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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
12
Report notes 448 divorces granted in China last year mostly among coastal residents influenced by modernization. The data show a shift away from the old life sentence of marriage and highlight maltreatment by relatives and desertion as leading causes.
Tuere's hungry at mid afternoon and a light snack helps children. Kellogg's Rice Krispies offer nourishing easy digestion and crisp texture that crackles in milk or cream.
A delegation of prominent Eastern Panhandle professionals visited Charleston for a Good Will tour. Governor Kump spoke about state issues, pledging efforts to address road repairs and other needs while inviting Panhandle leaders to visit eastern counties. The group met at the Daniel Boone hotel and was hosted by local chambers and service clubs, with plans to tour Parkerburg and Petersburg to strengthen regional ties.
A bellboy named Johnny expresses satisfaction with his simple life and job, noting how some people demand more than they can provide. The piece lists names including William Indes Chauncey Oleak and Clarence Darrow, plus Senators Dolliver and Cummings, as part of the surrounding discourse.
In Hull England the Mull Aero Club has reduced costs and eased risks for learners. Successful candidates under 50 years old who pass will receive A licenses and club memberships, expanding access to flying training and aviation credentials.
Norwegian fishermen report shark fishing near the Shetland lands as profitable with catches valued at 3500 to 4000 dollars in a few days. They deploy long lines with hogs and baits, hauling 19 to 14 foot sharks aboard, while dolphins at sea are captured for food on silver fox farms.
Naples dispatch reports that ancient Pompeii may reveal the first recorded sports ground disqualification. An amphitheater wall near the gladiatorial arena is unearthed as excavations probe a 7 A D match between Pompeii and Nocer. The emperor Nero allegedly barred the Pompeii amphitheater for ten years.
The final learn to sew classes for girls ages five to 17 wrap up this morning with 731 total students. Red Cross badges will be awarded to those who completed instructed modules. Swim classes shift from Saturday to Tuesday and Friday mornings next week. The building and maintenance committee plans a bake sale at Coyle and Richardson's at 10. A swim and slumber party, followed by a sunrise breakfast, closes the day for the business and professional girls' club at the center.
Richard N. Gage director of Kanawha Players, whose production The Trial of Mary Dugan ends tonight, heads to Milford Connecticut to manage the Connecticut Players. He previously directed at Indian River Michigan and will work with notable actors in the nation’s summer theater hub, with a repertoire featuring Blanche Yurka Walter Slezak and Edith Barrett in listed productions.
A Soviet balloonist rode a bench suspended from a balloon for 375 miles. He was aloft seven hours and forty minutes with speeds ranging from 50 to 55 miles per hour.
Eastman Kodak highlights the Jiffy Kodak Vest Pocket V. P. camera loaded with Verichrome Film. Simple two button operation yields 194 by 2 5 inch pictures priced at five dollars. The ad urges shooting in shade or cloudy light and claims any camera is improved with Verichrome.
The Bnai Jacob synagogue will hold graduation and confirmation exercises Sunday. Class members include Philip Goldstein Chester Lovett Harriet Nearman Esther Sylvia Nearman Sylvia Sloan Ruth Kanner Annette Shore Raymond Spector and Mary Max. A reception follows for mothers of the graduates at the synagogue.
The government decrees April 18 to be observed as Paper Day marking the anniversary of Turkey's first reel. The move establishes a national day dedicated to paper production and related industry heritage.
A Turkish paper produced at the Jamidi mills signals ongoing industrial renaissance with plans to observe additional days to celebrate further achievement in Turkey's industrial revival.
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