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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1944

Page

9

Frances McIntyre Wins Gauley Bridge 4-H Medal

Frances McIntyre of Gauley Bridge is Fayette County H club’s Spool Cotton sewing medal winner. A six year member, she has earned ribbons and a scholarship for project work and active in 4-H summer camps. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McIntyre, she also received the sophomore scholarship medal at Gauley Bridge High School.

Frances McIntyre Gauley Bridge Fayette County Spool Cotton Company W. C. McIntyre Gauley Bridge High School

Press Club Plans Bill Bryant Visit

Laugh King Billy Bryant will entertain newspaper and radio folks at the Press Club of Charleseton after his Clendenin Street show. The program begins at 10 15 p m with Bryant and his wife, Deve Brawley Beth Wilson Gordon Ray Paul Carr and others in the cast attending.

Billy Bryant Charleseton Skipper Billy Clendenin St. Lot Apt. Bryant

Two New Charters Granted In Regional Businesses

Union Enterprises Inc with 35000 capitalization and founders James Hash W G Graham and Elkins Anthony will operate at Eleanor Putnam County. M 3B Mercantile Inc of Oceana Wyoming County incorporated at 10000 by L W Beane L M Beane of Oceana and Litz McGuire of Logan. Uruguay reports signs of a locust plague while grasshoppers disrupt agriculture.

Secretary of State Union Enterprises, Inc James Hash W. G. Graham Elkins Anthony Eleanor Putnam County M. & 3B. Mercantile, Inc Oceana Wyoming County L. W. Beane L. M. Beane Litz McGuire Logan South Africa Uruguay

Degree of Pocahontas to Hold Regular Meeting

Dunbar news notes the Degree of Pocahontas No. 81 will meet at 7 30 p m in the Fisher Building with the Past Pocahontas club meeting afterward. Various locals and visitors are listed including Miss Martha Helms, Miss Frances Craig, Mrs. Ernest Elswick and others visiting relatives or being treated as hospital patients.

Pocahontas Deepswater Council No. 81 Fisher Bidg Pocahontas Club T. E. Keeling Raymond Corbin Payne Av Risingsun

Patton's Promotion Delayed by Senate Report

The Senate military affairs committee withheld Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr.'s promotion to major general, delaying eight months after President Roosevelt sent the nomination. Some members cited an incident in a Sicilian hospital last year as a major factor.

Washington Senate George 5. Patton, Jr Patton Roosevelt

Obituary notices from Charleston area carry multiple services

Obituary notices detail funeral services for Hobert Franklin Nottingham 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Romeo F Nottingham of Guthrie struck by hit and run driver. Julian Daniel Geary 34 of 304 Washington St E dies at home with service at Christ Church Methodist. Malone Irvin Cash 61 at Snodgrass mortuary with Pratt cemetery burial. William Thomas Bailey 70 of 1641 Clay Ave to be buried at Moltesneard. Mrs Ella Elliott 89 dies at Ivydale home. burial plans by Hardman. Katherine Grace Williams 67 to be buried Spring Hill with church services. Robert Lee Walker 15 of Quincy to be buried at Dickinson Cemetery. Stella Smith 48 of Spencer dies at home. service details at Vandale. Bertha Hoy 64 Leewood dies in Charleston hospital. Pryor mortuary arrangements. Charles Henry Green 73 of Chesar eake to be buried Marmet Cemetery. Nora E Goff 51 Chandlers Branch dies. Cunningham mortuary will handle services at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Jarretts Ford Cemetery area. Ethel Sparks 58 dies at daughter's home. funeral details follow.

Hobert Franklin Nottingham Cunningham Mortuary Hobert Franklin Nottingham Romeo F. Nottingham Guthrie Sissonville Road Ed Parsons Grandview Cemetery Dunbar Julian Daniel Geary Christ Church Methodist Washington St. E Joseph C. Hoffman Mountain View Cemetery Simpson Mortuary Harold Donnell Dr. Colby Jackson Donald Withrow Lawrence Johnson Robert Koepke William Bracksman Samuel Galperin Ervin Malone Irvin Cash Snodgrass Third Av South Charleston R. A. Atkinson Pratt Cemetery Susan Ann Cash Ophelia L. R. Cash Teays William ‘Thomas Bailey William Thomas Bailey Clay Mary S. Bailey A. H. Bailey Charleston R. A. Lavender Bartlett Mortuary Katherine Grace Williams Boyd Memorial Christian Church Washington St. W Wailer Bias H. H. Mitler Charles Honaker Canterbury Robert Lee Walker Naomi Baptist Church Quincy Belle Allen Skeens Dickinson Cemetery Charles Henry Green Chesareake Chesapeake Baptist Church Bruce Cooper Dell Workman Marmet Cemetery Pryor Mortuary East Bank Vil Fie M. Green Robert Howard John Mollie Smoot Vivian Warren Marmet Carrie Hastings Hernshaw Ethel Bonds Grace Mosser Margaret Mason Albert Green Nora Goff Nora E. Goff Chandlers Branch Cunningham Chapel Jarretts Ford Cemetery Elkeview Delmer Elbert Roy Delbert Okey Sugar Creek

Judge Dunne Seeks Divorce Court Recess

Chicago May 31 Circuit Judge Robert J. Dunne said he will seek reassignment to a different court due to nervous tension in divorce cases. He stated he is against divorce to avoid leaving children in broken homes and cited constant bickering and excitable litigants in the divorce court.

Dunne Chicago Robert

Neff family rites held at Ansted Baptist Church

Sowder, of Ansted, will hold services at 2 p m at Ansted Baptist Church conducted by Rev. George Pauley of Belle. Burial follows in Westlake Cemetery, Ansted, with B C Hooper Mortuary of Montgomery in charge. Five sons from a former marriage, Van Neff and John Neff of Boomer, and two daughters Mazie Neff and Nettie Hart of Ansted, survive.

Sowder Ansted Ansted Baptist Church George Pauley Belle Westlake B. C. Hooper Mortuary Montgomery van Neff John Neff Boomer Mazie Neff Nettie Hart

Ernest L. Hively Dies in Huntington Veteran and Musician

Ernest L. Hively aged 54 of Menna Homes formerly Kanawha county deputy assessor and World War I veteran died Tuesday at the Veterans hospital in Huntington after eight weeks as patient. He played drums with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the old Hearse Theater Orchestra. He belonged to John Brawley Post No. 20 American Legion and the Musicians Union. Survived by his wife May Hively. Funeral tomorrow at Owen and Barth mortuary with Rev. W. P. Eastwood of St Mark's Church officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park.

Ernest LE. Hively Menna Homes Kanawha County Veterans Hospital Huntington Hively Charleston Symphony Orchestra Old Hearse Theater Orchestra John Brawley Post No. 20 American Legion The Musicians Union May Hively Owen and Barth Mortuary W. P. Eastwood SL Mark's Church Sunset Memorial’ Park

Property Transfers Across Towns Highlight Multiple Deals

A string of property transfers appears across towns including Dryden Street Eskew Smith to Willems, Annie Davidson to Hin man, Idla M Carson to Lota Mules 490 acres at Pooi St, Frank arthur Utz to Cutol 2 Noll Jefferson Park Addis lot 23, Garden Heights Addis. Margaret Anne Greenlee and husband to Dennis L Moneymaker two parcels Dunbar. Brown and others totaling several parcels and mineral interests are noted in the fragment.

Rosalie Bloomberg Robert J, Jennings Dryden St Eskew Smith Willems Smith Sugar Creek Charleston Annie Davidson R. NM Hinman J. C Jefferson Park Addis Standard Brick and Supply Co Eve Wut Standard

Prisoner impersonation comedy ends in jail

In Tucson a prisoner billed as Bill Lee Lopez cried that he was a woman as he faced draft status questioning. The man was charged with impersonation after the incident at the city jail.

Tucson Ariz Bill Lee Lopez

Northern West Virginia Miners Set Holiday Record

PAIRMONT May 31 Memorial day output by Northern West Virginia coal miners reached 100000 tons according to a survey. Most mines in Fairmont Scottspan Maidsville operated at about 75 percent of a normal day while southern mines observed the holiday. Operators said they would be bound by the national UMW contract with regional pact not negotiated pending War Labor Board approval. The report notes properties returning to private ownership and regional deals awaiting approval.

Pairmont West Virginia Fairmont Scott's Man Maidsville United Mine Workers War Labor Board

Victory gardeners urged to shallow cultivation

H. H. Sudds of the West Virginia agricultural experiment station warns Victory gardeners against deep hoeing. He says most crops are shallow rooted and deep cultivation can sever feeding roots and harm plants. He urges restraint and shallow cultivation for best results.

Victory West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station

Cultivation Advice Aimed at Weeding Not Rooting

The horticulturist warns against deep soil turning as it erodes sail and harms crop growth. He favors light cultivation of one inch or less to control weeds without hindering vegetable root development.

Start Now For Planting After Rain Favors Soil

Advice favors immediate work the moment soil dries after rain. Practical guidance emphasizes readiness when fields are workable to begin operations.

Missing canaries thief nabbed on Massachusetts theft

Boston May 31 The police learned that while James Clinton was away, a thief forced his rear door and took six canaries from his home. Four are male and two female birds remain missing.

Boston Canaries James Clinton

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