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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
5
Local society notes from Aberdeen list the Shawnee Club dance, host Mrs. David Young with bridge games, and many residents preparing for graduations and weekend social events. The column also notes gifts and gatherings at Edgewood, Kanawha City, and South Hills, plus a price cut on gas and Argentina praised as a top grazing nation.
Yarl Hendricks, a student at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery in Cincinnati, has returned home to spend his summer vacation.
Passengers aboard the Colombo report to the Italian immigration commissioner that they wish to rejoin families left in the United States. They cite a federal court ruling allowing foreign families already established in the U S to be admitted despite quotas, and note the Supreme Court’s later reversal communicated by wireless.
Prince Viggo of Denmark and Prince Dimar arrive aboard the steamship Esthania for a wedding with Eleanor Margaret Green set for next Tuesday. The couple is escorted by motorcycle police to obtain a marriage license at City Hall.
Washington reports the House passed the Hoch resolution calling for a general downward revision of railroad freight rates, with emphasis on farm products and livestock. The measure urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to act on agricultural commodities amid agricultural depression. In other news, John J. King confessed to Dracut that he killed Rev. Michael Gilbride, claiming the priest was about to administer last rites.
An American mining official, Charles Blurtevant, 42, superintendent at the Palmaritos mines in Macarito Sonora, was shot and killed in Mazatlan Hinalon, Mexico yesterday by an assailant identified as Link Who escaped. Blurtevant had headed the Macarito operations for about two years under W D Blackman Interests.
Mrs. Mary Smith of Grange Street recounts chronic head misery and weakness from what she calls a well known female condition. She says after using Cordus tonic she gained strength, improved appetite and slept through the night without waking. It is sold in drug stores everywhere.
In a Burgess bedtime tale the Skimmer and Mrs Skimmer defend an old orchard house from Timmy and Mrs Timmy. Mrs Skimmer enters to confront a nest of soft material while Skimmer stays outside to guard the entrance. They debate risk and duty as they plan to purge the intruders and protect their home.
Skimmer seizes a mod and pulls out a hidden scene revealing Timmy the living squirrel. Timmy lies on the ground while Skimmer and Mrs Skimmer chatter and flutter with brief flights around an apple tree. Mrs Skimmer watches for Timmy or Mrs Timmy returning as the couple stays in good spirits. Then Uncle Job stays home in Danville noting Charles Cannon may skip the Cleveland Republican convention.
In a National Association of Mutual Savings Banks convention statement Warren S. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers argues rail unions do not seek public ownership of railroads. He says private ownership is acceptable if responsibly managed for public rights, linking railroad workers and mutual savings banks in a common interest to use mobilized savings for constructive national investment.
A Soviet court has condemned Dr. Naldi onova and four other individuals for alleged espionage in behalf of Poland. The trial accuses Dr Naldi onova of forming espionage while performing hospital work. The defendants face death sentences as charges are pursued by the Soviet authorities.
Death claimed former major league catcher Sullivan while he played for a community team during practice at first base. He collapsed after reaching for a drive, dying of heart disease before aid arrived. Sullivan had played for the Detroit Americans, Chicago White Sox, and Kansas City of the American Association.
In Peking on June 6 the Associated Press reports a signed agreement between China and Germany addressing the remaining disputed questions. Formalities completed mark a step toward resolving tensions and normalizing relations after prolonged negotiations.
The record notes that matter completed and eternal today according to best available information. Little has been disclosed regarding the action of the regulations reading board.
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