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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
8
In this For Better Health column Dr Dean discusses plasma, its proteins, and the limits of substitutes or expanders like gelatin, dextran, and PVPP. He notes plasma extends but does not replace key body proteins and asks why medicine cannot tackle common illnesses like malaria and the cold. He answers reader questions daily.
A Public Service Commission hearing on Huntington Water Corp and Barboursville proposed rate increases was extended to January 13 to study an accountant report. City officials and Barboursville officials protested and sought time to cross examine. the company cites needed revenue and capital costs to justify a 49 percent monthly rate rise.
A Gazette classified under Wanted to Rent features a cheeky advertiser blasting landlords who dislike children or dogs. The ad says if you are an old grouch who never had children and never want any, you should skip it. The writer states he has a wife, an 11 year old daughter, and a pet dog who are all housebroken and that he intends to keep them.
St. Albans churches announce New Year Eve Watch Night programs to bid farewell to 1952 and greet 1953. First Baptist will feature children’s choirs at 9 p.m. with a 11 p.m. fellowship hour. sanctuary service runs 11 p.m. to midnight with the Lord’s Supper led by Dr. Joseph L. Emery. St. Andrew’s Dorcas Class hosts 9–11 p.m. gathering. Presbyterian worship starts 10–11 p.m. social hour and 11 p.m. service led by Rev. Frederick Z. Woodward. Homemakers Club hosts New Year’s party at Mrs. Ruffner Wilson’s home. Political and personal notes follow, listing holiday visitors and local residents.
A Kalaska Michigan driver Teussell Titus was arraigned in Spencer Indiana for removing a bridge weight limit sign after attempting a 30 ton salt load across Ratcoon Creek Bridge near Spencer. State Police found him unharmed as his truck’s wheels sank below the bridge surface amid the five ton limit.
Wade Williams, director of Kanawha Players, will attend the American National Theater and Academy convention in Cinelymati. He will speak on Their Community Theater's Place in Community Life, the first WV delegate at the national gathering. He travels with his wife Gloria to join peers from Maryland Virginia North Carolina and DC, with other regional delegates including Robert Porterfield Samuel Seldon and Mrs Genevieve Dickinson. The ANTA meeting runs January 1 to 3 with officers and notable figures like Hayes Massey Atkinson and Webster.
Pearl E. Boardman administratrix of Nash T. Boardman estate sues Roger E. Kourey for 10009 damages in Common Pleas Court for the death of Boardman who was struck by Kourey’s car while crossing Patrick Street near the Kanawha River bridge in Charleston.
A Legion Post No. 3 dance to celebrate New Year will be held at Legion Hall on Pennsylvania Avenue from 8 p m to 2 a m. Bill Erwin's orchestra will provide music with reservations via St Albans 127.
Gordon Eads, 19, East Bank High senior and son of Everett and Mrs. Eads of Acme West Virginia, has run The Gazette route for two and a half years. He started with 50 papers, now handles more, saved 225 from route profits, and plans to attend college. He enjoys football, hunting, and swimming, and recently won a Cincinnati trip for route increase. He attends Acme Methodist Church each Sunday.
A midnight praise service will be held in Union Mission by Pat B Withrow Sr superintendent beginning at 11 tonight. The evangelistic service follows at 7 20 tonight. The building opens all evening with refreshments an hour before the services. Children from the Mission will sing at both events and the public is invited to attend and visit.
The 3rd annual bulletin on the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation will be distributed this week. It spans 60 pages with pictures charts and tables detailing the division’s activities and expenditures from the last fiscal year and includes recommendations to the 1933 Legislature from Director F Hay Power.
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