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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1939
Page
5
Senator Byrnes proposes federal contributions to old age assistance vary by state per capita income, guaranteeing at least 15 dollars monthly in the poorest states. He would limit federal share to 15 dollars and set minimum unemployment pay at five dollars, arguing current 15 dollar cap is too rigid.
Instruction and information for taking vacation pictures is available at the Camera Shop and Photo Supply G E Lin. The shop offers guidance on camera use and photography basics for travelers.
Eight Colonial type units form Kanawha Village in Kanawha City as 29 buildings of six apartments each approach tenancy. The first tenants move in about June 15 with four units in courts facing McCorkle avenue and Venable. Each six room apartment includes living room two bedrooms dining room kitchen bath. heat water refrigeration stove gas and janitor service included in rent. M B Rose, the resident manager, invites daily visits 8 until dark with night viewing once electricity is installed. Landscaping to begin soon and all rooms feature outside cross ventilation venetian blinds copper screens hardwood floors and ample closet space. A spacious lawn and children’s playground accompany laundry rooms with automatic dryers.
Dersmith and Lindersmith highlight that this is the peak time for photography with thousands of pictures and movies to be captured. They urge beginners to learn their camera's capabilities and offer guidance, noting a wide range of camera accessories and growing demand for movie cameras.
The page bears greetings from residents and businesses extending welcomes to new Charleston residents. It notes services available locally and hopes for a happy profitable stay for newcomers, listing several named individuals and cities.
Norge unveils C-M Synchronizer Marathon and Gold Seal lines with a Thirty-niner low income model. New features include two refrigerants with Duo-Rollator compressor, Norge Coldpack mini vaults, sealed ice compartment, improved defroster, glass vegetable bins, and three temperature settings. Six regional dealers in Charleston area carry the line under Borg-Warner standards.
A Park Your Car wrecker pulled a cow from a 10 foot cistern on Davis Creek after 20 minutes in six feet of water. The Dickinson street firm started in 1929 with 300 cars capacity and now offers 1000 car storage, insured and lockable, with 15 mechanics, day and night service, two entrances, Esso products and Atlas tires. The feature notes new equipment over $10,000, AAA garage affiliation, and free tube with Atlas tires in June. Latvia hog prices rise 40 percent over five years.
Portmouth newscast reports navy progress in salvaging the submarine Squalus buried 243 feet off the Isles of Shoals. Divers will tunnel under the hull to attach chains and pontoons as air lines remain connected from the emergency compartment where 33 crew members were rescued. The Squalus will be towed to shallower ground before raising.
Bethany college reaches the 98th commencement as 65 seniors are set to receive diplomas tomorrow. Richard Harte of Parkersburg, president of the West Virginia chamber of commerce, will speak. Graduation week features events including an interfraternity ball and alumni reunions.
Charles Starr Leeds 80 a former railroad operator and financier died of a cerebral hemorrhage in New York yesterday. A native of Richmond Indiana he built Chicago’s first street railroad and later led a chemical company consortium.
Blacksmiths of Ireland organized a horseshoeing contest in Kil arney highlighting skill and tradition. Competitors demonstrated precision in shaping and fitting shoes for horses, drawing local spectators and marking a festive craft event.
The PWA regional office in Chicago released a check of 26,700 dollars to the state board of control as final payment on a 120,150 dollar grant for a tuberculosis sanitarium for African Americans. The 267,000 dollar project was completed last January.
I. L. Thomas, 40, Nitro WPA worker, is in Mountain State hospital with a broken left leg after an automobile collision near Stop 10 on the Dunbar road yesterday afternoon. Herb Miller of Dunbar, driver of the other car, suffered shock and bruises. The Mays ambulance transported Thomas to Charleston. Japan sent 393,274 bales of raw silk to the United States last year.
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