Scotch Lass Seeks Kin in Glasgow via Charleston Gazette Help
Johnny Get-Hi-Vone tackles a Scots inquiry from Marian Cambridge who seeks relatives from 1908. He contacts contacts in Charleston and Beckley and narrows to a Beckley Mrs. Smith with possible ties to Emily and Charlotte Weir Prentice of Hamilton Scotland.
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Johnny-Get-hi-vone
Glasgow
Scotland
West Virginia
U.S. A
Charleston
Gazette
Johnny
Emily
Charlotte Weir
Prentice
Hamilton
Gartmore
Virginia
Marian Cambridge
Jean Gunn
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
James Gilchrist
Eskdale
Gilchrist
Wyatt Coal Co
Beckley
Mrs. Smith
Johnny Get It Dare Helps Find Prentice Kin in Scotland Mining Links
A note from Mrs Prentice in Beckley sets off a chain that traces Marian Cambridge in Scotland to Beckley relatives James and John Prentice who emigrated in 1904. The mine foreman notes a Gartmore Scotland clue as miners stick together, highlighting simple hints that lead to family reunions and civic inquiries prompted by Johnny Get It Dare.
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Cambridge
Charlotte
Bishop
James
John Prentice
Prentices
Johnny
Maschrist
Eskdale
Gartmore
Scotland
State
Prentice
Beckley
West Virginia Chiropody Society elects Kilger president
Dr. F B Kilger of Mantington was elected to a one year term as president at the 36th annual convention in the Daniel Boone Hotel. Dr. Calvin Brice of Huntington moves to the board of governors as Dr. Mary Gunter and Dr. F R Brown are named secretary treasurer and vice president respectively. Next year’s meeting will be in Clarksburg.
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F. B. Kilgore
Mantington
West Virginia
William Baker
Clarksburg
Earl Sheff
Charleston
National Assoc
Chiropodists
Boston
William Thornhill
Examinations Announced For Three Postal Jobs
Examinations for post office positions at Handley Glasgow and Poca announced by the U S Civil Service Commission. Information and applications available at local post offices. Glasgow and Handley exams in Montgomery while Poca exam in Nitro. Starting wage slightly above $1 per hour.
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Handley
Glasgow
Poca
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Montgomery
iPoca
Worker survives fall into sulfuric acid vat at Maytag plant
In Newton Iowa on June 3 21 year old Melvin Dainty fell into a 3000 gallon sulfuric acid tank in the Maytag Washing Machine Co plant. He kept his head above water until a fellow worker retrieved him. He was reported recovering from severe burns. The vat contained a six percent solution and gave way under a vatwalk.
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Newton
Mayteg Washing Machine Co
Melvin Dainty
Dainty
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Don Evans
WCHS
South Charleston
Gay Campbell
Apt
Kenna Drive
Campbell
Huntington
Lake Washington Realty Corp
Konowie Hotel
Dolly
State Chiropody Society
F.B. Kilger
Richmond
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H. L. Collins
Columbus
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Philip Brachman
Chicago
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