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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1936
Page
12
Readers send in beauty and health questions about hair styles, weight, dental care, and aging. Lois Leeds responds with practical tips on side part hair, height weight checks, and balanced diet for youths, plus cautions on drying hair methods and aging signs.
MANAGUA Nicaragua June 1 rebels appear to threaten President Juan Sacum demanding resignation as fighting ebbs and flows around Leon city. National guardsmen hold key positions amid calls for armistice while Anastaela Gomera urges no foreign intervention and Nicaraguans to settle their fate.
Governor Paul V. McNutt told Fairmont State Teachers College graduates that a false economy restricted operations of schools, noting 3,590,000 children deprived of schooling and thousands of rural schools closed. He warned credits spent on crime surpass spending on education and urged choosing education over prisons.
P. D. McMurrer was elected grand knight of Charleston council No. 771 Knights of Columbus last night to succeed Joseph Popp Other officers were elected Charles a Polley deputy fang fenight C Moran channellerich Slater recorder B James inside guard James Pro denti outside quare R O Mills trustee Joseph H Gaines Jr second delegate to the state convention The first delegate is the grand knight ex officio The newly elected officers take office the first meeting in July The tentative date for the next initiation is June 14
A cheerfully worded ad promotes Anne Adams summer sewing patterns with simple frock designs that flatter figures and stay crisp in heat. It highlights patterns 022 and sizes 16 to 44, with illustrated instructions and a call to order from The Charleston Gazette Pattern Department in New York.
Construction costing 158700 was approved by City Wing Inspector George Hendricks during May, vs 164985 in April. Permits issued totaled 89 with 20 dwellings costing 96875, three apartments 21500, 10 private garages 3160, three garage apartments 18000, 27 additions and alterations 27228, 12 repairs 478, 17 signs 2005 and three gasoline tanks and pumps 225. No permits were issued yesterday.
A G Treadgold was named president of the Lions Gab yesterday to succeed M K Hearne. Elected were G Brady Buckley vice president Joshua L Knight secretary and A T Stanley treasurer. No officers are to take office at this time.
The Right Reverend John Andrew Gregg, bishop of the A M E church, Kansas City, Kansas, spoke to sixty graduates at West Virginia State College on The Law of Design. He urged religion and self examination, with honored guests including state education officials and Deniat sanatorium and hospital leaders.
Ginger Rogers, born Virginia McGrath in Independence Missouri, champions acting as a craft and offers a personal look at her dance and film career. The piece traces her rise from Charleston dance champion to Paramount and RKO star, detailing stage roles, screen debuts, collaborations with Fred Astaire, and key films like Top Hat and Follow the Fleet.
Luana spends a spring weekend with Jimmy at Lake Mahopac after smoothing over an awkward encounter with a mysterious aunt figure. A note from an admirer hints at a pending annulment, while Luana contemplates revealing her secret yet hesitates as their romance deepens amid stylish society.
Last night at Daniels Hotel Morris Harvey College hosted a student recital featuring Pau li Elsie Mary Miller Vincent Lewis Neva Davidson Rogers Charlotte Smith Robert Stebbind Dorothy Ann Minter Dr Carl Adama Miz Robert G Kelly and others showing varied instrumental and vocal pieces in a formal campus music program.
Sixteen additional loans totaling 1 051 400 were approved by the rural electrification administration ahead of a new program. West Virginia Barbour Power Company received 45 000 for the first 60 miles of line serving 425 families.
The council discussed building code violations flagged by Inspector Hendricks with three rulings appealed to the board. Councilman Davis labeled a case a very flagrant violation and urged enforcement, while warrants and appeals involving architects and contractors were reported as unsettled.
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