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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
5
John Martin, 65, once a respected resident of RELBARTON, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Thurman Farmer as a fugitive from a Virginia road camp. He admitted alias Fred Martin, escaping from a 1922 Dickenson County sentence for general larceny. He awaits Virginia officers after recognition from a photo.
The Virginian shows Dawn Petrol with Errol Flynn David Niven and Basil Rathbone and Kate Kris Krin Rie from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9:30 p m daily on mezzanine. Capitol presents Dramatic School with Luise Rainer Paulette Goddard and Alan Marshall plus Walt Disney Donald Duck Penny's Picnic. The hearse screens Men With Wings with Fred MacMurray Ray Milland Louise Campbell and additional Variety. The Beat presents The Gladiator with Joe Ed Brown. The Custer screens Desperate Adventure with Ramon Novarro Marian Marsh plus cartoon comedy and news. The Greenbrier shows Amazing Dr Clitterhouse and Fighting Champ with Edward G Robinson Claire Trevor and John Wayne. Rialton presents Too Hot to Handle with Clark Gable Myrna Loy Walter Pidgeon. Lyric offers Pennies From Heaven and The Fighting Marshal with Bing Crosby Madge Evens Louis Arrastrog and Tim McCoy.
Miss Mary K Irions formerly of Charleston is in serious condition at Deaconess hospital Cincinnati after a car crash near Cincinnati returning from a visit with Mr and Mrs BR Woodall. Her mother Mrs May D Irions and sisters Betty and Bobby Trions sustained injuries but Mary and Betty were treated for minor injuries.
Hollywood gossip notes Steinbeck plans an independent outdoor production for Of Mice and Men in New York with Milestone and Brown, considering Wallace Ford for George and Victor McLaglen for Lennie while Paulette Goddard and Scarlett readiness swirl around Selznick, Leigh, Arthur and Chaplin talks.
West Virginia briefs report a $500 postal fund shortfall tied to Mardesty in the money order department and a $1,000 bond for John Hardest on federal charges. A tableau scene was blown down in Bluefield but will be rebuilt for a New Year’s finale. An 80 year old woman died in Buckhannon and 192 people were jailed in Logan over Christmas weekend, mostly for misdemeanors. A man returned home to find a possum stealing food as a supposed robber was confronted. The coroner’s office awaited chemical test results in Nelson’s Christmas death. Taylor County opened bids for five new schools. A 15 year old girl was critically injured in Logan after stepping from behind a parked car.
South Charleston residents Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Schneider won first prize in the Mound Garden club Christmas decorating contest. Second went to Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Schultz and third to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mowry. A South Charleston Exchange club meeting was announced for Tuesday night at Barlington M. E. church. Presbyterian college students will attend a holiday dinner at First Presbyterian church with a master program directed by Miss Audrey Thomas and others.
NBC WEAF network schedule highlights include variety segments with Alper Herts Mario Corel and Horge-network, plus 15 minute serials and a 11:00 airing. Featured items mention Crosby, Dye, and Navy-related content with multiple hosts and coordinated times across the lineup.
County board of education members postponed their special meeting yesterday to review bids for six school buildings with $831,819 allocated. Supt. Virgil L. Filan said bids on several other buildings will also be considered, and new bids for Wet Branch were higher than the county’s $4.5 million plan. A token start will be made, with plans redrawn to fit PWA allocation.
Children from the Davis Shelter were guests of Gov and Mrs Homer A Holt on Tuesday. Attendants noted the youngsters enjoyed the mansion, the Christmas tree, the manger scene and warm hospitality. Cake and hot chocolate were served and many toured the theatre house, marking first visits for many.
Arrived Tuesday to spend days with Miss Ethel Henderson of D street. Mrs J F Hartley hosted dinner Monday with guests Mr and Mrs W A Printer Mr and Mrs C R Hartley Miss Dorothy Lee Miss Carol Sue Hartley Denny Hartley and Phyllis Jean and Billy Joe Hartley. Mr and Mrs Walter Lloyd celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary Monday at Spring Hill home with guests including Mr and Mrs E Cecil Lee and children Janet Harold Juanita Annabella, Mr and Mrs R R Slason and children Mary Ann and Bobby, Mr and Mrs T C Adams and children Thomas Wese Jey Jack Beverly, Mr and Mrs Carl Lloyd Mrs Fannie Davis Mrs Lyle Bear Miss Juanita and Barbara Jean Walters and Miss Bertha Lloyd and Mr George Hart.
Mrs W M Hunt and her daughter Helen, along with a person named Palsy of Summerlee, appear in a local notice or social item from the Summerlee area. The fragment notes family involvement and place but provides few concrete details or dates.
Yale psychologists presented long term studies tracking 10,000 infants with weekly motion pictures to forecast adult development. They forecast that normal growth indicators appear in infancy and that primary feeble-mindedness can be diagnosed by age one. Secondary mental decline from environment is not the cause.
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