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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1950
Page
16
A jumble of crossword style hints and word fragments appears. clues reference animals, birds, gods, measurements, names, and places across a diverse set of brief entries. The text reads like an old puzzle page with scattered numbers and partial answers.
Practical hints for the season cover painting with oil of citronella to deter bugs, removing paint with turpentine or steel wool, building a concrete block shower stall, not overloading the refrigerator, keeping water in plumbing traps, and writing to Mr. Cobb for personal repair advice with a self addressed stamped envelope.
Logan June 5. West Virginia's Department of Disabled American Veterans closed its annual convention electing J. I. Jake Brackman of Huntington as commander succeeding E. H. Burk of Fairmont. The Women's Auxiliary chose Mrs. Pearl Myers of Moundsville as commander and Mrs. Anna Chrisner of Fairmont as first senior vice commander. Other officers elected include Milie Johnson Huntington senior vice commander Thomas Nicholas Fairmont junior vice commander Co. G. White French Creek Upshur chaplain and Sam Woody Logan sergeant at arms.
Advice column urges couples to take a home based vacation with wife and perhaps a middle aged helper. Suggests rest from children, cheaper than travel, and options like backyard relaxation, hobbies, new play equipment, and occasional trips to nearby resorts. Includes offer to request leaflet No 69 Tricks in Camping from Josephine Lowman care of the newspaper.
Public health guidance on syphilis emphasizes contact investigation to identify and treat infected individuals before symptoms appear. Early treatment with penicillin can prevent spread, and cooperation with health authorities is crucial to eliminate transmission.
Anita Cyley has spent 6000 on ghosts for her autobiography and may sue a writer to recover material. Nora Eddington returns to Hollywood to visit family. Pershing biopic advances with Gary Cooper considered. Donovan sails to Europe on OSS related mission. Mikt Todd tailors show girl costumes to flirt with censors. Broadway buffs tally Beners in Maurice Zolotow. Blanche Yurka prepares a national tour one woman show. Lana Turner trains for veterans’ tennis tour. Jean Arthur plans Fire Island vacation. Yvonne Adair receives a custom engraved year. Dennis Norodce Armenian press trip.
The Daily Dispatch, sole newspaper in New Kensington, is to be sold by Matthew P. Endean John T. Endean Edith AL Milly Jr and AL Don M Wilson and associates Chester Pa The transfer will occur July 1 Wilson current publisher of The Chester Times becomes general manager of The Dispatch Hill remains publisher of The Times in Chester.
Wilhelm Pieck, leader of the Soviet occupied East Germany, sent congratulations to Thomas Mann on his 75th birthday. Pieck praised Mann as a steadfast foe of Nazism and imperialism and noted Mann has been a U S citizen since 1944.
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