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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
2
Dr Grant B Selfridge announced a chemical treatment for deafness after 20 years of work. He showcased patients aged 2 to 70 whose hearing he said was largely restored using nicotinic acid and thiamin. The claim was presented before the San Francisco County Medical Society.
Robert Hughes, 19, an apprentice steel worker, plunged from the top of Cleveland's new Main avenue bridge into the Cuyahoga River, 109 feet below, and drowned.
Dr. Selfridge reports that in many patients the remaining hearing ability rose from about 10 percent to nearly full, indicating significant recovery in the hearing nerve after treatment.
Chicago June 7 Dr Arthur H Compton University of Chicago physicist Nobel prize winner says there is no point in fearing exhaustion of coal and petroleum. He envisions future power from solar heat, wind, water, wood and grain alcohol with agricultural products offering the best long term promise.
Eric S. Pinker a 47 year old literary agent was sentenced to two and a half to five years in Sing Sing for grand larceny. He admitted stealing 20637 dollars from E Phillips Oppenheim and about 109000 dollars from other authors. He is the husband of Adrienne Morrison mother of Barbara Constance and Joan Bennett.
The Rose Garden club met Monday at Mrs. John G. Staunton’s home. Martin of Stanley Brush demonstrated. The club earned a red ribbon for the niche display at the rose garden show at the statehouse. New members Mrs. Leonard Fish and Mrs. A. O. Carney joined. Visitors included Mrs. Willard Ames, Mrs. Rome Seafler, Mrs. C. W. Rockhold, and Miss Lyndall Seafler.
Guild entertainers from the First Baptist church featured a China program led by Barbara Billups Genevieve Hinzman Ruth ONeill and Peggy Towers. The United Brethren church Senior Christian Endeavor elected officers Paul Foster president Opal Simmons vice president Texie Smith secretary Leota Smithson treasurer. Mrs A G Rice to host bridge club Friday and Rose Garden representatives attend West Virginia Garden club meeting in Parkersburg. Ramsey Broadwater ill. William Rice returns from West Virginia University for the summer with his parents. R R Zoeckler and George P Smith attend strawberry festival in Buckhannon.
The county court yesterday appointed C. H. Reese constable of Jefferson district to fill the unexpired term of Hubert Lynch who was elected but failed to qualify. Industrial cooperative societies are being organized in China.
The U S civil service commission announces open competitive exams for multiple posts in nursing and entomology with July 3 filing deadline in Washington. Positions include Assistant Chief Nurse at St Elizabeths Hospital $2000, Director of Nursing School and Superintendent of Nurses at Freedmans Hospital $2300, plus entomology postings from Senior Field Assistant $2000 to Field Aid $1020 with age limits and required qualifications.
James Harris and Carl Shafer appeared to testify for another defendant in municipal court. They were charged with breaking and entering the Teamsters union local offices at 14 1 2 Capitol Street and larceny of 34 dollars. Judge Cyrus W. Hall ordered arrest by the detective lieutenant after witnesses testified. Walter Caldwell faces malicious wounding of Leonard Davis and Raymond Hudson for felonious assault on Lulu Robinson and was held to the grand jury.
Ernest Luther Dean twenty four and Lois Jones twenty two applied for a marriage license yesterday in the county clerk Paul E Wehrle office. A license was issued to Ralph Maxwell Hartman thirty and Mary Margaret Daingerfield twenty four.
William Bardwell Curtis a 20 year old Oakland California native was jailed in Heidelberg Germany for slandering the Reich after writing an uncomplimentary verse in a beer hall guest book. Consul General Geist urged leniency while Curtis awaits legal action.
An ad urges correcting living habits and drinking water to prevent constipation. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable supplement aiding bowel movements and liver bile, claiming 20 years of use and wide public trust. Prices 15¢ 30¢ 60¢, available at all druggists.
Advertisement claims Gates Sanative Lotion cures scabies mites in 30 minutes. Mentions Potterfields Whelans Cohen Liggetts as sellers and offers money back if not satisfied.
A line asserts that power structures are devoid of traditional assets with phrases comparing Führer, carpenter, and butcher roles. The excerpt frames a structural claim about scarcity within the regime. It highlights a provocative, though cryptic, critique of supply and loyalty dynamics during the period.
A charter was granted yesterday to the Blue Eagle Launderers and Dry Cleaners, marking official recognition of the new business. The action signals local support and outlines the company’s planned operations in the city.
Cleaning, Inc., of Williamson has an authorized capitalization of $25,000. Incorporators include W. W. Edwards of Welch J. M. Smith and W. W. Linkous of Williamson.
Chile produced more than 35,000 tons of copper last year. The figure reflects ongoing strong demand and sustained production in Chilean mines.
Nitro News notes Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Steele return to Detroit after visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Carsons. S. E. Smith spends two weeks in Maine fishing then plans a World’s Fair visit. Thomas Hawkins returns from Morgantown after WVU. summer with Rev. and Mrs. O. L. Hawkins. Dr. S. L. Carter had surgery in Charleston. Mrs. C. B. Marshall visits Baltimore relatives. Orion DeMoss taken to Charleston hospital with pneumonia. Miss Louise Stewart returns home from Ohio University Athens with her parents.
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