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Charleston Gazette in Charleston, West Virginia

01 Jun 1931

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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1931

Page

4

Literacy Rates Fall in Charleston Over Ten Years

The Charleston literacy rate declined from 1920 to 1930 as the city population grew and a surge of migrants from other areas arrived for new industries. Illiterates numbered 947 aged ten plus in 1920 of 99,908 and 1,051 in 1930 of 60,411, with West Virginia rural and urban patterns shifting due to annexations and urban growth.

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What New York Is Wearing It’s Now

A fashion notice from The Charleston Gazette Fashion Dept describes a crepe dress in brown print with a circular front-gored skirt. It notes pattern No. 3040 in sizes 16 to 42, fabric requirements, and suggests fabrics like flowered chiffon and pastel crepe silk. The ad promotes a fashion book and pattern prices, inviting readers to order by stamps or coin.

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Marke Sizan Paris Colin The Charleston Gazette Fashion Dept Fifth Ave New York City
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Rapids Shooter Fished Out Of Niagara on Second Trip

Queenston Ontario May 31 William Red Hill famed riverman of the Niagara and his 1700 pound barrel were fished from the Niagara river this afternoon after he unexpectedly resumed a trip from Wagers to Queenston. His 18 year old son William Jr swam to the whirlpool fringe and hooked a rope to recover the gear.

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Niagara Queenston Hill Mike
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Barrel stunt ends in tragedy on Niagara River

In a riverfront incident near Niagara, Hill died after a two and a half mile voyage in a red white and blue barrel built by George Stathatkis of Buffalo. Hill had planned not to finish the trip and cited fear of crowds. His companion William aided in rescue attempts, but Hill perished as water flooded the barrel during the whirlpool passage. The event followed a prior memorial stunt that killed a Buffalo chef a year earlier.

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Statue of Davis to be unveiled in Washington capital

In Washington on May 30, a Jefferson Davis statue will be unveiled in the capital as Mississippi selects Davis and James Z. George for Statuary Hall representation. Senators Pat Harrison and Hubert D. Stephens will deliver the principal addresses, Harrison on Davis and Stephens on George, highlighting the Confederate leaders’ careers.

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Washington Jefferson Davis Davis James Z. George Migsigsippi Umion Pat Harrion Mississippi Hubert D. Stephens Harrison Senate Davin Blephen George
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Crash injures Otis Smith and another driver

A collision yesterday on Patrick Street near Fourth Avenue left Otis Smith with head lacerations treated at a local hospital. A second occupant suffered minor injuries, with authorities reporting an auto collision involving the interior of a vehicle as well.

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Otis Smith Fourth Avenue
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