Kentucky Moonshine Contest Begins With Cartoons
The Gazette runs four hillbilly cartoons by Paul Webb with captions to win guest tickets for the Kentucky Moonshine film at Kearse Theater. Ritz Brothers star in the comedy with Tony Martin and Marjorie Weaver leading a cast including Slim Summerville and John Carradine. Earn prizes by submitting witty captions through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meenett Eni
Esa
Rotus Ritz Brothers
Darry F. Zanusk
20Th Century-Fox
Kearse Theater
Paul Webb
The
Gazette
Sorie | Sist
Kentucky
Cource
Ritz Brothers
Tony Martin
Marjorie Weaver
Slim Summerville
John Carradine
Wally Vernon
Berton Churchill
Eddie Collins
Watch
Circuit Court Docket Reset For June Term
The May term circuit court docket starting June 13 was reset by Judge Julian F Bouchelle. Entries include Hal Depue Hanna versus Thomas E Wright and others on June 13, American Surety Company versus C T Hawkins on June 14, State Road Commission versus Hattie Samples on June 15, and several other cases through June 21 22 including city of Charleston versus R E Risk. Additional land condemnation cases will be set for trial later, Deputy Circuit Clerk Louis Rowan announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian F. Bouchelle
Hal Depue Hanna
Thomas E. Wright
F. O. Lamb
S. K. Underwood
Manfred Fisher
American Surety Comepany
C. T. Hawkins
State Road Commission Va
Hattie Samples
Edythe Rigegall
Olivier Thomas
City of Charleston
W. F. Shirkey
Joseph Tate Va
Ll Caldwell
Homer G. Taylor
J. Dunningham
Rachel Settle
Cotton
J. BE Settle
H. L
Sallie Hardin
R. E. Risk
Louis 8. Rowan
Circuit Leek
Morris Harvey Sees Record Summer Registration
Morris Harvey college expects 450 students in the summer session, per registrar Olive Riggleman. After day one, 160 had enrolled. registration continues Tuesday and classes start Wednesday morning with late enrollment through the week. It is hoped the total will surpass 2037 summer figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Ilion
Morris Harvey College
Olive Riggleman
Miss Riggleman
Cleland Hearing Set on Securities Charges
Magistrate Chase P. Loury ordered Paul Cleland to appear on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing on a charge of violating the state securities act. Cleland posted a $1500 bond pending the hearing. The charge was brought by the state securities commissioner.
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Chase P. Loury
Paul Cleland
Cleland
State Securities Commissioner
Burglar Strikes Woman at Pinehurst Drive Home
Mrs. E. F. Palmer was slugged by a burglar at 19 Pinehurst drive early Monday. The intruder took her purse containing $45 after hearing a noise in the living room around 3:30 a.m., leaving her lacerated and her husband reportedly alarmed.
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E. F. Palmer
Pinehurst Drive
Better Pictures For The Charlestan Gazette Snapshot Contest
The Charlestan Gazette is highlighted as the city’s entry in the Newspaper National Snapshot Awards with ten thousand dollars in prizes. The article guides amateurs on cropping for interest, camera positions, and quick shots to capture clear, simple, and appealing pictures that convey action and emotion, using a cat pairing as a case study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestan Gazette
G W Johnson Enters Congressional Race
George W. Johnson of Parkersburg filed for the Democratic nomination for congress from the fourth district. He is unopposed in his party as of now. The district includes Berkeley Hampshire Hardy Jefferson Mineral and Morgan counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Johnson
Parkersburg
Congress
Rep. Johnson
George H. Williams
Romney
Berkeley
Hampshire
Hardy
Jefferson
Mineral
Morgan Counties
Correction: Mrs Hannah Weimer Advance Obituary
The Gazette apologizes for prematurely publishing an advance obituary for Mrs Hannah Weimer of St Albans. The notice was erroneously released in yesterday mornings paper, causing distress to family and friends.
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Hannah Weimer
St. Albans
the Gazette
Special gospel service led by Ewing at Fourth Avenue Mission
E E Ewing of the Mountain mission will preach at 7 45 p m tonight at the Fourth Avenue mission West Charleston Songs will be by members of the Ewing Bible class Tomorrow fight William Fire water of the Union Mission Rescue club will deliver the sermon A group of old time songs will be sung
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E. E. Ewing
The
Mountain Mission
Fourth Avenue Mission
West Charleston
Ewing
William Firewater
Union Mission Rescue Club
Plaintiff Janet Sales Sues Lumber Mutual for Fire Claim
A circuit court jury awarded defendant in the $500 suit brought by Miss Janet Sales of Charleston against Lumber Mutual Insurance Co. The case involved alleged breach of contract over an automobile policy after a fire damaged her car June 25 1936 near Harrisburg Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Sales
Charleston
Lumbermeng Mutual Insurance Company
Harrisburg
Morris Harvey Announces Summer College Staff
Morris Harvey college opened its summer session with 13 regular faculty members plus nine visiting professors from Nebraska Pennsylvania Texas and Virginia. Half the staff hold PhDs and visiting instructors include Dodd Phillips Merrell Carroll Fulton Horner and Blake among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Harvey College
Morris P. Shawkey
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Tr. Shawkey
M.R. Dodd
Kanawha County Public School Administration
D. =. Phillips
Denver University
Shepherd State Teachers’ College
Lucy A. Jackson
Miss Jackson
South Charleston High School
Mintie J. Merrell
Temple University
Mary
Ohio University
Street Car Motorman Shot While Hunting
H. Nichols, 63, a streetcar motorman, was critically wounded with a close range No. 7 shot to the right side near Mink, Elk River while hunting yesterday around 30 minutes past noon. His son Herman Nichols transported him to Staats Hospital. the accident occurred as Nichols leaned against a fence to retrieve a rabbit when the gun discharged.
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Nichols
Staats Hospital
Mink
Elk River
Herman
St Albans News Notes Local Guilds and Visits
St Mark's Episcopal church will host a Thursday meeting at Mrs T.8 Tompkins home with E J Claire to conduct summer services. Mrs George Pride held a birthday party for her son George William Pride with a list of attendees. Presbyterian Circle 2 meets 7:45 pm at Mrs H D Stanley on College Hill. Several residents and visitors are named with travels to Flower Falls, Philadelphia, Richmond and Charlton among others.
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Woman's Guild of
E. J. Claire
Virginia Seminary
Alexandria
St. Mark's. Episcopal Church
George Pride
Holly Street
George William Pride
Bert Smith
Bobby Barker
Pat Mullins
John Vaughan
Bobby Melton
Orville Smith
Thomas Barker
Dennis Mullins
Edwin Vaughan
Robert Melton
Muriel Kinder
Pride
Woman's Auxiliary
The
First Presbyterian Church
H. D. Stanley
College Hill
Annette Alley
Philadelphia
Roland Levis
Ben Alley
C. S. Handy
Daghter
Elain
Logan
Carolyn Stevan
Cloquet
Minn
4. E. Pauley
College
British Engineer Fedden Wins Guggenheim Medal
The Daniel Guggenheim medal for 1938 was awarded to A. H. R. Fedden, a British engineer, for contributions to aircraft engine design and the sleeve valve engine. Fedden will address the Society of Automotive Engineers at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on June 13.
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New York
VPI
Daniel Guggenheim
A. H.R. Fedden
Fréden
Society of Automotive Engineers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Local Boy Named Governor Candidate In Boys' State Race
Jackson's Mill June 6 William Bates of Clarksburg and William Miller of Charleston lead as rival governor candidates for Mountaineer Boys' State. Bates, Nationalists. Miller, Federalists. Primaries trim list to two. other nominees named for secretary of state superintendent of schools auditor attorney general commissioner of agriculture treasurer. Election set for Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hayne
Clarksburg
Don Bond
Larry Patterson
Piedmont
Man Files Declaration for U S Citizenship
Charles Max Brownstein of Lee street filed a declaration of intention to become a United States citizen in district federal court. He is a native of Marculesta Romania and arrived in this country in January 1924.
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U.S
Charles Max Brownstein
Lee Street
Marculesta
Romania
Brownstein
Parole Board to Meet in Moundsville June 14 15
The state parole board will meet at Moundsville June 14 15. The pardon attorney's office said no estimate of the number of cases would be seen until the board goes into session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Parole Board
Moundsville
Pardon
House Action Aids VFW Home Plan
The House advanced a measure to transfer land at the abandoned Lock Six property to the Lane S Anderson post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in South Charleston for a post home. The plan includes water alterations and a half acre site with an addition, while Lock Two land would become Montgomery public park. The measure was sent to the Senate.
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Lane S. Anderson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
South
Charleston
Lock Six
Washington
Associated Press
House of T
Lock Two
Montgomery
South Charleston
Council Recesses To Meet This Week On Auditorium Plans
The council recessed last night and plans to meet again as soon as auditorium blueprint changes receive PWA approval. Mayor Dawson said sessions are expected each Wednesday, with change orders drafted for immediate passage to resume work. If approved, the order would be taken to Chicago by air for Ward and Ward to restart construction next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Dawson
Chicago
Ward
Y. P. L Alumni Here Win Service Cup
Y P L alumni gathering at Blacksburg Virginia Tech chapter earns the President's Cup for outstanding service to the college. Attendees included C K Payne J L Roth geb G J Diedrich D C Calhoun J H Smallridge William P Chris man E W Hutchinson A P Mus sg C Doughty and Charles.
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General Alumni Association
Blacksburg, Va
C. K. Payne
J. L. Rothgeb
G. J. Diedrich
D. C. Calhoun
J. H. Smallridge
William P. Chrisman
E W. Hutchinson
A. P. Mus
C. Doughty and
Charles of
Charleston
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Big Brown Bears
Noune
Spain
France
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Morris Harvey
G. W. Johnson
St. Albans News
Mrs
William Erwin
Flower Falls
Eleanor Sutherland
J. H. Sutherland
Caroline Truslow
Mary Ann Lewis
J. FT. Head
Marjorie
Dorothy
Richmond, Va
Austin P. Smith and Son
Ashland, Ky
Optometrists
Parole Board
Grace Moore
Andre Kostelanetz
Paul Whiteman
Deems Taylor
Paul DouGia
House Action Aids
VFW
F._A. Pritchard
Julie Benizsohn
Acousticon Institute of Wheeling
Peinl
Rica
Laccari & Bors Tosacco Co, A
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