WPA Playgrounds To Open Monday
County playgrounds sponsored by the WPA will open tomorrow under the supervision of Mrs. Geraldine Little. Robert H. Jameson, Lincoln Junior High football coach, will lead the recreation program with leagues for volleyball, softball, basketball and later paddle tennis and horseshoe tournaments. Fields open weekdays 9 am to 8 pm with attendants listed from multiple city districts and schools.
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WPA
Geraldine Little
Division of Recreation and Education
Robert H. Jameson
Lincoln
Fruth
Fontaine High
Mary Weaver
Tiskelwah
Walker Hundley
Bessie Allen
Lola Whitecraft
Violet Love
W. C. Ratliff
Taft
Helen Hadane
Annette Massey
Bigley
Dorothy Sheen
Selma Lilly
Capital Hill
Elizabeth Meek
South Hills
Marshall Neeley
Virginia Givens
Kanawha City
James Roush
Lucille Sands
Nitro
Earl Snyder
Washington off the Record and Royal Garden Party Notes
A humorous Washington column mocks the royal garden party and fashion excesses as readers joke about hat trends and the British embassy visit. It recalls Winston Churchill era pearls and a parade of ex servicemen while a reader plans a navy outfit and binoculars for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en
Embassy
Secretaries Firing Sparks Ford Clash With Lesinski
A Ford official questioned why Lesinski fired a secretary after the congressman accused jobs of being handed out as favors. Lesinski rejected interference, saying he would hire his own secretaries. The piece also recalls Elias Longstreet recounting a 1917 German submarine raid on Fort Hancock and notes Sen Jimmy Byrnes's influence on a Capitol Hill tax revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Lesinski
Dearborn
Washington
Elias Longstreet
Asbury
Capitol Hill
Jimmy Byrnes
White House
Byrnes Marries Tax Pact With Harrison in White House Talks
In a sequence of meetings at the White House Roosevelt, Byrnes, and Senate Finance Chair Pat Harrison agreed on tax revision terms. Harrison won repeal of the remaining un distributed profits tax while Byrnes secured no revenue loss and preserved tax‑evasion safeguards.
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Tomac
Jimmy
Roosevelt
Byrnes
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
White House
Senate
Charles McNary
Lewis
Girl Kills 14 Deer In Scotland Hunt
Miss Molly Collins of Rowardennan Lodge Loch Lomondside stalked her fourteenth stag this season. The latest trophy a 12 pointer royal stag weighed just over 313 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Collins
Rowardennan Lodge
Loch Lemmonside
Scotland
New Library Books Placed on Display
A display of new books at the Kanawha County Public Library is shown in the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone building on Lee Street. The exhibit features children stories fiction hobby travel and nature books. Officials say the display aims to spark reading interest and highlight library services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County Public Library
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Lee Street
Community group notices from St. Albans
The American Legion auxiliary meets at 7 30 p m Monday in club rooms. Circle No 2 of the First Presbyterian church auxiliary meets Tuesday at 2 p m at Mrs Ruth Hereford home. Home missions program Christian Growth led by Mrs F Herbert Sattes and Mrs L N Seldonridge as Bible teacher and chairman. Pollyanna sewing club hosted by Mrs W J Graham. Birthday shower honored Mrs H B Binford and Mrs G D Good. Next meeting June 16 at Mrs D S Estep home. Families attend Greenbrier Military Academy commencement. News of local visits and a cake decorating course at Iridor school for Mrs C D Hopkins. Junior Woman's club dinner at Wren's Nest. Mrs Roth Hereford hosted birthday dinner for her mother Mrs L Barker with many local guests. Junior Woman's club planning annual summer event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Ruth Hereford
F. Herbert Sattes
L. N. Seldonridge
W. J. Graham
Pollyanna Sewing Club
H. B. Binford
G. D. Good
D. S. Estep
Roth Hereford
L. Barker
Mesdames Barker
J. L. Rice
Harry Barker
Arnold Barker
Roy Shaffer
J. H. Mudd
J. G. Wilson
Nona Allen
H. E. Taylor
J. S. Kesterson
Hereford
Eddie Shaffer
Local Social Events Highlight June Activities
A June 9 dance in the local armory is organized by a committee led by Mesdames J. G. Wilson, Charles Wheaton, Bert Mayor, Oliver Gessell and Miss Bess May. St. Mark's Episcopal Altar Guild will sponsor a parish house cafeteria dinner Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hanifan attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer
Mesdames
J. G. Wilson
Charles Wheaton
Bert Mayor
Oliver Gessell
Miss Bess May
Altar Guild of
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Bernadette Coughlin Heads Home From Greenbrier Finals
Miss Bernadette Coughlin returns Monday from Lewisburg after attending the Greenbrier Military academy finals. She will be accompanied by John William Hanifan a student at the academy. They will meet Monday at 8 p m at Colonial Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadette Coughlin
Lewisburg
Greenbrier Military Academy
John William Hanifan
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Democratic State Advisory Board
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Edith Mohler Sweet
St. Albans
Ethel Hinton
Hinton
Fern Runion
Huntington
Democratic Digest
Helen Kilgore
Beckley
Speakers
Elizabeth Hooker Lee
Charleston
Gazette
John L. Lewis
AFL
William Green
CIO
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Lambert Gatewood
Lambert
Gatewood
Potomac River
the Gazette
St. Albans News
American Legion Auxiliary
O. J. Bartlett
Laura May
Jack Bartlett
William Bartlett
Edward Rush
Eliott Coleband and Son
Fairmont
George Gleason
Kanawha Terrace
C. D. Hopkins
New York City
Iridor School
Wren’s Nest
Coal River Road
Junior Woman's Club
W. T. Hanifan
Colonial Inn
Cox’s
America
A. W. Cox
EAL Furniture CO
Kanawha
Chevrolet
McMillion Motors, Inc
Surface Motor CO
Cabin Creek, W. V
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