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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1948
Page
3
Dr N H Dyer announced the licensing change will take effect July 1 and requires field visits before hospitals receive licenses. Department representatives will check fire safety, facilities, sanitation, food handling, patient accommodations, equipment, and professional standards to ensure compliance. Federal and state government hospitals are exempt.
The bureau of hospital and medical care of the State Department of Health distributed 150 copies this week of the new hospital licensing law, including standards and application blanks, to all general hospitals, specialized hospitals, and other institutions.
Police report multiple thefts from vehicles and homes. Hy Roth of 157 Kanawha Blvd East says clothing and articles worth 86 80 were taken from his car in a garage. George Wright of Huntington reports two suits valued at 80 stolen from his car on Summers Street. Mrs Sam Tweel on Lee Street reports a portable typewriter worth 350 taken from her home. A gold locket and chain were stolen from Hester Witt on Tyler Mountain Road.
Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin announced his successful Democratic renomination campaign for the May 1L primary with total expenses of 1103.85 and contributions of 555 reported to the secretary of state. State Treasurer R E Talbott listed no contributions and expenses of 326.63. Representative E G Rohrbough from Glenville, a Republican, reported 141681 in expenses for his bid to renomination to Congress from the third district and no contributions.
The sixth annual Wesleyan Service Guild weekend conference of the Methodist Church of West Virginia will meet Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13, with Christ Church Methodist as headquarters. Attendees include business and professional women from 57 guilds. A banquet is planned Saturday at 6 30 pm. Speakers include Mrs. Florence Reeves of Brooklyn, national education jurisdiction secretary, Mrs. George A Best of Charleston, state director for world service, and Miss Emily Olmstead of Charleston, president of the guild of St. Mark's shareh.
West Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Assoc announced the second annual fall show and sale in Ripley on September 2. Secretary E D Knight said 11 breeders have consigned 35 swine, with Berkshires Durocs Hamphs and Tamworths well represented.
A stream of notices lists numerous births with parental names and dates in May and June. Entries include families from Charleston and surrounding areas with boys and girls born between May 2 and June 4, naming parents such as Willia ms, Linwilie, Barker, Shuffle, Cooper, Gibson, Galloway, Richard, Johnson, Mulhian, Rhodes, Bird, Dunbar, Sparkes, Wagner, Tucker, Norwood, Rutledge, Mollohan, Burger, Cleveland, Spencer, Monk, and others. Many entries show full street addresses and birth dates, reflecting a community-wide birth notice roundup.
Eva Mary Adkins a 17 year old blind girl from Dehue says she will marry William Stout of Morgantown who answered her newspaper advertisement for a husband. They will postpone vows a month to get acquainted. Adkins has received four other proposals by mail and several by telephone since the ad appeared in the Logan Banner. Stout, a 38 year old building contractor, says he would be better to her than angels if he could win her.
Three miners were admitted to Charleston General hospital after separate incidents. Homer Adkins, 33, of Cameo, suffered a spinal injury but was listed as not seriously hurt. Carl Hamilton, 32, of Bandytown, suffered a fractured left ankle after being caught between two mine cars. James Carr, 24, of Reed, sustained injuries to the left shoulder spine and chest while at Hugheston Coal Co. Details of the incidents were not fully available.
A sequence of land transfers is recorded from Union and Jefferson Districts, including 3B acre parcels on Kanawha Mile Creek in Union District and 65 acres on Wolf Pen Branch. Other transfers involve West Charleston additions, Mount St Dunbar, Cabin Creek District, and Little Bandy Creek, with multiple parties and spouses noted.
Kanawha valley industrialist Partlow and attorney Payne lead Charleston delegation to Marshall College Huntington for the installation of a new Phi Kappa Alpha chapter. Phi Kappa Nu becomes part of Pi Kappa Alpha with ceremonies at 11 a.m. and banquet at 7 p.m. Local alumni from Phi Kappa Nu and Marshall College Alumni Assoc. participate in the observance amid two fraternal groups’ 1937 negotiations.
The Kanawha Valley Bible conference of the Union Mission opens at 3 p m tomorrow in the Mission auditorium on Washington Street with Dr William E Evans of Los Angeles speaking tomorrow and daily through June 20. Daily services at 10 a m and 7 45 p m with Sunday services at 3 and 7 45 p m. Dr Charles Stevens of Winston Salem N C to speak, Piedmont Bible College president. Johnson Family radio singers to perform morning and evening June 18.
Paris Shay of Kingwood is named general chairman of the Preston County Buckwheat Festival to be held October 7 to 9. Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department officials sponsor the event and announce Eilene Hersman as secretary. Eskdale memorial services are set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at Eskdale Baptist Church. LOOM Lodge No 1022 at Eskdale and the Women of the Moose participate.
Escapee Homer Jack Dean, awaiting extradition to Ohio for a murder charge, could face life imprisonment under Kanawha county habitual criminal provisions. Prosecutor Greene notes possible return for forgery trial if habitual clause isn’t invoked. Gov Mead s set ex tra dition hearing for June 29. Dean’s recapture followed an escape from Huntington State Hospital in February.
The Sunday school children of St. Paul's Lutheran Church will stage a Children’s Day mission program tomorrow from 9:45 to 10:45 p.m. Participants include puree, primary, and intermediate departments with songs recitations and mission reports from India.
Dr. William B. Evans of Los Angeles will address the Kanawha Valley Bible conference audience at Bream Memorial Presbyterian church tomorrow at 12 a m. The lecture topic is Ts It.
The chancel choir directed by Ww. E. Wiant will sing The Seraphic Song by Rubinstein during the service and the event will be broadcast.
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