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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1936
Page
4
Charleston hosts its fourteenth annual community rose show at the ground floor capitol building opening at noon tomorrow and running through the afternoon and evening until 10 p.m. Exhibits include best single blooms, collections, and various rose classes with judges to determine prizes.
The Gazette extends congratulations to State Senator Alvin J. Barnhart of Charleston who serves in the eighth district and has a long record including former House of Delegates member, judiciary committee chair, and George Washington bicentennial commissioner. Barnhart, born in Buffalo Putnam County, is a lawyer, Mason, Phi Alpha Delta member, Episcopalian, and husband to Caroline Baldwin. they reside at 1571 Dixie Street.
On this date Brigham Young, founder of Mormonism, was born. The article notes his role in early church leadership and the spread of Latter-day Saint movement.
The Trinity Lutheran church daily vacation school opens this morning at nine o'clock with Rev. William P. Cline D D pastor in charge. Closing exercises and art exhibit are scheduled for June 12.
Dr. Knisely and Dr. Earl Sheff of Charleston were elected vice president and secretary treasurer of the Chiropody Society of West Virginia at its twenty second annual convention in Parkersburg which named Parkersburg as 1937 convention city Drs Leachman and Vichman were re elected with Dr A McClure speaking on chiropody laws Dr Pikula of Toledo demonstrated short wave diathermy and Charleston delegates returned home.
Twenty seven Sacred Heart graduates received diplomas at the commencement in the church. A joint mass followed the ceremony to end school work at the trade school. Father Regia delivered the principal address to the students. Grade school pupils received certificates after mass.
The Charleston Gazette announces a cartoon naming contest beginning March 1996 with a first prize of 659000 and up to 86000 in primes. Readers submit seven cartoons per week with the best names winning prizes, ties decide by order of correctness, entries mailed or delivered to the Contest Editor.
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