Rotary welcomes candidates at Charleston club luncheon
Charleston Rotary members heard from candidates in a primary election in a Kanawha Hotel luncheon. W. O. Conk was nominated for governor, C. K. Payne for West Virginia house of delegates, with J. Jackson, EB. M. Keatley and T. J. Hobson seeking seats in the state Senate. Major Charles Albert Stokes, a former Army instructor, joined the club, nicknamed “Skinny.” Dairy executive Quy Belcher and educator Ned Merie discussed milk handling and sanitation, noting Charleston’s milk consumption and pasteurization rates.
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Charleston Club
Kanawha
D. H. Ooates
W. O. Conk
Go Ernor
C. K. Payne
Quy S. Belcher
Valley Bell Dairy Company
Ned Merhie
Educational Fit and Supply Company
Beisher
Charlenton
Kanawhs
United States
Charleston
Guardians Report on April Board Activities
The state board of children's guardians released its April activities report. It began with 1 010 wards, ending April at 1 090, with four discharged and 14 committed. one by adoption and three by marriage. Ten wards placed in foster homes, four in the Children’s Home striking, nine withdrawn, six boarded temporarily. The staff conducted 404 interviews, 422 letters, 111 new investigations, 21 by other agencies, and 17 by agencies outside the state. Staff attended 94 court hearings and had 286 officials conferences. Material relief aided 407 children, 24 medical exams, eight hospital treatments. Forty-two prospective homes were inventoried. 604 local calls and 75 long-distance calls completed. A steam engine monument honors nearly a decade of service, with a circular stairway allowing top-view plans.
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State Board of Children’s
Goldfish farming turns farmer’s sideline in Nashua
In Nashua New Hampshire a farmer cultivates goldfish in a brook on his farm turning a small venture into a lucrative sideline. He breeds, collects eggs from brushlike rope tied pools, hatches thousands of fry, and sells two inch plus goldfish for homes and smaller ones as fishing bait. A second item notes a London man wearing an asbestos suit displaying fireworks while walking among exploding display pieces, risking burns.
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Nashua
N. H
Little Brook
Bly Brook
London
Electric Express Speedy Rail Service Connects Cities
New electric express trains link Leipzig with Halle and Magdeburg in Germany. They run about 54 miles per hour on average, with speeds reaching a mile a minute at times. Trains typically have two cars and modern travel conveniences. The Federal Committee of Physical Culture, founded in 1805, now includes over 30 000 organizations and more than 4 000 000 members.
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Leipzig
Germany
Halle
Magdeburg
Federal Committe of Physical Culture
Beigh Count Adversity Delays Belmont Bid With Victorian
Damon Runyon notes Reigh Count, the Derby winner, cannot race Victorian at Belmont on June 9 due to ailments after Churchill Downs. He recalls past Derby misfortune and dismisses luck in big races, while musing on betting passions, owner motives, and the oddities of horse racing culture.
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Churchhill Downs
Ned McLean
Toro
Damon Runyon
Universal Service
New Fore
Relgh Count
Victorian
East
John D. Hertz
New York
Belmont Stake
Churchill Downs
Reigh
Crowball
Scapa Flow
Houisville
Niefly
Reigh Count
Saratoga
Beigh Count
New Orleans
Daruon
Louisville
Car runs away down hillside at cemetery
Mrs. Fanny Parking narrowly escaped injury when her car left a cemetery driveway at Spring Hill and plunged down a steep hill. The vehicle was halted by an obstruction after rolling a distance, leaving her shaken but unhurt. Ambulance transported her from Dixie Street. wrecked car recovered by a garage crew.
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Fanny Parking
Serlins
Spring Hill Cemetery
Dixie Street
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