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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1955

Page

17

Ladies Auction Aids Sunnyside Projects In Charleston

The Ladies of Sunnyside Homemakers Club organize an antiques auction to fund playground equipment for Vandalla School and improvements for Sunnyside Park. Celebrities respond with autographed items, locally notable gifts join a rich haul, and the sale begins at 1 PM Saturday at the South Charleston Mound.

Ladies of Sunnyside W. C. Dotson Vernon H. Martin Jr James L. Oney Jr Good Ladies Penee Oresentin Eddie Fisher Catherine. Marshall Peter Fulton J. Sheen Dinah Shore Duaney George King Syracuse Nationals Mary Black Charleston Senators South Charleston Eddie Bing Walt Dinah SSHC

Coal Lumber Project Set for East Bank Development

The Upper Kanawha Valley Assn. executive director W Jennings Jr says Williamson and Kopelman Land and Lumber Co will begin coal and lumber property development in the East Bank within two weeks. A housing site for about 20 homes and initial employment of 25 to 30 men are planned.

Montgomery East Bank Upper Kanawha Valley

Harris Named Delegate At State Medical Society Meeting

A woman from Capitol City reported to police that $200 was stolen from a pocketbook near a window in her bedroom amid the State Medical Society gathering. Dr. A L Harris and Dr. C F Hopson were elected to local society positions during the meeting. The thief is believed to have acted Tuesday after the event.

A. L. Harris Medical Society Ean Faris Capitol City Medical, Dental Pharmaceutical Society State Medical Society Williamson C. F. Hopson

Kanawha County Hosts First Dog Vaccination Clinic

Kanawha County held the first in a series of dog vaccination clinics yesterday as required by new law. Sheriff Al J. Carey said 38 clinics will operate countywide with veterinarians administering anti rabies shots and annual revaccination. Certificates will be issued to owners and veterinarians and filed in the county clerk's office.

Sissonville Peter Donna Pouter Kanawha al J. Carey Carey Mercerarian Roanoke John M. Murphy Aeronautics Administration Tupper's Creek Elkview Clendenin High School Meadowbrook Hubbard School Quick Area Quick Junior Malden Coal Fork McDowell Bus Belle Fire Department Cedar Grove Company Leewood Chelyan Crookshank's Gallagher Montgomery Jack's Pure Oil Morris Creek Chesapeake Harless Marmet

June Bride in West Virginia Marries 15-Year Elder

Mary Chilton Chapman reports 75 year old Marietta Braden of Fan Rock will wed Burl Lester, 90, in a match reflecting summer weddings in West Virginia. The piece notes age gap and local origin as key details.

Mary Chilton Chapman the Gazette West Virginia June Marietta Alice Braden Burl Franklin Lester Fan Rock Wyoming County

Rev B A Neill to be new assistant minister at Clarksburg church

Rev B A Neill will join First Presbyterian Church in Clarksburg as assistant minister this Sunday. Born in Holidays Cove he moved to Donora Pennsylvania early in life and is to graduate soon from Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh.

B. A. Neill Clarksburg First Presbyterian Church Rev. Neill

County Clerk Employes Get Overdue Pay

County Clerk staff received their May salary checks early but some were withheld until County Court President Hubert A. Kelly signed them. Kelly claimed budget exhaustion under Clerk Paul E. Wehrle, while Wehrle blamed court underfunding for the office’s large election workload. State official Joseph Soto approved a fund transfer to cover the deficit for the permanent registration office.

Paul E. Wehrle Hubert A. Kelly They County Court Kelly Wehrie Joseph Soto Soto Voters ‘Permanent Registration Office Wehrle

Construction Contracts End Work Goes On

Contracts between contractors and AFL craft unions expired at midnight Tuesday but work continued yesterday. Talks to renew deals proceed with teams representing unions including teamsters laborers and ironworkers while sub contractors discuss plumbers painters and sheet metal workers. Harold Earle Robison of Morgantown has won a WVU Governors scholarship and Sen John W Sparkman will address Cabell County Young Democrats in Huntington June 11. Keyser opens a new municipal swimming pool amid ceremonies with about 300 bathers and Keyser High School Band performing.

AFL Harold Earle Robison al Tunted University High School Morgantown Charles Alabama John W. Sparkman Cabell County Young Democratic Club Huntington Keyser Keyser High School

Juvenile Delinquency Conference Set at Marshall College

More than 20 organizations are expected to attend a juvenile delinquency conference to be held June 13 and 14 at Marshall College Huntington. Invited are all professionals whose work involves teenagers and face delinquency issues, per program director Paull Lasakow.

Huntington Marshall College Paull, Lasakow

Flag Day Display Urged Across West Virginia

The American Legion West Virginia urges flag displays on June 14. Commander L. C. Bickel endorsed the call, asking homes schools churches and public buildings to participate in Flag Day observance in 1941.

American Legion West Virginia L. C. Bickel

Hager Reunion Banquet Planned in Logan

Logan hosts a June 13 banquet at Rainbow Grill for members of the Hager Reunion Association. Ira P. Hager, president, says plans for the annual reunion will be discussed and a meeting place chosen. The event begins at 6 30 p m with other organizational details pending.

Giant Band Concert Caps West Virginia Strawberry Festival

A massed band concert with 1200 students from 16 schools will close the 14th annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival in Buckhannon. ALG Wright of Purdue will conduct at the Wesleyan College stadium. Gov. Marland will ride in the parade with Queen Elizabeth XIV and court. Elizabeth Logan Roberts of Elkins, the queen, will host events with a big festival lineup including a mammoth barbecue and multiple meals at local venues.

Buckhannon Forrest Stump West Virginia Alg. Wright Purdue University West Virginia Wesleyan C. Buell Agey William c. Marland Elizabeth XIV Elizabeth Logan Roberts Elkins Agnes Howard Hall Up‘jshur County Poultry Assn

State Board to Decide On Increased School Aid Distribution

The State Board of School Finance meets to discuss a tentative distribution that could boost state aid by about 2.5 million dollars next year. The 52nd Legislature approved higher racing fees and tax loophole closures, reducing the need for counties to cushion grants. The board may also seek an attorney general ruling on the new county assessment law that ties aid to four year assessment increases and could cost counties missing targets.

State Board of School Finance Jessald

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