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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
5
Society items list residents and visitors from Charleston and surrounding towns. Numerous families, including Hawthorne Battle Payne Rigrish White Hughey Ayers Donnelly and McLane, travel or host guests in Indianapolis New York Chicago Roanoke and Charlottesville with graduations, campus events, and summer plans.
An old advertisement extols a Fountain of Health as a restorative cure and medical aid. It touts internal cleansing benefits and life improvement claims, offering a free booklet from Potterfields' Drug Store in Capital and Virginix as authorized agents for J. L. Produt.
Arrangements set for a child health conference at the Nitro school building next Tuesday with morning and afternoon sessions offering thorough physical exams for all children and discussions for mothers on child care. Immunization and smallpox vaccination will also be provided.
Lincoln quotes misused to argue against fallacies as the public embraces St Joseph's Genuine Pure Aspirin. Over nine million boxes sold in one year prove its wide recognition as authentic and pure, meeting government standards. Consumers are urged to ask their druggist for St Joseph's and pay 10 cents per dozen tablets.
The county court appointed 11 road maintenance foremen under road engineering supervisors. Appointees include G. R. Chandler Frame for Big Bendy district H. Black Piamond for Cabin Creel north side district J. D. Stennett Guthrie Charleston Charlestown district F. C. Butcher Quick Tor Elk dig F. Alderson St Alban Jefferson district A. Z. Stern Charleston Touton district J. A. Dickson Dana Malden district 3. B. Layne Guthrie Poca district J. A. Jenkins Guthrie Talon district George W. Acres Spring Hill Washington district.
Mr and Mrs Cecil A Crosier of Clendenin announce the birth of a daughter Jenna Lee on May 23 Mrs Crosier is the former Edith Mahoney Mr and Mrs Darius Morris of Clendenin announce a daughter Bally Margaret born May 29 Mr and Mrs Frank Knight of Disley Street announce a son born June S at St Francis hospital Mrs Knight is the former Miss Orpha Thomas of Canton and Miss Kathleen Collins and Mr Burton Brogan of Riverview plan a wedding at seven at the home of Mr and Mrs A B Johnson at Brooks Stop on the Mid and trail tra
J S Voice of New York entertained at a dinner dance in the Green Trier terrace room in honor of Miss Phyllis Schmidt and her fiancé William Gitman Jr of New York. Guests included numerous prominent New York and Philadelphia residents and several at Kates Mountain Club for dinner and golf among scores of players and socialites.
Porter of Port Washington plays tennis as guests arrive from the north and west at the Greenbrier. A long list names Mr and Mrs Edward A Nolte Greenwich Conn Rodney Devis Scarsdale Mr and Mrs W F Orrell New Rochelle Mir and Mrs William Dent Montclair H A Dickie C W Gaskell F C Kendal Le Roy Latham J H Moore Donald O Connor A BR Faillips Barton A Ford FP Harrison J R Miller John P Devine Larchmont Charles Frazier Englewood John and Horace Reed Buffalo Mr and Mrs Thomas B Sheridan Mr and Mrs John Wilford Sheridan Baltimore Travice A Todd Toronto B C Reed Wilmington Richard Bules Worristown Pa L Tramner Washington Arriving from western cities were E P Rockwell A G Osborne Cincinnati R V Mitchell E S Harris Cleveland CG W Dickinson Chicago Mr and Mrs P M Chidester Mr and Mrs R A McCrady Pittsburgh
The June radio lineup from New York lists naval academy graduation coverage on WABC CBS at 10 45 am Tomorrow and a full hour and 45 minute air time. Additional programs include Ludwig the German author in Radio Homemakers Club at 2 pm on WABC CBS and music featurettes on WEAF NBC and WJZ NBC.
Webster Springs reports night workmen unearthed a human skeleton near Camp 47 on Grassy Run. A physician said the remains had been in the ground many years and a bullet hole appeared on the skull. Oldtimers recalled a cattleman named Davis who disappeared years ago and whose horse later returned to his stable.
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