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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1930
Page
8
The C H S senior class celebrated with a diploma ceremony and a program of addresses and choral selections. Rev Albert E Day addressed the crowd and the ensemble performed while student speakers read essays and poems reflecting on life.
Sugar futures closed mixed with near month declines of 1 to 2 points and no activity in No 2. The market showed price steps for No 1 and No 2 contracts with July and December maturities noted. Reading quality includes scattered figures on shipments and averages, reflecting a weak session for raw sugar.
A Fifth Street gathering honored Grace Lewis on Thursday evening for her upcoming marriage to Dewari Eater. Guests from Huntington to Charleston attended, with a pink and white color scheme and festive refreshments reflecting the occasion.
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Readable items show New York poultry price ranges including fresh and frozen categories. Notes mention regular demand and assorted cuts such as chickens and fowls with various price points.
USC track team competes in the NCAA championships at Stagg Field in Chicago. Despite rain and wind, 12 Trojans advance from preliminaries as Ohio State and Washington University pace the field with six qualifiers each. Harlow Robert of Stanford shatters the NC AA record in the shot put while rival teams chase titles from 90 universities.
Otto Von Poynt, Borwas's heavyweight contender, yields under pressure after a recent challenge. The report also notes Ruben Bloomberg announcing senatorial candidacy and a political convention affecting the race, with tensions surrounding party backing and organizational disputes.
The House election committee recommended declaring the Third Maryland district seat vacant after ruling neither Vincent Palmisano nor John Philp Bill were entitled to the seat. Chairman Perkins cited fraudulent voting and violations of election laws in Palmisano's home precinct in Baltimore. party votes split on seating both contestants.
President insists secrecy is essential to successful foreign negotiations and warns that disclosure could hinder future talks with other nations. He cites the March 24 1706 House resolution and notes Navy officials and two committee members with London delegation experience can aid inquiry. The Senate ratification of the treaty must rely on the treaty text, not external considerations.
Balesmen and district managers of Viking Gasoline met at Kanawha Friday for their monthly sales meet. The program included plant inspection, luncheon, an afternoon sales meeting, and an evening banquet at the Kanawha hotel. Howard A. Meek and other company representatives attended from Morgantown, Clarks, and Rahinah Ky.
Two women golfers from Iowa and Oklahoma will face each other in a 36 hole championship match at Tulsa country club to decide the women’s invitational title. Dorothy Blots Pordus of Sioux City and Hulbert S. Glarke of Oklahoma City are the finalists in the event.
Five year old Julius Newhouse of Mags sine Toad, living with grandparents, drank a rye and water solution at home Thursday night. Staats hospital reports partial facial and throat burns, condition not serious, under treatment.
H S Jarrett of Charleston West Virginia state commissioner of the bureau of labor was elected vice president of the national conference on weights and measures at the annual meeting in Washington. Thirty states represented by 250 delegates attended the session.
Judge A G Hughes of Preston County issues removal orders for Wayne county court members B B Cyrus and Kish Adkins after March trial findings. Adkins guilty of overdrawn road levy, selling goods to the infirmary, and bridge costs. also accused of employing relatives. Stay motions planned. similar actions pending against Jesse Helton and Bill at next circuit term.
Senate to begin debate Monday with potential vote soon after. Conferees rewrote rates after Hoover aides deemed some terms illegal. final agreement to be sent for weekend action. President Hoover faces a flood of letters urging or opposing veto as party figures spar over tariff protections.
Prince Carol arrives in Bucharest under secrecy amid rumors he will claim the throne he renounced. Political developments are anticipated as he contemplates returning to Romania to act as regent for his young son King Michael.
The Senate rejected Benster Tydings’s amendment to curb poison use in denaturing industrial alcohol by a 45 to 16 vote. Tydings had blocked consideration of the Sawel Bill tightening prohibition enforcement in the District of Columbia and tried to attach his amendment to a labeling bill for canned fruits and vegetables.
New York police and federal authorities warned of a possible tong war and prepared deportation threats against Tong leaders at On Leonga and Hip Sings. Police Commissioner Mulrooney said they would be warned that killings must stop or Chinese may be deported. The bloody case of Lut Bing, a Brooklyn laundryman, was noted as the latest fatality in the tension.
North Carolina voters look to today’s primary with Republicans optimistic for 100000 to 150000 votes and Democrats aiming to retain a full delegation. Key senatorial candidates include Tucker Buller Dorsett and Pritchard amid cross party loyalties and recent campaign dynamics. Bailey and Simmons race also features in party attention as loyalties and platform pledges surface.
Nationalist forces battle rebels advancing from the north and south toward Nanking. Kwanger province rebels and allied bands, estimated at 80,000, push toward a new base south of Yochow in Hunan as the government scrambles to hold central China.
A two seater bi plane fell in the Hillcrest addition of Wichita Falls Texas injuring Ang Warren Pan of Ashland Ey and killing Crates Dauthitt about twenty five of Henri peta Tex. Both aviators were aboard when the crash occurred today.
Rain at Maxwell Field Montgomery halted Col Roberto Pierre's cross country flight from Paro to New York. They announced a birth at El Francia hospital at seven A.M. and planned departure for Fort yesterday. Bragg H.C. enroute to New York.
Captain Young and firefighters confront a water leak causing the sprinkler bell to ring at the Reuthern Hardware Co. building on Virginia and Hale Streets. Despite shutting off water, the alarm continued until experts can repair the system. merchandise safety unclear.
The article notes a committee’s right to summon Bishop James Cannon Jr for questioning but mentions his refusal to answer and suggests the committee did not intend to press him on his campaign against Alfred Z. Smith. Senator Caraway expressed no interest in calling the bishop and headed to address a Southeast Missouri rally.
Joseph O'Donald humorist of Hazel- Item Pa entertained the Rotary club at the Hotel Kanawha luncheon with Laughs From Life. He attacked Sinclair Lewis Elm er Gantry saying the book degrades the ministry and church while his Main Street style drew laughs. The rapid fire anecdotes kept the audience in uproar.
In Bombay a raid by Independence volunteers at Dhapasana and a police counter raid on nationalist headquarters continued the civil disobedience campaign. A 15‑minute confrontation injured several as police and volunteers clashed. Three hundred constables and 36 officers joined the raid on the national congress headquarters this afternoon, the second such intervention since Mahatma Gandhi urged noncooperation.
June 6 dispatch describes Graf Zeppelin maneuvering along the Rhone valley toward Germany amid a storm. Eckener reports altitude around 700 feet with calmer winds ahead. Southern French airdromes on alert while townspeople recall a prior Mediterranean flight and shelter at Toulon.
War mothers arriving from France gather at Hoboken and Cherbourg to reclaim their sons lost in battle. The women, about 6000 in number, carry photographs and memories as they depart for American cities and countryside. Notable families include Mrs. Julia Burke and Mrs. D. C. Waring who recall loved ones at the Somme and in Cherbourg. The scene is poignant, with tears and shared grief transcending language.
Relatives of Squires claimed the body of a worker who shipped to Danville last night. Five men drowned when a tramway tower collapsed on a river crossing at Charleston, Charleston bridge. The Atlantic Bridge Company of Greensboro employed the men. five bodies were recovered, Squires’ body was deemed hopeless, and charges were dismissed against two workers. The bridge had opened about a month earlier.
Funeral services are announced for Cavita Davis infant of Gauley Bridge with services at Sunset Memorial Park tomorrow. Also listed are multiple obituaries including Mrs Salle Woodrum in Glendale Arizona, Mrs Susan Moore in Charleston, and Mrs Legg of Spring Street with graves at Spring Hill cemetery. A coastal tragedy near Letterkenny Ireland reports mourners swept to sea. Nell Donnell dies from immersion and others hospitalized as the funeral party boat sinks.
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