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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
7
Social column recounts Charleston residents and guests traveling to New York Toronto Charlottesville and Amarillo, with Kiwanis delegates and college commencements. Names include Harry Silverstein Marian Silverstein Randolph Patteson Val Froth Evelyn Benedict Turner Cogan Bundick Schumann Bryant Hodge and others. Attendees visit colleges, attend weddings anniversaries and teas across Virginia West Virginia Ohio and Texas.
Herbert Thacker hosts a lawn party this evening at Mr and Mrs H M Wallis home in Charleston heights guests from Montgomery Glen Jean Alley Pails View Gautey Bridge and Charleston attend among the guests. The yellow Marechal Niel rose introduced 70 years ago remains England s most popular garden flower.
In a testimonial from Dr W B Rose of LaFollette Tennessee the physician lauds Indian River Tonic as a real stomach medicine and restorative capable of helping pellagra when used as directed He commends D W Scalf as honest industrious and trustworthy The tonic is sold at leading druggists or by New Scalf Medicine Company LaFollette Tenn priced at 1.00 per bottle Sept
Pattern service touts a slimming effect via draped collar cape shaping and clever yoke and pleats. Anne Adams pattern 1908 available in sizes 34 to 48, with fabric yardage and step by step instructions. Send 15 cents for pattern accordingly.
Two Charlesian men face hearings at 3 pm before Justice Edwins on charges from the state tax commission. Greene, cafe owner on Summers Street, allegedly sold beer without a license. 21 cases of beer were confiscated at arrest. Rufus Penn, 1100 block Washington Street, accused of failing to collect consumers’ tax. Both men posted $500 bonds. four hucksters summoned to answer license failures.
Kanawha and adjoining counties received showers easing drought in the area over the past two days. H C R Stewart, federal statistician with the state department of agriculture, notes last year’s crop suffered from excessive rain in May and this year’s corn and wheat yields will be below normal due to April May rainfall shortfalls. West Virginia cherries will be scarce, insufficient to feed birds, and pastures and hay crops remain lower than usual despite potential rainfall recovery, though not a feed shortage.
The state road commission reiterated there will be no time extension for current automobile licenses past midnight June 30. Motorists are urged to promptly apply for the 1934 35 license tag to avoid being off the roads after July 1.
The Y-Church Club meeting planned for Hight at the Dani Boone Hotel was postponed until next week, announced by Herbert Johnson. In a separate note the state supreme court postponed the Theodore Kenney case against Kanawha County Court to the September term, regarding the court's right to tefi.
Creek district resident James Milk, aged 103, continues to run his ladder factory in Shirley, England, showing remarkable longevity and ongoing work despite advanced age.
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