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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1944

Page

4

Pauline Harmon Becomes Mrs Henry Larmoyeux Jr at Home

Miss Pauline Harmon wed Staff Sgt. Henry Larmoyeux Jr. Monday night at her mother Mrs. Okey Harmon’s North Charleston home. Rev. Lloyd Ears hart officiated. reception followed. The bride, a Charleston High School graduate, works for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. The groom, a South Charleston High School graduate, served 22 months in North Africa and Sicily before his return.

Pauline Harmon Okey Harmon North Charleston Henry Larmoyeux South Charleston Lloyd Earshart Betty Spurlock Bertram Horton Janne Les Harmon Larmoyeux Charleston Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Libbey-Gwens-Ford Glass Co North Africa Sicily

UDC Plans Memorial Service At Stonewall Jackson Monument

United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 151 schedules a Confederate Memorial Day observance at 5 p m tomorrow at the Stonewall Jackson monument on capitol grounds Rev W E Crane will give an address and Mrs H L Babcock will sing If rain falls the service moves to Ruffner Memorial church Public invited to attend.

UDC Group United Daughters of the Confederacy Stonewall Jackson Monument Capitol W. E. Crane H. L. Babcock Ruffner Memorial Church

Miss Amick Honored at Surprise Shower and Dinner

Miss Jane Amick bride elect of John William Brumbaugh was guest of honor at a surprise shower and dinner party hosted by Miss Ruth Paisley at her Bigley Avenue home. Attendees included Mrs. Robert Kellar Mrs Norman Knapp Mrs Richard Nichols and the Amick sisters plus several others.

Amick Jane Amick John William Brumbaugh Ruth Paisley Bigley Av Miss Amick Robert Kellar Norman Knapp Richard Nichols Charlotte Amick Betty Lowery Martha Gibson Mary Frances Buckner

Personal Notes From Upper Ridgeway and Kanawha Blvd

Local notes record travels and visits. George S Engle and family left for Lewisburg to attendGreenbrier Military school commencement where son George Engle Jr graduates. Pearl Knight heads to New York City and Washington for ten days then Beloit Wisconsin for summer. Richard England family departed Lewisburg for Miami Florida to spend weeks with Frank S Martin cousins. Mary Belle Polley visits Kanawha Blvd, Eu Gora Andrews. Greenbrier cadets hold final ball with Misses Stubblefield Reynolds Nelson. W H Harlow returns to Spencer after visit with John D Jones family. Robert Henley returns from business trip to High Point North Carolina.

George S. Engle Upper Ridgeway Hd Lewisburg Greenbrier Military School George Engle, Jr Pearl E. Knight Kanawha Blvd New York City Washington Beloit Wis Richard England Lewis 51 Miami Fla Frank S. Martin Mary Belle Polley Beck-ley EU Gora Andrews Nancy Stubblefield Nancy Reynolds Anna Marie Nelson Greenbrier College W. H. Harlow Spencer John D. Jones Frame St Robert Henley Chestnut En High Point N. C

Mrs Peal Hosts Guests for Son Dillfred Peal’s Army Duty

Mrs Peal entertained Tuesday night at her Ash ford home for her son Dillfred Peal who left yesterday for army duty. Guests included Miss Nancy Elkins Miss Christine Elkins Cora Kinder Gertrude Barker Theresa Adkins Goldie Barker Annabelle Payne Mary Anne Payne Sarah Bellis Dorothy Peal Arbutus Williams Betty Kirk Seigel Barker Joseph Cummins Guffy Adkins Hubert Barker James Kirk Wilmer Payne Charles Dangerfield William Dangerfield Everett Kinder Harry Kinder Robert Kinder Harold Barker Leonard Barker Edgar Elkins James Stone Jack Stevens Pyt Duncan

Mrs. Peal Mamie Peal Ashford Dillfred Peal Nancy Christine Elkins Cora Kinder Gertrude Barker Theresa Adkins Goldie Barker Annabelle Mary Anne Payne Sarah Bellis Dorothy Peal Arbutus Williams Betty Kirk Messrs Seigel Barker Joseph Cummins Guffy Adkins Hubert James Kirk Wilmer Payne Charles William Dangerfield Everett Harry Robert Kinder Harold Leonard Barker Edgar Elkins James Stone Jack Stevens Pyt Duncan

Birth Announcements for Two Newborns in Cedar Grove Area

Mr and Mrs Frank Estep Cedar Grove welcomed a daughter at Charleston General hospital on May 31. Mr and Mrs William Fr Buss 950 Hazelwood Ave welcomed a son on June 1. A third entry notes a birth on May 25 at Navy hospital Newport involving Vincent Joseph and Ary Sharkey with Navy affiliation.

Frank Estep Cedar Grove Charleston General Hospital William FR. Buss Hazelwood Vincent Joseph St. and Ary, Vy. Y Sharkey Navy Hospital Newport

Marriage Applications in Ashford and Kanawha Districts

Marriage applications listed include Jean D. Fennebrosque, 37, Washington BG, and Frances Jane Camppelle, 7, Kanawha Bird. W. poe Arno, 58, Ashford, and Berths Cascio, 33, Bun.

Jean D. Fennebrosque Washington Frances Jane Camppelle Kanawha

Property Transfers and Building Permits Summary

A garbled listing from Charleston area records shows numerous property transfers within Elk and London districts, including buyers and sellers such as Althea T Ballard and Earl Vaughan, Bard Casty, Riley to Latham, and others across blocks and additions. Building permit notes itemize alterations, repairs, and new work with listed costs across several streets. A closing line asks which states compose the Corn Belt, answering Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

Althea T. Ballard Earl Vaughan Lula Nelson J. H. Morton Clover Hollow Malden Dist Bard Casty Oakland Addo Charleston Pee ‘T. Frailang Buspena Te Bart Upper Glen Elk Addn Hansford Hill Phyllis Foster Hill Organ Riley Clarence Latham Lot London Cabin Creek Pontius Wirt Barfion Harmon PJ. Pom Hus Io. T Upper Glen Ee Addu Chasteston Better Homes, Inc Louisane C. Massey Montrose South Charleston Lest Nelle Reed G. Bissonville Wew Foca Dist P. Mortensen Carl Alfred Hanyon Gosnom Adda G. Lewis Et Hartford i- Vesument Co Amith Brooks Walter Wiseman Cherles A Fielder Elk Dist Plorence E Coleman Robert B Erpesting Hhinois Iowa Indiana Ohio Nebraska Missouri South Dakota Minnesota

Dinner Party Honors Pvt Emmett Proctor at Cedar Grove

Pvt Emmett Proctor on leave from Camp Grant IH was the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Proctor at their Cedar Grove home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles Carroll Mrs Helen Harvey Miss Icy Mae Proctor Brenda Mae Proctor Martha Carroll and others. Mrs A A Knapp hosted a bridge party Thursday at her Virginia Street home with guests including Mesdames Harry Smith James Ralston R A Robertson Ernest Curry Irene Galt Doris Obert and Joseph Bier.

Emmett Proctor Camp Grant Henry Proctor Cedar Grove Charles Carroll Helen Harvey Icy Mae Proctor Brenda -Mae Proctor Martha Carroll G. C. Harvey Donald Roy Procter Knapp A. A. Knapp Virginia St Harry Smith James Ralston R. A. Robertson Ernest Curry Irene Galt Doris Obert Joseph Bier

Crochet Patterns and Beachwear from The Charleston Gazette

Read about room y playsuit patterns 4803 and 4802 with adjustable waistlines bonnet bolero and sizes including 2 3 4 6. Send 20 cents for pattern 243 W 17th St New York. Also Crocheted Shorties and gloves Pattern 873 with directions size small medium large, send 15 cents to Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Ave New York.

Charleston Gazette Pattern Dept W. 17Th St New York N. Y Needlecraft Dept

Great Tenor's Son Divorced From Wife in Chicago

Enrico Caruso, 38, son of the famed tenor, was granted a divorce from Helen Caruso, 92, citing desertion. He worked at a Chicago war plant while she preferred Hollywood, with the court approving a settlement of 500 cash and half royalties from recordings of her former husband's late father for five years.

Chicago Enrico Caruso Helen Circuit Court Jerome Dun«né Caruso Arizona Hollywood Ethna Jane Montague Venable Av. Js Robert E. Levine Baltimore

Marriage of Josephine Mallo at Sacred Heart Church

The marriage of their daughter Josephine to Petty Officer E A Mallo USNR was held on May 27 at Sacred Heart church. The groom is stationed at Camp Parks California.

Josephine E. A. Mallo Usnr Sacred Heart Church Camp Parks Calif

Captain Clark Gable Promoted to Major in Air Corps

The War Department announced the temporary promotion of Capt Clark Gable the motion picture actor to major. He has served in the European theater and is now with an Army motion picture unit at Culver City California. Mrs Robert B Griffith left to join her husband cadet Griffith who is in advanced bombardier and navigation training at Carlsbad New Mexico.

Washington War Department Clark Gable Air Corps Gable Culver City Cal Robert B. Griffith W. C. Bailey Cadet Griffith Carlsbad, N. M

Child Labor Law Warnings Issued

U S Department of Labor warns employers to check federal and state child labor laws as thousands of West Virginia school children seek private work. The 10 point program for protection on farms targets under 16 in manufacturing or processing and under 18 in explosives, mining, or driving duties. Exemptions apply to agricultural work when school is not in session. Copies available from the Charleston field office or Washington.

West Virginia Christian C. Shelton U. S, Department of Labor Shelton Children’s Bureau Department of Labor Boys’ Clube of America Boy and Girl Scouts YMCA WCA Campfire Girls Catholic Welfare Conference National Federation of Settlements Jewish Welfare Board Harry l. Griffin U. S. Department of Labor Peoples Charleston Children's Bureau Washington D. C Northern Rhodesia

Reports on Home Front Casualties From Workforce Losses

The letter questions management returns on a safety program amid staff shortages. It cites specific losses: 184 eyes 38 arms 24 hands 37 legs 6 feet 2,004 fingers parts 1,119 finger parts and 169 toes, asking if battlefront casualty reports match these homefront figures. BD. Boone Dawson

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