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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
2
Visitors flock to a Berry Festival featuring Agriculture Commissioner J. Jane Metres, with plans announced for upcoming events and exhibits. The crowd gathers to celebrate harvest season and showcase local produce and crafts.
Rev. HN Dickerson of Ashland Kentucky will open evangelistic meetings Monday night at 7 30 at the Church of the Nazarene on Central avenue near Florida street. The meetings will run through June 16 with special music from the choir and a male and ladies quartet. Rev A J Frank is pastor of the church.
Two Democratic county incumbents filed certificates of candidacy for nomination in the August primary. Intermediate Judge D. Jackson Savage of Charleston and Ben Watson of Shrewsbury county commissioner submitted filings in the circuit clerk's office. Savage, appointed by the governor in March to fill Judge Alvin Barnhart’s vacancy, previously served as assistant prosecutor.
Federal agents confiscated numerous moonshine stills and large quantities of tax unpaid liquor mash and related assets last month in West Virginia. Donald S. Tydings, investigator in charge, announced 35 arrests and seizures including 115 gallons of unpaid liquor and 5,487 gallons of mash, plus two automobiles.
AP dispatch reports Britain seeking an international standard to curb bombing of civilians. The piece recounts a 1917 German raid on a French hospital near a munition dump, illustrating the dilemma of targeting military objectives while risking civilian lives. It notes Prime Minister Chamberlain’s undecided stance and references civilian casualties in Spain and China Japan conflicts.
Charleston society page lists Rebekah lodge meeting in Odd Fellows hall Spring Hill at 8 and Armor lodge Knights of Pythias in Coles hall Seventh avenue at 7 45 pm Thursday. Charity bridge party by Fine Arts department of Woman's club set with reservations via Mrs Paul C Shaw sr. Attendees include several residents and visiting relatives. Memorial day services attended by Rev H C Hicks. hospital patient Walter A Richardson. numerous visits and upcoming graduations and trips noted among local families.
Martinsburg June 1 The grand encampment of state Odd Fellows elevated C. M. Schoolcraft of Parkersburg to the grand Patriarchship and chose Clarksburg for the 1930 meeting. Other officers elected include W. T. Wilson as representative elect and a slate listing D. D. McCardle, C. H. Riggle, Otto Stettler, Clay H. Goff, R. T.astiliow, and H. McDade in senior and junior warden and grand representative roles.
Applicants for marriage licenses yesterday at the office of county clerk Paul F. Wehrle included Ransford Arnold Slater and Bonnie Stella Tate of route 5, Thomas Edward Butcher of Blue Stock and Maggie Firen White of Sanderson, Basel Harper of Walton and Pearl Agnes Chapman of Cre denin, Robert Duane Morgan of Caldwell and Mary Louise Weddington in Kanawha County.
Captain John Charnock announced that Company D 18th Infantry and National Guard will sponsor a public screening at 8 20 tonight at the Lee Street Armory. The program includes The Machine Gun In Attack The Machine Gun in Defense and The 80 Caliber Machine Gun.
The Rev Frank A Robertson former pastor of several Kentucky churches will visit his parents in Clendenin and his wife's parents in Precious within days. He left Milwaukee after attending the Northern Baptist convention and now serves at Tremont Baptist church in Pasadena California succeeding the late Dr George Young. He is nephew to State Senator S L Robertson of Clendenin Everett E Robertson and Dr G C Robertson of Charleston.
About 200 delegates from Charleston Logan Huntington Williamson Beckley and Ashland Ky attended the opening of the Salvation Army youth convention at the citadel 612 Virginia Street East A parade through the business district featured music by the Charleston and Huntington citadel bands Principal speakers were Lieut Col and Mrs Albert E Baynton Brig and Mrs George Rose of Richmond Adj Hal Hughes delivered the welcome address and the opening hymn was led Brig Rose Mrs Rose led a prayer and opening remarks A testimon ial meeting was run by the Ashland delegation A Logan delegate read scripture Oliver Howley sang
About 200 Kanawha high school graduates sought employment in May in a survey by the West Virginia Employment Service junior division. Excluding Charleston and South Charleston, graduates registered elsewhere. those in the two cities could register locally if seeking work, said EK Saunders.
BLUEFIELD June 1 Confederate veteran Milton Harriss 96 died at his home near Pounding Hill Va He is survived by children John and R A Harriss Taxewell Va Thomas Harriss Beckley W Va Mrs Cora Lee Hoops and Mrs Mollie Hoops Jackson O Mrs Addie Baysden Huntington W Va Mrs Margaret Gillespie Cedar Bluff Va and Mrs Lucinda Episwick Paint Lick Va
The annual meeting of the Kanawha county public library board of directors will be held tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in the librarian's office. The meeting was originally set for May 27 and was adjourned due to lack of a quorum.
Washington June 1 The coal board insisted on publicizing production cost data supplied by coal operators as a basis for setting minimum prices. Nine operators from Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia urged reversal claiming the figures were confidential and disclosure could harm them. The commission signaled the data would remain confidential until operators are informed.
Lillia M. Pierson received a permit from Building Inspector George B. Herniricks to remodel a dwelling at 7 Monongalia Street into a three dwelling building. A permit to alter a dwelling at 409 Randolph Street to build a duplex apartment was granted to Ora Burdette, cost about $600.
Mrs Helen Hastings of the Charleston Public Hearth Nursing association has returned from Hartford Connecticut where she participated in a health outreach effort. Her visit focused on advancing community care and sharing nursing program insights with colleagues.
A note outlines a six week assignment in Cleveland focusing on public health efforts. The program aims to study health interventions and support local health departments with data collection and outreach activities.
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