Lions Laud Club Work For Blind At Charleston Luncheon
Rev Pat B Withrow praised Lions efforts to aid the blind during a luncheon at the Daniel Boone hotel in Charleston. The club distributed white and red canes funded for the blind and heard a report on local and national Lions activities. Ten new directors were elected for the coming year including Ben Moore Rev R L Anderson Homer Bosher Brady Buckley Carl Bohner P A Haley Josh Kight Herman Mees Meyer Thomas D Robertson and A T Stanley.
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Pat B. Withrow
The
Lions Club
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Mr. Withrow
Lions Clubs
David £. Kahn
Lions Blind Committee
Kermit Miller
Merry-Go-Round: Townsend Coan showdown at annual convention
The piece previews a clash between Townsend and Blair Coan, once Daugherty’s henchman, over leadership at the Washington convention July 21 to 25. Outcome may split the movement, with implications for party unity. Also notes wage law craft, Peterson family moment, and Maverick book plans amid tariff and trade reports.
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Townsend
Supreme Court
Blair Coan
Harry Daugherty
Coan
Washington
Apen
Moerry
John G. Winant
Social Security Board
Orida
J. Hardin
Peterson
J. Hardin, Jr
Congreeman
Sol Bloork
New York
Maury Maverick
Maverick
Argenting Com
Chicaa
Rhododendron Bloom Tour Draws Mountain Visitors
Foresters predict early rhododendron blooms across southern highlands by mid June with northern elevations and highlands following by July. State road commission outlines a 144 mile scenic tour from Beckley to Chimney Corner via Beckley Hinton Alderson Alta Gauley Bridge and a stop at Babcock State Park for abundant rhododendron along the route.
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The
Conservation Commission
State Road Commission
Beckley
Hinton
Alderson
Alta
Gauley Bridge
U. S. 10-21
Mt. Hope
Meadow River
Day by Day on Delancey Street and Varied Entertainers
A slice of early 20th century street life describes faded uniforms, 25 cent ten-block rides, and Delancey street delicacies like penny watermelon seeds. It recalls cabaret acts by Joe Jackson and novelty bicycle tricks by Boy Foy, ending with a toasted memory of a stunt gone wrong and a hospital ride home to grandma.
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Delancey Street
Lower East Side
John Drew
Delancey
Gallia County
Joe Jackson
Boy Foy
Grandma
Many Charleston residents attend graduations and visits
Personal notes recount departures and trips for graduation events and visits. Mrs. Jenkins and daughter Ruth head to Terre Haute for St. Mary's of the Woods graduation. Mrs. McIntosh journeys to Tappahannock for St Margaret's School exercises. Edith Fitzhugh visits from Washington before returning home. Others travel or entertain guests, including Larmon traveling to Champaign, and various locals hosting or leaving Charleston for extended visits and convalescence.
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J. Q. Jenkins
South Hills
Terre Haute
Ind
Ruth Jenkins
St. Mary's of the Woods
College
Jenkins
Nazareth Junior College
Nazareth
W. FF. McIntosh
Buffalo
Tappahannock
St Margaret
District 8 Coal Board Sets June 23 Organization
The national bituminous coal commission chose June 23 for organization meetings of District 8, covering 10 West Virginia counties plus parts of others, 28 Kentucky counties, nine Tennessee counties and three North Carolina counties. Meetings will be in Cincinnati with acting secretary Mahan.
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Washington
National Bituminous Coal Commission
District 8 Board
West Virginia
Tve Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Cincinnati
Mahan
Gas Water Company Seeks Rate Increase Pleas Heard
Representatives of the Southeast ern Gas and Water company presented their pleas for permission to raise service rates in a hearing before the public service commission yesterday. Hearing on the petition of J. W. Graham for permission to furnish.
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Southeastern Gas and Water Company
Public Service Commission
J. W. Graham
Officers Continue Hunt For Girl's Assailant
City police deputy sheriffs and state troopers pressed a search for a young Negro man suspected of attacking a 16 year old white girl on Bridge avenue near Grosscup drive yesterday afternoon. The girl, who was walked along the sidewalk, was knocked down and assaulted, though two physicians found no evidence of criminal assault. Three suspects were released after she did not identify them.
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Bridge Avenue
Grosscup Drive
W. A. Tully
Cen
Tully
The Brighter Side Continues On Holiday In Manhattan
The piece describes a holiday influx of visitors from New Jersey to Delaware overrunning Manhattan during Memorial Day. Islanders lament crowds at movies and restaurants, and a guest takes a chair from Gus in a bid to cool off, paying $5 for an hour more of shade, highlighting holiday tensions and comic mishap on the island.
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Rockefeller Center
Empire State Lower
Broadway
Lindy’s
Manhattan Island
Anme
Gus
Scranton
Island
Hearing Delay Postpones Electric Service Plans
Electric service to a village on the Webster Springs Valley Head road in Randolph County was postponed indefinitely after Graham failed to appear for yesterday's hearing.
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Webster Springs Valley
Randolph County
Graham
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United States
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Igrand
McKee’s
Orgatron
American Guild of Organists
Plescena
McKee Music CO
Capitol Street
Edith Fitzhugh
Washington, D. C
Norman Fitzhugh
South Hite
Wiliam Gohle
Freed Hardeman Bible College
Henderson, Tenn
C. E. Fogle
Mrs. Fogle
South Charleston
Orville Dent
Jesse Atkinson
Lancaster
Buckeye Lake
Alexander Larmon
Champasigne, al
Frank Paul Larmon
J. M. Sweeney
Clendenin
James Sweeney, Jr
Central Drive
Mra. T. B. Warburton
Ethel Knight
Columbia University
New York City
Kanawha Street
Aubrey Filppin
Dunn Hospital
D. T. Horton
Thorned Johnson
Wheels Martin
H. E. Hall
Huntington
W. D. Baldwin
Quarrier Street
Madison
Everard J. Appleton
Clareinnail
Charlie Chaplin
Atreal
District 8 Coal Board
Continental Distiming Corporation
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