Senate Inquiry

Washington December 28 The Crowder case prompted a senate lobby committee probe but plans to question the former ambassador to Cuba were abandoned as war department inquiries began. The committee will hear Rupert L Purdon on sliding sugar scales and lobbyist disclosures while pressing for enacted reform of lobbying rules.

Washington Snoch Crowder Cuba General Alhff War Department Senate Crowder Caraway Nentral Army United States Philippines H. C. Lakin Presidenit Cuba Company Pupert L. Purdon Department of Commerce Foodstuffs Division Purdon

Waiters Once Aristocrats Forget Past in New Jollity

A Chicago Petrushka club feature profiles former aristocrats now working as waiters and attendants. The piece traces their wartime and imperial pasts, leaving them in lighthearted social roles while hints of tragedy shadow their histories. It highlights Vladimir Yaschenko Anatel Khvat Runeysky and others as they transition to American life.

Chicago Fate Pawsa United States Eftlezn Burts New York Rite Carl‘tan Anatel Khvat-Runeyeky

Ford Announces Temporary Plants Shutdown for Body Changes

Edsel B. Ford announced that Ford Motor Company will halt operations at branch plants to install changes in machinery and equipment. New Ford bodies to be used nationwide next Tuesday feature roomier interiors, new colors, larger fenders, and an added sweep of line.

England Croydon Britain Detroit Ford Motor Company Ford United States Edsel B. Ford

John D Dances Jig and Stull Wins at Golf

In Ormond Beach Fin Bee reports a Christmas party victory in golf for John J Rockefeller with partner W T Bovard of Ormond over Mia Cuevas and Mr. Shep ard of Lowell Maar. The jig at the Rockefeller fete accompanied pizza and festive dancing. In Chicago Rose Bright is fined 300 dollars after unclear police recital from fortune tellers.

John D Stull Ormond Beach Fin Bee John J

Escaped officers and aristocratic servants in wartime exile

A fragment describes Alexander Poulash a naval lieutenant demoted after a revolution. It mentions his escape via China and Crested Liveria to join General Wrangel. Also notes a Russian cavalry student at West Point and claims highborn girls at Petruska, including relatives of a general and Latrian nobility, serving as common labor.

Alexander Poulash Poulash Pacific China Petruska Russia Latria Chicago

Wrecked plane rumors disproved in Bakersfield report

Bakersfield officials dismissed reports that Lieut. Robert Selff s plane was found. An air mail crash near Grapevine caused the rumors after pilot Gilhausen landed in Bakersfield with a damaged craft. Selff has been missing since leaving San Diego for Crissy Field.

Bakkersfield Calif Robert Selff Tejon Pass Bakersfield Air al Gil 1Hensen Pacific Air Transport Grapevine Station Mailien Here Gilhausen Bawersfield Selff San Diego Crissy Fieldt San Francisco

Birth Announcements From South Hills and Charleston

Birth notices report a son born December 28 at St Francis Hospital to Mr and Mrs J H Gentry of 1119 Oakmont Avenue South Hills also, Mr and Mrs D C G Rapp of Scarboro Charleston announce a daughter christened Alice Jean. A separate item notes Frank Davison convicted and sentenced after burning 683000 in stolen banknotes.

J. H. Gentry Oakmont Avenue South Hills Decemer St. Francis Hospital D. CG. Rapp S¢arebro Charleston Alice Jean Glasgow Frank Davison

One Killed, 10 Hurt As Bus and Truck Collide

A Hamilton Ontario interurban bus collided with a truck at Station Nine Hatayien Beach killing Marion Wilson and injuring ten others. Miss Dorothy Cripps and Mrs Burlington were among the seriously hurt as the bus swerved into a snow bank to avoid impact after the truck emerged from behind a parked car.

Hamilton Ont Hatayien Beach Marion Wilson Hamilton Beach Fred McDougall Nto

Beatrix Adele Wreck Claims 20 Passengers and Crew

Twenty passengers and the entire crew of the schooner Beatrix Adele are reported drowned after the vessel wrecked near Puerto Cantilla. No other details are provided. Nearby, Chicago municipal court proceedings halted briefly as Mrs. Susan Goldman fed her crying baby during a hearing.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Beatrix Adele Puerto Cantilla Ealieee Chicago Susan Goldman

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St. Albans News H. ©. Pittenger Kanawhatergece D. Hopkins Henry Hopkins L. H. Baler Vivian Far Misa Virginia Burdette Wa Ya Hurdette G. M. Ion C. A. Meulung Randolph Specht Cecil McClung William Pitt Pittenger and Mire Blo. Pittenger Pickard Mounta Mneer A Cruz Co Sugar Company Sky Harbor Petrushka Wiliam Mitchell Stair Winterbotham McCormick MacDonald Lasker Morrow Mberty Khvat-Runevsky Vladimir Guleft Geneva Deni- Kin Wrangel N. A. Kaissatots Czar White Army Adimir Adimir Guliebfe Rose Bright B. B. Evans Optometrist Capitol St Charleaton W. Va Kanawha National Bank Agente Ali Li Hamilton, Ont Howard C. Smith Detective Bureau Blood Hound Service Capitol Stree P.O Howard Smith Clyde Charleston Business College Gregg Stotts Morrison Bldg A. BW Baingerfield Capitol Kryptoks DR. A Levit
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